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Ticking off The Great Australian Bucket List
After so many miles, misadventures and meat pies, I'm delighted to be launching my 9th book, The Great Australian Bucket List , available October 9th online and in bookshops throughout Australia and New Zealand. It's been a very long and very wild ride, packing in years of travel into six crazy months, and years of writing into the same. As for bringing along my family, two kids under five can only make the intense travel and writing easier right? Right.
As with my previous books, I believe that essay-style stories inspire, and are best read on a printed page illustrated with beautiful photography. But I believe that practical information is important too, best accessed online where it can be easily and frequently updated. The Great Australian Bucket List follows this successful formula: a stunning, inspiring book supported by an extensive companion website - www.aussiebucketlist.com
With any luck, both will have the same impact in Australia as the The Great Canadian Bucket List had in Canada: inspiring millions of locals and visitors to explore unique, one-of-a-kind destinations and activities around the nation (and becoming a smash bestseller as a result). From jungle surfing in the world's oldest rainforest to swimming with giant tuna, chasing ghosts in haunted prison cells to hiking the remote outback, Australia has buckets of amazing stuff to explore.
Here's a quick peek at what I got up to:
The book is published by Affirm Press, the fastest growing publisher in Australia, driven by passionate readers who believe in stories as much as I do. I have to give a shout out to my amazing sponsors and partners: Presenting Partner Ford Motors Australia, Oaks Hotels and Resorts, Jetstar Airways, World Expeditions, Journey Beyond, Discovery Holiday Parks, Move Yourself, Sunshades Eyewear, Tourism Tasmania and Queensland Tourism and Events. Thank you!
Check out The Great Australian Bucket List videos on Youtube!
The family travel project was an entirely different trip altogether. You can check it out at the online trip journal we custom-designed to record the adventure: www.esrockingkids.com. Along with our partners above, special thanks to Valco Baby, Keen, Footwear, Britax and Victorinox.
I met so many wonderful people on my journey, and as always, the people I met (and the family I travelled with) shaped my experience. I learned so much about Australia, and myself. This is what travel does: new places stoke new emotions, new people stoke new ideas, new landscapes inspire new life stories.
There's no word as yet if/when The Great Australian Bucket List will be available on shelves outside of Australia and New Zealand. I'd love nothing more than my Canadian, Global and Australian books to find their way to stores worldwide, but that's up to the gods, agents, and the publishing industry. In the meantime, you can buy it online anywhere through Book Depository (with free shipping worldwide) and in Australia online through Booktopia, Dymocks, Collins, Big W, KMart, Newslink, QBD or fine indie bookstores. As always, it's the perfect gift for everyone from kids to grandparents, and will appeal to all ages and interests.
Thanks as ever for the support, and may your travels continue to be rich and fruitful.
Robin
Book Review: Atlas of Untamed Places
Just when I thought I’d seen something of the world, along comes a book about 45 remarkable places… and I’ve been to exactly one of them. Chris Fitch, a senior staff writer at the Royal Geographical Society’s Geographical magazine, has assembled an impressive collection of little known spots from all seven continents, divided into sections of Extreme Environments, Untouched Lands, Human Activity, Weird Worlds, Isolated Realms and Nature’s Wilderness. Illustrated with clear maps and black and white photography, it is an atlas of destinations so remote, rugged and bizarre that many chapters could be describing locations on alien planets.
A mysterious lake appears out of nowhere in the Tunisian desert. Off the coast of Croatia, a steep rocky island consisting almost entirely of volcanic magnetite sends navigational equipment haywire, and more than few sailors to their doom. In China, the world’s largest tidal bore draws thousands of people each year to watch a wall of water racing up the Qiantang estuary. On North Sentinel Island in the Andaman Islands, an uncontacted tribe of hostile islanders continue to shower arrows (and occasionally death) on anyone who approaches their shores. The world’s largest cave system in Georgia, an accidental coal fire that burns beneath a town in Pennsylvania, the -93°C extremes of Dome Argus Antarctica, a hidden valley of impenetrable rainforest in Borneo – most of the short chapters had me reaching for Wikipedia and falling down an online rabbit hole. Google Mount Mabu Rainforest in Mozambique, Mexico’s Cave of Crystals, or Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge, and try not to annoy your friends by dropping the tremendous trivia of your discoveries.
This is the kind of book that inspires lunatics like me to actually run off and find these places. Sure, it could all be researched online (along with similar books like Atlas Obscura), but it does take a twisted genius to assemble these untamed places into something cohesive, and talent to write concise chapters that explain just enough to make you scratch your head, say “Whoa!” and desire to know more. As for the one place in the book I’ve actually visited? Chernobyl’s Zone of Alienation, a chapter in my own book, The Great Global Bucket List. Books like these, which belong on the coffee table of the more eclectic traveller, forever ensuring that your bucket list continues to grow.
Atlas of Untamed Places
By Chris Fitch
with maps by Martin Brown
Published by Aurum Press
US$29.99 / $38.99 CAN
Buy it on Amazon.
Bringing the World to your Bucket List
Robin Esrock’s THE GREAT GLOBAL BUCKET LIST set
for major release in summer 2016
“He’s been everywhere, he’s done everything.” –60 Minutes
VANCOUVER – For over a decade, bestselling author, TV host and travel expert Robin Esrock has sought out the extraordinary, visiting 110 countries on 7 continents in search of the adventures, destinations and cultural spectacles that make life worth living.
HarperCollins Canada is thrilled to announce the publication of The Great Global Bucket List, Esrock’s personal journey to discover the world’s very best experiences. Continuing Esrock’s trailblazing vision to re-invent the guidebook, this inspiring, fascinating, and frequently funny book is accompanied by rich digital media, including an up-to-date website, dozens of videos, galleries, a blog, and social channels for readers to share their own experiences.
From cruising down the Amazon River to camping in Zanzibar, Robin’s bucket list is full of characters, trivia, history and humour, proving that modern travel is so much more than over-trafficked tourist attractions.
“Bucket Listers are chasing unique, authentic experiences, along with real moments and meaningful connections to the world around them,” explains Robin, a former travel columnist for The Globe and Mail, MSN and Outpost, “That includes ancient wonders, but also swimming in mud volcanoes, tracking wildebeest, and sampling local dishes that don’t always taste like chicken.”
The Great Global Bucket List will be on shelves nationwide in September 2016, shortly after the launch of the companion site, globalbucketlist.com. For more about Canada’s #1 selling travel author, visit www.robinesrock.com.
For further information, please contact:
Kelsey Marshall, Publicist
Email: kelsey.marshall@harpercollins.com
Praise for Robin Esrock
“When it comes to bucket lists, he’s kicked that travel bucket so many times it doesn’t know what hemisphere it’s in. Esrock has done it!”
– Canadian Traveller Magazine
“One of Canada’s top travel writers and definitely one of our bigger personalities.”
– The Globe and Mail
“Robin Esrock, hitherto known as the Evel Knievel of Travel, knows what’s he’s writing about.”
– Canadian Living
“One crucial thing sets Robin Esrock’s book apart. It’s full of accounts written by someone who’s actually explored these places.”
– The Georgia Straight
THE GREAT GLOBAL BUCKET LIST BY Robin Esrock
Patrick Crean Editions | 9781443442367 | On Sale September 1, 2016 | $19.99 CAN | TPB
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Camping in a World War II bunker in Norway
Fittingly, rain falls like bullets on the one night I find myself camping in an abandoned Nazi bunker, deep in the Arctic Circle. Along with my friend Troels, I have driven nearly five thousand kilometres up Scandinavia in a station wagon to get here, crossing Denmark, Sweden, and north into Norway. One can only spend so many nights sleeping in a car. Allemannsrett, or Everyman's Right, is a Norwegian law that allows anyone to camp anywhere, so long as it's not encroaching on someone's home or privacy, and does not cause any damage. We’d camped beside highways, in mosquito infested forests, on concrete parking lots - but nothing quite as sinister and spooky as these deep, dark concrete tunnels burrowed into the port town of Narvik’s surrounding hills.
There were no checkpoints or guards when we crossed the northern border from Sweden. In fact, there’s not much up here in the tundra, where vegetation seldom grows beyond knee height, and blue ice forms natural sculptures even in summer. We often have to stop the rental car to allow reindeer herds to cross the highway. Reindeer jerky procured from a gas station has a reddish tint to it. I think about Rudolph, and wonder if my snack had a red nose. Oil rich Norway, once a colony of Denmark, is the wealthiest country in Scandinavia. At one point, it even conducted a study about redistributing the vast cash surplus to its five million citizens without social structures collapsing. Norwegians are only too happy to enjoy poll position on the podium of a historically competitive region. It can also boast Scandinavia’s best scenery. Just about every corner unpeels the wrapper of eye-popping fjord candy. Dramatic mountains and clear glacier lakes contrast Denmark's flat, prairie feel, and Sweden's never-ending, pine green forest. I am here in June, the height of summer, and one of the only months many northern roads are actually open. The first glacial lake we encounter is so pristine one can drink and swim simultaneously, which is exactly what I did. Twelve seconds later, I’d drunk my fill and almost frozen to death in the process.
As I make my way south, the first city we come to is Narvik, scene of an epic WWII battle between the Nazis and Allied troops. A major iron ore producer, Narvik was strategically important to both sides, and having occupied the region early in the war, the Nazis quickly fortified their position. The town’s war museum creates a moving sense of this history. We pick up supplies (including Norwegian salmon, of course) and drive on narrow roads and narrower bridges looking for somewhere to camp. That's when we find a muddy turnoff, and follow it towards the fjord. At the bottom, there are two paths, one towards a house, and another towards the water. How many adventures result in the road not taken? We turn right, away from the house.
Twenty feet later, we spot cannon turrets and the entrance to a bunker. It is eight in the evening although thanks to the Midnight Sun, the light feels like early morning. With three months without stars every summer, you can kiss your moon goodbye. On the dark side of the moon, Arctic Night deprives the region of sun for four months, so unless you're a vampire, don't look for a tan in northern Scandinavia. Fully prepared for any eventuality, I dust off my flashlight and investigate the labyrinth of concrete-lined tunnels connecting the bunkers. They are damp, cold and muddy, but surprisingly clean of garbage, graffiti or human occupation. Perhaps the bunkers are too remote for Narvik’s teenagers to haunt. Perhaps there are too many bunkers in the area for them to take notice in the first place. Rusted barbwire increases the illusion that we are treading on the past, and then I find a bent, blackened spoon with a swastika engraved on the handle. Just a spoon, but one that tingles my spine. How unnerving to encounter black and white history in the full colour present. Still, the bunkers provide some shelter from the elements, and a place to camp for the night (that's really a day). The view can’t be faulted either: facing me is an exquisite fjord beneath steep, icing-frosted mountains.
Photo: Ronald Sivertsen
In search of more information, we knock on the door of the neighbouring house. An elderly couple offer us tea and biscuits. They tell us four hundred Nazis were stationed in these narrow bunkers, which run far deeper into the hills than we realized. Supplied with fresh drinking water, we return to the largest bunker to make dinner over a gas stove, pitching a tent rather than sleep inside. Too many horror movies, too many ghosts haunting the past. At one in the morning, the sun still shining, I am wide-awake, thinking about the past inside a Nazi relic.
We return to the war museum the following day, where we find no further information about our bunker discovery. Back on the highway, driving south, the scenery continues its spectacle - bigger, sharper mountains, nightclub-roped by deep, turquoise fjords. Every corner brings another "whoa", and I eventually stop taking pictures because they can do no justice. Norway is also famous for its tunnels, without which the country would be impassable. Marvels of engineering, some of these tunnels clock in at over five kilometres in length. We drive through fifty of them, relishing the brief darkness they afford.
Our last night in the Arctic Circle is in a trailer park, and I spend it in a wooden cabin that smells like a Viking's loincloth. I’d spent two weeks under the midnight sun, two weeks discovering the extreme beauty of Norway, a country where even a simple road can stir up a smorgasbord of emotions.
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Blog Tour & Giveaway for Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever! {Ends 7/20/19}
Book Title: Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 320 pages | Publisher: Harper Collins
Genre: Environment, Ocean Wildlife, Marine Life
Release date: June 25, 2019 Tour dates: June 25 to July 12, 2019
Content Rating: PG-13 + M (Intense underwater moments and descriptions of interactions with Sharks both in diver and hunting situation)
In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel misplaced fear and correct common misconceptions, explores in-depth the secret lives of sharks—magnificent creatures who play an integral part in maintaining the health of the world’s oceans and ultimately the planet.
From the Jaws blockbusters to Shark Week, we are conditioned to see sharks as terrifying cold-blooded underwater predators. But as Safeguard the Seas founder William McKeever reveals, sharks are evolutionary marvels essential to maintaining a balanced ecosystem. We can learn much from sharks, he argues, and our knowledge about them continues to grow. The first book to reveal in full the hidden lives of sharks, Emperors of the Deep examines four species—Mako, Tiger, Hammerhead, and Great White—as never before, and includes fascinating details such as:
* Sharks are 50-million years older than trees;
Sharks have survived five extinction level events, including the one that killed off the dinosaurs;
Sharks have electroreception, a sixth-sense that lets them pick up on electric fields generated by living things;
Sharks can dive 4,000 feet below the surface;
Sharks account for only 6 human fatalities per year, while humans kill 100 million sharks per year.
McKeever goes back through time to probe the shark’s pre-historic secrets and how it has become the world’s most feared and most misunderstood predator, and takes us on a pulse-pounding tour around the world and deep under the water’s surface, from the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle to the coral reefs of the tropical Central Pacific, to see sharks up close in their natural habitat. He also interviews ecologists, conservationists, and world-renowned shark experts, including the founders of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior, the head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, and the self-professed “last great shark hunter.”
At once a deep-dive into the misunderstood world of sharks and an urgent call to protect them, Emperors of the Deep celebrates this wild species that hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of the ocean—if we can prevent their extinction from climate change and human hunters.
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William McKeever is a writer and documentary Filmmaker. He is the founder of Safeguard the Seas, an NGO dedicated to ocean conservation. He is the producer and director of the forthcoming feature-length documentary Man Bites Shark.
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This sounds like such an interesting read! Thanks for sharing!
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World of Tanks •
Rounding Off: World Of Tanks Prettification
Craig Pearson
21st March 2014 / 6:00PM
Here’s an interesting aspect of long-term game development: if you build a game where you’re continually adding units across a number of years, you will see a marked difference in model quality between the first creations and the newer models. It can’t be helped. For some games that might not matter, but World of Tanks is about tanks and the people who love to pay for them, so it benefits Wargaming to ensure that those earlier models are returned to the high standards of the latterly built ones. That process has been captured in a video, and there’s a lot to be excited about if you care about polygon counts and the smoothness of tank barrels.
It’s really interesting stuff. There’s more to it than just tweaking the poly counts: they 3D scanned tanks and talked to historians about crew movement so they could accurately represent scuff marks. And for tanks that never existed, they used their knowledge of the nation’s armour, the time period it’s from, even information about what factory it was built in, to speculate as accurately as they possibly could.
Warning: it’s cheesier than a French fridge in a powercut.
I guess the video has done its job, because I am now redownloading World of Tanks.
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Merle Haggard’s final recording will be unveiled tomorrow (May 12th). According to the late legend’s official website, “Kern River Blues” will premiere on SiriusXM’s Willie’s Roadhouse channel, then be available for download on merlehaggard.com and iTunes.
Written by Haggard and featuring his son Ben on guitar, “Kern River Blues” was recorded at the country icon’s home studio on February 9th, just shy of two months before he died. It seems that although doctors advised Haggard not to tour and to rest at home instead, he still found the strength to lay down the last few tunes he was working on while in the hospital.
After his passing, the Haggard family was so touched by the outpouring of support from his fans they’ve decided to release “Kern River Blues” as a thank you, sending 10 percent of gross proceeds to homeless charities.
“Kern River Blues” is Haggard’s last recording chronologically (although hundreds of unreleased songs are reported to exist) and it’s all about “his memories of leaving Bakersfield in the late Seventies,” according to his website. Featuring a series of feisty lines aimed at politicians and the illusion of progress, the lyrics are also full of autobiographical references to the California native’s birthplace, the converted train car his father turned into the family’s home and even his impending death.
“Well, I’m leaving town forever / Kiss an old boxcar goodbye / Well, I’m leaving town forever / Kiss an old boxcar goodbye / I dug my blues down in the river / But the old Kern River is dry,” goes the song’s haunting final verse.
Merle Haggard passed away April 6th at the age of 79, following a long battle with pneumonia.
In This Article: Merle Haggard
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NFL Blitz 2000 Download
Console : Dreamcast
Multiplayer : 4 players
Developer : Avalanche Software
Publisher : Midway
By diezano3 : March 14, 2018
New edition of Midway's "NFL Jam" action/sports game where the emphasis is on bone-crushing action rather than sport simulation.
Additions this year come in the form of a season mode, a simpler passing system based on preset buttons (gone is the "aiming" mechanism) as well as a limited yet functional play-book editor.
Also included are new audible calls and voice-overs, smoother animations and new stadiums to play in.
Supports multiplayer gameplay of up to 4 players in one single machine! (two on keyboard, two on gamepads).
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The Influence of Compression Ratio on Indicated Emissions and Fuel Economy Responses to Input Variables for a D.I Diesel Engine Combustion System
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The largest contribution to engine rubbing friction is made by the piston and piston rings running in the cylinder liner. The magnitude and characteristics of the friction behaviour and the influence on these of factors such as surface roughness, piston design and lubricant properties are of keen interest. Investigating presents experimental challenges, including potential problems of uncontrolled build-to-build variability when component changes are made. These are addressed in the design of a new motored piston and floating liner rig. The design constrains transverse movement of a single liner using cantilevered mounts at the top and bottom. The mounts and two high stiffness strain gauged load cells constrain vertical movement. The outputs of the load cells are processed to extract the force contribution associated with friction. The liner, piston and crankshaft parts were taken from a EuroV-compliant, HPCR diesel engine with a swept capacity of 550cc per cylinder.
The Effect of Piston Cooling Jets on Diesel Engine Piston Temperatures, Emissions and Fuel Consumption
A Ford 2.4-liter 115PS light-duty diesel engine was modified to allow solenoid control of the oil feed to the piston cooling jets, enabling these to be switched on or off on demand. The influence of the jets on piston temperatures, engine thermal state, gaseous emissions and fuel economy has been investigated. With the jets switched off, piston temperatures were measured to be between 23 and 88°C higher. Across a range of speed-load points, switching off the jets increased engine-out emissions of NOx typically by 3%, and reduced emissions of CO by 5-10%. Changes in HC were of the same order and were reductions at most conditions. Fuel consumption increased at low-speed, high-load conditions and decreased at high-speed, low-load conditions. Applying the results to the NEDC drive cycle suggests active on/off control of the jets could reduce engine-out emissions of CO by 6%, at the expense of a 1% increase in NOx, compared to the case when the jets are on continuously.
Investigating the Potential to Reduce Crankshaft Main Bearing Friction During Engine Warm-up by Raising Oil Feed Temperature
Reducing friction in crankshaft bearings during cold engine operation by heating the oil supply to the main gallery has been investigated through experimental investigations and computational modelling. The experimental work was undertaken on a 2.4l DI diesel engine set up with an external heat source to supply hot oil to the gallery. The aim was to raise the film temperature in the main bearings early in the warm up, producing a reduction in oil viscosity and through this, a reduction in friction losses. The effectiveness of this approach depends on the management of heat losses from the oil. Heat transfer along the oil pathway to the bearings, and within the bearings to the journals and shells, reduces the benefit of the upstream heating.
Investigations of Piston Ring Pack and Skirt Contributions to Motored Engine Friction
An experimental study has been carried out to examine the influence of ring tan load and piston skirt modifications on piston assembly friction under motored engine conditions for initial temperatures of -20, 0 and 30°C and motoring speeds within the range 400 to 2000 rev/min. The study has been carried out using the block, crankshaft and pistons of a 2.4I, 4 cylinder diesel engine with a bore and stroke of 89.9mm and 94.6mm respectively. The pistons examined are typical of current designs for light duty diesels. A range of ring pack and piston skirt modifications have been tested, in each case as part of a complete piston assembly. The first changes produced reductions in fmep of between 5% and 38%. The reduction was due to improved skirt and ring pack designs in equal measure, each giving improvements of up to 20%. From this baseline eliminating the tan load of the piston rings was projected to give a further reduction in fmep of between 10% and 20%.
The Effect of Reducing Compression Ratio on the Work Output and Heat Release Characteristics of a DI Diesel under Cold Start Conditions
An experimental investigation has been carried out to compare the indicated performance and heat release characteristics of a DI diesel engine at compression ratios of 18.4:1 and 15.4:1. The compression ratio was changed by modifying the piston bowl volume; the bore and stroke were unchanged, and the swept volume was nominally 500cc. The engine is a single cylinder variant of modern design which meets Euro 4 emissions requirements. Work output and heat release characteristics for the two compression ratios have been compared at an engine speed of 300 rev/min and test temperatures of 10, -10 and -20°C. A more limited comparison has also been made for higher speeds representative of cold idle at one test temperature (-20°C). The reduction in compression ratio generally produces an increase in peak specific indicated work output at low speeds; this is attributable to a reduction in blowby and heat transfer losses and lower peak rates of heat release increasing cumulative burn.
Fuel Transport to the Crankcase, Oil Dilution and HC Return with Breather Flow During the Cold Operation of a SI Engine
Fuel losses to the crankcase, fuel/oil interactions, and fuel return as unburned hydrocarbons in the breather flow have been investigated. Hydrocarbons in the breather flow have been measured during motored and firing engine operation over a range of temperatures. Fuel desorption from the sump oil accounts for a small proportion of this. The major source is hydrocarbons transported past the piston with blowby. After a cold start, around 85% of these are retained in oil films below the ring pack. The recirculation of oil from the films to the sump contributes to bulk oil dilution. This appears to be the prime mechanism by which fuel is lost to oil dilution during cold operation. The mechanism becomes less effective as engine warm-up progresses. At fully-warm oil temperatures (∼100°C), only about 5% are removed from the blowby.
Correlation of Engine Heat Transfer for Heat Rejection and Warm-Up Modelling
A correlation for total gas-side heat transfer rate has been derived from the analysis of engine data for measured heat rejection rate, frictional dissipation, and published data on exhaust port heat transfer. The correlation is related to the form developed by Taylor and Toong, and the analysis draws on this. However, cylinder and exhaust port contributions are separated. Two empirical constants are fixed to best match predicted to measured results for heat rejection to coolant and oil cooler under steady-state conditions, and also for exhaust port heat transfer rates. The separated contributions also defined a correlation for exhaust port heat transfer rate. The description of gas-side heat transfer is suited to needs for the analysis of global thermal behaviour of engines.
Audit of Fuel Utilisation During the Warm-Up of SI Engines
Experimental studies of fuel utilisation during the early stages of engine warm-up after cold-starts are reported. The investigation has been carried out on a 1.81, 4 cylinder spark-ignition engine with port electronic fuel injection. The relationship between fuel supplied and fuel accounted for by the analysis of exhaust gas composition shows that a significant mass of fuel supplied is temporarily stored or permanently lost. An interpretation of data is made which allows time-dependent variations of these to be separately resolved and estimates of fuel quantities made. The data covers a range of cold-start conditions down to -5°C at which, on a per cylinder basis, fuel stored peaks typically at around 0.75g and a total of 1g is returned over 100 seconds of engine running. Fuel lost past the piston typically accounts for 2g over 200 to 300 seconds of running.
Intra-Cycle Resolution of Heat Transfer to Fuel in the Intake Port of an S.I. Engine
Previously reported studies of heat transfer between the intake port surface, gas flows in the port, and fuel deposited in surface films have been extended to examine details of the heat flux variations which occur within the engine cycle. The dynamic response characteristics of the surface-mounted heat flux sensors have been determined, and measured heat flux data corrected accordingly to account for these characteristics. Details of the model and data processing technique used are described. Corrected intra-cycle variations of heat transfer to fuel deposited have been derived for engine operating conditions at 1000 RPM covering a range of manifold pressures, fuel supply rates, port surface temperatures, and fuel injection timings. Both pump-grade gasoline and isooctane fuel have been used. The effects of operating conditions on the magnitude and features of the heat flux variations are described.
Fuel Film Evaporation and Heat Transfer in the Intake Port of an S.I. Engine
Surface heat transfer measurements have been taken in the intake port of a single cylinder four valve SI engine running on isooctane fuel. The objective has been to establish how fuel characteristics affect trends in surface heat transfer rates for a range of engine operating conditions. The heat transfer measurements were made using heat flux gauges bonded to the intake port surface in the region where highest rates of fuel deposition occur. The influence on heat transfer rates of the deposited fuel and its subsequent behaviour has been examined by comparing fuel-wetted and dry-surface heat transfer measurements. Heat transfer changes are consistent with trends predicted by convective mass transfer over much of the range of surface temperatures from 20°C to 100°C. Towards the upper temperature limit heat transfer reaches a maximum limited by the rate and distribution of fuel deposition.
Heat Transfer to the Combustion Chamber Walls in Spark Ignition Engines
The cycle-by-cycle variation of heat transferred per cycle (q) to the combustion chamber surfaces of spark ignition engines has been investigated for quasi-steady and transient conditions produced by throttle movements. The heat transfer calculation is by integration of the instantaneous value over the cycle, using the Woschni correlation for the heat transfer coefficient. By examination of the results obtained, a relatively simple correlation has been identified: This holds both for quasi-steady and transient conditions and is on a per cylinder basis. The analysis has been extended to define a heat flux distribution over the surface of the chamber. This is given by: where F(x/L) is a polynomial function, q″ is the heat transfer per cycle per unit area to head and piston crown surfaces and gives the distribution along the liner
The Determination of Heat Transfer from the Combustion Chambers of SI Engines
Two methods of determining the rate of heat transfer from the combustion chamber have been investigated. A First Law analysis is shown to be ill-conditioned because of sensitivity to heat release and gas property calculations. An alternative approach equates cycle-averaged chamber heat transfer to the difference between heat rejected to the coolant and gas heat transfer to the exhaust port. This has been examined as a basis for calibrating the Woschni correlation.
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Founded in November 1998, SAP Labs India drives SAP's product strategy, is responsible for SAP core solutions and provides product localization and India specific solutions. Through a network of three labs in India -Bangalore, Gurgaon and Pune - and an employee base of approximately 7300, SAP Labs India focuses on business innovation through radical simplification to ensure customer success. SAP Labs India embraces SAP’s culture of global diversity, innovation and is a hot spot for talent.
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Some examples of the products and solutions that originated from SAP Labs India for the world include – the SAP Business Objects Mobile App, a product that has been acclaimed among the top 10 productivity tools, the Fashion Management Solution (FMS), targeted at manufacturing, retail, and wholesale businesses of the fashion industry.
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REV boys basketball pulls away late to beat San…
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REV boys basketball pulls away late to beat San Bernardino, 84-71
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This time, a career-best night wasn’t enough for junior Matt Bradley and San Bernardino High School.
For the second consecutive game, Bradley scored a career-high 48 points, but a 10-2 run midway through the fourth quarter helped seal an 84-71 victory for Redlands East Valley Wednesday. The game, a quarterfinal game in the BattleZone Tournament, was played at Corona’s Centennial High.
“I think overall, we were pretty good,” REV coach Bill Berich said. “But I think we need to put teams away better.”
REV had extended a nine-point halftime lead to as many as 19 points in the third quarter, then saw the lead slip to 11 on a Bradley three-point play with 4:20 to play in the game. But the 10-2 run bumped the lead back up to 19.
Bradley, who scored 48 in a win over Serrano Tuesday, scored 23 of San Bernardino’s 25 fourth quarter points. He had 10 rebounds.
“There were times we were being aggressive, but we need to do that more consistently, we got into some early foul trouble which hurt and we had two players foul out,” San Bernardino coach Darin Graham said. “Matt’s a team player. He wants to get other players involved. But we’re young and our youth showed.”
Berich was impressed by Bradley.
“If this was a league game, I might have used a special defense like a triangle-and-two,” Berich said. “But at a certain point, we had the lead and it wasn’t really hurting us.”
Kim Aiken led REV with 24 points while Blake Hermann had 23 and Mykale Williams scored 12. Ty’Jon Barnes had nine points for the Cardinals.
REV faces Moreno Valley Rancho Verde in the semifinals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Riverside Poly.
Chino Hills 128, Rancho Christian 108 >> LiAngelo Ball scored 72 points for the Huskies in the BattleZone Tournament win over the Eagles. Isaiah Mobley recorded 32 points with 22 rebounds and 11 assists.
UPLAND 64, SILVERADO 56>> Senior guard Oz Stokes scored 33 points to lead the Highlanders past the Hawks in the Gary Prestater Classic at San Dimas. Junior guard Adam Torki had 11 points.
Damien 108, South El Monte 31 >> Justin Hemsley had 23 points and 22 rebounds for the Spartans. Cameron Shelton had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and Austin Cook had 19 points and seven rebounds.
DAMIEN 3, DIAMOND RANCH 2 >> The Spartans opened the season with a win over the Panthers. Damien got a goal each from Lucas Lizardo, Sean McNichols and Daniel Aviles. Damien plays at Ayala on Dec. 6 and Diamond Ranch will be at home against Garey on Friday.
Indian Springs 3, Apple Valley 0 >> Cristian Duarte scored two goals for the Coyotes in Oak Hills tournament pool play. Juan Aparicio also scored a goal. Goalkeeper Luis Hernandez had three saves.
Alta Loma 3, Sierra Vista 0 >> Ashlyn Farino had two goals for the Braves. Danielle Bennett had one goal.
Cajon 54, Citrus Hill 26 >> Haylee Saurette scored 16 points for the Cowgirls in the Arroyo Valley tournament quarterfinals. Deja McBeth had nine points and 12 rebounds. Cajon will play at 6 p.m. Friday against Arroyo Valley in the semifinals.
Arrowhead Christian 53, Temecula Prep 37 >> Kamryn Elgersma had 19 points and four steals for the Eagles in SoCal Classic tournament pool play. Hannah Thalmayer had eight points with seven rebounds and three blocks. Arrowhead Christian will play Temecula Valley at 6 p.m. today.
Los Osos 50, Bonita 24 >> Breanne Ha had 21 points for the Grizzlies in the victory over the Bearcats in the Bonita Tournament. Dinah Buckner had 15 points.
Carter 78, Redlands 6 >> Freshman Israel Arroyo and Nathaniel Luevano had victories via pin for the Lions. Reigning Citrus Belt League champion Wilmer Ardon had a first-period pin at 126 pounds. The Lions will host the Carter Classic at 1 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Less fish in a warmer climate?
Climate change can have a large impact on the entire ecosystem in the Baltic Sea. Researchers within a number of fields gathered recently for a marine environment conference at SMHI to seek new cooperation opportunities.
Agneta Andersson
The Baltic Sea is already a sensitive ecosystem. Climate change, for example reducing salinity and increasing temperatures, can have a major impact on the food chain. Researchers into various fields from a number of countries gathered recently for a marine environment conference organised by SMHI.
Agneta Andersson, Professor of Pelagial Ecology, shed light upon the large differences in the Baltic Sea that can yield various effects in a changed climate. In the south, eutrophication is prevalent, with algal bloom and sea bottoms depleted of oxygen, while the north is nutrient-poor.
"One hypothesis is that increasing precipitation levels that cause a corresponding increase in discharge from rivers in the north are going to reduce algal growth by making sea water browner and more nutrient-poor. All in all, these changes are expected to lead to a decrease in fish production in the northern regions of the Baltic Sea", said Agneta Andersson.
The studies are conducted at Umeå University using analyses of long-term trends and various experiments, but also through the use of model calculations of climate scenarios.
Scenario calculations for cod
Anna Gårdmark
Anna Gårdmark, the Swedish Board of Fisheries, also took up the way in which fish, and especially cod, are affected by climate changes. Preliminary research results point out that the cod stock can decrease in a future climate, but this also depends on how much the waters are fished today and in the future.
The method of generating future scenarios from a number of various models is new in the field. In this context both models for the whole food chain and models limited to cod fish are used.
"The model sets are important for analysing and understanding uncertainties. This helps us to find robust answers that recur in as many models as possible", said Anna Gårdmark.
The marine environment conference offered many other areas of discussion, including those on physical and biogeographical calculations, studies on the reduction of marine nutrients and increased knowledge on carbon and oxygen proportions.
Ecosupport for social decisions
of the large Ecosupport research project, assembling researchers from eleven institutes from seven Baltic Sea countries. The project has combined various fields of knowledge and it aims at making existing calculation models work together.
For the first time, it makes it possible to estimate scenarios that include the whole ecosystem characterised by a high degree of geographic detail. Special studies are also going to evaluate the social costs associated with the effects of changed climate.
"The question of how a changed climate influences the whole marine ecosystem is very important for making the right social decisions, but it is also very important for future research", says Markus Meier, oceanography researcher at SMHI.
Ecosupport, which is coordinated by SMHI, is one project among the more comprehensive Baltic Sea programme, Bonus, funded by the Swedish Research Council (Formas), the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency and the EU.
The marine environment conference "The marine ecosystem in changing climate - on the added value of coupled climate-environmental modelling for the Baltic Sea" was organised by SMHI on 16 October.
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Many interested researchers participated in the conference held at SMHI
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UL-Monroe survives scare from LSU-Alexandria 76-71
MONROE, La. (AP) Tylor Ongwae scored 25 points and had the go-ahead three-point play with 20 seconds left, helping Louisiana-Monroe survive a scare from NAIA LSU-Alexandria for a 76-71 victory Friday night.
The Warhawks (6-4) pushed out to a 12-point lead with 5:26 remaining, but the pesky Generals rallied back to tie it after DeAngelo Coleman hit a pair of 3-pointers with Brian Sylvester's layup in between.
Jamaal Samuel followed with a layup for UL-Monroe, but LSU-Alexandria answered with Austin Adams' tip-in with 39 seconds left. Ongwae was then fouled by Darius Johnson on a layup and hit the free throw. An illegal screen by LSU-Alexandria gave the Warhawks the ball back, and Mack Foster sank a layup to seal the win.
UL-Monroe shot 53.8 percent from the field. Nick Coppola had 13 points and six assists for the Warhawks.
Adams led the Generals with 16 points and Darryl Milburn chipped in 14.
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Summer Sneaker Wars: Biggest Winners and Losers of the NBA Offseason
The sneaker market typically heats up in the summer, with new deals and releases popping up from major companies. While this year has been a bit slower, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and others created headlines. The Crossover picked winners and losers from the bunch.
By Jarrel Harris
It is pretty safe to say that this has been one of the strangest summers in the basketball sneaker industry. While the reports of the decline in basketball shoe sales have been floating around for years, it hasn’t stopped non-traditional basketball brands from trying to enter the space to get a piece of the biggest players and prospects.
Last year we saw the invasion of Big Baller Brand and its outlandish business model but if you want to credit LaVar Ball for one thing, it’s the idea of independence for future prospects. You can relate this method to what we have seen with top prospects like Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III, who both bypassed traditional brands like Nike and Adidas to sign with Puma, a brand that hasn’t made a basketball sneaker since 1999. The pitch: Why wait in the stable behind guys like LeBron James and Kevin Durant at Nike when you can be the face of an up-in-coming company?
Thunder’s Paul George Harbors No Lakers Regrets: ‘I Don’t Need No Big City or Big Lights’
There are also no major sneaker free agents on the market this upcoming season as compared to previous seasons. James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo headlined the past few years before signing with Adidas and Nike, respectively. Kawhi leonard, Joel Embiid, and Gordon Hayward are the biggest names available, but their names do not move the needle in the sneaker space. Embiid has the highest ceiling out of the bunch due to his personality, but his history of injuries may be a concern for him to ever be the face of a shoe.
With the industry appearing stagnant in so many ways, which brands and players are actually gaining traction this summer? And who dropped the ball? The Crossover breaks down this offseason’s biggest winners and losers in the sneaker industry.
Winners: LeBron James and Nike
LeBron James signing with the Lakers was a major move for an L.A. basketball market that was in desperate need of a star. James will now have easy access to all of his business endeavors while he continues his mission to join MJ in the billionaire boys club.
While the Lakers are not in the best position to compete with the Warriors for a ring yet, James will certainly lead the NBA in just about every off-the-court metric, including magazine covers, jersey sales and sneakers.
Playing Small Ball Looks to Be the Lakers' Best Option
LeBron was recently named the best shoe salesman once again and is coming off one of his best sneaker models yet with the LeBron 15. The sneaker received rave reviews for its performance aspects and the “LeBron Watch Program” was a hit this past season.
Nike, which has been by LeBron’s side since he first stepped foot in the NBA, has major plans for his upcoming sneaker. Designer Tinker Hatfield told TMZ that James's next shoe will be a “groundbreaking kind of product.”
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Loser: Kawhi Leonard
For a man doesn’t have the biggest personality in the world, I find it a bit strange that Kawhi Leonard has been so picky when it comes to sneaker endorsements. According to ESPN’s Nick DePaula, Jordan Brand will let Kawhi walk once his sneaker deal expires. Kawhi turned down a four-year, $22 million extension to remain with the brand.
Penny Hardaway was famously quiet but Nike developed the Lil Penny alter ego to help and the marketing campaign took off. Kawhi is a different level of laid back and doesn’t really have the flash to be a signature sneaker star. It will be interesting to see how Kawhi reinvents himself in Toronto after the whole Spurs debacle.
Winner: Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade has been a sneaker journeyman, hopping from Converse to Jordan Brand to being the face of Chinese brand Li-Ning. Wade is beloved in China and recently signed a lifetime contract with Li-Ning, a company he has endorsed since 2012. Wade announced the deal when unveiled his latest shoe, the “Way of Wade 7”, at an event in Beijing last week.
Wade has also reportedly been offered a three-year, $25 million contract from the Zhejiang Golden Bulls. If he decides to call it quits in the NBA, there will be a lucrative opportunity waiting for him. While the world awaits D-Wade’s decision, you have to be happy for the man. He finally has found a shoe company to call home.
Loser: Under Armour
Under Armour took major steps in the right direction with Stephen Curry’s latest basketball silhouette, the Curry 5. But it doesn’t seem like the hype train for the brand is there at the moment. UA has had a very quiet summer and didn’t sign any major NBA draft prospects. Ayton and Porter Jr. had ties to Under Armour through AAU and grassroots camps but opted to sign with Puma. Under Armour does have rising sophomores Dennis Smith Jr. and Josh Jackson in their stable, however. UA did unveil their latest basketball silhouette—the Under Armour HOVR Havoc.
TBD: New Balance
While the news of Puma returning to the basketball sneaker market surprised everyone, the report that New Balance is entering the industry as well is even more puzzling. New Balance has never been a major figure in the basketball space and the company's last notable endorser in the NBA was former Spurs forward Matt Bonner, who didn’t even have a deal with New Balance.
The Highest Court in the Land
New Balance is targeting Boston Celtics’ Gordon Hayward to be the face of the new line, according to ESPN's Nick DePaula. I can’t think of a better fit for a shoe brand and an athlete. But will people really buy New Balance basketball kicks?
Before signing with Nike, Hayward had already explored the non-traditional route, as he repped Chinese brand Peak during his second season. Hayward is coming off a devastating leg injury and probably deserves a fresh start with a brand. New Balance’s headquarters is located in Boston and they have partnered with the Celtics on their practice facility.
Winner: Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving has been one of the top players in the sneaker market because kids simply love him. Irving has the second-highest selling sneakers after LeBron James, according to Forbes. The Kyrie 4 is another standout in a signature line that has continued to sell well thanks to its performance aspects and fair price for all. The Uncle Drew movie also put a dope spin on things as Foot Locker and Irving released special themed Uncle Drew Kyrie IV’s for fans.
Even: Jordan Brand
It has been a relatively quiet summer for the Jordan Brand. We still don’t know the actual details on whether Drake has officially left the brand or not. The news of letting Kawhi Leonard walk later this fall is not surprising and is probably a great move on their part. The brand’s biggest hits this summer have been collaborations with entertainer Travis Scott and Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Scott’s Air Jordan IV will probably land on several sneaker rankings, as it was one of the most sought after releases this summer. Expect the brand to pick stream this fall with Air Jordan 33 and retro models on deck.
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Winner: Puma
While it is too early to tell if Puma will become a major player in the basketball business, the brand stole headlines this summer by signing top NBA draft picks, Ayton, Bagley III, Michael Porter Jr. and Zhaire Smith. The German-based company also announced the signings of Celtics guard Terry Rozier and Spurs forward Rudy Gay to their roster.
The first sneaker the brand unveiled, the Clyde Court Disrupt received mixed reactions on social media and Ayton had some complications wearing them at Summer League.
With a backing from Jay-Z and what seems like a boatload of endorsement money, Puma has re-entered the basketball business very bashful and flashy. The brand recently hinted that they were interested in Kawhi Leonard on Instagram.
Winner: Klay Thompson
Because China Klay is the best thing to ever happen to the sneaker industry.
China Klay is back
Peep the dance moves 😂(via KlayVibes/IG) pic.twitter.com/unFg9g5x0O
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) June 25, 2018
Report: Jordan Brand Plans To Let Kawhi Leonard Walk When His Deal Expires
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In the four seasons since 6'8" Magic Johnson left the Great Lake State to become a great Laker, Michigan State hasn't even gone to the NCAA tournament, much less repeated its 1979 title-winning performance. The Spartans should take the Big Ten championship and return to the NCAA tournament this season, led by a 6'8" guy from Los Angeles named Johnson (below). Fair is fair.
This one's first name is Ken, not Earvin, and the 240-pound transfer from USC joins all five starters from the Spartans' 17-13 NIT team of a year ago. "We have proven players at every position," Coach Jud Heathcote says. "We've struggled since Earvin left. This is where we always like to be."
To be precise, they will be there when they start the Big Ten schedule against Iowa on Jan. 4, when Johnson, a forward, becomes eligible. "So many people have been building Ken up, I told him he's going to have to change clothes in a phone booth," Heathcote says. Two years ago as a freshman, Johnson averaged 9.5 points and nearly eight rebounds a game and led the Pac-10 in blocked shots (43), but he liked neither the one-dimensional low-post role that Trojan Coach Stan Morrison laid out for him. nor the quick whistles of the conference referees. "The Big Ten is known for a lot of physical contact," Johnson says. "In the Pac-10, I'd check a guy and get called for afoul."
Johnson joins a team loaded with quality and experience. The Spartans have the best guard tandem in the conference in sophomore Scott Skiles and junior Sam Vincent, and the Big Ten's leading rebounder (9.6 per game last season) and most accurate shooter (.596) in senior Center Kevin Willis. The 6'1", 190-pound Skiles was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1982-83, though Heathcote calls him "a short, fat kid who can't run and has no quickness." But Heathcote quickly adds, "What Scott has is an instinct for the game and great competitiveness."
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Skiles also has a take-charge attitude that occasionally rubbed some teammates the wrong way last season. "It's not so much that I like running the offense," Skiles says. "It's what I have to do to play."
Skiles followed up his 1982-83 Michigan State performance—12.5 points and 4.9 assists per game—by winning first-team all-tournament honors at the National Sports Festival over the summer. Vincent turned down a summer basketball tour of Asia to stay on campus for some star-studded four-on-four at Jenison Field House. His courtmates included such NBA and former Midwestern collegiate notables as his brother Jay, the former Big Ten MVP while at Michigan State; Magic and his '79 sidekick Greg Kelser; Isiah Thomas, who led Indiana to the 1981 championship; and Mark Aguirre, the former Player of the Year from DePaul.
Vincent wasn't happy about being moved off the point to make room for Skiles last season, but he responded with 16.6 points per game. "Give the ball to Vincent, clear out of his way, and he'll get you a basket," says Illinois Assistant Coach Bob Hull. Vincent's goal this season is improved defense. "There are some little things I picked up over the summer," Vincent says. "I understand defense better. I'm concentrating much more."
Lack of concentration was the biggest rap last year against Willis, who nonetheless picked up his second consecutive Most Improved Player award from his coaches. "He's still in the developmental stage of his game," says Heathcote. "He's a better athlete than he is a basketball player." The 7-foot, 225-pound Willis won the annual preseason Spartan Mile against his teammates, with a time of 4:54, and as often as not, he'll rebound to start the fast break and then sprint down the court to finish it.
Heathcote gets excited when he talks about Willis combining underneath with Johnson. "This is the first time in the eight seasons I've been here that we have a power forward and a genuine center," he says. Heathcote plans to put Johnson in the middle of the Spartans' renowned matchup zone, with Willis on the wing. When those two are joined by 205-pound defensive specialist Ben Tower, the Spartans will, as Johnson puts it, "have some meat inside."
Heathcote also has a few other options at the forward opposite Johnson. In addition to Tower, he can also call on two other experienced players, sophomore Patrick Ford, who provides quickness and scoring, and junior Larry Polec, who can do a little bit of everything.
"I sense a quiet confidence," Heathcote says. That should change quickly, however, when the crowd gets cranked up in Jenison, one of the few remaining barns among the nation's arenas. The Spartans don't have Magic this year, but they may have magic.
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Women LGBT at high risk of substance use
Posted by qayam Published: June 07, 2019, 1:20 pm IST
Washington: Women who find themselves in the LGBT category are at a heightened risk of drug abuse which becomes visible around the age of 13, reveals a new study.
The findings published in the Journal of LGBT Youth added that the odds of substance use among females who identify as sexual minorities is 400% higher than their heterosexual female peers.
“We saw this striking difference in substance use at age 13 and there was a rapid increase in the rate of cigarette and alcohol use from there,” said Sarah Dermody, the lead author.
Among youth, alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine are the three most commonly used drugs.
Past research has shown that sexual minority youth reported nearly three times more substance use than heterosexual youth. This disparity may be due in part to stress from discrimination, violence, and victimization rooted in their sexual minority status, Dermody said.
The pattern of increased substance use for youth saw a rise in the cases of women.
Using data from about 2,200 participants, a large, longitudinal study of the lives of urban girls, researchers examined substance use among females over time from age 13 to 20, comparing those who identified as heterosexual to those identifying as lesbian/gay or bisexual.
They looked at when disparities in use between heterosexual and sexual minority identifying females began to emerge; rates of change over time for both groups; and how rates change as the girls approach young adulthood.
The researchers found that disparities were already present at age 13. The difference in use between heterosexual and sexual minority girls persisted and increased as they entered their 20s.
Dermody said, “It’s already a risky and vulnerable period for youths’ social development, and it’s also a vulnerable time for brain development.”
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UGA football games with Tennessee and Auburn to flip beginning in 2020
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UGA football games with the Tennessee Volunteers and the Auburn Tigers will flip on the calendar beginning with the 2020 season.
News of the change of the games was first reported on Tuesday by Brandon Marcello of 247Sports. UGA President Jere Morehead confirmed the change on Wednesday.
UGA president Jere Morehead said the plan is for Georgia's football games with Auburn to flip with Tennessee on the schedule starting in 2020.
— Marc Weiszer (@marcweiszer) February 20, 2019
Georgia and Auburn have played the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry in November every season since 1937. With the new change, the Georgia-Auburn game will take place in September or October with the Tennessee contest taking place in November.
Auburn pushed for the move after the SEC schedule was altered when Missouri and Texas A&M joined the conference in 2012. To make the schedule work, Georgia was forced to travel to Auburn in consecutive seasons (2012 and 2013).
As a result of that change, Auburn now hosts Georgia and Alabama in odd seasons and plays in Athens and Tuscaloosa in even seasons, often in the span of three weeks.
At the same time, Georgia now plays at Auburn and Georgia Tech in odd years and hosts them in even years. And the Auburn and Georgia Tech games are usually close on the calendar.
Most reports indicate that moving the Georgia-Auburn game was considered beneficial for both schools as it would put some separation between two rivalry games that were being played close together.
Back to Georgia playing at Auburn in back-to-back seasons, UGA Director of Athletics Greg McGarity said today that the favor likely won’t be returned to Georgia any time soon.
UGA A.D. Greg McGarity also said he doesn't foresee Auburn coming to Georgia twice in a row to return the favor from 2012, barring something unforeseen, such as another round of expansion or the end of division play. https://t.co/fITotgqETR
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) February 20, 2019
The SEC scheduling rotation is currently set through the 2025 season. It would take a major scheduling overhaul to make Auburn travel to Georgia twice in a row before then.
If Auburn ever does play at Georgia in consecutive seasons, it will likely have to come in 2026 or later.
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J.R. Reed named to 2019 Bednarik Award Watch List
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PERFORM: your winner!
We’ve been searching for the best up-and-coming DJs, singers, rappers and musicians - offering them the chance to perform at S&C Festival on 15th June, and helping us to find the next generation of talent in our scene! #ChampionFuture.
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NOT.FAY
We look forward to welcoming you to Strawberries & Creem on the 15th June to 12,000 people…
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Genre/Style: Pop/RnB
Backstory: Egyptian artist not.fay (born Nour Alessandra Fahmy) has an innovative approach to pop & R&B.
Born in Switzerland, she soon moved to Amman in Jordan where she spent most of her life, and finally to London. Her diverse background has majorly affected the influence and style of music that she creates. She has a repertoire of tracks that appeals to both the masses and niche audiences, touching genres from Alternative RnB to Dancehall club hits.
In 2018, not.fay entered the official Music Week charts at #27 with her single #CandyCrush. Later that year, she signed with record label & distributor EMPIRE.
not.fay has amassed a large social media following of over 60K fans, notably due to her women empowerment/body positivity mantra. She has opened for several artists such as Yizzy and Seafoal, and her debut album is set to be released in 2019.
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Southern Maine Defeats St. Joseph's (Me.) 3-1
Southern Me. (4-4, 0-0) 25 19 26 25 3
Saint Joseph's (Me.) (0-6, 0-0) 15 25 24 19 1
Sophomore Jamie Jannarone delivered eight kills against St. Joseph's (file photo by Jason Johns).
K: Kacey Foerster - 13
B: Alexis Dow - 3
D: Kristina Odom - 12
K: Kelsey Bickford - 15
B: 2 Players (#2, #8) - 2
D: Jennelle Thompson - 25
STANDISH, Maine -- Rookie Alexis Dow (Miami, Fla./Saint Brendan) and sophomore Jamie Jannarone (Windham, Maine) provided the decisive points in the third set and the visiting University of Southern women's volleyball team went on to defeat Saint Joseph's College 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 26-24, 25-19) in a non-conference match Thursday evening at the Alfond Gymnasium.
The victory got the Huskies back to .500 for the season at 4-4 overall. The Monks are still searching for their first win after six matches.
With the match tied at one set apiece, the Monks, down 23-20, took four of the next five points to force the set into extra time. Dow gave USM a 25-24 edge knocking down a set from senior Nicole Schmitz (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham), and Jannarone followed with another kill after a pass from junior Kylee Austin (Saco, Maine/ Thornton Academy) to close the set in favor of the Huskies.
In the fourth set, the Huskies went on a 7-0 run, ignited by a Dow kill, to break out of a 10-10 tie and went on to prevail 25-19.
Sophomore Kacey Foerster (Scarborough, Maine) lead the Huskies' attack with a season-high 13 kills. Dow, Jannarone, Austin and junior Megan Gettings (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern) had eight kills apiece.
Schmitz and rookie Sophie Lindsay (Sierra Madre, Calif./Pasadena) combined to pass out 41 of the Huskies' 45 assists in the game. Schmitz handed out 27 helpers while Lindsay had 14. Sophomore Kristina Odom (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch) had 12 digs.
For the Monks, junior Kelsey Bickford (Somersworth, N.H.) lead all players with 15 kills on 33 attacks (with two errors) for a .394 attack percentage. Rookie Sarah Quinn (Dover, N.H.) contributed eight kills, and sophomore Erin Olson (Stoughton, Mass./Ursuline Academy) chipped in with seven.
Sophomore setter Sophia Randall (Epping, N.H.) passed out 37 assists in the match, and senior libero Jennelle Thompson (Rochester, N.H./Farmington) had a match-high 25 digs.
Southern Maine opens Little East Conference play on Saturday (12 p.m.) hosting a tri-match with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Maine Maritime Academy. Saint Joseph's opens Great Northeast Athletic Conference play on Saturday (12 p.m.) with a tri-match at the University of Saint Joseph's (Conn.).
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The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC), a constitutional body, established under Article 315 of Constitution of India was formed on June 2, 2014. Created by the Constitution of India, TSPSC is primarily responsible for recruiting aspirants for civil services jobs in the Indian state of Telangana based on the merits of the applicants, the recruitment exams and the rules of reservation. TSPSC ensures a smooth and efficient functioning of the Government of Telangana by recruiting eligible candidates for various Government posts.
The official website of TSPSC was launched on 11 April 2015, by governor E. S. L. Narasimhan. Ghanta Chakrapani was appointed as the first chairman for TSPSC, who is a professor at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University.
Formation 2014
Type Constitutional Body
Purpose Recruitment
Location Prathibha Bhavan, M.J.road, Nampally, Hyderabad 500001,Telangana
Region Served Telangana
Website TSPSC
Telangana State Public Service Commission is the youngest Public Service Commission in the country.
Hyderabad State was one of the prominent princely State in India and inherits over 400 years of rich tradition and culture with unparalleled grace and historical significance. The system of selecting young talent for public services through a process of selection was in vogue in the Hyderabad State since the period of Mir Mahaboob Ali Pasha, VI Nizam (1869-1911).
Hyderabad Civil Service Committee was established by the 1919 Firman and the Hyderabad Public Service Commission was established by a Firman on 27 April 1947 emulating the model of British Provincial Public Service Commission with a Chairman and Members not exceeding four in number.
The establishment of the Commission was a significant landmark during the Asaf Jahi rule and brought the entire administrative machinery of civil services of the Nizam’s State in tune with the modern times and Hyderabad Civil Service was considered a coveted and elite service in those days.
The Telangana State Public Service Commission, endowed with such rich legacy of over 150 years of recruiting young talent through selection, shall endeavour to make use of this heritage for selecting the best talents in Telangana for reconstruction and resurrecting the glorious past of Telangana.
Organisation/Hierarchy:
Telangana State Public Service Commission is headed by the Chairman with three additional members, all appointed by the Governor of Telangana. As of August 2018 the Commission consists of a Chairman and 7 members. The names of the members are:
Shri Prof Ghanta Chakrapani (Chairman)
Shri C.Vittal (Member)
Smt Dr.Banoth Chandravathi(Member)
Shri Dr. Mohd. Mateenuddin Quadri (Member)
D Krishna Reddy (Member)
Dr.K.Rammohan Reddy (Member)
Prof. Sailu Chintha (Member)
Sri B.Manmadha Reddy (Member)
One of the primary functions of the Commission is to select the best suitable candidates for various Government Posts in Telangana State. Important statutory functions of the Commission are:
Approval of Statutory Rules relating to State and Subordinate Services
Concurrence for Compassionate Appointments in Special Cases
Recruitment by Transfer / Promotion
Disciplinary Cases
Conduct of Departmental Examinations to State Government Employees
Half Yearly Examinations
Temporary Appointments – Concurrence of the Commission
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Sharing our history from our roots in 19th century Belgium to China-and now the world over.
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Delve into the fascinating and extraordinary life of Paul Splingaerd—the Belgian Mandarin
Experience Paul's story and legacy through historical and contemporary photos from the 19th century to today.
This site is dedicated to sharing knowledge about the famous Belgian Mandarin, Paul Splingaerd, and his descendants around the world.
Paul was a poor farm boy from the Belgian countryside who went to China in 1865. He became an official in the Qing government and devoted his time there to improving relations between his native and his adoptive countries. Paul and his Chinese wife, Catherine Tchao Li, have over 300 descendants in almost every continent of this planet.
Paul’s great granddaughter, Anne Splingaerd Megowan, published a biography of her illustrious ancestor, The Belgian Mandarin, in 2008. In the course of her thirteen years of research leading to the publication of the book, she learned about fellow descendants, and is sharing her knowledge through this site. Read more...
This website is produced in collaboration with amateur genealogist Christian Goens, creator and webmaster of a primarily French language site in Belgium, http://www.goens-pourbaix.be/feuilles-style/Lin-chen.htm. His site is a virtual museum of all things Splingaerd — information, documents, and a treasury of images relating to Paul and the increasing number of progeny who can be found in 17 countries and on all the continents. Christian is a distant relative of a man who married one of Paul’s granddaughters.
We have now built a backup to Christian’s site, hosted on the Splingaerd.net server. You can reach it at Christian’s Backup. Contact Anne for the protected area password and the protected file password.
We welcome your interest, and invite you to share any Splingaerd information you have. If you happen to be a relative not included in the family tree, do contact us.
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Honorary Citizenship Certificate
Eight descendants of Paul Splingaerd were invited to participate in the ceremonies on August 26th in the city of Lanzhou, China, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First Steel Bridge Across the Yellow River, now known as Zhongshan Qiao. And, they are are given......
Highlights of GrandPa Splingaerd’s Life
We sadly report the death of Anne’s father Joeseph Splingaerd, in a tragic fire that consumed his home in Huntington Beach, California. Services were held at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 1:00 pm. Eulogy by Daughter Anne Eulogy......
Leopold II of Belgium Knights Paul
Paul was knighted by King Leopold II of Belgium and awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Couronne”, Order of the Crown, medal in 1897....
Blondel Diary Discovery: Excerpt
In 1879 a 25-year old Belgian named Alfred Blondel traveled around the world to complement his education in science and engineering. His travels took him through Northern China and Mongolia, and when his great granddaughter, Martine Bouquelle of Brussels came across his diary, she contacted......
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When I work with the Chinese mandarins, they cannot hold rank over me because I am also a mandarin. I also try to keep on good terms with… great or small, and also with the people. This way everything runs smoothly.
— Paul Splingaerd
The Bridge that Paul Dreamed: Lanzhou Bridge Celebrates 100 Years
Zhongshan Bridge or Yellow River (Huanghe) Iron Bridge lies at the foot of the White Pagoda Mountain. It was the first bridge over the Yellow River in beautiful Lanzhou, China. And, it may not have been built as early as it was if it were......
Vladimir Nabokov and the Flemish Mandarin
I just ran across this video ” Vladimir Nabokov and the Flemish Mandarin”. It attempts to show on some level why Russian-American novelist, Vladmir Nabokov (1899 – 1977) may have been intrigued with the life of Paul Splingaerd. Characters in several famous novels and even......
2008 Ottenburg Reunion Report
Splingaerd 2008 Ottenburg Reunion: Description and Report to Family Members by Dominic Bowen As promised, I am writing to you to share some photos, documents and a brief diary style report on the tremendously successful Splingaerd reunion in Ottenburg, Belgium which took place a little......
Family highlights of 2009
Lanzhou Bridge Centennial and Honorary Citizen Awards. The biggest event of the year was my August trip to Lanzhou, China. It was a memorable one. Along with seven other descendants of Paul Splingaerd, the subject of my book, The Belgian Mandarin, I was invited to......
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Read the amazing story of Paul Splingaerd. A Brussels orphan, Paul migrated to China from his native Belgium — and became an honored Chinese Mandarin and a political ambassador and bridge between his country of birth and his adoptive one. It’s an incredible read.
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Little Odessa
Actors: Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Guilfoyle
Director: James Gray
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
The lure of power has snared two brothers into a deadly web of danger, deceit and passion too strong to resist. Torn between the sinister yet seductive world of crime and the bonds of family loyalty, the brothers must risk... more » their lives to make a stand in this brutal struggle for survival in the mean streets of New York. Starring: Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Vanessa Redgrave. Special Features include: Audio Commentary with Director James Gray and Star Tim Roth. Film to storyboard comparison with comments by the director. Production photo gallery. 2:35:1 Widescreen « less
Creators: Tom Richmond, James Gray, Claudia Lewis, Kerry Orent, Nick Wechsler, Paul Webster, Rolf Mittweg
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: GENEON [PIONEER]
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed
Run Time: 1hr 38min
Screens: Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
The Yards - Director's Cut
Miramax Collector's Series
UR 2005 1hr 55min
DO NOT BUY THIS DVD!!!!
earl65 | Brooklyn, NY United States | 11/21/2002
"The movie is great and the original DVD was, too (Pioneer released it a couple years ago, it was widescreen and had commentary and a really nice extra feature with the director's watercolors)Well, this release is full-frame only, an effect that RUINS this beautiful, haunting, lyrical film. Just KILLS it! Better to not see it at all than to see it like this. (believe me, I have.) Plus Artisan didn't include any of the extra features from the previous edition. Hunt down the old one used somewhere!"
Almost too realistic, cruel and depressing. Serious stuff.
Linda Linguvic | New York City | 03/05/2004
"This 1994 film is set in Brighton Beach, the area of Brooklyn where Russians have settled. It's a rough and gritty neighborhood and we meet a family with multiple problems. The oldest son, Tim Roth, is a hit man for the mob who's been out of touch with his family for several years but has to come back to the neighborhood to carry out a murder. His teenage brother adores him and follows him to all the wrong places. The mother, played by Vanessa Redgrave, is dying of a brain tumor. The father, played by Maximillian Schell, works hard all day at a newspaper stand, cheats on his wife and is brutal to his sons. There is violence and murder throughout and the audience knows it will just get worse. Usually, I complain because films like this are not realistic. However, I felt just the opposite about this film. It is almost too realistic, cruel and depressing. And there is no bit of lightness to offset the somber mood. I also felt some real emotion. To me this was serious stuff. Performances were uniformly excellent, especially that of Maximillian Schell. He came across a real person with upsets and conflicts and bad choices. Tim Roth, who is actually a British actor, managed to get the New York street accent just right. The rest of the cast seemed completely authentic. I especially liked the family's large run-down apartment and the scenes shot near the beach during the winter. And the murders made me shudder because they were so very real. The drama held my attention and let me feel the dilemma of this troubled family. It ends sadly, as I expected it would. And it is completely depressing. However, I liked it and therefore recommend it."
Powerful flick
earl65 | 05/29/2001
"The story of a hitman named Joshua,who comes back to his childhood neighborhood in Brooklyn to do a hit. This soon starts trouble when he is reunited with his family. His mother is dying of a brain tumor, his father is a boozer and cheater who refuses to show any respect to his long lost son, and his little brother whom is so vulnerable to his brother's violence. A crime drama unlike others, which to say in a good way. Moves kinda slow at times, but other scenes are so powerful and rich that you won't even care. It also gives you a hard-edged look on Russian-American gangster life in NYC."
Low key, but packed with emotion
Joseph H Pierre | Salem, OR USA | 06/15/2004
Format: Color
Studio: Artisan Entertainment
Video Release Date: August 27, 2002 Cast:Tim Roth ... Joshua Shapira
Edward Furlong ... Reuben Shapira
Moira Kelly ... Alla Shustervich
Vanessa Redgrave ... Irina Shapira
Paul Guilfoyle ... Boris Volkoff
Natalya Andrejchenko ... Natasha
Maximilian Schell ... Arkady Shapira
David Vadim ... Sasha
Mina Bern ... Grandma Tsilya
Boris McGiver ... Ivan
Mohammed Ghaffari ... Pahlevi
Mikhail Khumrov ... Yuri
Dmitry Preyers ... Victor
David Ross ... Anatoly
Ron Brice ... Man with one leg
Jace Kent ... Mechanic
Marianna Lead ... Clara
Gene Ruffini ... Janitor This is a strange movie. The only well-known cast members that I knew of were Maximillian Schell and Vanessa Redgrave, and I never recognized them until I saw their names in the credits. They have aged, as have we all. That is more a reflection on me than on the cast, no doubt, because I don't keep up with Hollywood's latest talent, and the ones I do recognize have changed. But, they can still act! The cast is relatively scanty; the movie, however, is of high quality. No need for more cast members.The color is muted, and it suits the film. It is set in New York City, in Brooklyn. The film evokes emotion, but the acting, though skillful, is also muted. Nothing is overstated. It is very well directed, obviously.This is the story of a Russian Jewish hit-man, Joshua Shapira (Tim Roth) who is reluctantly returned to his home territory (Brooklyn), where he is a wanted man, for a contract killing.Joshua finds that his mother, Irina (Vanessa Redgrave), is dying of a brain tumor, and his younger brother, Reuben (Edward Furlong) is cutting school, smoking dope, drinking, and generally headed for trouble. His father, Arkady (Maximillian Schell) is aware that he has failed in bringing up his oldest son. He has a mistress. although he loves his wife. Arkady rejects Joshua as a "street rat," who is loved by Reuben and his mother, Irina. The whole story is fraught with pent-up emotion. Execution scenes, although shown, are not overly graphic, although the film is rated "R" (probably for language).It is made for mature audiences, but is of good quality throughout. I'm glad I saw it. It has emotional impact.Joseph (Joe) Pierre
author of Handguns and Freedom...their care and maintenance
and other books"
A Specific, Solid Gangster Picture
Stephanie DePue | Carolina Beach, NC USA | 03/15/2008
""Little Odessa," (1994), written and directed by James Gray, is a remarkably powerful and effective, award-winning crime drama set among the Russian community in present-day Brooklyn, New York. At its heart, it's a tale of a dysfunctional family that has lost its way in its new American life. And it's been given a top-drawer cast, all of whom fully inhabit their roles. Arkady Shapira, played by Maximilian Schell, is the unhappy father of this brood: in Russia, he was a respected man; in Brooklyn he runs a newsstand. Irina, his wife, played by the superb Vanessa Redgrave, is suffering from a brain tumor. Tim Roth, in one of his best performances, is their disaffected son Joshua; he's become a professional hit man, and long exiled himself from family and neighborhood. Edward Furlong plays his confused younger brother Reuben. Moira Kelly turns in a fine performance as Alla Shustervich, former girlfriend of Roth's character.
Life and death business brings Roth's character back to Brooklyn's Brighton Beach neighborhood;it resembles the Russian Odessa, as both lie on the sea. It's bleak in winter, and he knows he should not return. But return he does, yearning to restore relations with his family, over his father's objections. It soon proves to have not been a good idea.
Those of us who lived in Brooklyn as the Russians came crowding in in the hundreds of thousands never quite knew what to make of them, nor, I suppose, do we yet. But this is surely the Brooklyn we know, with its massive, solid, prewar buildings -- huge boilers in the basements -- in which entire families have been born, lived, and died. And Gray's intense script has given his characters here dialog and usage that any Brooklynite would recognize, and these actors, most especially including the English Roth, have sure got the local accent.
The movie is as bleak in outlook and outcome as its wintry,dirty-snowy setting, and, in its specificity and verisimilitude, it earns its status as a solid gangster picture."
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Wrigley Field at 100: Rob Dibble has fond memories Harry Caray, more
Written By Rob Dibble
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I have so many great memories from playing at Wrigley Field it would take way too long to write them all, so I want to tell a story about what it was like to play a typical game and how my day went as a visiting player.
(Keep in mind: In 1988,when I played my first game at Wrigley, all the games were still played during the day).
WRIGLEY FIELD: A look at the first game | 100 years of photos
The bus ride from the hotel is short but really cool. You travel along a route that takes you by Lake Michigan, where people are out early, walking and running and loving the outdoors. There are a few parks where you see kids playing soccer, softball, maybe a baseball game. There really is nothing like it around either league.
As you come up to the gates you pass the trains, with the tracks up above your head, and you feel like you've been transported back 75 years.
You get off the bus at 9 a.m. You walk up a flight of stairs to the locker room. What's totally awesome is that if you walk out the back of the locker room you are on the second level right in the fan seating area. Take a right turn and there they are: The field, the old scoreboard. And now you can't wait to get down to where the brick outfield walls are covered in ivy and buildings surround the outfield walls.
You walk up the tunnel, into the dugout, up the steps and the sun greets you along with Harry Caray.
(Even better than playing baseball is getting to know the people who surround the game. Harry Caray was the legendary voice of the Chicago Cubs when I was playing. When you came into his house he greeted you.)
He sits with me in the dugout and wants to know everything about me, things no media guide can tell him, so he can tell viewers during a broadcast.
Now it's time to go shag some BP fly balls. Stretch, get your arm loose, all while enjoying the field that time forgot.
By 11 a.m., the gates are open, fans are there and we have 50 minutes to hit. The fans - and I will always say this about Cubs fans - are amazing! They make a day game atmosphere seem like a carnival. Running a few foul poles and sprints to get loose is always fun.
The place is packed. Monday, Thursday, it doesn't matter, it's packed. I settle into the bullpen. It's along a brick wall down the first base foul line. The season ticket holders know you by name and bring brownies and cookies. Be careful not to eat too much; I think they are trying to make me fat and slow. OK, sometimes after a rough night, some 1 p.m. sugar doesn't hurt.
Sitting in the sun, watching a ball game and knowing people came to see the Cubs vs the Reds, totally awesome. They leave work early, skip school, drive hundreds of miles just to enjoy a ball game this afternoon. At no other field in baseball are opposing players treated with this much hospitality. Nowhere! And it isthe only place I don't have stuff thrown on me, poured on me and verbally spewed at me. It is Cheers for a baseball game.
It's the seventh-inning stretch now, time for me to get loose, time for Harry Caray to fire up the fans...we laugh, they sing. It's like a family reunion!
But now it's my time, late afternoon. Here come the shadows creeping in on home plate while the pitching mound is still in bright light. You cannot script a better time for a hard-throwing Nasty Boy from Connecticut to do his thing.
One of my favorite stadiums in the big leagues to play in. Awesome! Happy Birthday, and many more!
Two-time National League All-Star and veteran broadcaster Rob Dibble is a Sporting News contributor. Follow the 1990 NLCS MVP on Twitter: @robdibble49.
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StarHub Appointed as Zee TV's Sales Representative in Singapore
Singapore, 28 April 2005 - Zee TV, Asia's biggest media conglomerate, has appointed StarHub as its official media representative in Singapore. Starting May 2005, StarHub will co-ordinate all of Zee TV's local airtime sales and programme sponsorships.
Zee TV is carried on StarHub Digital Cable Channel 90, and offers a variety of programmes that include primetime comedy and drama series, television movies, mini-series, theatrical films, children’s programmes, and game shows.
“We hope to make the media-buying process smoother for our advertisers by having a dedicated media representative like StarHub to handle the advertising sales of Zee TV in Singapore. This will give our advertisers in Singapore the opportunity to target the South Asian audiences in the region. It will also open up opportunities for advertisers who face extremely high advertising rates on the India feed,“ said Mr. Abhijit Saxena, Business Head of Zee International.
With the new partnership, StarHub believes that its advertisers will be able to enjoy more advertising options and thus achieve greater cost efficiency.
Mr Patrick Lim, StarHub's Vice President of Advertising Sales, Consumer Markets, comments, “The addition of Zee TV to StarHub Digital Cable's stable of advertising channels allows our advertisers more control when it comes to delivering a more targeted approach to branding or promotions. If you're looking to sell your products to an affluent pool within the Indian community in the South East Asian region, nothing can beat Zee TV."
With Hindi programmes steadily gaining a strong following among local viewers, the partnership between Zee TV and StarHub will also empower advertisers to tailor their advertising to reach this market segment effectively.
To find out more about advertising opportunities on Zee TV, call the StarHub advertising sales hotline at (65) 6725 2028 or email adsales@starhub.com .
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Bianchi Vintage Bicycles
Bianchi Campione d'Italia Classic Road Bike 1980s
Bianchi Special tubing. Aero seat stays. Campagnolo Nuovo Record.
In 1885, when he was 21 years old, Edoardo Bianchi started manufacturing bikes in his shop in Milan, Italy. Edoardo had previous experience hand-making medical tools, so he had an acute understanding of how to manufacture precise instruments; a skill that translated into meticulously crafted bicycles. In 1888 he developed his first bicycle with tyres produced by Dunlop, and in 1899 the first palmarés for a Bianchi bike was achieved by Giovanni Tomaselli at the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris.
Traditionally, Bianchi bicycles have always been Celeste – a turquoise green with an origin steeped in myth. Some people simply claim it was used due to an availability of cheap, surplus military paint, whereas others mention a story involving the green eyes of a former Italian queen for whom Edoardo built a bicycle. Even the current management of Bianchi doesn’t really know why the colour was used so extensively, but the iconic status of ‘Bianchi green’ means it is one of the most recognised and revered brands in cycling.
Classic and vintage Bianchi models
Bianchi Tipo M - Top model in the 1920s, the Bianchi Tipo M is a lightweight racing bike equipped with the famous "Giro Ruota" gearing, a flip flop hub with freewheel and single cog to be switched manually according to rider's need.
Bianchi Saetta - Produced between 1933 and 1939, the Bianchi the Saetta (the Italian for thunderbolt) was a lightweight lugged steel frame with particularly refined lugs, iconic Bianchi head-tube with integrated headset and a chain oiler at the seat tube.
Bianchi Folgore - Produced between 1940 and 1949, the Bianchi Folgore is indissolubly connected with the epic victories of Fausto Coppi at the 1946 Milano-Sanremo and at the 1947 Giro d'Italia. Normally equipped with an iconic Campagnolo Cambio Corsa, the two-lever operated gearing developed by Tullio Campagnolo.
Bianchi Paris-Roubaix - Produced between 1950 and 1952, the Bianchi Paris-Roubaix is one of the Milanese brands most iconic models. It takes its name from both the Hell of the North and Campagnolo's unique Paris-Roubaix groupset.
Bianchi Tour de France - Designed in 1952 and manufactured in 1953, to celebrate the victory in Le Tour, Bianchi produced a prestigious model called the Bianchi Tour de France. It did not remain in the catalogue for long, however, and by the end of 1953 was never made again.
Bianchi Campione del Mondo - If you have seen ever pictures of professional racers like Fausto Coppi riding a Bianchi bicycle, you have most likely seen a Bianchi Campione del Mondo. First released in 1954 to celebrate Coppi 1953 World Chmapionship.
Bianchi Specialissima - Released in 1958, the Bianchi Specialissima was made to be as light as possible whilst retaining the stiffness required to translate the power of professional cyclists into formidable speed. With a 27.2mm seat tube, head-tube oiler and a Campagnolo Record Strada Gruppo, the Bianchi Specialissima was built by the Bianchi Reparto Corse – the Bianchi Racing Division – with competition in mind and the same model was subsequently used by the legendary Bianchi-Salvarani Team in the 1960s.
Bianchi Specialissima X3 - Unmistakably Bianchi for the famous "Celeste paintwork", the Specialissima X3 is a rare model released in the early 1980s and sold for a short time. The frameset was built with Columbus tubes and differed from other models for a few, refined details: a sloped fork crown, aero-shaped seat stays, "V" shaped brake bridge.
Bianchi Specialissima X4 - Probably one of the finest and most beautiful steel racing bicycles ever produced. Bianchi produced the Specialissima X4 for six years between 1986 and 1991 – they are impeccably crafted, used only the best components and are very rare.
Bianchi Centenario - The legendary Bianchi Centenario, developed to celebrate 100 years of Bianchi. Essentially, the Centenario was developed from the epic Bianchi Specialissima X4 and included special, gunmetal cromovelato paintwork.
Click here to read more about Bianchi
Era: 1980s 1940s
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Lake Tahoe comedy scene with Howie Nave: Alycia Cooper performs at The Improv
News | September 20, 2018
Howie Nave
Special to Lake Tahoe Action
Alycia Cooper takes the stage at The Improv this weekend.
In the time it took her to reach NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” (where judge Roseanne called her “brilliant”) it feels as if it’s been a lifetime with comedian Alycia Cooper from then until now.
She recently wrapped up her latest project, the thriller called “Do Not Be Deceived.” While it doesn’t have a release date yet, Alycia has a host of other credits that could gag a yak.
Some of those include “Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed,” “America’s Got Talent,” “The Mo’Nique Show,” “The Ricki Lake Show,” “Wanda Does It,” “Gossip Queens,” “Nick’s Mom’s Night Out,” “Stand Up & Deliver” and “Stand Up in Stilettos.”
She taped her first DVD in 2002 for a Christian Comedy Show called, “The Spirit of Comedy” and since then has taped two hour-long DVDs (directed and produced by herself) called “Paper Chasin’” and “Stimulus Package,” has five comedy albums out on the market, a YouTube channel and a killer podcast called “A Hot 10 with Alycia Cooper,” where she interviews the hottest 10 comics each month.
She’s a member of SAG, after having been on “Grounded for Life,” “The Parkers” and “Raising Hope.”
Of all her credits though, Alycia said that performing overseas for our men and women in uniform ranks as her most memorable. She’s been to Japan, Korea, Guam, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti Africa performing in some pretty hot spots to entertain and meet some of the most courageous Americans in the world.
It’s good to have her back before the year closes. One can only imagine what she’ll be accomplishing when she returns next year.
Ron Morey
Ron Morey also is on the bill with Alycia. Pound for pound, he’s one of the best. Ron has worked with a lot of well known entertainers and even appeared on the Snoop Dogg MTV show, “DoggyFizzle Televizzle.”
Snoop was looking to cast a nerdy white guy for one of his music videos. He went through piles and piles of professional headshots from actors, musicians and comedians and stopped immediately once he saw Ron Morey’s mugshot. Snoop declared, “Damn! This dude is the whitest white man I have ever seen!” and Morey got the call.
Ron has the honor of being mentioned as “a stand out kind of guy,” and does in fact stand out as he’s one of the few comics out there who still wears a three-piece suit onstage. He’s old school classy that way.
The Improv at Harveys takes place Wednesdays through Sundays at 9 p.m. Learn more at http://www.harveystahoe.com.
Keith Nelson at Carson Nugget
Performing this weekend at the Carson Nugget is comedian Keith Nelson. I remember him when I first came up here to the lake. He’s been doing comedy for over 25 years and has the dubious distinction of having performed in all 50 states and all over the world.
He won the Portland Comedy Competition back in 2005 and was featured in The Best of the Best at the Burbank Comedy Festival just a few years ago. He was a finalist in the Ventura Comedy Festival Comedy Competition in 2014.
Keith is obviously a seasoned professional so seeing him up here is a rare treat — this is a show well worth checking out.
Shows start at 8 p.m. Visit ccnugget.com for more information on the Carson Comedy Club.
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Celebrated Animators The Quay Brothers Return with a New Feature
Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Russ Fischer
The twin animators Stephen and Timothy Quay made their name based on a stunning set of short films such as The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer and Street of Crocodiles. The latter was based on the short story collection of the same name by Polish author Bruno Schulz. Now the Quay Brothers are embarking upon the production of their third feature film, which will be based upon Schulz’s other published work: Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass.
Twitch reports on the film with a synopsis, which I’ve pasted below. The film will be a mixture of live action and animation, as has been the case for their previous features. (Institute Benjamenta and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes.) This sounds like it might be more of a 50/50 split between the two formats than has been the case before.
Schulz, by the way, is a great writer with a tragically tiny collection of published work. He lived in a small town and his primary communication with the outside world was through letters, through which he honed his writing. A set of his letters to the novelist Zofia Nalkowska was published, at her insistence, as The Cinnamon Shops, later translated into English under the title The Street of Crocodiles.
Schulz was living in Soviet-occupied Drohobycz when WWII broke out. He was confined to the ghetto there, and was shot and killed by an SS officer in 1942. Most of his unpublished work was subsequently lost, leaving only two collections of stories (Crocodiles and Sanatorium) and some letters and drawings. His prose is wonderful stuff, a bit florid in translation, but amazingly vivid and full of unexpected imagery. He writes about family and unique niches in time, both of which you’ll see referenced below.
The proposed film is a homage and adaptation of Bruno Schulz s novella: SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS and will be set squarely within the enigmatic realm of a ghostly Sanatorium and a 13th freak month. The main subject of the narrative is a journey through a somnambulistic world by the son, Jozef, to visit his purportedly dying Father in a Sanatorium. Once there, Jozef reports on the confusions and horrors of this ever shifting Limbo. Little by little the tissues of reality loosen around Jozef; he becomes subject to a different clock and to the peculiar experiments with Time presided over by a mysterious Dr. Gotard[and a ventriloquizing Auctioneer]: “……here, we are always late by a certain interval of time of which we cannot define the length. Your Father ‘s death, the death that has already struck him in your country, has not yet occurred. “. This certain interval will give rise to the eerie phantasmatic ir-reality of the Sanatorium as a result of the contamination and rapid decomposition of time. Through these morphined and labyrinthine corridors Jozef will vainly pursue and hunt for his Father, or rather, versions of his Father. A Father seen in different guises: incorrigible fantasist, shop owner, the lonely hero who becomes prey to the aberrations of this realm. Jozef will always arrive too late to discover only the fading ghostlike husk of his Father’ s being- a mere hand gripped to a stairway door [and to the repeated sound of his feeble coughs]. The Sanatorium’s corridors will multiply and double, sometimes as rooms, sometimes becoming streets which give onto town squares and will perpetrate corporeal and psychic memories upon these spaces[both Jozef’s, his Father, and that of others, all overlapping].Thus, no centre will ever be reached. Within the Sanatorium’s labyrinthine corridors parallel tracks of time,- represented by both a live-action realm and a puppet/object realm [each one secretly mirroring the other] will be traversed simultaneously.
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George W. Bush Raising Money For Republicans In Texas – But Not Ted Cruz?
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(Gateway Pundit) – Former President George W. Bush is getting involved in the 2018 midterm elections after sitting out of politics for nearly a decade. He is helping to raise money for Republican candidates in Texas, but apparently not Ted Cruz which seems a little strange.
Hot Air reports:
Oof: Dubya Refusing To Fundraise For Ted Cruz?
Karen noted earlier that George W. Bush is lending a hand to Texas Republicans this year — which is amazing, for more than one reason. Who would have thought in 2008 that Dubya would ever again be an asset to the GOP on the campaign trail, especially in the age of Trump? And who would have thought that his party might actually need him to show up in his home state of all places, normally one of the safest red strongholds in America?
They point to this article from the Dallas News:
The former president will also headline fundraisers in the coming days and weeks for Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who is running for Senate in that state; North Dakota Senate candidate Kevin Cramer; Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley; and Indiana Senate candidate Mike Braun.
“While he prefers to consider himself retired from politics, President Bush recognizes how important it is to keep the Senate and decided to help a few key candidates,” Bush spokesman Freddy Ford told Politico.
Noticeably absent from the list is Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican who is facing a surprisingly robust challenge from Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso.
Cruz once worked for the former commander in chief, both on Bush’s presidential campaign and then in his administration. The senator also met his wife, Heidi, while working for Bush’s campaign, leading him to say that he “will always be grateful” to the former president.
But Bush hasn’t reciprocated many warm feelings for Cruz, who made his name by rebelling against the GOP establishment that Bush represents.
It would be truly awful if this was about petty politics rather than what’s best for Texas and the country.
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Snap unveils location sharing feature Snap Map
Yet another way to stalk your friends
By David Matthews on June 21, 2017, 19:30
Today, Snap Inc. unveiled a new stalking location sharing feature called Snap Map. Similar to other location sharing services like Facebook Messenger's recently launched Live Location, Snap Map allows users to share their location in real time with their friends. From the camera view in the Snapchat app, simply pinch to reveal the map. Per Snap, "We've built a whole new way to explore the world! See what's happening, find your friends, and get inspired to go on an adventure!" Friends who have opted in show up as "Actionmoji". For the privacy minded, users have the ability to share their location with all of their friends, some friends, or just stay in "Ghost Mode" to stop location sharing altogether.
Snapchat notes that location sharing is only active with the Snapchat app itself is open and it's turned off by default. If the app isn't open for several hours, your Actionmoji disappears completely from the map which hopefully means there's no background location tracking.
In addition to sharing with friends, Snap Map also includes the ability to share to "Our Story" which allows non-friends to see collaborative highlights on the map of where content is being shared. For example, if many people are sharing their location at a concert, Our Story will show the concert as a sort of "heat map". Other heat maps will show up as more people share their story to Our Story.
According to TechCrunch, Snap Map appears to have been copied specific features such as Ghost Mode and one finger map scrolling from startup Zenly. Snap reportedly attempted to purchase Zenly for a large sum but Zenly declined.
Snap Map also comes on the heels of its Spectacles glasses which allow for short videos to be taken directly from the glasses. Presumably, one could shoot video with the Spectacles and share that content on Snap Map. Either way, this provides yet another way for Snapchat addicts to share more with their friends.
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JIVE HAD ENOUGH
Will Young sensationally QUITS Strictly Come Dancing over clash with Len Goodman
The 37-year-old has impressed during his brief stint on the show
By RYAN KISIEL
WILL Young has dramatically pulled out of Strictly, The Sun can reveal.
The singer, 37, cited “personal reasons” but gave no further explanation for his shock withdrawal from the hit BBC show.
It comes after he clashed with head judge Len Goodman on Saturday night after he complained there wasn’t enough salsa in his Bollywood routine.
Credit: BBC
Will replied that there were 24 counts of eight in the dance, but it caused Len to tell him to "show up, keep up and shut up”.
He said in a statement: “To be a part of Strictly has been a long time ambition of mine. As a performer, a viewer, and a fan of the show, to dance as a contestant was an experience I always hoped for.
“I have made some great friends, and am in awe of their performances week in, week out. I have found a creative partnership with Karen that has been the most wonderful thing to experience.
“I will be eternally grateful to her for her direction, talent and guiding me through three wonderful dances that I will be able to show my grandkids in years to come.
“Unfortunately, I am leaving the show for personal reasons. I leave with joy in my heart that I have been able to take part in one of the most loved shows on British television.
“I am so grateful to everyone who works on Strictly from the lighting designer to catering to the production team. Strictly truly is the most unique family and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
“And finally thank you to the BBC for supporting me throughout my journey. I wish my compatriots so much luck, and although I am back to being a viewer again, I’m certainly going to ‘keeeep dancing’!”
BBC sources last night said the hit series that has attracted more than 10 million viewers, will continue this weekend as normal with an elimination.
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County to name Duff to ETSB post
Stipes graduates from Air Force basic training
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The Latest: Colorado couple among those on Hawaii flight
Updated 8:42 pm CDT, Monday, June 24, 2019
A memorial is seen at the site where a Beechcraft King Air twin-engine plane crashed Friday evening killing multiple people near the chain link fence surrounding Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia, Hawaii. Police and sheriffs patrol the area. No one aboard survived the skydiving plane crash. The flight was operated by the Oahu Parachute Center skydiving company. (Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) less
A memorial is seen at the site where a Beechcraft King Air twin-engine plane crashed Friday evening killing multiple people near the chain link fence surrounding Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia, Hawaii. Police ... more
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HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a fatal plane crash in Hawaii (all times local):
A Colorado couple celebrating their first wedding anniversary were among those killed in the skydiving plane crash in Hawaii.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office said Monday Ashley and Bryan Weikel were among the 11 on board the plane.
Relatives told KCNC-TV that the couple were excited to go skydiving, but Weikel's mother, Kathy Reed-Gerk, begged him not to go.
Bryan's brother Kenneth Reed said he texted his brother multiple times after the scheduled jump time for an update but grew worried when he didn't hear back after 15 hours.
He said he went online to search for skydiving in Hawaii and immediately saw a headline about the crash and said he realized what happened.
On Facebook, Reed said his brother was "the absolute best person in the world" and that his wife also was, calling her his "identical soul mate."
The Honolulu Medical Examiner is releasing the names of seven of the 11 people killed when a skydiving plane crashed in Hawaii.
They include Joshua Drablos, a 27-year-old resident of Virginia who was stationed in Hawaii with the U.S. Navy, and Nikolas Glenov, a 28-year-old from St. Paul, Minnesota.
A couple in their 20s, Ashley and Bryan Weikel of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was on the plane.
There were three Hawaii residents among the seven: Daniel Herndon, Michael Martin and Jordan Tehero.
The identities of the remaining four victims will be released once they have been confirmed.
There were 10 men and one woman among the victims.
The plane crashed Friday shortly after it took off from Dillingham Airfield on the northern side of Oahu Island.
The crash was the worst U.S. civil aviation accident since 2011.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has implemented a number of changes to addresses National Transportation Safety Board recommendations regarding the safety of skydiving flights.
The FAA said Monday it requires safety inspectors to increase their monitoring of parachute operations. It says it revised safety guidance for parachute operators and increased safety outreach to the parachuting community.
The FAA issued its statement after NTSB member Jennifer Homendy told a news conference that her agency recommended more than a decade ago that the FAA tighten rules on skydiving but that it hadn't acted on those recommendations.
Homendy says those rules involved pilot training, aircraft maintenance and inspection, and oversight.
The remarks come after a skydiving plane crashed and burned in Hawaii on Friday, killing all 11 people on board.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says he's not immediately able to comment on the National Transportation Safety Board's demand that his agency strengthen skydiving regulations.
Gregor says he's reviewing the NTSB's 2008 recommendations to his agency that it strengthen skydiving regulations and studying his agency's responses to those recommendations. He says he isn't immediately able to comment as a result.
NTSB member Jennifer Homendy told a news conference that her agency recommended more than a decade ago that the FAA tighten rules on skydiving pilot training, aircraft maintenance and inspection, and oversight.
But Homendy says the FAA hasn't acted on those recommendations.
She made her remarks after a skydiving plane crashed in Hawaii on Friday and killed all 11 people on board.
The Navy says a 27-year-old sailor was among those killed when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff of Oahu's North Shore.
The Navy says in a news release that Lt. Joshua Drablos was confirmed to have been on the twin-engine plane when it crashed Friday, killing all 11 people on board.
The Navy says Drablos was "an invaluable member" of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, based in Kunia, Hawaii.
The release lists Maryland as Drablos' home of record.
The Navy did not immediately respond to requests for further information.
The National Transportation Safety Board says it's putting the Federal Aviation Administration on notice that it must tighten its regulations governing parachute operations after a skydiving plane in Hawaii crashed and killed all 11 people on board.
NTSB member Jennifer Homendy told a news conference on Monday that her agency recommended to the FAA in 2008 that it boost regulations on pilot training, aircraft maintenance and inspection, and FAA oversight.
The FAA did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The plane crashed Friday evening just inside the perimeter fence of an airfield on the north shore of Oahu island.
Federal officials have said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has completed autopsies for the 11 people killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burned in Hawaii.
City spokesman Andrew Pereira says the cause of death for each victim was multiple blunt force injuries due to the plane crash.
There were 10 men and one woman on board the plane.
Pereira says the medical examiner may make public the identities of some of the victims on Monday.
— This version corrects that the plane crashed shortly after takeoff, not that it was returning to the airfield.
The father of a man killed in a skydiving plane crash last weekend in Hawaii said his son was passionate about skydiving and jumped as much as he could because he wanted to be a skydiving videographer.
Garret Tehero (TAY'-hare-oh) said Monday that 23-year-old Jordan Tehero of Kauai island was among the 11 people who died in Friday's crash at a small seaside airport about an hour north of Honolulu. Officials have not made public the identities of the victims.
The father says his son took up skydiving a few years ago as a distraction from a relationship breakup.
Garret Tehero says his son then "went and fell in love" with the sport. Jordan Tehero went on to get his skydiving certificate in California.
The father describes his son as a friendly person who loved life and was a devout Christian who prayed before every flight.
Officials are still at the scene of Friday's deadly skydiving plane crash in Hawaii.
Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu's North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil aviation accident since 2011.
The same plane sustained substantial damage to its tail section in a 2016 accident while carrying skydivers over Northern California.
Repairs were then made to get the plane back into service, National Transportation Safety Board officials said at a news conference Sunday.
Officials say the plane was equipped to carry 13 people.
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That “New Arrival High”
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Ahhh we finally have it again, that New-Arrival-High! Our minds had been turning to mush from days, weeks, months spent in one place... but we can just feel them stirring again as we made our escape from Marathon... just in time.
Last Goodbyes at Castaways Sunday night
We thought we would get out on Monday. The weather wasn’t optimal, but I didn’t care. I wanted out and we were going! How bad could it be? Winds at 20-30+ knots on the nose in choppy seas… not much worse than the average day on Corpus Christi Bay in my mind...
Marathon in the Rear View Mirror...
We checked the buoys in Florida Bay and their readings were less than the predictions, so we made a break for it. Unfortunately… so did a small fuel hose. Bruce went down to check the engine and came up with the news that we would have to turn back.
Well, I would turn back… but I was NOT going back into the harbor. We picked a spot to anchor in the lee of Boot Key where we would spend a peaceful evening pretending we were somewhere else, while we figured out what to do about our mechanical difficulties…
No matter that we had unknown repairs looming over our heads… I was happy to be OUT. OF. MARATHON.
White Boat to the rescue
Our dear friends from Encore, arrived on Tuesday with a plethora of tools to help us figure out what was wrong.
We rafted the two big boats together and they rocked and rolled with the winds, still in the 20 knot range. I can't believe the anchor held and wondered what it would take to pull it when we were ready to leave... Jerry and Bruce fixed the small leak by cutting off a split end and re-attaching the fuel return hose. It should be replaced with a new hose but would do for now…
Before Jerry’s arrival, I had initiated an investigation into our non-functioning macerator pump. I had an ulterior motive in mind, I must confess. I hoped that when Jerry found out we had a project going, he would help if I asked sweetly… (Jerry, don’t hate me, you KNOW I’m a spider) Long story short, we have a dead macerator pump on our hands. Jerry helped us trouble shoot that DIRTY job with dire warnings of being indebted forEVER… well that’s OK. We were already indebted, just throw this onto the top of the heap… Bruce and I would NEVER have got it resolved without Jerry's tools and Jerry's timely advice.
Enter Talli-Ho stage left
So, how to get a new macerator without risking a return to the Vortex? Talli-Ho to the rescue! Christian agreed to pick us up a new one from West Marine before they came out to the anchorage to work on their anchoring skills. I can’t say how grateful we are to have friends such as these who would go to great lengths to help out a cruiser in need…
We rewarded our friends with a spaghetti dinner aboard our boat as a small token of our gratitude. We laughed into the wee hours of Cruiser Midnight… (9 pm). I did feel a bit of sympathy for Christian and Holly as we “old timers” heaped advice upon them until their eyes glazed over…
Wednesday morning dawned with winds still blowing, but the weather reports called for moderation on Thursday. It should be fine to travel the ICW today. Once we get East and can turn North, we will be able to actually SAIL! Talli-Ho made the decision to tag along for a couple of days to get closer to their jump-off point for the Bahamas… Bruce and I are STILL undecided about going... but leaning towards not. We’ll see…
Final Goodbye hugs from my BCFF
Taken by Talli-Ho
We pulled anchor and motor-sailed briefly. The winds were behind us to the Seven Mile Bridge, then abeam for a while longer, then we reached the ICW and turned dead into the wind and slight chop.
We doused the jib and settled in for a day on a sea of beautiful glowing brilliance and buffeting winds. The one or two skinny spots along the way turned out to be a non-event with the rising tide.
Even the cats were enjoying the ride
We kept in touch with Talli-Ho on VHF 71 and they were enjoying the ride as well. All four (six) of us were just indescribably happy to be on our way again.
Just a Happy Girl On A Boat
We made good time considering that for most of the day, wind and current were against us. But our passage was only about 38 miles. We opted to forego our stop at Matecumbe Bight and press on a few more miles to Lignumvitae key. We had only the information on Active Captain to prepare us, and it was old. Would we find mooring balls or not? Would we be able to anchor if there were no balls? We’ll just get there and take a look!
Heading through the final pass before we reached "home"
Upon arrival, we saw jet skis zipping around what looked to be about five mooring balls. YES! There WERE moorings aplenty! The jet skiers disappeared as we approached and we each took a ball on the Southernmost end of the field where the swell would be less.
We got settled and made contact with Talli-Ho. We were all tired and just happy to be settled in a safe spot. We agreed to just hang out aboard our respective boats for dinner and an early night, and regroup for exploring tomorrow. Bruce and I had a splendid dinner of salad and leftover spaghetti while we watched the ever-changing light of the setting sun. Jezabelle and Jetsam were comfortable and we all enjoyed a cozy family night…
Back to "Normal"
We totally have that euphoric feeling that comes only after a successful passage. THIS is what was missing from our time in Marathon. I couldn’t put it into words before… but this is it. This is what keeps Cruising fun and fresh. Without it, we wither. I made it until just after sunset before retiring to my comfy bed. Now I understand. I wasn’t unhappy to be in Marathon… I just needed a shot of that “New Arrival High”!
Susan May 26, 2014 at 7:42 PM
Not to be a snot, but isn't calling this a "passage" kind of a stretch?
Bruce and Tammy Swart May 27, 2014 at 4:45 AM
That's it?!! That's your comment? For your enlightenment...
Term: passage (n)
Definition: A distinct part of a voyage; a trip from one port to another.
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DARKNESS INTO LIGHT 2019
Tipperary songwriter pens hit for Pieta House
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Borrisokane singer Colin Kenny pictured at the launch of Tipperary Darkness into Light in Nenagh
A Tipperary based country singer, who previously kept Taylor Swift off the top of the Irish charts, has released his latest single in aid of suicide awareness charity Pieta House and Darkness into Light.
Banagher born, Borrisokane based songwriter Colin Kenny has carved out a successful career as a country and western singer, having previously shared the stage with the likes of Mike Denver, Tony Christie and Philomena Begley, and now has released his latest single, the anthemic Let's Step Together.
Kenny, who performed the song at the launch of Tipperary Darkness into Light in Nenagh last month, said he was inspired to pen the track to help spread the DIL message 'it's okay not to be okay.'
“Even just a few years ago the topic of suicide wouldn't be discussed, it was very much a taboo subject. That's why these events are so important because they start conversations,” says the Borrisokane based barber.
To date the uplifting song has been viewed over 20,000 times on social media with messages of support pouring in from as far away as Hong Kong and Spain.
“I think it has really connected with people, messages haven't stopped flooding in,” says Kenny who self funded the song entirely himself and says he was determined to give something back to the organisation after taking part in previous walks himself.
Let's Step Together will be played at a number of walks in Tipperary and Offaly later this month however Kenny hopes those taking part in upcoming events on May 11 will help to spread the songs uplifting message and for it to become a feature at all DIL walks around the world.
Saturday 11 May 2019 Darkness Into Light.
202 venues. 19 Countries. Hope prevails.
Register today https://t.co/4TOncAzPQ9#DarknessintoLight2019 #DIL2019 pic.twitter.com/r2JH5CPLAt
— Pieta House (@PietaHouse) February 20, 2019
“It would be great to have it played at the walks in Ireland and overseas. I recorded the song because I wanted to help make a difference so if it reaches even one person and reminds them that there is help and support out there, it's been worth it,” he tells the Tipperary Star.
Let's Step Together is available now.
To donate visit Colin Kenny on Facebook. Darkness into Light takes place on Saturday, May 11 at locations nationwide.
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How American Politics Went Insane
It happened gradually—and until the U.S. figures out how to treat the problem, it will only get worse.
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It’s 2020, four years from now. The campaign is under way to succeed the president, who is retiring after a single wretched term. Voters are angrier than ever—at politicians, at compromisers, at the establishment. Congress and the White House seem incapable of working together on anything, even when their interests align. With lawmaking at a standstill, the president’s use of executive orders and regulatory discretion has reached a level that Congress views as dictatorial—not that Congress can do anything about it, except file lawsuits that the divided Supreme Court, its three vacancies unfilled, has been unable to resolve.
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On Capitol Hill, Speaker Paul Ryan resigned after proving unable to pass a budget, or much else. The House burned through two more speakers and one “acting” speaker, a job invented following four speakerless months. The Senate, meanwhile, is tied in knots by wannabe presidents and aspiring talk-show hosts, who use the chamber as a social-media platform to build their brands by obstructing—well, everything. The Defense Department is among hundreds of agencies that have not been reauthorized, the government has shut down three times, and, yes, it finally happened: The United States briefly defaulted on the national debt, precipitating a market collapse and an economic downturn. No one wanted that outcome, but no one was able to prevent it.
As the presidential primaries unfold, Kanye West is leading a fractured field of Democrats. The Republican front-runner is Phil Robertson, of Duck Dynasty fame. Elected governor of Louisiana only a few months ago, he is promising to defy the Washington establishment by never trimming his beard. Party elders have given up all pretense of being more than spectators, and most of the candidates have given up all pretense of party loyalty. On the debate stages, and everywhere else, anything goes.
I could continue, but you get the gist. Yes, the political future I’ve described is unreal. But it is also a linear extrapolation of several trends on vivid display right now. Astonishingly, the 2016 Republican presidential race has been dominated by a candidate who is not, in any meaningful sense, a Republican. According to registration records, since 1987 Donald Trump has been a Republican, then an independent, then a Democrat, then a Republican, then “I do not wish to enroll in a party,” then a Republican; he has donated to both parties; he has shown loyalty to and affinity for neither. The second-place candidate, Republican Senator Ted Cruz, built his brand by tearing down his party’s: slurring the Senate Republican leader, railing against the Republican establishment, and closing the government as a career move.
Former presidential hopeful Jeb Bush called Donald Trump “a chaos candidate.” Unfortunately for Bush, Trump’s supporters didn’t mind. They liked that about him. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
The Republicans’ noisy breakdown has been echoed eerily, albeit less loudly, on the Democratic side, where, after the early primaries, one of the two remaining contestants for the nomination was not, in any meaningful sense, a Democrat. Senator Bernie Sanders was an independent who switched to nominal Democratic affiliation on the day he filed for the New Hampshire primary, only three months before that election. He surged into second place by winning independents while losing Democrats. If it had been up to Democrats to choose their party’s nominee, Sanders’s bid would have collapsed after Super Tuesday. In their various ways, Trump, Cruz, and Sanders are demonstrating a new principle: The political parties no longer have either intelligible boundaries or enforceable norms, and, as a result, renegade political behavior pays.
Political disintegration plagues Congress, too. House Republicans barely managed to elect a speaker last year. Congress did agree in the fall on a budget framework intended to keep the government open through the election—a signal accomplishment, by today’s low standards—but by April, hard-line conservatives had revoked the deal, thereby humiliating the new speaker and potentially causing another shutdown crisis this fall. As of this writing, it’s not clear whether the hard-liners will push to the brink, but the bigger point is this: If they do, there is not much that party leaders can do about it.
And here is the still bigger point: The very term party leaders has become an anachronism. Although Capitol Hill and the campaign trail are miles apart, the breakdown in order in both places reflects the underlying reality that there no longer is any such thing as a party leader. There are only individual actors, pursuing their own political interests and ideological missions willy-nilly, like excited gas molecules in an overheated balloon.
No wonder Paul Ryan, taking the gavel as the new (and reluctant) House speaker in October, complained that the American people “look at Washington, and all they see is chaos. What a relief to them it would be if we finally got our act together.” No one seemed inclined to disagree. Nor was there much argument two months later when Jeb Bush, his presidential campaign sinking, used the c-word in a different but equally apt context. Donald Trump, he said, is “a chaos candidate, and he’d be a chaos president.” Unfortunately for Bush, Trump’s supporters didn’t mind. They liked that about him.
In their different ways, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have demonstrated that the major political parties no longer have intelligible boundaries or enforceable norms. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)
Trump, however, didn’t cause the chaos. The chaos caused Trump. What we are seeing is not a temporary spasm of chaos but a chaos syndrome.
Chaos syndrome is a chronic decline in the political system’s capacity for self-organization. It begins with the weakening of the institutions and brokers—political parties, career politicians, and congressional leaders and committees—that have historically held politicians accountable to one another and prevented everyone in the system from pursuing naked self-interest all the time. As these intermediaries’ influence fades, politicians, activists, and voters all become more individualistic and unaccountable. The system atomizes. Chaos becomes the new normal—both in campaigns and in the government itself.
Our intricate, informal system of political intermediation, which took many decades to build, did not commit suicide or die of old age; we reformed it to death. For decades, well-meaning political reformers have attacked intermediaries as corrupt, undemocratic, unnecessary, or (usually) all of the above. Americans have been busy demonizing and disempowering political professionals and parties, which is like spending decades abusing and attacking your own immune system. Eventually, you will get sick.
The disorder has other causes, too: developments such as ideological polarization, the rise of social media, and the radicalization of the Republican base. But chaos syndrome compounds the effects of those developments, by impeding the task of organizing to counteract them. Insurgencies in presidential races and on Capitol Hill are nothing new, and they are not necessarily bad, as long as the governing process can accommodate them. Years before the Senate had to cope with Ted Cruz, it had to cope with Jesse Helms. The difference is that Cruz shut down the government, which Helms could not have done had he even imagined trying.
Like many disorders, chaos syndrome is self-reinforcing. It causes governmental dysfunction, which fuels public anger, which incites political disruption, which causes yet more governmental dysfunction. Reversing the spiral will require understanding it. Consider, then, the etiology of a political disease: the immune system that defended the body politic for two centuries; the gradual dismantling of that immune system; the emergence of pathogens capable of exploiting the new vulnerability; the symptoms of the disorder; and, finally, its prognosis and treatment.
Why the political class is a good thing
The Founders knew all too well about chaos. It was the condition that brought them together in 1787 under the Articles of Confederation. The central government had too few powers and powers of the wrong kinds, so they gave it more powers, and also multiple power centers. The core idea of the Constitution was to restrain ambition and excess by forcing competing powers and factions to bargain and compromise.
The Framers worried about demagogic excess and populist caprice, so they created buffers and gatekeepers between voters and the government. Only one chamber, the House of Representatives, would be directly elected. A radical who wanted to get into the Senate would need to get past the state legislature, which selected senators; a usurper who wanted to seize the presidency would need to get past the Electoral College, a convocation of elders who chose the president; and so on.
They were visionaries, those men in Philadelphia, but they could not foresee everything, and they made a serious omission. Unlike the British parliamentary system, the Constitution makes no provision for holding politicians accountable to one another. A rogue member of Congress can’t be “fired” by his party leaders, as a member of Parliament can; a renegade president cannot be evicted in a vote of no confidence, as a British prime minister can. By and large, American politicians are independent operators, and they became even more independent when later reforms, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, neutered the Electoral College and established direct election to the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proved unable to rein in Ted Cruz. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call / Getty)
The Constitution makes no mention of many of the essential political structures that we take for granted, such as political parties and congressional committees. If the Constitution were all we had, politicians would be incapable of getting organized to accomplish even routine tasks. Every day, for every bill or compromise, they would have to start from scratch, rounding up hundreds of individual politicians and answering to thousands of squabbling constituencies and millions of voters. By itself, the Constitution is a recipe for chaos.
So Americans developed a second, unwritten constitution. Beginning in the 1790s, politicians sorted themselves into parties. In the 1830s, under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, the parties established patronage machines and grass-roots bases. The machines and parties used rewards and the occasional punishment to encourage politicians to work together. Meanwhile, Congress developed its seniority and committee systems, rewarding reliability and establishing cooperative routines. Parties, leaders, machines, and congressional hierarchies built densely woven incentive structures that bound politicians into coherent teams. Personal alliances, financial contributions, promotions and prestige, political perks, pork-barrel spending, endorsements, and sometimes a trip to the woodshed or the wilderness: All of those incentives and others, including some of dubious respectability, came into play. If the Constitution was the system’s DNA, the parties and machines and political brokers were its RNA, translating the Founders’ bare-bones framework into dynamic organizations and thus converting conflict into action.
The informal constitution’s intermediaries have many names and faces: state and national party committees, county party chairs, congressional subcommittees, leadership pacs, convention delegates, bundlers, and countless more. For purposes of this essay, I’ll call them all middlemen, because all of them mediated between disorganized swarms of politicians and disorganized swarms of voters, thereby performing the indispensable task that the great political scientist James Q. Wilson called “assembling power in the formal government.”
The middlemen could be undemocratic, high-handed, devious, secretive. But they had one great virtue: They brought order from chaos. They encouraged coordination, interdependency, and mutual accountability. They discouraged solipsistic and antisocial political behavior. A loyal, time-serving member of Congress could expect easy renomination, financial help, promotion through the ranks of committees and leadership jobs, and a new airport or research center for his district. A turncoat or troublemaker, by contrast, could expect to encounter ostracism, marginalization, and difficulties with fund-raising. The system was hierarchical, but it was not authoritarian. Even the lowliest precinct walker or officeholder had a role and a voice and could expect a reward for loyalty; even the highest party boss had to cater to multiple constituencies and fend off periodic challengers.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has already faced a rebellion. The reality is that there no longer is any such thing as a “party leader.” (Cliff Owen / AP)
Parties, machines, and hacks may not have been pretty, but at their best they did their job so well that the country forgot why it needed them. Politics seemed almost to organize itself, but only because the middlemen recruited and nurtured political talent, vetted candidates for competence and loyalty, gathered and dispensed money, built bases of donors and supporters, forged coalitions, bought off antagonists, mediated disputes, brokered compromises, and greased the skids to turn those compromises into law. Though sometimes arrogant, middlemen were not generally elitist. They excelled at organizing and representing unsophisticated voters, as Tammany Hall famously did for the working-class Irish of New York, to the horror of many Progressives who viewed the Irish working class as unfit to govern or even to vote.
The old machines were inclusive only by the standards of their day, of course. They were bad on race—but then, so were Progressives such as Woodrow Wilson. The more intrinsic hazard with middlemen and machines is the ever-present potential for corruption, which is a real problem. On the other hand, overreacting to the threat of corruption by stamping out influence-peddling (as distinct from bribery and extortion) is just as harmful. Political contributions, for example, look unseemly, but they play a vital role as political bonding agents. When a party raised a soft-money donation from a millionaire and used it to support a candidate’s campaign (a common practice until the 2002 McCain-Feingold law banned it in federal elections), the exchange of favors tied a knot of mutual accountability that linked candidate, party, and donor together and forced each to think about the interests of the others. Such transactions may not have comported with the Platonic ideal of democracy, but in the real world they did much to stabilize the system and discourage selfish behavior.
Middlemen have a characteristic that is essential in politics: They stick around. Because careerists and hacks make their living off the system, they have a stake in assembling durable coalitions, in retaining power over time, and in keeping the government in functioning order. Slash-and-burn protests and quixotic ideological crusades are luxuries they can’t afford. Insurgents and renegades have a role, which is to jolt the system with new energy and ideas; but professionals also have a role, which is to safely absorb the energy that insurgents unleash. Think of them as analogous to antibodies and white blood cells, establishing and patrolling the barriers between the body politic and would-be hijackers on the outside. As with biology, so with politics: When the immune system works, it is largely invisible. Only when it breaks down do we become aware of its importance.
How the war on middlemen left America defenseless
Beginning early in the 20th century, and continuing right up to the present, reformers and the public turned against every aspect of insider politics: professional politicians, closed-door negotiations, personal favors, party bosses, financial ties, all of it. Progressives accused middlemen of subverting the public interest; populists accused them of obstructing the people’s will; conservatives accused them of protecting and expanding big government.
To some extent, the reformers were right. They had good intentions and valid complaints. Back in the 1970s, as a teenager in the post-Watergate era, I was on their side. Why allow politicians ever to meet behind closed doors? Sunshine is the best disinfectant! Why allow private money to buy favors and distort policy making? Ban it and use Treasury funds to finance elections! It was easy, in those days, to see that there was dirty water in the tub. What was not so evident was the reason the water was dirty, which was the baby. So we started reforming.
We reformed the nominating process. The use of primary elections instead of conventions, caucuses, and other insider-dominated processes dates to the era of Theodore Roosevelt, but primary elections and party influence coexisted through the 1960s; especially in congressional and state races, party leaders had many ways to influence nominations and vet candidates. According to Jon Meacham, in his biography of George H. W. Bush, here is how Bush’s father, Prescott Bush, got started in politics: “Samuel F. Pryor, a top Pan Am executive and a mover in Connecticut politics, called Prescott to ask whether Bush might like to run for Congress. ‘If you would,’ Pryor said, ‘I think we can assure you that you’ll be the nominee.’ ” Today, party insiders can still jawbone a little bit, but, as the 2016 presidential race has made all too clear, there is startlingly little they can do to influence the nominating process.
Primary races now tend to be dominated by highly motivated extremists and interest groups, with the perverse result of leaving moderates and broader, less well-organized constituencies underrepresented. According to the Pew Research Center, in the first 12 presidential-primary contests of 2016, only 17 percent of eligible voters participated in Republican primaries, and only 12 percent in Democratic primaries. In other words, Donald Trump seized the lead in the primary process by winning a mere plurality of a mere fraction of the electorate. In off-year congressional primaries, when turnout is even lower, it’s even easier for the tail to wag the dog. In the 2010 Delaware Senate race, Christine “I am not a witch” O’Donnell secured the Republican nomination by winning just a sixth of the state’s registered Republicans, thereby handing a competitive seat to the Democrats. Surveying congressional primaries for a 2014 Brookings Institution report, the journalists Jill Lawrence and Walter Shapiro observed: “The universe of those who actually cast primary ballots is small and hyper-partisan, and rewards candidates who hew to ideological orthodoxy.” By contrast, party hacks tend to shop for candidates who exert broad appeal in a general election and who will sustain and build the party’s brand, so they generally lean toward relative moderates and team players.
Parties, machines, and hacks may not have been pretty, but they did their job—so well that the country forgot why it needed them.
Moreover, recent research by the political scientists Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts finds that party leaders of yore did a better job of encouraging qualified mainstream candidates to challenge incumbents. “In congressional districts across the country, party leaders were able to carefully select candidates who would contribute to the collective good of the ticket,” Carson and Roberts write in their 2013 book, Ambition, Competition, and Electoral Reform: The Politics of Congressional Elections Across Time. “This led to a plentiful supply of quality candidates willing to enter races, since the potential costs of running and losing were largely underwritten by the party organization.” The switch to direct primaries, in which contenders generally self-recruit and succeed or fail on their own account, has produced more oddball and extreme challengers and thereby made general elections less competitive. “A series of reforms that were intended to create more open and less ‘insider’ dominated elections actually produced more entrenched politicians,” Carson and Roberts write. The paradoxical result is that members of Congress today are simultaneously less responsive to mainstream interests and harder to dislodge.
Was the switch to direct public nomination a net benefit or drawback? The answer to that question is subjective. But one effect is not in doubt: Institutionalists have less power than ever before to protect loyalists who play well with other politicians, or who take a tough congressional vote for the team, or who dare to cross single-issue voters and interests; and they have little capacity to fend off insurgents who owe nothing to anybody. Walled safely inside their gerrymandered districts, incumbents are insulated from general-election challenges that might pull them toward the political center, but they are perpetually vulnerable to primary challenges from extremists who pull them toward the fringes. Everyone worries about being the next Eric Cantor, the Republican House majority leader who, in a shocking upset, lost to an unknown Tea Partier in his 2014 primary. Legislators are scared of voting for anything that might increase the odds of a primary challenge, which is one reason it is so hard to raise the debt limit or pass a budget.
Quiz: They Said What?
In March, when Republican Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas told a Rotary Club meeting that he thought President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee deserved a Senate hearing, the Tea Party Patriots immediately responded with what has become activists’ go-to threat: “It’s this kind of outrageous behavior that leads Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund activists and supporters to think seriously about encouraging Dr. Milton Wolf”—a physician and Tea Party activist—“to run against Sen. Moran in the August GOP primary.” (Moran hastened to issue a statement saying that he would oppose Obama’s nominee regardless.) Purist issue groups often have the whip hand now, and unlike the elected bosses of yore, they are accountable only to themselves and are able merely to prevent legislative action, not to organize it.
We reformed political money. Starting in the 1970s, large-dollar donations to candidates and parties were subject to a tightening web of regulations. The idea was to reduce corruption (or its appearance) and curtail the power of special interests—certainly laudable goals. Campaign-finance rules did stop some egregious transactions, but at a cost: Instead of eliminating money from politics (which is impossible), the rules diverted much of it to private channels. Whereas the parties themselves were once largely responsible for raising and spending political money, in their place has arisen a burgeoning ecology of deep-pocketed donors, super pacs, 501(c)(4)s, and so-called 527 groups that now spend hundreds of millions of dollars each cycle. The result has been the creation of an array of private political machines across the country: for instance, the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity and Karl Rove’s American Crossroads on the right, and Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate on the left.
Private groups are much harder to regulate, less transparent, and less accountable than are the parties and candidates, who do, at the end of the day, have to face the voters. Because they thrive on purism, protest, and parochialism, the outside groups are driving politics toward polarization, extremism, and short-term gain. “You may win or lose, but at least you have been intellectually consistent—your principles haven’t been defeated,” an official with Americans for Prosperity told The Economist in October 2014. The parties, despite being called to judgment by voters for their performance, face all kinds of constraints and regulations that the private groups don’t, tilting the playing field against them. “The internal conversation we’ve been having is ‘How do we keep state parties alive?’ ” the director of a mountain-state Democratic Party organization told me and Raymond J. La Raja recently for a Brookings Institution report. Republicans told us the same story. “We believe we are fighting for our lives in the current legal and judicial framework, and the super pacs and (c)(4)s really present a direct threat to the state parties’ existence,” a southern state’s Republican Party director said.
The state parties also told us they can’t begin to match the advertising money flowing from outside groups and candidates. Weakened by regulations and resource constraints, they have been reduced to spectators, while candidates and groups form circular firing squads and alienate voters. At the national level, the situation is even more chaotic—and ripe for exploitation by a savvy demagogue who can make himself heard above the din, as Donald Trump has so shrewdly proved.
We reformed Congress. For a long time, seniority ruled on Capitol Hill. To exercise power, you had to wait for years, and chairs ran their committees like fiefs. It was an arrangement that hardly seemed either meritocratic or democratic. Starting with a rebellion by the liberal post-Watergate class in the ’70s, and then accelerating with the rise of Newt Gingrich and his conservative revolutionaries in the ’90s, the seniority and committee systems came under attack and withered. Power on the Hill has flowed both up to a few top leaders and down to individual members. Unfortunately, the reformers overlooked something important: Seniority and committee spots rewarded teamwork and loyalty, they ensured that people at the top were experienced, and they harnessed hundreds of middle-ranking members of Congress to the tasks of legislating. Compounding the problem, Gingrich’s Republican revolutionaries, eager to prove their anti-Washington bona fides, cut committee staffs by a third, further diminishing Congress’s institutional horsepower.
Smoke-filled rooms were good for brokering complex compromises in which nothing was settled until everything was settled.
Congress’s attempts to replace hierarchies and middlemen with top-down diktat and ad hoc working groups have mostly failed. More than perhaps ever before, Congress today is a collection of individual entrepreneurs and pressure groups. In the House, disintermediation has shifted the balance of power toward a small but cohesive minority of conservative Freedom Caucus members who think nothing of wielding their power against their own leaders. Last year, as House Republicans struggled to agree on a new speaker, the conservatives did not blush at demanding “the right to oppose their leaders and vote down legislation without repercussions,” as Time magazine reported. In the Senate, Ted Cruz made himself a leading presidential contender by engaging in debt-limit brinkmanship and deriding the party’s leadership, going so far as to call Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor. “The rhetoric—and confrontational stance—are classic Cruz,” wrote Burgess Everett in Politico last October: “Stake out a position to the right of where his leaders will end up, criticize them for ignoring him and conservative grass-roots voters, then use the ensuing internecine fight to stoke his presidential bid.” No wonder his colleagues detest him. But Cruz was doing what makes sense in an age of maximal political individualism, and we can safely bet that his success will inspire imitation.
We reformed closed-door negotiations. As recently as the early 1970s, congressional committees could easily retreat behind closed doors and members could vote on many bills anonymously, with only the final tallies reported. Federal advisory committees, too, could meet off the record. Understandably, in the wake of Watergate, those practices came to be viewed as suspect. Today, federal law, congressional rules, and public expectations have placed almost all formal deliberations and many informal ones in full public view. One result is greater transparency, which is good. But another result is that finding space for delicate negotiations and candid deliberations can be difficult. Smoke-filled rooms, whatever their disadvantages, were good for brokering complex compromises in which nothing was settled until everything was settled; once gone, they turned out to be difficult to replace. In public, interest groups and grandstanding politicians can tear apart a compromise before it is halfway settled.
Despite promising to televise negotiations over health-care reform, President Obama went behind closed doors with interest groups to put the package together; no sane person would have negotiated in full public view. In 2013, Congress succeeded in approving a modest bipartisan budget deal in large measure because the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs were empowered to “figure it out themselves, very, very privately,” as one Democratic aide told Jill Lawrence for a 2015 Brookings report. TV cameras, recorded votes, and public markups do increase transparency, but they come at the cost of complicating candid conversations. “The idea that Washington would work better if there were TV cameras monitoring every conversation gets it exactly wrong,” the Democratic former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle wrote in 2014, in his foreword to the book City of Rivals. “The lack of opportunities for honest dialogue and creative give-and-take lies at the root of today’s dysfunction.”
We reformed pork. For most of American history, a principal goal of any member of Congress was to bring home bacon for his district. Pork-barrel spending never really cost very much, and it helped glue Congress together by giving members a kind of currency to trade: You support my pork, and I’ll support yours. Also, because pork was dispensed by powerful appropriations committees with input from senior congressional leaders, it provided a handy way for the leadership to buy votes and reward loyalists. Starting in the ’70s, however, and then snowballing in the ’90s, the regular appropriations process broke down, a casualty of reforms that weakened appropriators’ power, of “sunshine laws” that reduced their autonomy, and of polarization that complicated negotiations. Conservatives and liberals alike attacked pork-barreling as corrupt, culminating in early 2011, when a strange-bedfellows coalition of Tea Partiers and progressives banned earmarking, the practice of dropping goodies into bills as a way to attract votes—including, ironically, votes for politically painful spending reductions.
Congress has not passed all its annual appropriations bills in 20 years, and more than $300 billion a year in federal spending goes out the door without proper authorization. Routine business such as passing a farm bill or a surface-transportation bill now takes years instead of weeks or months to complete. Today two-thirds of federal-program spending (excluding interest on the national debt) runs on formula-driven autopilot. This automatic spending by so-called entitlement programs eludes the discipline of being regularly voted on, dwarfs old-fashioned pork in magnitude, and is so hard to restrain that it’s often called the “third rail” of politics. The political cost has also been high: Congressional leaders lost one of their last remaining tools to induce followership and team play. “Trying to be a leader where you have no sticks and very few carrots is dang near impossible,” the Republican former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott told CNN in 2013, shortly after renegade Republicans pointlessly shut down the government. “Members don’t get anything from you and leaders don’t give anything. They don’t feel like you can reward them or punish them.”
Donald Trump had no political debts or party loyalty. And he had no compunctions—which made him the perfect vector for anti-establishment sentiment. (John Bazemore / AP)
Like campaign contributions and smoke-filled rooms, pork is a tool of democratic governance, not a violation of it. It can be used for corrupt purposes but also, very often, for vital ones. As the political scientist Diana Evans wrote in a 2004 book, Greasing the Wheels: Using Pork Barrel Projects to Build Majority Coalitions in Congress, “The irony is this: pork barreling, despite its much maligned status, gets things done.” In 1964, to cite one famous example, Lyndon Johnson could not have passed his landmark civil-rights bill without support from House Republican leader Charles Halleck of Indiana, who named his price: a nasa research grant for his district, which LBJ was glad to provide. Just last year, Republican Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was asked how his committee managed to pass bipartisan authorization bills year after year, even as the rest of Congress ground to a legislative standstill. In part, McCain explained, it was because “there’s a lot in there for members of the committees.”
Party-dominated nominating processes, soft money, congressional seniority, closed-door negotiations, pork-barrel spending—put each practice under a microscope in isolation, and it seems an unsavory way of doing political business. But sweep them all away, and one finds that business is not getting done at all. The political reforms of the past 40 or so years have pushed toward disintermediation—by favoring amateurs and outsiders over professionals and insiders; by privileging populism and self-expression over mediation and mutual restraint; by stripping middlemen of tools they need to organize the political system. All of the reforms promote an individualistic, atomized model of politics in which there are candidates and there are voters, but there is nothing in between. Other, larger trends, to be sure, have also contributed to political disorganization, but the war on middlemen has amplified and accelerated them.
Donald Trump and other viruses
By the beginning of this decade, the political system’s organic defenses against outsiders and insurgents were visibly crumbling. All that was needed was for the right virus to come along and exploit the opening. As it happened, two came along.
In 2009, on the heels of President Obama’s election and the economic-bailout packages, angry fiscal conservatives launched the Tea Party insurgency and watched, somewhat to their own astonishment, as it swept the country. Tea Partiers shared some of the policy predilections of loyal Republican partisans, but their mind-set was angrily anti-establishment. In a 2013 Pew Research poll, more than 70 percent of them disapproved of Republican leaders in Congress. In a 2010 Pew poll, they had rejected compromise by similar margins. They thought nothing of mounting primary challenges against Republican incumbents, and they made a special point of targeting Republicans who compromised with Democrats or even with Republican leaders. In Congress, the Republican House leadership soon found itself facing a GOP caucus whose members were too worried about “getting primaried” to vote for the compromises necessary to govern—or even to keep the government open. Threats from the Tea Party and other purist factions often outweigh any blandishments or protection that leaders can offer.
So far the Democrats have been mostly spared the anti-compromise insurrection, but their defenses are not much stronger. Molly Ball recently reported for The Atlantic’s Web site on the Working Families Party, whose purpose is “to make Democratic politicians more accountable to their liberal base through the asymmetric warfare party primaries enable, much as the conservative movement has done to Republicans.” Because African Americans and union members still mostly behave like party loyalists, and because the Democratic base does not want to see President Obama fail, the Tea Party trick hasn’t yet worked on the left. But the Democrats are vulnerable structurally, and the anti-compromise virus is out there.
A second virus was initially identified in 2002, by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln political scientists John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, in their book Stealth Democracy: Americans’ Beliefs About How Government Should Work. It’s a shocking book, one whose implications other scholars were understandably reluctant to engage with. The rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, however, makes confronting its thesis unavoidable.
Using polls and focus groups, Hibbing and Theiss-Morse found that between 25 and 40 percent of Americans (depending on how one measures) have a severely distorted view of how government and politics are supposed to work. I think of these people as “politiphobes,” because they see the contentious give-and-take of politics as unnecessary and distasteful. Specifically, they believe that obvious, commonsense solutions to the country’s problems are out there for the plucking. The reason these obvious solutions are not enacted is that politicians are corrupt, or self-interested, or addicted to unnecessary partisan feuding. Not surprisingly, politiphobes think the obvious, commonsense solutions are the sorts of solutions that they themselves prefer. But the more important point is that they do not acknowledge that meaningful policy disagreement even exists. From that premise, they conclude that all the arguing and partisanship and horse-trading that go on in American politics are entirely unnecessary. Politicians could easily solve all our problems if they would only set aside their craven personal agendas.
If politicians won’t do the job, then who will? Politiphobes, according to Hibbing and Theiss-Morse, believe policy should be made not by messy political conflict and negotiations but by ensids: empathetic, non-self-interested decision makers. These are leaders who will step forward, cast aside cowardly politicians and venal special interests, and implement long-overdue solutions. ensids can be politicians, technocrats, or autocrats—whatever works. Whether the process is democratic is not particularly important.
Chances are that politiphobes have been out there since long before Hibbing and Theiss-Morse identified them in 2002. Unlike the Tea Party or the Working Families Party, they aren’t particularly ideological: They have popped up left, right, and center. Ross Perot’s independent presidential candidacies of 1992 and 1996 appealed to the idea that any sensible businessman could knock heads together and fix Washington. In 2008, Barack Obama pandered to a center-left version of the same fantasy, promising to magically transcend partisan politics and implement the best solutions from both parties.
“Pork” can be a vital tool of democratic governance.
No previous outbreak, however, compares with the latest one, which draws unprecedented virulence from two developments. One is a steep rise in antipolitical sentiment, especially on the right. According to polling by Pew, from 2007 to early 2016 the percentage of Americans saying they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who had been an elected official in Washington for many years than for an outsider candidate more than doubled, from 15 percent to 31 percent. Republican opinion has shifted more sharply still: The percentage of Republicans preferring “new ideas and a different approach” over “experience and a proven record” almost doubled in just the six months from March to September of 2015.
The other development, of course, was Donald Trump, the perfect vector to concentrate politiphobic sentiment, intensify it, and inject it into presidential politics. He had too much money and free media to be spent out of the race. He had no political record to defend. He had no political debts or party loyalty. He had no compunctions. There was nothing to restrain him from sounding every note of the politiphobic fantasy with perfect pitch.
Democrats have not been immune, either. Like Trump, Bernie Sanders appealed to the antipolitical idea that the mere act of voting for him would prompt a “revolution” that would somehow clear up such knotty problems as health-care coverage, financial reform, and money in politics. Like Trump, he was a self-sufficient outsider without customary political debts or party loyalty. Like Trump, he neither acknowledged nor cared—because his supporters neither acknowledged nor cared—that his plans for governing were delusional.
Trump, Sanders, and Ted Cruz have in common that they are political sociopaths—meaning not that they are crazy, but that they don’t care what other politicians think about their behavior and they don’t need to care. That three of the four final presidential contenders in 2016 were political sociopaths is a sign of how far chaos syndrome has gone. The old, mediated system selected such people out. The new, disintermediated system seems to be selecting them in.
The disorder that exacerbates all other disorders
There is nothing new about political insurgencies in the United States—nor anything inherently wrong with them. Just the opposite, in fact: Insurgencies have brought fresh ideas and renewed participation to the political system since at least the time of Andrew Jackson.
There is also nothing new about insiders losing control of the presidential nominating process. In 1964 and 1972, to the dismay of party regulars, nominations went to unelectable candidates—Barry Goldwater for the Republicans in 1964 and George McGovern for the Democrats in 1972—who thrilled the parties’ activist bases and went on to predictably epic defeats. So it’s tempting to say, “Democracy is messy. Insurgents have fair gripes. Incumbents should be challenged. Who are you, Mr. Establishment, to say the system is broken merely because you don’t like the people it is pushing forward?”
The problem is not, however, that disruptions happen. The problem is that chaos syndrome wreaks havoc on the system’s ability to absorb and channel disruptions. Trying to quash political disruptions would probably only create more of them. The trick is to be able to govern through them.
Leave aside the fact that Goldwater and McGovern, although ideologues, were estimable figures within their parties. (McGovern actually co-chaired a Democratic Party commission that rewrote the nominating rules after 1968, opening the way for his own campaign.) Neither of them, either as senator or candidate, wanted to or did disrupt the ordinary workings of government.
Jason Grumet, the president of the Bipartisan Policy Center and the author of City of Rivals, likes to point out that within three weeks of Bill Clinton’s impeachment by the House of Representatives, the president was signing new laws again. “While they were impeaching him they were negotiating, they were talking, they were having committee hearings,” Grumet said in a recent speech. “And so we have to ask ourselves, what is it that not long ago allowed our government to metabolize the aggression that is inherent in any pluralistic society and still get things done?”
I have been covering Washington since the early 1980s, and I’ve seen a lot of gridlock. Sometimes I’ve been grateful for gridlock, which is an appropriate outcome when there is no working majority for a particular policy. For me, however, 2011 brought a wake-up call. The system was failing even when there was a working majority. That year, President Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner, in intense personal negotiations, tried to clinch a budget agreement that touched both parties’ sacred cows, curtailing growth in the major entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security by hundreds of billions of dollars and increasing revenues by $800 billion or more over 10 years, as well as reducing defense and nondefense discretionary spending by more than $1 trillion. Though it was less grand than previous budgetary “grand bargains,” the package represented the kind of bipartisan accommodation that constitutes the federal government’s best and perhaps only path to long-term fiscal stability.
Former House Speaker John Boehner explained to Jay Leno before he resigned: “You learn that a leader without followers is simply a man taking a walk.” (Steve Helber / AP)
People still debate why the package fell apart, and there is blame enough to go around. My own reading at the time, however, concurred with Matt Bai’s postmortem in The New York Times: Democratic leaders could have found the rank-and-file support they needed to pass the bargain, but Boehner could not get the deal past conservatives in his own caucus. “What’s undeniable, despite all the furious efforts to peddle a different story,” Bai wrote, “is that Obama managed to persuade his closest allies to sign off on what he wanted them to do, and Boehner didn’t, or couldn’t.” We’ll never know, but I believe that the kind of budget compromise Boehner and Obama tried to shake hands on, had it reached a vote, would have passed with solid majorities in both chambers and been signed into law. The problem was not polarization; it was disorganization. A latent majority could not muster and assert itself.
As soon became apparent, Boehner’s 2011 debacle was not a glitch but part of an emerging pattern. Two years later, the House’s conservative faction shut down the government with the connivance of Ted Cruz, the very last thing most Republicans wanted to happen. When Boehner was asked by Jay Leno why he had permitted what the speaker himself called a “very predictable disaster,” he replied, rather poignantly: “When I looked up, I saw my colleagues going this way. You learn that a leader without followers is simply a man taking a walk.”
Boehner was right. Washington doesn’t have a crisis of leadership; it has a crisis of followership. One can argue about particulars, and Congress does better on some occasions than on others. Overall, though, minority factions and veto groups are becoming ever more dominant on Capitol Hill as leaders watch their organizational capacity dribble away. Helpless to do much more than beg for support, and hostage to his own party’s far right, an exhausted Boehner finally gave up and quit last year. Almost immediately, his heir apparent, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, was shot to pieces too. No wonder Paul Ryan, in his first act as speaker, remonstrated with his own colleagues against chaos.
Nevertheless, by spring the new speaker was bogged down. “Almost six months into the job, Ryan and his top lieutenants face questions about whether the Wisconsin Republican’s tenure atop the House is any more effective than his predecessor,” Politico’s Web site reported in April. The House Republican Conference, an unnamed Republican told Politico, is “unwhippable and unleadable. Ryan is as talented as you can be: There’s nobody better. But even he can’t do anything. Who could?”
Of course, Congress’s incompetence makes the electorate even more disgusted, which leads to even greater political volatility. In a Republican presidential debate in March, Ohio Governor John Kasich described the cycle this way: The people, he said, “want change, and they keep putting outsiders in to bring about the change. Then the change doesn’t come … because we’re putting people in that don’t understand compromise.” Disruption in politics and dysfunction in government reinforce each other. Chaos becomes the new normal.
Being a disorder of the immune system, chaos syndrome magnifies other problems, turning political head colds into pneumonia. Take polarization. Over the past few decades, the public has become sharply divided across partisan and ideological lines. Chaos syndrome compounds the problem, because even when Republicans and Democrats do find something to work together on, the threat of an extremist primary challenge funded by a flood of outside money makes them think twice—or not at all. Opportunities to make bipartisan legislative advances slip away.
Neurotic hatred of the political class is the country’s last universally acceptable form of bigotry.
Or take the new technologies that are revolutionizing the media. Today, a figure like Trump can reach millions through Twitter without needing to pass network‑TV gatekeepers or spend a dime. A figure like Sanders can use the Internet to reach millions of donors without recourse to traditional fund-raising sources. Outside groups, friendly and unfriendly alike, can drown out political candidates in their own races. (As a frustrated Cruz told a supporter about outside groups ostensibly backing his presidential campaign, “I’m left to just hope that what they say bears some resemblance to what I actually believe.”) Disruptive media technologies are nothing new in American politics; they have arisen periodically since the early 19th century, as the historian Jill Lepore noted in a February article in The New Yorker. What is new is the system’s difficulty in coping with them. Disintermediating technologies bring fresh voices into the fray, but they also bring atomization and cacophony. To organize coherent plays amid swarms of attack ads, middlemen need to be able to coordinate the fund-raising and messaging of candidates and parties and activists—which is what they are increasingly hard-pressed to do.
Assembling power to govern a sprawling, diverse, and increasingly divided democracy is inevitably hard. Chaos syndrome makes it all the harder. For Democrats, the disorder is merely chronic; for the Republican Party, it is acute. Finding no precedent for what he called Trump’s hijacking of an entire political party, Jon Meacham went so far as to tell Joe Scarborough in The Washington Post that George W. Bush might prove to be the last Republican president.
Nearly everyone panned party regulars for not stopping Trump much earlier, but no one explained just how the party regulars were supposed to have done that. Stopping an insurgency requires organizing a coalition against it, but an incapacity to organize is the whole problem. The reality is that the levers and buttons parties and political professionals might once have pulled and pushed had long since been disconnected.
Prognosis and Treatment
Chaos syndrome as a psychiatric disorder
I don’t have a quick solution to the current mess, but I do think it would be easy, in principle, to start moving in a better direction. Although returning parties and middlemen to anything like their 19th-century glory is not conceivable—or, in today’s America, even desirable—strengthening parties and middlemen is very doable. Restrictions inhibiting the parties from coordinating with their own candidates serve to encourage political wildcatting, so repeal them. Limits on donations to the parties drive money to unaccountable outsiders, so lift them. Restoring the earmarks that help grease legislative success requires nothing more than a change in congressional rules. And there are all kinds of ways the parties could move insiders back to the center of the nomination process. If they wanted to, they could require would-be candidates to get petition signatures from elected officials and county party chairs, or they could send unbound delegates to their conventions (as several state parties are doing this year), or they could enhance the role of middlemen in a host of other ways.
Building party machines and political networks is what career politicians naturally do, if they’re allowed to do it. So let them. I’m not talking about rigging the system to exclude challengers or prevent insurgencies. I’m talking about de-rigging the system to reduce its pervasive bias against middlemen. Then they can do their job, thereby making the world safe for challengers and insurgencies.
Unfortunately, although the mechanics of de-rigging are fairly straightforward, the politics of it are hard. The public is wedded to an anti-establishment narrative. The political-reform community is invested in direct participation, transparency, fund-raising limits on parties, and other elements of the anti-intermediation worldview. The establishment, to the extent that there still is such a thing, is demoralized and shattered, barely able to muster an argument for its own existence.
But there are optimistic signs, too. Liberals in the campaign-finance-reform community are showing new interest in strengthening the parties. Academics and commentators are getting a good look at politics without effective organizers and cohesive organizations, and they are terrified. On Capitol Hill, conservatives and liberals alike are on board with restoring regular order in Congress. In Washington, insiders have had some success at reorganizing and pushing back. No Senate Republican was defeated by a primary challenger in 2014, in part because then–Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a machine politician par excellence, created a network of business allies to counterpunch against the Tea Party.
The biggest obstacle, I think, is the general public’s reflexive, unreasoning hostility to politicians and the process of politics. Neurotic hatred of the political class is the country’s last universally acceptable form of bigotry. Because that problem is mental, not mechanical, it really is hard to remedy.
In March, a Trump supporter told The New York Times, “I want to see Trump go up there and do damage to the Republican Party.” Another said, “We know who Donald Trump is, and we’re going to use Donald Trump to either take over the G.O.P. or blow it up.” That kind of anti-establishment nihilism deserves no respect or accommodation in American public life. Populism, individualism, and a skeptical attitude toward politics are all healthy up to a point, but America has passed that point. Political professionals and parties have many shortcomings to answer for—including, primarily on the Republican side, their self-mutilating embrace of anti-establishment rhetoric—but relentlessly bashing them is no solution. You haven’t heard anyone say this, but it’s time someone did: Our most pressing political problem today is that the country abandoned the establishment, not the other way around.
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Robert Spada walked into the decrepit warehouse in Detroit and surveyed the chaos: Thousands of cardboard boxes and large plastic bags were piled haphazardly throughout the cavernous space. The air inside was hot and musty. Spada, an assistant prosecutor, saw that some of the windows were open, others broken, exposing the room to the summer heat. Above the boxes, birds glided in slow, swooping circles.
It was August 17, 2009, and this brick fortress of a building housed evidence that had been collected by the Detroit Police Department. Spada’s visit had been prompted by a question: Why were police sometimes unable to locate crucial evidence? The answer lay in the disarray before him.
Carolyn Kaster / AP
The president’s tweets are an invitation to a racial conflict that pits citizen against citizen, under the calculation that racism itself is a winning political strategy.
If you’re surprised today that Donald Trump is a racist, you haven’t been paying attention. Since he entered politics, he has proved it repeatedly. In fact, as I reported with several colleagues in The Atlantic recently, bigotry has been a part of Trump’s public persona since he’s had a public persona.
Yet Trump’s racist Twitter attacks on Democratic congresswomen over the weekend still managed to shock, even in this benumbed age, because of his willingness and eagerness to place racism at the center of his political platform in a run for reelection to the presidency. It is not simply the employment of racist ideas for political advantage—that has been a staple of campaigns in both parties for some time. It is the invitation to a racial conflict that pits citizen against citizen, under the calculation that racism itself is a winning strategy, that astonishes.
NASA / The Atlantic
Real-time data from the Apollo 11 astronauts, carefully monitored by mission control, capture the frenzied maneuvers that put men on the moon.
Two men were about to land on the moon, and Mission Control in Houston was thrumming with tension. In the science operations room, Gerald Schaber, a geologist, needed something to do while he waited for the lunar module to touch down. Schaber had come from northern Arizona, where engineers had warped the desert with dynamite to make a cratered landscape where the astronauts could train. His job didn’t start until Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out of the lunar module and began to explore the slate-colored surface. And the wait was getting to him.
“Our hearts were beating [fast], of course, everybody’s was,” Schaber told me recently. “So I figured I might as well watch theirs.”
Schaber switched his monitor to the channel displaying biomedical data for the astronauts. Armstrong seemed calmer than some of the folks in Mission Control. The commander’s heart was ticking along at 75 beats per minute, a remarkable rate for someone who was about to, you know, land on the moon. An adult’s normal resting heart rate is between 60 to 100 beats per minute. My heart rate right now, writing this story, is 75, according to a fitness tracker.
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The president is trying to divide the House caucus and force it to fight the election on his terms. So far, it’s working.
Don’t impeach Donald Trump.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reached that decision early, and she reached it firmly.
The Senate will not remove him, so the impeachment drive will end in failure. In the aftermath of a failed impeachment, holding President Trump to account will become even more difficult than it is now. He’ll think, Why comply with subpoenas? What will they do—impeach me? They already dropped the atom bomb and it went fzzzzt. They’re not going to do it again!
A failed impeachment will rally hesitant and embarrassed Republicans to Trump’s side, risking the seats of moderate Democrats elected in 2018. Meanwhile, it will commit all Democrats, even in safe seats, to a year of talking about process issues. Important as those issues are—Who doubts that Pelosi feels them?—they are not the issues that will mobilize the voters Democrats need in 2020. Pelosi wants to set the board to run on two themes: (1) Trump will take away your health insurance, and (2) Trump wants to deport your husband or wife or nephew or neighbor.
Rose Wong
What if marriage is not the social good that so many believe and want it to be?
In America today, it’s easy to believe that marriage is a social good—that our lives and our communities are better when more people get and stay married. There have, of course, been massive changes to the institution over the past few generations, leading the occasional cultural critic to ask: Is marriage becoming obsolete? But few of these people seem genuinely interested in the answer.
More often the question functions as a kind of rhetorical sleight of hand, a way of stirring up moral panic about changing family values or speculating about whether society has become too cynical for love. In popular culture, the sentiment still prevails that marriage makes us happy and divorce leaves us lonely, and that never getting married at all is a fundamental failure of belonging.
Qatar Responds: Don’t Cancel the 2022 World Cup
The tournament’s host country pushes back on Franklin Foer’s proposal that FIFA change course and reallocate funds to women’s soccer.
Last week, the United States won the 2019 Women’s World Cup championship. The tournament, Franklin Foer wrote, was “an exhibition of excellence, a noble step in the struggle for gender equity.” In contrast, he argued, the 2022 men’s World Cup, set to take place in Qatar, “will be an authoritarian regime’s vulgar vanity project, allegedly made possible by massive corruption.” The money that would be spent on that World Cup, Foer said, would be better invested in the women’s game.
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Dear Therapist: I Don’t Understand Why My Girlfriend Dumped Me
She said that she loves me but doesn’t want to be with me.
Dear Therapist,
Nearly two months ago, my girlfriend broke up with me. It was quite shocking at the moment, especially considering that we had just spent a lovely weekend out of town visiting her sister and brother-in-law. She explained that something about their relationship reminded her of “what she wants,” and that being with me would compromise her pursuit of this.
I didn’t fully understand what she meant, and I was too astonished to even push back. During our final embrace, in the park, she told me that she loved me. I told her that I loved her too. The surges of heartbreak immediately rushed through my chest, and my days since have been consumed by thoughts of her. Our relationship was truly wonderful—we laughed with each other all the time, we had thoughtful discussions, and we always noted how blissful it was to be in each other’s presence. It’s been devastating to lose this person with whom I shared so many wonderful experiences.
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Rise of the Know-Nothing Judge
Nicholas Bagley
The Fifth Circuit may be poised to accept a ridiculous argument against the Affordable Care Act.
If you’ve heard anything about the Texas lawsuit seeking to blow up the Affordable Care Act, you’ve heard that it involves yet another constitutional challenge to the individual mandate. That’s true—but it’s also profoundly misleading.
The parties in Texas v. United States don’t actually disagree about what the Constitution means. What they’re fighting about, instead, is what Congress meant to do, in late 2017, when it wiped out the tax penalty for going without coverage. At the time, President Donald Trump crowed, “The very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate has been terminated as part of our Tax Cut Bill.” Congressional Republicans said the same.
In the lawsuit, however, the Trump administration is singing a different tune. Together with a group of red states, it now claims that Congress didn’t really end the mandate when it removed the penalty. Instead, it says that Congress kept the mandate and made it even more coercive—and thus unconstitutional. Trump & Co. would also have you believe that if the (now zero-dollar) mandate is unconstitutional, so is the entire Affordable Care Act.
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Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong
Natalie Wexler
In the early grades, U.S. schools value reading-comprehension skills over knowledge. The results are devastating, especially for poor kids.
At first glance, the classroom I was visiting at a high-poverty school in Washington, D.C., seemed like a model of industriousness. The teacher sat at a desk in the corner, going over student work, while the first graders quietly filled out a worksheet intended to develop their reading skills.
As I looked around, I noticed a small girl drawing on a piece of paper. Ten minutes later, she had sketched a string of human figures, and was busy coloring them yellow.
I knelt next to her and asked, “What are you drawing?”
“Clowns,” she answered confidently.
“Why are you drawing clowns?”
“Because it says right here, ‘Draw clowns,’ ” she explained.
Running down the left side of the worksheet was a list of reading-comprehension skills: finding the main idea, making inferences, making predictions. The girl was pointing to the phrase draw conclusions. She was supposed to be making inferences and drawing conclusions about a dense article describing Brazil, which was lying facedown on her desk. But she was unaware that the text was there until I turned it over. More to the point, she had never heard of Brazil and was unable to read the word.
Democrats Have Found Their Battle Cry
Uri Friedman
The 2020 candidates are casting Trump as a threat to democracy. Their challenge will be to demonstrate to voters that the danger is real and affects their daily lives.
U.S. presidential elections used to be about which candidate would best lead the free world. Now Democrats are advancing an unprecedented argument in modern American politics: Elect one of them to lead the free world; otherwise, Donald Trump will irreparably unravel it.
By cozying up to dictators and casting aside democratic allies abroad, and mimicking strongmen while undermining institutions at home, Trump is making the world safe for autocracy, the 2020 presidential candidates assert. The defining struggle of our time is between the forces of democracy and authoritarianism, they say, and the leader of the land of the free has strayed into enemy territory.
This was a central theme of recent foreign-policy speeches by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg, and the rationale Kamala Harris offered in describing Trump as the top threat to U.S. national security during the first Democratic presidential debate. Last Thursday it was the core message of Joe Biden’s inaugural speech on international affairs.
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2017 Book 131: GRIMM WOODS by D. Melhoff
Grimm Woods by D. Melhoff
ASIN: B01NAKIHI9 (Kindle edition)
Publisher: Bellwoods Publishing
A remote summer camp becomes a lurid crime scene when the bodies of two teenagers are found in a bloody, real-life rendering of a classic Grimm's fairy tale. Trapped in the wilderness, the remaining counsellors must follow a trail of dark children's fables in order to outwit a psychopath and save the dwindling survivors before falling prey to their own gruesome endings.
Drawing on the grisly, uncensored details of history's most famous fairy tales, Grimm Woods is a heart-pounding thriller about a deranged killer who uses traditional children's stories as tropes in elaborate murders. Set against the backdrop of modern-day Michigan, it's a journey through the mind of a dangerous zealot and a shocking glimpse into the bedtime stories you thought you knew.
Camp Crownheart, bordered by Grimm Woods, is an idyllic, rural summer camp offering one week away from the trials and tribulations of dysfunctional families and bad foster homes. Each week during the summer, a busload of children are brought to frolic in a camp modeled on fairytales of old. The camp counselors are young adults and most are former graduates from the camp. A camp filled with kids from the city, counselors with their own sets of problems, a rural location, no cell phone coverage, and miles away from anyone, what could possibly go wrong?
Grimm Woods is a -- dare I say it, yes I must -- grim and often horrifying story of just what can and does go wrong at a remote camp location. The first night reveals the murder of two counselors. The next night, two more are found murdered and the radio has apparently been sabotaged. There's no way to contact the authorities and the only option is to wait for the bus to arrive on Friday. Scott Mamer is a new counselor at Camp Crownheart and he's one of the few adults left standing and fighting to protect the kids at the camp. As he and a fellow counselor attempt to find out who is killing the other adults and why, they must also find ways to keep over 50 kids occupied throughout the day, as well as safe and fed until the bus arrives to take them home. Grimm Woods is part horror tale, part moral tale, and part suspense-thriller. It was difficult for me to relate to most of the characters, namely the counselors, as they all seemed too immature and self-absorbed to my liking. I did, however, like the few kids that are presented, such as Tyrell, Marshall, and Stephanie. For those of you that enjoy a bit of blood, guts, and gore mixed with your mystery, Grimm Woods may be just the book for you. After reading this book I'll never be able to watch another Disneyfied fairy tale quite the same ever again.
Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of this book from the author via Partners In Crime Virtual Tours for review purposes. I was not paid, required, or otherwise obligated to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
Grimm Woods
by D. Melhoff
on Tour April 1 - May 31, 2017
Published by: Bellwoods Publishing
Publication Date: December 2016
ISBN: 0992133130 (ISBN13: 9780992133139)
Purchase Links: Amazon | Goodreads
July 7th, 5:44 a.m.
One hacksaw. One hammer, six boxes of nails. Twelve Mason jars, four hunting knives, two pairs of handcuffs. Fifteen gallons of gasoline divided evenly among three dented jerry cans.
It's time.
A work glove hovered over the table where the objects were laid out side by side and began ticking the air as though marking off an invisible checklist. The chamber reeked of mildew, and the walls had no windows or electrical sockets—no lamps, no wires, no switch covers. A single red candle provided the only light, its crimson wax dripping down its shaft like blood.
The hand picked up a piece of paper from the table and slipped it into a blank envelope. Below, a beetle scuttled across the floorboards. The insect—its gangly antennae tuned to some foul frequency in the gloom—raced past the sole of a giant boot just as a drop of liquid fell through the air and struck it dead center, engulfing its body in a hot, gelatinous blob that filled its orifices and burned it from the inside out. Another droplet tumbled from the candle, plopping onto the envelope this time, and then a brass stamp came down and pressed the wax into a hardened seal.
Drawing in heavier, raspier breaths, the figure held the envelope up to a corkboard that was bolted to the wall. More than a dozen pictures of young men and women were tacked to the panel by their throats and foreheads, smiling in the shadows.
The figure pinned the envelope to the board and stepped back to take in the room again.
The table and the switchblade.
The book of matches.
The iron rods, the hatchet, the .22 Smith & Wesson.
The smiling faces.
Now, the figure mused, watching the photographs flicker in the bloodred light. Who's the nicest, Who's the worst, who wants to hear a story first?
D. Melhoff was born in a prairie ghost town that few people have heard of and even fewer have visited. While most of his stories are for adults, he also enjoys terrifying younger audiences from time to time, as seen in his series of twisted picture books for children. He credits King, Poe, Hitchcock, Harris, Stoker, and his second-grade school teacher, Mrs. Lake, for turning him to horror.
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CMash May 1, 2017 at 7:43 AM
After reading this book, fairy tales will never be the same.
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The Carillon > Local > Police charge Landmark man with sex offences
Police charge Landmark man with sex offences
Posted: 03/1/2018 9:30 PM
A Landmark man, who was first charged with sexual assault in May 2017, now faces a slew of additional charges after a further police investigation.
Steinbach RCMP began an investigation into Elgin Brent Penner after charging him on June 1, 2017, for failing to comply with an undertaking related to his alleged offence that May.
The 28-year-old man, who police said is also known as Radek, has now been charged with more than 20 additional charges including four sexual assault charges, five sexual interference charges, two charges of sexual invitation to touching, luring a minor, two counts of indecent exposure, a making of child pornography charge, indecent phone charges, two marijuana trafficking charges, and counts two uttering threats.
Penner was released from custody on Wednesday on what police called "stringent conditions." He is now on an absolute curfew and cannot leave his home unless in the company of his parents. He is also prohibited from being alone with anyone under the age of 18.
Police said their investigation continues and further charges will be laid. In a press release, RCMP added that they believe there are additional victims and have asked anyone with information to contact Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452.
Penner will appear in court on April 5 on most of the charges. His drug related charges are scheduled for an April 28 court appearance.
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Too Much Medication?
Procedures By The Doctors Staff on 4:00 AM PDT, October 28, 2008
Are we overmedicating children for ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder characterized by hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness. A recent study reveals that 60 percent of American children are treated with stimulant medication, whereas Finnish children are rarely treated with medication at all. The study concludes that many children mature out of the disorder, which begs the question: Are we overmedicating our children? Dr. Sears urges parents to exhaust other methods such as adequate sleep and proper nutrition before resorting to medication.
Dangerous footwear
Could your shoes be harming your feet? Studies show that women who wear high heels regularly are at risk for joint disease, bunions and other potential foot problems.
Measles make a comeback
Next, measles make a nationwide comeback. Are the parents who refuse to vaccinate their children contributing to the problem? Or, are the vaccinations more dangerous than the disease itself? Measles is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection that results in flu-like symptoms, fever and skin rash, and in severe cases, can be fatal.
Vaccinations employ an innocuous form of a disease agent, such as a dead or weakened bacteria or virus, to stimulate antibody production in the body.
Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, shares the devastating toll a vaccination allegedly took on her son Chris. At age 2 1/2 he was vaccinated with a DPT shot and immediately suffered a convulsion, went into shock and lost consciousness. He was later diagnosed with brain damage and attention-deficit disorder. Barbara insists that the vaccination and successive events were not a coincidence and cites there have been almost two billion dollars awarded to families of vaccinated children under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act.
Julia’s son Baxter was vaccinated when he was 12 months old and Julia believes that he developed autism because of it. She cautions against the one-size-fits-all vaccination approach. Instead, Julia encourages parents to view a vaccination as a medical procedure and ask that the vaccine be individualized for their child. Dr. Tanya Altman from the American Academy of Academics advocates the use of vaccines and warns that without vaccines, disease spreads.
Germ Smarts
Next, with school back in session, Dr. Sears has some Germ Smarts for kids and parents. He drops in on a preschool classroom and shows the kids how to keep germs at bay. “If you have to cough, then make sure to cough into your elbow, not your hand,” he says.
But the best way to fend off germs is to make sure to wash hands with good old-fashioned soap and water for at least 20 seconds. “A great way to have kids wash them for that long is to have them sing their ABC’s while they scrub,” Dr. Sears suggests, “Or maybe two rounds of the ABC’s if they sing fast!”
Men’s Edition of Ask Our Doctors
Chip, 48, calls in to ask what he can do to fend off balding. Dr. Ordon suggests medications such as Propecia, Rogaine, or a surgical procedure that entails micrografting hair follicles and subsequently reducing parts of the hairless scalp.
Jeff wants to know how he can help his wife get pregnant. Dr. Lisa gives Jeff an action plan and suggests early morning intercourse, since sperm count is higher in the morning.
Next, Melonie, 30, has three beautiful daughters, but is desperate to have a fourth child. But because she had a tubal ligation, she is unable to get pregnant. However, she shows signs of pregnancy such as lactation, missed periods, nausea and a heightened sense of smell. How is this possible? Dr. Lisa says that all of these symptoms can be explained by increases in hormones and by a psychological symptom called pseudocyesis, which is the medical term for a false pregnancy. She explains the tubal ligation procedure and adds that the likelihood of a successful reversal depends upon how much viable fallopian tube remains.
Melonie says tearfully that if it weren’t for financial reasons, she would have the tubal ligation reversed and have another baby. Dr. Sharon Freeman notes that heavily charged emotions such as grief factor into having a sterilization procedure performed as well as reversed. She adds that it is critical to address and resolve these issues before moving forward with surgery.
Dr. Freeman advocates psychotherapy for Melonie and offers to treat her as a first step. Melonie smiles and agrees, “That would be wonderful.”
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Dog Does The Sweetest Thing Whenever Family Leaves The House
“No matter if we're gone for five minutes or an hour she has always been drawn to our shoes to keep her company.”
By Lily Feinn
funny dog
Luna the bull terrier is happiest when she’s close to her family — like, really close.
And they are more than happy to lavish Luna with affection because they know the one thing she hates more than anything is being left alone.
But her dad, Justin Grosjean, wasn’t aware of just how much Luna depended on her family’s company until he came back from a trip to Home Depot last weekend.
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Luna, thinking she had been abandoned, collected not one, not two, but four of her parents’ shoes and brought them to her bed for comfort. When Grosjean walked in, he snapped a photo of the hilarious sight.
“My wife and kids were out of town and I went to Home Depot for 30 minutes and came home to this,” Grosjean wrote on Reddit. “I think she panicked and thought we all left. Broke my heart."
Grosjean and his wife adopted Luna in 2015 shortly after their wedding, and it didn’t take long for the little dog to establish herself as the baby of the house. “She was just a pup and truly our fur baby from day one,” Grosjean said.
Luna’s shoe fixation started as a chewing habit soon after joining the Grosjean family, and the pup has since developed quite a collection, Grosjean noted.
“No matter if we're gone for five minutes or an hour she has always been drawn to our shoes to keep her company,” Grosjean added. “We think they smell like us and keeps her feeling close to us, and after all she's been through we don't really mind — she can have 'em!”
Her family is more than happy to oblige when it comes to lending Luna a smelly shoe now and then — especially since Luna no longer sees fit to make a meal of them.
Now, three years later, Luna has two human siblings. But instead of being jealous, for Luna, when it comes to family — the more the merrier.
“[She is] equal parts lazy cuddler and giant comedic goofball,” Grosjean added. “She keeps us laughing and is just as much a part of our family as our kids!”
“She is happiest to see us all together and happy,” Grosjean said. “She's so gentle and tolerant with our babies [and] we are so blessed to have her in our family.”
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Live it!
World’s first all-digital psychedelic art museum
July 05, 2018 11:34 am +08
This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on July 5, 2018.
The ‘Forest of Lamps’ at the Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo.
Inside the Mori Building Digital Art Museum.
Touch, please. What is being billed as the world’s first all-digital museum is part art gallery, part amusement park and for some, part haunted house. Some things typically found in an art museum are missing: There are no guide maps, no descriptions, and no signs warning viewers to keep their hands off the art work. In fact, there are no works of art — in the usual sense of paintings or objects behind glass cases.
At the Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, a collaboration between the developer and art collective TeamLab, light and space equals the art. Visitors navigate a maze of dark empty rooms, stepping into or onto about 50 kaleidoscopic installations triggered by motion sensors and projected across every surface of the 100,000 sq ft exhibit space, waiting to be discovered. Without all the lights, the museum space would consist of empty halls with black walls and carpeted floors.
“Each visitor can enjoy this experience in their own way,” said Ou Sugiyama, who heads the museum. “The title of the exhibit is Borderless and it is meant to signify how the immersive works keep boundaries between visitors in a state of continuous flux.” Owing to projection-mapping technology, the artworks react to movement and touch, inviting museum-goers to imagine they possess new superpowers. “With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics coming up, we wanted to offer the world something unique, making our city even more magnetic,” Sugiyama added.
Art comes to life
In a room called the “Forest of Lamps”, hundreds of lamps hang at different heights over a mirrored floor. When visitors enter the space, light spreads from lamp to lamp, like fire. Before you know it, the entire room becomes a single colour. With eerie music filling whatever void remains, the experience starts to feel otherworldly.
If you like the ocean, visitors are invited to draw marine animals with crayons on pieces of paper, then lay them down on a scanner. Within seconds, the drawings appear on the wall and start swimming with other sea life. If you try to catch your fish, it scurries away. Other artworks explore nature and the cycle of life. Walking from one installation to another, frogs and lizards appear. One wrong step and you squash them.
The Mori Building Digital Art Museum is housed at Odaiba Palette town on the Rinkai line and the Yurikamome tram line. Tickets are ¥3,200 (RM117.35) for adults and ¥1,000 for children. — Bloomberg
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Jan Crouch, 4th Circuit, Gigantic Gator, Richard Dreyfuss, Gus Kenworthy, Connie Kopelev, Ukraine: NEWS
May 31, 2016 by Sean Mandell Leave a Comment
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS. Televangelist Jan Crouch has died. She was 78.
VATICAN. Pope Francis gives awards to George Clooney, Richard Gere and Selma Hayek.
WINTER IS COMING. Is Game of Thrones getting more feminist this season?
BATHROOM WARS. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to rehear case in which it ruled that a transgender student must be allowed to use the bathroom in accordance with his gender identity: “The Federal Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, denied the request, submitted by the Gloucester school system, to re-hear the case brought by a transgender boy, in court documents listed as G.G., but publicly known as Gavin Grimm. In April, the 4th Circuit Court siding with Grimm, upheld a previous ruling that federal civil rights laws include transgender people in cases involving education discrimination, and that Title IX protects transgender students.”
FLORIDA. Gigantic alligator caught on camera strolling through a golf course. Humans show shocking lack of alarm.
TAKEDOWN. Senator Bob Rumson Richard Dreyfuss trolls Donald Trump on Twitter: “The saddest people aren’t Donald Trump’s supporters. They’re really struggling. It’s Donald Trump’s celebrity supporters who are whores.” Of having met Trump once at a party in Malibu, Dreyfuss says, “He acted like a small dicked prick and pusher from the party and left of us wondering if we had made a mistake letter her go with him.” The tweets have since been deleted.
CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT. Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed for Mary Poppins Returns.
CALIFORNIA. Gov. Jerry Brown endorses Hillary Clinton: “In an open letter to Democrats and independents in California, Brown said he was “deeply impressed” by how well Sanders has done and with his message of the growing divide between the wealthy and the rest of Americans. But Clinton knows how to get things done and advance the Democratic agenda, the governor said. He pointed out that she has approximately 3 million more votes and hundreds more delegates than her rival. Also, she needs to win only 10% of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination, he said.”
GENDER. NYC recognizes 31 different gender identities and expressions.
CELEBRITY INSTAGRAM. Shawn Mendes shows off his buff back.
Contemplating life, whether i should go down that slip and slide or not. Also possibly about to go into battle.
A post shared by Shawn Mendes (@shawnmendes) on May 30, 2016 at 9:40pm PDT
Gus Kenworthy says he’s heels over head in love with boyfriend Matthew Wilkas.
Heels over head.
A post shared by gus kenworthy (@guskenworthy) on May 30, 2016 at 1:06pm PDT
And Baby Daddy star Derek Theler shows off his patriotism.
Memorial Day! #america
A post shared by Derek Theler (@derektheler) on May 30, 2016 at 9:57pm PDT
RIP. Connie Kopelov, one half of the first gay couple to get legally married in New York City, has passed away at 91: “Ms. Kopelov and Ms. Siegel had been partners for 23 years when they were married by the city clerk on July 24, 2011 — the same day that a state law took effect allowing same-sex couples to marry. That morning, Ms. Kopelov, then 85, and Ms. Siegel, 76, were the first couple through the door of the marriage bureau, on Worth Street in Lower Manhattan…From that day on, Ms. Siegel said, people would stop them on the street and congratulate them.” [Image via Flickr]
EASTERN EUROPE. Ukrainian nationalists (read: Neo-Nazis) promise bloodbath at Kiev Pride: “Our colleagues from the OUN movement have released a strong statement about the gay parade in Kiev. In short, on June 12, there will be a bloodbath in Kiev. The organizers of the march still have time not to hold the march.Today, we are forced to accept LGBT marches and festivals, and thus join the ranks of sinners and those who cover them. Who is going to be equated on this Sabbath?”
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UK weather
Storm Desmond: army deployed to rescue stranded as flood defences fail – as it happened
David Cameron calls emergency Cobra meeting
More than 100 severe flood warnings and 68 alerts
60,000 homes in north-west England left without power
200mm of rain fell in Britain’s wettest area in Cumbria
Major incident declared as Storm Desmond wreaks havoc in Cumbria. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Aisha Gani
@aishagani
Sun 6 Dec 2015 12.44 EST First published on Sun 6 Dec 2015 05.12 EST
12.43pm EST 12:43 Aisha Gani's evening summary
12.11pm EST 12:11 More rain on the way for flood-hit areas in Scotland
11.28am EST 11:28 UK flood-hit areas
11.15am EST 11:15 Fears for elderly man believed to have fallen in Cumbria river
10.47am EST 10:47 Planned power outage in Carlisle
7.59am EST 07:59 Firefighters say "serious underfunding" is hampering flood response
6.40am EST 06:40 Breaking: Cobra meeting called
12.43pm EST 12:43
Aisha Gani's evening summary
Part of a street has been torn away by swollen river, bridges have collapsed and almost 60,000 people in the North have been left without power.
A rescue team helps to evacuate people from their homes after Storm Desmond caused flooding. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Train services will be down at the beginning of the week and the government has called an emergency COBRA meeting this morning to deal with the chaos from Storm Desmond that swept across Britain this weekend.
Met Office (@metoffice)
Severe weather warning for rain has been issued. Stay #WeatherAware at https://t.co/LohpJi9n9A pic.twitter.com/I6ZpcVAmy1
Here’s what else happened today:
Electricity North West confirmed that the majority face shortages for “a number of days” as it works to fix further faults caused by the flooding.
The military have been on the ground. Around 350 army personnel have been made available from 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, based in Weeton Barracks near Preston, to assist with the general flooding response since the early hours.
Members of the British army assist the emergency services in a flooded street in Carlisle. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
Major road closures are also still in place due to blockages and following a number of accidents involving heavy goods vehicles on Saturday.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said: “We know what a devastating impact flooding has on communities and our thoughts are with those affected this weekend.” She added: “I urge people to check the latest flood updates via the EA website and Twitter.”
A number of police forces are asking local communities to help look out for each other
Carlisle, in Cumbria, was one of the most worst hit areas. Hundreds of homes have been flooded and more than 1,000 people evacuated. Parts of Cumbria have been hit with more than a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours. Shap in Cumbria, saw 262.6mm of rainfall.
Floods in Hawick, the morning after, in Scotland. Photograph: Chris Strickland/Demotix/Corbis
About 600 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the Borders town of Hawick. A severe flood warning is still active in the town and there are flood alerts along large sections of rivers in Tayside.
In London, a 90-year-old man died on Saturday after it was believed he was blown into the path of a bus near Finchley Central station. Concerns are also growing over an incident at the River Kent and police are searching for the elderly male believed to have fallen in the water.
Thanks for following the Guardian’s Storm Desmond live updates. You can continue to update me on twitter – @aishagani.
The flood warning line is: 0345 988 1188
Updated at 4.05am EST
My colleague Helen Pidd, the Guardian’s north of England editor, sent this dispatch from Lancaster:
Army trucks have been stationed at a hospital in Lancaster to act as ambulances after flooding cut the city off from the power grid and blocked all but one access route.
The Royal Lancaster infirmary (RLI) is running on generator power after an electricity substation flooded, cutting electricity to 55,000 homes and businesses in Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and the surrounding areas.
Outside the hospital’s A&E department, troops from a battalion at Weeton barracks, near Blackpool, were on standby to pick up seriously ill patients in camouflage trucks if normal ambulances were unable to.
On Sunday morning, soldiers moved one woman in a coma from the Victoria hospital in Morecambe to the RLI, after all the road bridges over the river Lune between Morecambe and Lancaster were shut due to flood damage. Currently the only way to cross between the two towns is via the Carlisle footbridge or a long detour on the M6.
Helen Pidd (@helenpidd)
One fella was cooking scrambled eggs on a camping stove outside his home in Lancaster; long queues for pay phones pic.twitter.com/LEi4UEsQCv
Her report continues:
A crowd had gathered outside Sainsbury’s by the river Lune where staff were handing out free baps and loaves of bread. James Melody, 20, and his girlfriend Esme Moxley, also 20, were happy to have got their hands on one brown loaf. “It’s so weird to see people using phoneboxes. I wouldn’t know how,” said Melody.
Sainsbury's in Lancaster was giving out free loaves of bread today, as the city told no electricity before Tuesday pic.twitter.com/KYZQaqOStG
I think the only time I’ve used one was when I was little, to do prank phone calls,” said Moxley, who was wondering how she would get back to her home in Leeds, with no trains running north of Preston.
Elsewhere, the blitz spirit reigned. Outside his house on Greaves Road, teacher Piers Napper was cooking scrambled eggs on a camping stove. “I rescued it from the garage in the dark this morning,” he said. “We’re hoping the gas will last until we get power back.”
Updated at 12.30pm EST
The Scottish government’s resilience committee met for a third time on Sunday to assess the impact of the flooding, the Press Association reports.
John Swinney, deputy first minister, said:
Over the last 24 hours, Scotland has faced torrential rain and severe winds. This has been most acute in the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and Tayside, where some residents were evacuated and we know there has been some damage to property and infrastructure.
Experts will be at affected sites throughout the day, assessing damage and beginning repairs, Swinney said, adding:
However, although water levels are dropping, they remain very high and continued vigilance is needed. These water levels can in themselves be dangerous so I continue to urge people to pay heed to road closures and weather warnings, as well as any local advice provided by police or the fire service.
Flooding along the river Teviot in the Scottish Borders. Photograph: Chris Strickland/Demotix/Corbis
Marc Becker, hydrology duty manager at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), said:
This has been a particularly severe event with multiple parts of Scotland feeling the impacts of flooding. The outlook is improving, rivers have peaked and will be falling back through the rest of the day, giving us some respite.
“However, the impact of flooding with be with us for a while yet, although we’re moving into a recovery phase. Areas of standing water will persist and so anyone travelling will need to remain vigilant.
Becker confirmed the latest severe weather event has seen some of the highest river flows for a considerable period of time:
The river Tay at Perth peaked at levels not seen since 2006 and the Teviot at Hawick was the second highest in 30 years of record. The Teith at Callander was the second-highest in a 45 year record. The team at SEPA are continuing to monitor the situation and watching river levels closely.
More rain on the way for flood-hit areas in Scotland
Forecasters warn that more rain is on the way in Scotland. Although a rare red weather alert that was in place for the region has been lifted, flood warnings remain for parts of the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.
At the peak of the storm, around 300 homes were evacuated in Hawick as the River Teviot burst its banks
Properties in Newcastleton, Langholm, Annandale and Eskdale were also affected.
More than 100mm of rain fell in the area throughout Friday and Saturday, according to Met Office figures.
The River Tay in Perth was also closely monitored as it approach its highest level for a decade
A handful of homes were evacuated in Bridge of Earn and Blair Atholl on Saturday night.
The weather also brought widespread travel chaos with a series of landslides and road closures.
The Met Office is now warning of more rain this week with yellow weather alerts covering Tayside, Fife, Stratchclyde, the Borders and south west Scotland until Thursday.
A spokesman said:
A spell of persistent rain, heavy at times, is expect to affect parts of Scotland, northwestern England and Wales from Monday late afternoon or early evening onwards into Monday night.
The spokesman added while the rain will neither be as heavy nor as prolonged as recent rain, “please be aware that in view of the saturated nature of the ground and high river levels further localised flooding and disruption to transport is possible.”
Friends of the Earth, a green campaign group, said in statement the devastating floods that have hit parts of the UK highlight the urgent need to boost defences and tackle climate change.
Guy Shrubsole, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner, said:
As climate negotiators fiddle in Paris, Britain floods.
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme rainfall and floods in the UK and around the world.
Yet the UK government is failing to protect us by not investing enough in flood defences and cutting support for the clean energy needed to tackle climate change.
He urged the prime minister to take action and said:
David Cameron must safeguard our security by bringing down emissions - and help poorer nations cope with increasingly extreme weather.
Their call for action on climate change comes ahead of next week’s final week of negotiations at the UN Climate Summit in Paris.
11.32am EST 11:32
Residents in northern England today woke up to wide-spread flooding after Storm Desmond wreaked chaos with strong winds and heavy rain overnight.
Thousands of homes have been flooded and left without electricity, causing the army to be drafted in and residents to be rescued and transported to safety. Here’s the latest Guardian video:
UK flood-hit areas
Here is a graphic from our visuals team that shows the worst affected flood areas this weekend and compared to 2009:
In his latest dispatch my colleague Mike Glover writes:
A bridge which carries the A592 over the northern end of Ullswater at Pooley Bridge collapsed, cutting another main route through Cumbria.
Hospitals at Lancaster and Carlisle have both lost power and are running on generators, which should last a few days.
Cumbria police, military, fire service, ambulance service and other agencies were continuing to treat Carlisle as a priority location in the county to warn and inform people of the situation regarding the flooded areas.
Properties remain under water in Carlisle, especially in the east of the city, which has been significantly affected. A limited supply of sandbags are available from the corner of Lismore Street and Aglionby Street for people to collect.
A priority for all agencies continues to be protecting the two substations in Carlisle. Over 4,000 properties are still without electricity and all areas in Carlisle are at significant risk of losing power.
Updated at 11.27am EST
Fears for elderly man believed to have fallen in Cumbria river
Fears are growing over the safety of an elderly man who police believe fell into a swollen river in Cumbria, in an incident we reported earlier.
Police are awaiting the arrival of the underwater search team to assist them with the search, local media has reported.
More on the Army being drafted in: About 350 army personnel have been made available from 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, based in Weeton barracks near Preston, to assist with the general flooding response since the early hours.
Member of the armed forces check on residents on Lismore Street, following flooding in Carlisle. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
They arrived with two vehicles to help evacuate and warn residents in Carlisle – and also sent a Chinook helicopter to move high-velocity pumping equipment needed to attend to an electricity substation.
Streets near to where the river Petteril flows into the river Eden, close to the centre of Carlisle, had flooded as the tide came in and added to already torrential rainfall.
David Wildridge, his wife Melanie and children Maddie, 11, and Ayden, nine – carrying his teddy bear, had grabbed a few bags and their dog, Fletch, before being rescued by boat from their home in the centre of Carlisle, the Press Association reports.
Wildridge said emergency services were worried about a crack in a join between a flood defence wall and a bridge over the river Eden close to their home.
A woman is helped through flood waters by members of the RNLI and the armed forces on Warwick Street, following flooding in Carlisle. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Our house is one of the last ones on the list, we’ve been taken away in the last half hour. We live very near to the bridge and the flood water in the house came up through the floor, about a foot of water. There’s nothing you can do about it. We just took the advice of the rescuers and left.
Peter Brown had to leave his flooded house in the early hours of Sunday morning with his daughter, Rebecca, 15.
Brown, a lorry driver, said:
We got a knock on the door at 5.45am saying we will have to evacuate the premises.
I literally grabbed a few things, put valuables upstairs. You just watch while your house gets submerged.
We were going to put Christmas decorations up last night but I was too tired from work.
My living room and staircase is now under water.
We could watch the water creeping higher up the street until it got to our house.
I think if it wasn’t for the flood defences it could have been a lot worse.
The amount of rainfall we have had is something like two months in the space of four hours.
Robert Reid, a sergeant in a junior army cadet organisation, had opened up their small hut near Warwick Road about 1am to serve cups of tea and soup to some 25 residents who had been evacuated throughout the night.
Reid said:
The chopper was up and the police sirens were blaring, they were going to houses getting people out.
He said some people were tearful and children were “hysterical” at having to leave their homes.
It’s a devastating time to be flooded. It’s 6 December, 19 days to Christmas and a lot of people have just lost their homes. They are devastated.
We just gave them tea and somewhere dry and warm and we were donated sandwiches by a local resident.
It’s nice to see the local community coming together, people are donating tea and coffee and cup-a-soups.
Planned power outage in Carlisle
Electricity North West, the electricity distributors, has said in its latest update there will be planned power outages scheduled for Carlisle due to severe flooding.
The planned power cuts in Carlisle will happen at about 4pm today to “prevent 60,000 customers from losing power at once”.
The region’s network operator is removing supplies to 5,000 customers at a time for up to three hours, Electricity North West said.
Chris Fox, systems manager, said:
It is essential that we remove power to customers for a short period of time to prevent 60,000 customers being without power for a long period.
We tried everything we could to protect Carlisle, but unfortunately this is an unprecedented flooding event.
ElectricityNorthWest (@ElectricityNW)
We've restored power to 13,000 customers since #StormDesmond hit and here's the latest updates on customer numbers pic.twitter.com/iF2kLq4DuV
He added 55,000 customers are still without power in Lancaster after flood defences that were upgraded in 2010 to withstand a “one in 100 years” flood were breached just before 11pm on Saturday.
Emergency services in the north of England are becoming increasingly stretched, the Press Association reports. Soldiers have been deployed to support local emergency services by helping to move people from their homes in streets where cars have been almost entirely submerged.
West Midlands fire service has also sent firefighters and specialist equipment to the county and its control room staff are helping to answer the high number of calls from their Birmingham office.
There will be a lot of soggy biscuits as a leading biscuit manufacturer, the Carlisle United Biscuits factory, is believed to be flooded to a depth of 5ft – on par with levels reached during major floods in 2005 – and employees are being told to stay home until further notice.
Rory Stewart.
Rory Stewart, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister, said flooding in his constituency has been “the worst that anybody’s experienced” and acknowledged water had “overtopped” existing flood defences.
He told BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend:
We’re going to look very, very carefully at all the defences up and down Cumbria for exactly that reason. This is a very extreme and unprecedented event, early indications suggest we’ve passed the UK record on rainfall in Cumbria.
Stewart, also the Tory MP for Penrith and the Border, said people in the area had shown “incredible community spirit” in the face of the rainfall.
More rainfall is forecast tomorrow in Cumbria, which had some of the most affected areas in the UK this weekend:
BBC Weather (@bbcweather)
More rain for #Cumbria Monday night, many rivers will be past their flood peak. Keep in touch with forecasts. CF pic.twitter.com/zRh1A4BVTE
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Amateur footage shows flooding caused by Storm Desmond in Cumbria, and across the Republic Ireland on Saturday
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Greenslade
Is it Take a Break or Hello? No, it's that new Sun on Sunday
@GreensladeR
Sun 26 Feb 2012 03.49 EST First published on Sun 26 Feb 2012 03.49 EST
How about that! The new paper on the newsstand today looks remarkably like The Sun. And, most significantly, it doesn't resemble the News of the World in the least.
Instead of a kiss 'n' tell story, the Sun on Sunday kicks off with a breed 'n' tell tale in which actress Amanda Holden recounts her "birth ordeal" across five pages.
Her soft focus story sets the tone for the rest of the paper's content. Calculated not to provoke, it runs on through page after page of rather bland material.
But it looks and feels familiar and, for The Sun's 7m-plus regular readers, it will surely be regarded as a comfortable choice. It is recognisably a seventh-day issue of their favourite paper.
There was, however, more than a hint of Take a Break magazine - plus a dollop of Hello! - about the first-person spreads. So we had the dinner lady's daughter boasting of being spoiled, a Liverpool footballer's grandmother telling of her love for her "little black boy", parents revealing their heartbreak over a murdered daughter, and a war widow speaking of her grief.
There are no surprises, no controversies and no investigations. Supposedly billed as a female-friendly paper, it carries a page 3 topless picture with the woman folding her arms across her breasts.
There was Bizarre - in a terrible layout - plus lots of television copy and that dearest of agony aunts, Deidre Sanders, offering advice.
There was, as predicted, lots of sport - 45 pages of the 120-page total (in my original post, for inexplicable reasons, I got this wholly wrong - apologies). As for the columnists, Katie Price (aka Jordan) was predictable while Toby Young, writing about politics, made a fine start.
It will be fun to watch him compete with the Daily Star Sunday's signing of Guido Fawkes - a shrewd move by Richard Desmond's title.
And then, of course, there was the leading article. The Sun says we're here and we're really nice. Honest.
Look at our record - no, not that hacking one, not the one that has led to arrests - look instead at our famous headlines, our investigatory revelations and our agenda-breaking stories.
We've been "a tremendous force for good." True, the hacking and the arrests have been "a sobering experience for our entire industry" (entire industry?)
But remember this: "Over two generations The Sun has forged a bond of trust with you, our readers."
So here's the deal. Our journalists will abide by the Press Complaints Commission's editors' code and the News Corporation standards of business conduct (what's that?)
And, says the leader, "we will hold our journalists to the standards we expect of them.... You will be able to trust our journalists to abide by the values of decency as they gather news."
One sign of the paper's new caution was a change of a page 8 headline between editions. The first, shown here, covered Nelson Mandela's health problems with the headline "Mandely belly". By the final edition it had become "Nelson tum op".
A new Sun, a new leaf is turned, and can it now attract readers? I rather think it will.
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Accessing expertise
Diners reach tipping point over gratuities
Government to act over confusing and unpopular policies on service charges at restaurant chains – but will its plans work?
Lydia Christie
Senior associate in the employment law team at Howard Kennedy
Thu 16 Jun 2016 06.59 EDT Last modified on Sat 2 Dec 2017 12.57 EST
Customers are often confused by discretionary service charges. Photograph: Alamy
Tipping in the hospitality sector is in the spotlight, with the government proposing a ban on restaurant owners making deductions from discretionary service charges. Unpopular tipping policies at several well-known restaurant groups have prompted government attempts to improve the treatment and transparency of tips payments for consumers and workers. Last year media investigations found some businesses charge an administration fee for handling service charges, keep the whole of a service charge or charge workers a fee based on table sales.
Consumers are often confused as to whether service charges described as discretionary are truly that. Such charges are frequently presented on customers’ bills, often without clarifying that the stated service charge is voluntary. It can lead to consumers inadvertently double-tipping as they pay the discretionary service charge included on their bill and are then prompted by the credit card machine to add a gratuity at the point of payment.
The government is proposing a range of options to meet its objectives for fair, transparent and discretionary payments for service. Its consultation on the proposals closes on 27 June 2016.
Suggested solutions include “opt out” and “opt in” options.
The opt out option would allow businesses to suggest a discretionary payment for service, including by adding this to a customer’s bill. However, the business must make clear to consumers that the charge is voluntary.
The price is right. How much should you charge for your product or service?
Meanwhile the opt in option would prevent businesses suggesting any specific discretionary payments for service. It would prohibit any mention of a suggested percentage service charge on a bill. Discretionary payments for service would then become a decision for the consumer. This option would be a radical change for many restaurants from their current practice.
While the opt in option allows consumers to make better informed decisions about whether and how much to pay for good service, it is not clear how this might affect the amount of service charge workers actually receive. There is a concern diners might tip less if they are not prompted. Tips cannot be taken into account by employers for national minimum wage purposes, but tips and service charge payments received by workers often comprise a significant part of their overall income.
To ensure workers receive a fair share from discretionary payments for service, the options proposed by the government include a complete ban on any deductions (other than tax) from such payments, or limiting the deductions an employer can make. The latter option would limit deductions so they do not exceed costs incurred for credit card charges and payroll processing.
Tronc schemes, used in the hospitality sector to distribute discretionary service charge payments to workers, are also under review. Proposals include placing tronc requirements on a statutory footing and giving additional protection to workers acting as troncmasters – responsible for distributing payments. The proposals do not cover how this additional protection will work, given that troncmasters do not operate under the control of their employer.
Another proposal is that the government’s existing voluntary code of practice, which provides businesses with guidance and best practice principles on tipping, is given statutory status.
This would not impose legal obligations on businesses but would mean that non-compliance with the principles of the code could be taken into account by a court or tribunal in relevant cases. The aim is to encourage greater use and understanding of the code, but smaller businesses are likely to regard further regulation as overbearing and unnecessary.
While government intervention to achieve fairness and transparency in this area is welcomed, restaurant and other business owners concerned about the proposals still have time and are encouraged to have their say.
Lydia Christie is senior associate in the employment law team at Howard Kennedy. She tweets at @LydiaChristie2
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10 more of the UK’s best small towns: readers’ travel tips
Readers had so much to say about our 10 of the best small UK towns for winter breaks article, we’ve put together a new list based on their recommendations
Will Coldwell, Joanne O'Connor, Kevin Rushby and Guardian readers
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Beverley, East Yorkshire … ‘It’s the town’s gentle Georgian ambience that delights.’ Photograph: Alamy
Beverley, East Yorkshire
When approached across parkland from the west, Beverley pulls off this neat trick of making you think you’re in a Jane Austen novel. It causes a tremor of disorientation. Is this right? And then come the cobbled streets, the gracious Georgian residences, the top-notch church in the middle that has yet to be converted into a pub or a nightclub – that’s Beverley Minster, a gothic masterpiece. Look out for the 14th-century Percy tomb. Are we in the 21st century? No, of course not. Mind you, the good old days have their drawbacks. Once, searching for food at midday, I came across a fish and chip shop with a “Closed for lunch” sign on the door. Fortunately, not all establishments are so old-fashioned. Saturday sees a good market and there are some tremendous festivals: the folk music and literature festivals are consistently worth attending. But it’s the town’s gentle Georgian ambience that delights: break out the walking canes and crinoline, and stroll. Even Austen’s Lady Catherine de Bourgh would be impressed.
Star local eaterie is James and Kate Mackenzie’s Michelin-starred Pipe and Glass, where you can grab a posh sandwich or indulge in top-notch modern British cuisine. That’s a few miles out of town, but if you’re looking for lunch closer to the centre, try Vanessa, a cafe and deli, or the cycling-themed Café Velo.
The best accommodation is in those gracious Georgian homes, now B&Bs. Both The 5 Eastgate (doubles from £60 B&B) and Newbegin House (doubles from £85 B&B) get great reviews.
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
Ruskin’s view, near Kirkby Lonsdale. Photograph: George Hopkins / Alamy/Alamy
For many years Kirkby Lonsdale was a town that visitors could not quite place: it was in Cumbria but not the Lake District, it looked like Yorkshire but was not the Dales. Now, with recent additions to both of those national parks, the town finds itself in the centre of a massive swathe of protected land that stretches right across the north. This new-found status is well-deserved. It’s a pretty stone-built place on the River Lune with some excellent walks – stroll over to Ruskin’s view, for example, or take a day to explore up Barbondale. It also makes a great base for cycling and touring, with the Three Peaks, Dentdale and Ingleton within easy reach.
On that walk, don’t miss the Barbon Inn for a decent pit stop. Back in town the Lunesdale Bakery is an old favourite with cyclists who love its hearty soups and homemade bread and cakes, while Crossing Point Cafe does good breakfasts and majors on local ingredients like Lune Valley smoked salmon. In the evening Avanti is a stylish Italian bar and restaurant.
There are some good hotels, including the Sun Inn (doubles from £99 B&B) and the Royal Hotel (doubles from £95 B&B).
Pickering, North Yorkshire
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Photograph: Alamy
Those who saw the recent Dad’s Army film and marvelled at the charms of Walmington-on-Sea … should know that it was actually filmed in Pickering, which was neither on Hitler’s hitlist nor on the coast. You can see why the location scouts got excited: there’s acres of stone and cobble, a real steam locomotive railway station (catch the puffer to Whitby on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway), some delightful pubs and plenty to do in the hinterland – the North York Moors national park, including the mountain biking centre of Dalby Forest. They even have a second world war weekend, an event that allows parents to dress in period costume and wave their children off as evacuees. What’s not to like?
Middleton Tea Parlour is a little out of town, but worth the detour for its classic afternoon teas: all china and doilies. If you’re close to the centre, Pickering is well-blessed with cafes: try Mr Wilf’s or Botham’s. For dinner head to Willowgate Bistro for hearty steaks, Yorkshire puddings and lighter fare too.
The White Swan (doubles from £159 B&B) is reliably excellent. For B&B try Bramwood (doubles/twins from £79B&B), handy for the centre of town.
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It’s incredibly quaint, sits on a riverside and is one of England’s few remaining Saxon-walled towns. Wareham also makes a fantastic base for exploring the stunning surrounding area. “On a windy winter’s day, the nearby Dorset countryside might make you feel far from the madding crowds,” says reader vonZeppelin– a nod to local legend Thomas Hardy. This includes the villages of Wool, West Lulworth and Moreton, as well as the Dorset countryside around it, from Wareham Forest – great for cycling – to the Jurassic coast – perfect for beachcombing with the family – as well as the mysterious Blue Pool, famous for its ever changing colours.
Wareham has plenty of pubs and tea rooms to choose from. For a sizzling breakfast or hearty lunch, both made from local Dorset produce, head to the Salt Pig cafe . The Old Granary restaurant has pride of place on the quayside.
The Quay Inn (from £45pp B&B) is an obvious choice if you want to be right in the centre, while Bradle Farmhouse (doubles from £85 B&B), in a picturesque valley five miles south of Wareham, is a B&B in a beautiful 19th century stone farmhouse.
Aberystwyth, west Wales
The mid-Wales town was very popular among our readers. JulesBywaterLees described it as “stunning”, while MarilynLewis praised its many small eateries, the amazing National Library, the Aber Arts Centre and a coastline “to die for”. Being a university town, Aber remains busy and lively throughout winter. To make the most of the landscape, which is popular with cyclists and mountain bikers, visitors should take a walk along the Ceredigion Coast Path, which runs through Aber.
The same views can also be enjoyed from inside modern bar and pizza joint Baravin, while other foodie spots include deli restaurant Ultra Comida and harbour front seafood cafe Pysgoty.
The contemporary Gwesty Cymru hotel (doubles from £90 B&B) is a cosy eight room bolthole, with an award-winning restaurant.
Pitlochry, Perthshire
A view from the summit of Ben Vrackie, five miles from Pitlochry. Photograph: William Starkey/GuardianWitness
“Pitlochry is stunning at this time of year,” says reader littleyellowsiskin, listing the “train station, theatre, beautiful walks and lovely river” as reasons to visit. This far north you’ll need to wrap up warm in winter when exploring Allean Forest, with views of Loch Tummel – one of the most famous views in Scotland – as well as Faskally Woods and the Pass of Killiecrankie, a riverside walk through a steep gorge, which, during winter, offers an atmosphere of silence and solitude, with the snow dotted with deer, squirrel and otter tracks.
There’s lots of cosy places to eat in Pitlochry, from Hettie’s Tearooms for cakes and scones to the Logierait Inn (weekends only) for a hearty meal.
There’s an abundance of B&Bs in Pitlochry (and a hotel in a castle, if you want to treat yourself). We recommend taking a look at the Craigatin House and Courtyard (doubles from £102 B&B), a large, award-winning B&B, or Derrybeg (doubles from £80 B&B), a modern eight-room B&B with views of the Tummel Valley.
Stamford, Lincolnshire
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Described as “the finest stone town in England” by poet John Betjeman, Stamford, was the first area in England and Wales granted conservation status (in 1967) and there are over 600 listed buildings. No surprise the idyllic Georgian market town has been used as the set for several period dramas, including the BBC’S Middlemarch in 1993 and the 2005 film of Pride and Prejudice. It may be perfectly preserved, but this is no sleepy backwater. The thriving town centre has a weekly street market selling everything from fresh produce to home made preserves, linen and lingerie, and a number of quirky independent retailers: fashionistas will want to head straight to Attic, while Chez Soi sells an eclectic range of furniture and household goods. The town has over 30 pubs and some great restaurants. Perhaps no surprise then that one of Stamford’s more famous visitors was Daniel Lambert, at over 52 stone the fattest man in England. He is immortalised by a portrait in the George Hotel, and his remains lie in the neighbouring St Martin’s churchyard. To avoid a waistline as vast as Lambert’s, take a stroll through the bucolic Water Meadows, or up to Burghley House, a magnificent Elizabethan stately home.
The George Hotel, an ancient coaching inn, is the perfect place for a traditional roast. The Tobie Norris is a great spot for a pint of real ale, while No 3 The Yard has a modern British-inspired menu. And make sure you pick up some Lincolnshire sausages and pork pies from award-winning butchers Nelsons.
The Bull and Swan and the William Cecil both offer doubles from around £100 B&B.
Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Chepstow Castle on the River Wye. Photograph: Alamy
It may be best known for its race course, but Chepstow has plenty more to commend it for a short break. Its position on the England-Wales border has ensured a turbulent history, embodied in the impressive remains of Chepstow Castle, which sits on a lofty crag overlooking the River Wye. The castle’s Great Tower keep was commissioned by William the Conqueror and the wooden castle doors are the oldest in Europe, dating back 800 years. The town centre has no shortage of attractive Georgian and Victorian buildings, many of which have been converted into restaurants and independent shops. Don’t forget to bring your walking boots: several long-distance walking routes pass by the town, including Offa’s Dyke Path and the Wye Valley Walk, which will take you through the wooded Wye Gorge to the ethereal ruins of Tintern Abbey, six miles away.
The Lime Tree Cafe is a popular spot with locals – it serves everything from burgers to tapas via Indian street food.
The Three Tuns (doubles from £85 B&B) is an atmospheric old inn dating back to the 1600s, with great views of Chepstow Castle. Rooms have wooden floors, original fireplaces and there are real ales and live music in the bar at weekends.
Shops in the old town of Bury St Edmund. Photograph: Quentin Bargate/Getty Images
“I come to bury St Edmunds not to praise it!” quipped reader BluTone, but there is much to praise in this Suffolk market town. It may be small but it packs plenty in: from the elegant cathedral of St Edmundsbury to the beautiful Abbey Gardens in the grounds of what was once one of the most powerful monasteries in the land. There’s the last example of a working Regency playhouse in the country, the Theatre Royal, and a much-loved independent cinema, the Abbeygate, complete with reclining seats, sofas and a cool cafe/bar. There’s also a thriving twice-weekly street market (Wednesdays and Saturdays) and a great selection of independent shops tucked away in the medieval lanes and Georgian squares. The town has been brewing beer for almost a thousand years: the popular Greene King Tour (£12pp) takes visitors around the town’s 1930s brewhouse, ending with a tasting session.
The low-key location on a quiet residential street and rustic decor of Pea Porridge belie the ambitious nature of the menu, which puts a firm emphasis on nose-to-tail eating: expect creative dishes like slow-cooked rabbit, pig’s cheeks braised in sherry and veal belly.
The Angel Hotel (doubles from £130 B&B) was mentioned in Charles Dickens’ Pickwick Papers but today it’s been reinvented as a contemporary boutique hotel with smart rooms and a good brasserie which makes the most of Suffolk produce such as smoked salmon from Orford and venison from the Elveden estate.
Barnard Castle, County Durham
The Bowes Museum. Photograph: Alamy
Barnard Castle received an enthusiastic endorsement from reader ID6912820: “Absolutely lovely town on the River Tees with excellent food places and independent shops”. The town is dominated by the ruined Norman castle which gave it its name, but culturally the jewel in the crown has to be the Bowes Museum , a French-style chateau which houses an extraordinary collection of fine and decorative art, including works by El Greco, Goya and Canaletto. When you’ve finished exploring its many treasures, (don’t miss the 18th century silver swan automaton which preens itself at regular intervals), take a walk along the Tees and out into the beautiful Teesdale countryside, which inspired Walter Scott’s epic poem Rokeby.
Il Palazzo is attractive Italian restaurant with an extensive menu of pizza, pasta and seafood dishes that’s popular with locals.
Homelands Guesthouse (doubles from £90 B&B) is a welcoming and well-run B&B in a terraced stone house in the centre of town.
This article was amended on 13 December 2016: Beverley’s impressive gothic masterpiece is a minster, not a cathedral.
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Mares take centre stage on day two of The April Meeting
Press Release 15th April 2018 Cheltenham
Cheltenham breaks new ground on the second day of The April Meeting next Thursday, April 19, with a seven-race card devoted exclusively to fillies and mares.
A first for a Jump racecourse in the UK, the £190,000 programme includes three Listed races headed by the £40,000 EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Mares’ Novices’ Handicap Chase (2.40pm).
The two mile, five furlong contest has attracted 16 entries including top-weight Mia’s Storm (11st 10lb, Alan King), who was an impressive Listed chase winner at Market Rasen in November and fell on her latest outing in the G1 32Red Kauto Star Novices' Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.
Other leading contenders include Happy Diva (11st 1lb, Kerry Lee), runner-up in the Listed Smarkets Lady Protectress Mares' Chase at Huntingdon in February, plus Smarkets Challenger Series Mares' Chase Final Handicap Chase winner Rons Dream (11st, Peter Bowen).
French import Got Away (11st) captured a Listed mares’ chase over an extended two and three-quarter miles at Leicester in January on her second start for Oliver Sherwood but was pulled up on her latest appearance in the Smarkets Lady Protectress Mares' Chase.
The five-year-old has the option of lining up in the EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Mares’ Novices’ Handicap Chase or dropping down to an extended two miles for the £25,000 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Mares’ Handicap Chase (5.00pm, eight entries).
Lambourn-based Sherwood commented today: “Got Away will run in one of the races on Thursday. I want to speak to the owners and Leighton Aspell, even though he won’t be riding, but if I would say that she is more likely to go for the longer race.
“She won over an extended two miles and six furlongs at Leicester, but she only just got the trip that day, and there was a legitimate excuse for her run at Huntingdon, when she came back with a dirty tracheal wash.
“She is fine now and has some good form around Auteuil in France. It looks like the ground is going to dry up a bit over the coming days, but I don’t see that being a problem for her. I think good to soft ground would be perfect.”
Sherwood could also be represented on day two of The April Meeting by The Organist (11st 1lb) and Hitherjacques Lady (10st 7lb), who both hold entries in the £25,000 Listed Catesby Estates Plc Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (3.15pm, 24 entries) over an extended two and a half miles.
The Organist, a Listed winner at Doncaster in 2016, was fourth behind this year’s G1 OLBG Mares’ Hurdle runner-up Midnight Tour (11st 10lb, Alan King) in the same race last year and could return to Cheltenham on the back of a fine fifth in the Coral Cup at The Festival last month.
Hitherjacques Lady was pulled up in the G2 olbg.com Mares' Hurdle at Ascot in January but returned to form on her latest outing with a good second behind Clyne in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter on March 17.
Sherwood added: “I have to speak to Frank Berry (racing manager to owner J P McManus) regarding where we are going with The Organist as the ground is important to her. It was soft enough for her at The Festival, but she still ran very well.
“She could go to Cheltenham or alternatively head to Ayr on Friday. She deserved to really be in the first four in the Coral Cup but it was a cracking run and we were over the moon with her.
“Hitherjacques Lady is different in that she wants softer ground but she could head to Cheltenham as well. Her run at Uttoxeter was very good as she was second to Clyne, who was third in the G1 Aintree Hurdle on Thursday.
“She had a wind operation prior to running at Uttoxeter and it has definitely made a difference.”
Cap Soleil (Fergal O’Brien), runner-up in the G2 Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle at The Festival, and Dame Rose (Richard Hobson), a G2 bumper winner at last year’s Randox Health Grand National Festival, headline 25 contenders for the extended two-mile £25,000 Listed Huw Stevens, Jo Whiley Afterparty Onsale Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (2.05pm).
The fourth and fifth from the same race, Indian Stream (Neil Mulholland) and dual G1 scorer Jer’s Girl (Gavin Cromwell IRE), could also line up along with Brillare Momento (Martin Keighley), a Listed winner at The April Meeting 12 months ago.
Foxy Lass (11st 12lb, Denis Hogan IRE), successful at Ballinrobe in September, features among seven entries for the £40,000 Arkells Brewery Fillies’ Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (4.25pm).
The Bay Birch (11st 4lb including 7lb penalty) has yet to finish out the first two in five appearances since joining Matt Sheppard and the seven-year-old could bid to follow up emphatic recent wins at Towcester and Exeter in the three and a quarter-mile £20,000 JRL Group Mares’ Handicap Chase (3.50pm, 17 entries).
The action is completed by the £15,000 Spreadex Sports Betting Mares’ Bumper (5.35pm), which has 34 entries headed by Listed runner-up Diamond Gait (Kim Bailey).
The April Meeting gets underway on Wednesday, April 18, when the highlight is the £60,000 G2 Barchester Healthcare Silver Trophy Chase.
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Who else is tired of people spreading fake news in Hong Kong?
By Andrea Lo | March 7, 2019
All Tea No Shade with Andrea Lo
This year it emerged that Americans older than 65 are disproportionately more likely to share fake news on Facebook — with age being a predominant trait these people shared.
But it’s not just older folks in the US who are guilty of stuff like this. I’ve found that people of a certain age in Hong Kong have the tendency to believe everything they hear or read.
Just a few months ago, my por por told me that she’d heard people were running around Hong Kong shoving cocaine inside women’s handbags.”
“But why would they do that?” I asked, trying to explain to her gently that this story instantly collapses, because who in their right mind is going to discard expensive, illicit drugs into strangers’ purses?
“They can’t outrun the cops so they target women who walk around town with their handbags dangling wide open,” she said.
This is a ridiculous example, of course. While por por still has her marbles (she plays mahjong every day), she’s hardly going to pick up her iPhone and fact-check things on Google.
But my question is: Why can’t younger Baby Boomers, or older Gen X people, who still have their marbles and mostly own Wifi-enabled devices, go online and fact-check that what they’re reading is actually true?
My family group chats are blown up with false reports of all kinds: from evil people leaving HIV-infected needles in public bathrooms to computer-generated video footage of Tesla boss Elon Musk’s proposed methods of rescuing the Thai cave boys in 2018 being promoted as what really happened.
Whenever I point out that these reports are nothing but fake news, I get yelled at. “I’m just passing this on in case it’s true — why are you so ungrateful?”
Some older people I’ve spoken to about this seem to think that whenever they receive a news report, before verifying its contents (or even checking whether the site itself is legit), they think that it’s better to tell people they know “in case it’s true.”
They are also likely to share things passed on to them by their friends since that supposedly acts as a somewhat reliable source according to M, a friend I discussed this with on Twitter.
But I refuse to believe that older Hongkongers believe everything they read because media was supposedly more reliable before the digital age. All publications have biases no matter what — and this should be something that became apparent to them as they grew older.
Elderly Hong Kong Chinese are always patronising younger people, acting like they know it all because of their age. So if that’s really the case, why can’t they get with the program and stop spreading fake news?
All Tea No Shade with Andrea Lo.
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Canes fall in extra innings
For the first time since 1993 the Miami Hurricanes played consecutive extra inning games.
On Saturday night, however, it was a different result from Friday night’s 2-1 victory.
Rutgers scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch to beat the 18th-ranked Canes 6-5 in 10 innings at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
Right-hander Adam Sargent (0-1), who pitched two scoreless innings of relief in the season opener, hit three batters in two frames, including Steve Nyisztor to lead off the 10th. He was the fourth UM pitcher to take the mound and surrendered the winning run.
“I had some sidewinders who didn’t hit people too. We hit some guys today and that can’t be a reason to hit people,” head coach Jim Morris said. “There have been a lot of successful guys for us and in the big leagues [who threw sidearm].”
Following a fielder’s choice, Russ Hopkins advanced to third on Bill Hoermann’s double to left center that dropped between Zeke Devoss and Nathan Melendres. Hopkins would then score on Sargent’s wild pitch with one out.
“That was not great communication by the two of us,” DeVoss said. “When he was going after the ball I was telling him to dive and I wasn’t there. I consider that to be 100 percent my fault.”
Early in the game, it appeared as though the new bats would continue to mystify both teams in a pitcher’s duel.
There were 13 combined strikeouts through the first four innings, including seven for Rutgers starter Rob Smorol. Although the lefty was at times wild, going 3-2 on the first four hitters of the game, he went five innings with eight strikeouts and five walks.
Sophomore righty E.J. Encinosa, meanwhile, had a no hitter through five before giving up a leadoff double down the left-field line to Dan Perrine in the sixth.
Encinosa worked quickly and efficiently, throwing just 18 pitches through the first two frames. He struck out five of the first nine batters.
“I thought he threw really good. Of course he was dominating those first five innings,” Morris said. “His pitch count was fine.”
But the Scarlet Knights (1-1) broke up the no-hit bid in the sixth with back-to-back-to-back hits – Perrine’s double and Brandon Boykin’s single – before Michael Lang’s two-run triple to deep right field. Nyisztor’s sacrifice fly to left tied the game at 3.
“He hasn’t started in high school so that was his first start other than what he’s pitched in intra-squad games,” Morris said.
Miami (1-1) led most of the game, including 5-3 in the sixth off DeVoss’ two-out double into the right center field gap. Rutgers would tie it up at 5 in the eighth with a two-out two-RBI single to left by Hoermann.
Right-hander Javi Salas, seeing his first collegiate action, allowed back-to-back one-out singles and a hit batter to load the bases. It seemed he might get out of the jam when Hopkins struck out looking, but Hoermann took the second pitch into left to plate two.
Hoermann finished 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Scarlet Knights.
“I always think baseball is baseball, so I never take anything as game over,” Michael Broad said. “I always take it till the last out is made and we won because I’ve played too much baseball in my life.”
Broad, whose ball to deep center field was the final out of the game, drove in Miami’s first three runs with an RBI single in the first and a two-out single in the fifth. DeVoss reached base three times for the Canes.
Rob Corsi (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the win. The rubber match between Miami and Rutgers will take place Sunday at noon.
“We made some mistakes today and Rutgers has a pretty good club,” Morris said. “We did a lot of little things wrong that made us lose the game. It was a combination of a lot of things.”
Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.
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https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Booth-book-sale-features-first-edition-Charles-14088105.php
Booth book sale features first edition Charles Dickens classic
By Rob Ryser
Published 11:16 am EDT, Thursday, July 11, 2019
The Friends of The Booth Library Book Sale runs from July 13 through July 17 at Reed Intermediate School in Newtown.
Photo: File Photo
NEWTOWN - In past years, it might have cost you no more than a few hundred dollars to pick up a first printing of Ernest Hemingway’s “Old Man and the Sea,” or a limited signed edition of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.”
But this is no ordinary year for the annual summer book sale in Newtown, sponsored by the Friends of the Booth Library.
This year, to pick up the premier rare title of the book sale, it will cost you a few thousand dollars.
That’s because as volunteers were sorting through scores of donated books in preparation for the 44th annual book sale that begins July 13, someone with a sharp eye noted that a first edition of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was in remarkably good condition.
The 1843 classic can be yours for $3,200.
“We price them at wholesale price, which is a third of their retail value,” says Toni Earnshaw, an organizing volunteer with the Friends of Booth Library.
The majority of the 120,000 titles at the book sale are priced to sell quickly - starting at $1 for paperbacks and $2 for hardcovers.
The five-day sale, planned from July 13 through July 17 at Reed Intermediate School, has raised as much as $100,000 in past years for Booth Library.
The event, which has become one of the largest of its kind in New England, charges $5 admission for adults on the opening day. Tickets for opening day go on sale at 7 a.m.
For details visit www.boothbooksale.org.
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Exploring the swamplands by canoe
Making music at the Blue Moon Saloon
Travel in style by horse drawn carriage
Live Zydeco music and dancing in Cajun Country
Golf outing at serene Cypress Bend
A gator smiles for the camera
American Creole Zydeco musician Rosie Ledet
Dancing at Mimi’s in the Marigny
Sunset in the swamp
The trumpet, an essential sound in the Birthplace of Jazz
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The Pelican State, The Bayou State, Sportsman's Paradise
Great music, food and nature, with a dash of eccentricity
The mist-shrouded swamps, the prairies of Acadiana and the gray Spanish moss cascading from the old trees all add up to the special feeling that is Louisiana. The streets here are filled with an eclectic mix of people whose ideas, tastes and roots translate into the cuisines, music and art that characterize the Pelican State. Louisiana features a multicultural, multilingual history, influenced by the people who make up the state. The people of Louisiana came from France, Spain, Haiti, French Canada, the Caribbean, Africa and Vietnam. While there is no official state language, the state constitution acknowledges “the right of the people to preserve, foster, and promote their respective historic, linguistic, and cultural origins.”
Louisiana - Birthplace of Jazz
Well-known Icons and Pleasant Surprises
To many, Louisiana is known as the birthplace of jazz, where over-stuffed po’ boys are bountiful, and where the greatest Mardi Gras celebrations take place. The list of lesser-knowns from this swampy Southern state is deliciously new to the outsider: a steaming hot bowl of seafood gumbo, freshly-made beignets and drive-through daiquiri shops. Thankfully, the uninitiated can head down one of Louisiana’s Culinary Trails to acquaint themselves with the distinctive Creole/Cajun flavors, and the history behind them.
Then there’s the unmistakable beat of zydeco music, eerily-beautiful bayous and the sacred temples of Voodoo priestesses (where you go to get your juju on track). Here, the Cajun and Creole musicians (who created the tunes of swamp pop in a hybrid of rock, R&B and blues sounds) live on in a new generation of talent that moves the crowds at the intimate local music haunts. Another cure for the unaccustomed: one evening at the Blue Moon Saloon and Guesthouse, a historic honky tonk that hosts roots music every night. Louisiana is a place where artistic expression flourishes and where artists have an outlet for their creativity that remains unhampered by convention, which is reflected in the many galleries showing outsider art as a mainstay.
Nowhere Else Like It
Only in Louisiana has Spain’s running of the bulls been transformed into folks strapping on rollerblades and helmets – with horns – to roll around chasing each other as “rollerbulls.” And only in Louisiana are there frog shows in place of dog shows and inmates performing as cowboys in prison rodeos. This is a state that knows how to throw a good party – and to tease its arrival all year long: The 365-day countdown to Mardi Gras, which commemorates Fat Tuesday, is the most-anticipated event of the year across the state. This Pre-Lenten/Easter festival about parties, parades, beads, costumes and eating traditional king cakes is one of the most popular events to attend in all of the U.S.
The majority of the New Orleans’ French Quarter is actually Spanish in architecture.
Nottoway Plantation in White Castle is the largest antebellum mansion in the south and was the inspiration for the mansion in the Disney film, “The Princess and the Frog.”
The ascension of Elvis Presley’s musical career began at the Louisiana Hayride, a recurring radio-broadcast concert series at Shreveport, Louisiana’s downtown municipal auditorium in 1954.
New Orleans French Quarter
You came, you saw, you mardi gras’d: There’s no visiting Louisiana without a trip to the iconic community that acts as the crossroads for so many cultures and traditions. Explore this National Historic District’s unbeatable food scene, museums, music and notorious thoroughfare, Bourbon Street.
New Orleans Neighborhoods
Creole Nature Trail All-American Road
Consider this 290-kilometer path through the marshlands and coastline of Louisiana a drive right into the heart of Cajun culture. You’ll encounter gators, beaches, crabbing, fishermen, wildflowers and plenty of chances to sample the seafood along this scenic path.
Louisiana’s Culinary Trails
This small, salt dome island in Iberia Parish is home to TABASCO, where you can take a tour and sample the products and then explore the lovely environment. Visit Jungle Gardens to take in the serenity of the island as well as its wildlife.
Jungle Gardens
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
The basin here is the USA’s largest river swamp, home to hardwoods, bayous, backwater lakes and teeming with swamp wildlife (including crawfish). Don’t miss a tour of the water heritage trail in this spectacular environment; it tells the richly complex story of the water, land and people of the area.
Vermilionville Living History & Folk Life Park
In Lafayette, this folk life park illustrates Acadian, American Indian and Creole culture of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Highlights include 19 attractions, seven restored homes, costumed guides and local artisans.
Lafayette Travel
The very picture of a historic antebellum home, a tour of Oak Alley takes you through the Big House, a Civil War Encampment Exhibit and Slave Quarter Exhibit. A Cajun/Creole lunch buffet is also available, as well as the “Spirits” Bar and a shop.
New Orleans Plantation Country
St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square
The USA’s oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use presides over Jackson Square. Tours of the historic landmark are self-guided, and you’ll want to follow up with a stop at the Catholic Cultural Heritage Center and at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum. Afterwards, explore Jackson Square, the iconic French Quarter park bursting with character.
There’s no better place to catch classic New Orleans live jazz than here, where they’ve been keeping the tradition alive since 1961. Get tickets for a show any night; past performances have even included rock, country and hip-hop styles.
New Orleans Live Music
Poverty Point
See the 22-meter tall mound, concentric half-circles and other earth works, built by hand 3,400 years ago by American Indians. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is in Pioneer.
Day Trips from Poverty Point
Louisiana State Museum
Five of the nine museums in the statewide system are in the French Quarter: Cabildo, Presbytere, 1850 House, Madame John’s Legacy and New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint. Visit one or all.
Louisiana Museum Foundation
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Motorola Droid Bionic Finally Arriving on September 8th… What “Jaw Dropping†Features Have Been Added?
Tags: motorola, verizon droid
Not long ago, some internal information had apparently been leaked showing that the Droid Bionic, among other devices, would be launched on September 8th. The official Droid Bionic twitter account has now confirmed that date.
The story of the Droid Bionic is a rather interesting one. The phone was announced ages ago (in tech-world time, anyway) back at CES in January. It was also announced next to the Motorola Atrix (a similarly speced phone, designed for AT&T). The powerful 4G LTE Bionic was presumed to be released alongside the Atrix, but then was oddly removed from Verizon and Motorola’s sites. It seemed that the Droid Bionic would be one of the first 4G LTE devices available on Verizon, but it was beaten to the market by the HTC Thunderbolt, Samsung Charge, and the LG Revolution.
Later, Verizon and Motorola indicated that the Bionic would be released this summer, and it appears they meant the tail end of summer!
The real question is, why the delay? I’m betting it has a lot more to do with some production issues and corporate politics than the excuse given on the Droid Bionic twitter account: “The Droid Bionic has been taken off from Motorola’s website. As you know we have already announced that we are improving the Bionic inch, and, “The NEW Motorola Droid Bionic is packed with jaw dropping features that will make your wait well worth it. inch
Though the launch date has been confirmed, there’s still no useful information about the Droid Bionic or the “NEW inch Droid Bionic from Motorola or Verizon.
One thing that the Droid Bionic was originally announced with, that I hope to see changed, is the inclusion of Android 2.2. The Motorola Atrix was also announced and launched with Android 2.2, but was officially updated to the latest Android 2.3 build in July. Hopefully we’ll see the Droid Bionic make it out the door with the latest version of Android on board, as these update debacles are becoming ever tiring.
As far as I’m aware, the Droid Bionic is going to be packing the same specs that were announced at CES. I’ll be happily surprised if they managed to add anything “jaw dropping inch, but I’m not holding my breath.
Thanks to GBM for pointing this out!
Motorola Droid Bionic Finally Arriving on September 8th… What “Jaw Dropping” Features Have Been Added?
Tags: motorola, motorola droid, motorola droid bionic, verizon, verizon droid
The real question is, why the delay? I’m betting it has a lot more to do with some production issues and corporate politics than the excuse given on the Droid Bionic twitter account: “The Droid Bionic has been taken off from Motorola’s website. As you know we have already announced that we are improving the Bionic”, and, “The NEW Motorola Droid Bionic is packed with jaw dropping features that will make your wait well worth it.”
Though the launch date has been confirmed, there’s still no useful information about the Droid Bionic or the “NEW” Droid Bionic from Motorola or Verizon.
As far as I’m aware, the Droid Bionic is going to be packing the same specs that were announced at CES. I’ll be happily surprised if they managed to add anything “jaw dropping”, but I’m not holding my breath.
Droid X2 Official and Available Soon, Looks Just Like Predecessor With One Strange Omission–Full Specs in our Database
Tags: motorola, smartphone, verizon droid
So this is interesting. Motorola and Verizon officially announce the Motorola Droid X2 which seems to be a very well speced phone, but the external design appears to be identical to the original Droid X [tracking page][review] except they apparently decided to remove the dedicated camera button. Is that weird to anyone else?
Sure, I complained about the quality of the buttons in my review of the device saying “the volume rocker and lock/power buttons are top-notch in their firmness and clickability, however, the longish camera button could be used as a mini-seesaw and the four front buttons aren’t much to write home about either, inch but I was asking for it to be improved, not removed!
The only reason I can think of that would have led to the removal is if Motorola was seeing a high breakage rate on the button – because they didn’t redesign the phone, the button was removed to fix the issue instead of improved. They may have also needed a tiny bit of space inside the phone that would have been saved with the removal of the button, but that seems less likely.
I’m also very surprised to find the Droid X2 lacking a front-facing camera as we don’t often see top-end phones launching without one these days (I blame the lack of redesign).
Anyway, the Droid X2 is here and should be available for purchase online from Verizon by the time you read this. The phone will not surprisingly run you $199 on-contract. The X2 will hit stores a bit later than its online availability; be on the lookout on May 26th for the device in your local Verizon store.
Now what you’re probably really interested in is the specs. The X2 is nearly identical to the Droid X in appearance, but the internals have been beefed up, big time. As usual, these are all official — check it:
Android 2.2 (with a promised 2.3 update down the road)
Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU/GPU @ 1GHz
512MB of RAM
4.3 inch “qHD inch capacitive touchscreen display @ 960×540 (Gorilla Glass with glare reducing coating)
3G EV-DO
8MP rear camera with dual-LED flash (captures up to 1280×720 video)
Micro HDMI-out with 1080p-capable display mirroring
8GB of memory onboard, 8GB MicroSD card pre-loaded
Those a the major details, but we’ve got a full page in our database dedicated to tracking detailed specs, links, and more on the Droid X2. Be sure to check it out for additional details. Oh and don’t forget to see the Droid X2 gallery. It wouldn’t hurt to look at our original Droid X gallery as well considering the circumstances….
Looks like there will be an updated version of Motorla’s Android skin included on the X2. On the original Droid X It was one of the first things I found a replacement for from the Android Market, so I really hope they make the widgets more space conscious this time around.
Droid X2 Official and Available Soon, Looks Just Like Predecessor With One Strange Omission–Full Specs in our Database
Tags: motorola, motorola droid, motorola droid x2, smartphone, verizon, verizon droid, verizon wireless
Sure, I complained about the quality of the buttons in my review of the device saying “the volume rocker and lock/power buttons are top-notch in their firmness and clickability, however, the longish camera button could be used as a mini-seesaw and the four front buttons aren’t much to write home about either,” but I was asking for it to be improved, not removed!
The only reason I can think of that would have led to the removal is if Motorola was seeing a high breakage rate on the button – because they didn’t redesign the phone, the button was removed to fix the issue instead of improved. They may have also needed a tiny bit of space inside the phone that would have been saved with the removal of the button, but that seems less likely.
4.3” “qHD” capacitive touchscreen display @ 960×540 (Gorilla Glass with glare reducing coating)
Those a the major details, but we’ve got a full page in our database dedicated to tracking detailed specs, links, and more on the Droid X2. Be sure to check it out for additional details. Oh and don’t forget to see the Droid X2 gallery. It wouldn’t hurt to look at our original Droid X gallery as well considering the circumstances….
Motorola Announces First 4G Phone for Verizon, the Droid Bionic – 1GHz Dual-Core CPU, 720p Recording and Editing, “qHD†Display and More
Motorola is stepping up it’s game with a powerful new Droid phone, the Droid Bionic. This is Motorola’s first 4G phone that will take advantage of Verizon’s LTE 4G service. This powerful new Droid sports a dual-core 1GHz CPU and Motorola claims that it’ll be able to record and edit 720p HD video directly on the phone. Looks like Motorola is also going to be providing some sort of integrated videoconferencing functionality to take advantage of the phone’s front and rear cameras, though there isn’t a lot of detail about this yet. I hope we don’t see proprietary videoconferencing solutions from several different OEMs… Google should really create a universal system for this, but they’ve yet to do so. The Droid Bionic has a “qHD inch display (960×540) that levels the playing field with the iPhone 4’s “retina inch display (960×640) [note that the resolution difference is due to Android’s 16:9 screen ratio, while Apple prefers 4:3].
We’ve got the full specs for the Droid Bionic straight from Motorola:
4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen @ 960×540
nVidia Tegra 2 AP20H Dual-Core CPU @ 1GHz
14GB of integrated memory
MicroSD slot with support for additional 32GB of memory
4G / 3G – LTE band 13 / EVDO
WiFi b/g/n + Bluetooth 2.1
HDMI out (likely mini-HDMI, but it’s unclear)
8MP rear camera with dual LED flash and autofocus, 720p recording at 30 FPS
0.3MP fixed-focus front facing camera
Pricing and availability has yet to be announced, but we’ll let you know when we hear something (possibly at Verizon’s CES conference later today).
Motorola Announces First 4G Phone for Verizon, the Droid Bionic – 1GHz Dual-Core CPU, 720p Recording and Editing, “qHD” Display and More
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Motorola is stepping up it’s game with a powerful new Droid phone, the Droid Bionic. This is Motorola’s first 4G phone that will take advantage of Verizon’s LTE 4G service. This powerful new Droid sports a dual-core 1GHz CPU and Motorola claims that it’ll be able to record and edit 720p HD video directly on the phone. Looks like Motorola is also going to be providing some sort of integrated videoconferencing functionality to take advantage of the phone’s front and rear cameras, though there isn’t a lot of detail about this yet. I hope we don’t see proprietary videoconferencing solutions from several different OEMs… Google should really create a universal system for this, but they’ve yet to do so. The Droid Bionic has a “qHD” display (960×540) that levels the playing field with the iPhone 4’s “retina” display (960×640) [note that the resolution difference is due to Android’s 16:9 screen ratio, while Apple prefers 4:3].
4.3” capacitive touchscreen @ 960×540
4G / 3G – LTE band 13 / EVDO
Limited Edition Motorola Droid R2D2 Hands-On Video
Tags: motorola, motorola droid, motorola droid 2, motorola droid 2 r2d2 edition, verizon, verizon droid, verizon wireless
Here’s a quick hands-on with the Motorola Droid R2D2. The R2D2 edition is the same phone as the Droid 2 [product page][review] but it has interesting Star Wars branding and content included.
The phone is themed to look like the famous droid from the Star Wars saga and the phone features custom Star Wars themed unlock sliders, live wallpapers, a video, a widget, and an app. The box that it comes in is designed to look as though the phone has been encased in carbonite and the effect is rather convincing, though I think they could have bumped up the box presentation a bit, it’s just a regular old cardboard box with graphics on it (as you’d expect from any regular phone). Some of the stuff is really gimmicky, but I think a major Star Wars geeks might enjoy the phone, particularly for it’s looks. In fact, I know a friend who would absolutely love this thing! The phone launched yesterday in the US on Verizon.
Motorola Droid 2 Review
Tags: motorola, motorola droid, motorola droid 2, review, verizon, verizon droid
Verizon has revamped its Droid line of Android Smartphones over the last few months. We already looked at the large Droid X [tracking page][review] and today we’re going to walk you through the latest of the three, the Droid 2.
As usual, we’re going to start with a spec rundown and a hardware tour. Check out the Droid 2 tracking page for more detailed info and don’t forget about the Droid 2 gallery which includes shots that you won’t find in our review.
TI OMAP 3 CPU @ 1GHz
8GB inbuilt storage (6.5GB user-accessible)
Included 8GB MicroSD card (slot accepts up to 32GB)
5MP camera (capable of up to 720×480 video recording)
Hardware Tour
Motorola Droid 2 Gallery
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We’ve just added high res shots of Motorola’s Droid 2 to the gallery. Head over and check them out and stay turned for the full review, coming to a Carrypad near you!
Motorola Droid X Review
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Motorola’s new Droid X is one of three recently released Android phones that are part of Verizon’s “DROID inch branding and advertising campaign. Does this phone stand up to the competition? Read on to find out.
Here’s a quick rundown of the Droid X’s specs before we get started. Don’t forget to check out our Droid X tracking page for additional specifications, images, news, and more.
OS: Android 2.1 (at the time of writing)
Screen: 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen @ 854×480
CPU: TI OMAP 3630 @ 1GHz
GPU: PowerVR SGX 530
RAM: 512MB
Camera: 8MP auto-focus with dual-LED flash (720p video recording capable)
And now, a look around the phone:
The Droid X’s most immediately noticeable feature is certainly it’s size. At 4.3 inch, it’s just shy of being the largest Android phone that we’ve seen – second only to the Dell Streak’s 4.8 inch screen [portal page].
The Droid X is a fairly well built phone and it feels like a just like a little slate in the hands. There is an odd vibration to it that you’ll feel if you tap it with your fingers; particularly on the back. This vibration makes the phone feel a bit less solid than I’d like, and in particular, it feels somewhat less solid to me than the Droid 2 [portal page], despite the fact that the Droid 2 is a slider and has moving parts, while the Droid X does not.
The phone isn’t perfectly flat on the back. Instead, it has a raised area where the camera is located. This area likely holds the phone’s antennas as well as some of the parts necessary for the camera. It isn’t at all obtrusive to the use of the phone and seems to add some subtle but welcomed curves to a phone that would otherwise be a black rectangle. The back of the Droid X is coated in a cool rubberized material which I really enjoy the feel of. The coating colors the back in a grey matte that is definitely meant to appeal to one gender in particular.
I’m not too pleased with the quality of the hardware buttons on the Droid X. The volume rocker and lock/power buttons are top-notch in their firmness and click-ability, however, the longish camera button could be used as a mini-seesaw and the four front buttons aren’t much to write home about either.
The Droid X’s 854×480 screen can get quite bright (about as bright as the iPhone 4), but it tends to become slightly washed out with only a slight change in viewing angle (say, 45 degrees from perpendicular). To its credit though, the screen doesn’t go from “slightly washed out inch to “totally washed out inch as you continue to increase the viewing angle – it pretty much holds on to “slightly washed out inch all the way through to 179 degrees. The Droid X’s screen represents colors acceptably, except it is slightly lacking in vibrancy in the green part of the spectrum (compared to other smartphones).
The Droid X’s large screen makes typing with the default keyboard fairly easy, and for this reason, I’d definitely recommend it if you have larger hands and want an Android phone, but have found the keyboard on previous phones too squished to be accurate (and aren’t willing to get used to Swype). For me, personally, the Droid X is just a little bit too large. It’s not too comfortable to have my thumb traverse such a large space, especially when the design of Android asks that I reach to the extremes during every-day use. For instance, I might get a notification which requires that I reach all the way to the top and pull down the status bar to read it. Then I might desire to return to the home screen which requires a press of the home button which is all the way at the bottom of the phone (even a little bit further than the bottom of the screen). My hands are slightly on the small end, and not everyone is going to feel the same way; for me, the screen is just a bit too big for comfortable use. On the other hand, the Droid X’s large screen makes it great for use with Google Navigation (more on this in the software section).
What’s the Difference Between the Droid X and the Droid 2?
Here’s a quick video to answer that very question:
What’s the Difference Between the Droid X and the Droid 2?
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Seminar Stochastische Geometrie
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Stochastik I
WS 18/19
Research seminar "Stochastic geometry and spatial statistics"
Elementare WR und Statistik
Stochastics II
Angewandte Stochastik II
Brush-Up Kurs Mathematik
Stochastik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
Random Fields I
Stable Distributions
Statistik-Praktikum
Brush-Up Stochastik
Brush-Up Kurs
Stochastic Simulation
Seminar: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems - Aspects from Analysis, Geometry, Modeling and Stochastics
Stochastic Geometry II
Stochastik für WiWi's
Anonymes Feedback
Brush-Up Kurs Stochastik
Stochastic geometry
Seminar stochastic geometry
Forschungsseminar Stochastische Geometrie
Methods of Monte Carlo Simulation
Brush Up Stochastik
Fractional Brownian motion and related processes
Räumliche Statistik
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Brush-up-Kurs Mathematik
Life Contingencies
Stochastics III
Methoden der Monte-Carlo-Simulation
Stochastik für WiWi
Statistical Methods of Risk Theory
Risk Theory
Extremwerttheorie
Räumliche Statistik II
Stochastic Simulation of Processes, Fields and Structures
Methods of Monte Carlo Simulation II
Stochastik II
Markov Processes
Introduction to genome-wide association studies
3 Lectures on Non-Gaussian fractional and multifractional processes.
Zufallsfelder II
Seminar "Empirische Prozesse"
WS08/09
Seminar Gegenbeispiele in der Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie
Markov Chains and Monte-Carlo-Simulation
Stochastic networks II
Seminar Stoch. Geom.
Lesekurs Stochastische Prozesse
Grenzwertsätze in stoch. Geom.
Stochastic networks
Stochastik III
Seminar Biostatistik
Seminar stabile Zufallsprozesse
Grenzwertsätze für Zufallsfelder
Seminar Stochastische Modelle in der Epidemiologie
Risikotheorie II
Zufällige Mengen
Random Fields II
Forschungsseminar Stoch. Geom.
Seminar Data Mining in der Versicherungsmathematik
Seminar Zufallsfelder
Angewandte Statistik
Statistic Methods
Statistik I
Seminar Data Mining
Seminar Random networks
Research seminar Stoch. geom.
Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Simulation
Forschungsseminar stochastische Geometrie und räumliche Statistik
Publications in refereed journals
J. Kampf, "A central limit theorem for Lebesgue integrals of random fields", Statistics & Probability Letters, Vol. 124, 5-12. (zur Zeitschrift)
P. Alonso Ruiz, E. Spodarev, "Estimation of entropy for Poisson marked point processes" (pdf), Adv. Appl. Prob. Vol. 49, 258-278.
Makogin, V., Melnikov., A., Mishura, Yu. "On Mean-variance hedging under partial observations and terminal wealth constraints" International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance 20(5), 1750031 (zur Zeitschrift)
D. Westhoff, K. Kuchler, J. Feinauer, L. Petrich and V. Schmidt, Analyse, Modellierung und Simulation von tomographischen Bilddaten für die 3D Mikrostruktur von Elektrodenmaterial in Lithium-Ionen-Batterien. In: T. Bernthaler and G. Schneider (eds.) Fortschritte in der Metallographie. Sonderband der Praktischen Metallographie zur 51. Metallographie-Tagung in Aalen, 13.-15.09.2017, pp. 189-194.
D. Westhoff, J. Feinauer, K. Kuchler, T. Mitsch, I. Manke, S. Hein, A. Latz and V. Schmidt, Parametric stochastic 3D model for the microstructure of anodes in lithium-ion power cells. Computational Materials Science 126 (2017), 453-467
L. Petrich, D. Westhoff, J. Feinauer, D. P. Finegan, S. R. Daemi, P. R. Shearing and V. Schmidt, Crack detection in lithium-ion cells using machine learning. Computational Materials Science 136 (2017), 297-305.
D. Westhoff, D. P. Finegan, P. R. Shearing and V. Schmidt, Algorithmic structural segmentation of defective particle systems: A lithium-ion battery study. Journal of Microscopy (2017)
A. Nerlich, Asymptotic Results for Solutions of a weighted p-Laplacian evolution Equation with Neumann Boundary Conditions., Nonlinear Di erential Equations and Applications; 2017
O. Stenzel, M. Neumann, O. Pecho, L. Holzer and V. Schmidt, Big data for microstructure-property relationships: A case study of predicting effective conductivities. AIChE Journal 63 (2017), 4224–4232.
S. H. Ibrahim, M. Neumann, F. Klingner, V. Schmidt and T. Wejrzanowski, Analysis of the 3D microstructure of tape-cast open-porous materials via a combination of experiments and modeling. Materials & Design 133 (2017), 216-233.
M. Kulosa, M. Neumann, M. Boeff, G. Gaiselmann, V. Schmidt and A. Hartmaier, A study on microstructural parameters for the characterization of granular porous ceramics using a combination of stochastic and mechanical modeling. International Journal of Applied Mechanics 9 (2017), 1750069.
P. Alonso Ruiz, A. Rakitko, "The limit theorem for maximum of partial sums of exchangeable random variables", Statistics & Probability Letters, Vol. 119, 357-362.
P. Alonso Ruiz, D. Kelleher, A. Teplyaev, "Energy and Laplacian on Hanoi-type fractal quantum graphs", Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Vol. 49, Nr. 4, 1501-1533.
Makogin, V. "Simulation paradoxes related to a fractional Brownian motion with small Hurst index", Modern Stochastics: Theory and Applications 2.3, 181-190.(zur Zeitschrift)
O. Sedivy, T. Brereton, D. Westhoff, L. Polivka, V. Benes, V. Schmidt and A. Jaeger, 3D reconstruction of grains in polycrystalline materials using a tessellation model with curved grain boundaries. Philosophical Magazine 96 (2016), 1926-1949.
P. Pietsch, D. Westhoff, J. Feinauer, J. Eller, F. Marone, M.F.M. Stampanoni, V. Schmidt and V. Wood, Quantifying microstructural dynamics and electrochemical activity of graphite and silicon-graphite lithium ion battery anodes. Nature Communications 7 (2016), 12909.
S. Hein, J. Feinauer, D. Westhoff, I. Manke, V. Schmidt and A. Latz, Stochastic microstructure modelling and electrochemical simulation of lithium-ion cell anodes in 3D. Journal of Power Sources 336 (2016), 161-171.
M. Neumann, J. Staněk, O. Pecho, L. Holzer, V. Beneš and V. Schmidt, Stochastic 3D modeling of complex three-phase microstructures in SOFC-electrodes with completely connected phases. Computational Materials Science 118 (2016), 353-364.
O. Stenzel, O.M. Pecho, L. Holzer, M. Neumann and V. Schmidt, Predicting effective conductivities based on geometric microstructure characteristics. AIChE Journal 62 (2016), 1834–1843.
T. Q. Luong, N. Erwin, M. Neumann, A. Schmidt, C. Loos, V. Schmidt, M. Fändrich and R. Winter, Hydrostatic pressure increases the catalytic activity of amyloid fibril enzymes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (2016), 12412–12416.
J. Kampf, A. Schlachter, C. Redenbach, A. Liebscher, "Segmentation, statistical analysis, and modelling of the wall system in ceramic foams", Materials Characterization, Vol. 99, 38-46. (zur Zeitschrift)
E. Spodarev, E. Shmileva, S. Roth, "Extrapolation of stationary random fields", in: V. Schmidt, ed. "Stochastic Geometry, Spatial Statistics and Random Fields: Models and Algorithms", Springer, LNM vol. 2120, 321-268 http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-10064-7
E. Spodarev, P. Straka and S. Winter, "Estimation of the fractal dimension and fractal curvatures from digital images" (pdf, arxiv), Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 75, 134-152, fracCurv: Fractal curvature from binary images, https://github.com/strakaps/fracCurv
M. C. Christiansen, E. Spodarev and V. Unseld, "Differences in European Mortality Rates: A Geometric Approach on the Age-Period Plane" (pdf), ASTIN Bulletin, The Journal of the International Actuarial Association, Vol. 45, No. 3, 477-502.
D. Westhoff, J. J. van Franeker, T. Brereton, D. P. Kroese, R. A. J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, Stochastic modeling and predictive simulations for the microstructure of organic semiconductor films processed with different spin coating velocities. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 23 (2015), 045003.
J. J. van Franeker, D. Westhoff, M. Turbiez, M. M. Wienk, V. Schmidt and R. A. J. Janssen, Controlling the dominant length scale of liquid-liquid phase separation in spin-coated organic semiconductor films. Advanced Functional Materials 25 (2015), 855–863.
O. M. Pecho, O. Stenzel, B. Iwanschitz, P. Gasser, M. Neumann, V. Schmidt, M. Prestat, T. Hocker, R.J. Flatt, L. Holzer, 3D microstructure of Ni-YSZ anodes: Prediction of effective transport properties and optimization of redox-stability. Materials 8 (2015), 5554–5585.
J. Kampf, "A limitation of the estimation of intrinsic volumes via pixel configuration counts", Mathematika, Vol. 60, 485-511. (zur Zeitschrift)
J. Kampf, "Asymptotic order of the parallel volume difference in Minkowski spaces", Journal of Convex Analysis, Vol. 21, 925-950. (zur Zeitschrift)
E. Spodarev, "Limit theorems for excursion sets of stationary random fields" (pdf), in: V. Korolyuk, N. Limnios, Y. Mishura, L. Sakhno, G. Shevchenko "Modern Stochastics and Applications", Springer Optimization and its Applications, v. 90, 221–244.
G. Gaiselmann, M. Neumann, O. Pecho, T. Hocker, V. Schmidt and L. Holzer, Quantitative relationships between microstructure and effective transport properties based on virtual materials testing. AIChE Journal 60 (2014), 1983–1999.
W. Karcher, E. Shmileva, E. Spodarev, "Extrapolation of stable random fields" (pdf), Journal of Multivariate Analysis, vol 115, March 2013, 516-536.
M. Riplinger and M. Spiess "Asymptotic Properties of the A.I. Estimator for Directional Distributions", to appear in Advances in Applied Probability
M.Reitzner, E. Spodarev, D. Zaporozhets "Set reconstruction by Voronoi cells", Adv. Appl. Probab., Vol. 44, No. 4, 938-953
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, "Random tessellations and Cox processes" (pdf). In: E. Spodarev (ed.) Stochastic Geometry, Spatial Statistics and Random Fields: Asymptotic Methods. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol. 2068, Springer, Berlin 2013, 151-182.
D. Neuhaeuser, C. Hirsch, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, "Ratio limits and simulation algorithms for the Palm version of stationary iterated tessellations" (pdf). Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation (in print)
S. Lueck, A. Fichtl, M. Sailer, H. Joos, R.E. Brenner, P. Walther and V. Schmidt, "Statistical analysis of the intermediate filament network in cells of mesenchymal lineage by greyvalue-oriented segmentation methods" (pdf). Computational Statistics 28 (2013) (in print)
L.J.A. Koster, O. Stenzel, S.D. Oosterhout, M. Wienk, V. Schmidt and R.A.J. Janssen, "Morphology and efficiency: The case of polymer/ZnO cells" (pdf). Advanced Energy Materials (in print)
C. Hirsch, D. Neuhaeuser, and V. Schmidt, "Connectivity of random geometric graphs related to minimal spanning forests." (pdf). Advances in Applied Probability (in print)
G. Gaiselmann, O. Stenzel, A. Kruglova, F. Muecklich and V. Schmidt, "Competitive stochastic growth model for the 3D morphology of eutectic Si in Al-Si alloys" (pdf). Computational Materials Science (in print).
G. Gaiselmann, M. Neumann, L. Holzer, T. Hocker, M. Prestat and V. Schmidt, "Stochastic 3D modeling of LSC cathodes based on structural segmentation of FIB-SEM images" (pdf). Computational Materials Science 67 (2013), 48-62.
R. Thiedmann, A. Spettl, O. Stenzel, T. Zeibig, J.C. Hindson, Z. Saghi, N.C. Greenham, P.A. Midgley and V. Schmidt, "Networks of nanoparticles in organic-inorganic composites: Algorithmic extraction and statistical analysis" (../fileadmin/website_uni_ulm/mawi.inst.110/forschung/preprints/sidrf.pdfpdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 31 (2012), 23-42.
R. Thiedmann, G. Gaiselmann, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, "Stochastic modeling of fuel cell components". In: D. Stolten and B. Emonts (eds.) Fuel Cell Science and Engineering: Materials, Processes, Systems and Technology, Vol. 2. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2012, 669-702.
O. Stenzel, L.J.A. Koster, R. Thiedmann, S.D. Oosterhout, R.A.J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, "A new approach to model-based simulation of disordered polymer blend solar cells" (fileadmin/website_uni_ulm/mawi.inst.110/forschung/preprints/sidrf.pdfpdf). Advanced Functional Materials 22 (2012), 1236-1244.
M. Salzer, A. Spettl, O. Stenzel, J.-H. Smatt, M. Linden, I. Manke and V. Schmidt, "A two-stage approach to the segmentation of FIB-SEM images of highly porous materials" (pdf). Materials Characterization 69 (2012), 115-126.
D. Neuhaeuser, C. Hirsch, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, "On the distribution of typical shortest-path lengths in connected random geometric graphs" (fileadmin/website_uni_ulm/mawi.inst.110/forschung/preprints/sidrf.pdfpdf). Queueing Systems 71 (2012), 199-220.
W. Karcher, H.-P. Scheffler, E. Spodarev "Simulation of infinitely divisible random fields" (pdf), Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, vol. 42, 2013, pp. 215-246, DOI:10.1080/03610918.2011.634536
E. Hashorva, Z. Kabluchko, A. Wübker, "Extremes of independent chi-square random vectors". Extremes (to appear)
Z. Kabluchko, "Limit laws for sums of independent random products: the lattice case". Available at www.arxiv.org. J. Theor. Probab. (to appear)
M. Meinhardt, S. Lueck, P. Martin, T. Felka, W. Aicher, B. Rolauffs and V. Schmidt, "Modeling chondrocyte patterns by elliptical cluster processes" (pdf). Journal of Structural Biology 177 (2012), 447-458.
G. Gaiselmann, R. Thiedmann, I. Manke, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, "Stochastic 3D modeling of fiber-based materials" (pdf). Computational Materials Science 59 (2012), 75-86.
T.J. Brereton, O. Stenzel, B. Baumeier, D.P. Kroese and V. Schmidt, "Efficient simulation of charge transport in deep-trap media" (pdf). In: C. Laroque, J. Himmelspach, R. Pasupathy, O. Rose, and A.M. Uhrmacher (eds.) Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE, Piscataway 2012.
B. Baumeier, O. Stenzel, C. Poelking, D. Andrienko and V. Schmidt, "Stochastic modeling of molecular charge transport networks" (pdf). Physical Review B 86 (2012), 184202.
A. Bulinski, E. Spodarev and F. Timmermann, "Central limit theorems for the excursion sets volumes of weakly dependent random fields" (pdf). Bernoulli (in print)
O. Stenzel, H. Hassfeld, R. Thiedmann, L.J.A. Koster, S.D. Oosterhout, S.S. van Bavel, M.M. Wienk, J. Loos, R.A.J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, "Spatial modelling of the 3D morphology of hybrid polymer-ZnO solar cells, based on electron tomography data" (../fileadmin/website_uni_ulm/mawi.inst.110/forschung/preprints/sidrf.pdfpdf). Annals of Applied Statistics 5, 2011, 1920 - 1947.
R. Thiedmann, H. Hassfeld, O. Stenzel, L.J.A. Koster, S.D. Oosterhout, S.S. van Bavel, M.M. Wienk, J. Loos, R.A.J. Janssen and V. Schmidt, "A multiscale approach to the representation of 3D images, with applications to polymer solar cells" (../fileadmin/website_uni_ulm/mawi.inst.110/forschung/preprints/sidrf.pdfpdf), Image Analysis and Stereology 30, 2011, 19 - 30.
R. Thiedmann, W. Lehnert, I. Manke and V. Schmidt, "Random geometric graphs for modelling the pore space of fibre-based materials" (http://www.e-publications.org/ims/submission/index.php/BEJ/user/submissionFile/7398?confirm=6d9437afpdf). Journal of Materials Science 46, 2011, 7745 - 7759.
R. Thiedmann, O. Stenzel, A. Spettl, P.R. Shearing, S.J. Harris, N.P. Brandon and V. Schmidt, "Stochastic simulation model for the 3D morphology of composite materials in Li-ion batteries" (http://iopscience.iop.org/0266-5611/27/3/035015pdf). Computational Materials Science 50, 2011, 3365 - 3376.
A. K. Louis, M. Riplinger, M. Spiess and E. Spodarev "Inversion algorithms for the spherical Radon and cosine transform", http://iopscience.iop.org/0266-5611/27/3/035015, Inverse Problems 27, 2011, 035015
D. Meschenmoser, A. Shashkin "Functional Central Limit Theorem For The Volume Of Excursion Sets Generated By Associated Random Fields" (pdf), Statistics & Probability Letters, vol. 81 (6), 2011, 642 - 646
Z. Kabluchko, "Extremes of the standardized Gaussian noise". Available at www.arxiv.org. Stoch. Processes. Appl., vol. 121 (3), 2011, 515 - 533
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer and V. Schmidt, "Densities of shortest path lengths in spatial stochastic networks" (ps). Stochastic Models 27, 2011, 141 - 167
S.D. Oosterhout, L.J.A. Koster, S.S. van Bavel, J. Loos, O. Stenzel, R. Thiedmann, V. Schmidt, B. Campo, T.J. Cleij, L. Lutzen, D. Vanderzande, M.M. Wienk and R.A.J. Janssen, "Controlling the morphology and efficiency of hybrid ZnO:polythiophene solar cells via side chain functionalization" (pdf). Advanced Energy Materials 1, 2011, 90 - 96
C. Gloaguen, F. Voss and V. Schmidt, "Parametric distributions of connection lengths for the efficient analysis of fixed access network" (pdf). Annals of Telecommunications 66, 2011, 103 - 118
Z. Kabluchko, "Functional limit theorems for sums of independent geometric Lévy processes". Available at www.arxiv.org. Short version: Bernoulli, vol. 17 (3), 2011, 942 - 968
S. Eckel, G. Loeffler, A. Maurer and V. Schmidt, "Measuring the effects of geographical distance on stock market correlation" (pdf). Journal of Empirical Finance, vol. 18 (2), 2011, 237 - 247
M. Spiess, E. Spodarev, "Anisotropic Poisson Processes of Cylinders" (pdf). Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, vol. 13 (4), 2011, 801-819
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, "Scaling limits for shortest path lengths along the edges of stationary tessellations" (pdf). Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 42 (4), 2010, 936 - 9522
R. Thiedmann, I. Manke, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt. "Strukturelle Analyse des Porenraumes von Gasdiffusionslagen in Brennstoffzellen mittels geometrischer 3D Graphen" (pdf). MP Materials Testing 52 (2010), 736-743
J. Rumpf, S. Pickl, S. Elspass, W. Koenig and V. Schmidt, "Quantification and statistical analysis of structural similarities in dialectological area-class maps" (pdf). Dialectologia et Geolinguistica, vol. 18 (1), 2010, 73-100
M. Sailer, K. Hoehn, S. Lueck, V. Schmidt, M. Beil and P. Walther, "Novel electron tomographic methods to study the morphology of keratin filament networks" (pdf). Microscopy and Microanalysis 16 (2010), 462-471
J. Rumpf, H. Weindl, E. Faust and V. Schmidt, "Structural variation in genesis and landfall locations of North Atlantic tropical cyclones related to SST" (pdf). Tellus 62A (2010), 243-255
S. Lueck, A. Kupsch, A. Lange, M.P. Hentschel and V. Schmidt, "Statistical analysis of tomographic reconstruction algorithms by morphological image characteristics" (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 29 (2010), 61-77
S. Lueck, M. Sailer, V. Schmidt and W. Walther, "Three-dimensional analysis of the intermediate filament network using SEM-tomography" (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 239 (2010), 1-16
U. Pantle, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, "On the estimation of the integrated covariance function of stationary random fields" (pdf), Scand. J. Stat., Vol. 37, 2010, pp. 47-66
C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, H. Schmidt and V. Schmidt, "Analysis of shortest paths and subscriber line lengths in telecommunication access networks" (pdf). Networks and Spatial Economics 10 (2010), 15-47
L. Heinrich, M. Spiess, "Berry-Esseen bounds and Cramér-type large deviations for the volume distribution of Poisson cylinder processes" (pdf). Lithuanian Mathematical Journal, vol. 49 (4), 2009, 381 - 398
Y. Wang, X. Feng, R. Thiedmann, V. Schmidt and W. Lehnert, "Stochastic modeling and direct numerical simulation of the gas diffusion media for polymer electrolyte fuel cells" (pdf). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (2010), 1128-1138
Markus Kiderlen, Daniel Meschenmoser, "Error bounds for surface area estimators based on Crofton's formula" (pdf). Image Analysis & Stereology 28 (2009), 165-177
S.D. Oosterhout, M.M. Wienk, S.S. van Bavel, R. Thiedmann, L.J.A. Koster, J. Gilot, J. Loos, V. Schmidt and R.A.J. Janssen, "The effect of three-dimensional morphology on the efficiency of hybrid polymer solar cells" (pdf). Nature Materials 8 (2009), 818-824
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, "Capacity distributions in spatial stochastic models for telecommunication networks" (pdf). Image Analysis and Stereology 28 (2009), 155-163
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen and V. Schmidt, "Palm calculus for stationary Cox processes on iterated random tessellations" (pdf). Proceedings of WiOpt2009: 7th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, Seoul 2009
F. Voss, C. Gloaguen, F. Fleischer, V. Schmidt,"Distributional properties of Euclidean distances in wireless networks involving road systems"(pdf). IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication 27 (2009), 1047-1055
R. Thiedmann, C. Hartnig, I. Manke, V. Schmidt and W. Lehnert,"Local structural characteristics of pore space in GDL's of PEM fuel cells based on geometric 3D graphs"(pdf). Journal of the Electrochemical Society 156 (2009), B1339-B1347
J. Rumpf, S. Pickl, S. Elspass, W. Koenig and V. Schmidt, "Structural analysis of dialect maps using methods from spatial statistics" (pdf). Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linquistik 76 (2009), 280-308
M. Spiess and E. Spodarev, "Anisotropic Poisson Processes of Cylinders" (pdf), Methodol. Comput. Appl. Prob., Vol. 13 (4), 2011, pp. 801-819.
J. Rataj, V. Schmidt and E. Spodarev, "On the expected surface area of the Wiener sausage" (pdf), Math. Nachr., Vol. 282 (4), 2009, pp. 591-603
Z. Kabluchko, E. Spodarev, "Scan statistic of Levy noises and marked empirical processes" (pdf), Adv. Appl. Probab., Vol. 41, No. 1, 2009, pp. 13-37
J. Rataj, E. Spodarev and D. Meschenmoser, "Approximations of the Wiener sausage and its curvature measures" (pdf), Ann. Appl. Probab., Vol. 19, No. 5, 2009, pp. 1840-1859 (Original Publication available at projecteuclid.org)
J. Rumpf, H. Weindl, P. Hoeppe, E. Rauch and V. Schmidt, "Tropical cyclone hazard assessment using model-based track simulation" (pdf). Natural Hazards 48, 2009, 383-398; the original publication is available at www.springerlink.com)
T. Mattfeldt, S. Eckel, F. Fleischer and V. Schmidt, "Statistical analysis of labelling patterns of mammary carcinoma cell nuclei on histological sections" (pdf). Journal of Microscopy 235, 2009, 106-118
E. Kokai, F. Voss, F. Fleischer, S. Kempe, D. Marinkovic, H. Wolburg, F. Leithaeuser, V. Schmidt, U. Deutsch and T. Wirth, "Myc regulates embryonic vascular permeability and remodeling" (pdf, pdf). Circulation Research 104, 2009, 1151-1159
F. Fleischer, C. Gloaguen, V. Schmidt and F. Voss, "Simulation of the typical Poisson-Voronoi-Cox-Voronoi cell" (pdf). Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation 79, 2009, 939-957
S. Eckel, F. Fleischer, P. Grabarnik, M. Kazda, A. Särkkä and V. Schmidt, "Modelling tree roots in mixed stands by non-stationary marked Gibbs point processes" (pdf). Biometrical Journal 51, 2009, 522-539
M. Beil, S. Lueck, F. Fleischer, S. Portet, W. Arendt and V. Schmidt "Simulating the formation of keratin networks by a piecewise-deterministic Markov process" (pdf). Journal of Theoretical Biology 256, 2009, 518-532
R. Thiedmann, F. Fleischer, C. Hartnig, W. Lehnert and V. Schmidt, "Stochastic 3D modelling of the GDL structure in PEM fuel cells, based on thin section detection"(pdf), Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 155, 2008, pp. B391-B399
Stefanie Eckel, Frank Fleischer, Pavel Grabarnik and Volker Schmidt,"An investigation of the spatial correlations for relative purchasing power in Baden-Württemberg" (pdf), Advances in Statistical Analysis, vol. 92, 2008, pp. 135-152
Frank Fleischer, Catherine Gloaguen, Hendrik Schmidt, Volker Schmidt and Franz Schweiggert,"Simulation of typical modulated Poisson-Voronoi cells and their application to telecommunication network modelling"(pdf), Japan Journal of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, vol. 25, 2008, pp. 305-330
R. Cerny, S. Funken and E. Spodarev, "On the Boolean model of the Wiener sausages" (pdf), Method. Comput. Appl. Prob., Vol. 10 (1), 2008, pp. 23-37 (Mathlab-Software zur Arbeit)
Frank Fleischer, Revathi Ananthakrishnan, Stefanie Eckel, Hendrik Schmidt, Josef Kaes, Tatyana Svitkina, Volker Schmidt and Michael Beil,"Actin network architecture and elasticity in lamellipodia of melanoma cells"(pdf), New Journal of Physics, vol. 9, 2008, p. 420
Christopher Buser, Frank Fleischer, Thomas Mertens, Detlef Michel, Volker Schmidt and Paul Walther,"Quantitative investigation of murine cytomegalovirus nucleocapsid interaction" (pdf), Journal of Microscopy, vol. 228, 2007, pp. 78-87
Jonas Rumpf, Helga Weindl, Peter Höppe, Ernst Rauch, and Volker Schmidt, "Stochastic Modelling of Tropical Cyclone Tracks", Math. Meth. Oper. Res., vol. 65 (3), 2007, pp. 475-490 (pdf; the original publication is available at www.springerlink.com)
Lothar Heinrich, Hendrik Schmidt and Volker Schmidt,"Limit theorems for functionals on the facets of stationary random tessellations" (pdf), Bernoulli, vol. 13, 2007, pp. 868-891
Kris Vasudevan, Stefanie Eckel, Frank Fleischer, Volker Schmidt and Frederick A. Cook,"Statistical analysis of spatial point patterns extracted from a deep proterozoic basin" (pdf), Geophysical Journal International, vol. 171, 2007, pp. 823-840
Torsten Mattfeldt, Stefanie Eckel, Frank Fleischer and Volker Schmidt,"Statistical modelling of the geometry of prostatic capillaries on the basis of stationary Strauss hard-core processes" (pdf), Journal of Microscopy, vol. 228, 2007, pp. 272-281
Shozo Jinno, Frank Fleischer, Stefanie Eckel, Volker Schmidt and Toshio Kosaka ,"Spatial arrangement of microglia in the mouse hippocampus: a stereological study in comparison with astrocytes" (pdf), Glia, vol. 55, 2007, pp. 1334–1347
Torsten Mattfeldt, Daniel Meschenmoser, Ursa Pantle and Volker Schmidt,"Characterization of mammary gland tissue, using joint estimators of Minkowski functionals" (pdf), Image Analysis & Stereology, vol. 26, 2007, pp. 13-22 (Original article availabe at www.wise-t.com/ias)
Ingemar Kaj, Lasse Leskelä, Ilkka Norros and Volker Schmidt,"Scaling limits for random fields with long range dependence" (pdf), Annals of Applied Probability, vol. 35, 2007, pp. 528-550
Ralph Guderlei, Simone Klenk, Johannes Mayer, Volker Schmidt and Evgueni Spodarev,"Algorithms for the computation of Minkowski functionals of deterministic and random polyconvex sets" (pdf), Image and Vision Computing, vol. 25, 2007, pp. 464-474
Michael Beil, Stefanie Eckel, Frank Fleischer, Hendrik Schmidt, Volker Schmidt and Paul Walther,"Fitting of random tessellation models to cytoskeleton network data" (pdf), Journal of Theoretical Biology,vol. 241, 2006, pp. 62-72
Frank Fleischer, Stefanie Eckel, Iris Schmid, Volker Schmidt and Marian Kazda,"Point process modelling of root distribution in pure stands of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies" (pdf), Canadian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 36(1), 2006, pp. 227-237
Catherine Gloaguen, Frank Fleischer, Hendrik Schmidt and Volker Schmidt,"Fitting of stochastic telecommunication network models, via distance measures and Monte-Carlo tests" (pdf), Telecommunications Systems, vol. 31, 2006, pp. 353-377
Lothar Heinrich, Hendrik Schmidt and Volker Schmidt,"Central limit theorems for Poisson hyperplane tessellations" (pdf), Annals of Applied Probability, vol. 16, 2006, pp. 919-950
Simone Klenk, Volker Schmidt and Evgueni Spodarev,"A new algorithmic approach to the computation of Minkowski functionals of polyconvex sets" (pdf), Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, vol. 34, 2006, pp. 127-148
Torsten Mattfeldt, Stefanie Eckel, Frank Fleischer and Volker Schmidt,"Statistical analysis of reduced pair correlation functions of capillaries in the prostate gland" (pdf), Journal of Microscopy, vol. 223, 2006, pp. 107-119
Ursa Pantle, Volker Schmidt and Evgueni Spodarev,"Central limit theorems for functionals of stationary germ-grain models" (pdf), Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 38, 2006, pp. 76-94
Michael Beil, Hans Braxmeier, Frank Fleischer, Volker Schmidt and Paul Walther,"Quantitative analysis of keratin filament networks in scanning electron microscopy images of cancer cells" (pdf), Journal of Microscopy, vol. 220, 2005, pp. 84-95
Michael Beil, Frank Fleischer, Stephan Paschke and Volker Schmidt,"Statistical analysis of 3D centromeric heterochromatin structure in interphase nuclei" (pdf), Journal of Microscopy, vol. 217, 2005, pp. 60-68
Catherine Gloaguen, Frank Fleischer, Hendrik Schmidt and Volker Schmidt,"Simulation of typical Cox-Voronoi cells, with a special regard to implementation tests" (pdf), Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, vol. 62, 2005, pp. 357-373
Lothar Heinrich, Hendrik Schmidt and Volker Schmidt,"Limit theorems for stationary tessellations with random inner cell structures" (ps.gz, pdf), Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 37, 2005, pp. 25-47
Hans Braxmeier, Evgeny Spodarev and Volker Schmidt , "Statistische Raum-Zeit-Analyse und Simulation von Verkehrsströmen in Ballungsgebieten" (www.verkehrsforschung-online.de), 2005, Verkehrsforschung-Online, No. 2
Torsten Mattfeldt and Frank Fleischer,"Bootstrap methods for statistical inference from stereological estimates of volume fraction", Journal of Microscopy, vol. 218, 2005, pp. 160-170
Volker Schmidt and Evgueni Spodarev,"Joint estimators for the specific intrinsic volumes of stationary random sets" (ps), Stochastic Processes and their Applications, vol. 115, 2005, pp. 959-981
Stephan Böhm, Lothar Heinrich and Volker Schmidt,"Asymptotic properties of estimators for the volume fractions of jointly stationary random sets" (ps.gz,pdf), Statistica Neerlandica, vol. 58, 2004, pp. 388-406
Stephan Böhm, Lothar Heinrich and Volker Schmidt,"Kernel estimation of the spectral density of stationary random closed sets" (extended version as ps), Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, vol. 46, 2004, pp. 37-47
Hans Braxmeier, Volker Schmidt and Evgueni Spodarev,"Spatial extrapolation of anisotropic road traffic data" (ps.gz,pdf), Image Analysis & Stereology, vol. 23, 2004, pp. 185-198
Roland Maier, Johannes Mayer and Volker Schmidt,"Distributional properties of the typical cell of stationary iterated tessellations" (ps.gz), Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, vol. 59, 2004, pp. 287-302
Johannes Mayer,"A time-optimal algorithm for the estimation of contact distribution functions of random sets," Image Analysis & Stereology, vol. 23, 2004, pp. 177-183
Johannes Mayer, Volker Schmidt and Franz Schweiggert,"A unified simulation framework for spatial stochastic models" (extended version as ps.gz), Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, vol. 12, 2004, pp. 307-326
Stephan Böhm, Jost Grimm-Strele, Volker Schmidt and Burkhard Schneider, "Untersuchung der Grundwasserbeschaffenheit in Baden-Württemberg mit Methoden der räumlichen Statistik", Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, vol. 47(1), 2003, pp. 1-12
Stephan Böhm and Volker Schmidt,"Palm representation and approximation of the covariance of random closed sets" (extended version as ps), Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 35, 2003, pp. 295-302
D.A. Korshunov, S. Schlegel and V. Schmidt, "Asymptotics for random walks with dependent heavy-tailed increments", Siberian Mathematical Journal, vol. 44, 2003, pp. 833-844 (in Russian).
Roland Maier and Volker Schmidt,"Stationary iterated tessellations", Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 35, 2003, pp. 337-353
Torsten Mattfeldt, Hans-Werner Gottfried, Henning Wolter, Volker Schmidt, Hans Kestler and Johannes Mayer, "Classification of prostatic carcinoma with artificial neural networks using comparative genomic hybridization and quantitative stereological data", Pathology - Research and Practice, vol. 199, 2003, pp. 773-784
Evgueni Spodarev,"Isoperimetric problems and roses of neighborhood for stationary flat processes", Mathematische Nachrichten, vol. 251 (4), 2003, pp. 88-100
Evgueni Spodarev, "Cauchy-Kubota-type integral formulae for the generalized cosine transforms", Izv. Akad. Nauk Armen., Mat. [J. Contemp. Math. Anal., Armen. Acad. Sci.], vol. 37(1), 2002, pp. 47-64
Andrew D. Barbour and Volker Schmidt,"On Laslett's transform for the Boolean model", Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 33, 2001, pp. 1-5
Marco Dozzi, Ely Merzbach and Volker Schmidt,"Limit theorems for sums of random fuzzy sets", Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol. 259, 2001, pp. 554-565
W. I. Cooper, V. Schmidt and R.F. Serfozo, "Queues and inventories with Skorohod/Loynes representations", Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, vol 37, 2001, pp. 233-257
Evgueni Spodarev,"On the rose of intersections for stationary flat processes", Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 33(3), 2001, pp. 584-599
Torsten Mattfeldt, Hans-Werner Gottfried, Volker Schmidt and Hans A. Kestler,"Classification of spatial textures in benign and cancerous glandular tissues by stereology and stochastic geometry using artificial neural networks", Journal of Microscopy, vol. 198, 2000, pp. 143-158
Bartlomiej Blaszczyszyn, Christian Rau and Volker Schmidt,"Bounds for clump size characteristics in the Boolean model", Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 31, 1999, pp. 910-928
Andreas Frey and Volker Schmidt,"Marked point processes in the plane - a survey with applications to spatial modeling of communication networks", Advances in Performance Analysis, vol. 1(1), 1998, pp. 65-110, 171-214
Bartlomiej Blaszczyszyn, Ely Merzbach and Volker Schmidt,"A note on expansion for functionals of spatial marked point processes", Statistics and Probability Letters, vol. 36, 1997, pp. 299-306
Torsten Mattfeldt, Volker Schmidt, Domonik Reepschläger, Christoph Rose and Heinz Frey,"Centered contact density functions for the statistical analysis of random sets", Journal of Microscopy, vol. 183, 1996, pp. 158-169
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Most Anticipated Books of 2019: 19 Picks You Should Have on Your Reading List
Clockwise from top left: Photo: Courtesy of Simon & Schuster; Graywolf Press; Simon & Schuster; Penguin Random House; Scribner; Riverhead Books
Wintertime is when we need books the most, for cozying up with when you finally have a real weather-based excuse to cancel your plans and dive into a good one. Of the most anticipated books of 2019, here’s Vogue’s list of 19 winter picks we think you should have on your reading list:
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Looker by Laura Sims (January 8)
Failed by IVF treatments and her husband, the narrator of Looker is left to fester in her Brooklyn brownstone with only her feline companion. “I am sick to death of men,” she tells us, so instead she fixates on the beautiful actress who lives down the block. In prose that moves between lyrical and caterwauling, the poet Laura Sims has pulled off the high-wire act of making bitterness delicious. —Lauren Mechling, Contributor
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Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin (January 8)
The young Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin made waves in 2017 upon the English translation of her novel Fever Dream, a supernatural story about a mother convinced that her young son’s soul had escaped his body. The author’s flair for intertwining surrealism with delicate emotionality is again on full display in Mouthful of Birds, a collection of short stories that sit somewhere between miniature mysteries and fairy tales. In this slim and superb book, Schweblin takes on the desire to love, to parent, and to care for one’s own body—hardly extraordinary themes—and invests them with a fresh poignancy. —L.M.
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh (January 8)
With a blurb from Margaret Atwood, Mackintosh’s novel follows in the footsteps of The Handmaid’s Tale (and Naomi Alderman’s The Power) in a dystopian feminist revenge tale, about women who live on an island controlled by their king until that comfy hierarchy is displaced—but this debut has its own alluring style, which has prompted comparisons to The Virgin Suicides for its gauzy, heady sexuality; lacy, precise prose; and the luminous sisters at its core. Like The Power, it doesn’t just turn patriarchy on its head, which is why it pokes at gender as an organizing concept as much as it relies on it. —Bridget Read, Culture Writer
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Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. by Lili Anolik (January 8)
In recent years, Eve Babitz’s work has become required reading for anybody with a soft spot for It-girl lit. Far more than a provocateur and party girl, Babitz was a medium for the animal spirit of 1960s and ’70s Hollywood. In her dishy investigation, Lili Anolik tracks down Babitz’s friends and family members—as well as the now reclusive author—in an effort to separate the myth-maker from her myths. Part cultural history, part literary detective story, Anolik’s book brings a ludicrously glamorous scene back to life, adding a few shadows along the way to give Babitz’s sun-bleached biography more nuanced contours. —L.M.
You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian (January 15)
Kristen Roupenian’s “Cat Person,” a short story about a traumatic date, became a literary anthem and viral hit when The New Yorker published it near the dawn of the #MeToo movement. Now comes You Know You Want This (Scout Press), the author’s much anticipated debut collection. Roupenian’s commitment to representing the human capacity for cruelty and perversion is a kind of bravery, but while her story hit a nerve, this volume hammers away at it. —L.M.
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (January 15)
The Age of Miracles author Karen Thompson Walker returns with a haunting novel about a mysterious illness that befalls a Southern California college town. A large cast of characters including students, a faculty couple, and a neuroscientist trying to figure out what’s happening to the sleepers, who are locked in a dream state beyond the normal activity of the human brain, provide the voices in this imaginative, disturbing, and ultimately spellbinding narrative, which asks provocative questions about our concepts of time and connection, and the bounds of possibility for life on earth. —B.R.
The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells (January 29)
In an age when the double tap is so often the fastest path to fame, there is something appealingly old-fashioned about a literary success story. This holds especially true for the tale of Benedict Wells, the 35-year-old German wunderkind who survived a downright Dickensian childhood before emerging as a cultural sensation in his native country. Well was six years old when both illness and financial troubles shattered his household, forcing his parents to send him to state-run Bavarian boarding schools. This early experience informs Wells’s über-personal new novel, an international phenomenon that won the European Union Prize for literature. The tale centers on the orphaned Jules and his two older siblings, following the trio through a series of events that are unfortunate but also joyful and funny. It is not a perfect novel, but it is a life-affirming work. As Jules says near the end, “I’m always surprised by how the light of memory makes particular moments shine brightly.” —L.M.
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Casting Deep Shade: An Amble by C.D. Wright (February 1)
I love the double resonance of the title of this posthumous collection from the beloved C.D. Wright because it so aptly skewers the mutability of language as it is used over and over by humans to try to make sense of the stubbornly material physical world, of which, I think, Wright would have approved. This new work promises to be all about the beech tree, which Wright studied for years before her sudden death in 2016. Wright’s prose-poetry style has always resisted categorization, and simply blown apart convention; An Amble will surely serve as a conservation not just of nature but of Wright’s indelible voice, which is sorely missed. —B.R.
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The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang (February 5)
To say that Esmé Weijun Wang’s The Collected Schizophrenias is a brave book is to put it mildly: Is there a more daring act for a writer to expose their own mental illness? The essay collection tracks the author’s affliction—she has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type—but also discusses the limitations of diagnosis, the mixed blessing that labeling an affliction entails. Written with clarity, precision, and a lack of sentimentality, it’s the kind of book that builds its emotional heft with straightforward and yet highly effective materials. It is also a portrait of a mind fighting itself: “Sometimes, my mind does fracture,” Wang writes, “leaving me frightened of poison in my tea or corpses in the parking lot. But then it reassembles, and I am once again a recognizable self.” That recognizable self is something of a marvel to behold. —Chloe Schama, Senior Editor
Notes from a Black Woman’s Diary: Selected Works of Kathleen Collins
Notes From a Black Woman’s Diary: Selected Works of Kathleen Collins by Kathleen Collins (February 5)
The revival of Kathleen Collins, artist, filmmaker, and writer, was perhaps the only good thing to come out of 2016, and those hungry for more now have another posthumous collection, this time short stories, a screenplay, a script, and, perhaps most intriguing, diary entries. Collins’s exploration of black identity, femininity, and class are uncannily prescient (as they are enjoyable to read by her witty, poignant hand), and I hope the Collins archive has not been exhausted just yet. —B.R.
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Magical Negro: Poems by Morgan Parker (February 5)
The much anticipated follow-up to There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé from Morgan Parker looks back, turning away (though not entirely) from the present focus of Parker’s last collection to the archetypes and folk stories that are the roots of contemporary black American culture, though Parker blends her historical cataloging of racial traumas and joys with her own experience. Parker’s voice is surprising, ranging from elegiac to conspiratorial to ecstatic; she interrogates both blackness and femininity like ports in a long personal journey, as places to land but also as points of departure. —B.R.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (February 5)
Game of Thrones in Africa? That was the early buzz on Booker Prize winner Marlon James’s fantasy epic Black Leopard, Red Wolf—due in February, and the first volume of a trilogy he’s writing. I tucked in expecting to be swept away; 620 pages later I emerged more impressed than entranced. This is a vivid read, for sure—but it’s also a demanding one. The story of an African mercenary hired to track down a missing boy across an ancient landscape, the novel teems with nightmares: devils, witches, giants, shape-shifters, haunted woods, magic portals. It’s terrifying, sensual, hard to follow—but somehow indelible, too. I’m looking forward to volume 2. —Taylor Antrim, Executive Editor
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison (February 12)
Toni Morrison’s latest nonfiction collection has an apt title for the 21st century and seems to (rightly) position Morrison as a long chronicler of the ills of the modern condition, specifically in American politics. In speeches, essays, and other writings, The Source will give insight into Morrison not just as a master of American folklore and the novel but also as a keen observer of humankind throughout the last four decades, someone who long ago warned of fascism’s creep into the United States through racist ideology, and who has written about the trap and power of embracing identity. —B.R.
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray (February 19)
Half a world away, another sudden loss profoundly shakes a Michigan family in Anissa Gray’s utterly absorbing debut. When Althea and her husband are arrested for fraud, the hardheaded matriarch is suddenly “a mother to nobody”—not to her teenage twin daughters, nor her younger sisters, Viola and Lillian, whom she’d taken care of since childhood. Like Tayari Jones’s recent bestseller An American Marriage, Gray uses imprisonment as the backdrop for a disarmingly compelling story, an intricately woven domestic drama that skirts easy answers and sentimentality. Conversational in tone and difficult in subject, Care and Feeding tells not just an American story but also several important ones. —L.M.
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Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto by Nancy Fraser, Tithi Bhattacharya, and Cinzia Arruzza (March 5)
Nancy Fraser, Tithi Bhattacharya, and Cinzia Arruzza cut through the corporate feminist (and heavily debunked) “Lean In” noise to offer a feminism rooted not just in intersectionality of identity but also in economic justice. The three organizers of the International Women’s Strike argue that freedom needs to come from the bottom rather than the top—and shouldn’t just stop within the bound of the United States. After years of books on feminism that have started to say the same thing, everyone (not just women!) should buy this one. —B.R.
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Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi (March 5)
Inventive novelist Helen Oyeyemi returns with a novel that plays with family history and fairy tales, blending the real and the unreal in a daughter’s quest for self-knowledge. Gingerbread is the story’s metaphorical core, both sweet and spicy, simple and yet it is the hook for so much strange and bizarrely haunting children’s folklore, and Oyeyemi manages to make something just as complicated and delicious; her prose is not without its bite. —B.R.
Sing to It by Amy Hempel (March 26)
The first new collection from master short-story writer Amy Hempel in over a decade, Sing to It promises 15 stories showcasing her tightly coiled prose, which expertly deploys the condensed form while getting at the most nebulous, unnameable stuff of everyday life. Hempel’s characters are always quirky without losing the sense that you could very well know them; her The Collected Stories is one of the most original compendiums in the history of the genre. —B.R.
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The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose by Oprah Winfrey (March 26)
Is she running? Maybe not, but Oprah Winfrey certainly has an abundance of life lessons to offer, and The Path Made Clear will offer ideas for living successfully and “significantly,” with help from some famous friends. I might be even more excited for the book tour, during which Winfrey will obviously grace many an interview chair in some kind of flattering sweater cape and speak to the audience in soothing, stirring tones. —B.R.
Spring by Ali Smith (April 30)
Cheating because Spring comes out on March 28 in the U.K.: I have never been more excited for another book since the last Harry Potter, which is fitting, since Ali Smith’s very contemporary seasonal quartet has made me think about my entire life in reading, language, and consumption, as it uses Britain’s post-Brexit identity crisis to delve into what has been irretrievably lost with modernity’s ideas of progress, and how we could save ourselves if we logged off. Autumn and Winter were entirely zany, morose, witty, magical tales of families in very specific historical moments, which Smith managed to bloom into visions of human life over many millennia, begging the question of just what the hell we think we are doing here—quietly, wryly, like a Brit would, but with deep, terrible urgency. —B.R.
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Llanelli's hellish fly infestation appears to have made a comeback
One resident claimed that the pests are "back in full force"
Christie BannonTrainee Multimedia Journalist
The pests have been making their way into Llanelli homes within the last couple of days (Image: Jonathan Myers)
A nightmare fly infestation seems as though it could be returning to a Carmarthenshire town.
Last summer residents in Llanelli were forced to fork out for cans of fly spray, eat dinner in their cars and keep their windows firmly closed as a disgusting outbreak of flies descended on the town.
What began as just an annoyance soon spiralled out of control with residents calling for fly-killing equipment to be provided to them for free as shops sold out of swatters, sprays and sticky strips.
Natural Resources Wales has been investigating the cause of the issue for many months and it was eventually established that a recycling plant close to the worst affected areas was the root of the problem.
Now, a year later, residents in certain parts of Llanelli have been complaining once again that as the warm weather has started to return so have the pests.
Sophie Jones, who lives in Seaside, which was one of the worst affected areas last year, said that the flies have come "back in full force" with the return of the hot weather.
She said: "Since the weekend we've had a fair few flies. On Saturday I opened the back door to a swarm of flies, there must have been around 20 to 25.
"I came home from work yesterday to find nine blue bottles that I could count, that's without the few normal flies.
"There is an issue with flytipping and people leaving their bin bags out two or three days, at least, before collection.
"I wouldn't have thought that would help the situation but since this warm weather has come it seems to be the flies are back in full force."
Amanda Carter led a campaign last year to try and find a solution to the disgusting problem (Image: Jonathan Myers)
Amanda Carter, who was campaigning for a solution to the problem last year, said that she'd heard quite a few reports of blue bottle flies in the area.
"We've had quite a few over the last fortnight," she explained.
"We are all dreading the weekend when it's supposed to get hotter."
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Julia Morgan has been living in the Morfa area since November and has also noticed more flies around her home.
"Within the last week there have been a few flying around the front of my house," she said.
"I thought that maybe it was my bins or the food waste but I've cleared that and they're still there.
"My living room is in the back of my house and I've had the back door open because of the nice weather and they were all coming in. It was full of them."
Shirley Williams added: "As soon as I open the back door they fly in and I'm on the second floor flat with a little balcony."
One woman said she had collected around 1,000 flies in her home in just a day last year (Image: Llanelli Star)
Carmarthenshire Council said that it will be monitoring the situation (Image: Rachel Dyer)
Alison Griffiths explained that there are currently "loads in Swiss Valley", while Karen Jenkins confirmed that there has been an increase in the Pemberton area too.
Carmarthenshire Council confirmed that it will be monitoring the situation.
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The council's executive board member for public protection, councillor Philip Hughes, said: "We have received information from a town councillor this morning of an increase in fly activity in an area of Llanelli, however, we have not received any direct complaints from members of the public.
"We will monitor the situation, in the meantime, if residents have any issues we would ask them to contact us directly."
Carmarthenshire Council announced last year it had handed over responsibility regarding the source of the infestation to Natural Resources Wales and investigations have been ongoing ever since to try and put a stop to the problem.
Nicholas Jenkins, environmental permit regulation officer for NRW, said: "We’ve been working locally to make sure regulated sites are accepting, storing and processing waste in line with the conditions of their environmental permits.
"We haven’t received any reports of flies in the area but if you do see an increase in the number of flies please report it to our 24 hour incidents line on 03000 65 3000."
Amanda Carter discusses the Llanelli fly infestation in 2018
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What time are the Championship fixtures released for the 2019/20 season? Key dates for Cardiff City, Swansea City and the rest
It's not long until the Bluebirds and the Swans learn of their schedule for the upcoming season
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Cardiff City and Swansea City will discover the dates for the first south Wales derby in five years this morning as the Championship fixtures are released.
The Bluebirds join Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, Barnsley and Charlton Athletic as the new additions to the 2019/20 Championship - which gets underway in August.
The full fixture list will be made available on this morning at 9am.
You'll be able to see the fixtures in their entirety and what they mean for the Welsh clubs with our Championship fixture live blogs - which you can find on our Football page - picking apart the key dates for both the Bluebirds and the Swans.
The season starts on the weekend August 2-4, with a live game likely to kick things off on the evening of Friday, August 2. The majority of the opening matches will be played on Saturday, August 3.
The Carabao Cup commences the week beginning Monday, August 12.
Sky Sports have secured the rights for EFL games until 2024 in a deal worth an estimated £595million. They will show 183 games from the Championship, League One, League Two, Carabao Cup and the Checkatrade Trophy in 2019/20 - a 26% increase on the 2018/19 season.
Sky should announce the first TV games by Friday, June 28.
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Key dates for the 2019/20 Championship season can be found below.
Fixture release day - 20 Jun 2019
Season begins – 3 Aug 2019 (with a likely live game on 2 Aug 2019)
Carabao Cup Round One - w/c 12 Aug 2019
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Tommy Taylor and James Gaskell meet fans in Leamington
Tommy Taylor and James Gaskell sprung a surprise at a Leamington pub ahead of the club’s game with Harlequins last weekend.
The pair popped into the Fox & Vivian pub on Clarendon Avenue to greet fans, before catching a coach with 60 of them to the Ricoh Arena.
Tommy and James – both currently side-lined through injury – embarked on the trip to thank Old Leamingtonians Rugby Club for co-ordinating regular coach journeys to take fellow members and other fans from Leamington to the Ricoh Arena for Wasps home games.
The players also took part in a light-hearted question and answer session on the coach, where it was revealed James Haskell allegedly has the worst dress sense and Joe Simpson is the pre-match motivator.
Tommy said: “Myself and some of the lads sometimes come to the Fox & Vivian for some food during our downtime in the week, so it was great to pop in again and meet all of the fans.
“To have supporters laying on their own transport initiatives such as this one should be recognised, and also shows the strong support that the club has in the area.
“Being out of the match day squad through injury is tough to take, so to see so many excited faces and feel like you’re making a difference to a family’s day provides an added boost from a personal point of view.”
Wasps are next in action at the Ricoh Arena for their 150th anniversary game against Bath on Sunday, 1 October (3pm kick-off).
Tickets for Wasps v Bath can be purchased from www.wasps.co.uk/tickets and start from £23 for adults, while under-10s go free in certain categories.
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Larry Bernstein - (916) 457-7625
From single symptom repairs to major rebuilds and restorations, Dr. Rock is your one stop shop for all your amplifier maintenance. Over twenty years experience in Sacramento handling warranty and non warranty repairs for all the major brands. Tube amps a specialty. Servicing all commercial guitar, bass and power amps, mixers and speaker systems. We don't work on home stereo gear or car audio.
Field service available on PA, paging, and dance floor systems. All repairs restore equipment to original factory specs or better, using original factory parts when possible. Most repairs cost approximately two hours labor, plus parts. Of course, simple jobs take less time. If I get into your job, and find expensive broken parts, or that labor will be high, I will let you know and make sure you want it fixed. Please leave a good daytime phone number so I can contact you during business hours. Shop minimum is one hour, which is also the charge if a repair is refused.
Normal turn around time is 5 to 10 business days. Rush service available at 50% premium over normal rates. You've used the rest, now hire the best, Dr. Rock.
Tube Talk with Dr. Rock
I am constantly asked what I charge to re-tube and bias an amp. This question raises many more because it means that whatever is going on with that person's amplifier, they have reached the conclusion that the tubes are the problem, that changing them will fix it, and they want to do that at the lowest possible price.
I am all for doing stuff at the lowest possible price, which is why I shake my head every time I get an amp in for repair after the owner has spend $200 on a full set of new tubes and still has the original problem. I guess it's human nature to feel more comfortable buying a part than paying for labor, but throwing a full set of tubes at an amp in the hopes it will fix a problem is not your lowest cost option for repair.
Fact: The large format output tubes, 6L6's, EL34's and the like, have a designed life span of 10,000 hours (do the math for your usage. At 10 hours a week, that's 19 years). At the end of that time, the tubes aren't dead, but output has degraded to 70.7% of the designed level.
Preamp tubes do not push speakers and move air, and can last even longer.
That said, all tubes can be mechanically damaged from being bounced around in transit, or exhibit manufacturing sample defects. Preamp tubes can develop static or microphonics (ringing). Power tubes can develop internal shorts and glow red or blow fuses.
At Dr. Rock, we will only replace defective tubes because you won't hear any difference if we replace a good working tube with a new one. We don't carry cheap tubes, either. We only sell the best tubes available, selected for low noise, matched for output and backed by Ruby Tube's full 6 month warranty when installed by us.
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We are pleased to announce that local luthier Harrison Phipps (aka Fretted Strings) is now doing the bulk of the fretted instrument repair work for Watermelon Music. The quality of Harrison's work is top notch, turnaround times are quicker than we've ever had before, and prices are right in line with what you've come to expect from our repair department.
Fretted Strings offers full service repairs for all fretted instruments. California shop. A specialty is setting action on acoustic and electric guitars to optimize tone, ease of playing, and correct intonation. You can learn more at Harrison's website: www.frettedstrings.com
Harrison joins Dr. Rock (amplifier and electronic repair), Devin Hough (orchestra instrument and bow repair), and Brett Brinkley (woodwind and brass repair) at Watermelon Music. The circle is now complete!
More About Harrison Phipps
Harrison Phipps built his first guitar in 1978 while apprenticing with the renowned guitar builder Arthur Overholtzer in Chico California. Mr. Overholtzer is famous not only for his guitars, but for his numerous guitar making tools. He built and sold – electric heated side benders, router bases for binding and rosette slots and fingerboard fret cutting miter boxes.
Mr. Overholtzer authored the book “Classic Guitar Making” which was published in 1974. The 323 page book contains written descriptions and 302 figures of his tools and techniques for making a classic guitar. One of his Brazilian Rosewood classical guitars (#13) won “Grand Champion” at the 1969 Competition of the International Violin and Guitar Makers’ Association. Charlie Robinson, Chico’s preeminent jazz guitarist played “In the Garden”, “Rock of Ages”, and “Amazing Grace” on #13 at Art’s funeral in 1982.
In Mr. Overholtzer’s shop Harrison learned from a master guitar builder the skills necessary to select premium woods, make superior gluing surfaces, optimize tonal properties of guitar woods during preparation and assembly, proper sharpening techniques and use of hand tools and a reverence for life, wood, and guitar building.
Richmond Talbott did fretted instrument repair in a local Chico music store. It was here in the late 1970’s that Harrison met Richmond and learned the skills and techniques of fretted instrument repair. While learning repair techniques from Richmond, Harrison met Lynn Sparks, another local instrument builder with a strong passion for searching out and collecting instrument grade wood. Lynn and Harrison spent many days and weeks in the late 1970’s stockpiling spruce, mahogany, ebony and rosewood for later use.
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Devin Hough Repair
Call for enquiries: (530) 750-1132
As most people are just wrapping up their day, Devin Hough is settling into his Davis, California, shop to focus on his next Baroque instrument creation. Stay-at-home dad by day and luthier by night, Hough began studying violin making and repair more than 25 years ago with his grandfather. The twosome worked on several projects together, and Hough found himself drawn to period instruments, their sound and design. He now duplicates old designs for instrumentalists looking to replicate the Baroque sound, but unable to afford antique instruments.
Hough focuses on subtle and elegant design work, be it ornate carving or just deftly applied glue and varnish. Violas, Baroque violins, violas d’amore, vielles, and viols are just a few of the instruments found in Hough’s studio shop.
Devin also does repairs, both great and small, from bow rehairs and peg fittings to cleating cracks and splits. Turnaround times vary depending on the job and the time of year, but are typically 1-2 weeks.
More About Devin Hough
I began my training as a violin maker in 1970 at age 12 with my grandfather, Paul Schaupp, and worked summers with him in Inglewood, California for seven years.
In 1980, I moved to Davis and started working for Albert C. Muller in Sacramento in 1985. In his shop I refined my violin making skills and learned to do stringed instrument repair and restoration, working with him until 1991.
Currently I work repairing all forms of bowed string instruments and make violins, with a speciality in recreating instruments from the baroque, renaissance and medieval periods.
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Brett Brinkley
Brett Brinkley has been involved with music for over 35 years, starting with piano lessons in Elementary school, then playing trumpet in Jr. High and High Schools. After graduating from Red Bluff Union High School, he attended Shasta College in Redding, receiving his A.A. Degree in General Education, then transferred to California State University, Chico where he received his B.A. Degree in Music Education and a California Teaching Credential. Mr. Brinkley has taught music at Tule Lake Elementary and High Schools, Live Oak Middle School in Tulare, Summer Music Camp in Lassen, Red Bluff High School and Shasta College. He has also served 2 years as conductor for the Tehama County Band, which has been in continuous existence since 1895.
Brett has performed with a variety of musical groups including: the Shasta Symphony, the Chico Symphony, the CSUC President's Brass Quintet, the Rich Little Christmas Tour, the ARC Wind Ensemble Hawaiian Tour, the Sierra Nevada Winds Pacific Northwest Tour, Davis Musical Theater, Consumnes River College Theater, and the Auburn Music and More Theater Co.
Mr. Brinkley studied instrument repair during his tenure at both Shasta College and CSU Chico, then apprenticed for two years with Tom Dodson, (NAMM University Master Repair Technician), at the Brass Reed in Redding. He has been an instrument repair technician for Gottschalk Music Center in Sacramento and Stockton since 1992 and joined the Watermelon Music repair staff in 2008. Mr. Brinkley currently resides in Sacramento.
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Nathan Burns Wins Huawei Player Of The Year
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In a glittering ceremony held at Te Papa’s Visa Gallery, the Wellington Phoenix’ top goal scorer Nathan Burns was named the Club’s Huawei Player of the Year.
The Award that is voted on by the Club’s senior coaching team, recognises players’ performance throughout the year and is voted upon at the end of every game.
Burns also won Player’s Player of the Year and the adidas Golden Boot for his 13 goals this season.
Roly Bonevacia won the Revera Under 23 Player of the Year.
Perth-based Niki O’Connor won the Carlsberg Fan of the Year for her work in setting up both the Brisbane and Perth Away Supporters’ Clubs.
Roy Krishna won the Ricoh Goal of the Year for his Round 9 strike against Newcastle Jets at Hunter Stadium.
Ben Sigmund, Vince Lia and Manny Muscat were recognised for joining the 150 games Club.
Wellington Phoenix Strength and Conditioning Coach Lee Spence and Head of Medical Rob Lee were recognised for their outstanding behind the scenes contribution to the Club and were awarded the prestigious Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award in the name of the owner who started the Welnix ownership group.
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Revera Under 23 Player of the Year: Roly Bonevacia
adidas Golden Boot: Nathan Burns
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Ricoh Goal of the Year: Roy Krishna
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Pachygyria (from the Greek "pachy" meaning "thick" or "fat" gyri) is a congenital malformation of the cerebral hemisphere. It results in unusually thick convolutions of the cerebral cortex. Typically, children have developmental delay and seizures, the onset and severity depending on the severity of the cortical malformation. Infantile spasms are common in affected children, as is intractable epilepsy.
Pachygyria, lissencephaly (smooth brain), and polymicrogyria (multiple small gyri) are all the results of abnormal cell migration. The abnormal migration is typically associated with a disorganized cellular architecture, failure to form six layers of cortical neurons (a four-layer cortex is common), and functional problems. The abnormal formation of the brain may be associated with seizures, developmental delay, and mental dysfunctions.
Normally, the brain cells begin to develop in the periventricular region (germinal matrix) and then migrate from medial to lateral, to form the cerebral cortex.
Clinical Presentation
The term 'pachygyria' does not directly relate to a specific malformation but rather is used to generally describe physical characteristics of the brain in association with several neuronal migration disorders; most commonly disorders relating to varied degrees of lissencephaly. Lissencephaly is present in 1 of 85,470 births and the life span of those affected is short as only a few survive past the age of 20. [1] Pachygyria is a condition identified by a type of cortical genetic malformation. Clinicians will subjectively determine the malformation based on the degree of malposition and the extent of thickened abnormal grey differentiation present. [2]
Different imaging modalities are commonly used for diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT) is a lower-resolution imaging modality available, however, cerebral cortex malformations are more easily visualized in vivo and classified using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment. [3] Diffuse pachygyria (a mild form of lissencephaly) can be seen on a MRI as thickened cerebral cortices with few and large gyri and incomplete development of the Sylvian fissures [4]
Signs/Symptoms
Malformations of the cerebral cortex can cause:
Fetal lethality
Major developmental disabilities
Reproductive damage
Severe epilepsy [3]
Reduced longevity
Varying degrees of mental retardation
Intractable epilepsy
Spasticity [5]
A patient’s cognitive ability ranges correlate to the thickness of any subcortical band present and the degree of pachygyria. [1][5]
Connections to Epilepsy, Lissencephaly, and Subcortical Band Heterotopia
Various degrees of intensity and locations of epilepsy are associated with malformations of cortical development. Researchers suggest that approximately 40% of children diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy have some degree of cortical malformation.[1][2]
Lissencephaly (to which pachygyria is most closely linked) is associated with severe mental retardation, epilepsy, and motor disability. Two characteristics of lissencephaly include its absence of convolutions (agyria) and decreased presence of convolutions (pachygyria). [2] The types of seizures associated with lissencephaly include:
Persisting spasms
Focal seizures
Atypical seizures
Atonic seizures [1]
Other possible symptoms of lissencephaly include telecanthus, estropia, hypertelorism, varying levels of mental retardation, cerebellar hypoplasia, corpus callosum aplasia, and decreased muscle tone and tendon reflexes. [4] Over 90% of children affected with lissencephaly have seizures. [2]
Patients with subcortical band heterotopia (another disorder associated with pachygyria) typically have milder symptoms and their cognitive function is closely linked to the thickness of the subcortical band and the degree of pachygyria present. [2]
The degree of cerebral cortex malformation caused by genetic mutations is classified by the degree of malposition and the extent of faulty grey matter differentiation. [1]
Neuronal migration disorders are generally classified into three groups:
lissencephaly/subcortical band heterotopia
‘other’ heterotopias [4]
The ‘other’ types are associated with corpus callosum agenesis or cerebellar hypoplasia while the cobblestone lissencephalies are associated with eye and muscle disorders. [4] Classical lissencephaly, also known as type I or generalized agyria-pachygyria, is a severe brain malformation of a smooth cerebral surface, abnormally thick (10-20mm) cortex with four layers, widespread neuronal heterotopia, enlarged ventricles, and agenesis or malformation of the corpus callosum. [6][7] Classical lissencephaly can range from agyria to regional pachygyria and is usually present along with subcortical band heterotopia (known as ‘double cortex’ to describe the circumferential bands of heterotopic neurons located beneath the cortex). [7] Subcortical band heterotopia is a malformation slightly different from lissencephaly that is now classified under the agyria-pachygyria-band spectrum because it consists of a gyral pattern consistent with broad convolutions and an increased cortical thickness. [1] The established classification scheme for lissencephaly is based on the severity (grades 1-6) and the gradient. [5]
Grade 1: generalized agyria
Grade 2: variable degree of agyria
Grade 3: variable degree of pachygyria
Grade 4: generalized pachygyria
Grade 5: mixed pachygyria and subcortical band heterotopia
Grade 6: subcortical band heterotopia alone
Gradient ‘a’: from posterior to anterior gradient
Gradient ‘b’: from anterior to posterior gradient [5]
Grade 1 and Grade 4 are very rare. Grade 2 is observed in children with Miller-Dieker syndrome (a combination of lissencephaly with dysmorphic facial features, visceral abnormalities, and polydactyly). The most common lissencephaly observed, consisting of frontotemporal pachygyria and posterior agyria, is Grade 3. [6] Another malformation worth mentioning because of its connections to pachygyria is polymicrogyria. Polymicrogyria is characterized by many small gyri separated by shallow sulci, slightly thin cortex, neuronal heterotopia and enlarged ventricle and is often superimposed on pachygyria. [6]
Pachygyria is caused by a breakdown in the fetal neuronal migration process due to genetic or possibly environmental influences. The cerebral cortex will typically have only four developed layers. One of the best known and most common types of neuronal migration disorders is lissencephaly (a diffuse cortical malformation relating directly to agyria and pachygyria). [6] Incomplete neuronal migration during the early fetal brain development is the precursor to lissencephaly. [5] Should neurons follow an abnormal migration during development possible cortical malformations include classical lissencephaly (as stated above) and subcortical band heterotopia with an agyria-pachygyria band spectrum. [2]
Normal Neuronal Migration
Normal neuronal migration involves the development of six cortical layers, each one performing distinct functions. [2] Normal cerebral development occurs in three dynamic and overlapping stages:
First stage: stem cells proliferate and differentiate into neurons or glial cells within the forebrain and the ventricular and subventricular zones lining the cerebral cavity
In humans this stage lasts from gestational weeks 5-6 to 6-20
Second stage: migration away from the origin in a radial fashion along the glial fibers from the periventricular region of the ganglionic eminences towards the pial surface
The generations settle into a pattern within the cortical plate during this stage
In humans this stage lasts from gestational weeks 6-7 to 20-24
Third stage: apoptosis and synaptogenesis within the six cortical layers to develop correct cortical organization
In humans this stage lasts from gestational week 16 until long after birth [2]
Most types of incomplete neuronal migration to the cortex occur during the third and fourth gestational months. [6] The abnormal migration of the neurons causes them to not reach their proper final destinations which results in failure of the sulci and gyri to form. [2]
The stage of cortical development at which migration is arrested is directly related to the level of structural malposition. [1]
One of the most critical stages in brain development is when the post-mitotic neurons migrate from the ventricular zone to form the cortical plate. [7] Migration arrested toward the latter part of development usually restricts the abnormal cell position to the cortex level. [1]
Neuronal migration disorder caused by genetic mutations
Several genetic mutations have been isolated and linked to specific malformations of the cerebral cortex. [1] Genes shown to cause lissencephaly include both autosomal and X-linked genes. [4] Below, the mutations of LIS1 or DCX genes are discussed as they are most commonly linked to neuronal migration disorders including lissencephaly-pachygyria and subcortical band heterotopia. [2]
LIS1 is responsible for the autosomal form of lissencephaly. [2] Mutations of the LIS1 gene are associated with about 80% of those affected with lissencephaly. [5] LIS1 was the first human neuronal migration gene to be cloned. It is responsible for encoding the alpha subunit of the intracellular Ib isoform of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase. It is located on chromosome 17p13.3 and has 11 exons with a coding region of 1233bp. LIS1 protein appears to interact with tubulin to suppress microtubule dynamics. The protein is highly conserved and studies have shown that it participates in cytoplasmic dynein-mediated nucleokinesis, somal translocation, cell motility, mitosis, and chromosome segregation. [7] LIS1 encodes for a 45kDa protein called PAFAH1B1 that contains seven WD40 repeats required for proper neuronal migration. [5] The LIS1 gene encodes for a protein similar to the β subunit of G proteins responsible for degrading bioactive lipid platelet-activating factor (PAF). [2] This leads to theories that LIS1 might exert its effect on migration through microtubules. Specific concentrations of PAF may be necessary for optimal neuronal migration by influencing cell morphology adhesion properties. Studies have shown that addition of PAF or inhibition of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) decreases cerebellar granule cell migration in vitro. Addition of PAF to hippocampal cells have shown growth cone collapse and neurite retraction. LIS1 knockout homozygous null mice die during embryogenesis and heterozygous mice survive with delayed neuronal migration confirmed by in vitro and in vivo cell migration assays. [5] Most lissencephaly cases are associated with deletions of mutations of the LIS1 gene and the results are usually more severe in the posterior brain regions. [2]
One study showed that of an isolated group of patients with lissencephaly, 40% resulted from an LIS1 deletion and another 25% resulted from an intragenic mutation of the gene. Patients with missense mutations tend to have less severe symptoms, pachygyria, and rare cases of subcortical band heterotopia. Truncated (shortened) mutations of LIS1 tend to cause severe lissencephaly. [2]
Doublecortin
Doublecortin (DCX or XLIS) mutations are responsible for X-linked disorders. [2] While LIS1 mutations tend to cause severe malformations in the posterior brain, DCX mutations focus much of their destruction on anterior malformations and are linked to lissencephaly in males and subcortical band heterotopias in females. [5][2] Women with DCX mutations tend to have an anteriorly-predominant subcortical band heterotopia and pachygyria. [1] [2] DCX was the first known gene causing X-linked lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia. It is found on chromosome Xq22.3-q23 and has nine exons that code for 360 proteins. DCX is expressed exclusively in the fetal brain. [7]
Because pachygyria is a structural defect no treatments are currently available other than symptomatic treatments, especially for associated seizures. Another common treatment is a gastrostomy (insertion of a feeding tube) to reduce possible poor nutrition and repeated aspiration pneumonia. [6]
Scientists at the Sanjay Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in India discovered a rare situation, four siblings with neuronal migration disorders, which they studied and compared to other known cases in the field highlighting the need for revision of the current lissencephaly classification scheme. No family history of mental retardation was reported and all four siblings were born to nonconsanguineous parents. The first child had developmental delays and two non-recurrent tonic convulsions as an infant. An MRI performed at age five showed generalized pachygyria with only a few broad gyri in the frontal and temporal lobes. The second child also had developmental delays and mild retardation, but more infantile seizures. Her MRI revealed pachygyria of the frontal and temporal lobes. The third and fourth child (one female and one male) did not have imaging performed but showed developmental similarities to their siblings. The authors hypothesize that autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance is the cause because all four children of different sexes have similar neuronal migration abnormalities and are from the same non-afflicted parents. After they thoroughly reviewed other studies the authors suggested a new classification involving frontotemporal pachygyria with a normal head circumference which can be broken into subgroups based on the involved lobes and neurological features. [4]
A study dedicated to describing congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles (a complex strabismus syndrome typically occurring in isolation and resulting from dysfunction of all of part of cranial nerves III and IV) in a group of four patients noted one 12 year old male patient with a history of asphyxia, microcephaly and psychomotor retardation whose craniocerebral CT scan revealed symmetrical expansion of the ventricular system with enlargement of the subarachnoid area as well as pachygyria. [3]
Two of 29 patients called to a study involving hippocampal sclerosis, a neuronal loss associated with febrile convulsions, had evidence of pachygyria in their imaging results [8]
Pachygyria has not previously been reported as associated with non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia but has been recognized as a radiological feature in children with Zellweger syndrome. This study focused on the second child born to non-consanguineous Caucasian parents. At two days old the child became lethargic, hypotonic and difficult to rouse. The child was incubated and ventilated at the hospital once hypoventilation was noticed. A septic screen and a cerebral CT scan were performed and the CT scan results were abnormal, showing poor grey-white differentiation and prominent cerebral spinal fluid spaces. While the child’s head circumference was relatively normal her anterior fontanelle was notably small. Her small pupils did constrict in response to light. She did not breathe above the ventilator rate and experienced occasional hiccoughs. Doctors were able to produce a flexor withdrawal to pain from the lower limbs. She had occasional myoclonic jerks but no overt seizure activity. The CT scan revealed pachygyria and partial agenesis of the corpus callosum. Thirty-six hours after the child’s death urine analysis was used to give a diagnosis of non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia. Her urine glycine level was grossly elevated and the CSF glycine was at least 100μmol/L. When compared to other studies, agenesis of the corpus callosum was seen in 6 of the 15 patients in literature findings of the same diagnosis. Gyral abnormalities were reported in 6 of the patients but were not described in detail. Biochemical syndromes previously described as associated with pachygyria, polymicrogyria, and heterotopia include glutaric aciduria type II, multiple peroxisomal oxidative deficiency, Zellweger syndrome, and now include non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia. [9]
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) type II is an autosomal multisystem disorder including severe pre- and post-natal growth retardation, microcephaly with Seckel syndrome-like facial appearance, and distinctive skeletal alterations. Usually those affect have mild to moderate mental retardation. This female child is the first born of nonconsanguineous parents at 35 weeks gestation through a cesarean section due to intrauterine growth retardation. She had a retarded psychomotor development and was repeatedly hospitalized during her first six months of life due to reoccurring respiratory infections. Her electroencephalography, auditory brainstem response evaluation, and chromosomal analysis were relatively normal. A brain MRI revealed thickened cerebral cortices with few and large gyri prominently in the frontal and posterior temporal regions, incomplete development of the Sylvian fissures, and dilatation of the posterior horns of the lateral ventricles (colpocephaly). Usually only mild brain malformations are associated with MOPD type II. The imaging findings of this child’s brain most likely represent diffuse pachygyria, a mild form of lissencephaly. This child’s neuro-developmental findings were mild when compared to previous reports of a well-defined chromosome 17-linked and X-linked lissencephaly in a bedridden patient with severe developmental delays. [10]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Guerrini, R., “et. al.” (2005). “Genetic Malformations of the Cerebral Cortex and Epilepsy.” Epilepsia. 46:32-37.
↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Guerrini, R., "et. al." (2006). "Genetic Malformations of Cortical Development." Experimental Brain Research. 173:322-333.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pieh, C., "et. al." (2003). "Congenital Fibrosis Syndrome Associated with Central Nervous System Abnormalities." Graefe's Arch. Clinical Exp. Opthalmol. 241:546-553.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Phadke, S., "et. al." (2007). "Pachygyria in a Girl with Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Short Stature Type II." Brain and Development. 27:237-240.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Cardoso, C., "et. al." (2000). "The Location and Type of Mutation Predict Malformation Severity in Isolated Lissencephaly caused by Abnormalities within the LIS1 Gene." Human Molecular Genetics. 9:3019-3028.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Dobyns, W., "et. al." (1995). "Lissencephaly and Other Genetic Neuronal Disroders: 1995 Update." Neuropediatrics. 23:132-147.
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Kato, M., "et. al." (2003). "Lissencephaly and the Molecular Basis of Neuronal Migration." Human Molecular Genetics. 12:R89-R96.
↑ Riney, C., "et. al." (2006). "Hippocampal Sclerosis in Children with Lesional Epilepsy is Influenced by Age at Seizure Onset." Epilepsia. 47:159-166.
↑ Fletcher, J., "et. al." (1995). "Non-ketotic Hyperglycinaemia Presenting as Pachygyria." Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disorders. 655-668.
↑ Ozawa, H., "et. al." (2005). "Pachygyria in a Girl with Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Short Stature Type II." Brain and Development. 27:237-240.
Lissencephaly
Polymicrogyria
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 600176
Congenital malformations and deformations of nervous system (Q00-Q07, 740-742)
Anencephaly (Acephaly, Acrania, Iniencephaly) - Encephalocele - Microcephaly - Congenital hydrocephalus (Dandy-Walker syndrome) - other reduction deformities (Holoprosencephaly, Lissencephaly, Pachygyria, Hydranencephaly) - Septo-optic dysplasia - Megalencephaly - Congenital cerebral cysts (Porencephaly, Schizencephaly) - Congenital brain tumors
Brain stem
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Spina bifida - Currarino syndrome - Sacrococcygeal teratoma - Diastematomyelia - Syringomyelia
see also non-congenital CNS and PNS (G, 320-359)
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inXile Entertainment's 'The Bard's Tale IV' for Xbox One launches in August
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Pessac-Leognan Haut-Medoc Margaux Pauillac Pomerol Saint-Emilion Sauternes St-Estephe St-Julien Clear
Chateau Haut Brion Chateau Domaine de Chevalier Chateau Haut Bailly Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Chateau Pape Clement Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte Clear
select wine Bahans Haut Brion Haut Brion Le Clarence de Haut Brion
Listed Wines Haut Brion
Le Clarence de Haut Brion
Bahans Haut Brion
Owner Dillon Family
President Prince Robert of Luxembourg
Annual Production (Grand Vin) 11,000 cases
Classification Premier Cru Classe
Appellation Pessac-Leognan
Second Wine Le Clarence de Haut Brion
Interesting Fact Labels of 1850 Haut Brion show at least a portion of the production was bottled by the chateau. This could make Chateau Haut Brion the first major Bordeaux estate to bottle their own wine.
Chateau Haut-Brion is the oldest of the First Growths and considered by many as the most unique due to the grandeur of its wine, illustrious history and unusual bottle shape. It has the smallest average annual production of the First Growths as well. Over the last 30 years, Haut-Brion has forged a reputation for being one of the most consistent Chateaux in all of Bordeaux, producing fantastic wines year on year. In 2017, Chateau Haut-Brion ranks No. 8 in the Liv-ex Power 100 (a list of the most powerful brands in the fine wine marketplace).
Both Chateau Haut-Brion and Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion are owned by the French company, Domaine Clarence Dillon SAS. They produce a total of nine wines including two of the finest Bordeaux whites (Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc and La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc) as well as recently acquired right bank estate Chateau Tertre Daugay, which was renamed Quintus. This follows recent name changes to the second wine of Haut-Brion from Bahans Haut-Brion to Le Clarence de Haut-Brion in 2007 indicating a more homogenous brand – a Clarence Dillon Brand.
The 1989 vintage of Haut-Brion (RPJ 100 points) currently trades at £22,500 per case, a 6150% increase on the release price. The legendary 1945 also with 100 points has a last sale price of £45,000 per case. Critically, Haut-Brion has gained a strong reputation throughout the centuries – from Samuel Pepys and Thomas Jefferson through to Parker, Coates and Robinson.
Haut Brion is listed as number 8 on the Liv-ex power brands in 2017.
Clarence Dillon, an American banker, bought Chateau Haut-Brion in May 1935. Dillon made his nephew Seymour Weller president of the new company ‘Societe Vinicole de la Gironde’ (later Domaine Clarence Dillon SAS). Weller held the position for five decades and retained Georges Delmas, the director of Haut-Brion since 1921. Georges Delmas retired in 1961, and was succeeded by his son Jean-Bernard Delmas.
In 1975, at the age of 83, Seymour Weller retired as President of the company. His cousin’s daughter and granddaughter of Clarence Dillon, Joan Dillon, then Princesse Charles de Luxembourg and later Duchesse de Mouchy, replaced him. Manager Jean-Bernard Delmas retired in 2003, and was succeeded by his son Jean-Philippe Delmas. Prince Robert of Luxembourg became President Directeur General of Domaine Clarence Dillon in 2008.
Chateau Haut Brion Price Analysis
Highest $47,985.00 Haut Brion, 1989
Average vintage price $6,012.27
Lowest $1,650.24 Bahans Haut Brion, 1997
2017 Haut Brion
2017 Le Clarence de Haut Brion
2006 Bahans Haut Brion
Chateau Haut Brion Pricing
Haut Brion 2018 Chateau Haut Brion POA 12x75cl
Haut Brion 2017 Chateau Haut Brion $7,050.00 12x75cl
Haut Brion 2016 Chateau Haut Brion $4,770.00 1x300cl
Haut Brion 2016 Chateau Haut Brion $4,932.00 6x75cl
Haut Brion 2015 Chateau Haut Brion $13,536.00 6x150cl
Haut Brion 2010 Chateau Haut Brion $14,208.00 12x75cl
Haut Brion 2008 Chateau Haut Brion $705.00 1x75cl
Le Clarence de Haut Brion 2018 Chateau Haut Brion POA 12x75cl
Le Clarence de Haut Brion 2018 Chateau Haut Brion $1,271.00 6x75cl
Le Clarence de Haut Brion 2017 Chateau Haut Brion $1,664.83 12x75cl
Le Clarence de Haut Brion 2012 Chateau Haut Brion $646.00 3x75cl
Bahans Haut Brion 2006 Chateau Haut Brion $2,175.62 12x75cl
Bahans Haut Brion 2005 Chateau Haut Brion $2,492.00 6x150cl
Highest rated vintages for Chateau Haut Brion
Haut Brion, 2009
What a blockbuster effort! Atypically powerful, one day, the 2009 Haut-Brion may be considered to be the 21st century version of the 1959. It is an extraordinarily complex, concentrated effort made from a blend of 46% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Cabernet Franc with the highest alcohol ever achieved at this estate, 14.3%. Even richer than the perfect 1989, with similar technical numbers although slightly higher extract and alcohol, it offers up a sensational perfume of subtle burning embers, unsmoked cigar tobacco, charcoal, black raspberries, wet gravel, plums, figs and blueberries. There is so much going on in the aromatics that one almost hesitates to stop smelling it. However, when it hits the palate, it is hardly a letdown. This unctuously textured, full-bodied 2009 possesses low acidity along with stunning extract and remarkable clarity for a wine with a pH close to 4.0. The good news is that there are 10,500 cases of the 2009, one of the most compelling examples of Haut-Brion ever made. It requires a decade of cellaring and should last a half century or more. Readers who have loved the complexity of Haut-Brion should be prepared for a bigger, richer, more massive wine, but one that does not lose any of its prodigious aromatic attractions.
Wine Advocate #199 February 2012
As for the 2010 Haut-Brion, it does not have the power of Latour's 2010 or the intense lead pencil shavings and chocolaty component of Lafite-Rothschild, but it is extraordinary, perfect wine. It has a slightly lower pH than the 2009 (3.7 versus the 2009's 3.8), and even higher alcohol than the 2009 (14.6%). The wine is ethereal. From its dense purple color to its incredibly subtle but striking aromatics that build incrementally, offering up a spectacular smorgasbord of aromas ranging from charcoal and camphor to black currant and blueberry liqueur and spring flowers, this wine's finesse, elegant yet noble power and authority come through in a compelling fashion. It is full-bodied, but that's only apparent in the aftertaste, as the wine seems to float across the palate with remarkable sweetness, harmony, and the integration of all its component parts – alcohol, tannin, acidity, wood, etc. This prodigious Haut-Brion is hard to compare to another vintage, at least right now, but it should have 50 to 75 years of aging potential. Anticipated maturity: 2022-2065+. Kudos to the team at Haut-Brion and to the proprietors, the Dillon family, who are now represented admirably and meticulously by Prince Robert of Luxembourg. He has made some changes, and all of them seem to have resulted in dramatic improvements to what was already an astonishing group of wines.
Wine Advocate #194 May 2011
This continues to be one of the immortal wines and one of the greatest young Bordeaux wines of the last half-century. Consistently prodigious and almost a sure bet to top the scoring card of any blind tasting of this vintage as well as other years, the 1989 Haut-Brion is a seamless, majestic classic, and a tribute to this phenomenal terroir and its singular characteristics. The wine still has a very thick, viscous-looking ruby/purple color, a spectacular, young but awesome smorgasbord of aromas ranging from scorched earth, liquid minerals, graphite, blackberry and black currant jam to toast, licorice, and spice box. The levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin in this viscous, full-bodied, low-acid wine are awe-inspiring. The brilliant symmetry of the wine, extraordinary purity, and seamlessness are the hallmarks of a modern-day legend. It is still in its pre-adolescent stage of development, and I would not expect it to hit its full plateau of maturity for another 3-5 years, but this should be an Haut-Brion that rivals the greatest ever made at this estate. Life is too short not to drink this wine as many times as possible! A modern day clone of the 1959? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Last tasted, 1/03.
Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition Jan 2003
Its bigger sister, the 2000 Haut-Brion (a blend of 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc) showed incredibly at the tasting, and for me is one of the three or four most prodigious wines of the vintage. A compelling nose of roasted herbs, scorched earth, sweet blueberries, plums, black currants, and a hint of graphite is followed by a deep, layered, sumptuously textured, full-bodied Haut-Brion, but one with extraordinary complexity. This wine seems more evolved and approachable than I had expected it to be at age 10. My window of maturity seven years ago was 2012-2040, but I would change that to 2010-2050. Haut-Brion can be among the trickiest Bordeaux to taste young, often needing a full decade before the extraordinary complexity that marks this terroir begins to emerge. I was thrilled to see how well both the second wine, Bahans Haut-Brion, and Haut-Brion performed in this tasting, and both scores are slight upgrades.
Wine Advocate #189 June 2010
1990: In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental effort, but much more backward and denser, without the aromatic complexity of the 1990. The 1990 put on weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied, opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion’s standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top vintage. While it has been fully mature for a number of years, it does not reveal any bricking at the edge, and I suspect it will stay at this level for another 10-15 years ... but why wait? It is irresistible now. Release price: ($1200.00/case)
Another profound effort from Haut-Brion, the 2005 (a 9,000-case blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc) has bulked up to the point that it is fair to compare it to the great successes of 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2000. A dark ruby/purple color is followed by a nuanced, noble bouquet of blue and red fruits interwoven with wet stones, unsmoked cigar tobacco, scorched earth, and spring flowers. The wine is full-bodied, pure, and complex as well as exceptionally elegant with laser-like precision. The tannins are still serious and substantial, and in that sense, this is a completely different style of Haut-Brion than the opulent, silky-textured 1989 and 1990. As I have written before, it comes across as an improved, more concentrated and structured version of the 1995 or 1998. Patience will be required for this stunner. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2040+
Wine Advocate #176 April 2008
It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more fat and seamlessness when compared to the more structured and muscular 1996. Certainly 1995 was a vintage that the brilliant administrator Jean Delmas handled flawlessly. The result is a deep ruby/purple-colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box, earth, mineral, sweet cherry, black currant, plum-like fruit, medium to full body, a high level of ripe but sweet tannin, and a finish that goes on for a good 40-45 seconds. This wine is just beginning to emerge from a very closed state where it was unyielding and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035. Last tasted, 11/02.
The 2006 Haut-Brion performed even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sixty-four percent of the production went into this wine, and while it displays the vintage’s powerful tannins and structure, it possesses superb concentration, and the minerality/scorched earth notes of a great Haut-Brion. Medium to full-bodied, with perhaps not quite the fleshiness of the 2005 or 2000, it is built more along the lines of the 1998 and 1996. It is a brilliant effort displaying sensational purity, texture, and length that should be exceptionally long-lived. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2035 .
Wine Advocate #181 Feb 2009
This is profound! 2008 Haut-Brion: The extraordinary 2008 Haut-Brion is a candidate for -wine of the vintage.- Composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, it reveals more evolution and complexity in its large-scaled perfume. The dense purple color is followed by a sweet nose of creosote, asphalt, blueberries, black currants and jammy raspberries, sweet tannins, a savory, fleshy mouthfeel and a stunning finish. This incredibly pure, noble wine was produced from one of the estate's smallest crops (only 7,000 cases produced versus the usual 12,000 cases). It should drink well for three decades or more.
As reported over the last two years, this is a prodigious Haut-Brion. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a tight, but incredibly promising nose of smoke, earth, minerals, lead pencil, black currants, cherries, and spice. This full-bodied wine unfolds slowly, but convincingly on the palate, revealing a rich, multi-tiered, stunningly pure, symmetrical style with wonderful sweetness, ripe tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly 45 seconds. It tastes like liquid nobility. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2035.
Wine Advocate #134 Apr 2001
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What is Plasmin?
Drinking plenty of water may help boost circulation and flush out toxins that could cause blood clots.
Plasmin works to disperse blood clots.
Written By: Mary McMahon
Edited By: Kristen Osborne
Plasmin is an enzyme produced in the body for the primary purpose of breaking down fibrin, a key component in blood clots. This enzyme acts as an anticoagulant and clot disperser inside the body. It is part of a large family of proteins and enzymes that respond to injuries in a cascading series of reactions that begins when an injury occurs and ends when the healing process is complete. Numerous labs manufacture these compounds for use in scientific research, including components from both human and animal sources.
The body needs a steady supply of plasmin to respond to ongoing needs, but having it activated and moving throughout the body can result in problems. It addresses this issue by making an inactive precursor known as plasminogen. Plasminogen is produced in the liver and it circulates freely. When a need for plasmin occurs, chemicals that cleave the plasminogen to activate it by turning it into plasmin are released.
This enzyme is known as a proteolytic enzyme because it breaks down proteins. In addition to breaking down fibrin, it can also act on fibrinogen, the precursor to fibrin, and several other proteins found in the body. Plasmin could be thought of as the enzyme that comes along for cleanup once a clot is no longer necessary. If clots were left in place, they would grow and could eventually break off, a very undesirable state of affairs. Plasmin dismantles the fibrin so that the clot can break up and be expelled from the body safely.
Once a clot is broken apart into its components, the body can expel unneeded parts as waste products and recycle the others for production of other proteins and enzymes. This process is continually occurring, generating a steady supply of materials to respond to new injuries and other needs. These processes are regulated by a number of genes that code for the production of specific proteins, enzymes, and other compounds in the body.
As a clot buster, plasmin has therapeutic applications. Patients who are not producing enough of the enzyme, or who have a clotting problem, can be given infusions of plasmin to break up their clots safely. Other anticoagulant medications can be used for this purpose, as well in patients with thickened blood, excessive clotting, and related medical issues. These medications need to be administered carefully because an excess can be dangerous. Too many anticoagulants may prevent a patient's blood from clotting when it needs to, leading to hemorrhage.
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@fify-- You're basically right.
Hemorrage means excessive bleeding. So if someone who has too much plasmin has a cut or has surgery where an incision is made, there could be excessive bleeding because plasmin breaks up clotting at a faster rate than it should.
If it's exactly the opposite, where there is not enough plasmin, the blood will clot, but the clot won't dissolve afterward and will lead to thrombus or thrombosis (another world for blood clot).
So you can see from these examples that the amount of human plasmin is really important. It needs to be just right for coagulation (clotting) to happen correctly.
Something else that you might need to know is that plasmin is activated several days after a clot is formed. So if you cut your finger, it bleeds and clots; the clot will remain for a couple of days until it heals. When it has healed, the plasmin will get rid of the clot.
fify
This is interesting. So if someone doesn't have enough plasmin, or has too much of it, what happens?
The article said that if there is too much plasmin, there would be hemorrage. What's hemorrage?
Is this like the disease where people can't stop bleeding when they have cuts and injuries because their blood doesn't clot?
But I guess the difference would be that in someone with a lot of plasmin, there would be clotting but the plasmin would break up the clot too quickly for the bleeding to stop.
Am I right? Can anyone explain more about plasmin activity in bleeding?
Having a clotting issue, on either end of the spectrum, would be frightening. My body's plasmin level has always been normal, and I've never had any problems forming clots and dissolving them.
I have an aunt who died of a blood clot, though. She had been taking a plasma inhibitor, and apparently it inhibited it too much.
The doctor had prescribed it to her because she seemed to exhibit all the symptoms of a mild hemophiliac. Maybe since hers was a mild case, she didn't really need such a strong medicine.
One of my friends has a moderate case of hemophilia. She lacks clotting factors, so she bleeds too much from small scrapes or punctures.
She has to take a plasmin inhibitor so that she doesn't bleed out. She also takes clotting factor replacement therapy to prevent bleeding.
Before she started her treatment, something as simple as getting a flu shot would cause her to bleed profusely. She often got random nosebleeds, and she would lose a scary amount of blood before they stopped.
It's scary to think that your own body could act against itself like this. When plasmin is allowed to run wild, it stirs up serious trouble.
wavy58
@seag47 – My husband's doctor thought he had a lack of plasmin in his body, so he placed him on an anticoagulant. It turned out that even the lowest dose was too much for him.
His gums started to bleed whenever he brushed his teeth, even though he used a soft bristled brush. He started getting weird bruises on his body, and he didn't remember hurting himself.
The doctor had scheduled a follow-up appointment the next week, because this medicine can do serious damage if not caught in time. When my husband told him about the bleeding and bruising, he decided to take him off the drug.
seag47
My dad takes an anticoagulant to help him with his clotting problem. Though the drug won't get rid of the clots that are already there, it will keep them from getting bigger, and it will prevent the formation of new ones.
He had a scary amount of clotting in his body, so more plasmin was needed. However, he does have to be careful and follow his doctor's instructions precisely. If he takes too much of the anticoagulant, he could bleed excessively.
The doctor told him to call him right away if he noticed blood in his urine or got any nosebleeds. These would mean that he had too much plasmin in his system, and he should stop taking the medicine until the doctor could adjust his dosage.
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The Hydrox Cookie Is Dead, and Fans Won't Get Over It
Internet Campaigners Try Without Success to Get Kellogg to Reconsider
Updated Jan. 19, 2008 11:59 pm ET
Robert Fliegel was craving a Hydrox. The 52-year-old computer consultant says he always liked the way the chocolate sandwich cookie, which he found crisper than Oreos, "stood up to the milk" when dunked.
But Mr. Fliegel, who used to be able to devour an entire package of the crème-filled biscuits in a sitting, couldn't find them in any stores near his East Stroudsburg, Pa., home.
Only when he went online a few months ago to try to order some did he learn the truth: Hydrox is dead.
Hunting the Hydrox
Are you a Hydrox fan? What other beloved, but discontinued, supermarket foods do you crave? Share your snack picks in an online forum.
In 2003, without warning or announcement, Kellogg Co. killed off the cookie -- by then rechristened Droxies -- after failing to gain ground against the dominant Oreo, one of the country's best-selling snack foods.
While aware that Hydrox cookies were becoming harder to find, many of their fans are learning only now they are gone.
"This is a dark time in cookie history," wrote Gary Nadeau of O'Fallon, Mo., last year on a Web site devoted to Hydrox. "And for those of you who say, 'Get over it, it's only a cookie,' you have not lived until you have tasted a Hydrox."
Still reeling from their loss, Mr. Nadeau and other "Hydrox people" have yet to accept their fate. Some have started an online petition demanding that Kellogg bring the cookie back. They have collected 866 signatures. Others in recent months have reported Elvis-like sightings -- and tastings -- of the defunct product.
"Some people say Hydrox haven't really gone away," says Kim Burton, a 27-year-old engineer for Cessna Aircraft Co., in Wichita, Kan., who started the Hydrox Web site in 1998 while in college.
One guy emailed Ms. Burton a photo of a dark cookie chunk found in melting ice cream. He was eating a cup of Edy's ice cream with crushed cookies, he explained, when he licked the ice cream off a cookie piece clearly embossed with the word 'Hydrox.' Another posting reported spotting Hydrox as a snack on a Delta Air Lines flight.
For many years, the contest between Oreo and Hydrox was akin to that of Coke versus Pepsi, the Beatles against the Rolling Stones, dog people and cat people. It was not just a choice, but a declaration of identity.
Eating Hydrox was "a badge of honor," says 54-year-old Charles Clark, who processes records for U.S. Army reservists in St. Louis. He remembers receiving a package of Hydrox cookies on his sixth birthday and sleeping with it under his pillow. "Oreo had all the advertising, but those in the know ate Hydrox."
Hydrox eaters tend to be independent-thinkers, favor underdogs and be skeptical of corporate marketing, he says. Even with Hydrox gone, they won't switch sides.
The Oreo "left some kind of yucky coating on the roof of my mouth, like it was full of Crisco or something," wrote Cathy Dixson, a 58-year-old photographer in Norfolk, Va., on the Hydrox Web site, recalling her childhood reaction. She says she was "devastated" at the news of Hydrox's passing.
She and others preferred Hydrox's tangy, less-sweet filling. Many fans seem to remember that the cookies held together better than Oreos when dipped in a glass of cold milk. Some argue Hydrox cookies were more healthful than Oreos, since Oreos used to contain lard. The pork-fat difference also meant Oreo wasn't kosher, while Hydrox was. A kosher certification refers to both the ingredients and the production equipment used.
"We are very proud of Oreo's place as a truly iconic brand," says Laurie Guzzinati, a spokeswoman for Kraft Foods Inc., which in 2000 bought Nabisco, the maker of Oreos. Ms. Guzzinati says that Oreo is available in more than 100 countries and exists in several dozen variations. Lard was removed from the Oreo recipe years ago and the cookies have been kosher since 1997, she says. Star NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning are currently pitching Oreos on television.
But Ms. Burton, who maintains the Hydrox Web site, is unconvinced. She says she grew up in a "Hydrox family." Her grandparents ran a grocery store when her father was a child. "He had access to all sorts of cookies," she says.
In college, when friends ridiculed her for preferring the cheaper knock-off Hydrox to the real thing, she did some research. Among her findings: Hydrox was created in 1908 by what would later become Sunshine Biscuits Inc. That was four years before the National Biscuit Co. (later called Nabisco) came up with the similar Oreo. Oreo was the knock-off.
The Hydrox name came from combining the words hydrogen and oxygen, which Sunshine executives thought evoked purity. Others thought it sounded more like a laundry detergent. Still, the biscuit gained a loyal following. In an informal taste test held in Manhattan in 1988 by Advertising Age, 29 tasters voted for Hydrox, 16 for Oreo.
More damaging to Hydrox over the years was Nabisco's far larger marketing budget, Hydrox fans believe. Sunshine also stumbled in 1991, when it tried to revamp its mascot, a glob of vanilla crème that morphed into a smiley figure named Drox. Pillsbury sued Sunshine, arguing successfully in court that Drox resembled the Pillsbury doughboy. Sunshine was forced to shelve the little fellow.
When Keebler acquired Sunshine in 1996, Sunshine was a distant third behind Keebler and Nabisco. Keebler then replaced the original Hydrox with a reformulated, sweeter cookie aimed more at children, called Droxies. When they failed to make a dent in the Oreo, Kellogg, which had acquired Keebler in 2001, quietly stopped making Hydrox two years later.
Last fall, Craig Young, a 57-year-old builder in Arcadia, Calif., was food-shopping, having learned just a couple of months earlier that Hydrox had given up the ghost, when he spotted Famous Amos crème-filled sandwich cookies. He wondered whether they were Hydrox in disguise since Kellogg also owns Famous Amos.
When he tried one, he says, he shouted, "Oh my God, this is it!" He bought four packages. "I want to do my part to make sure they don't disappear again."
Others think they taste the Hydrox recipe in supermarket chain brands including Tuxedos, Twisto's and even the Paul Newman version, called Newman-O's.
Kellogg acknowledges Hydrox still exists in "crushed cookie form" as a mix-in for yogurt and ice cream -- which explains some of the recent sightings -- and in "ground cookie meal" for pie crusts. But a Kellogg spokeswoman says the Hydrox recipe differs from the Famous Amos version, and the company has not sold the recipe to anybody else. There are no plans to bring back the cookie itself, she adds.
Some fans hope Kellogg changes its mind, especially since this year is the cookie's 100th anniversary.
Write to Christopher Rhoads at christopher.rhoads@wsj.com
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Book 3, Chapter 69 - A Blisterpeaks Village
Cloudhawk was here in the asshole of nowhere because that’s where Adder’s intelligence said the Dark Atom was hiding. Even with a map and directions, though, he still got lost.
Whatever. No matter how detailed a map was just a piece of paper. He was a creature of three dimensions, so a paper wasn’t going to give him accurate instructions on where to go.
The Blisterpeaks were as complicated and inhospitable as they came. No roads or buildings served as landmarks, so it would be difficult for anyone to find where they were going even with a map. Adder said he dispatched several people but none returned, and it seemed likely they’d died out here. Lost, like him.
Thankfully, Cloudhawk had Oddball’s help. The bird gave him an overview of the area that matched the map closer, but it was a laborious process. Despite his efforts, so far the Dark Atom’s headquarters remained hidden. Instead he found this… person. He called himself Coal. His body shape was humanoid but he was definitely not normal. Highly mutated would be a generous description.
He looked more like a living boulder. One of his arms was thicker than Cloudhawk’s waist.
Coal was about three meters tall, and hairless from scalp to sole. He didn’t wear a stitch of clothing, but his skin was more like a stony shell, equivalent to several layers of sturdy armor. It was a sort of saffron hue, pitted and cragged, with scars in various places. If he stayed still he might easily be mistaken for a boulder.
His stony skin was different from other mutants as well. Very distinctive.
A unique characteristic of the Volcano Tribe was the natural shell that covered them. It was a special mutation developed from generations out here in this highly irradiated, high-heat environment. From birth their skin began to secrete a substance that hardened over time to protect them.
Members of the Volcano Tribe also had a robust digestive system. They subsisted off carbon and any other natural minerals they came across. In particular, they preferred items rich in energy and highly radioactive. Not only did it make them stronger, but any excess was stored in them for use over the long term.
Year after year, day after day, the skin of these mutants hardened into a shell.
At first glance, Coal’s skin was almost indistinguishable from rock, but it was actually harder than elysian tungsten steel. That was proven when Cloudhawk couldn’t break through it with two hits from his staff and a shot from his bow. All he got was a yelp of pain.
Coal’s skin protected him from pretty hefty blows. As one might imagine, it was just as effective in protecting him from the heat. Cloudhawk watched him walk through fuckin’ lava.
His mouth and eye sockets were unique, too. A sturdy membane protected him from volcanic ash and blasts of heat. Mutants out here had developed incredible ways to survive out here among these broken mountains.
Certainly an eye-opening discovery. If someone would have told him a creature this highly mutated was out here somewhere, Cloudhawk would have laughed them off.
Coal was strong – real strong. He’d punched a goddamn hole in the floor three meters deep. Most anyone would be flattened by a punch like that, even the old drunk would have suffered terribly. Such incredible constitution reminded him of his fight against the Caliph, and how tough his skin had been. [1] Even without the powers of a demonhunter, Coal could probably use brute force to exert his will in most places around the wastelands.
But all through his life Coal had never left his mountain range. He knew hardly anything at all about the outside world, and seemed timid when confronted by it. Especially after feeling what Cloudhawk could do, Coal had become frightened of the people from the outside. He had wanted so much to see the paradise that waited out there, but he put the idea aside. Maybe after another four or five years he would consider it again.
Cloudhawk had prepared a number of things in his special storage space before leaving on this journey. Much of the things he pulled out for Coal were things the giant had never seen. Cloudhawk produced them as though by magic, a wondrous feat as far as Coal was concerned. Uncooked, the meat he offered would have been hard to swallow even for Cloudhawk. But for Coal, whose people were fond of rock and volcanic glass, it was the most amazing thing he’d ever tasted.
Coal’s round, boulder-like face bore was eager and expectant. In halting English, he jabbered on for a long time. As far as Cloudhawk could gather, it was about how great the outside world must be and how much he envied Cloudhawk for being lucky enough to live out there.
The Warden was understandably surprised by his new friend’s praise. He was always taken aback when he found someone who actually wanted to live in the hell hole he came from.
But looking around, Cloudhawk could understand why the mutant would feel the way he did. Lucky and unlucky were always relative. You might think a man with three square meals was lucky. But even someone with only enough food to keep him alive felt lucky sometimes, for there were those who were sick and dying, or missing arms and legs.
It was all a matter of perspective. Cloudhawk mulled over the revelation for a time.
Coal polished off five whole sides of beef before his belly was satisfied. He didn’t understand why the chief said outsiders were bad. This one wasn’t. He shared delicious food, and sat and spoke with him for a long time. It’d been such a long time since he’d spoken with anyone…
“I’m looking for someplace. A lava waterfall. Do you know anywhere like that?”
Afraid his companion wouldn’t understand, Cloudhawk gesticulated dramatically with his arms while he talked. Coal understood but knew of no such place. He indicated thick by awkwardly scratching his rock-like head with his finger. The scratching sound it produced made Cloudhawk wince.
“You don’t know, eh?”
Coal thought for a minute, then something occurred to him. “Ch…. Chief!”
After a pause, Cloudhawk pressed him. “You mean your chief might know?”
That was exactly what Coal was thinking. He lumbered to his feet and trudged away, Cloudhawk trailing after. A few minutes later they came to the base of one of the volcanoes where a gorge had formed. Inside was an unassuming, spartan village set up in the lava caves. A black semi-fluid substance flowed all around, oxidized lava.
Cloudhawk could feel the heat and radiation all around them. This place was choked full of it. It made him actually itch. He figured it would only be a matter of time before anyone out here would become mutated.
Due to the inhospitable and environment and sparse resources, one couldn’t imagine a sizable population being supportable. The fact that anything survived out here was a miracle of life. Living out here was like walking on thin ice, always inches from disaster. If you weren’t quick enough on your feet, you would perish. Both the volcanoes situated on either side of the village constantly oozed streams of red lava. Plumes of smoke rose above, and from time to time it would belch a massive cloud of toxic fumes. The fiery mountains here were all still very much active, and very dangerous.
As they approached, Cloudhawk spotted more members of the Volcano Tribe. They were quite a bit smaller than Coal – two meters or so. Their crusts were thinner and not as complete as his, either. Truth be told, the discovery was a relief to Cloudhawk. If they were all like his friend, here, what a terrifying race they would be.
To them, Cloudhawk was like a completely alien species.
They poked their heads out from their rocky dwellings as he passed, looking at him like he was some kind of monster. It was a strange sensation to suddenly be the center of attention for a bunch of mutants, and still feel like you were the freak.
Cloudhawk pulled more food from his phase stone and passed it out to the natives. After some trepidation they tried it, and the flavor was met with great delight.
It was like these poor folks had never tasted something tender in their whole lives. When had they ever had a chance to see elysian-made weapons and tools? More villagers came trundling over with excited yelps to see what was happening.
Coal was practically giddy. To him, Cloudhawk’s arrival was life a miracle, a gift from the gods. How else was this young outsider able to produce so much delicious food from nowhere?
From the village center another villager came, this one covered in jet black rocky skin. Among these mutants, age was best determined by how dark their shell was. Coal’s was a sort of reddish-orange, bright and vibrant. He had to be younger. The man who walked toward them now – covered in chips and gouges, even missing an arm, a dent in his skull – his skin was black as night. He had to be some sort of village elder.
“Young man, how you find this place?”
Unexpectedly, the chief was almost a master of Cloudhawk’s language. He spoke ten times more fluently than Coal’s broken attempts. He sized up Cloudhawk with a guarded and vigilant expression.
“I’m looking for a city hidden in a volcano.”
Cloudhawk’s words came as some surprise to the chief. Among his people there was a legend that spoke of a prosperous city below the Blisterpeaks. It was supposed to be an incredible city of abundance, able to feed tens of thousands. But it was only a legend. If such a place existed, the people of his tribe would have found it years ago.
Cloudhawk continued. “According to what I know, the entrance is hidden behind a waterfall of lava. If Ican find this waterfall, maybe I can find a way in to the city.”
“Lava waterfall...” The old chief thought for a few minutes. “That could be...”
When Cloudhawk saw the spark in the chiefs eye he grabbed at the opportunity. “You know a place like that?”
The chief’s face was solemn and stern. “That is home of Magmesa, our god. Volcano dwellers cannot go near, or we are punished.”
Coal stood by, listening. He stepped forward at this point to interrupt the chief, speaking a few words in a language Cloudhawk could not understand. But to look at Coal, Cloudhawk might guess he didn’t have much respect for ‘Magmesa,’ maybe even some hostility.
What were so many gods doing kicking around, anyway? He didn’t think there were really any gods living in a place as shitty as this.
Cloudhawk pushed back into the conversation. “I don’t care about any volcano god. I need to get into that city. If anything gets in my way, no matter what it is, I will cut it down. I hope you will be able to point me toward where I need to go, chief. What I need has nothing to do with you or your people. It’s my own problem to solve.”
1. There are a number of similarities, aren’t there. Preference for lava, as we saw in the epilogue of book two. Super thick skin. Big. It makes one wonder if these are more than passing resemblance.
A god? We've met demons but no god yet. Wonder what this one is like!
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Turning trees into money in the Pioneer Valley
Springfield Museums receive grant to begin rehabilitation of Dr. Seuss’ childhood home
by: WFLA
“Why do it and record it? I had just been waiting a long time. I was just being silly with my kids,” Ward told WJXT.
The video has since gone viral and Ward said she started receiving death threats. It was later taken down.
The video comes amid a disturbing trend in which people are licking items and putting them back. But the mother told First Coast News that it wasn’t a choreographed prank.
“What I didn’t know was that there was a “licking challenge” as I don’t scroll social media like that,” Ward said in a Facebook post before apparently deleting her profile.
“The video doesn’t show that the items were thrown away or anything else that happened,” her explanation continued. “I posted this on my personal Snapchat with my 20-something friends, where someone allowed another person to video it. I didn’t post it on Facebook or YouTube as a challenge or whatever.”
The facility released a statement, saying “we immediately removed all materials and containers from the specific exam room and re-sanitized our entire facility.”
Ward, 30, is charged with tampering with a consumer product without regard for possible death or bodily injury, a felony.
She is being held without bond and is due in court Friday morning.
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HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - A Holyoke man is being held without the right to bail after an officer allegedly saw him shooting his gun in the air at the intersection of Appleton and Elm Streets on Friday.
Holyoke Police Lt. James Albert told 22News the officer, who was working a nearby construction detail, ran toward the suspect and arrested him at gunpoint. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Rafael Cruz-Ayala, of Holyoke.
by Mary Jo Ola, WTMJ / Jul 15, 2019
(WTMJ/NBC News) - Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin say a fit of road rage led to the death of a 3-year-old girl.
Investigators say Brooklyn Harris was in the car with her mother when they nearly crashed into another car.
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Watch The Joneses
"They're not just living the American dream, they're selling it."
The Joneses is a satire with moments of comical relief mixed into the warning of consumerism. The Joneses move into an upper-middle class neighborhood and immediately everything the do, from the clothes they wear to the drinks they offer guests, becomes an object of envy to their new neighbors. Seemingly perfect, the Joneses is a family of four: father, Steven, who spends his free time mowing the lawn and playing golf; wife and mother, Kate, a trendsetter who's extensive wardrobe is completed by her model-like body; daughter, Jenn, who takes after her mother and rises to instant popularity in her new school; and son, Mick, who although somewhat geeky, has all of the newest electronics and toys to keep his schoolmates interested.
Their lives are enriched with the most expensive of everything. However, it soon comes to light that their purpose in the neighborhood is darker than making friends and raising a family. All members of the family are hired by corporations and are responsible for sales quotas. Steven hooks male neighbors with his superior cars and golf sets. Kate manages to inspire jealously in the neighborhood wives by her fashion choices. And the children are in charge of electronics and make-up.
Although surrounded by the latest and greatest commercialism has to offer, the Joneses are left isolated and without real family by their deception. Steven and Kate, who've recently met for this assignment, soon begin struggling with the real issues of most marriages. Steven begins wondering what life would be like if he were in reality a father and husband and Kate, who's always been career focused, ponders as well.
In the back of everyone's mind throughout the film is a question of being found out. Billed as a comedy, The Joneses has it's share of dramatic plot twists and surprising dynamics in this "fake" family. The Joneses was released in 2010 and features Demi Moore and David Duchovney.
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Could Seattle’s Life Science Expertise Support Clean Meat Industry?
Bluebird Bio’s Gene Therapy for Blood Disease Wins European Approval
Bill McKeon
Vice president, chief strategy and operating officer of the Texas Medical Center
Bart Lorang
CEO, FullContact
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Esri Adds GIS to Business Intelligence, Promotes “Location Analytics”
Bruce V. Bigelow
@bvbigelow
This week marks the 33rd annual users conference for Esri, a leading provider of mapping software and geospatial information systems (GIS). In Internet time, that should qualify the privately held company for elder statesman status.
The Redlands, CA-based software developer (founded in 1969 as Environmental Systems Research Institute) currently holds an estimated 40 percent or more of the global GIS market and is just introducing version 10.2 of its popular ArcGIS product line.
Yet longevity also can pose some challenges. For more than 13,500 GIS users and professionals attending the conference this week at the San Diego Convention Center, the invariable question is what’s new? Or perhaps more to the point, where is the innovation?
Esri’s answer, which became apparent during a business summit that preceded the conference, is “location analytics.”
James Killick
“If you look at business data, the location aspect of customers, suppliers, corporate offices, and other relevant information is pervasive,” says James Killick, who leads Esri’s location analytics group. Killick says location analytics can add insights to business decisions in the same way that prospective homebuyers consider geographic factors like the quality of local schools and neighborhood crime rates in their purchasing decisions.
Killick says business intelligence is a $12 billion market that represents a tremendous growth opportunity for Esri, which has been working to integrate its GIS capabilities in a host of products—from Microsoft’s Excel and Sharepoint to IBM Cognos, SAS Enterprise BI Servers, SAP Business Objects, and Teradata. Of course, it faces competition today from some of those same companies; Microsoft, for example, is working to integrate map-data visualization tools into Excel.
Killick says location analytics can play a critical role in a host of business operations, including retail site selection, supply chain management, customer relationship management, workforce management, financial performance, and marketing. As an example, Killick says prospective homebuyers don’t focus solely on the floor plan, square footage, or the number of bedrooms. They also take a variety of local characteristics into consideration, such as the school district, neighborhood crime rates, school district, nearby shopping, and scenic views. So Esri has sought to pull a variety of geographic sources into its GIS products for business intelligence applications.
At the Esri business summit, Killick discussed what he calls the four imperatives of mapping in business systems.
—Go Beyond Basic Mapping. In cases where there is a lot of data, Killick says a map can become so densely laden with pushpins that it becomes increasingly difficult to visualize relevant information. But there are methods for aggregating data into clusters or hot spots that make it easier to display the proportional relevance. Customer sales, for example, can be aggregated by zip code, cities, counties, or townships, or within other administrative boundaries, such as sales territories.
—Enriching Data. Esri enables users to overlay relevant information from a variety of sources, including demographics and population growth trends, consumer spending patterns, traffic, and occupation and household income. “We’re building everything we do on top of the ArcGIS platform, so we’re providing not just software, but content.” Killick says.
—Map Analytics. Using GIS data enables users to drill down into a specific region or neighborhood to run geo-statistical analyses. In retail, for example, Killick says location analytics is used to predict current and future sales, and to identify sites for new stores. Location analytics can be used to identify key sales, such as weather or traffic, and to identify and compare the factors affecting profitability in different cities and regions. Users also can outline a neighborhood or region hit be a tornado or flooding and calculate the total insured value of customers within the zone.
—Collaboration. The underlying concept of Esri’s platform enables users to create online maps that are interactive, and to share the maps throughout a company or among business partners. “Sharing information is important because it really helps people break down the silos within their own organizations,” Killick says.
Bruce V. Bigelow was the editor of Xconomy San Diego from 2008 to 2018. Read more about his life and work here. Follow @bvbigelow
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Cracking Open the Sony Tablet S
The Sony Tablet S is the company's first shot in the growing tablet war. The 10.1" Android tablet has a dual-core processor, two cameras, and a unique wedge design. Follow along as I crack open the Sony Tablet S for a look at the hardware inside.
For an indepth cracking open analysis, check out my article: "Sony Tablet S teardown: Wild wedge-shaped case hides unique hardware".
According to Sony documentation, the Tablet S is available in 16GB ($499) and 32GB ($599) versions.
The current versions only support Wi-Fi connectivity, and like many of the tablet's I've cracked open, there's a spot inside the case for a cellular card. As of this writing however, Sony hasn't announced plans to launch a 3G or 4G version (at least not in the US).
Along with the Tablet S, the box includes the power adapter, product documentation, and wrist strap. Oddly enough, Sony does not include a USB cable.
Unfortunately, the Sony Tablet S power adapter has a proprietary connector.
The Sony Tablet S has a dual-core NVidia Tegra 2 1GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM, a 9.4-inch touchscreen display (1280x800), a 0.3 MP front camera and 5 MP rear camera. The K1 comes with Android 3.1 Honeycomb installed.
The Sony Tablet S weighs 1.3 lbs. and measures 9.5" (W) x 6.8" (H) x 0.3" (D).
The Sony Tablet S motherboard has the markings:
EP GW
Overall, the Sony Tablet S was one of the easier Android tablets to crack open. It uses standard Phillips screws and the back cover slides right off.
TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler cracks open the Sony Tablet S. Inside this Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Elpida, Samsung, and UEI.
Hardware Mobility Smartphones Reviews
Mophie Powerstation PD XL hands-on: Charge your mobile device up to 2.5 times faster
Today's modern smartphones will get you through a day before dying so portable battery packs are still useful. The new Mophie Powerstation PD XL gets you back in action quicker than ...
9 devices with e-ink displays
The monochrome, sunlight-readable displays remain largely synonymous with e-readers, but they're moving into other devices large and small.
10 years of Black Friday tech deals: Best, worst, and weirdest
A look back at a decade of the year's biggest shopping event.
Scenes from Apple's iPad Pro and Mac event
Apple's October 2018 hardware event in New York City focused on updates to the iPad Pro, a new Apple Pencil 2, and new Mac models, including a refreshed version of the MacBook Air and ...
A brief history of Apple iPad models 2010-2018 (Gallery)
Apple's iPad exploded into the consumer tech market in April of 2010, months ahead of the first Android-powered tablet, and since then the company has sold some 400 million units. ...
How to test chargers and power banks to make sure they don't blow up your expensive smartphone
I test dozens of chargers and power banks every month, and you can be guaranteed that plugging my expensive iPhone or iPad into them isn't the first thing I do. (Updated: October 2018) ...
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Uttermost Leaps Into Rug Category
ROCKY MOUNT, VA,– Uttermost, a major manufacturer of home accessories and furniture, is pleased to announce its launch into the rug category. The launch will be at the October High Point Furniture market, Commerce 448.
Per Mac Cooper, President, “customers have been asking us for rugs for years and I think they will be pleased. Rugs have been a top priority for many of us since last year, and this will be the biggest launch we have ever made into any new category.”
Uttermost rugs range from flat weaves in bright colors, to rich wool and viscose hand-tufted rugs, to hand-knotted rugs in soft, worn patinas. The rugs are designed based on current fashions, with an emphasis on transitional patterns to work in a wide range of home settings. The more traditional designs feature cleaner patterns with current colors.
Providing the best possible point-of-purchase tools is also a priority for Uttermost. Uttermost rug display towers are available to dealers in several different versions, as are swatch programs that are designed to minimize investment while maximizing return on investment. Uttermost also offers a mini-swatch program for dealers short on space or needing mobility for in-home presentations. Images of all rugs will be shown from multiple view points in it’s catalogs, website www.uttermost.com, and iPad app. “It’s important for dealers and their customers to see true colors, and how these colors look in different lighting” per Cooper.
Uttermost prides themselves on quick, efficient service across all product categories, and rugs will be no different. “Rugs introduced at market will either be in stock or on the water” per Cooper. “Our customers know that we stand behind our product in every way, including deep inventories in both our East Coast and West Coast distribution facilities.”
About Uttermost
Uttermost offers one of the most broad and most current product lines in the world. Their line includes accent furniture, decorative mirrors, alternative wall decor, art, clocks, lamps, lighting fixtures, botanicals, accessories, and now rugs. Uttermost works with many of the top Designers in the industry to keep the Uttermost line on the forefront of great design.
Uttermost headquarters is 3325 Grassy Hill Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151. West Coast distribution is out of their Riverside, CA distribution facility.
For more information, please contact Lori Fisher at lfisher@uttermost.com.
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Fee Rates
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2018-19 Survey Results
York Curling Club offers a variety of house and competitive leagues to give every curler an opportunity to participate at their skill level. See below* for more information about each league and visit our Membership page for information on registration and fees.
Morning Early Afternoon Mid/Late Afternoon Evening
Sunday Little Rocks
Juniors Mixed Team Entry Development League
Monday Senior Tag Senior Tag Ladies' Team Entry
concurrent with
Men's House
Tuesday Senior Tag Ladies' Daytime House Senior Open
Men's Team Entry
Flex League space permitting
Wednesday Senior Tag Senior Tag Men's Afternoon Team Ladies Evening House
Thursday Ladies' Daytime House Men's Afternoon Team Men's House
Friday Open Team Entry Mixed Social
Mixed Social
* The Club reserves the right to alter the number, nature and timing of its leagues. The above summary outlines the Club's expectation for the 2019/20 season
League* When** Description Entry & Team Formation Processes ***
Ladies' Wednesday Evening House League Wednesday evenings
Weekly games at 6:50 pm or 9:00 pm, varies from week to week based on pre-established schedule
Possibility of occasional bye
House league teams with skill levels from beginner to experienced. The minimum age eligibility for this individual entry league is 12. Teams are formed by the club. Two draws each season, where teams are "shuffled" between each draw.
Ladies' Daytime House Leagues
Two leagues: One operates on Tuesday and the other on Thursday
Tuesday weekly games at 11:00am; Thursday weekly games at 12:25 pm
Possibility of occasional byes
House league teams with skill levels from beginner to experienced. Individual entry. Teams are formed by the club. Two draws each season, where teams are "shuffled" between each draw.
Ladies' Team Entry Monday evenings
Competitive level curling with flights.
Team entry league with no minimum age restrictions.
Important note - team entries and participants must be registered by Aug 31 in order to guarantee participation in this league
Men's Monday House League Monday evenings
Possibility of occasional bye or 1 "spill-over game" on Wednesday evening.
House league teams with skill levels from beginner to experienced. The minimum age eligibility for this individual entry league is 12. Teams are formed by the club. League will be limited to 7 teams (28 curlers). Two draws each season, where teams are "shuffled" between each draw.
Men's Thursday House League Thursday evenings
Men's Afternoon Team Two leagues: One operates on Wednesday and the other on Thursday
Weekly game time at 4:00 pm
For those having a flexible work schedule or not presently working. Level of play is between house league and men's competitive.
Team entry, although club will attempt to "team up" individual entrants (but no guarantee of success).
Men's Team Entry Tuesday evenings
Weekly games at 6:50 pm or 9:00 pm, varies from week to week based on pre-established schedule.
Tuesday Senior Open
Tuesday afternoon 2:30-4:30pm
8 end games
1) Weekly games with a possible bye week (maximum number teams 14).
Space permitting, following completion of registration on October 1, Those registered in Tuesday Senior Open League 50+ will be permitted to register in one of the following Senior Tag spots (Monday 12:30pm, Tuesday 9:00am, or Wednesday 12:30pm) at no additional charge.
Open to ages 50+ (born on or before Dec 31, 1969; **exception: proper mixed team entry women 45+ (born on or before Dec 31, 1974).
This league provides the opportunity for senior open teams to compete at a more competitive level.
Team entry league, although club will attempt to "team up" individual entrants (but no guarantee of success).
Important note - full team entries must be registered by Aug 31 in order to guarantee participation in this league
Friday Open Friday afternoons
Weekly games at 4:00 pm
Each team has a bye for roughly 1/3rd of the schedule
Open to all curlers. Teams can be formed without regard to gender.
Team entry, although club will work with couple/individual entrants to form teams (but no guarantee of success).
Mixed Social Friday Friday evenings
Each team has a bye every third week
Mixed curling (typically, two men and two women on each team) having a social, less-competitive atmosphere.
Offers a great opportunity for new curling couples and singles to get started.
Spouses always play concurrently, but never on the same team.
Couple/individual entry, with teams being formed by the club. Two draws each season, where teams are "shuffled" between each draw. The age eligibility for this league is 16.
Mixed Social Saturday Saturday evenings
League plays roughly 2/3rds of the Saturday evenings.
Spouses generally choose to play on the same team.
Generally, team entry, but club will help couples and individuals form teams. The age eligibility for this league is 16
Open Flex League
Saturday evening and Tuesday evening
(ice availability permitting)
A new open league targeted to new members who cannot commit to curling every week. This league offers 10 nights of which you can select 5. It also allows you to spare in the Sunday night Development League. Individual or group entry. Teams are not set and will be made up each night in a modified tag format from those that register for that night. It will be upto the individuals to select and register for the nights you wish to curl. Instruction will be provided until participants are capable and comfortable with the understanding of the game.
Mixed Team Entry Sunday afternoons
Mixed curling (two males and two females on each team) at a competitive level
This is a team entry league with no minimum age restriction.
Sunday Evening Development Sunday evenings, weekly games at 5:50 and 8pm
League plays roughly 2/3rds of the Sunday Evenings
Open to all curlers.
This league is designed for curlers who have taken a Learn-To-Curl program or have limited curling experience.
Also offers a great opportunity for new curlers to get started and novice players to continue developing their skills and understanding of the game.
Register individually or with any number of curlers.
Teams can be formed with any combination of female and male players.
Club will work with couple/individual entrants to form teams.
Senior Tag At time of registration, participants sign up for games starting at two of the five weekly time slots:
Mondays at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Wednesdays at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Participants must sign in 20 min before each game
Strictly social and a lot of fun for curlers age 50+, retired or able to curl during the day. League games are 6 ends in length. Rare, but possibility of the occasional 5-person team. Individual entry. At each outing, teams are formed by the club from among the participants then available.
Youth Junior League Sundays from 10:45 am to 12:30 pm
Typically runs mid-October to the end of March.
NOTE: Proper curling shoes and/or grippers are required (which are available for rent or for sale at the club). Curling brooms are also available.
For curlers aged 12 through 20.
We focus on good sportsmanship, having fun and encourage curlers to participate in out-of-club bonspiels and inter-club events.
Junior curlers join the league as an individual entry.
After the initial skills training and review, players are slotted into positions. Each week, teams are established based on who is available. Points are awarded to each player based on win, loss or tie. The points are accumulated through the season and the two top curlers in each position are selected to compete in the York Curling Club's "Night of Champions" in April.
Youth League Little Rocks Sundays from 8:45am to 10:30 am
a) Proper curling shoes and/or grippers are required (which are available for rent and for sale at the club). Curling brooms are also available.
b) Helmets are mandatory for curlers under 12 in their first and second year as a member.
Helmets are highly recommended for all other curlers.
c) A parent/guardian must stay on site.
For curlers aged 8 through 11.
Children younger will be considered if a parent is committed to assist with instruction for their child.
Little Rock curlers join the league as an individual entry.
*** Entry Options
Individual Entry: Individuals sign up independent of each other.
Couple Entry: Two individuals sign up, each indicating the other as their spouse.
Team Entry: Four individuals sign up, each indicating the others as their teammates.
Team Entry with Eligibility Restrictions: A form of team entry where a skip (generally speaking) has a reserved spot in the league for a team of his/her own choosing. (This is a privilege that is awarded based on past performance).
220 Muriel Street
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y 3N3
Club Email Contacts
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5.1.4 Key Issues of the 21st Century
Healthcare Marketplace Capstone
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課程 5（共 5 門，医疗市场 專項課程）
In the Healthcare Marketplace specialization capstone course, key skills are engendered from the four prior courses to create an original medical innovation valuation. The first course in the specialization teaches the learner to size a population or market. The second course teaches whether the clinician will or will not find value from deploying a new innovation. The third course identifies the competitive landscape of medical technology innovations to compete or complement. The fourth course, teaches how to put a monetary value on the improvement in health resulting from a new innovation. The summary of these elements creates a document of high strategic value where the learner has demonstrated not only an understanding of the marketplace but what is required for the marketplace to advance. This is what is accomplished during the Healthcare Marketplace capstone experience.
Very nice way of bringing all the courses together into a project that can be utilized in the real world.
This was my greatest achievement having completed this capstone
Milestone 1: What is your Health Marketplace Innovation?
In this Milestone you will describe a new medical innovation in the context of what makes it extraordinary for investment or use in a community. Your final project for this capstone will feature 4 critical milestone components for an assessment of new innovation. Once completed, hope is that you have a body of illustrate your critical thinking to advance your career or switch careers into the healthcare market.
4.1.1 What is a Device? What is a Drug?2:43
4.3.2 Preparing a Global Health Technology ‘Dossier’6:39
5.1.4 Key Issues of the 21st Century4:04
選擇語言哈薩克語土耳其語（Turkish）塞爾維亞語尼泊爾語德語（German）愛沙尼亞語斯洛伐克語日語泰盧固語泰米爾語泰語瑞典語立陶宛語羅馬尼亞語英語（English）蒙古語阿爾巴尼亞語
This is the Healthcare Marketplace Specialization,
I'm Steve Parente, and this is module 5.1.4, key issues for the 21st century.
So the issues that are germain for the 21st century when we think about
technology and population, and health and lifestyle, really.
All come together to determine what kind of healthcare system we're going to have
globally.
When we think of population we're really talking about how the population is
growing and changing.
In terms, of disease as well as demographics.
Technology, we've talked about medical technology devices.
Pharma, bio-technology, all of those elements.
Even health IT sort of falls in that space.
And lifestyles really.
Just how do we live our lives?
And then the three things represented here.
Basically food, smoking, and sin.
Well at least in alcohol for some cultures.
So let, and there's a little bit more.
If you think about the production of health for any given individual.
It's really a combination of four things to come together.
Simply, what state are you in?
What level of income are you in?
What state of economic developement might your society be in?
And that actually varies across the United States too.
Not every place is really doing super awesome.
There's lots of variation across the United States.
We talked about before lifestyle behavior.
That could really change a bit.
If you're very sedentary that'll affect your health.
We know that.
Genetics plays a huge role.
Sometimes you win the genetic lottery.
And people can live for a very long time.
My grandfather for example, lived until he was 99 years old.
Came from rural Italy.
His mother who spent her whole life basically in a village that didn't have
electricity until 1967, lived to 102.
Medical care plays a major role.
But it's just a piece of the puzzle.
And really if a demographics, lifestyle and genetics are going against you.
Medical care might not necessarily be the thing that's going to always help you.
So, when we compare a major demographics issue,
which is the aging of the population.
There's sort of three slides to go through to show you where things are heading.
This is looking at the US population in 2000.
We have men.
We have women.
We have the number of population that's here across different age spectrum.
And you can see there's a few more females than men.
But for the most part it's largely a pyramid.
You can see the baby boomer population.
Sort of in the middle here, at least in the year 2000.
Pretty much firmly in their 40s and 50s.
Now when we get to 2025, a lot of things start to get more interesting here.
First of all, the fertility rate.
That is we're not having as many babies.
And we are living a lot longer.
So a lot more people are 85 plus.
You can still see the baby boom sort of moving its way now through here.
There was a little boom that the baby boom created later,
not Gen Xer's but more Millennials.
But not replacement.
And then what gets more disturbing is when you get to 2050.
And current projections are such that we are going to have a lot of folks that make
it over the age of 85, but in terms of replacement.
It's just not quite the same place.
And the burdens that could come from this population are pretty substantial.
So people talk about Medicare going best for example is a program for the elderly.
What you have to understand is that when you go back to sort of a state of
the world where age 65, only 10% of the population would make it there.
That's a different state than where we are here.
Where many people are going to make it past 65, and into 85.
One of the great ironies of the Medicare program was that Lyndon Johnson.
Who was the president when it was passed in 1966.
Never actually made it to the age of 65 to take advantage of it.
He died when he was 64 years old.
>> This concludes this module on global trends in the healthcare marketplace.
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2.A.3 Evidence for Continental Drift
地球与人类！
伊利诺伊大学香槟分校
Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, ice ages, landslides, floods, life evolution, plate motions—all of these phenomena have interacted over the vast expanses of deep time to sculpt the dynamic planet that we live on today. Planet Earth presents an overview of several aspects of our home, from a geological perspective. We begin with earthquakes—what they are, what causes them, what effects they have, and what we can do about them. We will emphasize that plate tectonics—the grand unifying theory of geology—explains how the map of our planet's surface has changed radically over geologic time, and why present-day geologic activity—including a variety of devastating natural disasters such as earthquakes—occur where they do. We consider volcanoes, types of eruptions, and typical rocks found there. Finally, we will delve into the processes that produce the energy and mineral resources that modern society depends on, to help understand the context of the environment and sustainability challenges that we will face in the future.
Great course, despite the glitches in the links, etc., which seemed to be outdated. i really gained little from the forum.
Excellent course! Very informative without being tedious. Clear and concise delivery and illustrations. Would recommend!
Week 2: Plate Tectonics
In the early twentieth century, publication of the hypothesis on continental drift caused an uproar that soon died down. Data collected in mid-century led geologists to reconsider the idea that continents could move. During the 1960s and 1970s, old ideas were reworked into what is now called the theory of plate tectonics. As we will see, this robust theory encompasses many geological phenomena that appear to be unrelated at first glance: earthquakes and volcanoes, but also ice ages, fossils, and mountains. Today, plate tectonics provides an overarching framework for interpreting the Earth. We study its details in Week 2, but we will return to this theory again and again throughout the rest of this course.
2.A.1 Ideas before Plate Tectonics5:18
2.A.2 Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift5:19
2.A.3 Evidence for Continental Drift6:31
2.A.4 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Seafloor Bathymetry10:01
2.A.5 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Apparent Polar-Wander Paths7:48
2.A.6 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Evidence for Seafloor Spreading11:04
Dr. Stephen Marshak
Professor and Director of the School of Earth, Society, and Environment
Dr. Eileen Herrstrom
So if the glaciations effected the southern portion of Pangea then the rest
of Pangea must have extended into more equatorial climates.
And in fact when he drew a map of Pangea on a globe he found that portions of
Pangea extended across the equator and into the northern hemisphere.
Well if you look at a map of climate belts today,
it's clear that equatorial belts tend to be tropical, like rain forests,
and a lot of rain, a lot of vegetation, very warm oceans.
That on either side of the equatorial belts,
there tend to be deserts in subtropical regions.
And then furhter north and south of that, you enter temperate regions.
So Wagner drew climate belts on his map of Pangaea and
then compared them to what was known at the time about the distribution of
rock types whose character was indicative of particular climate regimes.
So he looked at distribution of distinctive sedimentary deposits
that could be correlated with particular climate belts and
placed those sedimentary deposits on his map of Pangea.
So coal deposits indicative of places where there was lots of vegetation
lots of rainfall, probably warm climates.
Therefore indicative of tropical regimes occurred in
what turned out to be the equatorial regions of his map of Pangea.
Similarly, reefs, deposits of shells that formed typically in warm water,
also occurred in the belt of Pangea that would have been tropical.
In the regional either side, were one would expect to have dessert regions, just
like the Sahara for example occurs to the north of the tropical regions of Africa.
He found that there were indeed deposits of sandstones that have
characteristics indicative that they were once desert dunes.
And they also found thick accumulations of salt deposits,
again indicative of a subtropical environment.
So, the distribution of these deposits made no sense
on the modern map of the world but they did make sense on Wagener's map of Pangea.
So we considered this to be also evidence in support of the model.
By the time that he was doing his work there was a fair amount of
information about the distribution of fossil species on the planet.
And paleontologists, people who study fossils,
realized that there were some fossils that were indicative of marine organisms, and
there were some fossils that were indicative of land organisms.
Now, if you look at the world today, it's clear that there are certain kinds of land
organisms that only occur on certain continents and not on others.
Because they can't swim,
they can't get across the vast expanses of ocean that separate continents.
For example there are kangaroos on Australia,
but there are no kangaroos in North America even in comparable climates.
So Wagner had this idea in mind and looked at the distribution of land organisms.
For example, species of amphibians, species of plants, and
other kinds of organisms, that could only have grown on land and
looked at where they were distributed.
Once again, they were occurring on all continents, really easy if you could walk
from one continent to another, virtually impossible if you had to cross an ocean.
So, again he took the distribution of fossil species,
one more bit of evidence that suggest his reconstruction of Pangia made sense.
Finally Wagner decided to look into distribution
of distinctive packages of rock.
Now at this point in this course it's probably a kind of vague statement to say
packages of rock.
But basically there are assemblages of kinds of rock,
kinds of structures in rock, that are distinctive.
So geologist can recognize and identify an association of rocks just like
an art critic can recognize one artist painting from another artist's painting.
Or an architect can recognize one kind of architecture from another kind
of architecture.
Well, to make a long story short, Wegner was able to recognize distinctive
assemblages of rock that occurred either side of the Atlantic Ocean.
And when he closed up the Atlantic Ocean and
put Pangea back together, these packages of rock were immediately
adjacent to each other as if they were once together and later split apart.
Similarly when he looked the mountain belts
that occurred on either of the Atlantic,
he found that there was a mountain belt on the East side of North America.
There were mountain belts on the West side of Europe,they matched when they were put
So again Wegner concluded that the distribution
of distinctive rock units was compatible with his reconstruction of Pangaea.
Notice I haven't said that anything is proven, the existence of Pangea,
I'm simply saying that Wegner recognized that these observations were compatible
with the idea of Pangea.
Well, Wegener's ideas were so radical, because what he was basically saying
was that the fixist concept, or the fixist view of the planet was wrong and
that in fact continents did move over time.
That idea was so
radical that it just didn't sit well with the rest of the geological community.
There were a number of meetings,
perhaps one of the most famous of which took place in 1926.
Wegener tried to support his concept of the Pangea, but
he was basically attacked by the bulk of the geologic community.
The main complaint was that Wegener could not come up with an explanation
as to why the continents moved, or how the continents moved, or what drove them.
He had some ideas, but
the other geologists were able to show that these ideas couldn't possibly work.
For example, Wegener somehow envisioned that the continents somehow plowed through
the ocean floor as a ship would plow through oceanic water.
But that's impossible because the rock of the ocean floor is too strong and
other geologists knew that.
Wegener knew that himself but basically couldn't come up with an alternative.
Similarly, Wegener tried to understand what could possibly cause Pangea to
break apart.
The only thing he could come up with was the idea that it was centrifugal force,
the spin of the Earth.
But again, calculations showed that's impossible,
there simply isn't a strong enough force to move masses the size of continents.
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4.1 Assumption: One can recognise a terrorist
恐怖主义和反恐：理论与实践的比较
莱顿大学
Terrorism has arguably been one of the defining factors of our age. It frequently makes headlines, threatening or attacking governments, private business and ordinary citizens. And in many parts of the world, it has been one of the most important threats to peace, security and stability. But what does this exactly mean? What is the nature of this threat? Who or what is threatened, how, by whom and why? What can be done about it or how can we at least limit the impact of terrorism and make sure that terrorists do not make headlines and manage to scare us? These are just a handful of questions that will be addressed in this course that consists of three parts. First it focuses on the essence of terrorism as an instrument to achieve certain goals, in addition to an exploration of this phenomenon and the difficulties in defining it. The second part provides an overview of the state of the art in (counter) terrorism studies. Since ‘9/11’ terrorism studies have grown exponentially, reflecting the rise in perceived threats. But what has academia come up with? What theories, assumptions and conventional wisdom has it produced that could be of help in understanding terrorism and dealing with it? The most interesting results are examined and compared with empirical evidence with the aim to either stress their importance or to debunk them as myths. The final part looks into the implications and possibilities for policy making. Testimonials of students who completed this course: I've been studying one particular aspect of the field for about fifteen years now, but lacked the sort of wider context that this course has provided. And I've made contacts here that I hope will develop into friendships. -Charles Cameron, 69, Blogger Religious Studies, UK This has been a wonderfully enriching experience. I have learned a lot, and have especially appreciated the worldwide perspectives of the class found in the discussion forum. Being in this class has helped me open up the subject to discussion with colleagues and friends, which has led to interesting and insightful conversations. The class materials were effective and polished. The peer reviewed assignments were challenging and fun. This was my first MOOC, but certainly not my last! -Joella Givens, 50, GIS Manager at a state government Department of Transportation, USA The theoretical aspect was similar to the one offered by well respected universities for introductory courses on terrorism. For just 5 weeks, I think this course covered a lot of ground. Furthermore, I really enjoyed the discussion forums. (...)In addition, I found excellent recommendations on books, articles, documentaries, all of great quality. -Arete Ketekidou, 32, Research/Analyst, Greece I like very much the freedom we have to study, this is the best incentive, not only because we can express our ideas on forums freely and manage our own time, also because Professor Bakker has not been imposing his ideology on this topic. We receive different information to formulate our own position. -Valeria Hernández Reyes, 28, Environmental Engineer, Mexico
Terrorism, Policy Analysis, International Law, History
Excellent! Accessible, yet detailed, well researched and presented, thought provoking. A good glimpse into what security studies/terrorism academia can be like. I wish there were more!
The best online course I have ever had. Lots of information on the subject,\n\nengagin, very well presented.\n\nEdwin, thank you, well done and I am looking forward for more from you.
5 Assumptions on Counterterrorism
In this module, we will continue the work of module 3 and look into five assumptions on counterterrorism. It is highly relevant to keep investigating assumptions that underlie CT-policy, both from an effectiveness perspective (is it really countering terrorism?) but also because these policies often have a large impact on societies and might also have unintended consequences.
4.1 Assumption: One can recognise a terrorist18:10
4.2 Assumption: Deradicalisation is possible12:50
4.3 Assumption: Decapitation of terrorist organisations works16:50
4.4 Assumption: Terrorism cannot be defeated17:02
4.5 Assumption: Terrorism can best be managed by a holistic approach17:06
Interview with Dr. Jamie Shea (NATO)8:55
Video presentation of Quirine Eijkman of Amnesty International on Drone Strikes in Pakistan3:12
Edwin Bakker
Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn
drs.
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Last week we discussed five assumptions on terrorism, and
we compared them with empirical evidence and scholarly literature.
This week we will look into five assumptions on counter-terrorism.
Five assumptions we consider interesting,
again, either because they're challenged or
the opposite, they're considered very much true and constitute the basis
of much policy making.
Well, I already mentioned several times that
terrorism is a constantly changing phenomenon, which means
you have to update, revise, evaluate not
only your policies, but also theories and assumptions.
Well, we're going to look into
five of them, five assumptions on counter-terrorism.
And they are the following.
First we will investigate the idea that one can recognize a terrorist.
Then, deradicalisation of terrorists, is it possible or not?
And then the third assumption is decapitation of terrorist groups works.
And then terrorism cannot be defeated, a statement heard quite often.
And then finally, terrorism can best be managed
by a so-called hal, holistic or wide approach.
One of the key problems when researching
terrorism is the secretive nature of terrorists
and terrorism, they work in the dark,
underground, it's very difficult to study them.
Well, this challenge is also a challenge to policymakers.
They would like to know who they're dealing with,
and they would like to discover terrorists before they strike.
And a phrase that is connected to that need and challenge is the following,
looking for the needle in the haystack.
Well that sounds like a mission impossible,
you can't find a needle in a haystack.
But fortunately, there have been quite a few
cases of terrorists that have been caught before
they managed to strike and some have been
caught afterwards based on certain clues or signs.
So apparently it's not impossible to find them.
And perhaps they are recognizable.
Perhaps it is possible to make a
distinction between terrorists on the one hand and
non-terrorists on the other, and to find
terrorists out of a larger population of non-terrorists.
Well the process or tool to do so is called profiling.
Profiling goes under different names, including
its original, criminal or offender profiling.
And there are different types of profiling.
The main distinction is that between a focus on the
individual characteristics of a person, versus a focus on their behavior.
So personality profiling versus behavioral profiling.
And the most prevalent method of attempting to achieve a
distinction between an offender, either a criminal or a terrorist,
and a non-offender is to establish a set of psychological, socio-economic,
physical, behavioral, and or ethnic attributes based on prior experiences.
Well, in other words, indicators that tell us what
a terrorist might look like, what are its behavioral or personality traits, and in
what circumstances do they live and work,
all together making up the terrorist profile.
And oftentimes, this is followed by data mining or data searching, using various
sources for what is called secondary
security screening of the group of individuals
with the largest number of indicators. So it's two steps.
First, you look at the population as a whole, then you have a group
that have quite a number of indicators, and then you're, you are going to
do some data mining, data searching, trying to and hopefully getting out of it,
a number of people that might be
terrorists or, ideally, that are the terrorists.
Well, if it works. In an ideal situation,
it might offer the counter-terrorism agencies a perfect
tool to discover terrorists without much prior information
about this individual or group, purely based on
past experiences, past experience with other groups or individuals.
Obviously there's a demand for a tool that could really do this.
Terrorist attacks cost a lot of
casualties and property damage, and counter-terrorism measures
have an impact on the lives of many and also cost a lot.
Well here's a, a statement that is a good example of the demand for a tool,
a mechanism to make a distinction between terrorists and non-terrorists.
And it's a statement from a, a newspaper in Germany that was published in December
2010, and it said airports demand racial profiling to fight terror.
And it reads, the incoming head of
Germany's main airport lobby group is demanding
the nation's transit authorities use racial profiling
to weed out terrorists at security checks.
Well, the idea is that it does not
only make travelling safer but it also reduce costs.
If you use your resources to try to scan and assess everyone you're wasting a lot
of money a lot of time as well
that could also be used on other precautionary measures.
So, any tool that could help us to speed up that process or limit
the time that we're waiting at airports would, of course, be very helpful.
Well on top of that, most of these
measures at airports that take a lot of time
that you and I might find annoying, also gives
us the idea that terrorism is a big threat.
And that's actually what terrorists want, they want
us to believe that they pose a big threat.
So there's a lot to say for any tool that could help
us to reduce time, reduce cost, and also make us make
it less feasible that we have to take all kinds of measures to prevent terrorism.
And the example also illustrates some of the difficulties.
It's talking about racial profiling, so it's discriminatory,
making distinction between people with certain faces and features,
and that's against the law in most countries, and for good reasons.
But, what about security?
What if it really works? The benefits are many.
Still, even if it works, is it proportional?
Is it ethical?
Well these are important, difficult and sensitive
questions which we will look at later on.
First, let's go back
to and have a closer look at profiling.
Where does it come from, and how has it been applied in the past?
I guess the basic idea behind profiling is the perception
among many that criminals and terrorists are different from us.
Well, last week, we argued that there's no
empirical evidence that suggests that terrorists are crazy.
But they could have other personal or
behavioral characteristics that sets them apart from non-terrorists.
whether true or not, it is an important explanation for
the idea that it might be possible to recognize a terrorist.
I would like to add that terrorists,
themselves, probably think that profiling is possible.
Because from the early days on terrorists have tried their best not to look
suspicious, act normally, make sure that you, you're not noticed by the
police or the secret services. And Jihadists or Islamist terrorists, for
instance, they have used women or Caucasian or white converts or
simply tried to change their appearances, their haircut, their clothes, the way
they walk, all in order to not look
suspicious, not fit any profile. Besides these human aspects,
there is a technological side to the
idea that it's possible to recognize a terrorist.
In recent years the revived interest in profiling
is partly explained by the possibility today to
gather, store and analyze enormous amounts of data
thanks to developments in information technology and the Internet.
Profiling however is far from new and there are quite a number
of examples from the past, for instance, in the late 19th century
the authorities wanted to know the true identity of a person who
was responsible for the killing of a number of women in London.
Well that person was called in the media Jack the Ripper.
I'm sure that many of you have heard of Jack the Ripper, well the investigation
into that case was considered by many as the starting
point of criminal profiling. Another
famous historical case is that of the so called Mad Bomber.
In November 1940 the workers of the Consolidated Edison building in New York
found a homemade pipe bomb, and attached to it was a note and it said, Con
Edison crooks, this is for you. Well more than 30 small bombs in public
areas, theaters, phone booths would follow in the years between 1940 and 1956.
And the Mad Bomber escaped the authorities, he alluded
the investigators for 16 years. And in 1956 the investigators went to
a psychiatrist called James Brussell, and they asked him to draw up a profile of
the suspect, and they gave him all
kinds of clues and information of their investigation.
And James Brussell came up with a profiling, a profile which had many
elements that were simply common sense,
but he also added some psychological ideas.
he said that because paranoia tends to peak at around 35, and now we're 16
years later, so he said that the suspect is probably in his early 50s.
Well, his profile proved dead on, and in January 1957, the police knocked at
the door of a person called George
Metesky, who was arrested and confessed immediately.
What do we learn from this case?
Was it just a lucky shot, or is it really possible
to discover criminals and terrorists, preferably before they plant any bomb.
What about more recent success in profiling?
Well in the, one of the early examples of both profiling and
data screening is the example or the efforts of the German Federal
Criminal Police Office or Bundeskriminalamt, and
especially its its president, Horst Herold,
who in the late 1970s tried to, tried to find the terrorists
of the far left terrorist group called Rote Armee Fraktion, Red Army Faction.
Well, they had found out that these
terrorists, they rented their apartments using a false
name and in order to protect their
identity they paid their energy bills in cash.
So what did the authorities do, they asked for
the data of the power companies to find out what
person did pay their bills in cash.
And then in a second phase they looked for they compared this data with
the data of the registry office and other agencies to single out innocent people.
And for all the others they knocked on the door of these apartments, and in the end
they found this way a, one apartment, one Rote Armee Fraktion apartment and
arrested one of its members.
Well, I'm not sure if you want to call this success, as the efforts were huge.
And looking for other examples in academic literature I soon found out
that there are no clear-cut examples of successful profiling in counter-terrorism.
In fact, virtually all important studies by
academics say that personal profiling is impossible.
And it's clear now from the academic world, it's linked to many
studies that show that there is no terrorist personality.
So terrorists are not only not crazy, but they're also not very different from us,
at least not different enough to make profiling possible.
And even if they were very different, we would still be confronted
by, well fortunately, by the fact that there are relatively few terrorists.
So that makes it impossible to
create enormous databases with data on individuals.
Well, what about this attempt by the Bundeskriminalamt?
That didn't focus on persons and personal characteristics,
it fo, it focused on their behavior.
What about this so-called behavioral profiling?
Well again, most academics are highly skeptical as there are many
obstacles to this kind of effort as well as many risks.
One of the biggest risks is the possibility that
incorrect information from profiling can lead to so-called false
positives or false negatives. And both can have serious consequences.
For instance, a false positive can lead to a situation in which a suspect
who appears to fit a incorrect profile is investigated or even arrested.
And the consequences could be that
it blocks investigating other leads, other clues.
Or it can even lead to the escape of
the person or persons who are responsible for an attack.
And the opposite of a false positive is a false negative.
And in that case the profile might provide information that leads
investigators to rule out certain groups while focusing on the wrong ones.
Efforts to profile terrorists in the West in recent years
have often proved to be examples of racial profiling, monitoring Muslims.
And we know that not all terrorists are Muslims, as we discussed last week.
Racial profiling has also resulted in
false positives and false negatives, but it
also has had considerable ramifications for the
individual liberties of the population being monitored.
Creating and fostering stereotypes and the notion of a clash of
civilization, or a, a struggle between Islam and Christianity.
Well profiling on the base of nationality, ethnicity, race, age, gender also
have negative consequences for certain groups,
or relationships between countries and communities.
As a result profiling can be labeled disproportional,
as the enormous efforts have yield few results.
There are many negative side-effects,
including risks for counter-terrorism.
Adding all up it seems that today profiling is regarded an
impossible endeavor and it is likely to remain so in light of current research.
Therefore, we label the assumption that one can
recognize a terrorist by means of profiling false.
More research is needed.
In sum, there is a demand for a
tool to make a distinction between terrorists and non-terrorists.
And there is a long history in attempts to profile criminals and terrorists.
But there are no clear cut successes.
And according to scholars it's, it's almost impossible to to do
individual profiling, personal profiling and they even see a lot of obstacles
for behavioral profiling, as there are many negative
side effects as well as risks for counter-terrorism.
Therefore we label the assumption that one can recognize a terrorist as false.
In the next video we will explore and analyze
the idea that one
can de-radicalize
terrorists.
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LVI Vaisampayana said, Having bowed unto Hrishikesa, and saluted Bhishma, and taken the permission of all the seniors assembled there, Yudhishthira began to put questions unto Bhishma' Yudhishthira said, Persons conversant with duty and morality say that kingly duties constitute the highest science of duty. I also think that the burden of those duties is exceedingly onerous. Do thou, therefore, O king, discourse on those duties. O grandsire, do thou speak in detail on the duties of kings.
The science of kingly duties is the refuge of the whole world of life. O thou of Kuru's race, Morality, Profit, and Pleasure are dependent on kingly duties. It is also clear that the practices that lead to emancipation are equally dependent on them. As the reins are in respect of the steed or the iron hook in respect of the elephant, even so the science of kingly duties constitutes the reins for checking the world. If one becomes stupefied in respect of the duties observed by royal sages, disorder would set in on the earth and everything will become confused. As the Sun, rising, dispels inauspicious darkness, so this science destroys every kind of evil consequence in respect of the world. Therefore, O grandsire, do thou, for my sake, discourse on kingly duties in the first instance, for thou, O chief of the Bharatas, art the foremost of all persons conversant with duties. O scorcher of foes, Vasudeva regards thee as the first of all intelligent persons. Therefore, all of us expect the highest knowledge from thee' Bhishma said, Bowing unto Dharma who is Supreme, unto Krishna who is Brahma in full, and unto the Brahmanas, I shall discourse on the eternal duties of men.
Hear from me, O Yudhishthira, with concentrated attention, the whole range of kingly duties described with accurate details, and other duties that you mayst desire to know. In the first place, O foremost one of Kuru's race, the king should, from desire of pleasing his subjects, wait with humility upon the gods and the Brahmanas, always bearing himself agreeably to the ordinance. By worshipping the deities and the Brahmanas, O perpetuator of Kuru's race, the king pays off his debt to duty and morality, and receives the respect of his subjects. O son, thou shouldst always exert with promptitude, O Yudhishthira, for without promptitude of exertion mere destiny never accomplishes the objects cherished by kings. These two, viz, exertion and destiny, are equal in their operation. Of them, I regard exertion to be superior, for destiny is ascertained from the results of what is begun with exertion. Do not indulge in grief if what is commenced ends disastrously, for thou shouldst then exert thyself in the same act with redoubled attention. This is the high duty of kings. There is nothing which contributes so much to the success of kings as Truth. The king who is devoted to Truth finds happiness both here and hereafter.
As regards Rishis also, O king, Truth is their great wealth. Similarly, as regards kings, there is nothing that so much inspires confidence in them as Truth. The king that is possessed of every accomplishment and good behaviour, that is self-restrained, humble, and righteous, that has his passions under control, that is of handsome features and not too enquiring never loses prosperity. By administering justice, by attending to these three, viz, concealment of his own weaknesses, ascertainment of the weaknesses of foes, and keeping his own counsels, as also by the observance of conduct that is straightforward, the king, O delighter of the Kurus, obtains prosperity. If the king becomes mild, everybody disregards him On the other hand, if he becomes fierce, his subjects then become troubled. Therefore, do thou observe both kinds of behaviour. O foremost of liberal men, the Brahmanas should never be punished by thee, for the Brahmana, O son of Pandu, is the foremost of beings on the Earth. The high-souled Manu, O king of kings, that sung two Slokas. In respect of thy duties, O thou of Kuru's race, thou shouldst always bear them in mind. Fire hath sprung from water, the Kshatriya from the Brahmana, and iron from stone.
The three viz, fire, Kshatriya and iron can exert their force on every other thing, but coming into contact with their respective progenitors, their force becomes neutralised. When iron strikes stone, or fire battles with water, or Kshatriya cherishes enmity towards Brahmana, these three soon become weak. When this is so, O monarch, you will see that the Brahmanas are worthy of worship. They that are foremost among the Brahmanas are gods on earth. Duly worshipped, they uphold the Vedas and the Sacrifices. But they, O tiger among kings, that desire to have such honour however much they may be impediments to the three worlds, should ever be repressed by the might of thy arms. The great Rishi Usanas, O son, sang two Slokas in days of old. Listen to them, O king, with concentrated attention. The righteous Kshatriya, mindful of his duties, should chastise a Brahmana that may be a very master of the Vedas if he rushes to battle with an uplifted weapon. The Kshatriya, conversant with duties, that upholds righteousness when it is trespassed against, does not, by that act, become a sinner, for the wrath of the assailant justifies the wrath of the chastiser.
Subject to these restrictions, O tiger among kings, the Brahmanas should be protected. If they become offenders, they should then be exiled beyond thy dominions. Even when deserving of punishment, thou shouldst, O kings, show them compassion. If a Brahmana becomes guilty of Brahmanicide, or of violating the bed of his preceptor or other revered senior, or of causing miscarriage, or of treason against the king, his punishment should be banishment from thy dominions. No corporal chastisement is laid down for them. Those persons that show respect towards the Brahmanas should be favoured by thee with offices in the state. There is no treasure more valuable to kings than that which consists in the selection and assemblage of servants. Among the six kinds of citadels indicated in the scriptures, indeed among every kind of citadel, that which consists of the ready service and the love of the subjects is the most impregnable. Therefore, the king who is possessed of wisdom should always show compassion towards the four orders of his subjects. The king who is of righteous soul and truthful speech succeeds in gratifying his subjects.
Thou must not, however, O son always behave with forgiveness towards everybody, for the king that is mild is regarded as the worst of his kind like an elephant that is reft of fierceness. In the scriptures composed by Vrihaspati, a Sloka was in days of old applicable to the present matter. Hear it, O king as I recite it. If the king happens to be always forgiving, the lowest of persons prevails over him, even as the driver who sits on the head of the elephant he guides' The king, therefore, should not always be mild. Nor should he always be fierce. He should be like the vernal Sun, neither cold nor so hot as to produce perspiration. By the direct evidence of the senses, by conjecture, by comparisons, and by the canons, of the scriptures O monarch, the king should Study friends and foes. O thou of great liberality, thou shouldst avoid all those evil practices that are called Vyasanas. It is not necessary that thou shouldst never indulge in them.
What, however, is needed is that thou shouldst not be attached to them. He that is attached to those practices is prevailed over by everyone. The king who cherishes no love for his people inspires the latter with anxiety. The king should always bear himself towards his subjects as a mother towards the child of her womb. Hear, O monarch, the reason why this becomes desirable. As the mother, disregarding those objects that are most cherished by her, seeks the good of her child alone, even so, without doubt, should kings conduct themselves towards their subjects. The king that is righteous, O foremost one of Kuru's race, should always behave in such a manner as to a old what is dear to him, for the sake of doing that which would benefit his people. Thou shouldst not ever, O son of Pandu, abandon fortitude. The king that is possessed of fortitude and who is known to inflict chastisement on wrong-doers, has no cause of fear. O foremost of speakers, thou shouldst not indulge in jests with thy servants.
O tiger among kings, listen to the faults of such conduct. If the master mingles too freely with them, dependents begin to disregard him. They forget their own position and most truly transcend that of the master. Ordered to do a thing, they hesitate, and divulge the master's secrets. They ask for things that should not be asked for, and take the food that is intended for the master. They go to the length of displaying their wrath and seek to outshine the master. They even seek to predominate over the king, and accepting bribes and practising deceit, obstruct the business of the state. They cause the state to rot with abuses by falsifications and forgeries. They make love with the female guards of the palace and dress in the same style as their master. They become so shameless as to indulge in eructations and the like, and expectorate in the very presence of their master, O tiger among kings, and they do not fear to even speak of him with levity before others.
If the king becomes mild and disposed to jest, his servants, disregarding him, ride on steeds and elephants and cars as good as the king's His counsellors, assembled in court, openly indulge in such speeches as: This is beyond thy power. This is a wicked attempt' If the king becomes angry, they laugh; nor are they gladdened if favours be bestowed upon them, though they may express joy for other reasons. They disclose the secret counsels of their master and bruit his evil acts. Without the least anxiety they set at naught the king's commands. If the king's jewels, or food, or the necessaries of his bath, or unguents, be not forthcoming, the servants, in his very presence, do not show the least anxiety. They do not take what rightfully belongs to them. On the other hand, without being content with what has been assigned to them, they appropriate what belongs to the king. They wish to sport with the king as with a bird tied with a string, And always give the people to understand that the king is very intimate with them and loves them dearly.
If the king becomes mild and disposed to jest, O Yudhishthira, these and many other evils spring from it
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Anti-Muslim Hate Rally on Parliament Hill: Updates
SUMMATION: There will be additions to this article after this, however a summary of the events was provided to ARC by a journalist friend who was in attendance:
There were roughly 500 Islamophobe protesters to 150 counter-protesters (UPDATE: ARC has also received numbers as low as 250 and 80 for the Islamophobes and counter-protesters respectively as well as a high of 350 for the counter-protesters.... counting heads may not be the forte of any side it seems). Of the 500, approximately half appeared to have come from the contingent of Chinese-Canadians who organized the event. Some NDP delegates who were attending their national conference in Ottawa also came by to show support to the counter-protesters.
Both sides were separated by a wide distance. There were six arrests witnessed, three on each side. On the Islamophobe side, Proud Boy member Brandon Vaughan was arrested as was a bald man and another individual whom we don't know.
The groups that showed up in addition to the group of Chinese-Canadians who organized the event include La Meute and their English counterparts, Storm Alliance, Northern Guard, Canadian Combat Coalition, Suffragettes Against Silence (Lynn Redden's group), and the Proud Boys. The more militant of the groups, including the Northern Guard and some La Meute members, wore badges designating themselves as security.
Individuals who appeared included someone who may have been Brandon Myles Wallingford (who was caught in the act of putting up alt-right racist flyers on a university campus recently), Nick Gallant of the Northern Guard (UPDATE: mistaken identity), former Northern Guard member Eric Brazeau, Steven Myatt, Brandon Vaughan (arrested), Proud Boy members Robert Jones and Damion Bates, Sandra Solomon, Lynn Redden, Greg Renouf, Dan Dubois, Bryan Trottier, former Storm Alliance president Dave Treggett, and the JDL's photographer who's name is unknown to me but who has attended events in the past. Also present was Brian Lilly as well as David Menzies of Rebel Media who interviewed the producer of the hate documentary "Killing Europe" Michael Hansen (also in attendance):
Word is three counter-protesters were taken into custody, though at least two were released immediately.
Three individuals involved in the hate protest were arrested, including Brandon Vaughan
Brandon Wallingford, Brandon Vaughan, and Damion Bates
ARC will update this page as information is both gathered and received. Prior to the protest on February 17, one of the CDN Wolfpack moderators posted the following which contains a rather interesting statement:
A sponsor, eh? That is a rather interesting claim.
Yesterday ARC and one of ARC's friends engaged in a discussion with CDN Wolfpack head Bryan Trottier (who's Twitter handle seems to honor the murderer of a Greek anti-fascist) who along with others in La Meute plan on participating. We asked if the Canadian Combat Coalition and III% militia-types would be welcomed to attend:
For clarity, ARC asked again:
I'm just going to say that Trottier might consider letting the CCC they aren't welcome because they plan on coming as well as Quebec La Meute members that they aren't supposed to be friends with CCC because someone appears to have missed the memo:
Also a bit awkward:
And regarding those small number of Chinese-Canadian protesters, there is an increasing sense that this apparent outrage might be just a bit of a political astroturf campaign:
We also have a good idea where the contingent from La Meute is meeting up before they proceed to Parliament Hill:
As of 1:00 Ontario time, Myatt claims that 200 people have assembled at the parking lot, though the photo he provides doesn't suggest that large a number (there may be other groups not pictured):
Middle-age Proud Boy Robert "Arrested Development" Jones provides these photos of some of the participants and their escorts:
There also appears to have been a verbal confrontation between those participating in the hate protest and those who came out to oppose them. Tweets are not embedding properly so I will simply post the links for now:
https://twitter.com/shaaminiwhy/status/965287035392151552
We also have word of our first arrests, including a member of the Proud Boys is being cuffed as I write this:
The Proud Boy member who was arrested has been confirmed to be Brandon Vaughan, a friend of Steven Myatt.
Vaughan had posted a video after his arrest and subsequent release:
At approximately 1:45 pm the La Meute group Myatt was with began proceeding to Parliament Hill:
Storm Alliance vice president Colin Oleary posted another video at the same time indicating a large group of La Meute and Storm Alliance members as well as another group of Chinese-Canadians were marching to the staging point. It isn't 100% certain if this is the same group Myatt is with, though it seems likely:
Robert Jones has also been very helpful in providing photographs of the people attending as well as estimating the numbers in their group. Including the Chinese-Canadian contingent, it looks to be in the area of 500 or so, give or take 50. Last time ARC looked the counter-protesters were around 150 and this number seems to be unchanged:
Myatt of course has claimed the number is in the range of 600 people which seems less likely given the source:
Still, for all their effort, not an especially good show for the Islamophobes especially with their numbers bolstered by the anti-Muslim Chinese-Canadian group considering the numbers they claimed would be attending and that they had to pull individuals to attend from across the country:
Just received confirmation that Northern Guard members are in attendance providing, "security":
Also Dave Tregget decided to make an appearance:
And as Dan Dubois and members of his Canadian Combat Coalition are also present, it would appear that they were not quite as banned from attending as CDN Wolfpack leader Bryan Trottier had suggested.
David Menzies of Rebel Media seen talking to some La Meute and Storm Alliance members:
Dubois spills the beans on the true agenda here:
Dubois finishes off the video by throwing around the "shit hole countries" comment and longing for a Trump-like leader for Canada as well as demanding Trudeau resign as leader because roughly 500 malcontents don't like him:
That pretty much completes ARC's coverage of the day's events in Ottawa. If there's anything else that comes up I'll update as appropriate.
Postscript: MSM has reported on the event.
Anti-immigration groups at Parliament Hill protest demand apology from Trudeau
Far-right groups, Chinese-Canadians call for Trudeau apology
Des membres de La Meute et de Storm Alliance manifestent sur la colline du Parlement
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Famine In The Land - Apologetic Report
Book Review – Glory Carriers by Jennifer Eivaz
Written by Rick Becker
By Rick Becker 17 April 2019
Jennifer Eivaz refers to herself as “The Praying Prophet.” Eivaz is a graduate of Oral Roberts University, and the founder of Harvest Ministries International and an Executive Pastor with Harvest Church in Turlock, California. Eivaz is...
Published in Famine In The Land
BOOK REVIEW: THE POWER OF COMMUNION – BENI JOHNSON
By Rick Becker 20 March 2019
The title of the book serves as bait to attract a generation obsessed with signs and wonders. The false premise that believers can access “miracles through the body & blood of Jesus” will deceive those too lazy to study the word of God, and...
Taken Captive By False Teachers False Doctrines - 10 signs
By Rick Becker 7 March 2019
We’re closer to the end. Some would have us believe the greatest revival the world has ever seen is upon us, but scripture teaches the opposite. There will be false anointed ones, a departure from the faith, apostasy, and doctrines of demons will...
Kris Vallotton’s hero Pope Francis calls for interfaith harmony. Featured
By Rick Becker 6 February 2019
Interfaith harmony and world peace were not on Christ’s agenda when he walked the earth. Yet that is the agenda of some contemporary false christs who litter the visible church and other religions. The Pope met the Grand Imam of Al Azhar in Abu Dhabi th...
At Boshoff’s Attractive Gospel
By Rick Becker 24 January 2019
At Boshoff is the lead pastor of Christian Revival Church (CRC) CRC has obviously succeeded in establishing a large movement –90 churches in South Africa, and 15 in other parts of the world. Unfortunately, this success can only be...
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BSSM Evangelism – Activating The Senses Strange Spirits. Featured
By Rick Becker 15 November 2018
The Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry relies on subjective and unbiblical practices to “evangelize” the lost. Sadly, it is a case of the blind leading the blind. One of the resources from the BSSM is a list of...
Seven Effects of False Teachings
By Rick Becker 4 October 2018
False teachings have serious consequences, not only for those who teach error, but also for their hearers. The Apostle Paul took false teaching seriously: “ I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among...
Is there hope for South Africa? Featured
By Rick Becker 13 September 2018
South Africa is in dire straits. Under The African National Congress (ANC) billions have been lost through state capture – money that should have been used to uplift the lives of the poor. Corruption, nepotism, and blatant...
The church at Ephesus – discerning, yet found wanting.
Discernment is not optional, it is vital to the spiritual health of individuals and the church. Discernment preserves sound doctrine, and sound doctrine enables us to have the correct view of God, self, the church, the world, and...
LIKE JACKALS AMONG RUINS
By Rick Becker 23 August 2018
A study of the old testament prophets reveal a motley crew of individuals, aloof, persecuted, and tormented at times. Rejected by society and even God’s people, these prophets delivered God’s word – described as a fire and a hammer...
The New Apostolic Reformation – A Shelter for the Unqualified Featured
Written by Stephen Colin
By Stephen Colin 9 August 2018
Bob Dylan, hailed as one of the great song writers of the 20th century penned a song called “Shelter from the Storm” in 1975. The lyrics to the song have been regarded as a poetic masterpiece, which is probably why he was awarded the Nobel Prize...
Bethel’s delusions of grandeur – impervious to the realities of the Carr fire Featured
By Rick Becker 2 August 2018
As the ashes from the Carr fire settle in Redding, Bethelites remain in denial that their methodology and theology lie in ashes. Their prophetic ministry failed – hundreds have been “activated” into the prophetic at Bethel, yet...
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By Rick Becker 28 July 2018
The Carr fire that has caused devastation in California, has weaved it’s way into Redding, home of Bethel church. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, and at the time of this writing two lives have been lost. This tragedy comes shortly after the...
Bethel School Of Spiritual Drunkenness
The doctrines and practices emanating from Bethel are as far removed from biblical Christianity as the east is from the west. Leaders at BSSM channel their students into the dark world of mysticism, vain imaginations, and the demonic. It takes little...
Be saved from this perverse generation! Featured
By Stephen Colin 19 July 2018
“And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” Acts 2:40
Peter’s words were directed at individual Jews who could be spared from God’s coming wrath...
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As a reader discovered, BJ's Wholesale Club offers the Dyson V6 Animal Bagless Cordless Stick Vacuum in Slate Grey for $199.99 with free shipping. That's tied with last month's mention as the best price we've ever seen for a new unit. (It's a current low by $79.) It features a Dyson digital V6 motor, and includes a mini motorized tool, mini soft dusting brush, docking station, combination tool, and crevice tool.
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On Amazon, the basic search lets you filter returns on the left side-rail by product specifications, brands and reviews. Once you start to narrow your search, you can define it further by price and discount. The fewer restrictions you put on your search, the higher the number of returns. For example, many people mistakenly only search for items with “Free Shipping”, which could exclude better deals.
After the introduction of the September 5, 2018 'Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act', Amazon announced to its workers on October 2, 2018, that the minimum wage paid to salaried workers be increased to $15 per hour.[153] The wage increase applies to about 350,000 workers. It does not apply to the majority of Amazon's employees who are contract workers. Furthermore, Amazon has also removed some grants and stock options.
Some workers, "pickers", who travel the building with a trolley and a handheld scanner "picking" customer orders can walk up to 15 miles during their workday and if they fall behind on their targets, they can be reprimanded. The handheld scanners give real-time information to the employee on how fast or slowly they are working; the scanners also serve to allow Team Leads and Area Managers to track the specific locations of employees and how much "idle time" they gain when not working.[183][184] In a German television report broadcast in February 2013, journalists Diana Löbl and Peter Onneken conducted a covert investigation at the distribution center of Amazon in the town of Bad Hersfeld in the German state of Hessen. The report highlights the behavior of some of the security guards, themselves being employed by a third party company, who apparently either had a neo-Nazi background or deliberately dressed in neo-Nazi apparel and who were intimidating foreign and temporary female workers at its distribution centers. The third party security company involved was delisted by Amazon as a business contact shortly after that report.[185][186][187][188][189]
After reading a report about the future of the Internet that projected annual web commerce growth at 2,300%, Bezos created a list of 20 products that could be marketed online. He narrowed the list to what he felt were the five most promising products, which included: compact discs, computer hardware, computer software, videos, and books. Bezos finally decided that his new business would sell books online, due to the large worldwide demand for literature, the low price points for books, along with the huge number of titles available in print.[27] Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos' rented home in Bellevue, Washington.[25][28][29] Bezos' parents invested almost $250,000 in the start-up.[30]
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Although we expect to see some of the best deals over Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we know from last year that Amazon will be dropping decent deals for a much longer period than this. In 2017, the retailer launched its Deals of the Day scheme on 17th November – seven days before Black Friday – effectively stretching Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period to a massive 10 days.
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Those salespeople love to catch us with a "good deal." But more often than not these sales feature bad products at great prices or good products that aren't actually at their lowest price. Often heading into Amazon's Gold Box deals page can take a lot of guessing and filtering through a lot of fake reviews and exaggerated "sale" prices to find a good deal. We're always on the hunt for a good deal, which is why we track the prices of our favorite products so we know when they're actually at the lowest price, so you can feel good about not getting scammed. Today, we found some great deals on coffee mugs and kitchen knives and some good deals on wireless chargers and robot vacuums.
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ADRA Malawi Today
The staff and partners of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Malawi (ADRA Malawi) - sharing stories from the field.
ADRA Malawi donates drugs to QEH and health centers
Elias Banda
ADRA Malawi has donated assorted medicines to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and the surrounding health centers in Blantyre rural and urban. The huge medical package, worthy K180 Million comprised furix, carbamazepine, ibumen, predisolon, among other essential drugs. Speaking when presenting the donation in Blantyre on October 14, ADRA Malawi Country Director Claudio Sandoval said he was delighted that
Claudio Sandoval presenting the drugs to Blantyre District officials
his organization was able to contribute to the physical well being of Malawians through the donation of medicines. Sandoval however urged those administering the drugs to be honest by ensuring that the drugs reach the targeted vulnerable people. And receiving the donation on behalf of QEH was Blantyre District Health Officer (DHO), Madison Machaya who thanked ADRA Malawi for the timely donation. Machaya said that the donation would go a long way supplementing the drug shortage at the biggest referral hospital in the country.
The Blantyre DHO speaking to journalists after receiving the drugs
According to Machiya the medicines would be redistributed to 28 health centers in Blantyre City and rural areas.
The donation has come at a time when the Malawi government is hit by a critical drug shortage and patients in public hospitals and clinics are turned away to source drugs from other sources.
The medical supplies have been donated by ADRA Denmark.
Posted by ADRA Malawi at 1:27 AM
Labels: ADRA Malawi, Health
PWW Project launched in Mulanje
By Elias Banda
The Peter Wallenberg Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project has been launched in Mulanje with support from Water for All, courtesy of Peter Wellenburg. The event marking the taking off of the water project took place on Thursday, 1st October 2015 at the District Water Office, where ADRA Malawi staff made a presentation on the project scope to the District Executive Committee (DEC). DEC members include all governmental and non-governmental agencies in the district, including the Water Department.
While making a presentation, Enhanced Livelihood through Gender Empowerment (ELGE) Project Manager, Andiyesa Mhango said the PWW project goal would ensure that communities in the Traditional Authority Chikumbu particularly in the targeted village communities have improved health and socio-economic wellbeing through access to safe water, sanitation and the adoption of positive hygiene behavior by the year 2018.
The PWW team in Mulanje
To achieve this broader picture, Mhango told DEC that the project would increase community access to sustainable, potable water and environmental sanitation; reduce the prevalence of WASH –related diseases through hygiene promotion and environmental sanitation practices; increased awareness on hygiene and sanitation best practices including construction of sanitary structures in targeted public places.
Reflecting on the presentation, and while speaking on behalf the District Commissioner was Mulanje District Water Development Officer, Edson Mchilikizo commended ADRA Malawi and the donor partners for the timely project and pledged to support the water initiative at any stage of its implementation. He called on all relevant stakeholders in the district to rally behind the project in order to achieve positive results.
ADRA Malawi made the initial presentation to DEC members on the prospective water project in July 2015 when the organization expressed interest to drill and rehabilitate water points in the affected areas in Traditional Authority Chikumbu in the district. Mulanje DEC nodded to the proposal and gave ADRA Malawi the leeway to proceed with the project.
DEC members listening to the presentation
Another meeting was held in August 2015 involving the District Coordinating Team (DCT) through which ADRA Malawi made consultations on key technical areas in the project implementation plan. The DCT recommended that the project would consider putting up disability- friendly structures in public toilets.All recommendations made during this meeting were incorporated in the project proposal.
According to PWW Project Coordinator MacDonald Kanjewe, the three-year project would target 19 of the 22 village communities where the ELGE project is being implemented. Among other achievements, the project intends to reduce the time women spend when fetching water. An assessment conducted earlier revealed that many water points in the targeted area had more than 250 people each, against the recommended 250 people per borehole.
Perter Wellenberg WASH Project Background
In January 2015, Peter Wellenberg, one of the Swedish great industrialists died after a long and productive life. His family has a unique position in the Swedish industry. Their sphere of influence includes many of Sweden's major global corporations. One of the international companies under their power is the Atlas Copco.
Peter Wellnberg worked through Atlas Copco for 10 years in several countries in Africa including Malawi. However, when he passed away, his children Jacob, Andrea and Peter suggested that those who wanted to remember Peter Wellenberg in a special way should donate to Water For All organization. Many people agreed to the proposal and donated money to Water for All and it was recommended that the money would be donated to ADRA Malawi for the water and sanitation project in Mulanje.
Posted by ADRA Malawi at 11:29 PM
Labels: Health, Water
Machinga CRCs advocate for better health services
Community radio clubs (CRCs) in Machinga have taken government to task over prolonged shortage of drugs and poor services at the public health facilities in the district.
Club members at Mbosongwe and Mangamba CRCs disclosed during Nzatonse radio program recording that patients were frequently turned away at Nanyumbu, Ntaja and Mangamba health centers because the health facilities had no drugs. People were advised to buy medicines from private pharmacies and many of them could not afford the exorbitant prices there. But a spot check in some of the drug stores at Ntaja trading area revealed that the drugs were poorly stored and the possibility was higher that people were sold expired drugs. And apparently, there is no machinery in place to monitor drugs sold by unlicensed traders in order to establish whether they are fit for use or not.
Thoko Humphrey, a member of Mbosongwe CRC said the supply of drugs at the health centers could last only for a few days prompting public speculation that drugs were being sold by health workers. Another member, Haji Mandowa concurred with Thoko and said he once contacted men who were selling drugs with the Malawi Government inscription on them. He said though the matter was reported to security officials in the area, none has since been arrested.
It was also disclosed that the drugs that many patients received could not correspond with the reported illnesses, triggering fears of more health complications. Francis Phiri who sought treatment for a sore on his leg was surprised to be given drugs for malaria treatment. He wondered whether there was a direct connection between malaria and the wound he complained about.
The situation at the health centers contradicted what the Health Minister, Jean Kalilani said on August 1 that drugs were available in all health facilities in the country. During the Nzatonse Program on August 9, many callers across the country said many hospitals and health centers were short of drug supply. Nzatonse Program is being aired every Sunday on the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC Radio One) sponsored by ADRA Malawi on diverse issues affecting people in Malawi.
Labels: Empowerment, Health
Saved by ambulance bicycle
By Linly Chilupsya
Filinesi Chakhala 71, of Katambo Village in Salima would be dead if the bicycle ambulance was not sourced on time to take her to Salima District hospital.
The whole episode unfolded when on March 22, Filinesi woke up with a severe fever which was characterized by frequent vomiting sessions. Within a few hours she became weak and failed to walk. Her deteriorating condition caused fear and panic among her relatives who put several survival options on the table, including taking her to the hospital. Meanwhile, the hospital was 20 kilometers away and time was running out for Filinesi to survive.
While struggling to cope with the urgency of matter, her relatives remembered that a week earlier ADRA Malawi had donated an ambulance bicycle at the nearby village of Kawaye. Fortunately, the bicycle ambulance was secured and Filinesi was rushed to the hospital.
Up on arrival at the
Felinesi being rushed to the hospital through difficult terrains.
hospital, Filinesi was diagnosed with malaria and after treatment she was later discharged as an outpatient. However, the doctor had indicated earlier that her conditioned would be more severe and dangerous if she delayed to come to the hospital.
Filinesi’s sister Chimwemwe, breathed a sigh of relief seeing her sister out of hospital and thanked ADRA Malawi for the timely ambulance donation “with her condition we were not sure how we would carry her to the hospital and as old and weak as she became it would be difficult to carry her on an ordinary bicycle and we thank ADRA Malawi for this precious donation” she said.
The ambulance bicycles have been donated by ADRA France to help vulnerable community members to access health services quickly especially in times of emergencies.
Labels: Bicycle Ambulances
ADRA Malawi, SDA Church responds to flood situation
ADRA Malawi and the Seventh –Day Adventist Church have provided relief items to 2,599 flood victims in some of the affected districts of Machinga, Phalombe and Mulanje.
SDA Church members during relief distribution
The response came after heavy rains and severe flooding mid-January, left about 200 people dead and more than 135000 displaced in 15 of the 28 districts of Malawi.
The victims, whose houses had collapsed, received safety kits which composed of buckets, plates, pots, cups, mosquito nets, plastic sheets, water treatment chemicals, basins, spoons and blankets.
Before the distribution exercise commenced, the ADRA Malawi Emergency Team verified names of the victims and visited their homes and most of them were found in churches and schools, where they sought shelter after their houses had collapsed. The distribution operation was jointly done by ADRA Malawi staff and Adventist men, women and youths from local churches.
In Machinga, ADRA Malawi distributed relief items to 450 households in traditional authorities of; Kawinga, Mlomba and Liwonde, with support from Denmark. According to the Disaster Impact Report released earlier by the District Assistant Disaster Risk Management Officer, 29, 651 houses had collapsed in Machinga due to heavy rains and vicious winds. The report further indicated that the victims were desperately in need of food, shelter, plastic sheets and beddings.
ADRA Malawi staff and church members sorting out relief items before distribution
The Disaster Impact Assessment Report for Phalombe indicated that 34, 589 had collapsed, forcing the victims to seek shelter in school and church buildings. ADRA Malawi, with support from ADRA Afro, the Adventist Church, and ADRA International responded to the situation by providing relief items to 340 households in Traditional Authority Jenala in the district.
In Mulanje, the distribution operation was hampered by heavy rains that caused some roads leading to the distributions points to be impassable. A truck carrying relief items got stuck in the mud on
A woman feeling relieved after receiving her share
February 18 for several hours before it was pulled out near Saalam Village, where 123 flood victims were expected to receive relief items. The situation also caused delays in the delivery of relief items to Naluso and Mimosa in the district. In Mulanje, ADRA Malawi has distributed relief items to 1, 809 households with support from Sweden. According to the Preliminary Disaster Report released by the District Commissioner, flooding and heavy winds left 18 people dead and 250 seriously injured. The report further indicated that 12 500 houses had collapsed.
One of the victims, Mili Bilali 78 of Saalam Village sustained a fractured leg after his house fell on him at night and was pulled from the ruble after he shouted for help. Bilali was overwhelmed with joy after receiving relief items and thanked ADRA Malawi and the donors for the timely assistance.
Another victim, Elida Selemani 80 of John Village whose house collapsed while she was sleeping, expressed her joy by dancing before the chanting crowd when she got her share of relief items. “I’m doing this to show you that you have made my day, and I ask God to bless the hands that have made this donation” she said in Chichewa.
Labels: Disaster Response
Mangochi TOTs construct house for an epilepsy victim
By Stanley Mpasa
It was like a dream for Mary Chauya to see a group of men and women coming to her house with hoes, shovels and other building materials. At first she was afraid because she did not know the mission of the group. But these men and women were not strangers; they were the Trainer of Trainers (TOTs) who came to construct a house for her. When Mary learn t about the mission, she said it was the most exciting moment of her life.
Mary Chauya, 63 hails from Mwalembe Village in Traditional Authority in Magnochi District. She has a history of epilepsy which stroke her when she was a teen. Her situation was aggravated when she burned her arms after unconsciously falling into the fire. One of her arms was amputated later after it failed to respond to treatment. A few years after her amputation, she fell into the fire again while cooking and burned the remaining arm. It was later amputated.
Mary, left and her mother in front of their old house
Mary found it difficult to cope with life because she lost all the abilities that hands could do. To make matters worse, her husband deserted her. She is now the household head, looking after three children of her late sister and her aged mother. Mary’s story attracted the attention of the Maranatha TOTs in Mangochi who visited her frequently and gave her psychosocial support. The TOTs further arranged for Marys’ appearance on the popular ‘Reach out and Touch’ television program on the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation. Reach out and touch program features people with most heart-rending physical conditions with the aim of appealing for support from well-wishers. The plan worked and Mary was featured on the program. Meanwhile, the TOTs assessed the immediate needs for Mary and discovered her house was on the verge of collapsing and they took it as the most instant need.
Marys new house
The TOTs began mobilizing resources for the construction of the house from well-wishers while narrating Mary’s story. The group managed to raise K163, 000 (about $362) enough for early stages of construction work. The house is now almost complete and the TOTs continue lobbying for more funds to make it complete for habitation.
The ADRA Malawi TOT Project is being supported by ADRA Sweden to bring about individual and society change among the those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS
Labels: Community Development, Empowerment, TOT
ADRA Malawi responds to flood disaster in Phalombe
More than 800 households have been displaced due to flooding in Phalombe, one of the affected districts in Southern Malawi. The tropical rains coupled with heavy winds have also affected more than 400 people in the district who had their roofs blown off and have since sought shelter in church and school buildings.
District officials estimate that about 170 hectares of various crops have either been washed away or submerged in the flooded water.
ADRA Malawi, with support from World Food Program is responding to the disaster by providing food items to 2000 affected people. The food items include; maize, cooking oil, soy blend and pigeon peas.
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A massive five-alarm fire tore through a landmark classic car dealership in central Illinois Tuesday night, destroying its main building and at least 150 vintage cars that were being stored inside, according to the Alton Telegraph.
Firefighters were first called to the scene at Country Classic Cars in Staunton, Illinois just after 8 p.m. and found the 510-foot-long, 50-foot-wide structure already in flames, which quickly spread to the rest of the building and caused the roof to collapse on the cars parked inside. It took fire crews several hours to put out the inferno—a fight that was made even tougher by the fact that there are no fire hydrants in the rural area where the dealership is located, meaning all the water had to be trucked in.
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The Kosovo Chronicles by Dusan Batakovic (1992)
Book on history and nature of Serbo-Albanian relationship, by famous Balkans historian. Essential reading!
The Kosovo Question: Past and Present by Dimitrije Bogdanovic (1985)
Summary of a book by renowned Serbian historian, published by Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
The Balkan Geopolitical Knot and the Serbian Question (Characteristics and Importance of the Geographical Position of the Balkan Peninsula) by Jovan Ilic (From Serbian Question in the Balkans, University of Belgrade, 1995.)
The Migration of Serbs and Montenegrins from Kosovo and Metohija (Results of the Survey Conducted in 1985-1986) by Ruza Petrovic and Marina Blagojevic [new!] Hidden documents: Decades of suffering of Non-Albanians in Kosovo! (Accepted at the 6th meeting of the Department of Social Sciences of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, June 1988)
The Battle of Kosovo (Serbian Medieval Epic Poems)
The Battle of Kosovo cycle of heroic ballads is generally considered the finest work of Serbian folk poetry. Translated by John Matthias and Vladeta Vuckovic
German Foreign Office report on Kosovo of November 1998 on asylum and expulsion related situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
"In Yugoslavia, Rising Ethnic Strife Brings Fears of Worse Civil Conflict" by David Binder (The New York Times, November 1, 1987) -- or Why Serbia lifted Kosovo's autonomy
Kosovo Facts 1998 by Secretariat of Information FRY
(From Serbian Question in the Balkans, University of Belgrade, 1995.)
Resolution 343: The Temporary Ban on the Return of Colonists to Their Former Place of Residence (March 5th 1945) This resolution by Yugoslav communist government had a crucial, even the most decisive, influence on much of what had happened in Kosovo after the end of World War II. The decision talks of a temporary ban but in practice it had the effect of lasting and permanent ban.
Rambouillet Agreement: A Process Analysis; Civilian Kosovo Agreement; Military Kosovo Agreement
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Would You Sign This Agreement? by Dr. Ronald L Hatchett (Director of Center for International Studies, The University of St. Thomas.) Take a look at it and you will see that the "peace plan" actually gives the Albanians precisely what they want: de facto independence now, with guaranteed de jure independence in three years.
NATO and International Law by Prof. Raju G. C. Thomas (April 1999) Does NATO's attack on Serbia violate International Law? Does Humanitarian Law override the territorial integrity of states? See previous articles by R. Thomas: U.S. - Breach of International Laws and More on the Violations of International Law
Our Illegal War by Congressman Helen Chenoweth (March 1999)
US War Crimes During the Gulf War, Francis A. Boyle (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February 27, 1992.) This paper documents the numerous occasions that international laws were broken and disregarded during the Gulf War
NATO War Crimes - Complaint filed with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in Hague from Mr. Alexander Lykourezos charging NATO's political and military leaders and all responsible NATO personnel with grave breaches of the Geneva Convention of 1949 and violations of the laws and customs of war. (May 3, 1999) [new!]
Terrorism in Kosovo and Metohija and Albania (White Book)
Federal Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Belgrade, September 1998
Albanian Terrorists, book by Milan V. Petkovic (1998)
Contents: Islamic Extremism and the European Quest; Turkey, Albania and the "Republic Kosova"; The "Kosovo Liberation Army"; Profession - Terrorist
Chronology of the KLA's Terrorism: April 1996 - February 1998
Published by Belgrade weekly magazine "Nedeljni Telegraf" on March 4th, 1998
Articles on KLA-Kosovo-Drugs-Mafia and Fundraising by SIRIUS
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Interception Capabilities 2000 by Duncan Campbell, IPTV Ltd. [new!]
Report to the Director General for Research of the European Parliament (Scientific and Technical Options Assessment programme office) on the development of surveillance technology and risk of abuse of economic information. April 1999.
Analysis of Ground Warfare Option by Stratfor
This study is an analysis of some of the aspects of a NATO ground war against Yugoslavia. April 1999.
Plotting The War Against Serbia: An Insider's Story
A German Insider's View of Kosovo Conflict (April 1999)
US Bombing - The Myth of Surgical Bombing in the Gulf War
(The Commission of Inquiry for the International War Crimes Tribunal, by Paul Walker, 1992)
US military uses Yugoslavia as testing ground for high-tech weaponry
(by Jerry White, World Socialist Web site, March 27, 1999)
Offensive in The Balkans by Yossef Bodansky (1995)
One of the most important policy document of the decade! Yossef Bodansky's detailed and independent research reveals new facts which should significantly affect the way external policy is made toward the former Yugoslavia, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina crisis in particular
Some Call it Peace: Waiting for War in The Balkans, by Yossef Bodansky (1996)
An Overwhelming Deluge of Facts Behind the Ongoing Tragedy of the Balkans • Vital New Facts You Must Know About US Policy
The New World Order and Yugoslavia by Gerard Baudson (1996)
Excellent French geostrategics study on Former Yugoslavia
I Accuse! by Rajko Dolecek (1999)
This book demonstrates the dirty role of the West played in Yugoslavia, during the civil-ethnic-religious war, up to present tragic events in Kosovo and Metohia.
The New Rome & The New Religious Wars by Gregory R. Copley, Editor of Defense & Foreign Affairs magazine (April/May 1999)
Clinton-Approved Iranian Arms Transfers Help Turn Bosnia into Militant Islamic Base by U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee (January 16, 1997)
Why Is NATO in Yugoslavia? by Sean Gervasi [new!] (A Paper Delivered to the Conference on the Enlargement of NATO in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean, Prague, Czech Republic, January 13-14, 1996 )
"NATO's Balkan War: Finding an Honorable Exit," remarks at CATO conference by Jim Jatras [new!] (One of the most complete and acurate assessments of the Kosovo crisis. May, 1999 )
Blunder in the Balkans: The Clinton Administration's Bungled War against Serbia by Christopher Layne [new!] (CATO Institute Policy Analysis No. 345, May 20, 1999)
Two must-read books by Yossef Bodansky
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Waiting for War in The Balkans
"Vital New Facts You Must Know About US Policy"
Offensive in The Balkans
The Potential for a Wider War as a Result of Foreign Inter-vention in B-H (1995)
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The Kosovo Chronicles
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The New World Order and Yugoslavia
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The Battle of Kosovo
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But since a comprehensive, enforceable deal could still prove elusive, China will continue to
deepen reform and opening-up to cope with any risks and challenges that emerge in the future
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May our old folk tunes and our new songs that blend the harmonies of East and West be another bond between free peopl
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teers, a song then to call on people to stand up against Japanese invasion and now as the Chinese national anthem.
The album was launched to gather support, financially and spiritually, for China’s
was of resistance. And on June 25 in Beijing, the album was played again as Robeson’s rendition of March of the Vol
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Other objects include a medal awarded to Ouyang Jinhai who was wounded in the Norm
andy landings and a glass negative plate which depicts a Chinese gold miner in San Francisco.
The donation was made by Zhao Sihong a Chinese collector living in San Francisco who, together with her team, has been co
llecting objects marking the history of overseas Chinese communities for the past 13 years.
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ang near the sp上海龙凤1314女神会所 ot where she went missing on June 9, 2017, just two months after she a
rrived in the United States from China. A stone was placed there, engraved with Zhang’s name in both English and Chinese.
For nearly two years, defense lawyers have been preparing their case for Brendt Christensen, a former University of Illi
nois doctoral student who is charged with kidnapping, torturing and killing the 26-year-old scholar from China.
On Wednesday, in the federal courtroom of the central Illinois city of Peoria, a 90-minute drive from the cam
pus, in front of Zhang’s family members, friends, reporters－and 12 jurors－it took defense atto
rney George Tesseff less than one minute to stun the courtroom by saying Christensen had indeed killed Zhang.
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The SAR government pro上海楼凤品茶微信ral amendment
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The revisions will allow Hong Kong to surrender fugitives on a case-by-case basis to jurisdictio
ns that do not have long-term rendition agreements with it, including the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
The bill was scheduled to go through a second reading at the full LegCo m
eeting on Wednesday. It was postponed until further notice due to the protest.
n a commentary published on June 6, the London-based financial magazine The Economist said the Un
ited States has exploited its position at the center of globalization to assert its power around the world.
The piece, titled “America is deploying a new economic arsenal to assert its power”, says the United States has used its arsenal of tari
ffs and sanctions to block the free flow of goods, data, ideas, and money across borders. It warns that th
e United States risks losing its legitimacy in the eyes of the world if this continues unchecked.
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Ambassador Liu Xiaoming at the Chinese embassy in
n London has helped set up links between Surrey and Liaoning provinc
e and, in February this year, the mayor of Shenyang paid us a visit, where under
standing was built about mutual opportunities, since when I have also been there,” Samuels said.
As the gateway to the industrial heartland of northeast China, Liao
ning has huge commercial market potential, with more than 109 million customers, and S
amuels believes Surrey has a headstart on some other regions because of its existing connections.
“The vice-chancellor of Surrey University, Professor Max Lu, is a graduate of
North Eastern University in Shenyang, and retains strong alumni links. My visit there helped strengthen e
xisting connections between the two institutions, and I’m hopeful thi
s will lead to greater mutual understanding and tangiblebenefits in the months to come.”
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However, some said US criticisms are commercially d
driven, as part of US-China trade tensions, rather than based on security fears. British governm
ent sources have indicated that no final decision on Huawei will be made this week, which wo
uld mean it would be the responsibility of whoever ends up succeeding May in Downing Street.
hina’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced Wednesday that it has fi
ned Changan Ford 162.8 million yuan ($23.6 million) for violating China’s anti-monopoly laws.
The automaker entered into vertical monopoly agreements, which according to news outlet ThePaper, refers to a
greements between different operators in the same industrial chain to exclude and limit competition.
Common vertical monopoly agreements include establishing minimum resale pric
es for third parties and setting up exclusive dealing or purchase agreements.
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Tibet guards safety on highest mountainutiful scenery
The safety of mountaineers in China’s recently concluded Qomola
ngma climbing season, which saw 241 climbers scale the peak from the Chinese side, was ensured throu
gh good management practices, the government of the Tibet autonomous region said on Friday.
Twelve Chinese mountaineers, 21 Chinese guides, 94 foreign mountaineers and 108 Sherpa guides
made it to the summit from April 10 to May 30, according to the Tibet Mountaineering Association.
Two alpinists, however, have become the victims on the north face of the
mountain in Tibet’s Dingri county, resulting from the extreme physical demands.
“Mountaineering is a high-risk sport, and safety is the priority,” said Pema Trinley, the association’s deputy director.
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He and his team carried out more than 800 surgeries la
st year, increasing from 21 surgeries in 2000, the first year he returned to Zhengzhou from Australia, he said.
Cheng hoped the schematic diagrams could make a contribution for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in the future.
Besides his persistence on drawing the schematic diagrams, he also keeps improving techniques for his surgeries.
He has been using the 8-0 sutures, the most delicate and fine surg
ical stitches for heart surgeries, ever since he came back to the hospital in 2000.
“For the anastomosis (or connection) of tiny coronary blood vessel in heart surgery, th
e 8-0 sutures can maintain better blood flow to the heart compared with other size of threads,” Cheng said.
This is a challenge for a surgeon because he has to be very gentle in the process when co
nnecting the blood vessels of 1.5-2.0mm with this kind of fine sutures, either not too loose or not too tight.
Cheng is one of the five surgeons who use this technique in almost every case of coronary bypass operation in China, according to Dahe Daily.
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In a statement on May 16, Huawei said that losing acce
ss to US suppliers “will do significant economic harm to the US companies” and affect “tens of thousands of US jobs”. In total, US firm
s sold an estimated $11 billion worth of components to Huawei last year, according to earlier media reports.
“I’m not able to tell you exactly what the costs will be; it differs from company to company,” said Allen.
“But clearly, from a corporate perspective, this Department
of Commerce action has created costs and has escalated the uncertainty quite a bit.”
Asked to comment on some voices in the US calling for the “decoupling” of the two countries, especially in the technology sect
or, Allen said both sides should pursue a playing field of “smart competition and engagement”, in which the
y play by a “common set of rules” that are mainly set by World Trade Organization obligations.
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The resident of Chengdu, Sichuan province, is a popular vlogge
and his reviews of digital appliances have won him more than 124,000 fans on social media.
He had never eaten hotpot alone before. However, he happened to be in
Beijing on business and when he heard the restaurant offered stuffed toys as co
mpanions for solo diners he decided to visit and produce a vlog so his fans would know how it felt.
Knowing that a large number of unattached people often
spend festivals alone, Pu hoped his vlog would help them enjoy their solitude.
Even though he was the only solo diner in the restaurant, Pu said he didn’t feel at all awk
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d having a video chat with his family. The restaurant was full of diners, but no one gave him a second glance.
“Overall, it was very enjoyable; the only thing was that I can’t eat too much so I only ordered a small amount of food,” he said.
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Policy Update: Senate Hearing on Student Visas and National Security
June 8, 2018 June 8, 2018 by Tyrone Spady
Lewis-Burke Associates LLC – June 6, 2018
On June 6, the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled, “Student Visa Integrity: Protecting Educational Opportunity and National Security.” The hearing focused on the potential threats international students and academics, particularly those from China, pose to national and economic security. During the hearing, witnesses from the national security community expressed the need to balance upholding academic freedom while safeguarding against foreign actors who seek to exploit that academic freedom.
William Priestap, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division, of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), noted that adversaries no longer just rely on intelligence services to acquire research and technologies. Other issues that were raised during the hearing included the potential need to update export control laws, a potential loophole that allows foreign students to transfer from non-sensitive to sensitive fields of study, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs like Campus Sentinel and Project Shield America, which are aimed at deterring proliferation and exploitation of the student visa system.
Senators also heard from witnesses from the academic research and international education community. Topics that were raised included conferences and listservs dedicated for campus officials engaged in sensitive research to share best practices and identify unique challenges for the academic community. A more uniform opportunity to disseminate information about threats to the academic community was also offered as a helpful next step. Witnesses and members also discussed how increasing research funding could help combat the competitive threats posed by countries like China who have increased their funding in research.
Of particular concern for universities, were comments made by Edward Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services at the U.S. Department of State, regarding a policy that would limit Chinese graduate students studying sensitive fields to one-year visas. Mr. Ramotowski confirmed rumors that on June 11 a new policy involving additional screening instructions for Chinese graduate students will be going into effect. Fields of study that could be subject to these restrictions include robotics, aviation and high-tech manufacturing.
Sources and Additional Information:
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A group of sharecroppers pile into the back of a flat bed pick-up truck at the end of a fourteen hour work day that began just before dawn. Settling in for a short ride back to their shot-gun shacks a couple miles down the road, their tired silence breaks at the sound of a drawling accent telling them that they have to make a stop before going home. The plantation owner takes them to a watermelon patch and instructs them to load as many ripe melons on the truck as possible. He intends to take them to the farmers market first thing in the morning.
Two hours later, climbing over watermelons loading themselves on the back of the truck to end an extended work day, the sharecroppers settle in a second time for the ride home. Weighed down by watermelons and tired Negroes, the truck heads down a two lane road boarded on both sides by cotton fields as far as the eye can see. At irregular intervals a watermelon rolls off the stack and off the truck bursting on impact as it hits the black tar pavement.
Driving behind the pick-up truck in a 1954 open top Hudson a local white family makes their way home from dinner with friends. Their youngest son peering over the back of the front seat at the curious scene unfolding before him begins to count the watermelons as they fall off the truck. After the fourth fleshy red innards of a freshly picked ripe melon seasons the road with it sweetness, the boy asks ,”why don’t them there niggars do something to stop the melons from falling off that truck?”
The father responds, “It is because Niggers are lazy.”
This story illustrates the difference between ‘labels’ and ‘branding’. Negro, Nigger and ‘niggar’ are labels. The social relations of production that provide the back story for what the little boy noticed branded colored lives with a designation ‘lazy’ that had nothing to do with their work day, habit or ethic but every thing to do with configuring social relations of power to subordinate blacks to labor demands and to the maintenance of social perceptions of the validity of the inferiority of the black race.
Fast forward to 2010, people who think of difference as a simplistic linguistic uttering of a ‘label’ ignore not only the difference that colors lives but the historical sedimentation behind the labels. Their stance is more malicious than it is arbitrary because it is their hope and intent to enforce sameness by making difference unspeakable. How do they make difference unspeakable? They do so by emptying ‘labels’ of their social and historical content as a first step to making normative notions of sameness the measure of equality, justice and freedom.
Difference for them is academic. Conflicts of difference from their sheltered sanctuaries of sameness seem to be perpetuated by labels and labeling. They want and pretend to be able to change lives colored by difference as they would an order at Starbucks, asking for a white mocha frappuccino instead of a caramel macchiato. Witty sarcasm at Starbuck’s expense? No. It would be except the sentiments expressed understate the lack of seriousness and respect that makes it possible to reduce difference to a label that is held responsible for both the cause and the effect of racism, prejudice, hate and discrimination.
In soft pretentious tones they present their frustrations with discrimination, hate and prejudice as innocent wondering why colored people just don’t get over it. In other words, they are like the little boy in the story above asking his father, ‘why the niggars did not stop the melons from falling off the truck?’ Their campaign against racism and discrimination amount to hallowed hollow slogans like ‘Stop naming, Stop hate’, ‘Stop labeling, Start Loving’.
The it they want colored people to ‘just get over’ usually means the past that has unfolded into a present where stopping naming and ‘not labeling’ will not abate injustice, adjust income disparities, halt gay bashing and end violence against women. The speech therapy that they suggest as a remedy for discrimination, hate and prejudice will no more resolve conflicts of difference than it could eRace the long work day that made the black sharecroppers indifferent to a plantation owner’s melons falling off a truck and bursting on the pavement.
The historical sedimentation behind labels and labeling are not linguist exercises of the rich and powerful but social relations of production that empower the rich and disempower the majority of society, the so-called working poor, that produces the wealth. ‘Labels’ like shoes and shirts are produced socially. In short, ‘labels’ are social products whose exchange in conflicts of difference are regulated by equity and inequities; power and powerlessness; domination and subordination.
Michelle Obama Tired Of ‘Angry Black Woman’ Stereotype
Anyone that tells you that white, black, gay, straight, colored are “just labels”, not only lack a sense of history, they experience difference without consequence. These are people whose knowledge and understanding of difference has been in one form or another mollified by income, education, social status and other forms of privilege. Their life experience is distant from realities beyond their line-of-sight. Their experience of difference is lived in the line-of-sight of colorblind realities. They read, write, research and watch difference. They experience difference vicariously if some form of it could not be completely negated by their income, education or social status.
“An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.” (James Baldwin (1924-1987)
When a person whose life has been colored by difference reduce their experience of difference to a label that they can shed at will for some measure of sameness, difference becomes a badge of authority that allows them to front for colored realities not their own. They swim with and like sharks but they are just fish sharing the same pond. Taking them seriously would be the equivalent of accepting at face value that ‘hunger’ is just a label that if abandoned or changed ends starvation in inner cities, rural areas and famine stricken countries. Of course, only a person with an empty mind and a full stomach would make such a foolish claim.
Usually adults, these people like the boy in the story above allow ignorance to narrate the lives of colored people instead of the actual life experienced by a person of color. Except, here narrating the lives of colored people is taken to the extreme of postulating the possibility that it is feasible to cherry pick the signifier that designates positive and negative connotations of difference. And, this is done with “white supremacist” vanity culled from their self satisfying assurance that the life and lives of colored people is what and how ‘white’ people choose to name it, call it and label it. In other words, it is a politically correct imposition of comfortable notions of ‘sameness’ that subtly seek to discredit various claims that colored people make and associate with the ways in which they are and experience difference.
Racial priming, extreme criticisms of Barack Obama, and attitudes toward the 2008 US presidential candidates
Tom Pyszczynski, Carl Henthorn, Matt Motyl and Kristel Gerowa
This study investigated the impact of subtle racial priming on the persuasive impact of criticisms of Barack Obama in the month prior to the 2008 presidential election. To prime Black or White race, participants wrote a paragraph about a student with a typical Black or White name. They then read editorials that accused Obama of being unpatriotic or being the Anti-Christ, or that listed his positions on major issues. Participants responded to both criticisms with diminished preferences for and more negative beliefs about Obama, but only when African–American race was primed. Interestingly, the Anti-Christ criticism increased preferences and positive beliefs about Obama in the absence of racial priming, suggesting this criticism may have lacked credibility under neutral conditions.
Why American believe Obama is Muslim
Spee Kosloff, Assistant Professor of Psychology
There’s something beyond plain old ignorance that motivates Americans to believe President Obama is a Muslim, according to a first-of-its-kind study, led by a Michigan State University psychologist, on smear campaigns.
The research by Spee Kosloff and colleagues suggests people are most likely to accept such falsehoods, both consciously and unconsciously, when subtle clues remind them of ways in which Obama is different from them, whether because of race, social class or other ideological differences.
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Lefkofsky began his entrepreneurial adventures shortly after graduation, when he bought a Wisconsin-based clothing company with a college friend. This purchase jump-started Eric Lefkofsky's career. Fast-forward more than 15 years and Lefkofsky had already had his hands in multiple business projects, like InnerWorkings, Echo Global Logistics, MediaBank, and Lightbank; an investment firm specializing in disruptive technologies.
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All Taxis Must Be Air-Conditioned By October - FCTA
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Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, denies media reports claiming she refused paying lawyers that helped recover Abacha loot
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Nigerian Army sets up committee to investigate T.Y Danjuma’s allegations
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Man Rents Out Wife’s Room, Relocates Her To The Parlour Without Her Knowledge
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President Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of 23 NPC members
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Read his piece below...
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The siblings were sons of a popular politician in the area who recently passed on.
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One motorcycle was recovered from the camp during the operation.
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The attackers fled the scene after killing him outside his home, reports said.
Photos: 27-year-old woman dies after being embalmed alive due to medical blunder
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Kenya – Devolve research on unsafe abortion to find solution
Devolve research on unsafe abortion to find solutions
A collective number of cases reported countrywide will not mitigate problem
by Daniel Otieno
In Kenya, seven women die daily as a result of unsafe abortion. However, the missing information is the prevalence of abortion at the county level. For example, Kisumu and Homa Bay are among the top 10 counties leading in deaths of women.
There is, however, no specific information on deaths related to unsafe abortion. Do we have numbers of women who died while attempting to terminate a pregnancy? How do we arrive at the estimated 464,000 cases of unsafe abortion?
Continued: https://www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/star-blogs/2019-04-24-devolve-research-on-unsafe-abortion-to-find-solutions/
NAYA Kenya
Network for Adolescents and Youth of Africa
USA – The Endless Cost Of Maligning Abortion
The Endless Cost Of Maligning Abortion
Janet Burns
Throughout our lives, we rely on different clues and impressions to help us determine what is right, and what is wrong. These clues may be large or small, and take many forms; in select cases, they can even appear as financial figures. For while it may be impossible to put a price on human health and happiness, the cost of neglecting them is becoming all too clear.
In the case of Americans' reproductive health, such numbers clearly show that denying women contraceptives and wanted abortions has a substantial toll on their lives and livelihoods, their children and families, and society as a whole. Evidence in favor of giving women full access to family planning is extensive and varied, with many pragmatic aspects, from the costs of Medicaid-paid births to combating environmental threats.
Continued: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2019/02/28/the-endless-costs-of-maligning-abortion/
abortion funds
abortion refusals
Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health
Amy Westervelt
ANSIRH
anti-choice legislation
Diana Greene Foster
harms of abortion refusal
National Network of Abortion Funds
NNAF
Yamani Hernandez
USA – When women are denied an abortion, their children fare worse than peers
When women are denied an abortion, their children fare worse than peers
By Diana Greene Foster
What will happen if Americans lose the constitutional right to abortion? Not all women who need an abortion would find a way to get one. Many would carry the unwanted pregnancy to term and give birth.
The discourse around abortion tends to focus on women and generally fails to consider how being denied an abortion affects the children a pregnant woman already has and those she may have in the future. The research is clear: Restricting access to abortion doesn’t just harm women — it harms their children as well.
Continued: https://www.statnews.com/2018/12/05/how-abortion-denial-affects-children-well-being/
abortion denied
Turnaway study
women denied abortion
women don't regret abortions
Nigeria – Unsafe abortions cause preventable deaths
Unsafe abortions cause preventable deaths
Date: Nov 15 , 2018
BY: Zadok K. Gyesi
As a personal principle to update myself about what is happening around the world, I visit different news portals every morning. So, it was in fulfilment of this daily ritual that on September 21, this year, I came across an article published on the Daily Post’s news portal headlined: “Nigerian women committed 2.7m abortions in 2017 – Study.”
In the article, it was reported that majority of the abortions were done by young girls in secondary schools and women in their early 20s, and that one out of every four of the abortions was unintended, leading to an increase in the abortions committed by the women.
Continued: https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/unsafe-abortions-cause-preventable-deaths.html
Abena Adubea Amoah Acheampong
Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah
family planning methods
National Population Council
Parliamentary Caucus on Population
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana
PPAG
The State of African Women Report in June 2018
Nigeria records 1,371,000 unwanted pregnancies in 2018
by Jerrywright Ukwu
Nigeria has recorded over 1.3 million unwanted pregnancies this year alone, the 2018 global family planning has revealed in a report. According to the report, Nigeria also recorded 735,000 unsafe abortion in the year under review.
The report was mailed to The Cable and unveiled at the ongoing International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Kigali, the Rwandan capital.
Continued: https://www.legit.ng/1203703-nigeria-records-1371000-unwanted-pregnancies-2018.html
ICFP
International Conference on Family Planning
New Zealand – Some pregnancies are in the woman’s best interests. Others are not
Some pregnancies are in the woman's best interests. Others are not
Terry Bellamak
OPINION: Karl du Fresne writes about his confusion that some pregnancies are celebrated and welcomed while others end in abortion.
I can understand why he might find it confusing. Du Fresne focuses his attention and his care solely on the foetus. You have to widen your focus to include the pregnant person's point of view in order to make sense of the matter.
Continued: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/108343008/some-pregnancies-are-in-the-womans-best-interests-others-are-not
ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
Karl du Fresne
pregnant woman's consent
A third of unplanned pregnancies aborted in Australia
Emily Ritchie
Almost a third of unplanned pregnancies in Australia end in abortion while stillbirth is more common among migrant women with “non white” backgrounds, according to survey data released today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
The data, collected by researchers from La Trobe University and the University of Western Australia, attempts to establish the prevalence of abortions and stillbirths.
Continued: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/a-third-of-unplanned-pregnancies-aborted-in-australia/news-story/7c57392dfcef19c651105df2201d0014?nk=d2feef8765d9eded8a6860bac74e0889-1539018225
abortion incidence
Angela Taft
Maryam Mozooni
migrant women and abortion
Ghana – ‘Stigmatisation causes women to seek unsafe abortion services’
‘Stigmatisation causes women to seek unsafe abortion services’
Date: Oct 04 , 2018
BY: Salomey Appiah-Adjei
Women with unwanted pregnancy who intend to access safe abortion services in Ghana suffer stigmatization and that deters them from seeking such services. They, therefore, resort to unsafe abortion, which can lead to complications such as severe infections, infertility and even death.
The Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), Mrs Abena Adubea Amoah Acheampong, who made the observation, however, pointed out that the law allowed for safe abortion by a registered professional at a registered facility if the pregnancy had the tendency to affect the woman physically, psychologically or financially.
Continued: https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/health/stigmatisation-causes-women-to-seek-unsafe-abortion-services.html
abortion stigma
Ghana Health Service
stigmatisation of abortion
Malaysia – Let’s talk about… abortion
Let’s talk about… abortion
Abortions shouldn't be taken lightly as it can put the life of the pregnant woman at risk if she is not armed with the right facts to make an informed decision.
Abortion is a taboo subject in many parts of the world and Malaysia is no exception. It is a topic that provokes much emotion from both sides of the debate and like all ethical debates, the grey areas are more common than the clear cut, black and white answers. The practical implications of the hesitance to discuss this topic gives way to misinformation. Misinformation in the medical field is akin to walking blindfolded through a jungle. One wrong step can put one in danger.
Here in Malaysia, the social stigma of abortion encourages people to seek help in secrecy. In this environment, predatory opportunists seek to make money off desperate people and when things go wrong, the victims have nobody to turn to.
Continued: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2018/06/01/lets-talk-about-abortion/
abortion complications
contraindications to medical abortion
medical abortion
Nirmala Thapa
prosecuting women for abortion
Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia
RRAAM
Ghana: ‘More women die from unsafe abortion’
‘More women die from unsafe abortion’
Samuel Duodu, 26 October 2017
Unsafe abortion claims the lives of over 47,000 women globally each year, with Africa recording more than 90 per cent of the total deaths. Frequent,unnecessary and unsafe abortion committed by the youth, as well as the lack of access to reproductive health services, could be the causes.
The Communication and Advocacy Chairman of IPAS Ghana’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB), Mr Philip Duah, said this when he addressed the press last Monday after a stakeholders meeting.
He has, therefore, called for strong and persistent efforts by the government, related organisations and institutions to work at improving reproductive health services, particularly for the youth, to help reduce the high rate of unsafe abortion and related deaths.
Continued at source: https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/more-women-die-from-unsafe-abortion.html
Ipas Ghana
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Archive for the ‘RFID’ Category
Bellingham, WA man tried to sell border sensor security map found at garage sale
Posted: October 5, 2011 in RFID, surveillance, US-Canada border, Washington State
TSA Finally Speeding Up The Airport Fast Lane
Posted: September 28, 2011 in Border issues Real Id, Canada, CBP, Mexico, RFID, Sentri, Speed Pass
c/o Forbes
“If you are a member of CBP’s Global Entry, Nexus or Sentri Trusted Traveler programs, you may be able to access certain dedicated screening lanes. In conjunction with this service, CBP is installing Global Entry kiosks at certain Canadian airports where travelers are pre-cleared to enter the U.S. so they do not have to go through immigration or customs at a U.S. port of entry. Kiosks are, or will be installed at Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto by the end of this month although when I was in Montreal last week CBP knew nothing about the program.
CBP will be issuing members of the Global Entry program a Sentri RFID card for a $15 processing fee. Sentri is currently being used at the Otay Mesa, San Ysidro, and Calexico border crossings in California and the El Paso (Stanton Street Bridge) crossing in Texas.”
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RELATED Smart Card ID NEWS:
“The top contactless applications during the next five years are projected to be bank cards, government and healthcare ID cards, transportation and physical access cards. These four applications are projected to account for around 99% of units shipped in 2016.”
CBN: Signs of the Times: Surveillance Watching the US?
Posted: August 26, 2011 in biometrics, data surveillance, drones, E-Verify, microchipping, Real ID, RFID
http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplayer/cbnplayer.swf?aid=25035
WaPo: Scared Mexicans try under-the-skin tracking devices
Posted: August 25, 2011 in kidnapping, Mexico, microchipping, RFID
BEWARE: A hacker can put you out of your misery
Posted: August 13, 2011 in electronic privacy, hackers, HID, RFID
BTC- It happened to me. I was hacked and for good reasons.
This summer I moved into a new building in the wealthy, surveillance laden town of Bellvue, Washington. It is home to much of what Microsoft is known for today. The move itself was a compromise with my sometimes privacy-deaf significant other, so he could save hundreds of hours in traffic and gas.
My misery quickly compounded when I realized, only after receiving the keys to my new digs, that every elevator ride and doorway entry was dependent on an activated and encrypted HID brand “key fobb”. The rental administrators, cheerful and accomodating birds of a feather, expressed enthusiasm over the RFID tote as a posh security amenity. In the days to follow, I became relentlessly irritable, crabbing at every movement based on a requirement that I use the damned RFID device. All of my new acquaintances heard my exasperation.
Misery proved desperate for company, as I dragged a local activist to the downtown area after attending an ACLU legal education series on government surveillance of non-criminal activity. I wanted him to see exactly how prolific the CCTV surveillance had become.
“I really don’t like it here and I don’t want to be here,” my guest said after rolling through intersection after intersection containing 2 real time CCTV cameras, a scattershot detector and some ugly speed radar equipment. If you couldn’t make the case for a government audit based on waste detection, you could make the case for sheer urban blight.
The first time I noticed the cameras weren’t limited to intersections, I was shopping with my partner at Whole Foods. As we wheeled the grocery cart to the back of the trunk, our attentions were suddenly diverted. A large ruffled crow was sounding off loudly after landing atop a city CCTV camera in the far corner of the parking lot. It was a creepy goad, galvanizing my resolve to not let Big Bro. get me down and to lend an effort to make a difference.
As we returned home, I was quickly reminded that an RFID record was created as I entered the elevator at 2:30 PM at the 1st floor of the garage and then pushed the up button to my floor at 2:31PM. If that wasn’t enough, there was a dome-camera watching my partner and I cart our groceries into the foyer while waiting on the elevator.
This was fast becoming my life and it was driving me crazy.
I went to the HID website searching for my key fobb product when I came across their governance contracts and contributions to the UAE’s national ID program and a nice fat endorsement of the NSTIC program. A matter of hours later, I irritably waited for my webmail to load in Internet Explorer and tried not to dissolve into a puddle in the middle of the business center. A short time later a man seated himself next to me and introduced himself as a DHS bomb detection worker. He proceeded to try to bait me in conversation with neat questions like, “So you think the agency should just be disbanded, huh?” and other greatest hits like, “So you would be okay with letting our guard down and people bombing this country, huh?” and “Who do you work for?”
I didn’t actually answer these questions. I just stared at him in wonder, at how close this all seemed to some sort of lucid collaborative harassment. Could it be that someone was busy writing a SAR in anticipation of what I *might* do as an activist in the Seattle Metro area? Seattle, WA was the one of the initial pilot locations of the model Fusion Center. My mention of certain TSA workers’ cancer affliction due to airport Rapiscan equipment made for a convenient end to our conversation.
THE ADVOCATES AT BLACK HAT
Some connections with dotRights campaigners and members of the active medical marijuana community assisted me in my quest for soul survival in what seemed like digital snakes nest for a privacy & civil liberty proponent. Some of them would be making a pilgrimage to the Defcon/Black Hat Conference. As it turns out Black Hat, the beaming intellect of the hacker conferences, was based in Seattle too.
In the days to follow, privacy advocates aired grievances during the Black Hat conference over Facebook’s cardinal sins against privacy: arbitrary data retention, open face delivery to federal and corporate surveillance authorities, biometric captures and intrusions unearthing users most sensitive information, like Social Security Numbers. Our contribution was an interview with an app developer for Obscuracam, where we re-discovered the Big Web problem of social media profiling by prospective employers. Follow up reports from NPR revealed, social media research firms have been contracted by HR departments to dig up anything you have posted to social networks in the last 7 years. [Pssst. Use AccountKiller.com to clean up your mess now!]
Another late development following the conference was the rise and fall of Anonymous’ Facebook Op. The 10 month old campaign railed against Facebook’s International crimes against the user privacy in this video release. Amid their other damning claims was Facebook’s involvement in trading activist profile information with authoritarian governments for purposes of targeting in Egypt and abroad.
The conference ended over the August 6th weekend. And the people rested on Monday and Tuesday and part of Wednesday even…
WHEN SOMEONE DEACTIVATES YOUR RFID TAG….
I tend to hole up in my home, reporting, watchdogging without leaving for days. I left my home on a Thursday afternoon and boarded the elevator. I posted my HID key fobb to the door panel. It glowered red and took me for a ride to the basement. Again- to the right corner was your friendly-fascist dome cam to greet me.
A nice Indo-Asian couple and their young son boarded the elevator and recommended that I just try using my key fobb a different way. Following their advice to get to the rooftop, I took the stairs for exercise. As I got to the top, my key fobb didn’t work, glowing a nice red -NO- to my entry at the roof. I figured this was fluke.
It wasn’t. I quickly learned I was trapped in the stairwell and unless I reached the ground floor of the building I would not be able to get out. This was the certain taste of what it would be like to be suddenly cut off from access in a heavily RFID dependent building.
I made haste to get down to the bottom of the building. I went outside to test my key and had to have help from another tenant to regain entry. My key fobb was not working. I tried the mercies of a gentleman coming through the doorway.
I quickly explained my distress over the electronic key malfunction and the close of the leasing office for the day. I didn’t have my phone with me to call for help.
He worked for Microsoft- how could he deny me technical support? We worked together to get on the phone with the building’s after hours service. We retrieved the emergency number online and moved onto the next hurdle.
As a new neighbor, he successfully assured me he wasn’t a serial killer and accompanied me to his new home to retrieve his cell phone. He didn’t yet have land line service. As I milled around the couches in partially furnished living space, I came across interesting books, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements and a yellowed paperback of Atlas Shrugged. I could count my blessings, I was in good company.
The leasing manager was then added to our conversation. She asked me to provide my key fobb number.
LM:”Did you do anything to your key fobb?”
Me: “No.”
LM: “It’s not coming up! What did you do to your key fobb?”
I agreed to meet the building manager immediately downstairs in the Leasing Office to figure out what went wrong. I handed her my keys and she punched in the numbers of the key fobb device.
LM: “You’re not in here. I’ve checked 5 times. You are completely gone. I can’t find your name. I can’t find anything! It’s gone. There’s no record of you in this system.”
Me: “Whoever did this knows me pretty well.”
I sighed, realizing my incessant complaining about the RFID dependent use in the building, may have reached the ears of some pranking, friendly hacker sprites. It was a neat trick but scary for the leasing office because they discovered a systemic vulnerability which needed professional casing.
I finally explained there are 4 types of hackers: basement hackers, corporate penetration testers, the feds and vigilante hackers, like Anonymous. She should probably look into a corporate hacking remedy to shore up the holes in their system.
I was given an pseudonym account with a different key fobb. Nowadays, I can get around the building and no one really knows it’s me. If the lights go down, I will know how to exit the building safely.
With the bulk of privacy battles still in front of me, this relief was as much welcome, as it was mildly unnerving. It might be tough to say I am uninitiated to the pranks and benefits of the hacker community.
This blog will be my only way to thank them for their backhanded brand of help from the digital underground.
But I will look into the sunset from now on and wonder, who was that anonymous hacker who helped me beat my chip?!
New tagless RFIDs & tracking ingestibles go beyond The Chip
Posted: June 6, 2011 in data surveillance, DNA, RFID
Pill (pellet) tracking could be a part of a dystopian future for identity
BTC – It might be time to upgrade our approach. It looks as if the database state is evolving and beating the RFID chip on its own. The “chip” as we have known it will reach obsolesence soon as it moves to tags without microchips. However, that has not ended the quest for tracking information from inside of your body.
Yes. We have the technology to track what you eat. However, according to Endgadget, there are currently no reports on how the tags’ surveillance will survive hydrochloric acids and the post-digestive process. See below…
NutriSmart from HannesRemote on Vimeo.
WHY EAT AN RFID?
If there was a technology that could survive digestion, would you dare eat it in the first place? Some of the first lessons we learn in life on planet earth is that we don’t eat products like pennies and plastic junk. From a practical standpoint, RFIDs are not food. The jury may still be out on whether or not RFID technology is safe to ingest in pellet forms. Just because they created a neat invention doesn’t mean it’s safe to use; look at cellphones.
The upside is, if this RFID works well, it could really help health diagnostics and scientific research to expand its understanding of our internal workings. The downside goes towards the dark shadowy corners with questions like, why would anyone want to put a data surveillance tag in my food? Data surveillance may simply be a flat or 2D view of this side of the biotechnological divide. For the advanced or imagined role for the vision and societal placement where ingestible RFIDs fit, we go to the world of film. Here the examples of ingestible tracking devices manifest as medicine, in identity politics and human rights.
Several films explore the pratfalls of biotech surveillance in pill form, but Code 46 fits the longterm scenario best. In Code 46, behavioral overrides and genetic adjustments are ingested in pill form or are injected. Papelles, or biometric identity and insurance documents, are issued based on genetic predisposition and class distinctions. A black market for papelles evolves. The plot revolves around attaining passable identity called “covers” to escape the harsh, unprotected life of an ecologically barren wasteland, home to the struggling underclassed, criminals and DNA rejects in exile. Code 46’s dystopian society utilizes human cloning and subsequently surveils the consequences of clandestine romance through an alarming viral technology to prevent unconscious inbreeding.
DNA IN REALTIME
In realtime, or today’s science breakthroughs, scientists can now build complicated silicon DNA molecules to completely replace or augment “faulty” genetic structures. You may eventually be able to insert a nano-RFID into an RNA strand. If you are both a scientist and a eugenics scholar you might justify deleting faulty genetic code or human genetic “garbage”. If this becomes public policy or governance then employees may be altered to fit the companies they work for or governments may ask citizens to make a few mandatory adjustments so the desirables have and the undesirables don’t.
The complicated legal fight over DNA identity has more to do with empowering a single true identifier which becomes inescapable if placed in the hands of government. DNA currently falls into the biometric category of identity. DNA, as genetic science industry, falls into on a dangerous range of expertise to improve or adversely affect humanity depending on whether the tinkering gets out of hand. SEE: Isle of Dr. Moreau.
That’s a long drive away from the little RFID tag, but it gives you a window into the kind of future where the strawberry you ate at work today at 11:59 AM will be used in a Human Resources meeting tomorrow.
It is difficult to say for sure whether or not we can trust a future where we examine the food we eat for privacy reasons.
Global chipless RFID Tags Market to reach 2 billion by 2017
Posted: June 6, 2011 in microchips, RFID
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" -- Leah Card Manager The Jetty Cafe Call for members to join Canberra's Disagreement Club DON ALLAN A AFTER many failed ap- plications for member- ship of Canberra's Dis- agreement Club (not to be confused with The Disagreeable Club) I am pleased to say that according to e-mails from Canberrans claiming to be experts on the subject of disagreement my application for membership is to be reconsidered. I expect the club's decision shortly. Occasionally after a column some people e-mail me and say in no uncertain terms they disagree with me. Perhaps many will come to the same conclusion at the end of the column or even before they get there. Without referring to anyone in particular, I feel sure some Chron- icle readers are already members of the disagreement club. I hasten to add that this is a compliment. And likely as it seems that some readers are members already, some members seem to be shy. Many of you also might find it difficult to believe that, once upon a time, not only was I shy but tongue tied, a condition that took years to cure but which finally disappeared when I came to the ACT. Canberra, perhaps because as home of disagreement, made me feel at home. These thoughts went through my mind as I sat musing about the ACT and wondering how Canberra ever managed to acquire the title Garden City when the inhabitants of the Australian Parliament are better known for cultivating the company of exotic flowers more at home on beds than in gardens, so making the title Garden City seems a misnomer. In fact, as home to Australian politics and with politicians known for their disagreeableness I rather think a more apposite tile for Parliament House would have been Club for the Disagreeable. With the passing of the years, membership of the Disagreeable and Disagreement Clubs has grown. And to show the aptness of Parliament House as the Disagree- able Club, in 1988 the Australian Parliament of the time gave the ACT a parliament of it own -- the ACT Legislative Assembly -- despite the idea being rejected by a majority of ACT residents. The effect of the Disagreeable Club's decision has resulted in Canberra being blighted by a con- dition known as PSGS -- Post Self Government Stress. And if that wasn't enough, the PSGS also gave birth to Current Self Government Stress (CSGS), a new strain of stress. Sadly a number of Canberrans are now affected by both conditions. More unfortunately, CSGS has become endemic though many Can- berrans hope that one day it will be eradicated. And I meant what I said earlier that I was paying Members of the Disagreement Club a compliment. Indeed, I can think of no greater compliment because as members of the Disagreement Club I would hate them to think I was confusing them with politicians. The reason it's a compliment is, that it is their intelligent disagree- ment in letters to the editor and calls to talk back radio that prevents ideas put forward to the Disagreeable Club by people of influence in the ACT -- politicians, planners, developers, business owners et al, and others who make no secret of their desire for wealth and power -- being put into effect before being approved or turned down by the Disagreement Club. Effectively members of the Dis- agreement Club are the real defen- ders of democracy and the Canberra community has much to thank them for. Nevertheless I am worried because, unfortunate as it is, too many members of the Disagreement Club, while articulate in private, are shy in public. Indeed any thought of their name being attached to a letter to the editor or being heard on radio disagreeing publicly with many of the ideas and proposals being put forward by people of influence can turn them into nervous wrecks. This saddens me because the more I hear from them it seems clear they have much to offer. But I don't give up easily. So in hope of changing their mind I say to them that they shouldn't wait for an election before making their objections known as by that time it might be too late. And for good measure let me cite the old adage: he who hesitates is lost. I hope The Chronicle's letters to editor page tells me the message is getting through. dca@netspeed.com.au HAVE YOUR SAY Send your letters to the editor to PO BOX 7155, Canberra Mail Centre, ACT 2610, fax them to 6239 1345 or email them to letters@chronicle.com.au Keep it short (say 250 words), sign the letter and print your name and address at the bottom. H ffs F un ati n g t a ict chi r n c an Please donate to support our live-in programs, giving addicted children their lives back. Buy beds for Ted. Call 1800 151 045 or visit noffs.org.au
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Cape York
Healthy Country
Another productive year has passed for Cape York NRM. We look back on 2017 as a busy year of hard work and many successes for Cape York NRM and its partners.
Crocodile Station gully works update
As a continuation of the ongoing gully remediation trials carried out by Cape York NRM on Crocodile Station, three fast moving gully headcuts have been stabilised using rock chutes and energy dissipation pools. The channels downstream of the gullies have been revegetating over time.
Laura Rangers water monitoring continues
The Laura Rangers are continuing to expand their capacity to monitor water quality in the Laura-Normanby catchment. Recently the Rangers received training in operating the new automatic water sampling equipment installed in the East and West Normanby Rivers by the Department of Science, Information, Technology and Innovation (DSITI).
Hill Top Farm workshops
At two recent Cooktown workshops, Cape Yorkers learned ways to do just this.
The workshops - ‘How to grow more with less’ and ‘Create your pest-resistant garden or farm’, were run by Cooktown’s Dr Wendy Seabrook, and supported by Cape York NRM through funding from Cook Shire Council’s Economic Development Programme. She provides training, videos and other resources in ecological farming and gardening.
“Participants came away from the workshops with practical ideas to trial on their own properties” she said.
Turtle monitoring wraps up for another year
Rangers of the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) have completed another successful year of turtle nest monitoring and protection on western Cape beaches for 2017. The partnership of five Ranger groups from Northern Peninsula Area, Mapoon, Napranum, Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama work together for the protection of marine turtles along the west coast of Cape York.
'One in a Thousand' documentary released
A documentary which showcases the work of Indigenous Rangers involved in the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) is now available to the public.
Jorg's top tips for reporting
Reporting can sometimes feel overwhelming, but your reports are very important. Thorough reporting content can have a direct impact on funding availability for either the next step of your current project, or new and exciting ones down the track.
The good news is that Cape York NRM staff members are here to help you, so give us a call. And besides - we love to read about your successes. Include any hurdles you might have encountered along the way and how you got over them, or how future projects could be modified to avoid these challenges altogether.
New voices for the Wenlock River
The Wenlock Catchment Management Group recently elected a new committee to continue the voice for this important river system.
The Wenlock River catchment is one of Australia’s most biodiverse, relatively pristine rivers spanning over 7,500 square kilometres. The community that form part of the Wenlock River catchment, uphold cultural, social, and economic links with the river and its lands of the catchment.
Merepah People returning to Country Moompa-Awu Aboriginal Corporation
Marilyn Kepple was born in Cairns and grew up in Coen, where she has lived for 30+ years. Marilyn’s family connection to Coen is through the Wik Iiyeny (iiyeny) - also referred to as Mungkanhu which is the language group for the area - and formerly recognised as Wik Mungkan people.
2018 - Invite to submit articles
By Robyn May, Communications Officer, Cape York NRM
This is an invitation to all our project partners, and Cape York NRM members and directors, to submit content for the Cape York Healthy Country Newsletter. We want to share your stories about the terrific work that you’re doing with everyone across the Cape. It’s inspiring for people to read about what can be achieved by the land and sea managers of this beautiful region, so please contact us to chat about your ideas for natural resource management related articles; or simply send an email.
Sponsor opportunities for the Gateway to the Cape
By Waratah Nicholls, Project Manager, Gateway to the Cape
Organisations and businesses are offered the golden opportunity to promote their businesses and support a great local initiative by sponsoring a new traveller stop and information centre on Cape York.
The new traveller stop, named ‘Gateway to the Cape’, will be situated at the junction of the Mulligan Highway and the Peninsula Development Road at Lakeland, which is 80kms south of Cooktown. This is an ideal spot for travellers to stop on their way to the tip of Australia, and while travelling through Cape York.
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Artículos de November 2018
Immunizations Required for 11-Year-Olds Entering 6th Grade
The Arizona Department of Health Services requires that all 11-year-old children entering sixth grade obtain two adolescent vaccines, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), or provide a valid exemption. These new immunizations are important as they will provide protection against serious illness.
Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides protection against three bacterial diseases — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Meningococcal prevents against four types of bacterial meningitis.
Parents should review their child’s immunization records. If these vaccinations have not been received, the child should obtain the vaccination at either their doctor’s office or an immunization clinic. Proof of immunizations will need to be received before the student can begin school on August 6.
Students who do not have these required shots, or a valid exemption, will not be allowed to start school. Children who are not yet 11 will be required to get the new immunizations once they turn 11.
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Now Enrolling for 2019-2020. Extended Registration Hours on July 23.
All Laveen schools are currently enrolling students for the 2019-20 school year. Visit any of our school offices to enroll your child.
Please bring the following documents:
Proof of Residence (examples include: utility bill, rental agreement, mortgage statement, etc.)
Child’s Immunization Record
Child’s Original Birth Certificate (copies not accepted)
Parent/Guardian’s Photo ID
Visit our registration page for more information.
Extended Enrollment Hours
On Tuesday, July 23 all Laveen schools, with the exception of Vista del Sur, will be holding extended office hours to accommodate new registrations. All school office will be open on this date from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
*Please note, Vista del Sur is an accelerated school and students must take an assessment prior to enrolling. Paseo Pointe is a dual language immersion (DLI) school. Students entering kindergarten – second grade must enroll in the DLI program (DLI will expand a grade level each year).
Desert Meadows Preschool Now Enrolling for 2019-20
Desert Meadows is currently enrolling preschoolers for the 2019-20 school year.
This full day academics-based preschool is open to children ages 3-5 years old. Desert Meadows School’s signature program is computer science. Preschoolers are exposed to basic computer science skills, including coding, that encourages critical thinking and prepares them as they move up into the elementary level classes.
Preschool registrations must be completed in person at the Kids Club office located at Desert Meadows School. Visit our preschool page for more details including fees, requirements, and program offerings.
School Resumes August 5
Classes in the Laveen Elementary School District resume Monday, August 5. Click on the links below for all the information you need for the new school year.
School Hours and Locations
Purchasing/Applying for Lunch
Meet Your Teacher Night is August 1
Our annual Meet Your Teacher Night is August 1 from 5pm to 7pm at all Laveen schools. Visit your child’s classroom, meet the school staff and other families, and complete any last minute paperwork. School starts August 5.
District-wide Summer Hours Begin May 20
Beginning on May 20, all Laveen school and district offices will generally be open Monday – Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. throughout the summer. Please visit the school’s website for individual closings. Our regular Monday – Friday schedule will resume July 22.
All offices will be closed on May 27 for Memorial Day and July 4 for Independence Day.
All schools, except Vista del Sur, will be holding extended registration hours on July 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For information on Summer Meal hours visit Child Nutrition’s Summer Meals page.
Children Eat Free All Summer
School might be out, but Laveen schools are serving breakfast and lunch to all kids all summer!
Children 18 years and younger may join us throughout the summer for nutritious breakfast and lunch. All kids’ meals are free. Breakfast and Lunch will be served at five of our school sites. New for 2019, we will also be serving an afternoon snack and dinner at the Playa Margarita Community Center, 3615 W. Roeser.
There are no income requirements and you do not need to register. Children do not need to be enrolled in a Laveen school to participate.
The summer meal program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Bring more buses, SLPP Minority Leader urges President Koroma’s Government
July 24, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU Lead Stories, Uncategorized 0
Minority Leader Charges APC
By Idrissa Balogun Tejan
Opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Minority Leader in Parliament Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai has charged the ruling All Peoples Congress to import more buses so as to address the age-old problem of transportation which, she noted, will correspondingly enhance the socio economic wellbeing of the masses.
She made this call at the well of parliament past Wednesday 22nd July 2015 in response to the presentation of the Hon. Minister of Transport and Aviation, Leonard Balogun Koroma, who was summoned in accordance with sections 107(2) and 93(3) of the 1991 constitution and parliamentary standing order to brief the peoples’ representatives on the procedures culminating the recent importation of 100 buses from the Peoples Republic of China.
The Minority Leader applauded the public’s curiosity, engendered by our collective quest for government accountability, and described the public’s interest in the importation of the buses as an indication that democracy is at work in Sierra Leone. “This means, claims by some sectors of the opposition that government is muzzling free speech is basically untrue,” a renowned civil servant fumed on condition of anonymity.
Dr. Bernadette Lahai further described the issue of public transportation as a felt need and commended the APC government for addressing a felt need of the people for which constituents will hold Members of Parliament accountable in the event of seeking another mandate in an election. She acclaimed that the people who will be using the buses will not be allowed to board or charged a fare based on their political affiliation but because they are Sierra Leoneans.
The SLPP Minority Leader said even though government has made a commendable effort, for the first time in the history of this country, to import 100 buses to address the issue of public transportation, more buses are needed and also urged government to import more buses.
Speaking earlier in his presentation, Minister of Transport and Aviation Leonard Balogun Koroma explained that as Minister he is not a member of the procurement committee of his ministry and that the loan agreement under which the buses were procured was negotiated by the Public Debt department of the Ministry of Finance, Development and Economic Planning and not by his ministry.
Minister Leonard Balogun Koroma recalled the issue of the long lines of people waiting to board transport to and from work on a daily basis is a concern to President Koroma, as it is an election promise made to by the APC in 2012, and that it was President Koroma who instructed him to address the problem within the shortest possible time.
He disclosed that following discussions with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development on the provision of funds for the procurement of 100 buses to help solve the acute transportation problem in the country, an offer was received from Ploy Technology Group in China for the provision of a loan of US$12m as there were no provisions in the 2014 budget to accommodate the procurement of 100 buses. “… in short we did not have the money,” the Minister told Members of Parliament.
Refuting allegations making the rounds that it is only the buses that cost US$12m, Minister Koroma explained that the US$12m is comprehensive package which includes: Cost of the 100 Buses; Shipping freight and Insurance; Export Credit Insurance costs; Interest amount calculated at 6 % per annum of Loan amount for 2 years; Two Mobile workshops; 3 Service 4WD vehicles; 2 years worth of spare parts; Various machinery and equipments to replace the old and out dated colonial machinery at the SLRTC; Training and technical support to SLRTC; Overseas and domestic travel expenses for delegation from Sierra Leone to China and back; Chinese Technical team attachment to SLRTC and Local Agency Fees and charges.
“All of the above represented a package and the proposal was submitted to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development which accepted it as a loan package to be negotiated by the Public Debt Division of that Ministry which by statute negotiates all loan agreements and terms and conditions of behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone,” he furthered his explanation.
He said the buses are brand new and are designed and manufactured according to specifications to befit the terrain and weather conditions of Sierra Leone, including other considerations provided by the Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA) and the Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation (SLRTC).
“As I said earlier, all loans to the government of Sierra Leone are by statute negotiated by the Ministry of Finance, through its Public Debt Directorate. In this case both the General Manager, Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation (SLRTC) and Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) negotiated the interest rates and the repayment terms based on the customized specifications provided by the SLRTC and SLRSA Transport Engineer,” he added, making it very clear that his Ministry was not involved in the negotiating process and that all the procurement procedures were fully adhered to and met with the approval of the relevant authorities. (Read the Minister’s full statement on page 7).
Majority Leader and Leader of government business Hon Ibrahim Bundu thanked Minister Logus Koroma for responding to the call of Parliament while further expressing appreciation to the government for taking such a positive move to address the issue of transportation in the country.
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HomeNews ExtraThere is, regrettably, a necessary battle in the SLPP
There is, regrettably, a necessary battle in the SLPP
January 11, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU News Extra, Uncategorized 0
One side eschewed violence and in defence of the values of the party’s founding fathers vision of one country , inclusiveness , constitutionality and the rule of law. This side is the Alliance. It comprised of intending flag bearer aspirants who are concerned about the violence, lawlessness and dysfunctionality of the party.
The Alliance had Identified serious issues that stand in the way of unity, peace and recognised the need for all those standing for leadership to sit down and resolve some of the problems to move the party forward and lead to free and healthy flag bearer campaign in order to avert a repeat of the fall out from the 2011 flag bearer election in which the party suffered a haemorrhage of some of its senior members including former flag bearer contestants who either resigned from the party or defected to the APC.
The other side has demonstrated their callous disregards for decency, constitutionality and the rule of law. This group is led by a former coupist who styled himself as retired brigadier Julius Maada Bio. His faction are known as the paopas, meaning they will pursue and achieve their objective, which is to have their leader Bio elected again by all means possible including violence and other unorthodox means.
True to their name, this group has stated they would totally reject anyone else leading the party other than their leader. This is a dire choice that the SLPP are now faced with, to succumb to the paopa menace and ways of politicking with election defeat or resist them with every resources at the Alliance command in order to restore the party’s good image with greater chance of wining the public trust.
I see neither a need for compromise or any perceived compromise, in itself , will give succour to the paopas because they are not going to accept a proposal which could be seen by them to neutralise their calibrated plan to see Bio re-elected.
The biggest mistake made by those who contested the 2011 flag bearer election was when they agreed to a gagging order in the conduct of flag bearer election campaign by the then national secretary general J J Saffa,( a leading paopa operative) that flag bearer candidate should only talk about themselves and not about the other contestant or criticise them.
The reason given was for party unity. But where in the world has competing candidates for political office told not to talk about other candidates. One cannot convince people about how good you are if you don’t point out the flaws in your opponent case or how you think they are not up to your standard.
The gagging was designed to protect the weakest of the candidate with he most baggage and questionable background like Julius Bio. This allowed him to mount a campaign of deception, misinformation and outright lies to the delegates, which was underline by tribal appeal targeted mainly at the south-east.
I had a first hand experience of how the paopas had brainwashed our people in the south east about the military prowess of Julius Bio. The past APC administration were notorious for exporting violence and thuggery in the south east during elections. Some of us witnessed this as student in BO during the 70s.
You talk to the supposedly educated paopa, the issues of Bio as a military man who overthrew the APC made them floured Bio against any other candidate from the south-east. Issues of character , rounded accomplishment, national electability, competence, credibility and other national electoral calculus were meaningless to a typical paopa supporter. Because it was drummed in to them that the incumbent APC would use violence in the 2012 election . The only man to fight them fire for fire was Julius Bio, according to this constituent.
Old firewood was the catch phrase used to introduced Bio on his campaign trail. It connote two meanings, first Bio has been president before, second he had overthrown APC before so he is very experienced according to them.
To show how some people were transfixed with militancy in the paopa’s campaign, I approached a group of young men at Capitol in Kenema. I understand that they had been told stories about Bio being the only south easterner who can fight the APC as he did as NPRC coupist which ousted the APC from power. This is a big campaign material for the paopas.
I gave the youths my own opinion when they made certain claims but they said to me that no one has told them what I said to them. “ Pa den nor tell we that,” one said. I saw surprises in their eyes as if I was an alien.
What I gathered from this encounter was that the paopa propaganda machinery work like bees in drumming militancy in the people of south-east. According to them 2012 election was all about violence and thuggery and Bio with his military background was better placed to lead them.
I have to admit that there was nothing one can do to change the minds of people who hold this view. I can only hope that they may have realised that Bio misled them and that some of our greatest warriors from Bai Bureh, Nyangua, the legend Nelson Mandela who led South African to freedom from apartheid and Gandhi of India who took on the British colonialist and Marin Luther King who changed the course of American history were not military men.
Indeed just last week Bio put on a dummy military shirt, he probably bought from his slum market in south London, whiles he handed out gifts to school children in Freetown. It was an odd sight of display to see an SLPP flag bearer aspirant dressed in dummy military shirt. He was sending out message of militarism as he believes this was an issues that attracted south-east delegates to vote for him, and this could still be a factor although I had pointed out that incumbent no longer need to use naked violence to win or rig an election .
Basically, Bio fed the people with lies and false representation of himself and his ability to win a national election. The expected violence and thuggery really did not happen in the 2012 general election. Instead, the APC campaign machinery outsmarted Bio in every department during the campaign and reduced him to an observer status to win by a landslide, bowling him out in a straight set. He is still telling the same fib to his paopa followers at the party HQ when he assured them, like he did in 2012, that he cannot afford to fail them.
I hear people talking about peace against the backdrop of five years of paopa aggression. escalating violence, intimidation, lawlessness and the complete disregards for the rule of law and constitutionality. It is a mistake to believe that Bio is interested in peace and even futile to engage him along that line.
Just few days ago, after his paopa members in the NEC finalised and executed his plan to coronate him as the flag bearer again by suspending the party leader and chairman Chief Kapen, in what people described as a palace coup, Bio shamelessly reaffirmed his full commitment to his paopa supporters at the party HQ and approved what is widely regarded as illegal suspension of the chairman and leader of the SLPP by his crocodile paopa supporters who are themselves disbanded by a properly convened quorate NEC resolution held on 4th December. Bio’s blatant disregards for constitutionality has angered even some people like Musa Fawudu who had come to his defence when I write against him. In a statement yesterday, on Facebook, Musa Fawudu said Bio’s approval of the illegal suspension of Chief Kapen was the last straw for him and he added that he would not vote for Bio.
The question now is what will it take to get Bio and his paopas to understand that Sierra Leone’s electorate would not elect him as president even if he was elected 10 times and for him to acknowledge this fact, to change his way and join his fellow contestants in the Alliance, where the country expect a credible alternative could emerge to give SLPP a chance to win the 2018 election.
Change and common sense are not virtues for Bio and his paopas. Fanaticism is like an intoxication that has sent the paopas in to hysterical cult and deprived hardcore members of this cult from thinking beyond their leader Julius Bio and to accept that the SLPP national election interest is supreme to Bio’s flag bearer interest. Indeed it was Albert Ernsten who said “ Intelligence is measure by ones ability to change”
I call on soft paopas to abandon Julius Bio like his former national campaign manager Tucker and many others have done.
The only way forward for the SLPP is to reject division, conflict, violence, lawlessness and failure, which Julius Bio represents.
We own this to the next generation of SLPP.
Permission for wild publication anywhere on this planet has been granted by me.
Yankuba Kai-samba
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Total Fan Fiction 1 - Part 3
Paul Sarnian
Total Fan Fiction 1 - Part 3 Jun 2, 2006 22:02:51 GMT
Post by Paul Sarnian on Jun 2, 2006 22:02:51 GMT
Archie lay staring at the ceiling. He did not even hear her question, he was thinking of Big Eric and his father.
He was never usually like this, it worried her.
'Lexie, darling, yes there's something I'm worried about, but I can't tell you, at least not now ' he wrapped an arm around her and she nestled herself closer to him.
'Why not, Arch?’
He gave her a light kiss on her forehead
'Just trust me darling. I'll tell you as soon I can, as the problems are solved. '
They looked each other in the eyes. Lexie with still a worried look in her eyes, till Archie started kissing her again and took her very close in his arms..........
"Meanwhile down the hallway in another room....Molly was reading a travel book about New Zealand and Golly was checking the Glenbogle Estate account book of gardening supplies. He couldn't help but notice that Molly was extra quiet and not really concentrating on reading. "Molly ...what's wrong?" he asked...and don't tell me nothing, I've known you too long for that! "I've been struggling with something for a couple of days now, and the more I think about it...the worse it gets," replied Molly sadly. Golly put his arm around her... 'You know you can tell me anthin lass," he replied softly.
And at that moment Molly realised that she could.
She told him about the meeting with Kilwillie and what she had told Archie and the fact that Katrina was tied up in it somehow. "It's such a mystery... said Molly" so many things I should have asked Hector...but didn't.
The next morning Lexie stirred in the soft double bed. She draped her arm across to Archie's side of the bed. She rubbed her eyes and sat up astonished to find only a pillow there - no Archie. What on earth was going on?
"Oh no", she thought not Katrina! He had acted so strangely all evening. At that moment Lexie heard a car engine start up beneath their window and she leapt out of bed, just in time to see Archie driving off in the Landrover. Poor Lexie put her hand to her mouth to stifle her cries.
Archie, oblivious to anything but the task in front of him, drove slowly off down the drive.
"Golly dear, is that the landrover pulling out of the driveway?" inquired Molly looking distressed..."I wonder who's up so early?" "I'd say yur guess is right," replied Golly drawing back the curtain..."It's Archie and he's by himself... now I wonder what the laddie's up to?
"I may just take a wee drive myself... he won't suspect me...I'll see what I can find out," said Golly putting on his cap...
"Oh thank you Golly... I love you so much," replied Molly giving him a kiss....and do be careful....
Complain about a message
That was message 51 to 100 by the way.
As Golly walked over to his landrover he passed Donald who was marching out of the house.
"Good morning Golly!" called Donald without stopping and looking back.
"Good morning Donald," called Golly back, and then under his breath his said "you daft old fool," for Donald was dressed in the kind of get up that 19th century explorers in Africa would have worn. He looked completely ridiculous!
Golly jumped in the jeep and looked around if he saw somewhere the Landrover. After driving a while he saw at once Archie standing with his back against the jeep and dreaming out before him over the Scottish hills. He decided to stop and walked to Archie.
'Hya lad, you're early in the morning. Hunting on something ? '
'You can say it that way Golly. There are things I have to do but I don't know where to start with it.'Archie looked at the man who has been his whole live like a second dad for him. Deep in his heart he knew he could trust Golly.
'Golly ? Can you help me ?'
'Sure I can lad. I know what's going on in your mind. Molly told me'
Archie gave a deep sigh.
'So, do you know what my dad meant by that term :
look for the real Monarch of the Glen ? '
'I think I know Arch, I think I know. Come on, we have work to do'
Both the men didn't see that someone was watching to them through a binoculars.....
"Well what can you see dear girl?" asked Kilwillie eager for information..."I told you to bring your own binoculars," replied Katrina..and stop interrupting me.... well what do you know..Archies turned up..and..Golly's with him..what do you make of that?"
"I can see someone over there in the distance," cried Killwillie pointing to the other side of the moor where there was the distant figure of a man walking very swiftly.
Katrina turned to where Killwillie was pointing and looked through the binoculars. "It's that old fool, Donald MacDonald. He's wearing the most ridiculous clothes. Where does he think he is, the Sahara?"
"Oh never mind him, what's Golly doing with Archie?"
"Kilwillie, give me back my binoculars and stop laughing so loudly someone might hear you," snapped Katrina grabbing her binoculars. I'm so sorry," retorted Killwillie, tears streaming down his face.. "Oh that's..that's.. the funniest thing I've ever seen on the moor..haha..hehe oh I just wish I had a camera"
Even at that distance, Katrina and Kilwillie heard the yell as it hit the air. Suddenly Donald had disappeared completely off the face of the earth.
"Where's he gone? Has he fell down a hole? Where the devil has he disappeared to - the silly man!" exclaimed Kilwillie.
Katrina was impatient
"Never mind about him! Let's find Archie and Golly again and, no, we're not going to see what's happened to Donald - come on!"
'para, para, pam pam, lalalla la...la...la.
what's that ?'Donald put his hand just above his eyes to look better. There far away he saw the sun reflecting in something. He saw a man, oh it's Kilwillie, now he saw it better. And...oh that's that blond curled pregnant dog who's with him.
What are they doing together. He could see Kilwillie's laughing and pointing into his own direction. Is that man laughing with him ? That blond woman, Katrina is the name I thougt, is angry at him seems to me, she takes something out of his hand and..oh I see it's a binoculars, she looks through it now in another direction.
Donald follows the direction she's looking and now he see Archie and Golly walking overthere.
What's all going on ? Should I have to warn Archie that she's following him ?
When Donald saw the reflection of Kilwillie and Katrina he ducked down quickly into a thick clump of heather. " I know those two creatures will be up to no good..thought Donald..I must creep around the other side of the ridge to warn Archie and Golly.. I say this is a bit of an adventure...good practise for when I go abroad.
"I do say, I wonder if Donald is alright?" said Kilwillie.
"Will you stop going on about bloody Donald!" snapped Katrina.
"He might be hurt," suggested Kilwillie.
"Good!" came the short reply.
"You're all heart Katrina," he said, "Now tell me then, what is Archie doing?"
"Umm" muttered Golly thoughtfully touching the ground, then standing up and looking into the distance.
"Well Golly? what do you think?" asked Archie.
"I think ... that we're being watched, I keep seeing the glint of binoculars over there, and noises"
"Oh drat!" shouted Archie loudly.
"I think we'd better do this under the cover of darkness one night, lad, meanwhile.. let's lead them a merry dance shall we?"
Kilwillie was coming down the hills step by step, caus the form is his body didn't allow him to run quickly, and Katrina was following him.
At a certain moment Katrina stepped on a high stone and wrenched her ankle. She gave a short loud scream and sank down.
'what're you doing lass ?'Kilwillie turned around too quickly and wrenched his ankle too.
His scream was very loud, much louder as that of Katrina.
Donald heard the noise from another side of the hills and thought at himself 'Is that the sound of a new bird, an owl, a wolf ? Can't realy say what that is ? ' He followed his way into the direction of the noise.
At the other side Golly and Archie heard also Kilwillie's scream. They looked at eachother, what should they do ?
'Archie, I don't know what it is, but it can be at trick to catch us ?'
'Are you sure 'Archie asked. What should they do ? Archie wanted to go into the direction of the noise but Golly warned him not to do !
Donald had hauled his somewhat rotund figure out of the hole and had hobbled back to Glenbogle where he met Paul coming out of the house carrying a mug of hot coffee. Paul laughed out loud at the approaching 'explorer' who had grazed knees, grass stains on his back and was bright red in the face and clearly out of breath.
"What the hell are you doing dressed like that at this time of the morning, Captain Cook?" asked Paul laughing. He stopped laughing as Donald took the mug of coffee from his hands and drained it in one go.
"Thanks Paul I needed that," explained Donald as he handed the now empty mug back to Paul.
"You're welcome, Uncle," retorted Paul somewhat sarcasticly.
Donald then proceeded to explain the morning's events to Paul.
"There are a lot of people out of bed early this morning," said Paul after he'd heard Donald's tale, somewhat exaggerated of course to make it sound like he'd fallen down the Grand Canyon rather than a small hole.
"So what are Archie and Golly up to? What's Archie keeping from me this time?" wondered Paul. "And what's Kilwillie doing spying on them both with Katrina?"
"It's a fair mystery my boy," agreed Donald. "I'm going for a long bath, tell Ewan I'll need another cup of coffee and a bacon sandwich," he said with a gleem in his eye.
Paul watched Donald go into the house, and then turned to face a Glenbogle landrover. There seemed to be events happening on his estate that he knew nothing about. What should he do?
Whilst Donald strutted off in one direction, Paul stood scratching his head wondering what on earth was going on. He was just about to follow him when he saw Ewan and Amy running out from the old garages, obviously enjoying themselves.
"Eh you two! Here a minute!" he called to them, they stopped running and came over to him. Amy still giggling.
Paul looked from one to the other suspiciously.
"Do you two know what's going on around here today, something strange, everybody out this morning?"
Ewan shook his head "Sorry boss, I've been a wee bit busy with other things" he laughed and looked at Amy.
Paul frowned. "Yes, I can see you have, oh well - if you hear anything - let me know" he started to walk away "And, I hope all your chores are done, and you young lady, should be doing your revision - you're not on holiday yet you know"
"Right Paul" answered Amy cheekily saluting him.
Paul was fed up with it all. Secrecy everywhere. He thought instead of worrying about it he would go over the hills and find Iona.
Lexie had been crying for most of the day. She tried to hide to from Molly so kept out of the way and spent a lot of time just cuddling Jamie in their room.
She kept watching out for her Archie to return.
"Lexie dear," inquired Molly opening the door..Lexie what's wrong?" "Oh Molly..its awful..everythings terrible..cried Lexie clutching Jamie..we should never have left New Zealand...but I missed everyone so much..sob,sob but at least I would still have my husband." "Oh Lexie it's not what you think"..soothed Molly taking Jamie from Lexie and putting him in his cot.
Lexie was now crying uncontrollably. Molly took Lexie in her arms and held her tightly. "It's alright let it all out Lexie," said Molly softly with tears in her own eyes..is that a bit better?
Lexies crying subsided and she kissed Molly.
"Yes thanks Molly..I don't know why I keep crying at the drop of a hat..it started in New Zealand, I saw the doctor and she said I could have post natal depression..but it's been worse since I've been here..I feel so depressed..when will it ever stop? "
Molly felt terrible that Lexie did not know about the recent happenings at Glenbogle. She felt guilty that by hiding the truth it may make Lexies depression worse.
Molly then made another decision by herself. She told Lexie all about what was happening..and how Golly had followed Archie this morning.
"Oh Molly, replied Lexie I don't know whether I feel relieved or angry..why couldn't Arch tell me anyway..I'm his wife for goodness sake!"
'Well Archie knew about your depression and didn't want to cause you any more worry dear..but I'm beginning to realise that secrets are best out in the open," sighed Molly..."you see Hector had so many of them."....
After driving for a while Archie and Golly stopped to reassess the situation. "Looks like no ones taking the bait," said Golly...might as well turn back."
'Golly, tell me what you know about this so called treasure and finding the 'real monarch of the glen? said Archie.
"Well laddie," sighed Golly the story's like this...your grandfather(Hectors father) and Kilwillies father hatched a plan incase either estate was ever in financial difficullty. They collected their valuables..jewellery, priceless ornaments, gold bars even some vintage wine and whisky and ferried them over several weeks to the other side of the Loch placing them in a huge insulated metal chest, then sealed it for future prosperity. I know this because my father helped them bury it.
They drew up a location plan but became increasingly suspicious of each other..so they cut up the map into thirds and each man took a piece including my dad. It was meant to be a secret handed down from father to son. Only when the 3 pieces were put together would the location be revealed again..On top of the box was inscribed: The Real Monarchs of the Glen.
Well.. by and by someone else found out about it and lots went looking...it became a bit of a myth and then it all died down.
At a guess I would say that Kilwillie has his piece of the map....I've got mine stashed away...that leaves yours! didn't Hector ever tell you anything about it?"
Archie listened dumbfounded then sat shaking his head. "No, Archie finally blurted out, I heard it from my mother a few days ago." "Never mind laddie we'll sort it ou together," said Golly placing a reassuring hand on Archie's shoulder...Let's head home and have a good rummage around among Hectors old stuff."
"Just one more thing Golly," replied Archie suddenly springing to life...what has this got to do with Katrina and why is she so friendly with Kilwillie?"
"I have a feelin' Archie that Katrina's Grandad was working on the estate at the time and, he was a bit of a lad by all accounts - not to be trusted you understand, so maybe, just maybe she may have heard about the myth through her parents, I don't rightly know"
In the meantime Kilwillie and Katrina hopped together very slowly to Kilwillie's place. katrina thought at herself what have I started with. but I must go on ! I want it all, and if possible incluided the man I always wanted !
'pff, I am glad we're back home, Badger !'
'Yes my Lord, oh my Lord what happened with you, sit down, shall I get something to drink my Lord, and also for you my Lady ?'
'Yes please Badger and find some tape for my ankle if you want, come on hurry up !'
'I really wonder what Golly and Archie are doing' Katrina said deep in thoughts, while rubbing over her ankle. 'We must go on to find them !'
Kilwillie looked at her as he would say, please not now, I'm tired. 'Can we go on another time Katrina, I hardly can walk anymore!'
He frightened of the dark look on her face.
'No I can't wait. As soon as Badger has taped my ankle I'm off to find out where they are. I must find them and you know why before it's to late ! '
It did not take Paul long to find Iona, she was trying to pull a sheep out of the ditch, the silly thing had slipped down deep into the mud. Paul instantly tried to help her and between them the sheep was soon back with the flock.
Paul and Iona sat for a moment on the style of the field to get their breath back.
"So much secrecy going at home, don't know what's happening. There's Lexie going around crying, Molly comforting her - I think it's to do with Archie but I can't be sure, I'm positive Archie wouldn't upset her or intentionally hurt her. Donald's being mighty cagey, won't tell me a thing! Amy and Ewan need watching, I'm not sure I can trust Ewan with Amy although they seem sensible enough"
"They just seem to have fun together, they're young, you worry too much!" smiled Iona at his side.
"Yeah, maybe. Anyway, it would be nice to be included in whatever's happening, I feel a bit... you know.. left out"
"Still we have the wedding to arrange, plenty to keep ourselves occupied, eh?"
"Yeah!" he looked into her blue eyes and smiled.
Meanwhile back in Glenbogle garden Jess and Duncan were going about their tasks. Suddenly Duncan stopped."Hey Jess...listen up, did you hear that wailing up by the house?" "Aye and I can just hear Molly as well...we better take a quick look upstairs," replied Jess.
As they ascended the stairs Jess could hear Cameron niggling and banging his rattle on the cot bars. "Hey little brother," said Jess lifting Cameron from his cot. He beamed a big smile at her....just the way his mother Meg used to. " He's all wet," observed Duncan...do you think he needs a nappy change?" "That's dribble from teething Duncan, nappies go on...down below and as you're offering... here's a clean nappy and when you've done with that..give him a rusk to chew on...mind you wash your hands, laughed Jess. "Err..well if I must," replied Duncan making a face. 'Well go on Dunc...it'll be good practise for later on!" "Later on," quizzed Duncan...I'm not changing him again if he wets this one!"
"You know what I mean Duncan," replied Jess winking at him...and I love your sexy kilt!"
"You're a tease Jess MacKenzie," grinned Duncan.
"Aye and I better go and see what's up with Lexie and Molly..here take Cam for me will you?" laughed Jess.
Meanwhile, Ewan was kissing Amy passionately. He thought they were well hidden behind an old tree but all of a sudden Donald came bursting in on their fun.
"Ah, I've found you!" cried Donald with a massive smile, clearly enjoying disturbing their peace.
"Aye, so you have, what do ye want?" asked Ewan crossly, "I'm busy."
"I can see that dear boy, but we must prepare."
"Prepare for what?" asked Ewan apprehensively.
"For our adventures in the colonies of course."
"You're serious about New Zealand then?" asked Amy.
"Serious? Of course I'm serious," replied Donald with a wave of his hand. "Never been more serious in my life."
"And you want us to come with ye?" said Ewan.
"Of course dear boy!" replied Donald putting his arm around the boy who clearly would have preffered it if it was Amy putting his arm around him. "I'll need someone to carry my bags and make the sandwiches of course!"
"Oh aye?" said Amy suspiciously. She knew the old man was joking with them.
"No, alright then, I want you to come with me," levelled Donald as he sat down on a rock. "I want you to see the world. I've done a lot of travelling my self, there's so much to see. But you've got to leave while you're young. If you don't go now in 50 years time you'll cooking young Jamie's tea, but he wont be so young then. I left Glenbogle a long time ago. I saw the sights and then I came home when it was right for me to return. If you want to travel, if you want to see more than just Gelnbogle, then now's the time to do it. And that's why I want you to come with me"
Ewan and Amy looked at Donald, unsure of what to say.
"That was a very impressive speach Donald," said Amy at last.
"Thank you my dear. I like to think that while most of the time I talk utter garbage, every now and again I say something sensible."
"You're too hard on yourself Donald." said Ewan.
"So you will come then?"
"What did we say last night at dinner Donald?" replied Amy with a smile.
"Hooray!" cried Donald MacDonald.
The three friends walked back to the house together.
"You know we've got a lot to do before we head out on our great exploration," warned Donald.
"You mean a bit of hiking, Donald, stuff like that?" asked Amy.
"Survival skills," said Donald simply.
"Survival skills?" questioned Ewan.
"Lets not start that again my boy! Donald said turning to Ewan. "If we're going to survive in the deepest depths of New Zealand we need to know some basic survival skills."
"Like how to kill and eat a Koala?" asked Ewan.
"Koalas aren't from New Zealand!" laughed Amy.
"Who knows what we might meet..." said Donald mysteriously.
"So we're not going on an international booze cruise then?" asked Ewan.
"I wont dignify that with an answer!" replied Donald gruffly.
"OK, but just as long as we don't have to dress up like you were this morning," said Ewan cheakily.
"I don't know what you mean!" protested Donald.
"We saw Paul earlier," explained Amy. "By the way, do you know what was going on with Archie and Golly this morning? Paul seemed very concerned over coffee."
"Ah, a most perplexing mystery," said Donald. "Come inside my friends, and I shall tell you what I know."
"That shouldn't take long!" Ewan whispered Ewan to Amy.
"Oh Molly, I'm feeling so much better now that you've told me, for a minute there I thought...you know, Katrina and he ..were.."
"Stuff and nonsense, dear! You really must start trusting Archie, now please relax a while" said Molly patting Lexie's hand.
"What I'd like to do is, perhaps, go find Archie or see what's going on, but with Jamie here .."
"Leave him with me, dear, he'll be fine with me and Cameron, go on! off you go! it'll do you good to get out for a little while - he'll be quite safe!"
Lexie did not need telling twice, she ran downstairs.
About an hour or so later, Molly's yawned and fell asleep, Cameron was nearby and little Jamie was by the door in his carry cot.
Katrina had come back to speak to Archie again at the house, she peeked into each room looking for him quietly.
She could see the sleeping babies and Molly looked as if she had dozed off.
Oh how beautiful Archie's baby was. Perhaps I could just have a cuddle - she thought, he was really sound asleep. He only whimpered as she lifted him out of his carry cot.
"Oh my beauty, you could have been mine you know"
She marvelled at his beautiful black hair, how warm he was, she could craddle him forever.
"Your parents can be very silly billies sometimes," said Molly holding Jamie in her arms, "but they do love you." Molly kissed Jamie on the forehead. "We all do. Now come and say hello to Cameron."
[ OK, two messages at the same time! Mine should go between Marie's two parts of the story. ]
"ooh, hush now little one" Katrina rocked Jamie gently in her arms. She would love to sit down somewhere with him.
"Come along, let's just find a nice armchair to sit in shall we, my love?"
She silently went out of the room, Molly was still sleeping.
Katrina didn't realize which feelings were growing in her holding this little baby. She dreamed of once having her own little child. Only to find the right man was only the problem now. Why did Archie leave her alone ? she kissed the baby on his forehead while there was a plan coming up in her mind.
In the hall she found a big shawl. she put Jamie down and wrapped the shawl around him. Jamie started crying a little bit. 'Oh, sst quiet my dear' she comforted him. Then she returned to her car with Jamie and put him very carefully on the backseat.
She stepped in her car and started driving away.
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ASAP Rocky's Lawyer Refutes Reports Of 'inhumane' Prison Conditions
by Gwen Vasquez
in Life&Culture
— Июл 12, 2019
In early July, A$AP Rocky was in Sweden as he prepared for his upcoming set. The two young men followed A$AP Rocky and his crew relentlessly and even threw a projectile at the security. And within the second video, he's caught accusing the boys of hitting his safety guards.
Brzezinski, the son of the legendary political scientist and presidential adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski and the brother of MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, saw a racist undertone in the brawl involving ASAP Rocky and suggested that the artist was "clearly provoked", yet acted with "great restraint".
A$AP Rocky poses for photographers upon arrival at the amfAR charity gala during the Cannes 70th worldwide film festival, Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 25, 2017.
The tensions stem from a TMZ report in which sources close to the MC's case told the news organization of feces tossed around by a neighboring inmate with mental issues, frightful food, as well as having to sleep on a yoga mat, being fed only an apple daily and given dirty drinking water.
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After being arrested on the assault charges, Rocky has been detained and is being held for two more weeks before receiving a trial. He has additionally confronted a lack of $1 billion lately due to imprisonment. They urged followers to sign their name on the matter tweeting, "Stand in support and request Rocky's release from Swedish officials!".
Nonetheless, Rocky continues to receive overwhelming support from his fans and peers.
We are with you bro. "As for what will happen next, Rocky's lawyer told Pitchfork in an email, "...
We hope Rocky gets out of the hell he has been caged in and we hope to see him rapping around the stage with a mic in hands soon.
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Tom Brady and Gronk reunited on the field on Monday for a private workout at UCLA, according to MassLive.com's Andrew Callahan. I mean I can't really say how I'm going to feel about it when the games start rolling around and everything.
Teuns wins Tour's first summit finish as Ciccone takes yellow
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Manchester United and Inter €13.5m apart in valuation of Romelu Lukaku
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Vatican finds only empty graves in search for body of Emanuela Orlandi
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Russia delivers parts of advanced missile system to Turkey challenging NATO alliance
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Lowland S. America (Excel)
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Comparative Human Life History (xls)
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Database for Indigenous Cultural Evolution (DICE)
Figure caption: The world’s 6,939 languages colored by language family
Studies of cultural adaptation and evolution are important for advancing our knowledge of what it means to be human and to help us move towards a richer explanation of human variation. Linguistic phylogenies based on basic vocabulary words are extremely useful for understanding trajectories of cultural change that led to the diversity of human cultural variation around the world. While considerable progress has been made in understanding cultural evolution using linguistic phylogenies, rigorous phylogenetic methods have not been previously applied in a systematic fashion to all of the world’s language families using a broad array of cultural variables. The Database for Indigenous Cultural Evolution (DICE) aims to fill this need by providing a comprehensive open-access database of human cultural variation.
DICE is being assembled by University of Missouri students under the direction of Rob Walker and includes datasets and questionnaires describing cultural variation around the world. The final goal is to include information for all of the world’s cultures. Anyone wanting to contribute cultural data (download questionnaire template in pdf), and/or to correct any of the data contained herein, especially those with first hand field experience or extensive knowledge of relevant literature, are encouraged to send information to Rob Walker at walkerro@missouri.edu.
Opportunities for Students
Students interested in filling out ethnographic questionnaires are encouraged to contact Rob Walker (walkerro@missouri.edu). Duties involve web and library searches to compile ethnographic information. Benefits include hands-on research experience, college credit (Anthro 2950 Research Skills in Anthropology, 1-3 credit hours), and potential authorship on scientific articles. Helpful tips and websites for quickly finding cultural information are available here (pdf).
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MAGICAL MYANMAR
After 50 years of isolation, Myanmar – formerly known as Burma – began opening up to tourists in 2012. Because the tourism industry’s still developing, the country offers a very authentic
travel experience, with locals wearing traditional garments and no Western franchises in sight. The most famous landmark is Bagan, a mythical ancient city which is home to more than
2 000 breathtaking Buddhist temples, pagodas and stupas towering over green plains. You can explore this archeological wonder by renting a bicycle and getting lost in the magnificent maze of monuments.
The best way to witness the sheer scale of
the archeological site is by floating above the monuments in a hot-air balloon – preferably at dawn or sunset.
Visit: www.visit-bagan.com
ALADDIN’S CAVE
Son Doong, the world’s biggest cave, is situated in central Vietnam. At over 8,8km long, it’s so large that it’s home to a jungle and a river and could fit a 40-storey skyscraper within its walls!
While a local man discovered the entrance to the cave in 1991, British cavers were the first to explore it in 2009. Tour company Oxalis began running trail tours of the cave a few years later.
It takes six days and a team of more than 25 porters, safety experts and
guides to traverse the length of the cave. The landscape’s truly otherworldly, with gigantic stalagmites, stalactites and fascinating flora and fauna. The popular tour has a six-month waiting list.
For those seeking something more accessible, there are a number of caving tours in the region, including a 7km trek through Paradise Cave or a trip to Hang Toi (“Dark Cave”), which includes a kayak across a river and a swim to the deepest part of the cave. Visit: www.phong-nha-cave.com
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