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Poland Amends Controversial Holocaust Law
Millions of Jews were exterminated in camps in Poland, including Auschwitz. Photo: AFP
Poland on Wednesday amended a controversial Holocaust law that sparked outrage in Israel by imposing jail terms on anyone claiming the government was responsible for Nazi German war crimes.
The amendment removes fines or criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for anyone found guilty of ascribing Nazi crimes to the Polish nation or state.
Lawmakers in Poland’s right-wing dominated lower house of parliament voted 388 in favour of the amendment, with 25 against and five abstentions.
The Senate is expected to adopt the amendment later on Wednesday before it is signed into law by the president.
Poland’s right-wing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposed the changes out of the blue earlier on Wednesday, telling MPs that the criminal penalties had “stirred so much controversy they began to be counterproductive.”
The law, passed by Poland’s Senate in February made it a criminal offense to ascribe “responsibility or co-responsibility to the Polish nation or state for crimes committed by the German Third Reich.”
Polish Parliament just took a welcome step, ending criminal penalties in earlier, misguided #IPN legislation about #Poland & Holocaust era. As long-time friends of Poland, this is an important advance for ties among Poland, #Israel & Jewish world. @PolandMFA @PolishEmbassyUS
— AJC (@AJCGlobal) June 27, 2018
The main aim of the legislation was to prevent people from describing Nazi German death camps in Poland, such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, as Polish. But the jail terms included in the law ignited an unprecedented diplomatic row with Israel and demands for the recall of Israel’s ambassador in Warsaw.
Israel expressed deep concern that the legislation could open the door to prosecuting Holocaust survivors for their testimony should it concern the involvement of individual Poles for allegedly killing or giving up Jews to the Germans.
Israel also saw it as a bid to deny the participation of individual Poles in killing Jews or handing them over to the Nazis.
Poland’s government faced international criticism over the law, which it insists was meant to protect Poland from false accusations of complicity in the Holocaust.
Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany in World War II, losing six million of its citizens, including three million Jews.
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Twitter no longer shows embedded tweets on its web service
by Jon Russell — in Twitter
There’s bad news for Twitter users who appreciated Twitter.com showing embedded tweets, as the feature now appears to have been removed.
Back in July, we spotted that embeds were appearing on the desktop version of Twitter — having first been introduced via Twitter’s mobile apps. But now the neat summary box has disappeared, though it remains visible in the official Twitter apps for Android and iOS.
Here’s how it was before on Twitter.com:
But now this is all you get:
So while you can still tweet links to tweets, they won’t be previewed on Twitter.com — which means they are less likely to catch people’s eyes and draw attention, unless they are viewing Twitter from its mobile apps.
Twitter didn’t make a big deal about tweet embeds — it didn’t respond to comment when the feature was introduced, and there was no blog post announcing it — but the feature will be missed. It provided a way to comment on topics and issues without eating into the limited 140 characters of space with links, credit for retweets, etc.
Over in China, Weibo uses a similar ‘retweet as comment’ feature, but it seems that Twitter has lost interest in it… for now at least. Although given Twitter’s propensity to tinker with its service, we’re hopeful that the feature will return, perhaps in a different guise.
We’ve contacted Twitter for comment.
Thumbnail image via AFP / Getty Images — hat tip @bangkokdave
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October 2, 2018 James Morgan Apple Hill, Ontario, Vankleek Hill music, recording, singer-songwriter, Yvon Leroux
Yvon Leroux is what could be called a homegrown singer-songwriter. The Apple Hill area resident grew up around music and spent many years as a dairy farmer. Those experiences have shaped his burgeoning career in music and his new and first album, New Ground.
It’s difficult to put Leroux into a particular musical genre. “It’s in between,” country and rock and roll, Leroux said. Indeed, his inspirations do come from musicians in both categories, including some that became known for their fusion of country and rock influences in their work. It’s easy to listen to tracks from New Ground and hear influences of classic rock, classic country, and outlaw country. There’s a bit of Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Waylon Jennings, and George Jones in every song. Leroux has used those influences though and made an album that sounds all his own. The track This Is Love has already received airplay on 30 radio stations across Canada. On April 2 this year, Leroux was among the top 10 most active independent artists in Canada that week.
New Ground has a high-quality professional sound. It easily could have been laid down in a big city studio with session musicians, but it was recorded at B-Hive studio Vankleek Hill with Mike Seguin-Lavigne as producer and engineer. Leroux also collaborated with Brian Monty, a respected luthier (guitar builder) from St-Eugène and was honoured to use a guitar made by Monty during the recording sessions. Leroux said he was comfortable and enjoyed recording the album. “I’d never been in a studio before,” he said.
Yvon Leroux’s previous performance experiences have been playing in cover bands at local bars. In 2019, he’s planning to tour at fairs and festivals both in the surrounding region and further afield. Leroux also wants to promote the fact there are so many good musicians in the local area, as his own work and recording experience has proven. “There’s so much good talent around here, it’s unbelievable,” he said.
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Elizabeth Moon’s Divided Allegiance
Posted by André J. Powell in Reading, Review, Writing
Elizabeth Moon, Fantasy, Reading
Divided Allegiance by Elizabeth Moon
I enjoyed this volume of Paksennarion’s story and despite some misgivings have become invested enough in the character to pursue her tale in Oath of Gold. Moon’s style matured much between January ’88’s The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter and this volume published in October of ’88. I noticed it most in the superior dialogue of Divided Allegiance. While it still had a long way to go before it would sound as good as it will in her later Esmay and Heris novels, it seemed to me a marked improvement over her first novel.
With the perspective of years, I found the abundance of DnD and Tolkien inspired tropes a bit tedious. At the time however, this was the rage and much of the book’s events could easily have been inspired by a table-top pen-and-paper RPG campaign. Acrya has many similarities with Lolith; the evil iynisin are but drow once removed, and her tombs and ruins are filled with ‘dungeon crawl’ fodder: demon possessed elves, traps, minions and magic. I usually go out of my way to avoid stories that rely heavily on Orcs, Elves and Dwarves but by the time they showed up in force, I was too deep into the storytelling to pull out. And even though this is a testament to her good characterization and plot, I do wish she could have woven a fantasy tale without the need for such. It’s what I enjoyed most about the first book.
I found myself reacting emotionally more to Pak’s clashes with other humans than I did concerning her encounters with the demi-humans. Moon’s writing seemed more authentic and considered in such situations. I wonder if this isn’t why I noticed the improvement in her dialogue. Paks in conversation with her human friends was much more convincing than when she was speaking to her demi-human companions. Indeed, I found myself more engaged and concerned about her relationship with “Socks” than I did about her encounter with the evil iynisin.
I think, there is a lesson here for my own writing.
While it is arguable that the presence of such archetypes and tropes is the very stuff of fantasy, they can come off as ineffective and redundant if handled poorly. For example, in many modern fantasies, The Sword of Shannara and Eragon comes to mind, these motifs are presented as if the author is counting on the audience to bring to the reading experience a whole set of preconceived ideas and notions about them, relying on the trope rather than on originality. This is a gamble if not handle in a more creative manner. On one hand those who love such things, those looking for a reading experience similar to, say, Tolkien, will accept it without question. On the other, the author runs the risk of alienating readers like myself who want more wonder, surprise and awe than another attempt at Tolkien. This is not because I believe Tolkien wrote the definitive version of orcs, elves and dwarves but because so many authors try to present them in Tolkienesque fashion.
I need to remember that it isn’t enough to present a wizard or a unicorn or a magic scroll to my readers and hope that they get it. Such things need to be carefully developed and fed to the audience with deliberation and forethought. For all that, Moon did a fare job of presenting her topes with budding originality and obvious care. Still, I hope she kept Pak’s encounters with them to a minimum in Oath of Gold.
Elizabeth Moon’s The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter
Posted by André J. Powell in Reading, Review
Books, Elizabeth Moon, Fantasy
Sheepfarmer’s Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
I enjoyed this book very much, but then I like military fantasy. The beginning chapters that treat Pak’s training and establishing herself within a mercenary company, may seem long and slow to those who enjoy more paranormal/superhero-television inspired pop-fantasy, but for those who understand that joining a successful military unit has its own arc and logic and are at peace with that, this book may satisfy the craving.
That being said, some of the combat descriptions are less than unique, I.E. individual. Some of them come across as verbal landscape devoid of landmarks and rather interchangeable. Very little sets one battle off from another. The violence of war is very carefully described and clean…almost choreographed and comes off as a bit bland. I just finished Branden Cornwell’s The Archer’s Tale and think back on his Agincourt and the comparison of combat descriptions there leaves those in The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter rather insipid.
I believe this maybe due to The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter being an early attempt at the genre and her (I think) first novel. I have no doubt things will take on greater depth and more vivid description as the series continues. I was completely satisfied with her Esimay Suiza Once a Hero series which was written nearly a decade later [I have not read the preceding three Serrano’s Legacy books, but I plan to].
All that aside, however, I like a tale of someone rising from obscurity to success with harrowing character-shaping obstacles along the way to give them growth and grit. I am eager to read the next installment and look forward to enjoying Pak’s continued development…as well as Moon’s.
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Tag: British Columbia
How Two Storms Dancing in the Pacific Will Impact…
by Troy Boone
What is a dancing storm? Good question. The Fujiwara effect “dancing storms” refers to the interaction between two cyclonic vortices. When two low-pressure systems near each other, they begin to orbit one another around a mid-point separating the two systems. The effect gets its nickname from the interaction of two systems appearing to “dance” around one another. Read more here.
A pair of systems interacting in the Gulf of Alaska through the weekend. By Saturday afternoon, the systems merge into one stronger storm and stall in the Gulf. Heralding waves of precipitation & unsettled conditions along the coast.
WINDY DAY SATURDAY ALONG THE HAIDA GWAII ARCHIPELAGO
Southeasterly winds will pick-up along the channel separating the islands and the Mainland, Saturday. The most powerful wind & waves will remain off-shore. Still, gusty winds & rainfall along Vancouver Island and the Archipelago will lead to a lousy day. Wind gusts between 60-90km/h are likely.
WET ALONG THE COAST WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS
An unsettled couple of days across the Lower Mainland & Vancouver Island. 25-35mm of rainfall is expected across Vancouver & Victoria through Friday & Saturday. This will be a beneficial rainfall across the region, where its been an unusually-dry start to spring. Unfortunately, the rainfall isn’t expected to penetrate far enough into the interior to bring any relief to the dry conditions.
Projected Rainfall through the weekend.
A more prolonged and significant rainfall is expected along Western sections of Vancouver Island. 40-70mm of rainfall is expected by the end of the day Saturday. The mountain peaks along the coast will see heavy snow – mixing or light accumulation is possible along sections of Highway 19.
Heavy snow expected above 1500m.
Major Snowstorm Slices Through British Columbia & the Prairies
A Major Pattern reversal is underway across Western Canada. Cold air will descend from Northern Canada beginning Friday, coinciding with an extended period of heavy snowfall.
Our forecasting team will be closely monitoring the progression a major winter storm beginning Thursday evening. The Winter Storm isn’t expected to bring heavy snowfall rates, but rather an extended period of light-moderate snow over the next 48 hours.
The heaviest snowfall totals are expected through the Rockies; across British Columbia and Alberta. Where in excess of 50cm of snow is expected to fall. Even major cities, such as Edmonton won’t escape the wintry weather. With 30 or more centimeters projected to fall, over the next couple days.
Projected Snowfall Totals through Saturday PM
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British Columbia Prepares for the Wildfire Season
As the sun sets a helicopter prepares to dump water on a blaze near Williams Lake, BC Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Jason Payne – Vancouver Sun
After a devastating forest fire season in 2017, tougher penalties in an effort to reduce wildfire risk, have been made law this year – ahead of the dry season. Read more about new failure to comply measures put into law.
It is common for summer temperatures to peak between 30-35 degrees Celsius during the summer months in the Southern Interior. Coupled with long stretches of dry, sunny weather, and low relative humidity.
Fire Rating July 17th, 2018. Natural Resources Canada.
Hot and dry weather will be the story through the beginning of this week with the Southern Interior reaching the low 30s. In Kamloops, an air quality statement, together with a heat warning have been issued. A respite from the heat is expected mid-week with the arrival of upper-level trough.
As early as Thursday & Friday, cooler temperatures will spread across the Interior. A chance of rain and cloudier conditions will be welcomed in some communities – but others who see lightning could see new fires.
Current forest fires burning in British Columbia.
On Vancouver Island, sunny and pleasant conditions are expected to persistent for many days. Coupled with low-humidity, the Victoria vicinity will see rising fire ratings.
Unfortunately, high-pressure will return to British Columbia next week. Temperatures will once again soar into the high 20s or 30s. The dry season may persist well into August this year.
British Columbia Coastal Snow: Including City of Vancouver
by Jordin Lantos
A trough of low pressure is determined to impede coastal regions of British Columbia, including the city of Vancouver and vicinity.
Snow will begin Friday morning and continue through the majority of the day across the aforementioned province. Snow will further linger in the form of flurries through early Saturday morning, bringing in light accumulations to what accumulated as a majority, through the day on Friday.
The city of Vancouver and vicinity will receive accumulating snow and lengthier commutes should be expected.
Regions along the immediate coast will receive the lower-end of the amounts listed in the “legend”, while regions further inland will receive amounts synonymous to the higher-end of the amounts depicted.
Gusty winds across the entire region will be of concern for localized blowing snow.
Be prepared for rapidly accumulating snow and deteriorating conditions across coastal regions and major Metropolitan regions.
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Death Game (1977) Daddy Issues aka: Don’t let your Dick make it a Predicament
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“This motion picture is based on a true story. It should serve to remind us that fate allows no man to insulate himself against the evil which pervades our society.” – opening title to Death Game (1977)
Dear Penthouse Forum,
My wife and kid were out of town and I was all alone in my immaculately maintained mansion that my high ranking position at a well-to-do white collar job affords me. I was minding my own business, listening to some records, enjoying the bachelore lifestyle one dark and stormy night when all of a sudden a rapping came at my front door. It was two gorgeous blondes, soaking wet looking to use my phone. I didn’t want to send them back out into the cold stormy night, so I invited them in to use our family telephone and dry themselves off. I mean…it’s the decent thing to do, right? I never for a second had any intention of sticking my penis in either of these blossoming young women…Not a single thought of it…
So commences the simple, provocative, male fantasy the initiates the 1977 horror film, Death Game aka: The Seducers. The film that genuinely gives you a boner and then savagely tears it away, smacks you across the face with it and leaves you standing in your shame. Loving, caring family man and business man, George Manning (Seymour Cassel, Max Fisher’s Dad from Rushmore), is on his own for the next couple nights. See, his wife had to go on an emergency trip to take care of their young son whose appendix ruptured while staying with his Grandparents on summer vacation. While at home along in his expensive west coast home a storm rolls in, and with it, two young women, who claim to have lost their way while trying to find a party. Soaked to the bone, they ask to use George’s phone. He kindly obliges them and gives them robes so that they may dry off.
The two nubile, shapely, incredibly attractive young ladies are Jackson (Sondra Locke) and Donna (Colleen “HELLOOOOO NURSE!” Camp) and after lounging by the fire side with George and listening to records, Agatha and Donna strip nude and lure George into and threesome in the downstairs bathroom…which has an enormous jacuzzi tub and a fucking sauna. George is loaded, Gang. George puts up a minor struggle before dropping trou and getting wet wild with the two luscious vixens. Now, I never figured in my wildest dreams that I’d ever watch the Dad from Rushmore in a hot as balls threesome sequence with the likes of Ms. Locke and my long standing wet dream Colleen Camp, but I can say this, it is a pretty amazing spectacle to behold.
Soon comes the morning, and George finds that Jackson and Donna making a mess in the kitchen as they make a sloppy, disgusting breakfast. They spill food and shit all over the house, destroy expensive stereo equipment, smear food on themselves and act like little psychotic hyperactive kids from Hell as we watch reality start to sink in on George’s face. Donna has even grown a strange, unhealthy attraction to George and has begun calling him, “Daddy.” Gang, this is not good. After threatening to call the police, Jackson and Donna agree to let George drive them to the bus station only to break it no his house later, assault George, tie him up and torture the bastard for the rest of the weekend all while screaming about “Daddy.” Late in the evening Jackson and Donna decide to hold a mock court and put George on trial, accusing him or rape and perversion. George is allowed to defend himself, claiming that his family needs him. The mock court deliberates and find George guilty as charged and will be executed at dawn which is counted down by hour glass.
Now, earlier in the film we see George lovingly spend time with his wife. The two are obviously in love with one another, enjoy each other’s company. He speaks on the phone sweetly to his son. It;s not like George is an abusive, inattentive, cold scum bag. He’s a average guy living the good life. He has everything he could possibly want right at his finger tips. He is happy and content, but never the less, welcomes the sexual attention of the wet, slinky, bosomy foxes who show up on his doorstep while his faithful wife is away. George is never perceived as a bad guy, just the typical man. Death Game implies that the average Joe, when confronted with two dripping wet nekkid seductresses would, when push come to in-out-in out, give in and start log jammin’. No questions asked. And then they throw the pussy out the window. Literally. It;s pretty awesome.
Jackson and Donna quickly turn from being a straight male fantasy (booty to be plundered) to being sinister, embarrassing reminders of the dark side of our carnal lusts and the damage giving into these animalistic wants can incur. The two girls become a threat to Georges safe and happy life. They threaten to destroy his reputation in the community, end his marriage and tear apart his family, even his awesome house is at stake. Jackson and Donna are the darkest side to the male sexual fantasy of getting away with an affair and, in the eyes of Death Game, exposes men as incapable of being trusted and willing to throw everything away for the possibility of a scott free fuck on the side.
Whether or not you agree with Death Game’s thesis, it mercilessly pounds it’s point home as George, a pillar of his community, falls prey to his own sexual desires. Sure, we are witness to images of Jackson as she she bites into a juicy red apple and looking every bit the seductive serpent found in the garden of Eden, but the responsibility for everything that happens to him falls solely on George, who was led by the yearning of his throbbing lower appendage. The two young ladies, who claim to be underage after spreading ’em for George, are clearly insane and deeply scarred, one assumes, due to sexual abuse by the hands of their Fathers. It’s something heavily implied in the subtext of Death Game, and it’s not too subtle, either. One listen to the film’s opening song “Good Old Dad” will clue you in to what kind of nasty subject matter we’re dealing with here and the apparent feminist underpinnings of Death Game’s story.
One of my favorite aspects of Death Game is the way the film’s director, Peter S Traynor, utilizes the male gaze to arouse our voyeuristic impulses as soon as Jackson and Donna arrive at George’s door. We are treated and teased with brief glimpses of Jackson’s bare legs and her panties under her robe, a momentary view of Donna’s impressive cleavage, as we begin to view the two as sexual objects, just as George sees them. This is done seamlessly, efficiently and masterfully. We become around along with George. All three of our central character meld together as images overlap one another during their threesome and all seems right, everything perfect, wonderful, a fantasy made flesh.
But, as often seems to occur with these forms of encounters, in the unforgiving first light of morning, reality has a way of annihilating perception of perfection.
Jackson and Donna usurp George’s male authority in his own home, dominating him both mentally and physically in a series of brutal, sadistic, set pieces. Ultimately, Death Game drives it’s grueling, nasty, (and feminist) take on the man’s true nature home. Donna and Jackson could have knocked on any of George’s neighbor’s door, randomly selected, met any man and the exact same scenario could have taken place. What I believe the message Death Game is trying to deliver is that the real horror, the real evil of is not coming from Jackson and Donna, no, they are a result of sexual objectification and abuse in our society. George could be any man whose desires have gotten the better of him, and Death Game associates that failing with Jackson and Donna’s psychotic and homicidal nature.
You can love or hate, take or leave the feminist politics inherent in Death Game, but you cannot deny how fucking excellent the film is. Sure, the ending is more than a little abrupt and out of left field, but otherwise, the performances are phenomenal and it is directed with precision, skill, and nuance. It manages to both titillate, terrify and leave your pulse racing. But, something I appreciate far more than this, it’s a horror flick that boldly starts a discussion. Death Game is a brilliant film that drudges up the subject of sexual politics and it’s most taboo, discomforting points. The ones we seldom like to bring up or discuss in polite society, again, reinforcing why I pledge my eternal love to horror in all it’s forms. It is not an escape, it is not an exit, it is a long, often deeply disconcerting look in the mirror forcing us to face and question who we are as individuals and as a whole.
Death Game is a damn fine slice of psycho sexual horror and one I cannot dent makes me feel wonderfully, helplessly uncomfortable. I would love for one of The Trash Cinema Collective to show this to either their prospective girlfriend or boyfriend on a first date. Please do, and let me know the outcome.
Also, Colleen Camp, The Trash Cinema Collective salutes. She is one HEALTHY girl!
I award Death Game FOUR AND A HALF out of FIVE Dumpster Nuggets.
Watch it with someone you’re sure of. Here’s hoping the upcoming Eli Roth produced remake “Knock, Knock” starring Keanu Reeves *snicker* prompts someone to release a remastered copy of Death Game. Let me tell ya, my DVD of this flick looks like someone shoved the VHS tape up a horses ass and then transferred it directly to a DVD. Really, it looks terrible. Can someone please release a cleaned up copy of this one? Much obliged.
You’re Next (2011) Warm Blood & Rich People…plus a short essay on slasher cinema history
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The late 60’s through the 1970’s were the golden years for American horror cinema. Not only were young, truly talented filmmakers delivering inspired pieces of art, they gave cinema indispensable time capsules of the days troubled times and the lasting, horrifying impact of our actions on not only the inhabitants of our nation, but the world. films such as Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”, George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead”, Wes Craven’s “Last House on the Left”, John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and many others illustrated , the brutality both at home and abroad as peaceful protesters were gunned down by our National Guard in cold blood, blacks in our country were beaten and murdered by our police officials, our brothers, sons, husbands and Fathers were being drafted to serve in a wildly unpopular war and the hippie movement had given way to disillusionment in the wake of Charles Manson and Free Love regrettably spread venereal disease like wild fire through the loins of our nation. Independent horror cinema had never been more vital, more important in our country as it was during this era. Horror was the purest illustration, the unfettered subconscious, of our society.
Soon the 1980’s were ushered in and movies such as “Halloween” and “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”, which had proven incredibly profitable, gave way to a sub-genre known as the “slasher” genre, which gained a foothold in this decade and squeezed as much blood out of the concept as possible. John Carpenter’s Halloween became a franchise, Sean Cunningham’s “Friday the 13th” spawned a series of films repeating the same formula for over 20 years, and Wes Craven delivered a trail blazing, brilliant, post Vietnam horror film in “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, but it was soon watered down into a franchisable commodity. Slasher horror films became a staple of the decade as they proved to be resoundingly profitable for studios, and sequels that regurgitated the story on repeat could be relied upon to turn a profit. It was fun while it lasted, and some pretty damn great slasher films were produced during the decade, but gradually, a form of horror that had once shown us how fucked up our system was, had been yuppified and sold out. The films became less of a societal rorshach test, and more like a series of Saturday morning cartoon adventure. Hell, it was the 1980’s in a capitalist country! As George “Buck” Flowers said in John Carpenter’s 1988 science fiction masterpiece, “They Live”, “We all sell out every day, might as well be on the winning team!”
But by the end of 80’s the slasher formula had grown as stale as a year old box of opened and then forgotten about croutons in the pantry, and by 1990, many folks deemed the sub-genre dead.
BUT THEN CAME POST-MODERN SLASHERS! Ushered in by Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, and to a much greater extent, his “Scream” franchise, which replaced the usual gang of teenagers ready for the chop, with teenage characters who have been raised in the VHS generation and are completely aware of the slasher formula, it’s cliches and it’s caveats and are loaded up and ready with quips, jokes and references to horror movies history! The resurrection of the slasher genre was given life thanks to the ever increasing knowledge and awareness of the audience who had spent their youths combing through video rental stores and boning up on their horror movie knowledge. Two decades earlier, it was Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” who had been savaging the cinema while wearing the remains of his victims. Now, in the 1990’s, the filmmakers were the one’s wearing the remains of the genre’s past and exploiting it as a joke and laughing at the power these movies once, and to the viewer willing to watch without a jaded eye, still contain.
But, there are only so many in-jokes you can make about the genre before Post Modern gives way to straight up spoofs like the Wayans Brother’s brain dead “Scary Movie” franchise. Oh, what has post modern horror wrought?
In the mid 2000’s, after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, and the War in Iraq marched on with seemingly no plan and no end in sight under the George W. Bush administration, the slasher genre got a heavy, dark, deeply mean spirited and cynical makeover in the form of James Wan’s “Saw” franchise, Now audiences were thrust into morality games where victims and victimizers alike were suddenly forced to endure and try to survive brutal and disturbingly painful forms of grueling torture in order to survive and are expected to walk away having learned some kind of life affirming message. Assumign they survive at all. (Spoiler: most folks end up splattered across the linoleum.) Also, taking hold in this decade, was a sudden popularity in remakes. Classic horror films like Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead” were open game for modern retelling and face lifts. These proved successful as money making ventures since the titles were already well established and could be relied on to turn a profit, but many folks took this as a sign that “Hollywood” had, indeed, run out of ideas and that set of balls they once relied on to give up and coming filmmakers a chance at showcasing original product, had now finally been cut cleen and tossed int he waste basket. The studio now only seemed interested in “sure things.” Young filmmakers who came of age during the slasher heydays were now creating their own slasher movies…but more times than not, for cynical laughs and nastiness rather than genuine scares or fun.
With the exception of a few sporadic, slasher films produced independently, with varying degrees of success, the blood in the veins of a once extremely popular genre has been cooling down and slowing to a coagulated halt as it’s once thriving body withers up and passed away. Them’s the brakes. I had very little hope in ever seeing a slasher film worth a piss again on the big screen.
Death Zoo 2000
And then I saw “You’re Next”.
A kind of home invasion slasher film that’s done the impossible and taken a tired formula, one that’s been played to death, and made it feel fun, interesting and new again. Honestly, I haven’t had this much fun watching a slasher film in…well…YEARS! I know there’s been quite a bit of hype surrounding this flick over the last couple years since it’s premiere in 2011, and although I do feel the praise this thing has gotten is, indeed, a bit overblown, “You’re Next” does a dandy of a job showing it’s audience a good time.
The premise comes across as fairly standard. A very wealthy family reunites for a weekend at their secluded mansion in the middle of winter. It;s cold, it’s snowy, and if a band of crossbow shooting, axe wielding maniacs happen upon their house, they are more or less trapped and/or completely fucked. One thing I greatly appreciate about “You’re Next’ is that the family and other assorted characters are written as actual human beings, characters and players in the drama at hand rather than just jokes and punch lines ready to be cashed in. Sure, some situations come off as comical, but never because the characters are anything more than flawed, damaged and mistake making human beings. Things are tense before any psychopaths even show up! Hell, I haven;t seen a dinner scene this tense and uncomfortable since The Sawyer clan sat down to dinner in “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” (No, Tobe Hooper’s not paying me to drop that title as many times as possible in this review) The family dynamic feels like a bomb just waiting to go off as it seems some siblings cannot be near one another for more than five seconds without anger and resentment rising and an argument breaking out. One cannot help but feel bad for Erin (Sharni Vinson) who is there to meet and spend some quality time getting to know her boyfriend Crispan’s (AJ Bowen) family.
Things go from awkward to “Aw, fuck” as family dinner is violently interrupted and suddenly everyone is scrambling to survive. To the amazed wonderment of the family, Erin seems to have the survival instincts of a wild cat and, once the rich families plans are all proven to be disastrously moot, takes control of the situation and ends up being on the the very best, if not the quintessential Final Girl. Rarely in the slasher genre have I ever witness a final girl so aptly and efficiently tackle with her antagonists. She turns her aggressors into bumbling idiots over the course of the film and it drew much appropriate applause form myself and the rest of the audience. This is no screaming, lame-o final girl running around in her panties and hoping to fight the killer to a draw. no, Erin is out for blood and she’s honestly one of the greatest assets “You’re Next” has. Many folks have labeled “you;re Next” a “feminist” horror film. Hell, I thought most horror films, especially slashers, featured strong female protagonists besting and hulking male antagonist. By definition, isn’t the majority of slasher films feminist?
What a woman will go through for a decent boyfriend.
But, I digress, “You’re Next” also delivers some excellently executed gore set pieces that seem to escalate as the films closes in on it’s graphically violent, over the top conclusion. People meet their end in brutal, uncompromising fashions at the end of axes, arrows, knives, screwdrivers and countless assorted implements of destruction and kitchen accoutrement. Those looking for and carnage candy will not leave disappointed. Another thing I was impressed with was the film;s dark, yet fitting, sense of humor. Unlike other recent slasher films that slowly devolve into “Not Another Teen Slasher Film” over the top, slapstick gore and gags (Hatchet & Hatchet II, I’m looking at you.) or post modern slashers that draw laughs from our knowledge of horror film history, “You’re Next” keeps things serious and to the point, but manages to draw comedy from it’s bloody situations. The jokes are dark, but the levity is appreciated and doesn’t feel out of place.
On the negative side, once the shit hits the proverbial fan, “You’re Next” invokes some of the most annoying shaky cam I’ve ever endured. I;m not exactly sure if I got used to it after it’s initial use or if the filmmakers decided it was only necessary for this one moment of panic, but my God, it was distracting and pointless. The actors were doing a fine enough job portraying their shock and horror at what was occurring, the last thing we needed was some guy shaking the camera around like he’s being mauled by a grizzly bear during the shoot. Seriously, have some faith in your on screen talent. I wanted to watch their performances and not gain a migraine headache for my efforts. Also, sadly, the central question underlying the whole flick is pretty easy to figure out. Boots and I knew what was up as soon as arrows began flying. But, in the end, this didnt diminish my enjoyment of the film at all.
Any other gripes? Not really. “You’re Next” is a shockingly solid piece of slasher entertainment in a genre I thought had been bled totally dry by 80’s over exposure, 90’s postmodernism, and new millennial remake dookie splatter. It was treat being able to watch a fun, TRULY old school style slasher film with an appreciative, loud, and lively audience just as into it as myself and Bootsie Kidd were. Not nearly as revolutionary as many critics and supporters have hyped it up to be, “You’re Next” is still one of the very best times I’ve had seeing a down and dirty slasher flick in ages. It has a keen awareness of the genre itself which allows the filmmakers a chance to play around with our expectations, passes itself well, contains serviceable performances and has one very cool throwback synth driven score. Almost sounds like John Carpenter himself could have done the music for this sucker.
This is not the second coming, but it is proof that you can play with slasher formula without turning it all into some masturbatory joke. “You’re Next” has given me a smidgen of hope for a long flailing sub genre of horror and I am hoping filmmakers interested in working within it take note of what “You;re Next” has done right. Because there are few roller coaster rides as fun as a fun, well executed slasher film with the right audience. I only wish I got to take the ride more often.
If you’ve ever held even a drop of affection for the slasher genre in your horror nerd heart, you owe it to yourself to see “You’re Next.”
4 out of 5 Dumpster Nuggets
Land of the Dead: Eat the Rich
Categories: Land of the Dead
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a Dirty Thought with The Primal Root
The year was 2004 when all those old rumors surrounding George Romero’s long awaited fourth installment in his Dead series began lumbering back to life. For over a decade there were fan boy speculations about a “Twilight of the Dead” , which would be really awkward with the popularity of those Twilight flicks, or some other such continuation of the series. It wasn’t until early in 2000/2001 that steadily these rumors began transforming into fact. Romero was planning a new entry in his beloved, legendary, film series. My excitement could hardly be contained.
By June 2005 we finally had our long awaited fourth film, “Land of the Dead”. After years of hoping, false starts and sketchy rumors, there I was sitting in a theater seat, ticket stub in my pocket, about to see what Romero had cooked up for his starving fans. And to tell you the truth, I was a little underwhelmed on my first viewing. I’m sure a lot of it had to do with how much I had built this film up in my head over the two decades worth of anticipation, but I just didn’t think it held a candle to the original trilogy. The message seemed scatter shot, the characters thin, and the dialog cheesier than skating rink nachos. I left having enjoyed myself but also feeling disappointed.
Now, looking back on Romero’s Land of the Dead almost seven years later, and in light of current events here at home and on Wall Street, his fourth Dead film has suddenly clicked with me and it’s message, it’s purpose, has become very clear.
As Romero’s Dead series has progressed our sympathy has been manipulated and shifted over to the living dead. The seeds were subtly planted in Dawn of the Dead but it wasn’t until Bub showed up as the star zombie in Romero’s Day of the Dead (85) that we all began the empathize with what we had always seen as a monster. Bub recalled much of his living memories and even expressed very human, very un-zombie like emotions despite craving oozy living flesh to munch on. There was still something there. Something human. And by the end of Day of the Dead Bub proved to be more human and possess a purer spirit than most the human characters that populated the film. And in that idea Romero brought us as close as we’d ever been to siding with the shambling, decaying, walking corpses. Hell, we even cheer for Bub by the film’s end when he exacts revenge over those who have wronged him.
In Land of the Dead Romero asks us to almost explicitly see ourselves as the Dead, who in this film represent the disenfranchised. Those who have been left behind with nothing except the possibility of the wealthy, powerful, elite will send in their troops to take whatever they can get their hands on in order for the rich to have their Scotch, cigars and Pringles which I’m pretty sure I spotted on route to Fiddler’s Green. When the zombie apocalypse happens we will all be longing for the comfort of a can of Pringles.
Fiddler’s Green is a high rise fortress, a kind of utopia, for the wealthiest of zombie apocalypse survivors to spend the rest of their days hiding behind it’s concrete walls wearing the finest of clothes, eating hot meals and shopping their lives away as they towerhigh above the dead who are kept out by the bordering river and strategically placed electric fences. But, outside of Fiddler’s Green is another story. Also kept out are those deemed unworthy. Other living survivors who, for whatever reason, aren’t worthy of living a life of protected, maintained luxury. Fiddler’s Green is surrounded by make shift shacks, decayed building, sick, tired, dirty and poor humans struggling to survive with no aid of any kind. Those who cannot live in Fiddler’s Green are given few choices: They are put to work as part of the new military force put together to protect the wealthy, manufacture and deal drugs, prostitution, gambling,risk your life as entertainment for the masses as a contestant in a makeshift game of death, or you can try and survive on the streets. Good luck!
It’s a strange concept thing to imagine that money could mean anything at all after the dead pretty much take over the planet, but if you can put aside your disbelief, there is a very poignant message about the haves, the have nots, and those who are considered less than human as an insurgency rises among the living’s lower class aims to over throw the current power elite and replace it with a more communal government and the dead who have begun communicating, have had enough, join together, and strike back against their oppressors.Because when the power and the dead are placed side by side, there is very little difference besides one being full of warm flesh and blood and the other craving to sink it’s rotten teeth into it. And as the living dead make their way to Fiddler Green, tear down it’s walls and begin ripping apart the entitled citizens cowering within, it’s impossible not to cheer for those who have been ignored, abused and left to rot beyond the cities borders.
I implore you to go back and watch Land of the Dead again while the memory of the bank bailouts we payed for, the economic crisis that ended in many of us being laid off, and the Occupy Wall Street Movement where peaceful protesters were beaten mercilessly is still fresh in your mind. No matter what demons, creatures or myths we create to symbolize our societal fears and angst the greatest threat you and I shall ever face is one other. Specifically those who have been corrupted by power and greed.
Land of the Dead worked well as an allegory for Bush era 9/11 anxieties but also seems to fit just as well within our current situations here at home as the division between the classes continues to grow ever wider. In the film, the dead are easily distracted by fire works. As they explode over head in beautiful arrays of bright colors the dead cannot help but stop in their tracks and give these meaningless, momentary bursts of light their full attention. One cannot help but draw a parallel between the dead’s mindless attention to these fireworks (AKA: sky flowers) and the appeal of reality television, celebrity gossip, and other such none sense we are fed and made to believe is important to our every day lives when there are far more important issues at hand. It’s easy to tune out and focus on the meaningless. The trick is, to get your eyes off the ‘Sky Flowers” and focus on what’s right in front us. What actually matters.
Romero has a lot to say in Land of the Dead and, in the case of all important works, it’s all open to interpretation. But when I watch it today I can’t help but see it as a very timely “revenge of the repressed” fable that is perfect for where we are as a society and it’s by no means a happy one. We can only hope that one day, maybe, a new society might come in, devour the old and give us something new and better.
Land of the Free or Land of the Dead?
Stay Trashy,
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Over 9000 Zombies! (PC) (2015)
Overview: Top-down action game. Waves and waves of zombies are coming. Collect weapons, ammo, and parts. Craft turrets. Survive for as long as you can.
20180416 Part 1:
Today, I played some games offline while waiting at the airport. After trying to play DEADBOLT (with a keyboard and touchpad), I moved onto playing Over 9000 Zombies!. Like DEADBOLT, this game needed a mouse-like device. Unlike DEADBOLT, using the touchpad was reasonable.
I'm just gonna stand in my little square... (20181230)
I repeatedly played one map, Compound, for an hour. My strategy consisted of going for resourcefulness and build turrets. Unfortunate, my strategy didn't work against the wave which spawned fire zombies, because the fire zombies destroyed my turrets which were out in the open. Thus, while resources are easier to grab in the open, the turrets are more exposed.
A possible solution to cover the weakness in my strategy is to build a ring (of blocks) around the turrets and include a building repair turret. Ideally, this would be a self-sustaining system.
Another addition to my strategy would be to build a safehouse that I can enter and shoot from. I don't, however, know where on the map I should build such a safehouse.
Setup: Changed resolution to 1920x1280. At first I was playing with my screen on low brightness, but this was hard and I eventually realized i wasn't picking up many item drops.
Offline Game Time: 63 minutes
Addicted to the game and curious about my new strategy, I retrieved my mouse and played some more.
One of my earlier setups. (20180416)
I have a text file, "20180419.txt", which says I played for 32 minutes, that it was one round, that I was falling asleep, and that I finally lost while asleep.
Assuming the file is to record offline play, in order for it to make sense, it should happen before gameplay that occurred between 20180419 11:54 AM PT (08:09 PM CET) and 20180419 05:08 PM PT (20180420 02:08 AM CET). As such, my best guess is that 20180419 is the correct date using Amsterdam time, but if it were say 20180419 1 AM in Amsterdam, then it would be 20180418 4 PM in California.
I played today. I used Steam Achievements, screenshots, and other information to reconstruct what might have happened.
1) I'm back in the hotel room and I open a bottle of beer around 11:54 AM PT (08:09 PM CET).
2) I might have turned the game on at 12:09 PM PT (09:09 PM CET), because 28 achievements are registered by Steam. My best game ended at Day 16.
.) Unknown amount of play between 12:09 PM PT and 01:27 PM PT.
3) One of the games I played ended at 01:27 PM PT (10:27 PM CET). It went to Day 9. At an estimated average of 3.5 minutes per round, the game would have started around 12:55 PM PT (09:55 PM CET).
I got a nice number nine! (20180419)
.) Unknown amount of play between 01:27 PM PT and 2:25 PM PT.
4) One of the games I played ended at 03:49 PM PT (20180420 12:49 AM CET). It went to Day 23. Screenshots for this game start with Day 3. The game would have started around 02:25 PM PT (11:25 PM CET).
5) A Steam Achievement is registered at 04:39 PM PT (20180420 01:39 AM CET).
6) I take my last sip of the beer around 05:08 PM PT (20180420 02:08 AM CET).
Assuming gameplay prior to the above was offline, and the total time online is 3.2 hours, then a possible scenario is I played from 21:55 CET to 22:27 CET (32 minutes) and 23:25 CET to 26:08 CET (163 minutes) for a total of 195 minutes (3.25 hours).
Steam Game Time: 3.2 hours (total game time)
20181229 Snapshot:
Steam Game Time: 3.2 hours / last played 20180419
Offline Game Time: approximately 2.8 hours
20181230 AM Hours:
Today I played and determined that each day will take an average of 3.5 minutes (variable because the player can start the release of the zombie horde sooner).
Setup: I played on my desktop (with keyboard and mouse).
I try building a ring around the main turret area. (20181230)
Steam Game Time: 4.7 hours (total game time) / 1.5 hours (session game time)
I started playing some more today.
Setup: I turned the "Black Equalizer" on my monitor up. Effectively it makes the dark areas of the game less dark.
Gameplay Log:
After a round where I got to Day 21, I realized that my setup was decent but also inefficient. I built the turrets in a section, started building a barrier around them. Then eventually tried to build a bigger wall around which inside I could work. However, the inner region was too strong and makes the outer wall too big. As such, I should just build a small region for me to walk and set turrets along the borders. This way, they also target different enemies.
Trying to keep the turrets separate was much harder than I thought. As such, maybe it's better to have them grouped up after all, except in a smaller barrier than I had before.
On this third or so run (or iteration of strategy), I'm on a different map, "Easy Defensive," which starts out more plain. But also, I'm assigning skills differently. Before I close to maxed "Resourcefulness" and then "Engineering." But now I'm maxing "Resourcefulness" and then partially maxing "Durability," and then "Engineering." I realized that the inefficiency of turrets makes them inefficient to pour points into.
Lol. But sometimes I just get too greedy and I don't watch my health.
What attribute should I upgrade? What turrets should I build?
One thread had the following upgrade recommendation: 4 into Resourcefulness, 4 into Durability, 1 into each until maxed. Then 5 into Carnage, 5 into Turrets, and then 1 into each until maxed. This gets the player to Day 40.
For achievements, I'm left with the 900 thousand zombies killed and 1000 turrets built achievements. I already have 118,634 Zombies, so another 780,000 would be about 50 to 100 games with 10 turrets per game. Or maybe there's a way to quickly farm the achievements.
Hmm. I think maybe spend four minutes and then let the turrets last for as long as they can on their own. So four minutes spent for like twenty minutes of output. It's possible. I'll see.
There didn't seem any easy way to farm for zombies. Although, every time I started thinking about letting the turrets do their own thing, I ended up playing for reals. In the end, my greatest weakness is wanting to run around and collect resources, even though I'm pretty stocked up and set at level 20. Oh, another weakness is trying to level up other guns, when I can just stick to the Thermal Nuke. With that being said, I wish there was an easier way to choose weapons. Maybe have the tree of weapons be part of the HUD and be clickable.
I suppose one way to actually farm is to set a clicker and just have the clicker go in a circle. Together with a set of six turrets, just let the game run in the background and repeat when dead.
Keeping it simple (20181230)
Steam Game Time: 10.6 hours (total game time) / 1.9 hours (session game time)
20190103: Steam Game Time: 11.5 hours (total game time) / 0.9 hours (session game time)
+ Challenging
+ Different ways to play (via different choices on skills)
~ Customizable maps
~ Multiplayer (I've yet to try it, but I stumbled across a Steam thread that suggested there's not so many people playing it as of 2018, i.e., no servers; you'll have to coordinate via Steam thread or Reddit to find some players to play with)
- Maybe a fast-forward feature would have been nice (for players who play with turret-based strategy)
- Is the building useful? What's the point? I thought it would have been interesting if the player had to actually protect the building. Instead, it seems to get in my way? Maybe I have to play around with trying to use it...
- No tutorial. Insufficient documentation. Terrible "How to Play".
- Making the turrets upgradable, or weaker with higher maximum would have been nice; in general, this aspect of the game was not as fun as it could have been
Major Cons:
-- Scrolling through weapons is ridiculous. A button system to choose the weapon would have been great for players who use keyboard and mouse.
-- Similarly, building without hotkeys is unfortunate. This makes building on the fly difficult.
I put several hours into the game, but it's not that great a game. In fact, at times, I was under the impression that the game could have been a clicker game or a pure tower defense game. Perhaps I put so many hours into the game, because it is so similar to these two genres. Also, it was extremely easy to get wrapped into playing wave after wave without noticing the time pass by.
Unfortunately, there are too many improvements that can be made to the game for me to recommend. With that being said, during the most recent Steam Winter Sale, the game was only 49 cents (or 59 cents for the two-pack). That's not a bad price for a couple hours of gameplay.
Over 9000 Zombies! Website
Over 9000 Zombies! (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
Over 9000 Zombies! (Steam Store Page)
Date/Time Monday, April 16, 2018 @ 23:00
Labels action , arcade , co-op , indie , local co-op , local multiplayer , multiplayer , online co-op , online multiplayer , sci-fi , shooter , third-person , top-down , zombies
Over 9000 Zombies! (PC) (2015) Reviewed by Timothy Cao Tran on 23:00 Rating: 5
DEADBOLT (PC) (2016)
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Home Movie Game Over Review: A Unique and Wholly Original Psychological Thriller
Game Over Review: A Unique and Wholly Original Psychological Thriller
A wonderful blend of many subgenres.
Dashran Yohan
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Game Over will most likely not be seen as the best film of 2019, come the end of the year. It will probably also not be seen as the best Tamil film of 2019. But I’m willing to bet a large sum in Vegas that it will stand as the most unique, especially in Indian cinema. The beauty of this Ashwin Saravanan film is that it’s rather difficult to even classify its genre. It’s a thriller, of course. But what kind? It opens in a frightful found footage-esque manner. We see everything through the lens of a voyeur in black and white. He watches over a young girl from across the road, then breaks into her house and brutally murders her.
You get the sense that he’s no ordinary killer. He’s the kind of psycho that takes his time with his kills and savours every moment like a food critic with a chocolate souffle. He ties up the girl, chops of her head and as our stomach goes queasy, kicks her head into a goalpost before burning her body. If you walked in without watching the trailer, at this point you might wonder if this is a police procedural.
Those of us who watched the trailer, know that it’s not the case. There’s a short time skip and we meet Taapsee Pannu’s character Swapna, whose name, a gamer and a game developer who appears to be an introvert and prefers working from home. She stays alone with her caretaker in a house guarded by a security guard, CCTVs and an alarm system. ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ tells us that the ruthless killer will return, this time to attack Swapna. Yes, Game Over is the kinda single location claustrophobic thriller… or at least it morphs into that eventually.
With these scenes, Ashwin Saravanan proves himself to be a highly competent director of tension and escalating thrills. He knows how to build tension and make good use of small spaces. You root for Swapna but feel her fear. A scene where Swapna waits and calls out to her caretaker who has gone outside is brilliant. The kind that makes a single second feel like an hour as you hope mercilessly that she’s alright. And there’s also frightfully brilliant shot involving a swing and a woman that will forever be ingrained in my memory.
But… there’s more.
Game Over is also a drama about suicide and overcoming past trauma. As a writer, Ashwin Saravanan knows how to pen a delicious mystery. Questions start popping into our mind and answers are only given periodically. Why did Swapna have an anxiety attack when she walked into a dark room? Why won’t she meet her parents or let them visit? And how does all of it relate to the prologue?
Swapna’s psychiatrist informs her that she’s experiencing something called ‘anniversary reaction’. We later learn that she’s a rape victim and that horrid incident has caused her to be fearful of the world, understandably so. Another layer of intrigue is added. The climactic thrilling sequence where she tries to overcome the masked serial killer doubles as a fight to reclaim her individuality. It’s not just an uphill fight against a “bad guy” but a laboured battle against (cruel) MEN. The killer(s) identity remain anonymous. It doesn’t matter who they are. They represent misogyny and perhaps a patriarchal system that needs to be broken and shattered.
Swapna was assaulted during a New Year’s Eve party. Her parents blame her for it. The fight against these faceless men is also a strong middle finger to society — A pushback against the people who intentionally or unintentionally keep patriarchy firmly rooted. Game Over is a feminist film! (I’m reminded of another film starring Taapsee Ponnu, Pink which was also a firm slap in the face to patriarchy.) Swapna is an independent, forward-thinking woman. Swapna’s caretaker is a warm-hearted and caring woman. The artistic tattooist is a woman — the film has a number of tattooed women; another breaking of conventions. There’s a woman who says not today to cancer and her strong and unbending mother. Swapna’s parents who victim-blamed are also faceless and nameless, whose voices we only hear in the background.
Wait! There’s more.
Without revealing much, I will say while the first two acts are grounded in reality, the last act unravels like logic-defying video games. Realism morphs into fantasy. But it still works, really well. In fact, it works on two separate levels. You can take everything at face value and still have a great time or you can ponder upon the sudden shift in direction. You can ponder upon the lead character’s name, Swapna which translates to “dreamlike” and wonder if Ashwin Saravanan is a fan of Darren Aronofsky (Mother, Requiem for a Dream). What if everything in the third act is simply happening in her head. After all, overcoming past traumas is more a mental game than a physical one.
The beauty of Ashwin’s screenplay and direction is that he weaves all of it, the different subplots, themes and subgenres wonderfully into a 100 minutes compelling picture. There’s also the wonderful editing by Richard Kevin, who also cut sewed the stylistically edited Kolaigaran. Game Over is entertaining, thrilling and empowering with a lead actress that is performing on top of her game from start to finish.
Game Over (2019)
The beauty of Ashwin’s screenplay and direction is that he weaves all of it, the different subplots, themes and subgenres wonderfully into a 100 minutes compelling picture. It's entertaining, thrilling and empowering with a lead actress that is performing on top of her game from start to finish.
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Brazil rides wave of soybean sales to China as U.S. trade war rages
Roberto Samora
SAO PAULO, May 17 (Reuters) - Soybean trading in Brazil has gained momentum in recent days, driven by a wave of Chinese demand, boosting prices and premiums paid at ports amid a weakening of the Brazilian currency, according to analysts.
An estimated 5.5 million tonnes of soybeans have traded over the past few days, and are slated to leave Brazilian ports in June, July and August, according to estimates by the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) issued on Friday.
The boost in trading has been driven by the failure of the Washington and Beijing to resolve their longstanding trade dispute, which made China turn to Brazil for soybean supplies, the analysts said.
Chinese demand also comes at a time when the U.S. dollar hit the highest against the Brazilian currency in more than seven months, boosting the value of Brazilian soybean exports when translated into reais.
“There has been an important, interesting turn of events,” said Lucílio Alves, a Cepea researcher, referring to the escalation of the trade war. With the weakening of the Brazilian currency making imports cheaper from the point of view of the Chinese buyer, demand has shifted there, he said.
The U.S. dollar has risen more than 3 percent against the Brazilian real for the week, reflecting domestic political turmoil and global uncertainties spurred by the trade war.
“Soy prices had been steadily falling but have now recovered well,” noted the Cepea researcher.
The price for shipping soybeans out of the Port of Paranaguá rose from $326.48 per tonne in early May to $345.68 per tonne free-on-board for shipment in June, according to Cepea.
Paranaguá June port premiums rose to $1 per bushel, the highest value since early December 2018 and more than double the levels seen earlier in the month.
According to T&F Consultoria, Brazilian farmers traded in more than 700,000 tonnes of soybeans on Thursday alone, with half coming from Mato Grosso state.
“Traders are saying the market is very frantic this week,” said Luiz Pacheco, an analyst with T&F Consultoria.
Brazil is at the peak of the exporting season, right after farmers finished collecting the country’s second largest crop in its history, estimated at over 114 million tonnes, according to government data.
“With the harvesting over, and considering some producers were hoarding grains, this might be a good time to lock in trades,” Alves said. (Reporting by Roberto Samora; Writing by Ana Mano; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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June 27, 2019 / 7:41 AM / 18 days ago
Trump agrees to no preconditions for meeting with China's Xi - Kudlow
Jeff Mason, Yawen Chen
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to no preconditions for his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this weekend and is maintaining his threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese goods, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Trump’s decision on whether to impose new tariffs on a $300 billion (236.77 billion pounds) list of nearly all remaining Chinese imports will depend on the outcome of the Saturday meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Kudlow told Fox News Channel.
“There are no preconditions,” Kudlow said. “President Trump looks forward to the meeting. We believe it’s quite possible if the meeting goes well that the Chinese will come back to the negotiating table and we might be able to pick up where we left off in May.”
Trump is set to meet Xi for talks in Osaka at 11:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Saturday.
Kudlow dismissed as “fake news” reports suggesting that China was insisting on lifting sanctions on Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] as part of a trade deal and that the Trump administration had tentatively agreed to delay new tariffs on Chinese goods.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Xi planned to present Trump with terms for ending the trade dispute, including removing a ban on the sale of U.S. technology to Huawei, citing Chinese officials with knowledge of the plan.
The South China Morning Post jointly reported that Washington and Beijing had agreed to a tentative truce in their trade dispute that would delay new U.S. tariffs, citing sources.
Kudlow said Trump was comfortable with imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods, but “if something good comes out of those talks or China were to offer us a good deal in the future then we might be willing to change some of our views.”
Kudlow said Trump would continue to insist on structural changes to China’s policies to protect American intellectual property and to end the forced transfer of technology to Chinese firms, two U.S. demands at the core of the trade dispute.
“Enforcement has to be part of the story and we don’t know how this is going to end,” Kudlow said. “Folks ought to stop forecasting. Let’s just see what happens at these talks.”
HUAWEI DEMANDS
In Beijing, China’s commerce ministry said the United States should immediately remove sanctions on Huawei, but did not link the demand directly with the Trump-Xi meeting.
China opposes U.S. abuse of export controls and urges the United States to return to a track of cooperation, said the spokesman, Gao Feng.
Trump has suggested previously that the Huawei sanctions, which ban the firm from buying U.S. components and software on national security grounds, could be part of a trade deal with China.
Huawei has denied its products pose a security threat.
“We urge the United States to cancel immediately sanctions on Chinese companies including Huawei to push for the healthy and stable development in Sino-U.S. ties,” Gao said, when asked whether the two sides were expected to reach a deal on measures facing Huawei and other Chinese tech firms.
Gao noted that Xi told Trump during a phone call last week - a gesture that rekindled hopes of a deal - that he hoped the United States could treat Chinese firms fairly.
Earlier in May, the United States accused China of reneging on pledges to reform its economy, infuriating Beijing and leading to a collapse in trade talks.
The U.S. Commerce Department announced last week it was adding several Chinese companies, and a government-owned institute involved in supercomputing with military applications, to its national security “entity list” that bars them from buying U.S. parts and components without government approval.
China would consider putting foreign firms on a list designating them “unreliable” if they adopted discriminatory measures against Chinese entities, hurt its industries and threaten its national security, Gao said.
Details of the list would be released soon, he said.
‘PREVENT ESCALATION’
On May 31, the commerce ministry said it was working on an “unreliable entities list” after the United States imposed additional tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods and added Huawei to the U.S. export blacklist.
China’s foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang stressed that China would not be scared by U.S. threats of more tariffs.
“The Chinese people are not afraid of pressure and never buy this kind of strategy,” he told reporters.
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In a commentary on Thursday, the ruling Communist Party’s People’s Daily said a U.S. attempt to win a “quick and easy” trade war had proven to be futile and the Chinese people must not be fearful.
“It’s very clear that some people in the United States are insisting on curbing China’s development using excuses of trade frictions,” it said. “At this moment, fear is no use.”
“If China concedes blindly under the pressure of (U.S.) hegemony, this will really be a volte-face-esque historic mistake.”
Reporting by Jeff Mason in Washington and Yawen Chen in Beijing; Additional reporting by Martin Pollard and Ben Blanchard in Beijing; Writing by David Lawder and Ryan Woo; Editing by Clarence Fernandez, Robert Birsel and Lisa Shumaker
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Flood Stage: 7.2
9 At 9.0 ft. River flows will severely damage the bridge on 1000 e. Which provides transportation to a subdivision south of the provo river near francis. Additionally, bench creek road will be impassable. Additional damage to the sunnybrook subdivision, which is accessible via bench creek road. The access road to woodland estates will also be affected.
8 At 8.0 ft. Damage will occur to the road bridge at 1000 e., which faciliates transportation to a subdivision south of the provo river near francis. Additionally, the sunnybrook subdivision will be affected if bench creek road becomes impassable. The woodland estates community will also be affected if the access bridge becomes damaged due to high water. +
7.2 At 7.2 ft high flows will damage the bridge at 1000 e. Which is 2 miles downstream from the town of woodland. This bridge is a link to a subdivision on the south side of the provo river near francis. Additionally, bench creek road will be overtopped affecting the sunnybrook subdivision. The community of woodland estates could also become impacted at this level depending on the condition of the access bridge spanning the river.
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NGVD 29 6950 ft 6957 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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Getting a Pension 100
Can a woman apply for a passport in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Law No. 5/2008, Art. 4.3
Can a woman legally get a job or pursue a trade or profession in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Law No. 2/77, Art. 28
Does the law mandate nondiscrimination in employment based on gender? Yes 1 Law No. 6/92, Arts. 137 and 138
Is there legislation on sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1 Criminal Code, Art. 166(2)
Are there criminal penalties or civil remedies for sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1 Criminal Code, Art. 166(2)
Can women work the same night hours as men? No 0 Law No. 6/92, Art. 141
Can women work in jobs deemed hazardous, arduous or morally inappropriate in the same way as men? No 0 Law No. 6/92, Art. 137(4)
Are women able to work in the same industries as men? No 0 Law No. 6/92, Art. 137(4)
Is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? Yes 1 Law No. 11/2008
Is there paid leave of at least 14 weeks available to women? Yes 1 Presidential Decree No. 3/2004, Art. 4
Decree-Law No. 25/2014, Art. 39
Does the government pay 100% of maternity leave benefits, or parental leave benefits (where maternity leave is unavailable)? Yes 1 Presidential Decree No. 3/2004, Art. 4
Is there paid paternity leave? No 0 No applicable provisions could be located
Do men and women have equal ownership rights to immovable property? Yes 1 Lei n.º 2/77, Arts. 35 and 36
Constitution of São Tomé e Príncipe, Art. 15
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents? Yes 1 Law n.º 2/77, Art. 65
Do female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? Yes 1 Law n.º 2/77, Art. 38(2)
Does the law grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage? Yes 1 Law n.º 2/77, Arts. 35 and 36
Does the law provide for valuation of nonmonetary contributions? Yes 1 Law n.º 2/77, Arts. 29-32
Are the ages at which men and women can retire with full pension benefits equal? Yes 1 Decree-Law No. 25/2014, Art. 71
Law No. 1/90, Art. 67
Is the mandatory retirement age for men and women equal? Yes 1 Labor Code, Art. 112
Decreto-Lei 25/2014, Art. 71
Does the law establish explicit pension credits for periods of childcare? Yes 1 Decreto-Lei 25/2014, Art. 102
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E3 2019 ⋮ Exclusive ⋮ Gaming
Elder Scrolls Online Runs at 4K@30FPS on XB1X with Additional Graphics Fidelity over PS4 Pro
By Alessio Palumbo
A while ago, Zenimax Online’s Creative Director Rich Lambert confirmed in an interview with Finder.com.au that MMORPG Elder Scrolls Online will receive an Xbox One X update.
Elder Scrolls Online already added PlayStation 4 Pro enhancements when Sony’s console shipped last year. Users have the chance to pick between a native 4K (2160P) resolution at 30 frames per second or, alternatively, stay at Full HD (1080P) resolution to get better shadows, ambient occlusion, and water reflections.
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We had the chance to speak with Game Director Matt Firor at E3 2017 and ask him whether the Xbox One X was powerful enough to run Elder Scrolls Online at 4K@60FPS. The team is still making tweaks at this point, but he replied that it’s most likely going to run at 4K@30FPS while also getting those additional graphics effects that PS4 Pro only enables when running at 1080P resolution.
Unfortunately for console players, it seems like the PC will remain the only place where the game can be played at higher frame rates. Speaking of the PC version, we also asked Matt Firor whether Zenimax Online had any plans to bring over support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays from console to PC now that several compatible monitors are about to be launched.
The good news is that it will happen, the bad news is that there is no timetable yet. The reason is that on consoles there’s a well-defined spec and API combination, whereas on PC things are much more complicated.
Elder Scrolls Online recently received its first expansion, though Zenimax Online calls it ‘Chapter’. Chris reviewed it for us and rated it 7.5/10 with the following conclusion:
Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind certainly offers some great quest lines and a fantastic nostalgia trip for those familiar with Vvardenfell. However, it feels a lot emptier, with monsters being simply unexciting and the new PVP being abysmally balanced. The new Warden class, however, offers an interesting new way to play.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Plays Best on Xbox One X with Native 4K, “Nigh-On Locked” 30fps
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Whispering Stars: Part Three [YooSu]
Whispering Stars: Part Three
Pairing: YooSu
Rating: Eventually NC-17 (probably)
Section: One, Two
Summary: When words and time create a distance between two beating hearts, Yoochun and Junsu must decide if their love can be resurrected from the ashes of their pain.
The tangle of blood-red sheets around Yoochun’s thighs tempted Junsu. Tight around Chun’s lower body, the bed linens clung to his too-slender torso, the rise of his cheeks pulling the fabric taut across his ass. Blue-black ink peeked out from under the cotton sheet’s edge, a dark declaration of his past loyalties on his pale skin.
Junsu found himself tracing the letters on Yoochun’s back before he realized he was doing it. It was a familiar feel, the soft downy skin kissed with a faint spray of freckles that never seemed to fade and the slight dip of Yoochun’s spine where it met his buttocks. Over time, the tattoo sank under Yoochun’s skin and Junsu could admit he missed the newly inked tattoo’s feel. Back then, he’d found the edges of the markings in the dark and practiced saying their band’s name in English as he traced the letters.
“I never ever got to finish saying your name, Chunnie-ah.” Junsu blushed, remembering how his touch often inflamed Yoochun’s desire for him and they’d end up making love in the middle of the night, their cries muffled between their pressed lips to prevent the other members from hearing them.
“Did we fade down? Like your tattoo?” He whispered, leaning over Yoochun until his lips almost brushed over the young man’s shoulder. “Am I that way in your heart as well? A memory of something you had once? Am I that rose you saved between the pages of a book and am now nothing more than a fragrant powder from the passing time?”
He blinked and a single drop fell from his lashes, splashing onto the roll of Yoochun’s shoulder. The tear ran slowly down the curve of muscle and struck the sheet, leaving a perfect black circle on the red linens. Turning his head, Junsu screwed his eyes shut and bit his upper lip, struggling to stave off the sobs he knew he’d have to control if he didn’t want to wake Yoochun up. The battle was nearly lost when the other man rolled over onto his side and Junsu heard him moan, a soft broken cry laden with anguish.
“It was my fault, I know.” Junsu wiped at his burning eyes, smearing his tears onto the back of his hand. “I said so… many things to you… so many hurtful things and what I did…”
The end began when Junsu fell into the darkness he’d fought silently. It crept in slowly, seeping into his thoughts with each passing day until the world no longer held any light. He’d professed encouragement when Yoochun began his drama but the embers of resentment were lit and Junsu found himself picking at their relationship until it was strained and fragile.
He’d pushed things to the edge when he’d visited the set and found Joong Ki sprawled on Yoochun’s lap as they watched the other actors shoot a scene. Neither man needed to be there, Junsu discovered when he walked onto the set, they’d stayed to spend time with the other actors…with each other.
Yoochun followed him after he coldly informed his lover he was leaving. He’d reached the dirt clearing the crew was using as a parking lot before the man caught up with him, his longer legs cutting the quickly distance between them. The words Junsu found in his jealousy were sharp and he’d felt a small taint of satisfaction at the hurt in Yoochun’s eyes when he said each one.
Now he felt only regret for pushing away the one person who’d stood by him at every turn of his life.
“I should have talked to you more. I should have told you how helpless I was feeling and how scared I was that we weren’t…that the three of us were going to fail.” Junsu rested his cheek on Yoochun’s shoulder, adding to the trail of tears he’d already shed. Another whisper of the sheets stilled Junsu's words and he reached across Yoochun's body, holding the man as close as he dared before continuing.
“I’m still scared and it’s so deep inside of me I’m afraid that it will never come out. It would have been easier of the other two had come with us. I’d feel more certain…that we had a chance…that we can survive this but now, I’m just frightened I’ve lost the one thing… the one person that mattered most to me in all of this. I’m afraid I’ve lost you, agi.”
“You haven’t lost me, Susu-ah,” Yoochun murmured. His fingers found the brush of Junsu’s nape and he stroked at the spot. “How could you lose me when you live in my heart?”
Yunho jerked out of his sound sleep, startled by the incessant trolling of his cell phone’s ringer. He didn’t need to look at the number. He knew who was on the other end. Grabbing the phone from his nightstand, he stared at the closed phone, debating the wisdom of answering it but he knew before he flipped it open, he would regret letting it go to voice mail.
He’d paid dearly for doing that in the past and found what little control over his life slip away under the pressure of the company he chose over his lover.
“Hello.” He rubbed at his eyes, blinking to focus on the faint light coming through the slit in his bedroom curtains. The breathing on the phone made him roll over and sigh heavily. “Jaejoong…”
“Sorry. I had to…” The other man’s voice caught on a chunk of pain in his throat and Yunho swallowed convulsively. “I wanted to tell you I talked to Junsu.”
“Did he go speak to Yoochun?” Yunho grunted. He had to fight to keep his voice even, forcing himself to remain distant and aloof from the tender-hearted, complex soul he longed to reach out to.
The sound of a cigarette being sucked on hit Yunho deep in his belly and the man sighed. He’d lost the right to admonish Jaejoong over his smoking. Clearing his throat, he forced his voice to flatten. “Was that it?”
“No…” Jae exhaled and Yunho could almost imagine he smelled the harsh bitter smoke in the air around him. “I wanted to say thanks. For talking to him.”
“You shouldn’t call me. You know it’s…dangerous.” Yunho turned over onto his back and covered his eyes with his forearm. The weight across his face helped him focus on being in the room and he hoped it would be enough to stave off the want to be with the man he was speaking to. “You shouldn’t have given Junsu my number. You know this, Jaejoong.”
“He needed… to talk to you. I didn’t know… what else to do, Yunho-ah.”
“They’re yours now, Jaejoong. When you walked away from me…from us…” He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to continue even though the fractured sob he just heard echoed in his ears. “You took them. You need to take care of them.”
“Is it that fucking easy for you?” Jaejoong’s guttural Korean cut Yunho short. “To walk away…”
“You’re the one who walked away, Jaejoong. Not me.”
“You were supposed to come with us. Remember?”
It stung to have the truth thrown back in his face and not for the first time, Yunho wanted nothing more than to crawl over broken glass rather than admit to his ex-lover that he’d been scared…still was scared… of living in the freefall the three were in. He needed the stability. Yunho needed that security in order to survive.
Or so he thought before he found himself in the emptiness of his life without Jaejoong.
“Don’t call me anymore. Please…” Yunho couldn’t keep the strain out of his voice. “It’s better if you don’t. Better for both of us.”
“And Junsu? He thinks of you as his leader… all of us think of you that way. What about him? And Yoochun? I can see you turning away from me but them?”
“You’re their leader now, Kim Jaejoong. They can’t come to me anymore…”
Yunho didn’t have a chance to finish. A dial tone had replaced the breathing on the other end of the phone and Yunho felt his eyes water and a thread of moisture made the skin on his arm slick where it lay on his face.
“I’d hoped that if I stayed…they would let you go… let the three of you be but that’s…they won’t. They won’t stop going after you until they’ve taken everything…everyone from you,” Yunho whispered into the empty line. “It would be so much worse for you if I were there with you. They’d destroy you. “It is better this way. For you, Joongie-ah. I am doing this for you.”
it will be fun. i have the weekend to write yoosu making up :::winks:::
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NFL QB Updates: Andrew Luck’s return, Blake Bortles, Mitch Trubisky struggle
Andrew Luck underwent surgery in January to repair a lingering issue in his right shoulder -- NFL First via YouTube
QB Andrew Luck refused to give a timeline on his return after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder.
by ZeeGee Cecilio
July 30, 2017 at 12:37 AM Sun 30 Jul 2017 12:37:22 AM EDT
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck refused to give a timeline on his return after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder. Luck underwent surgery in January to repair a lingering issue in his right shoulder from 2015. Colts owner Jim Irsay said Luck will be ready for the start of the 2017 season, ESPN reported. After Luck’s surgery, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network Insider said Luck would not throw the ball for three months while it will take him six months or by July to fully recover.
Luck was tight-lipped about the exact date of his return, refusing to commit whether he will be behind center when the Colts take on the Los Angeles Rams in their season opener on Sept. 10. However, he assured fans that he will emerge from the surgery better than ever. CBS reported that Luck said, "I don't know when it's going to be but I definitely will be.” Luck has been throwing a tennis ball as part of his recovery and rehabilitation.
Irsay, for his part, explained that the team set a Week 1 return only as a benchmark for Luck’s recovery. The Colts have Scott Tolzien a s backup and he will be ready in case Luck misses Week 1.
Trubisky fumbled three snaps in practice
According to Jeff Dickerson of ESPN, Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky "fumbled three snaps from under center in one drill during Saturday’s practice." The fumbles spoiled an otherwise good day for Trubisky, who made some impressive throws during training camp.
Coach John Fox understood Trubisky’s struggle, saying that the quarterback was used to working out of the shotgun in North Carolina.
The Bleacher Report pointed out that The Bears traded up to No. 2, sending the No. 3 overall pick, a third- and fourth-round picks in 2017 plus a third-round pick in the 2018 draft to the San Francisco 49ers to get Trubisky, who had a one year experience as a starter at North Carolina. Currently, Trubisky is third on the depth chart, behind starter Mike Glennon and veteran Mark Sanchez.
Blake Bortles tossed five interceptions
Michael DiRocco of ESPN reported that "Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles threw five interceptions in Saturday’s practice." DiRocco said Bortles’ two interceptions came in a 7-on-7 drill and his three other picks happened in 11-on-11 drills. After practice, coach Doug Marrone can’t hide his frustrations, not just on Bortles, but on the whole team.
Bortles tallied 23 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions last season. In the past three seasons, he had 51 interceptions, second in the league over that span.
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A 48-team Qatar World Cup only possible if Doha agrees: official
FIFA, QAT, WC, 2022
Any decision by FIFA to increase the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams will only be made in agreement with hosts Qatar, a senior Gulf tournament organiser said Wednesday.
Nasser al-Khater, talking to journalists in Doha, said at the moment the country was continuing to prepare for a 32-team tournament in three years' time.
"No decision will be made without the agreement of Qatar, this is an important point," he said. "It will be a joint decision."
He added: "We are waiting for the results of the feasibility study, and once they are ready, (FIFA) will share them with us... to see if it is possible".
FIFA is carrying out the study into increasing the number of teams by 16 in 2022 and will announce a final decision in March.
Last month FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in Doha that a "majority" of football federations supported the increase.
Any decision to extend the tournament would though be faced by huge logistical and political problems.
The Qatar World Cup, the first in the Middle East, will take place over 28 days in November and December 2022, not the usual 32.
Officials have said previously that is not possible for Qatar to change the number of days, so one option would be to host tournament games across the region with neighbouring states.
But that is complicated by Qatar being at the centre of the worst diplomatic crisis to hit the Gulf in years.
Since June 2017, it has been politically and economically isolated in a rancorous diplomatic dispute with former allies, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
A 48-team World Cup is set to become the norm from 2026, when the World Cup will take place in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
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Bicycle Buses a Big Hit at Party Conventions
Delegates could take this sweet ride around the party conventions, free. Photo: ##http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/The-DNC-In-The-CLT/September-2012/Pedaling-Health-Care/##Freewheelin##
Last week, delegates and visitors at the Republican National Convention in Tampa helped themselves to 1,250 free rides on a bicycle bus — a sort of communal bike-share system called Freewheelin, sponsored by health insurance company Humana. According to the Freewheelin website, those RNC attendees logged 542 miles on the 20 free pedal-buses, burned 18,137 calories, and reduced their carbon footprint by 596 metric tons. Even Mayor Bob Buckhorn was inspired. “I think I’m going to trade in the big, black SUV that we took from a pimp and make this the new Mayor Mobile,” he said.
Freewheelin is in Charlotte this week, providing a clean and efficient mode of transportation for people attending the Democratic festivities. “As President Obama and other Democratic candidates gather together to announce their platform for change in America, a quiet but important transportation revolution will be happening right outside,” gushed writer Beth Buczynski in an article for EarthTechling.
That quiet revolution has 12 pedals and nine seats, with up to six riders working together to propel the thing forward. One of those is a Freewheelin driver, but the other riders were encouraged to pull their own weight. This is the initiative of a health care company, after all, and their goal is to encourage healthy choices. “We know that roughly 60 percent of health care costs in this country are driven by lifestyle choices,” said Jeff Blunt, Humana’s communications manager. He said he hoped that if they could get people thinking about those choices, they could “win the health care battle in this country.”
Freewheelin also set up fruit carts and free health screenings. The system evolved from the bike rental system Humana set up at the 2008 conventions.
At the moment I’m writing this, the Democrats have out-ridden the Republicans, logging 1,333 trips and well over twice as many miles. Is Charlotte’s convention complex more sprawling than Tampa’s, or do the Dems just have more places to go? Or maybe the Republican attendees just wanted to try out a quick spin but the Democrats were more utilitarian, using the system to get from place to place? Either way, it equates to 43,176 calories burned and 1,438 metric tons of carbon saved.
Perhaps taking the pedal-bus through congested streets around the streets of the convention centers will remind both parties that active transportation is often the most efficient, as well as the healthiest and most fun, form of transportation.
Filed Under: Bicycling, Elections
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North Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, ON)
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Title: North Leamington United Mennonite Church fonds
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Administrative history: Located Lot 6, Conc. 6, Mersea Township, R.R. 5, Leamington, Ontario.
The congregation began services in 1954, and formally organized in 1980. The first building was built in 1953 and occupied in 1954. The congregation was established by Essex County (Leamington) United Mennonite Church to accommodate its growing membership. The two churches operated under one organization until 1981 when they became autonomous. Services have been in English only since 1985.
The congregation affiliated as a congregation with the Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario, the Conference of Mennonites in Canada and the General Conference Mennonite Church in 1981 and the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada in 1988.
J.C. Neufeld and N. N. Driedger are considered the founding ministers of the group. Leading ministers since 1980 have included Cornelius Driedger (1980-1989), Victor Kliewer (1989-2000), and Bruce Wiebe (2000- ). In 1985 there were 489 members; in 1995, 519.
Custodial history: The congregation has made periodic donations to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario but the primary archival collection is at the Mennonite Heritage Centre, 31 Pickwick Dr., Leamington, ON N8H 5C4 (519) 326-0456.
Scope and content: There are four series: Formal records, Informal records, Church bulletins and Newsletter
Notes: For further information see N. N. Driedger, The Leamington United Mennonite Church : establishment and development 1925-1972 (Leamington, Ont. : The Church, 1972); The Mennonites in Essex and Kent Counties, Ontario: an introduction, Victor D. Kliewer, ed. (Leamington : Essex-Kent Mennonite Historical Association, 1997).
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Jimquisition: Why the Wii U May Have Already "Won" Next-gen
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Jimothy Sterling
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Why the Wii U May Have Already "Won" Next-gen
Reactions to the Wii U among hardcore gamers have been mixed at best, downright cynical at worst.
Xman490
Ah, the Expo. I think Jim posing as Jesus in the Last Supper posing is the most memorable part of it, besides Yatzee declaring his love for Silent Hill 2's psychological horror.
Urh
Holy shit, that spaz-out at the end was funnier than the one he did in the Operation Rainfall ep. I would've had no problem with Jim doing that for a full 5 minutes.....does that make me a horrible person?
I think this new challenge of smartTVs is also the reason Nintendo returned to the "core" market. Why would casual gamers buy a console when they can get their flash and facebook games over the TV now?
Vault Citizen
Urh:
Not if you are enjoying it ironically, lol
MrBaskerville
Personally i can´t see any reason to buy a Wiiu, Atleast not at launch. I normally don´t buy a console until there´s atleast 10-20 games i´d really like to play. At the moment i think Bayonetta 2 is the only game that is even remotely interesting to me, which isn´t already available or "soon to be" available on my ps3. Just don´t see much reason to throw my money at them.
It would get a bit more interesting if they announced downloadable GC games, and about 20 new ips. I´m just a bit concerned that it will end up being a Ps3/xbox360 with a smaller library of games...
The Artificially Prolonged
I am shocked and appalled. What a shameful waste of perfectly good tomato sauce :P
Oh and yeah the points on the Wii U are an interesting way of looking at the next gen.
Andy Shandy
Jim Sterling, first teaching people at the Expo how to drink properly, now teaching us what to do with ketchup. Thank God for Jim, indeed.
T-T i didn't get to bask in the glow of Jim's awesome ....
yes the people whining about Bayonetta 2 being a WiiU exclusive are being silly given the alternative, which is not having the game at all.
as for the WiiU it self? its already the most interesting system of the three. why? at bare minimum i expect the PS4 to be a hardware upgrade, and the 720, meh, might as well not exist for all I'll care
I could have guessed Jim wouldn't think much of the outrage over Bayonetta 2, but I didn't think he'd condim ent so strongly.
Jeremy Monken
Smart TVs still aren't very close to providing a real hardcore gaming experience. They will, at most, have minigamey little app type games along the lines of Angry Birds or all the cheeseball Kinect games. That's the kind of gameplay the WiiU is likely to offer with a lot of its titles.
So how can the WiiU "win" when it's competing with the Smart TVs while the next entries from MS and Sony will be the hardcore traditional consoles we've come to know and love?
WiiU is trying to take on tablets, consoles and smart TVs all at once while doing nothing to appeal to someone that wants all three. Not to mention the buyers remorse it has to overcome with millions of dusty Wiis out there.
I'm betting on Microsoft in this round.
Rellik San
I could have guessed Jim would think much of the outrage over Bayonetta 2, but I didn't think he'd condim ent so strongly.
You might say the whole thing has him seeing red.
beetrain
I'd never heard of smart TVs until now. I guess it's obvious thing, but that motion control looks awkward.
I don't really care about Bayonetta 2 or Wii U, but after thinking about it I guess it's a good idea.
Though I feel sorry for the fans who don't want to buy a Wii U and will now have to avoid spoilers online.
ForgottenPr0digy
I wish I could have meet Jim
@back on topic
what Jim spouted about in this video is very true. Why use xbox360 for netflix when I use the built-in apps on my smart tv/smart phone or netflix dvd/blu ray dvd I get in the mail
Spend what 10 bucks month instead of 60 plus the subscription for that service. This makes me fell not to play XBL at times at least with PS plus Sony gives you free games and discounts. While MS got through bunch hoops to get jack shit.
I ... oh God ... oh fucking God.
Something Amyss
The thing is, Jim, Nintendo has done this same thing in the past. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't This doesn't sound like a canny and insightful move by Nintendo so much as the occasional stroke of luck by a bunch of people who more or less flail around randomly.
The tablet as a playing screen is a nice one though.
It's also worth noting the slow adoption of new technologies. Smart TVs are the new gimmick which may or may not catch on, but it will be a qhile before their ubiquity threatens Sony and Microsoft even if they do. This makes it highly unlikely that it will be a threat to the upcoming sequels to the PS3 and 360. Case in point, DVD is still the leading physical medium for video, and it took the artificial death of VHS to make it dominant (and then only several years after the fact did it happen). HDTVs, what the current gens from Sony and Microsoft were built around, are just now getting to a reasonable saturation point. New gadgets may not be enoough to push these TVs, especially with an embedded userbase of Sony and Microsoft fanboys and fangirls.
Not that I particularly want to defend Microsoft's practices of putting social media and stuff ahead of gaming, but these days anything released without that sort of thing gets crapped on. It's kind of like mu;tiplayer in video games. Even if a game is 50 hours of the best storytelling ever, it will probably lose some points for not having team death match. sure, it seems stupid, but really, it seems to be what people demand. Just like they freaked out over whether the current gen could play DVDs, though DVD had become so ubiquitous at the point of launch that most microwaves come with DVD functionality (and are moving to Netflix).
I'm kind of hoping they have to break from their subscription model, though.
Jeremy Monken:
What.. the.. I don't even... what?
Firstly, didn't you miss the point that it's actually Sony and MS pushing into the all round arena, not Nintendo, secondly and I speak for a lot of Wii owners out there... what buyers remorse? Seriously, I dropped a small amount of money for a machine I whip out when friends are around or for playing games like No More Heroes and Red Steel 2. Like... seriously... I don't even... where do these assumptions about Hardcore gamers come from?
Can we have a new definition please? Something like.. I don't know... you're only truly hardcore if you remember your tape deck chewing your Commodore/Spectrum games? Just something that prevents the ravening mob pointing at something and screaming; GREEEWWAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH WHAT ABOUT THE HARDCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!! THAT'S NOT FOR THE HARDCORE!!!!!111!!!!! WHY DO YOU HATE THE HARDCORE!!!!!!111!!!!!
Seriously... are you all like the Borg, some kind of hive mind who all instinctively know what all the "Hardcore" gamers think... cos seriously, as a hard core gamer, I ain't feeling part of the collective.
chiefohara
wow... had no idea this argument was even out there!
thanks for the heads up jim.
Also, love the tomato on their face sympbolism
MrBaskerville:
... snip...
announced almost a month ago, they have 5 already, and backwards compatibility to Wii means it already has a bigger library of games (that actually get more consistent high scores from reviewers, and players then PS3/Xbox360)
gardian06:
Cool, i only heard it as a rumour somewhere, but cool :D. The wii thing is the other selling point to me, but since i already own a wii, i see no reason to purchase a Wiiu, until my machine breaks. Maybe at that point, it will have more games, i defineately hope that it ends up with a huge library af exclusive games. But i´m a bit sceptical as Nintendo has underwhelmed ever since N64, they say that they want to do better, but it would be nice to see confirmation that they have succeeded.
Jimothy Sterling:
It's what I do,
Thank god for puns! :P
That bit of goop dripping off at the end was perfectly timed.
webkilla
I think its a good point Jim raises that the Wii U doesn't try to overreach...
I have an uncle who's tv already does web-browsing and youtube streaming quite well. He'd never buy a console to enable the same feature.
plus the 'play on console but via the handheld' - smart idea IMO. Relegate the computing to the console, while the handheld device provides the interface.
Lord_Gremlin
For me region free system is what matters. That's why I stick to Sony systems, although they still have a long way to go with region free DLC... Steam is the best here, you get the code for particular region version, you get this version. Retail and digital working together. As for Sony...
Sure, SCEE is a bunch of incompetent, disgraceful morons but region free PS3 and Vita allows me to import whatever I want from wherever I want.
Wii U I will likely purchase to get Bayonetta 2 and Ninja Gaiden 3 dismemberment edition, but honestly so far I can't see myself buying anything else for it. And as long as Sony keeps stuff region free and I get my stuff like Gal Gun and Hatsune Miku games I'm sticking with PS4.
Zachary Amaranth:
See the thing is it has been said that about 40% of people buying an XBox360 do so for XBLA, and then later realize "I have this system, and I can buy game disks for it", and if they can get the same, or similar experience on just their tv that means that Microsoft loses 40% of current market share, and the key reason that they even sell so many systems is because they are using the Apple ADHD off riddlen system, and keep releasing "new models" that don't actually have that great of upgrades to the system (because of development for it).
Microsoft, or Sony back away from the thing that gives them more profit then the selling of their consoles, and with more consistency.
LostintheWick
I love ketchup. It goes well with everything.
Zykon TheLich
Holy fucking shit! It's the motherfucking Telebots. That is all I have to say.
Garfy
Zykon TheLich:
Christ, I'd repressed the memory of those *things*.
That show terrified me as a kid especially the 4th evil one.
Fuck the next gen consoles, what's that cartoon you showed clips of?! I know I saw that as a kid but can't quite remember, now it's going to bother me because I don't even remember enough to search for it...
Help me, Jim Sterling, You're my only hope...
What the fuck has this industry come to? A gaming system that emphasizes..you know..fucking gaming is considered a novel idea? Goddamnit this industry is so full of shit, it's unbelievable.
Garfy:
Pi(y?)ro TV online...online...PHA+PGltZyBzcmM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuODBzY2FydG9vbnMuY28udWsvdGVsZWJ1Z3MvdGVsZWJ1Z3MyLmpwZyIgYWx0PSJpbWFnZSIvPjwvcD4=
Also it appears they were called Telebugs. Well, it was a long time ago and my brain has taken a beating over the years.
shrekfan246
Jim's entire point in this video was that Microsoft and Sony are pushing for the "minigamey little app type games" with the way they're moving things on the Xbox 360 and PS3 right now, and if they continue in that direction instead of reeling it back toward the actual games, they're going to be competing directly with televisions that can provide the same experience without the need for a multi-hundred dollar peripheral. Which I agree with. I don't use my 360 very often, and I never use the online regardless, but I quite like my PS3 and would prefer that it keeps being fairly easy for me to access the games I want to play instead of being bogged down behind tons of Netflix or Twitter or Facebook apps which I neither want nor need.
Pink Gregory
This makes it highly unlikely that it will be a threat to the upcoming sequels to the PS3 and 360. Case in point, DVD is still the leading physical medium for video, and it took the artificial death of VHS to make it dominant (and then only several years after the fact did it happen).
Off topic, anyone remember HD-DVD?
...Didn't think so :D
The more I hear about the WiiU the more I like it; not-great experiences with the Wii aside (pretty much only ever had 3 games for it, and they were the only ones I wanted, although I never touched the online store...).
Either way the whole 'social media creeping in to Xbox Live' thing has been really rubbing me up the wrong way for quite a while now.
Draconalis
Wait... Jim had an end credit zinger?
Is this the first? Or have I missed others?
leviadragon99
Huh... well while all this maynot affect me much at all as I'm going ot stick with the PC for as long as it continues to be a viable platform, that is an interesting turnabout on conventional wisdom.
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Get a Spine!
Stories of people standing up for themselves, shaking off their fear, bracing themselves, and doing what they’ve been scared to do.
Leigh Guldig
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We put out a call looking for people having to face something that freaked them out. Over two hundred people wrote in, facing big, life-changing moments, and some smaller ones. Here is a brief catalogue of spines recently grown across the country. These voices were collected by Diane Wu and Aviva DeKornfeld. (2 minutes)
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2013 Peugeot RCZ R gets ready for Goodwood Festival of Speed
Article by Christian A., on July 10, 2013
At the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Peugeot will bring the new RCZ R, a high-performance version of its stylish coupe. As expected, the R brings extra power and as a result, the RCZ R features a 1.6-liter THP engine which develops 270 bhp (199 kW) and 330 Nm of torque. The RCZ R accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9 seconds and has a top speed electronically limited to 155 mph or 250 km/h.
CO2 emissions are only 145 g/km. With a mass of 1280kg, the RCZ R has a power-to-weight ratio of 210.94 bhp / 1000kg. Regarding the design, the RCZ R comes with a matt black roof arches, two-tone diamond / black matt 19-inch alloy wheels featuring an ‘R’ monogram, a larger fixed rear spoiler, new rear diffuser and two chromed exhaust pipes.
A Peugeot monogrammed ‘R’ in red lettering is identified on the grille and also placed on the boot lid as a signature ‘RCZ R’. Furthermore, the RCZ R was lowered 10 millimetres and features larger brakes and red calipers that are signed ‘Peugeot Sport’ (at the front). Discs with a diameter of 380mm and thickness of 32mm, are mounted on an aluminium hub. Peugeot RCZ R will be available in 4 colours: Moroccan Red, Nera Black, Mercury Grey and Opal White.
The French manufacturer also offers a range of custom made satin or gloss carbon roof treatments, decal designs and black mirror shells. A high level of safety equipment and comfort is available on RCZ R with Xenon projector headlamps with washers. A full multimedia system WIP (World of Peugeot) Nav Plus is standard too.
The interior features ‘Peugeot Sport’ embossed sills, red stitching on the dashboard, leather steering wheel, gear lever gaiter, door panels, armrests and seats. The seats have a new sport design and are dressed in a mix of full grain Nappa leather and black Alcantara and branded with the monogram ‘R’. The center console features a chrome plate with a red inscribed ‘R’ emerging from a certification plate of brushed aluminium with four visible screw fixings. Inspired by aviation, it symbolises the hallmark of ‘Peugeot Sport’.
Budar Pierre, Project Manager for RCZ R, remarked that the choices during the development of the RCZ R were guided by the pursuit for performance and efficiency. This allowed the project to evolve several elements -- including the design and specs of the drivetrain, gearbox, brakes and tires -- beyond what is typical, thereby allowing the most enthusiastic drivers to perform.
The sportiness of the new Peugeot RCZ R isn’t limited to its looks, but also extends to its performance as well. In fact, the new RCZ R could sprint from nil to 62 mph (100km/h) in just 5.9 seconds. From a standing start, the RCZ R could reach 400 meters in 14.2 seconds and 1000 meters in 25.4 seconds. The car could only complete the shift from 50 to 70 mph in just 6.8 seconds in sixth gear. The new Peugeot RCZ R offers an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.
These performance levels are attributed to many factors like its aerodynamic capabilities, its low center of gravity and improved suspension settings -- wider track and camber angle – as well as wider wheels (+0.5 inch) wrapped Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 235/40 R19 tires. Moreover, the suspension of the new RCZ R makes use of new dampers as well as stiffer springs and anti-roll bar – resulting to higher levels of handling and agility.
Thanks to Torsen differential, the engine could deliver the peak torque from just 1900 rpm, thereby lending the RCZ R with greater degree of braking and cornering stability, especially when maneuvering on tight corners.
Following several development sessions as well as validations both on and off track, the new RCZ R was able to achieve its current level of performance and agility.
Peugeot RCZ R
At the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Peugeot unveiles the RCZ R, a super-performance version of its popular Sports Coupé, evolved from the expertise of the brand in terms of design and driving experience.
Its new THP engine produces 270bhp from its 1.6-litre displacement and CO2 at only 145g/km places the Peugeot RCZ R with performance and unprecedented efficiency. To harness this considerable power RCZ R is equipped with a Torsen® differential for the promise of grip efficiency and dynamic sensations at a very high level. RCZ R will take its formal reveal at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013 and will be on sale early in 2014.
"All the strength of style of the RCZ is enhanced by the very dynamic performance and the 270bhp of this R version which will delight the enthusiasts of sports cars." Xavier Peugeot, Peugeot Product Director.
"The sporting success of the RCZ Peugeot Sport developed for racing and the passion it arouses could not remain unanswered. A series developed by Peugeot Sport to be even sportier and with the performance of the new version of the RCZ was an obvious step!" Bruno Famin, Peugeot Sport Director.
Unprecedented performance and efficiency
"Our brief was ambitious; develop a top-specification, high-performance version of the RCZ, preserving the qualities of comfort and convenience for everyday use, all with low fuel consumption and CO2 emissions." Xavier Nicolas, Product Manager RCZ.
With 270bhp (199kW) Peugeot RCZ R is the most powerful production model in Peugeot's long and illustrious history. The RCZ R accelerates from 0 to 62mph in less than six-seconds and demonstrates the expertise of the brand with CO2 contained at only 145g/km, which leads the category of performance Sports Coupés. This is achieved by utilising the downsizing capacity of the engine, saving weight and ensuring aerodynamic optimisation.
"Downsizing is a logical approach, not just in production vehicles but is also happening at the forefront of Motor Sport, with the major disciplines soon to use a turbocharged 1.6-litre, and even Formula 1 is doing this in 2014!" Cyrille Jourdan, Technical Manager, RCZ R.
Indeed, the new THP engine with 270bhp from just 1.6-litres provides a record of specific power in the category, with nearly 170bhp per litre, and it is among the best in the world for a production vehicle and already meets the stringent Euro 6 emissions standard.
Seeking a weight saving has also guided the development of specific components with a reduction of 17kg that has been obtained over the standard RCZ THP 200bhp model. With a mass of 1280kg, the Peugeot RCZ R has a power-to-weight ratio of 210.94 bhp / 1000kg.
Aerodynamics have increased rear down-force with a new fixed rear boot aero-spoiler, which promotes stability at high speeds without increasing drag.
Exterior Style
"The fluid and powerful style, combining the strength and sophistication of the new RCZ, gives it a sporty and exclusive character. Each element has been designed specifically for RCZ R to contribute to its dynamic performance and identifiable style enhancing the attributes of the RCZ." Pierre Paul Mattei, Head of Design for RCZ.
Matt black roof arches distinguish and adorn the Peugeot RCZ R. Its suspension is lowered by 10mm and the alloy wheels are 19 inches in diameter to optimise grip and give the RCZ R an expressive posture. Its bespoke alloys have a two-tone diamond / black matt, technical and sporty finish with an 'R' monogram milled directly onto a visible part of the alloy wheel. They have been designed to accommodate and optimise the cooling of new larger brakes, the red calipers at the front are signed 'Peugeot Sport'.
The perfectly integrated large fixed rear spoiler, ensures better downforce while stretching the silhouette's rear profile view. A specific rear diffuser meets the smooth effect that characterises the back of RCZ and includes two chromed exhaust pipes, located symmetrically, and a reworked exhaust system for performance and sound.
A Peugeot monogrammed 'R' in red lettering is identified on the grille and also placed on the boot lid as a signature 'RCZ R'.
Personalisation and rich range of equipment
Available in 4 colours: Moroccan Red, Nera Black, Mercury Grey and Opal White, Peugeot RCZ R also offers a range of custom made satin or gloss carbon roof treatments, decal designs and black mirror shells.
A high level of safety equipment and comfort is available on RCZ R with Xenon projector headlamps with washers. A full multimedia system WIP (World of Peugeot) Nav Plus is standard too.
A cockpit that delights the senses
Opening the door reveals a cockpit of purpose, dedicated to delighting the sensations of the driver it instantly immerses the 'driver' in a sporting, subtly elitist atmosphere.
From the 'Peugeot Sport' embossed sills, to the quality of detailing of the red stitching on the dashboard, and leather steering wheel, gear lever gaiter, door panels, armrests and seats - all contribute to an appealing and sporty interior ambience.
The seats are specifically of a new sports design, dressed in a mix of full grain Nappa leather and black Alcantara and branded with the monogram 'R'. On the centre console a chrome plate confirms the character with a red inscribed 'R' emerging from a certification plate of brushed aluminium with four visible screw fixings. Inspired by aviation, it symbolises the hallmark of 'Peugeot Sport'.
When entering the vehicle, the driver discovers an ergonomic driving position, ideal for enjoying the dynamic qualities of the Peugeot RCZ R. The smaller steering wheel and short shift gear stick with a specific aluminium knob have red highlights which compliment the bespoke bucket seats developed by Peugeot Sport.
With sight and touch, hearing is not forgotten!
The exhaust system has an enhanced Sound System linked to the draw of the intake and amplifies the sports character of the new RCZ R engine.
Dynamic and sporty feel
"The search for performance and efficiency evolved through a race-bred programme has guided many choices during the RCZ R's development, including the design and specification of the drivetrain, gearbox, brakes and tyres beyond the usual criteria, in order to allow the most enthusiastic drivers to perform." Budar Pierre, Project Manager RCZ R.
The sporty nature of the Peugeot RCZ R is reflected in its performance figures, with a maximum speed of 155mph (electronically limited), a 0 to 62mph (100kph) achieved in 5.9 seconds, the 400m standing start in 14.2 seconds and 1000m in 25.4 seconds. The times are also very low from 50 to 70mph, which takes just 6.8 seconds in (6th) top gear.
The low centre of gravity, aerodynamic performance, improved suspension settings (wider track, camber angle, wider rims of +0.5") and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 235/40 R19 tyres optimise adhesion and ensure outstanding road holding. The suspension has a new specification of dampers, increased stiffness of springs and a stiffer anti-roll bar, that allows for great handling and agility.
The Torsen® differential enables the engine to be fully exploited with maximum torque from 1900rpm to give the RCZ R good braking and cornering stability, especially when tackling tight corners. The performance and agility of the RCZ R is the result of many sessions of development and validations on and off track, especially with Peugeot Sport's test drivers.
Their requirement for excellent braking naturally oriented towards the technical specification of four-piston calipers, which allow a significant gain in stiffness and therefore pedal stroke, while reducing the unsprung masses. Discs with a diameter of 380mm and thickness of 32mm, are mounted on an aluminium hub. This contributes to the weight-saving and cooling performance, derived from the Alcon racing experience, to provide brake durability and outstanding performance, so braking from 80mph to zero requires less than 61 metres.
Traction cut to the circuit with the robustness of the series
"To get 270bhp and 330Nm of torque from a 1.6-litre engine and be resistant to sports use on the racetrack, it was necessary to introduce new high-performance, competitive solutions. Peugeot Sport has all the skills to do this. Research and Development teams brought together their experiences and expertise to ensure the sustainability of the car and its industrial application." Thierry Chauvet, Engine Development Manager for RCZ R.
Peugeot RCZ R is equipped with a new 1.6-litre THP turbo gasoline direct injection. It develops its maximum power of 199kW (270bhp) at 6000rpm and a maximum torque of 330Nm at 1900rpm to 5500 rpm.
This new engine 'EP6CDTR' has been developed extensively, with many parts having evolved or been completely redeveloped for the performance requirement and to meet sporting use with the robustness of a competition engine.
The engine itself is reinforced by a specific heat treatment prior to machining to improve durability. The twin-scroll turbo has been developed specifically to benefit from an ideal design for this application and this level of performance.
Associated with a steel exhaust manifold with unique architecture inspired by racing systems, it can take higher temperatures. New pistons, providing a compression ratio of 9.2:1, were developed with Mahle Motorsport, taking a forged structure and a grade of aluminium used in Formula 1. Their cooling is provided by two jets. The con rods were specified to withstand continued use at high engine speeds. Their bearings are covered with a polymer coating that can withstand the higher cylinder pressures, patented in 2011 and presented by Mahle, they are premiered exclusively on RCZ R.
Comfort and pleasure in everyday use
Peugeot RCZ R was developed as a racing version by Peugeot Sport to meet a sports track use, but also to be durable in road-going applications, so it is docile and responsive for everyday use on the road.
Calibrations of the powertrain combine the requirements of a sporty driving style on the circuit and in daily use. In addition the level of torque obtained from very low engine speeds allows for a strong dynamic experience daily on the road. The suspension improves agility and is incisive for best handling but the Peugeot RCZ R does not compromise the comfort levels set by the similar RCZ 1.6-litre THP 200.
Finally, the finest materials and ergonomics of the driving position, its enhanced unique features and impressive economy - 44.8mpg on the Combined Drive Cycle - make the Peugeot RCZ R a great performance car with comfort and convenience outside life on the race track.
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Here are some blog posts I especially enjoyed writing.
The 1942 Genesee Hotel Suicide — I recently stumbled across an amazing, highly detailed photograph of a woman who jumped from a great height to her death, a split-second before the gruesome splat. I show here the best copy of the photo I was able to find on the Internet, plus what I managed to find out about how it was taken.
All These Earthquakes Are No Joke — It’s not your imagination: The number of “great” earthquakes (over magnitude 6.0) has skyrocketed in the last few years. It’s NOT biblical “prophesy,” but I still find it scary as hell.
Miscellaneous Amusement
Jesus Has a Message for Fundamentalists — and it’s not an approving one.
Boys Who Grew Up To Be President — Here are as many photos as I’ve been able to find of presidents when they were boys or teenagers, from Obama all the way back to an 1870s photo of Warren G. Harding as a child. Nixon was a little cutie-pie when he was 5 years old!
Jack Paar’s Water Closet Joke — On February 10, 1960, Jack Paar, the then-host of “The Tonight Show,” told a four-minute joke based on an innocent mix-up involving the initials W.C. The NBC censors decided it was dirty and cut it from the broadcast without bothering to consult or even notify Paar. Here’s the joke.
Funny Old Print Ads — “They’re Happy Because They Eat Lard!”, and ads urging that babies be given cola to drink and that tapeworms are great for weight loss are three of my personal favorites. . . .
More Funny Old Print Ads — I’ll bet it never occurred to you that beer, cocaine, and television are all good for the health of babies and children. . . .
Santa Claus Meets the TSA — My visualization of what might happen.
The TARDIS Visits My House — I was having “fun with PhotoShop” one day, even though the program I prefer is Paint Shop Pro.
Take Me to Your Leader — Two aliens landed in the Arizona desert near a gas station that was closed for the night. They approached one of the gas pumps and the younger alien addressed it saying, “Greetings, Earthling. We come in peace. Take us to your leader.”
The Ultimate Drawbridge — Okay, this one isn’t Great Thoughts from me, it’s just a Russian prank that makes me smile every time.
Modern Politics
Jeb Bush for President in 2012? — This post was prompted by an illustration in the St. Petersburg Times that showed the famous red-and-blue “HOPE” drawing of Barack Obama as a “HOPE” drawing of (I gag!) Jeb Bush.
A Dictionary of Tea Party Terminology — For example, “Condescending know-it-all: Someone who has taken and pass an eighth-grade civics class.”
60 Years of Teaching Math — This joke takes an old conservative attack on those dreaded tree-hugging liberals and updates it to reflect the reality of how public education has degenerated under Reaganomics. In January 2011, Gov. “Rick Scott” Voldemort of Florida announced that he planned to address a $3.6 billion deficit with a $2.4 billion tax cut for wealthy individuals and businesses (plus gutting public education, public health, services for children and seniors, and environmental protection), and not one Republican noticed that 3.6 + 2.4 does NOT = zero.
Stephen Colbert Mocks GOP Self-Righteous Hypocrisy — Late in 2010 conservatives, led by John Boehner and Eric Cantor, created a straw dog of supposed anti-Christianity and not only blasted it but threatened to defund the Smithsonian Institution if their straw dog weren’t dealt with respectfully. This post details the “controversy” and provides Stephen Colbert’s Ultimate (and hilarious) Answer to it.
An Open Letter to Tea Party Protesters — You “tea bigots” had no problem with Greedy Oil Plutocrats running up seven TRILLION dollars of new debt, but now that a Democrat is in charge, you want “your” 1957 back, when women and blacks were invisible and self-satisfaction defined the ruling elite (“Father Knows Best”!).
Ten Times the Bushwah — It drives me nuts that the Greedy Oil Plutocrats had no trouble with Dubya adding seven TRILLION dollars to the national debt, but now that they’re out of power, no one is allowed to try to do anything to fix the problems Replutocrats created without shrieks about the deficit and how Obama is somehow the one who is spending like a drunken Texan frat boy. This post shows you the truth: Republican presidents double or triple the national debt; Democratic presidents balance the budget and reduce the national debt.
Fear & Hate, or Religious Freedom? — Why do conservatives want to protect the religious freedom guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution by denying it to Muslims?
G’Kar’s Declaration of Principles — From Babylon Five, a beautiful declaration of what humanity can be at its best.
My Advice for Proselytizers — Tips for “Christians,” Scientologists, tea bigots, atheists, and others who want to change my mind.
Beware the Self-Description — When someone says “Trust me” or “I never read other people’s mail,” that’s a sure indication the opposite is true.
River Song and the Weeping Angels — A post for Doctor Who fans; my reaction to episodes 3 and 4 of Season 5.
The Mythology of Lost — A post for Lost fans; my view that myths are meant to explain life, while Lost meant only to confuse. (If Mother was good, why did she murder the true mother of Jacob and Smoky?)
My Best Tips for Living — Always have a spare roll of toilet paper nearby. Proofread backwards. You wouldn’t worry so much about what people are thinking about you if you realized how seldom they do.
Paint Yourself Into a Corner TV — Some TV shows, like Gunsmoke or Cheers, are open-ended; but some, like Rookie Blue, carry the seeds of their own destruction.
Three Cheers for Verisimilitude — Why I just can’t watch shows like “Fringe,” that just push the limits of believability too far.
Wherein I Meet The Tingler — Late last summer I smashed my left wrist to smithereens, to the point where the surgeon said my radius bone looked “like dental floss.” The x-rays of the titanium bar the surgeon implanted make it look just like a miniature version of the Vincent Price horror monster!
Memories of 9/11 — what I was doing, that fateful day, and what I think about every year now.
A Plea for Civility — “Daddy, what’s a blind c*cks*cker?”
Progress Marches On — Here’s a 1956 photograph of something that today is about the size and shape of a postage stamp. . . .
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Best spots to pick your own NJ strawberries this season
Erin Vogt
Best spots to pick your own NJ strawberries!(ThinkStock)
Jersey Fresh strawberries are a tasty way to kick off summer (unofficially) in NJ. The pick-your-own season is here and thanks to this year's persistent rainy weather, it's already shaping up to be super quick!
It's time for NJ strawberries! (Erin Vogt, Townsquare Media)
Here are some great places for Garden State family fun. (Avoid disappointment, and call ahead for availability!) Feel free to share your own favorite spots and family picking fun photos, by tweeting me @ProudJersey and at @NJ1015!
Sparacio Farms (Bridgeton)
There's some good-looking berries this year at Sparacio Farms. The Cumberland County family-owned farm has been doing brisk business and conditions are ever changing- so call before you visit: 856-451-4142. (Or, check their Facebook page for updates.)
The McCann Farm (Elk Township)
As you can see from the photo above, Jersey Fresh strawberries are no joke at McCann Farm in Gloucester County. U-pick strawberries got underway fast this season. Call for more info at 856-881-7775. The family farm also offers plenty of other fresh produce throughout the season- like tomatoes, sweet corn, peppers, watermelons, blueberries and more.
Johnson's Farm (Medford)
Johnson’s Farm is one of the largest pick-your-own farms in South Jersey. As the owners put it, acres of orchards and fields of fruits and vegetables "yearning to be picked." Strawberries are just the start of a busy and full season, with lots of family friendly activities.
Russo's Orchard Lane Farm (Chesterfield)
The Burlington County family farm kicks off its full U-Pick calendar with strawberries from roughly mid-May to June. Call ahead for availability and field conditions, 609-259-3684.
Then in July, there's raspberries and blackberries, followed by peaches and nectarines in August. (Apples and even Christmas trees are in store for fall and winter.)
Phillips Farm (Milford)
Strawberries begin in mid to late May at Phillips Farm in Milford, so just about there!
Then, it's blueberries and black raspberries from late June through mid-July; blackberry and peaches begin mid-July. Red raspberries are in season from August through September- just as apple season picks up.
The Hunterdon County spot along the Delaware River is open daily for U-Pick except Tuesdays. Call (908) 995-0022 to check on conditions and other details.
VonThun Farms (Monmouth Junction)
VonThun Farms is in Middlesex County (the Monmouth Junction part of South Brunswick). Strawberry season is from mid-May through mid-June, and once underway, it's offered daily. Call 732-329-8656 to check on availability. There's a tentative Strawberry Festival for June 9 and 10, depending on how Mother Nature cooperates.
There's also other produce and live animals to enjoy, and the place gets hopping in the fall too with U-pick apples and hayrides.
Giamarese Farm & Orchards (East Brunswick)
A family-owned farm since 1941, Giamarese is open now through December. The strawberry season is roughly Memorial Day through Father's Day — you can call the Farm Market to double-check at -732-821-9494.
Giamarese also offers peaches (July through September), nectarines (late summer) and apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees later in the year.
Hallock's U-Pick Farm (New Egypt)
The Ocean County spot offers 7-day a week picking, once strawberry season gets underway. You can call to check on how the crop's making out, at 609-758-8847. Hallock's U-Pick Farm also offers lots of fresh vegetables, to keep the family eating healthy all summer-long.
Battleview Orchards (Freehold)
Strawberries have been in full-force at Battleview Orchards in Freehold this year. The Memorial Day long weekend was a busy one and the crop is between availability. days away from June. Good thing there's plenty to shop for in the Country Store, which is fully stocked and open year-round. Call for updates at (732) 462-0756.
The location also offers U-pick cherries, peaches and nectarines — and gets bustling with apples and pumpkins in the fall.
Lee Turkey Farm (East Windsor)
Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor is kicking off strawberry season on Saturday, June 2nd. You can check on conditions by calling 609-448-0629. In June and July, there's also U-Pick cherries, raspberries, peaches and melons (plus, apples and pears in fall). Year-round- there's also oven-ready whole turkeys and pies for purchase.
Melick's Town Farm (Oldwick for strawberries)
Strawberries are ready at Melick's Town Farm in Oldwick. You can check with the farm by calling 908-439-2318. Once picking is underway, hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, during the summer.
The Oldwick farm also offers flower picking, while the Califon spot offers fresh peaches and pears later in the summer. Melick's also is a must for apple picking and fall goodies (there's even a new hard cider that's caught my eye!)
Terhune Orchards (Princeton)
Strawberries are in season at this busy spot in Princeton. With more than 40 crops, roughly half of the farm is devoted to orchards. That includes lots of apples, peaches and pears — plus blackberries, cherries and blueberries.
Picking hours at Terhune Orchards are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 609-924-2310 for more details. Terhune also offers a vineyard and winery, with a tasting room at the Princeton barn.
Sussex County Strawberry Farm (Andover)
Sussex County Strawberry Farm pretty much says it by name — you can call (973) 579-5055 to see how this year's crop is doing. The property also offers raspberry picking in late summer.
Donaldson Farms (Hackettstown)
This year's strawberry crop is said to be coming along nicely at the family-run farm in Warren County, expected to open in early June. Donaldson Farms features hundreds of acres of fresh fruits and vegetables, including U-pick berries, and apples and pumpkins. Call (908) 852-9122 to check on availability and conditions.
Alstede Farms (Chester)
Alstede is a popular spot in Morris County. The farm offers a lengthy range of fruit and vegetables, with a Strawberry festival every weekend in June. Before that, there's family fun every weekend in May with pony rides, a moon bounce, a wagon train ride and more. You can call 908-879-7189 to see how the strawberries are growing.
There's also blueberries, peaches, melons and more throughout the summer and fall. Alstede Farms is open daily.
New Jersey really does have it all, as U-pick options gear up fast through the summer with blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and more fruit and veggies. I've got you covered with a bunch more places for another day.
Proud Jersey Girl Erin Vogt’s first reporting gig involved her Fisher Price tape recorder. As a wife and momma of two kiddies, she firmly believes that life’s too short to drink bad coffee. A fan of the beach, Dave Grohl and karma, in no particular order.
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Women in Journalism welcomed BBC journalist and author Mishal Husain to the third event in our ‘In Conversation’ series in May – a packed out evening hosted by the University of Westminster.
After a welcome from Michaela O’Brien, head of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster, Mishal talked to WIJ committee members and award-winning journalists Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Donna Ferguson. The chair was Eleanor Mills, WIJ chair; editor, Sunday Times Magazine and editorial director, Sunday Times.
Mishal Husain with Eleanor Mills, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, and Donna Ferguson
The discussion took place under Chatham House rules, but we can share some of Mishal’s insight into getting to the top in broadcast journalism and writing her recent book, The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job – What Every Woman Needs to Know.
Mishal shared some key advice with the audience, many of whom were just starting out in their careers. She talked of the importance of having a twin track approach to career goals – not only focused on your ultimate role, but making the most of your present one, learning as much as you can from it and from those you meet in the course of it.
Mishal Husain signs copies of her book, The Skills
Don’t dismiss small organisations and publications – they can be fantastic for journalists starting out if you get the chance to try your hand in areas likely to be more crowded and more competitive somewhere bigger.
Mishal also reflected on the doubts we can all experience about our own abilities and how often pushing through them leads to rewarding professional experiences. In her book she’s tried to put the ‘how’ into qualities that are much talked about these days – including authority, resilience and confidence. She talked about the BAME role models who inspired her into journalism – including one of her WIJ interviewers – and reflected on the distance still to go on diversity of all kinds in the profession.
Finally, the Radio 4 Today presenter took us through the reality of the 3.15 alarm call and a morning routine that we discovered does include breakfast and coffee before going on air at 6 am. She also presents the BBC 1 ‘News at Ten’ on Sundays so her schedule is a little bit different to your usual nine-to-five.
Mishal Husain shares advice with young journalists
Mishal kindly stayed to sign copies of The Skills and chat to Women in Journalism members and guests, who also enjoyed drinks and networking.
The panel took lots of questions from the Women in Journalism audience
We are extremely grateful to AB Ports for their generous sponsorship of the event. And to The University of Westminster for hosting.
MORE WIJ EVENTS
Our next In Conversation event will be with Cathy Newman, presenter and journalist at Channel 4 News on 10 October at University of Westminster. Stay tuned for more details.
June 11: Women on Boards MD Fiona Hathorn on why joining a board is good for your career whatever stage you are at.
July 12: Celebrate our 25th birthday summer party at the fabulous Rosewood London
For tickets to all these events, head to our website and be quick!
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Tracking Thoughts
NREGA – Kill for work program!
Recently, two people were killed in isolated independent incidents, both very alarming and revealing of an underlying untruth.
Mr. Lalit Mehta, an activist of Vikas Sahyog Kendra, was trying to organise social audits to help the NREGA function better.
We are deeply disturbed by the recent murder of Lalit Kumar Mehta, member of Vikas Sahyog Kendra (Palamau District), who was brutally killed on 14 May 2008 as he was returning from Daltonganj to Chhattarpur on a motorcycle.
The circumstances of this murder are disturbing. Lalit (aged 36), an active member of the right to food campaign and Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, has been working in this area for more than 15 years on issues related to the right to food and the right to work. He was a very gentle person and his work was widely appreciated. However he was also fearless in exposing corruption and exploitation, and often came in the way of vested interests.
At the time of this incident, Lalit was helping a team of volunteers from Delhi and elsewhere to conduct a social audit of NREGA works in Chainpur and Chhattarpur Blocks of Palamau District. Attempts had already been made to dissuade the team from conducting this investigation, particularly in Chainpur Block. Is it a coincidence that Lalit was murdered just one day after the investigation began?
If this murder was an act of intimidation, it did not succeed. Friends and supporters from all over Jharkhand gathered at Vikas Sahyog Kendra on 17 May. They unanimously resolved to continue the campaign against corruption and exploitation in this area. [link]
Mr. Kameshwar Yadav tried to use RTI to get the NREGA details, he was another activist who wanted to verify the system to help it work better.
Giridih, June 8: In a rerun of the Lalit Mehta murder case, Kameshwar Yadav, an NREGA activist, was killed by unidentified gunmen near Gaadi village about nine last night.
Kameshwar was returning to his Khatori residence — about 75km from here — after taking part in a CPI-ML bandh over the fuel price rise in block headquarters Deori.
Rajkumar Yadav, a CPI-ML state committee member, said being a morally upright person, Kameshwar had questioned — under the Right to Information Act — the nexus flourishing among officers, leaders, contractors and middlemen regarding minor irrigation work in Deori.
Kameshwar was also a block committee member of the party. CPI-ML leaders, including MLA Vinod Singh, blocked the Jamua-Koderma road for around six hours today demanding the arrest of criminals. Giridih SP Murari Lal Meena said that the killers would be arrested within June 13. [link]
NREGA is a wonderful scheme, it is aimed at guaranteeing the constitutional right to work to rural people by providing employment to one person from each household in rural areas. It is a flagship of the congress government and was flouted very proudly at the congress 4 year anniversary. But there are many skeletons in the closet. Mr. Mihir Shah writes about the discrepancies in implementation.
But even after the enactment of NREGA, things have been slow to change at the grass-roots. Displaying remarkable ingenuity, the old order is already finding ways to sidestep the radical provisions of the Act. Contractors deploy machines with impunity, even as forged muster rolls are filled up with fictitious names and thumb-marks of workers, to show as if the work was done by labour. This is especially the case in States like Jharkhand, which still do not have elected Gram Panchayats. [link]
Even Mr. Shourie in his article has raised some objections about how ‘right’ data is filled after initial data is pencilled in so that the performance of the flagship program of Congress remains grande.
After citing what the PM, FM, etc. have been saying about ensuring outcomes and not being lulled by outlays, Saxena asks, and ‘How is outcome delivered in the states?’, and answers, ‘By falsifying records!’ He cites the tour observations of a person in a position to know, and unlikely to state things that would embarrass the Government:
‘We discovered that all data of children at the centre for the past five months, weight, vaccinations, health records etc, were filled in with pencils. On probing further, I found it was done so that in case of an official inspection, the figures could be erased and “correct” data inserted to make the centre’s performance look good!’
The writer? The Congress MP, Sachin Pilot. Recalling such accounts, Saxena observes, ‘The practice is so widely prevalent in all the states, presumably with the connivance of senior officers, that the data reaching GOI [according to a recent study by the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development] shows only 8% as the overall percentage of malnourished children in case of 0-3 years (with only one percent children severely malnourished), as against 46% reported by NFHS-3.
What is equally astonishing is the fact that records show a steep decline in the percentage of malnourished children from 29% to 8%, which is totally at variance with the findings of the various NFHS surveys. By sending bogus reports the field officials are thus able to escape from any sense of accountability for reducing malnutrition.’ [link]
Someone had felt constrained to exclaim at the state of affairs to describe it as ‘Loot for work program’, and after these killings, it is tending towards a ‘kill for work program’!
Lalit was killed on the 14th May, and the congress celebrated its four years on the 23rd May, touting NREGA as their proud achievement. Either the congress is cheeky enough to take us voters lightly or it is sure it wont return to power. Either way, we’ll show them.
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American Workforce Policy Advisory BoardAngie Evans2019-04-08T14:19:38-05:00
Announced in February 2019, Dr. Sheree Utash, President of WSU Tech, is among 25 members of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The board, co-chaired by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump, will work directly with the National Council for the American Worker to help design and implement strategies, campaigns and training programs that can be used to tackle labor issues on a national level and help employers meet their changing workforce needs.
“I feel privileged to be part of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. This is a chance to reframe and redesign education and training for skilled jobs in our country. This is difficult work, but it is critical as we build the future workforce to fuel the economy of the United States.”
The members’ terms last until July 2020. See full details and list of members at commerce.gov.
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American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Mission and Goals
Ensure all Americans can benefit from the nation’s historic economic boom and record low unemployment rates. We seek to bring more Americans off the sidelines and into the workforce by improving jobs data transparency and skills-based hiring and training, advancing opportunities for lifelong learning, and promoting multiple pathways to family-sustaining careers.
Develop a Campaign to Promote Multiple Pathways to Career Success
Companies, workers, parents, and policymakers have traditionally assumed that a university degree is the best, or only, a path to a middle-class career. Employers and job seekers should be aware of multiple career pathways and skill development opportunities outside of traditional 4-year degrees.
Increase Data Transparency to Better Match American Workers with American Jobs
High-quality, transparent, and timely data can significantly improve the ability of employers, students, job seekers, education providers, and policymakers to make informed choices about education and employment—especially for matching education and training programs to in-demand jobs and the skills needed to fill them.
Modernize Candidate Recruitment and Training Practices
Employers often struggle to fill job vacancies, yet their hiring practices may actually reduce the pool of qualified job applicants. To acquire a talented workforce, employers must better identify the skills needed for specific jobs and communicate those needs to education providers, job seekers, and students.
Measure and Encourage Employer-led Training Investments
The size, scope, and impacts of education and skills training investments are still not fully understood. There is a lack of consistent data on company balance sheets and in federal statistics. Business and policymakers need to know how much is spent on training, the types of workers receiving training, and the long-term value of the money and time spent in the classroom and on-the-job training.
Quarterly Advisory Board Meeting Notes:
Meeting notes for June 18, 2019
Meeting notes for March 6, 2019
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Home News Fallout 76 Fallout’s “retro” imagery well suited to West Virginia, historian says
Fallout’s “retro” imagery well suited to West Virginia, historian says
David Sibray, Editor / Publisher
A landscape featured in Fallout 76 includes architecture from an earlier era that still exists in West Virginia.
Retro imagery featured in the Fallout video-game series is coincidentally well suited to West Virginia, says an architectural historian who expects the state’s portrayal in the Fallout 76 game will be positive.
“As for the retro images in the game, I happen to love that kind of thing, and I don’t think it conflicts with West Virginia’s image,” Courtney Fint Zimmerman said of imagery that includes hardware and architecture reminiscent of the 1950s.
An expert in architectural history in the Mountain State, Zimmerman has spent years traveling its hills and cataloging its architecture.
A console reminiscent of the ’70s and an early-20th-century fan
The trailer for Fallout 76 features scenes from inside a bunker in which survivors have been celebrating their release after an atomic attack. It also features war-torn landscapes filled with houses more nearly reminiscent of West Virginia of the ’50s and ’60s than of today.
“I mean, honestly, there are a lot of places in the state that seem frozen in time, because there just hasn’t been a lot of development or capital to change, replace, or upgrade. As far as historic preservation goes, if something is mothballed long enough to get past the ‘dated’ stage and into the retro, vintage, or historic category in the public perception, we count ourselves lucky.
“Maybe we can make that retro-vintage thing work for West Virginia, rather than looking at our old buildings as dated and undesirable.”
Zimmerman, a native of Aurora, in Preston County, says she is also interested in the game’s apparent portrayal of mountaineers as tough and rugged.
“Of course I guess no one knows completely what the imagery and portrayal of the state will be, but generally I’d say anything that has West Virginians in the role of hero rather than victim is positive. It is another kind of stereotype that mountain people are more tough and rugged than others, but one that we like a little better. ”
She says she also thinks the game will help increase tourism in a positive respect.
“As for the imagery of the state, it may at least make people a little more aware that West Virginia is a real, actual state with things to see, and maybe they will be intrigued and want to visit.
“There is also a risk that the imagery will associate West Virginia in people’s minds as a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In general, I think anything that simply uses West Virginia as a setting for a story without making a big thing of poverty or accents or mining is most likely a good thing.”
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Home / News / MPs demand greater flood role for water firms
MPs demand greater flood role for water firms
Water and sewerage companies must be given a greater role in flood management, and their remits extended to cover local drainage. MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee have urged the government to overhaul the way flooding is managed in the UK, including an extension to current water and sewerage companies' roles.
In a wide-ranging report, EFRA insisted that water companies must take on the land drainage responsibilities currently held by local authorities and become “water and drainage companies”.
Water company regulation would remain with Ofwat but the Floods Commissioner – a new role proposed by EFRA – would agree a forward programme of measures with Ofwat as part of the five-year business planning process.
The committee said under its proposals water bills would increase to cover the new responsibilities, but local levies would be removed to make the proposal broadly cost-neutral for consumers. In the longer-term regulatory pressure and the efficiencies of combining water and flood management should drive costs down.
Water and drainage companies would become statutory consultees for new development as well as potentially taking on the role of SuDS adopting authority.
EFRA insisted the government must set out how its review of sustainable drainage regulations will ensure that SuDS are deployed to maximum effect in all new English developments.
“The government must publish by the end of 2017 its 25-year ambition for flood risk reduction, and the cost of securing this, against different climate change scenarios,” it said.
Responding to the report, South West Water said it is particularly supportive of the recommendations to make water companies statutory consultees for planning applications.
The company’s managing director, Stephen Bird, who gave evidence to the committee, said: “This would mean that water companies can support the delivery of sustainable drainage systems as part of any new development plans, moving away from the current system where developers have the right to connect surface water to a sewerage system despite flooding risks.
“These steps would enhance the resilience of key infrastructure and reduce the risk of flooding in the communities we serve.”
A version of this story first appeared in Utility Week.
Author: Lois Vallely,
Topic: Policy & Regulation , Flooding & Urban Drainage
Tags: flood risk , water companies , wa_drainage , Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS)
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That Old Crate
From Minnesota cratemakers, a new CG-4 glider like the ones they built in World War II.
The World War II transports were considered stealthy — in audio signature only. (NASM (SI NEG. #83-310~PM))
By Lynn Keillor
It’s a hot, noisy walk back to Building 3 at Villaume Industries in suburban Minneapolis. The high-pitched whine of saws and pneumatics mixes with the smell of sawdust as employees build triangular wood trusses and crates.
Restorer Marilyn Curski with Ingemar Holm. (Lynn Keillor)
At the peak of glider production at Villaume Industries, most workers were female. (Villaume Industries Collection)
Medics stage an evacuation, loading patients into a CG-4A with a whimsical paint scheme and matching name. (Hans Groenhoff Photographic Collection (HGC-1470), NASM (SI NEG. #2005-31396))
The glider could haul 13 troops, who sat on two wooden benches, or a jeep. (Villaume Industries Collection)
At Stout Army Air Field in Indianapolis in 1944, a Douglas C-47 towplane demonstrated its best pickup lines as it trolled for gliders. (NASM (SI NEG. #87-16228~PM))
The cockpit provided great visibility for landings, many of which occurred in darkness. (NASM (SI NEG. #WF-113250))
Some landings kicked up enough dust to effectively blind the crew on rollout. (NASM (SI NEG. #2002-3807~PM))
The CG-4A was a Waco design, but the company built just over 1,000. More than 16 firms built another 13,000; Villaume produced around 1,500. (NASM (SI NEG. #1B48628-A~PM))
In the back of the warehouse, between pallets of materials and the rollers where finished products exit, is a frame of a different sort: the shell of a World War II CG-4A glider. With its metal tube frame and precise, delicate woodwork, it’s right at home: In the early 1940s, Villaume was one of more than 16 U.S. companies contracted to build gliders designed by the Waco Aircraft Company.
At the height of the glider boom, Villaume employed 1,500 people—mostly women—working three shifts, six days a week, to keep up with demand. They finished a glider every six days. Today, about seven volunteers with an interest in World War II show up every Tuesday and Thursday to connect the 72,000 parts needed to re-create a glider. It’s their tribute to this lesser-recognized World War II aircraft, and comes with the bonus of letting them work with an original manufacturer.
Villaume Industries is the classic immigrant success story: French-born Eugene comes to Minnesota and in 1882 opens a box manufacturing business. Business is good, and product lines expand to millwork, which is still the company’s product offering today.
The company’s initial contribution to World War II was thousands of K-ration cartons for the armed services; another major contract was for ammunition crates. Then, in 1942, Villaume won a bid as a sub-contractor to build the wooden components (wings, floors, control surfaces) for gliders that would carry paratroopers and equipment. A separate contract called for building shipping crates in which to deliver glider components overseas. Production ramped up quickly: In two months, Villaume increased its workforce tenfold. Most workers were new to the woodworking business, and learned how to build the gliders from military personnel.
“This wasn’t furniture, it was aircraft,” Linsmayer says. “Men’s lives depended on the quality of what we were doing.”
Gliders were used primarily in the European theater as disposable aircraft, towed to their destinations largely by C-47 Dakotas, the military version of the Douglas DC-3. Less expensive than powered aircraft and stealthier—at least in audio signature—they held either 13 soldiers and their equipment or a full-size jeep. Villaume built around 11 percent of the 14,000 gliders produced nationwide. Most went to the Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force; the Navy took 13. Linsmayer knows of only a handful of original gliders still in existence. Once they had completed a mission, he says, local residents used them for firewood or building material (see “A Waco’s Happy Ending,” Aug./Sept. 2002).
When the war ended, Villaume went back to its previous business, and gliders became just a footnote in company records—until World War II buffs began contacting Linsmayer for information. Glider history, especially Villaume’s involvement, became his passion. When aircraft restorers Jim Johns and Ingemar Holm approached Linsmayer in 2007 about re-creating a glider, he offered warehouse space and donated much of the wood needed as raw material.
Johns and Holm collected vintage glider parts from military salvage yards, including frame pieces, instrument panels, and an original long, narrow box for barf-bag storage (troops seated aft of the center of gravity frequently succumbed to airsickness). They’ve found a roll of the original fabric used to cover wings and fuselage. They’ve fabricated the remaining parts based on original blueprints, some with print so tiny that Holm needs a magnifying glass to read it.
Of the volunteers, most of whom learned of the project through the World War II Roundtable network, some are retired military; one flies modern gliders. Dale Johnson is a master woodworker who can create exact replicas of wooden parts. Joe Messacar is a former aeronautical engineer who keeps the construction to perfect spec. Marilyn Curski is especially talented at intricate detail work.
When completed, the glider’s wing will stretch nearly 84 feet. Its interior structure looks like wooden lace. To save weight, most wooden parts of the original gliders were glued together, including the honeycombed floor of the passenger space, so the team is doing the same. Where the originals used screws, however, the team is in some cases substituting cotter pins.
While the group is trying to produce as authentic a re-creation as possible, they’re not making it airworthy—although they have a bit of insight into what it would be like to fly one. Newsman Walter Cronkite, who landed in a CG-4A in the Netherlands in September 1944, later described the experience as “like attending a rock concert while locked in the bass drum.”
When the re-creation is complete, the brand-new glider will likely be on public display somewhere near its Villaume home.
Minneapolis-based writer Lynn Keillor has a new respect for glider pilots, passengers, and Walter Cronkite.
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GALLEGOS United
Video of Comcast Xfinity | Storytellers
Film United States Electronics, Technology Comcast GALLEGOS United
On behalf of client Comcast’s XFINITY, the nation’s largest video and high-speed Internet provider, leading culturally-attuned creative agency GALLEGOS United, together with sister content production agency LUNA United, today will showcase “Storytellers” at CAAMFest Film Festival 37. The video will be shared with festival attendees on opening night May 9th, prior to film screenings, as part of Comcast’s sponsorship package.
A first-time collaborative effort with world-renowned artist Kim Jung Gi, “Storytellers” recognizes the many contributions of Asian Americans to the film and TV industries, both in front of and behind the camera - from lighting technicians and wardrobe stylists to directors and actors, spanning a wide range of movie genres.
Kim Jung Gi is an established artist from South Korea whose artwork has attracted international attention. Working from memory, Kim has the rare ability to visualize drawings beforehand, creating incredible illustrations without reference in record time. As an illustrator and influencer, Kim’s work, firmly rooted in pop culture, is well loved and admired across the United States.
CAAMFest, an annual festival from the Center for Asian American Media, celebrates the world’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian film, food and music programs and honors Asian Americans of all backgrounds, from Korean and Chinese to Filipino, Vietnamese and Indian. CAAMFest, now in its 37th year, runs May 9-19 in San Francisco, taking place during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM).
“Asian culture is not as elusive or mysterious as it may have seemed in the past because there is a much greater representation of Asian culture in today’s media. And, I think its such an advantage for an artist to know two different cultures, so I hope Asian American artists take advantage of that,” said Kim.
“I’ve been a big fan of Kim Jung Gi for a long time. Collaborating with him on this project to shine a light on the many contributions that Asian Americans bring to film and storytelling has been a tremendous honor,” said Dino Spadavecchia, Executive Creative Director at GALLEGOS United. “As an agency that specializes in culturally relevant and culturally attuned work, GALLEGOS United’s approach is rooted in representing the tapestry of today’s America. Creatively we strive to speak to the diverse cultural make-up of the entire country, through pop culture and meaningful storytelling.”
“Storytellers” furthers Comcast’s commitment to the Asian American community. The company offers a specially curated content collection of Asian American shows, movies, music and podcasts, available to all Xfinity X1 customers across platforms.
Film advertisement created by GALLEGOS United, United States for Comcast, within the category: Electronics, Technology.
Advertising Agency: Gallegos United, Huntington Beach, USA
Creative Director: Dino Spadavecchia
Art Director: Jonatan Maldonado
Copywriter: Jeb Quaid
Illustrator: Kim Jung Gi
Chief Creative Officer/President: Harvey Marco
Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer/President: Andrew Delbridge
Executive Creative Director: Dino Spadavecchia
Creative Director/Art Director: Jonatan Maldonado
Creative Director/Writer: Jeb Quaid
Head of Production: Harry Lowell
Sr. Producer: Lillian Lopez
Producer: Ingrid Ruiz
Head of Account Management: JP Rodriguez
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Account Executive: Jeremy Bunya
Head of Strategy & Planning: Silvina Cendra
Director of Communications Planning: Angel Xie
May 16, 2019 - 11:55
nice art.
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Rose Kennedy
The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
By: Barbara A. Perry
Narrated by: Gayle Hendrix
In her compelling and intimate portrait, presidential historian Barbara A. Perry captures Rose Kennedy’s essential contributions to the incomparable Kennedy dynasty. This biography - the first to draw on an invaluable cache of Rose’s newly released diaries and letters - unearths the complexities behind the impeccable persona she showed the world. The woman who emerges is a fascinating character: savvy about her family’s reputation and resilient enough to persevere through the unfathomable tragedies that befell her.
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Inside the Presidency of Bill Clinton
By: Michael Nelson, Barbara A. Perry, Russell L. Riley
Narrated by: Kirk O. Winkler
This book uses hundreds of hours of newly opened interviews and other sources to illuminate the life and times of the nation's 42nd president, Bill Clinton. Included are path-breaking chapters on the major domestic and foreign policy initiatives of the Clinton years, as well as objective discussions of political success and failures.
A detailed look into Bill Clinton's Presidency
By James Welling on 02-12-17
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Narrated by: Sean Runnette
President John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic elected as the nation’s chief executive, tried to dodge politically sensitive issues, maintaining a cautious, moderate approach. After riots by segregationists and the murder of innocent blacks in the Deep South, President Kennedy abandoned his cautious posture and advocated sweeping civil rights reform.
Inside the Presidency of George H. W. Bush
By: Michael Nelson, Barbara Perry
Narrated by: Gregg A. Rizzo
This audiobook draws on interviews with senior White House and Cabinet officials conducted under the auspices of the Bush Oral History Project (a cooperative effort of the University of Virginia's Miller Center and the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation) to provide a multidimensional portrait of the first President Bush and his administration.
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Cleared for Take-Off
Autor: Dirk Bogarde
Sprecher: Dirk Bogarde
On his many reconnaissance missions in Europe and the Far East, the young Bogarde experienced the terror of enemy attack and the horror of its aftermath, together with the intense camaraderie and bitter humour of the battlefield. He also had, like countless others, a feeling of utter hopelessness at the war's end, when, as suddenly as the fighting had stopped, these youthful, but hardened comrades-in-arms were dispersed to find their feet in a traumatised world.
Less than a year after demob no one could have been more astonished to find himself starring in his third feature film with car and chauffeur and a five-storey house in Chester Row. He had somehow 'arrived' in the movies.
©1996 Dirk Bogarde (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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MNTC breaks ground for NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10
New expressway expected to service 30,000 cargo trucks by 2016
by AutoIndustriya.com Team
The Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) breaks ground for the PhP10.5-B NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 project at the Philippine National Railway Data Center in Caloocan City. The ceremony is a result of the go-ahead given last January for the Metro Expressway Link to connect the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to the Manila container port and eventually to the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX). Present at the ceremony were Department of Transportation and Communication Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson.
The newly launched 5.65-kilometer segment will connect Segment 9 which spans from the SMART Connect interchange to MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela City to C-3 road in Caloocan City. The tollway operator expects to begin construction of Segment 10 in April with completion expected in 2016.
An earlier report says Segment 10 would be extended to about 5.8-kilometers and renamed to Segment 10.1 with an 8-kilometer Segment 10.2 connector road which the toll operator hopes to commence by third quarter of 2014. The proposal has yet to be approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and other related government agencies.
MNTC expects their project to be a huge boost to the multibillion-Peso cargo transport industry in the Philippines with a capacity to accomodate and manage a substantial traffic of 30,000 cargo-handling trucks daily. The NLEX Harbor Link will be "a great boost to Philippines commerce," says Rodrigo E. Franco, MNTC President and CEO.
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) president and CEO Jose Ma. Lim cited that the Segment 10 will ease the daily traffic situation faced by cargo trucks. The project will traverse the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan. Construction will start at the MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela City and will end at C3 Road, Caloocan City.
"Segment 10 is the second and last segment of the NLEX Harbor Link. The other component, the 2.4-km Segment 9, is nearing completion and is expected to be operational this July," Franco said.
"Segment 10 is going to be an engineering marvel. Simultaneously, you will have the rare sight of an expressway running alongside a commuter train. The expressway will be elevated, and so the tollway will hover above the commuter railroad," Franco added.
"Metro Pacific is steadfast in supporting President Aquino's infrastructure program, our modest target is to double the length of our country’s 300-plus kilometer toll roads in five to eight years," said Ramoncito S. Fernandez President and CEO of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation.
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Sinister (*½)
Terence Johnson
Sinister is a film that wants to be the modern version of The Shinning, Children of the Corn, and The Strangers put together, but ends up being more like Secret Window, a mildly engaging but incredibly flawed film with a hilariously foolish framing device and a long running time. What makes this movie so disappointing is that Sinister wastes a good performance by Ethan Hawke and some terrific Oscar worthy sound design on a premise they never pay off and an ending that will leave moviegoers scratching their heads. Ethan Hawke stars as a true crime writer, who moves his family into the house where a grizzly crime took place to try and figure out what happened to the missing child. After stumbling upon a box of home movies in the attic, he finds himself drawn into a mystery that is far more sinister than a missing child.
Parsing through my disappointment and confusion, it’s easy to see that the film derives all of it’s problems from a truly lackluster script. For about 2/3rds of the film there was a story worth telling. But the creators throw so much at the wall in hopes that something will stick that they lose the engagement of the audience. They introduce the son having night tremors, which provides minimal scares and has absolutely no bearing on the film whatsoever. They also short change the deputy, played fantastically by James Ransone, but only use him to either fawn after the author or serve as his exposition machine. Ethan Hawke and Juliet Rylance are the only two characters fully developed but even they have their issues. Hawke stumbles through much of this film in dimly lit rooms and dark hallways, which in reality. Hawke’s character is NY Times best seller, accomplished super 8 film editor (?) and image conasuir, but he NEVER turns on a light during this entire film. I am fully compliant with the need to suspend disbelief in horror films, but you can not position a character as a smart person and then not have them even considering turning on a hallway light when they are scared. When I wasn’t being bored by the lack of character development, I was yelling in my mind for him to turn on a damn light. Considering Hawke’s character’s propensity for doing police work without the help of the police, just having him stumble upon the box in the attic when he already knew about the murder in the house was a wasted opportunity. It would have been much more interesting seeing him actively engaged rather than just having the box placed conveniently in the attic. The framing device is also an issue. (Super 8 film, in this day and age?) Though it makes for some great tension and sound effects, did the film makers think that people would just sit there and accept that our killer is using super 8 film?
The game of cat and mouse in the script provides a few jump scares on it’s way to what was a completely underwhelming and frankly unearned ending. So yes, everything I’ve just described to you has little if anything to do with the end of the film. Horror movies having twist is not a novel concept, however to plunge a completely different plotline and outcome which you haven’t even bothered to hint at during the entire film is a cheap ploy and lazy. Especially after building up a compelling villain and having long scenes where an occult professor explains us the villain’s reasoning, it makes no sense to not at least hint at some ulterior motives throughout the film to clue the audience in, rather than give us a 5 minute rush of “exposition” to inform us of what the real outcome. The pacing of the film is also incredibly top heavy drawing out early plot points that have no relevance to the ending and could have been better employed at the back end to fully flesh out the finale.
The one element of this film that will stay with me for a while is the sound design and score. I said on Twitter that this was the best sound design I’ve heard in a horror film. The way the sound mixers and the composer wove the score into the recorded sound and used elements from the environment was nothing short of spectacular. It’s too bad that the film it was attached to wasn’t as engaging as the sound.
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When he's not enduring Shade Samurai training from Victoria Grayson, you can find Terence spends his time being an avid watcher of television, Criterion film collector, Twitter addict, and awards season obsessive. Opinionated but open minded, ratchet but with class, Terence holds down the fort as the producer of the Power Hour podcast. You can follow him on Twitter at @LeNoirAuteur.
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Dr. David C. Driskell: Resonance Paintings at DC Moore Gallery
“David Driskell’s art practice cannot be defined by a singular style or art movement. Informed by myriad methodologies, his art demonstrates vibrant and expressive explorations in color, material, and form that elevate static scenes into distinct narratives about our tumultuous, magical, and mundane world. The work tends to be more conceptual than figurative, and when figures emerge, they are rendered as murky silhouettes, flat outlines, or faint geometric apparitions reminiscent of African masks.
Resonance: Paintings, 1965–2002, currently exhibited at the DC Moore Gallery in Chelsea, presents a selection of David Driskell’s works that were informed rather than restrained by the events that shaped a turbulent and reformative era: the assassination of major political leaders, the end of the Vietnam War, the evolution of a wounded but perseverant Civil Rights Movement, the liberation of African nations from colonial rule, and the beginning of American wars in the Middle East that persist into the contemporary moment.” CONTINUE READING
Hair Love Teaches Black Girls to Love Their Natural Hair
“Hair Love, a new children’s book from filmmaker and former Baltimore Raven, Matthew Cherry and acclaimed illustrator Vashti Harrison, is a love poem to black girls and the fathers who help them stay fly.
The story follows Zuri, an imaginative toddler as she prepares for a very special day. Since every special day deserves a special look, Zuri asks her father to help her style her hair. After several endearing failed attempts, her father successfully creates a look Zuri can be proud of, a funky puff bun mohawk. “Daddy combed, parted, oiled, and twisted. He nailed it!” Zuri cheers in a sparkly pink superhero cape in celebration of her new look.
Inspired by a series of viral videos that featured black fathers styling their daughters’ hair, Cherry wanted to create a story that would present a positive narrative about black beauty standards and black fathers.
“Anytime you can, especially with young girls, show them that no matter what you or your hair look like, you are beautiful in your own way,” says Cherry. “Anytime you can normalize us in a way that [isn’t] looked at through a stereotypical lens, [or] you can show that black men are fathers, brothers, and we are friends—it all helps.” “ CONTINUE READING
LaToya Hobbs' Angelic Portrayals of Black Mothers
“There are not enough representations of women just as we are,” said mixed-media artist LaToya Hobbs as we stood in front of her piece “To Stand a Little Taller,” a beautiful oil, acrylic, and collage work exhibited at The Gallery at Baltimore City Hall. I stared up at the portrait of a curly haired woman who smiled back at me with soft eyes. An adinkrahene, a circular Ghanaian adinkra symbol representing greatness and leadership, is replicated in a dense pattern across the canvas and overlays the woman’s black and red dress and the white backdrop behind her. As I looked up at the woman, I thought about how rare it is to see triumphant reflections of Black motherhood.
In her latest exhibition, Salt of the Earth, Hobbs depicts “modern matriarchs,” a series of figurative relief carvings, oil paintings, and lustrous aluminum plates that feature Black mothers in striking and edifying portraits.” CONTINUE READING
Conversation Derelict - Corey Wash at ABXY
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“Contemporary artist and supermodel, Corey Wash, creates minimalist sketches that center the mundane dramas of indistinct characters as apocalyptic and cynical scenes; witty and humorous accounts about the obliviousness of our post- internet world. Every doodle draws from the artist’s personal accounts as a bicoastal transplant in Los Angeles and New York, as well her experiences growing up in Baltimore. All of the scenarios Wash portrays offer broad considerations about the dysfunction of contemporary communication.
The earnest portrayals of unapologetic vulgarity; swears, curses, and generally impolite interactions that recur in Wash’s mixed media works, stand as disillusioned proofs that the technological advancements of the 21st century have stunted rather than evolved interpersonal communications. Isn’t it ironic that in the age of globalized interconnectivity and gluttonous data accessibility that most of our communications occur in siloed echo chambers, nihilistic and isolationist social media platforms, where desperately derelict conversations resound? The collective disassociation of our contemporary moment is the framework from which Wash approaches the complexity and nuance of interpersonal relationships.
Wash’s ruminations about the liminal spaces between social autonomy and interdependence are not heady, rather, most frames feel more like comic strips than sociopolitical commentaries. Each canvas stands as a window that peers into a scene that compounds and deconstructs the virtual hyper- sentience of our daily communications. Decontextualized conversations from Willoughby and friends, a recurring cast of non-gendered and racially ambiguous characters, occur within flat neon landscapes. The characters are engaged with monotonous daily activities which they often respond to with curt, nonlinear reactions that mirror the rampant scrolling and cursory commentary of social media discourse. The universality and simplicity of their character designs allows Willoughby and friends to serve as avatars for us all.” CONTINUE READING
A Safe Place for Unsafe Ideas - Jackie Copeland's Vision for the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
“This season marks the 14th year of operation for the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. During its brief tenure, the museum has been marred with rumors of financial turmoil and organizational chaos that has overshadowed its accomplishments.
“This museum occupies prime real estate in the city and the state,” notes Jackie Copeland, who took up the role of executive director at the start of the year, “It is not just about the Reginald F. Lewis museum, it’s also about many other African-American cultural institutions who are not getting the support that they need to be sustainable. Whether that support comes from the state, city, African-American or majority communities, how you put that puzzle together will make a museum sustainable.”
Copeland, an accomplished art historian who brings more than 30 years of experience working in arts institutions to her new position, remains optimistic about her abilities to transform negative perceptions and reignite community engagement.” CONTINUE READING
Making Space for Black Art - A Conversation with Abdu Ali
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As Told To G/D Thyself Considers Divinity Through A Black Aesthetic
“We’re trying to be emanations of the culture. To me, that’s the most radical formation, to be an emanation of the culture. – Arthur Jafa
When was the last time you had a conversation with G/D? As Told to G/D Thyself, a lush short film by a new cinematic vanguard, The Ummah Chroma—Bradford Young, Jenn Nkiru, Terence Nance, Mark Thomas, and Kamasi Washington—imagines encounters with G/D as nonlinear dreamscapes.
In one scene, children hang from the hips of an interstellar mothership. In another, an aged man prays, “Dear Lord, oh Lord, show them the way.” The viewer is asked to submit to a logic of symbols and the collapse of space and time. G/D is a cerebral and salient presence. G/D is an animated universe. G/D is a prodigy practicing the saxophone. G/D is a master teacher encouraging intonation. G/D is a hypnotic head nod in a school-room cypher. G/D is the vitriol of antagonized pitbulls and faceless men. In those moments we are asked to consider divinity through a Black aesthetic, and G/D as an amalgamation of various collective experiences.” CONTINUE READING
S. Rasheem, S/he Handsome at Jubilee Arts
“Beauty goes beyond gender. S/he Handsome, a new collection of pastel and acrylic figurative portraits by S. Rasheem continues a series of womanist works that decolonize standards of beauty. Each portrait realizes black masculine-of-center women in affirming ways. The term “masculine of center” was originally coined by social activist and entrepreneur B. Cole to encapsulate the intersectional facets and broad spectrum of lesbian/queer/womyn whose gender identities are more closely aligned with masculinity.” CONTINUE READING
American African American Selling Exhibition - The Phillips New York
“American African American, the latest selling exhibition from Phillips New York auction house presents an extensive collection of over 60 postwar and contemporary works from well-known and emerging African American artists. Phillips Senior Advisor, Director Emeritus of the Brooklyn Museum, and curator Arnold Lehman believes now is the perfect time to bring more attention to African American artists. “There has been a great history of African American art, certainly starting post World War II” Lehman noted during a brief phone interview. “It’s great momentum in 2018, but it started 70 years ago in 1950, and it’s been working steadily towards this moment… We could have gone back even further.”
Sistrunk-A-Fair Breaks New Ground for Black Artists in Broward County
“Sistrunk-A-Fair, a new week-long festival in the Sistrunk community of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, endeavors to make local Black creative histories more visible. Sponsored in partnership with cultural initiatives Art n Soul, C.R.E.A.T.E., Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week (FTLADW) and The Art Fort Lauderdale Art Fair, Sistrunk-A-Fair will feature visual arts, performances, and historical archives about unsung visionaries from Fort Lauderdale, Pompano, Dania, Pearl City, and Hallandale. “We need something transformative, community-driven, and creative,” co-producer Emmanuel George shared. “This event feels special because it’s something that is more than just art, it’s to create a dialog through art.”
Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival Presents Taste Test at TheCreative Alliance
“Think about the main characters of films you recently viewed. How many of them were black women? How many had black female actresses as lead protagonists? How many were directed by black women? One or two may come to mind. Try to name 10. Are you having difficulty?
In response to the blatant inequity black women creatives face, filmmaker and writer Nia Hampton founded The Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival. The festival aims to promote dynamic cinematic efforts from Black female/femme identified filmmakers as well as “shake up the notoriously elitist culture of film festivals.”
Fight Blight Bmore
“I found a need to have a ready tool to report unsafe building structures to the city. There was a lack of community developed solutions to remediate blight that wouldn’t result in significant displacement of communities. Community development in Baltimore and many other old industrial cities—Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis—results in total gentrification of neighborhoods, which is traumatic.
A lot has to do with communities having access to data about blight to create solutions that will be most impactful, sustainable, and least damaging to the people. It isn’t just that the buildings look bad; it makes you sick, exposes you to crime, raises rent. If you think of it as it just looks bad, you can’t think of the root cause of the issues. - Nneka N’Namdi
Studio Visit: Jerrell Gibbs
“t’s a way to allow the process to be shown just so it can have a dialogue with what it is to be human, continuing to be vulnerable, being okay with the process, and figuring out a way to allow the undertone to function. To pay homage from where you come from and how you’ve allowed those things to mold and shape you into the being that you are. It’s bigger than just showing it, there is a function, a reason for how it operates within each piece. It’s not necessary for every painting, but when it necessary I know when to incorporate it.” - Jerrell Gibbs
Between Spirits and Sisters: Delita Martin at Galerie Myrtis
“Martin’s unorthodox approach to portraiture and distinctive aesthetic cleverly juxtapose myriad printmaking techniques with drawing, painting, sewing, and her own symbolic flourishes to create fantastical, spiritually intoned black figures. Martin uses grand embellishments, dense layering of geometric patterns from relief or callograph prints, decorative papers, and hand-stitching to realize intimate scenes of black women’s encounters with ethereal realms.
The worlds Martin illustrates are startlingly beautiful, meditative, and reveal the artist’s ever-expanding mastery of the mediums she engages. We recently talked to the artist about her latest work, spirituality, and the impact of the collection on the canon of portraiture.” CONTINUE READING
Arch Social Club
“A placard hangs in the foyer of the historic Arch Social Club that reads: “We are strong, moral men who believe in service to our community, preservation of our culture, friendship, and brotherly love.” Founded in 1905 by African-American professionals Raymond Coates, Samuel Barney, and Jeremiah S. Hill, the club is one of the oldest b men’s social clubs in the U.S., and one of the few remaining black-owned organizations to have operated while Pennsylvania Avenue was still nationally recognized as a hub for arts, culture, and entrepreneurship.
The club—which continues to serve as a cornerstone of culture, civics, and commerce for African-American communities in Baltimore City—recently won a $118,000 financial award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to restore parts of the building back to its original grandeur.” CONTINUE READING
Atomic Banana: Emotion and Hierospliffics at Waller Gallery
“Mak invokes a hallucinogenic aesthetic that remixes familiar iconography associated with American and Chinese nationhood— sports cars, flags, stealth fighters, space shuttles, weed paraphernalia, among other imagery, unpack his concerns about the irreverence of nationalism, capitalism, and patriarchy. The artist created “hierospliffics,” a stoner riff on the Ancient Egyptian writing system to deconstruct academic socio-political discourse into easily recognizable, but densely weighted symbols that confuse and disrupt their intended use as propaganda.” CONTINUE READING
Africa Umoja at the Hippodrome Theatre
“Africa Umoja—The Spirit of Togetherness is a beautiful musical about the history of South Africa told through the musical traditions that have shaped the country. “Umoja,” a Swahili word for unity, is a fitting title for a vibrant and culturally expressive theatrical work.
Audiences have a chance to learn more about South Africa’s vibrant musical legacy with a limited run through October 28 at the historic Hippodrome Theatre.” CONTINUE READING
Mantangi/Maya/MIA
“Before Maya Arulpragasam became the genre-bending rapper M.I.A., she dreamed of being a documentary filmmaker and hoped to chronicle narratives she rarely saw, like those of her family, Tamil people, and other marginalized communities.
Now, viewers can get a glimpse of that world with new documentary Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.by director Stephen Loveridge, which premieres at the Parkway Theatre on Friday, October 19. The film offers new insights about the life, trials, and activism of an artist whose sound ruled the early 2000s.” CONTINUE READING
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Celebrated in New Exhibit
Posted October 17, 2018 on Baltimore Magazine
“This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, a pioneer whose tireless efforts to abolish American chattel slavery and demand equal voting rights for women and black men laid the foundation for longstanding legislative reforms. Douglass, a renowned orator, abolitionist and author was born a slave in Talbot County Maryland in 1818. Though the exact date of his birth remains unknown, Douglass adopted February 14 as his birthday.
On Thursday, October 18, the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum will celebrate the opening of Frederick Douglass Bicentennial, an intimate art exhibition that honors his life and legacy. Curated by Kibibi Ajanku, the exhibition features a broad selection of imaginative portraits rendered by accomplished illustrator Ed Towles.” CONTINUE READING
Afro Punk Ballet is a Sci-Fi, Futuristic Opera Like Nothing You've Seen Before
Originally published on October 4, 2018 in Baltimore Magazine
“The Afro Punk Ballet, an Afro-futurist opera written by composer Scott Patterson and Eric T. Styles and choreographer Preston Andrew Patterson, imagines a post-apocalyptic future where the lush blue green of our world is scorched dusty red by the heat of two suns. “There used to be a river here” General Levi (played by Jarrod Lee) bellows with lament over the devastation wreaked by his greatest invention, the creation of a second sun. His miraculous discovery threatens to destroy all life in the galaxy. What compels a man to generate a second sun? His daughters Corfazsia (Jocelyn Hunt) and Jakub (Alicia Wiliams) are charged to answer that question. We, the audience, watch to see if the world will collapse before they can.” CONTINUE READING
Story Behind One of the First African American Millionaires Highlighted in New Documentary
“The Sara Spencer Washington Story, a short documentary from Baltimore-raised, New York-based filmmaker Royston Scott, is one of nearly 100 films from 16 countries screening this week at the Fifth Annual Baltimore International Black Film Festival. Scott offers a compelling glimpse into the vast accomplishments of his grandmother, Sara Spencer Washington, one of the first African-American millionaires.
In 1920, Sara Spencer Washington, notably recognized as “The Madame,” founded Apex News and Hair Company, a black-owned-and-operated beauty brand empire. Apex capitalized on the absurdity of American segregation by targeting consumers white beauty brands refused to acknowledge. Apex advertisements centered around black aesthetics and showcased the style and humanity of African-American culture.” CONTINUE READING
Helina Metaferia Refiguring the Canon at Hamiltonian Gallery
Originally Published September 5, 2018 in BmoreArt.com
“Helina Metaferia lies on her back in the middle of the floor of the National Gallery of Art. Robert Motherwell’s monumental abstraction “Reconciliation Elegy” (1978) hangs ominously above her. Many patrons, most older white couples, quickly pass by. Others sit or stand at a distance to watch for signs of life. Few stay long enough to ensure that she is, in fact, alive and well. In the rare moments when Metaferia does move, the shifts are deliberate; she turns heavily from a position on her back to her stomach, then resumes her paralysis on the museum floor.
How ironic I thought, to be a black mass on the floor of a largely white institution–the proverbial fly on the wall, where the mass is reduced to a speck no one deems worthy enough to consider. In Metaferia’s latest solo exhibition, Refiguring the Canon at Hamiltonian Gallery in Washington, D.C., documentation from this performance, “The Mother,” and others accompany elaborate collage installations that incorporate imagery and text from contemporary Western artworks, art archives, and classical antiquities.” CONTINUE READING
Abstract Truths: A Studio Visit with Contemporary Artist Gregory Coates
Originally published August 2, 2018 in Sugarcane Magazine
“The artist, a consummate innovator, investigates the ways simple forms can embody and illicit and empathetic response from viewers. Coates considers his creations to be “social abstractions”, deeply personal works that are informed by the artists lived experiences, memories or familial encounters, but comment on broader political or cultural issues.” CONTINUE READING
Black Portraiture: Fabric, Face, And Form
Originally published July 26, 2018 in Bmoreart.com
“The contemporary art world is experiencing a renaissance in Black portraiture. A new generation of master realist painters like Kehinde Wiley, T. Eliott Mansa, Jas Knight and Ronald Jackson build upon a foundation laid by earlier figurative artists like Charles White, Augusta Savage, John Biggers, and Elizabeth Catlett. Their figurations not only visualized black identities with agency and humanity, but exuberantly revised histories of portraiture that uniformly presented non-white representations as submissive props. In those historical portraits, Black subjects were often painted in acts of service and relegated to the background of elaborate renderings of white nobility. Jackson’s portraits counter these histories by rendering Black subjects in imaginative and layered narratives that he calls “collage portraits” or oil paintings that incorporate stylistic approaches of collage.
Profiles of Color III: Fabric, Face, & Form, Ronald Jackson’s latest collection currently exhibited at Galerie Myrtis, references Arkansas rural culture and violent racist history, the fantastical elements of Magical Realism and the emotional and psychological tropes of Romanticism to offer a stunning appraisal of Black aesthetics. Floral and geometric prints and vibrant fabrics are harmoniously incorporated in large expressive oil paintings.
Masked and fashion forward subjects confront your gaze, peer into the heart of the matter with unabashed directness, as if they were proclaiming, “You will see me and know that I am beautiful, powerful, and worthy of representation.” The collection is breathtaking, incredibly inspiring, and exquisitely executed.
Ronald and I conducted a FaceTime interview to discuss his process, the characters he depicts, and the importance of Black figuration.” CONTINUE READING
Jack Whitten: Space, Time, Mythology and History
Originally published June 11, 2018 in Bmoreart.com
“Throughout his career, Jack Whitten was a consummate innovator who explored and refined new techniques to visualize what he called “symbolic abstractions.” Rather than subscribe to traditional narrative painting formulas, or the idea that a painting must illustrate a particular idea, Whitten focused on the materiality of the paint and the process of making the artwork to construct meaning. Using a unique style of cutting small acrylic fragments from larger acrylic slabs into “tesserae” or tiles, Whitten created dense abstractions that function like mosaics and expand the contextualization of Black portraiture beyond representational figuration. Although he graduated from Cooper Union in 1964 and taught painting there from 1974-95, he did not gain significant fame until near the end of his life. Whitten recently passed away, at the age of 78 in January 2018.
Whitten’s contributions broaden the purpose and modalities of Abstract Expressionism, a field most notably recognized for its white male icons like Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock. He and other classical Black abstractionists like Howardena Pindell, Ed Love, AfriCobra, Norman Lewis, Sam Gilliam, Mildred Thompson, and Alma Thomas queried the intersections of abstraction and Black identity. Despite the prolific accomplishments of those artists, very few of them are still alive to reap the benefits of the art world’s new-found appreciation for Black abstraction. Contemporary abstract artists like Julie Mehretu, Adam Pendleton, and Mark Bradford stand on the foundation laid by their contributions.” CONTINUE READING
Black Mothers: Labor, Lace and Wide Brimmed Hats
Originally published May 31, 2018 in Bmoreart.com
“God specting womens to lay down and gurd up. Womens have to take boots on ‘deir chest and dress shoes, sneakers and cleats too. Women like carpet—all kinds of shoes gotta walk on womens.” – from Bootprints
Latonia Valencia’s dramatic play, Bootprints, is an unsettling but familiar narrative about death, family secrets, and the revelations of those who survive. Bootprints unpacks Black memory and the frustrations of younger generations who grapple with the histories, traditions, and secrets they have inherited. The perpetuity of Black mourning, Black grandmothers, labor, lace and wide-brimmed hats. Silk and sore backs from working as housemaids, Gmama’s hands, Sunday mornings, all these memories come into focus when Gmama dies. Her granddaughter Myeshia is left mourning her loss and remembering the impact of her grandmother on her life.
The play opens on Myeshia in conversation with her alternate personality Gingel as they determine what outfit to bury Gmama in. Gmama had a vast collection of colorful suits and each marked a significant event in the women’s lives; miscarriages, molestation, wealth, abandonment, love, failed marriages, poverty. As Myeshia/Gingel and Gmama’s apparition sort through the suits, they share their memories aloud as epic choreopoems. Like Ntzoke Shange’s timeless homage, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Bootprints uses color, fashion and domestic interiors as cues for the emotional and psychological states of its protagonists. The play honors and humanizes narratives about southern Black women. CONTINUE READING
Nia Hampton, Drapetomania and New Artists at Waller Gallery
Originally published on May 4, 2018 in Bmoreart.com
“Waller Gallery, a new Black-owned art space in Charles Village offers refreshing programming and curation that showcases local and international contemporary artworks. The galleries premiere exhibition, Drapetomania, presents photographs and film by Baltimore-based artist Nia Hampton.
“Art communities often ignore indigenous people, brown people,” Joy Davis, founder and curator notes,“But there are pockets of “blackness” everywhere. That’s why Nia’s show is important. It’s about starting conversations with people.” Continue Reading
Still Happening in 2018: Violence and Catharsis on Exhibit at Goya Contemporary
Originally Published in BmoreArt on April 6, 2018
"Skeleton bones rape and drag a woman along the fragile glass back of another woman whose body elongates into a pistol. Ornately beaded bullets bare the initials of Black men who have been murdered by police. Ghostly lithograph images of children smile as they dangle upside down, muscles and bones exposed to the gaze of onlookers. The urgency relayed in Joyce J. Scott’s sprawling collection of works is palpable in Still Happening in 2018, a solo exhibit at Goya Contemporary.
The work of MacArthur Genius Joyce J. Scott, whose 40+ year career has engaged benign crafting traditions to bring attention to the persistence of brutality against women, children, and men of color, is distinctly disturbing, offering stark depictions of violence which are haunting yet somehow beautiful." CONTINUE READING
T. Elliott Mansa: I Can't Breathe -- The Perpetuity of Mourning
Originally published in Sugarcane Magazine on March 9, 2018.
"In the afterlives of partus sequitur ventrem what does, what can, mothering mean for Black women, for Black people? What kind of mother/ing is it if one must always be prepared with knowledge of the possibility of the violence and quotidian death of one's child? Is it mothering if one knows that one's – child might be killed at any time in the hold, in the wake by the state no matter who wields the gun? Christina Sharpe – In the Wake: On Blackness and Being
Sites of mourning are marked by familiar objects; deflated balloons and toys strapped to light posts. Flowers and liquor bottles. Candles and candy. These indicators dot city landscapes and remind the community that a tragedy has occurred; life has been lost. Countless misfortunes are remembered with similar memorials, and much more go unsung. It is easy to overlook the memorials that proliferate the city.
What does it mean to grow accustomed to trauma? In In the Wake: On Blackness and Being, theorist Christina Sharpe describes the perpetuity of traumas African American communities experience with nautical and colonial terminology– the wake, the ship, and the hold. The conditions Sharpe articulates reveal devastating implications. Each new iteration of violence against Black bodies builds on preceding violence that ultimately trigger and reaggravate trauma on a cellular, physical and psychological level. Discoveries about the residual impact and long-term effects of racist violence on the body and psyche of African Americans are emerging. Still, I cannot help but wonder if Black identities are doomed to endure a perpetual state of mourning.
T. Elliott Mansa's latest work, a series of untitled assemblages, is informed by the perpetuity and materialization of mourning. Previous works engaged figurative portraiture to explore familial and socioeconomic themes that incorporated Yoruba West African cosmologies and folklore. Mansa has exhibited at Prizm Art Fair, Art Africa Miami Art Fair, the David Castillo Gallery, and the African-American Museum of the Arts in Deland, Florida, among others. I visited Mansa's studio in Tribeca, NY to build with him about the new collection and his transition from 2D portraiture into 3D assemblage." CONTINUE READING
Giving Up the Ghost: Artifacts/A Study of Power and Solidarity Against White Violence in Modernity
Originally published in Sugarcane Magazine on February 22, 2018.
"Giving Up the Ghost: Artifacts/A Study of Power and Solidarity Against White Violence in Modernity, a new group exhibition curated by Niama Safia Sandy at Rush Arts Philadelphia, offers broad critiques and diverse perspectives about the function of power and violence. Works by artists Lavett Ballard, Tasha Dougé, Sara Jimenez, Asif Mian, Tajh Rust, Rocío Olivares, and Lionel Frazier White engage the subtle and explicit ways that white violence and power have been weaponized historically and remain inextricably tethered to capitalism." CONTINUE READING
Histories of Violence
Originally Published in the CUE Arts Exhibition Catalog for Peter Williams: With So Little To Be Sure Of
"Huge amounts of medical and scientific scholarship have been devoted to the question (assuming it is a question) of what kind of species Black people are and what characteristics they possess.”
- Toni Morrison “The Origin of Others”
Painter and mixed media artist, Peter Williams unpacks troubling histories of white supremacy and systemic oppression to create revelatory collective narratives about the persistence of violence against Black bodies. The devastating trend of unwarranted killings of Black boys and men at the hands of police officers, most of whom escaped federal conviction, catalyzed a departure from Williams’s lighter, more spiritual and reverent figurative abstract-portraiture towards more traumatic motifs. His latest body of work, With So Little To Be Sure Of, interrogates the systems and industries that perpetuate and uphold operational practices, legislation, and ideologies that normalize the dehumanization, subjugation, disenfranchisement and belittlement of African Americans. In With So Little To Be Sure Of, Williams’s focus on Black identity centers on the most devastating and distressing depictions of subjugation: naked, pants around ankles, cannibalized, bullet-riddled, beaten, choked, molested, brutalized, castrated, lynched, decapitated. At the core of the work, beyond the artist’s cathartic and obsessive need to reinterpret such vicious violations, is a call to action, a call to bear witness and awaken from what he believes is “an overwhelming cultural apathy.”" CONTINUE READING
Abstract Freedom, Spiritual Emancipation: Expanding American Abstraction 1960s to Today at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Originally published in Bmoreart on January 15, 2018.
"Viewing Magnetic Fields at the NMWA by Mildred Thompson feels like freedom. Bright streaks of red and blue orbit an unknown source, fracture into dashes, and dot a beaming yellow universe. The movement of the lines is both erratic and orchestrated, broad strokes that shift and resound like musical compositions, like the frenetic combustion and reformation from which galaxies are born, the booming screech and coo of ‘Trane’s horn, Alice’s transcendent harp solos, or FlyLo’s auric soundscapes.
Standing before Alma Woodsey Thomas’ Orion, 1973 made me feel like an astronomer surveying an undiscovered star system. Thomas employs a technique she developed called “Alma Stripes” to flood a large canvas with thousands of red strokes. By leaving a small space between each stroke, Thomas creates a hypnotic pattern that recalls West African textiles or astral landscapes." CONTINUE READING
Valerie Maynard’s Solo Exhibit Devotion at New Door Creative Explores the Human Condition through Printmaking
Originally published in BmoreArt on December 13, 2017
"Valerie Maynard is one of the most significant contemporary artists of our times, a legend who has always walked among legends. Many of her predecessors, like Charles White or Elizabeth Catlett, and her contemporaries, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and Amiri Baraka among others, who have contributed to the canon of Black creative genius, have become gods for my generation, sanctuaries whose sacred books and visualizations I return to again and again for affirmation and critical discourse.
Long before the BLM movement affirmed the acute necessity for America and the world to acknowledge that black life matters, Valerie Maynard’s extensive catalog of sculptures, woodcuts and lithograph prints documented the humanity of African American experiences in Harlem New York, and Baltimore Maryland." CONTINUE READING
Ed Love Heroes at Kravets|Wehby Gallery NY
Originally published in DIRTDMV.com on December 11, 2017
"Heroes, on view at Kravets|Wehby Gallery in West Chelsea New York, features an intimate and inspiring posthumous exhibition of welded chrome and steel sculptures from former Washington, DC based artist, Ed Love. The eight-works displayed, all produced in the 1970s, reflect a period of extreme productivity for Love. In 1976 the artist exhibited a solo show of his sculptures at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and served as a faculty member at Howard University from 1969 to 1987. Studying and teaching at “The Mecca,” facilitated opportunities for him to be mentored and work alongside many other prolific, world renowned artist-scholars; Elizabeth Catlett, Alma Thomas James D. Herring, Valerie Maynard, James A. Porter, Lou Donaldson, Sam Gilliam, David C. Driskell, Lou Stovall, and Sylvia Snowden, among others. The works created by Love and his peers left an indelible mark, a defining proclamation that not only made black aesthetics more visible, but also widened opportunities for contemporary art institutions to consider the relevance of radical, affirming and challenging representations of the black experience. Without the contributions of those artists, and many others unnamed, who each expanded the visualization, inclusion, and canonization of black aesthetics, there would be no Kehinde Wiley, Amy Sherald, Ebony G. Patterson, Derrick Adams. No Sheldon Scott, Wangechi Mutu, Nate Lewis, Tsedaye Makonnen, or Adrienne Gaither. The struggles of earlier generations against the omission of black creatives from art markets is integral to the dynamic representations of contemporary art makers we see globally exhibited and celebrated today." CONTINUE READING
Black Adaptation, Resilience and Innovation: Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of The Swamp
Originally published November 27, 2017 in Sugarcane Magazine
"Like the lotus, a flower that thrives in unfathomable environments, seventy-three artists offer critical and whimsical explorations on present and historic instances of resilience and imagined futures for communities in the American South, Global South and beyond. The fourth iteration of its triennial art review, Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp, is situated in fifteen venues off the coast of the Mississippi and a host of satellite locations at smaller galleries around the city. As the title suggests, Prospect riffs on mythologies associated with the city, and considers water as an environmental element and a signifier for reflection, transit, and transformation. Water and associated themes like Maafa, globalization, colonization, and climate change also recur as major points of inquiry." CONTINUE READING
Envisioning and Embodying Freedom
Originally Published November 16, 2017 in Bmoreart.com
" Wh every brave #METOO declaration, every future reduced to a tally of Baltimore’s rising death toll, every lie told in defense of white supremacy, I am reminded how fragile freedom has always been for so many. We, the ones who are sexualized, silenced and shamed, surveilled and arrested, murdered and brutalized, humiliated, appropriated and blacklisted walk with the weight and residue of institutionalized inequity, patriarchy, racism, classism, and incomprehensible ignorance.
In the face of an overwhelming persistence of local, national, and international disparities, corruptions and assaults on basic civil liberties, it is telling and timely that Dr. H Corona and Dr. A. Pinkston chose freedom as an explorative prompt for participants in LabBodies‘ annual Performance Art Review at SpaceCamp this month, where a collection of immersive installations and live performances have transformed the gallery into a site for critical discourse on freedom. Freedom Free-Done examines all of this and more, but also offers reflective affirmations visualizing freedom’s potential, and how collective and individual imaginings about freedom can dismantle the decrepit and exclusive systems that threaten to destroy the world." CONTINUE READING
Tell the Truth About Me: The Rated PG Black Arts Festival
Originally published on November 1, 2017 in Bmoreart.com
"The Rated PG Black Arts Festival is the first event of its kind in the region hosted by Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC), a historic institution nestled in the small community of Brentwood. Curated by artist Yaya Bey, the festival is a collaborative mashup of contemporary visual and performance artists based in the DMV who visualize and celebrate the contributions of Black women.
“It’s about reclaiming the Black aesthetic,” Bey explains. “When you see us in the media, [we are] presented as monolithic. I wanted to show us as dimensional.” The exhibition, Tell the Truth About Me, spans three galleries and features the work of Lakela Brown, Alanna Fields, Nakeya Brown, Shan Wallace, Adrienne Gaither, Monique Muse Dodd, and the cast of the short film series 195 Lewis.
Whiteness, and more explicitly, the aesthetics of white women, has set the standard for beauty around the world. Straight rather than kinky hair, thin rather than broad nose or lips, light or pale skin instead of dark complexions; the proliferation of white beauty standards has catalyzed unsettling trends. Women of color are more prone to depression, low self-esteem, and the purchase of products or medical procedures to more closely resemble white women. According to the World Health Organization, 25% of Malaysian, 77% of Nigerian, 27% of Senegalese, 35% South African, 59% Togo, 61% of India, and 40% of women surveyed in China have purchased skin lightening products. The implications of this data reveal the devastating power of advertising, and the resultant isolation and Othering that women of color encounter." CONTINUE READING
Championing Inclusivity: Melani N. Douglass on her new role as Director of Public Programs at the NMWA
Originally published on October 18, 2017 in BmoreArt.com
Melani Douglass has long been a champion for inclusivity. The programming she curated through the Family Arts Museum while an MFA Curatorial Practice Graduate student and as a Fellow in the inaugural cohort of the Urban Arts Leadership Program, facilitated numerous collaboration between community members and local arts institutions. Douglass’s curatorial efforts have consistently explored intersections between art, race and environment.
The power of her engagements is encapsulated in the principles that found their creation: in fostering healthy and sustainable pipelines between artists, arts institutions and communities. Douglass expounds on this mission in her new role as Director of Public Programs at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Douglass and I talked about her position, upcoming exhibitions she is excited about, and collaborations between artists and institutions in Baltimore and DC. CONTINUE READING
Black Magic: AfroPasts/AfroFutures at Honfleur Gallery
Originally published on September 15, 2017 in Bmoreart.com
"Black Magic: AfroPasts/AfroFutures mines the Afro-diasporic visions, dreams and psychedelic premonitions of eight visual artists: Pierre Bennu, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Ivan Forde, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Adrienne Gaither, Charles Jean-Pierre, Tariku Shiferaw, Danny Simmons, and also includes a literary contribution from Chlöe Bass. The collection at Honfleur Gallery in Washington DC assembled by Anthropologist/Curator Niama Safia Sandy is situated in distant, contemporary and future worlds that channel Afrofuturist and magical realist theory and literature. It harkens back to the exhibit of the same name Sandy curated in Brooklyn in 2016, but features different artists from DC and Baltimore instead." CONTINUE READING
The Residue of Representation: Adam Pendleton
Originally published in Bmoreart.com on September 11, 2017
"Adam Pendleton’s Wall Works, a term he coined to describe his massive floor-to-ceiling collage installations, are subtle, subversive, and saturated with obscure and purposefully convoluted content. On display at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s expansive lobby wall and in the Front Room Gallery, Pendleton codes his work with bold black and white iconography. Although they resemble graphic design and industrial printing methods, Pendleton’s iterations evade clarity, questioning about the role of language in social resistance movements.
Unlike the lobby, where Pendleton’s designs fill one two-story wall like wallpaper, the exhibit in the Front Room is completely immersive, with Wall Works on all sides. I wasn’t sure how to respond to the work when I first encountered it, and could not help but play the chorus from Erykah Badu’s classic anthem “… & On” in my head: What good do your words do if they can’t understand you / Don’t go talking that shit, Badu. Badu.
Wall Works warrant deep consideration of languages, both known and unknowable, and offer a push and pull between the legible and illegible components of abstraction, the histories I could discern and the ones too obstructed to decode." CONTINUE READING
Reflections on Black Masculinities at Gallery CA in Baltimore
Originally published on August 25, 2017 in Arts.Black
t has been more than twenty years since the prolific scholar and curator Thelma Golden organized her seminal exhibition Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Some critics praised the collection for its broad depictions of black masculinity, which included perspectives from artists that neither identified as black or male. Most critics, however, considered the collection as exploitative, problematic, and not reflective enough of everyday black male identities. When the show traveled from New York to UCLA’s Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, it was met with protests, and counter-exhibitions by those who felt the work did not reflect their ideas or lived experiences of black masculinity. Golden maintained that the exhibition was not intended to be a “survey on black men” or a “catalog of types” rather, the exhibition worked as a sprawling mirror, a museum of refracted perspectives and imaginaries about black masculinity.
The aroused, triggered, enraged and enamored responses Black Male evoked ripple into contemporary dialogues. We artists, curators, critics, and patrons of color, each persist in our struggles to complete works that are at once contemplative of black and brown, queer and non-gender specific, marginal and interstellar representation, but not singularly limited to racialized, gendered, sexually oriented or planar contextualization. One wonders if works created by black artists that feature black subjects, will ever be conceived beyond the identities assumed of the bodies portrayed; if black art can ever just be, art.
Gallery CA which rests in the gritty and quickly gentrifying arts enclave of Greenmount West in East Baltimore City is no Whitney Museum. The humble gallery resides on the bottom level of a low-income housing apartment complex that frequently opens its doors to Charm City’s emerging and established artists. Despite the city’s nearly 64% black population, it is still rare for art works created by regional black artists and other artists of color to receive solo exhibitions at major art institutions and museums. Rarer still for those exhibitions to be curated by black artists, and representation of people of color in arts administrator roles are abysmally deficient. And yet, Two Lanes Stories, an exhibition currently on view at the at Gallery CA, falls in line with the spirit and intention of Black Male and prompts similar queries towards deeper and broader black masculine identity definitions by resisting caricature. CONTINUE READING
Paintings, Ritual and Other Worlds. When Watching God at Gallery 102, Asha Elana Casey
Originally published August 9, 2017 on Bmoreart.com
"When Watching God, the sophomore solo exhibition from emerging artist Asha Elana Casey, curated by Gallery 102 Director Andy Johnson at The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at GW, juxtaposes texturally dense black and white abstraction with figurative portraiture to visualize West African rituals and transcendental states of consciousness.
The metaphysical, meditative landscapes Casey invokes are derived from the ritual iconography of pre-Abrahamic spiritual systems that proliferated throughout the African Diaspora as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade; IFA, Akom and Haitian Voudoun. I sat with the artist at Gallery 102 to discuss her influences and intentions." CONTINUE READING
In Memoriam: Goodman's Girls
Originally published July 28, 2017 on Bmoreart.com
"The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center presents Botany, the first solo exhibition of mixed media artist Clare Elliott. “My artwork is about highlighting the relationships and the love that I have and how they are important to me,” Elliott offered during our brief interview.
The direction of the show changed when Elliott learned that her godmother, Lori S. Goodman, an esteemed dancer/choreographer with Arena Players and award-winning instructor of Western High School Dance Team, passed away from lupus. Elliott grew up in Northwest Baltimore and attended Western High School. “I’ve known [Goodman] since I was 14 years old. You think fundamentally in the time that you mature; you become who you are. She was a huge part of that.”
In response, Elliott rallied her community of Western Alumni and members of Goodman’s family together to create a profound memorial. Goodman’s Girls, the prominent collection within the Botany exhibition, features twenty-eight small collaged portraits of women who were deeply impacted by Goodman’s tutelage and mentorship." CONTINUE READING
Mystical Bloody Magic. Bloodlines at Transformer DC
"Bloodlines at Transformer DC curated by Martina Dodd features fine and performance artists who work with blood as a medium and metaphor for the familial, feminine and/or spiritual experiences all women encounter. Artists Lisa Hill, Tsedaye Makonnen, Samera Paz, Iman Person and members of the aje collective, made up of queer Black trans-media artists, each honor, interpret and display their personal connections to blood, motherhood, women’s bodies and menstrual cycles." CONTINUE READING
This is the last week Bloodlines will be on display at Transformer DC (Closes June 24, 2017). Be sure to visit www.transformerdc.org for more info and visit the show before it closes this weekend.
"People of Color. People of Clay." at Baltimore Clayworks folds memory, history, and identity into the earth
Originally published June 21, 2017 in Baltimore City Paper
"For thousands of years people all over the world have used materials sourced from the earth to record and grapple with cultural histories, memories, and identities in the form of masterful ceramics, tiles, and tools. Baltimore Clayworks' latest exhibition, "People of Color. People of Clay.," features a vast collection of works by 30 contemporary artists who continue this human tradition, folding their own stories into the earth." CONTINUE READING
"People of Color. People of Clay." is up at Baltimore Clayworks through July 1. For more info, visit baltimoreclayworks.org
Escape Artists: The 2017 Sondheim Finalists in Review
"Inspired by early American figurative painting, Mequitta Ahuja’s huge portraits critique and engage the tradition of painting and the greater art historical canon. By featuring masterly rendered images of black women, primarily self-portraits in classical poses, the collection produces what Ahuja terms, “meaningful fictions,” to make atypical subjects, and the typically unnoticed compositional and aesthetic conventions of early figurative painting more visible." CONTINUE READING
More Sondheim Info:
The Walters and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts are partnering to present the Sondheim Artscape Prize Finalists’ Exhibition, one of summer’s most anticipated events. On view at the Walters Saturday, June 17 through Sunday, August 13, the exhibition showcases the work of the seven finalists competing for the Janet & Walters Sondheim Artscape Prize, a $25,000 fellowship that is awarded each year by an independent panel of jurors to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the Greater Baltimore region. This year’s finalists are all based in Baltimore.
The winner will be announced at an award ceremony and reception at the Walters on Saturday, July 15, at 7 p.m., with extended gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. This year’s jurors are: Ruba Katrib, curator at SculptureCenter in Long Island City, New York, where she organizes exhibitions, educational and public programs, and publications, and coordinates program presentation; Clifford Owens, a New York-based contemporary artist who works in performance, photography, text, and video; and Nat Trotman, associate curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
The Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize is held in conjunction with Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival, and is produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. Artscape runs from July 21 through July 23 along Mount Royal Avenue and North Charles Street. Additionally, an exhibition of the semifinalists’ work is shown in the Decker and Meyerhoff galleries at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Friday, July 21 through Sunday, August 6.
Wilde Thyme: Food Accessibility, Art & Social Change
A new venture from Wilde Thyme Baltimore, a catering company based in Charles Village/ Remington, hopes to pair locally sourced, organically grown food with creative goods from local artists and artisans in Baltimore City. Taking a note from the brilliant model famously employed by the Taharka Bros—who provide delicious ice cream and radical literature to neighborhoods throughout the city—Wilde Thyme seeks to offer Mexican-Greek fusion treats and a diversely curated selection of visual art works. The company also aims to have accessible price points to those starved of organic foods and imaginative creations. CONTINUE READING
Rat Film and the Artistic Privilege of Representation
Originally Published May 26, 2017 on BmoreArt.com
"Theo Anthony’s Rat Film is a nonlinear feature about rats and residential segregation in Baltimore City. I hesitate to call the film a documentary because the work is not always transparent about the people and events it depicts. Spoiler alert: the fishing rod rat killers are actors.
As such, it falls into an interdisciplinary category of hybrid films; films that combine traditional documentary aesthetics with fictional narratives to create or reinterpret a supposed truth. Footage captured by Anthony, the writer/director, is spliced with archival photographs and virtual worlds. The result is a hyperreal framing of the city and its residents, which is at times entertaining, but reveals issues around the artistic privilege of representation. A few days after the film screened at this year’s MD Film Festival, Anthony shared some thoughts with me about his intentions in making the film." CONTINUE READING
Oletha DeVane's The Other Side of Darkness at Project 1628
"DeVane’s works are revisionist histories that celebrate and activate the power and influence of colonially marginalized people; in her creations so called savages and pagan ritualists, are holy, her subjects are whole and fully realized humans, systems, and/or sciences." CONTINUE READING
Oletha DeVane: The Other Side of Darkness is up at Project 1628 from April 9, 2017 – May 21, 2017 (with a closing reception 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
Devin N. Morris creates imaginative spaces and softens structure in solo show, 'In A Dignified Fashion' at Terrault Contemporary
Originally published on April 26, 2017 in Baltimore City Paper
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Like Baldwin's queries about constructions of masculinity, race, sexuality, and gender, artist/writer Devin N. Morris' solo show "In a Dignified Fashion," at Terrault Contemporary through May 6, expands and subverts conventional categories of identity both in content— queer subjects in flat, surreal environments—and in his technical style. CONTINUE READING
"In a Dignified Fashion" is up at Terrault Contemporary through May 6. For more information, visit terraultcontemporary.com
Mondawmin residents reflect on illumination and safety with light sculpture parade
Originally published April 5, 2017 on Baltimore City Paper
Think about the light that illuminates your community and how it makes you feel. When you see red and blue flashing lights, do you feel calm or anxiety? Do the light poles in your neighborhood bear blue flashing surveillance cameras? Have you noticed these cameras as you drive through other communities? Is a bright flood light installed at the end of your block? Do you have LED street lights? Are the lights in your community shattered or broken? Is your community devoid of light?
April Danielle Lewis created the Safe and Sound public art project with residents from the Greater Mondawmin neighborhood to answer these questions and examine the role of light in safety and community... CONTINUE READING
America's Team Decodes the Language of Patriotism
Originally Published on March 27, 2017 in BmoreArt.
"For many athletes, playing a sport is the gateway to success, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue higher education, or a one-in-a-billion opportunity to make millions playing professionally.
Dr. Gregory J. Kaliss explains this phenomenon in his essay, Men’s College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality. “The notion of meritocracy, deeply embedded in American culture, seemed best realized in Athletic competition, an arena many hoped could be free from the racial prejudice that abrogated millions of American’s opportunities in business, politics, and social life,” said Kaliss. At Baltimore’s Platform Gallery, artist Abdi Farah explores the insidious pathology of American sports culture, especially racialization of sports in a solo exhibit of drawings, paintings, and fiber works in America’s Team." CONTINUE READING
"I Am Not Your Negro" examines James Baldwin's unfinished call to action
Originally published March 8, 2017 in Baltimore City Paper.
“I Am Not Your Negro” examines the idea of race, for people of color—who are given marginal identifications—and for those assigning the identifications: “white” people. Raoul Peck's documentary is not just a chronicle of Baldwin's memories, but a thorough historical compendium of America's morbid obsession with the idea of whiteness—a construct Baldwin states is “a metaphor for power, and this is simply a way of describing Chase Manhattan Bank.” Continue Reading...
What's A Whatchamacallit? A Group Exhibition at Gallery CA Explores America's Uneasy Melting Pot
Originally Published March 2, 2017 in BmoreArt.com
Whatchamcallit, the group exhibition and publication installed at Gallery CA includes contributions from Diane Kuthy, Joyce Yu-Jean Lee, Lawrence Lee, Olivia Robinson, Paul Rucker, Mandy Cano Villalobos, and James Williams II, the show’s curator. Williams declares Whatchamacallit, “a riposte to the superimposed cultural identities and labels that we individually find ourselves participating in, given to us by others. The artists in Whatchamacallit who are “obsessed over [their] identity” share an interest in challenging the cultural and social identities on both a micro and macro level.” Continue Reading
Whatchamacallit, curated by James Williams II, is on display at Gallery CA through March 10, 2017.
Artist Talk March 10, 2017 6-9 p.m.
Mickalene Thomas' Muse and tete-a-tete at MICA Offers Powerful Visions of Black Femininity
Originally Published February 22, 2017 in BmoreArt.com
"... Influenced by the intimate interior spaces of black women’s homes, the fabulous clutch of black women’s fashion, Muse offers refreshing perspectives. Mickalene Thomas’ portraits are living muses: installations, large high-gloss photographs, pocket Polaroids, and collages inspired by women from her community of family members, lovers, friends, and artistic contemporaries.... Continue Reading
Mickalene Thomas’ Muse and tete-a-tete is on display at the MICA Meyerhoff Gallery, January 27, 2017 – March 12th.
Congratulations, Its A Man! Ruminations on Black Boyhood, Mortality and the Murder of Trayvon Martin
Originally Published in BmoreArt.com February 20, 2017
"The great success of Peacock’s “museum” is its determined and persistent visualization of Trayvon not as a victim, but as a teenager. His life, his joys with family and hobbies are highlighted and remembered. Peacock’s exhibition stressed the importance of not just looking, but seeing Trayvon, and acknowledging that his life is reflected in all of our lives. Peacock considered him a brother, because he could be his brother, and is in many ways a little brother, nephew, or cousin to us all. Continue Reading
The Museum of Trayvon Martin: A Meeting Before Labor at Terrault Gallery- Malcolm Peacock February 11, 2017 – March 4, 2017
Colonizers at the center of "Shifting Views" at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Originally Published February 15, 2017 in Baltimore City Paper
"Shifting Views" is the Baltimore Museum of Art's first exhibition of contemporary African art. Works by Senam Okudzeto, Diane Victor, Julie Mehretu, William Kentridge, Gavin Jantjes, Robin Rhode, and David Goldblatt include photographs, prints, and drawings that center a variety of local and global African diasporic issues: Migration and globalization, apartheid and state-sponsored surveillance, public and private space, segregation and stereotype are all on display here. Continue Reading...
Sister Outsider:On the limits of protest and white feminism at the Women's March
Originally Published January 25, 2017 in Baltimore City Paper (print and online)
"I conducted a poll among some of my friends, all young professional women of color, to see how many of them planned to attend the Women's March on Washington. Crickets. Of the dozens of women polled, one or two seriously considered attending the march. The major consensus of my local community—and the greater black social media cadre—planned to sit out and give a glaring Michelle Obama side-eye to the whole event..." Read More
About Face at the Creative Alliance
Originally Published January 4, 2017 in Baltimore City Paper (print and online)
"About Face," at Creative Alliance through Jan. 28. Amy Sherald, Tim Okamura, Ebony G. Patterson, and Rozeal make conscious decisions to break from the exclusive traditions of portraiture, which center European subjects, and instead affirm marginalized populations in regal, empowered, and humanizing ways.
Kerry James Marshall Radical Joy and Decolonization
Originally Published December 22, 2016 in BmoreArt.com
Kerry James Marshall: Mastry at the Met Breuer is up through January 29, 2017.
C. Harvey The Re-Education at School 33 Art Center
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The Re-Education curated by Melissa Webb is on display at School 33 Art Center until January 21, 2017.
Check out the Artist Talk on Saturday, December 3rd or visit Baltimore’s Gifted vendors at School 33 Art Centers Holiday Shop 12pm-5pm December 10th and 11th.
On February 25, 2017, Baltimore’s Gifted will coordinate its first Pop-Up shop at the Great Blacks and Wax Museum. Baltimore’s Gifted products will also be available at future Women’s Exchange and Baltimore Women’s Makers events.
Erick Antonio Benitez Esta Tierra Es Tu Tierra at Current Space Gallery
Orginally published November 17, 2016 in BmoreArt.com
Esta Tierra Es Tu Tierra is on display at Current Space Gallery thru November 19th. Visit the Closing Reception on November 19th 7-10pm to view additional video footage, installations and hear the artist talk by Erick Antonio Benitez.
Collaborating Organizations: Border Angels, Sacred Hearth Church, Amiredis (Association of Migrants Returned with Disabilities), El Desayunador, Casa Del Migrante
Stephen Towns takes on Myth and Martyrdom in Nat Turner's rebellion for his solo exhibition
"Take Me Away to the Stars" is on display at Galerie Myrtis Nov. 5-Feb. 18, 2017. Opening Reception Saturday Nov. 5. from 3-6 p.m.; artist talk Jan. 28, 2017; Tea with Myrtis Feb. 18, 2017. For more information, visit galeriemyrtis.net.
Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter ruminates on the pain of gentrification through mixed media abstraction
Originally published October 5, 2016 in Baltimore City Paper.
"Occupational Hazards" was on view at New Door Creative through Oct. 15. For more information, visit newdoorcreative.com.
Yvonne Hardy-Phillps Remember Discover Celebrate: You Are Here
Originally published October 19, 2016 in Bmoreart.com
Yvonne Hardy-Phillips: You Are Here
April 2016 – ongoing
Venue: Central City East Baltimore Communities bounded by North Avenue, Broadway, Eager Street and Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21213
The Group Exhibition Lest We Forget at Galerie Myrtis
Lest We Forget was on view at Galerie Myrtis through October 16, 2016 with a closing ceremony on October 16th. For more information visit Galerie Myrtis.
Theresa Chromati's Solo Exhibition BBW at Platform Gallery
Originally published September 28, 2016 in Bmoreart.com
BBW was on view at Platform Gallery September 10th – October 2nd. For more information visit Platform Gallery.
Interview with New Door Creative's Michelle Talibah
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Labbodies Baltmore Border: A Performance Art Review
Originally published August 11, 2016 in Bmoreart.com
Labbodies: Performance Review 2016 happened Wednesday, July 27th – Saturday July 30 in Baltimore’s Spacecamp.
Jackie Milad: Pyramids Fall Too at Phoebe Projects
Originally published August 1, 2016 in Bmoreart.com
Jackie Milad: Pyramids Fall Too was up at Phoebe Projects through August 6, 2016.
True Laurels: An Interview with Lawrence Burney
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Group Exhibition: To Be Black in White America at Galerie Myrtis
To Be Black in White America was on display at the Galerie Myrtis June 25 – July 30, 2016.
Group Exhibition: Indigo Magic at the Frederick Douglas-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum
Indigo Magic was on display through July 28th at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum.
Fathers, Brothers, Sons and the Work of Jerrell Gibbs
Fathers, Brothers, Sons was curated by MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice (CPMFA) class of 2017 and on display at SpaceCamp May 6 – 15th.
Nana Obiri-Yeboah and Maximilian Claussen's The Cursed Ones- Film Review
Originally published April 15, 2016 in Bmoreart.com
The Cursed Ones featured in The 2016 New African Film Festival March 11th- 18th at the AFI Silver Theater.
Yared Zeleke's Lamb- Film Review
Originally published March 23, 2016 in Bmoreart.com
The 2016 New African Film Festival, March 11th- 18th at the AFI Silver Theater.
#BLACKGIRLMAGIC: An Interview with the Balti Gurls
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Charles Mason III Free Man Exhibition
Free Man: A solo exhibition of Charles Mason III was on display at Maryland Art Place, until February 27th, 2016.
FlucT's Culture is Not Your Friend at Platform Gallery
FlucT's Culture is Not Your Friend was performed at Platform Gallery
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Examining the Growing Popularity of Co-Working Spaces
Design & LivingDesign Digest
The Wing, Brooklyn
Milly Burroughs looks at the psychology of why more and more people are choosing to work in shared spaces – and the role that design plays in the process
TextMilly Burroughs
“Hell is other people!” according to oft-misinterpreted philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, but it would seem the 1.7 million people predicted to be working in 19,000 co-working spaces worldwide by the end of 2018 aren’t big fans of his work. Sartre’s existential mantra has been interpreted as a resentment of the shame and objectification forced upon us by the presence of other people, so why is it that the number of people choosing to ‘hot desk’ or ‘co-work’ – a situation where you choose to spend eight hours a day working elbow-to-elbow with often complete strangers – is increasing at such a staggering rate?
In an era of digital distraction (and the bolshy commentary surrounding it), freelancers and the self-employed are left looking to their environment for mental sanctuary. Equally, more conventional employers are under mounting pressure to provide carefully choreographed workspaces that provide the stimulation staff require to conquer swelling expectations. As a result, focus on interior design has been repositioned as a priority and those with an acute comprehension of the value of elegant, intuitively defined spaces are finding themselves central to the evolution of co-working.
WeWork, Washington DCCourtesy of WeWork
While industry leaders such as WeWork thrive on recreating the pack mentality-led campus experience of Silicon Valley’s signature tech giants, progressive hoteliers like Maslow’s Mortimer House founder Guy Ivesha see opportunity in catering to the desire for belonging we as humans are innately afflicted with, instead turning to hyper-personal psychological theory. Ivesha describes co-working at the newly-opened Fitzrovia hub as just one “piece of the puzzle” and explains that he didn’t envision Mortimer House as a co-working space per se, but as a place that is “extremely warm and satisfies many needs of an individual”. The basis of his fresh concept is rooted in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs – championed by Ivesha as one of the first studies focused on understanding positive outcomes of psychological phenomena, rather than grappling with the negative – which can be represented as a pyramid with physiological needs at the base, followed by safety, belonging, esteem and topped with self-actualisation. This structure acts as the wire-frame of Mortimer House’s charming architecture, which experience-sculpting design practice AvroKo was tasked with bringing to life. Ivesha described the process of vetting the team of designers as “dating”, having travelled to New York to spend time with them so as to gauge their creative compatibility. The intimacy of their relationship and the experiences both parties clearly value are reflected in the inviting textures and free-flowing spacial flow of the upper co-working levels, meanwhile the health-conscious ground floor restaurant and basement level gym cater to the physiological requirements of Maslow’s theory.
Mortimer House, LondonPhotography by Ingrid Rasmussen
While some workspace groups target the masses, others, such as the new Chiara de Rege-designed outpost of The Wing in Brooklyn, focus on providing safe, welcoming spaces for professionals who may have been marginalised or excluded from traditional workspaces. The appetite for all-female co-working spaces has been fed across the US and can now be seen filtering into Europe with a wave of “female entrepreneur communities” such as London’s We Heart Mondays, located in Hackney.
The importance of having a welcoming, well-constructed work environment seems obvious, but how does our choice of space actually impact us psychologically? In a world where the boundaries of work and play are continually blurred, could it be that our ideal work environments are those that allow us to fuse professional and social life without compromising our painstakingly crafted personal identities? From the ongoing rejection of formal dress codes, to the cliché beanbags of new generation corporate headquarters, the professional world is riddled with design-led signifiers of a struggle for expressive liberation.
The Department Store, BrixtonCourtesy of Squire and Partners, © James Jones
Last year, London-based interiors and architecture practice Squire & Partners relocated to Brixton, rehousing their growing team of creatives within what was the UK’s first purpose-built department store, Bon Marché. Architects retained the majority of the property’s original layout, proving that even those responsible for creating the world’s more engaging spaces are desperately seeking a break from tradition. According to director and head of interior design Maria Cheung, co-working is key to our increasingly multidisciplinary creative industries. “Opportunities to connect and pair-up with other like-minded people and businesses arise since the nature and design of these spaces foster an environment of cross-pollination of ideas and working relationships,” she argues.
Conceived at the the extremity of personal and professional fusion, iconic nightclub-turned-brand Ministry of Sound has enlisted the south London practice to open its own co-working space, The Ministry. “One of the driving factors behind doing this project was a weariness with the paucity of options for creative people to work in London. We decided from the start that we weren’t looking to create an office or cliché-filled co-work space, we wanted to make a members’ club where creative people produce great work.” says The Ministry creative director Simon Moore.
Regardless of their differences, the one theme consistently spotted at all examples of co-working space is the maintenance of personal identity, through behaviour and design. This means that when it comes to choosing one that will successfully elevate your psyche, the only blanket conclusion that can be realistically drawn is one epitomised by the increasing diversity of this developing market. Identify your specific needs, find a space that caters to those directly, and don’t be surprised when the natural evolution of your personal philosophies means it’s time to find somewhere new.
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The Revenge of the CIA: Scapegoating Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling
Norman Solomon Posted on January 15, 2015
This week, in a federal courtroom, I’ve heard a series of government witnesses testify behind a screen while expounding on a central precept of the national security state: The CIA can do no wrong.
Those CIA employees and consultants are more than mere loyalists for an agency that soaks up $15 billion a year and continues to loosen the bonds of accountability. The docket says “United States of America v. Jeffrey Alexander Sterling,” but a more discerning title would be “National Security State v. The Public’s Right to Know.”
For the first time in 30 years, a case has gone to trial in a civilian court under the Espionage Act with charges that the defendant gave classified information to news media. Not far from the CIA headquarters in Northern Virginia, legal jargon is flying around the courtroom, but the law has very little to do with this case.
Top officials in the U.S. government leak classified information all the time, without punishment. But Jeffrey Sterling was not a top official. He’s a former CIA officer, charged with giving classified information to journalist James Risen about a CIA operation that provided Iran with flawed nuclear weapon blueprints – information that appeared in Risen’s 2006 book State of War.
Hearing the testimony from CIA operatives, it’s clear that the agency is extremely eager to make an example of Sterling. Despite all the legalisms, the overarching reality is that the case against Sterling is scarcely legal – it is cravenly political.
If it were otherwise, the last two CIA directors to leave their posts – General David Petraeus and Leon Panetta – would be going through the same kind of ordeal that Sterling has been enduring. There’s hefty evidence that both Petraeus and Panetta leaked classified information while running the agency. But these days they’re busy getting rich, not in danger of imprisonment for the rest of their lives.
On Wednesday, the jury heard vague and emphatic claims that Sterling jeopardized the safety of a “human asset” and his family by revealing information about a CIA operation. But the first page of Chapter Nine in State of War reveals a self-inflicted CIA catastrophe in Iran that Sterling had nothing to do with.
Sterling no longer worked for the CIA when the disaster occurred in 2004. An officer at the agency’s Langley headquarters made the mistake of sending data to an agent that “could be used to identify virtually every spy the CIA had inside Iran,” Risen reported. And the recipient of the data was actually a double agent. Risen wrote: “The agent quickly turned the data over to Iranian security officials, and it enabled them to ‘roll up’ the CIA’s agent network throughout Iran.”
That information hardly fits with the agency’s profuse efforts to scapegoat Jeffrey Sterling for its operational woes in Iran. There was no public accountability for the huge screw-up that led to the rollup of agents inside Iran. Vastly more important, there was no public accountability for top CIA officials who cravenly helped to lie the United States into invading Iraq a dozen years ago with the pretext of (nonexistent) Iraqi WMD.
In sharp contrast, it has been quite convenient for the CIA to try to crush whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling, who – whether or not he was a source for Risen’s State of War book – by all accounts went through channels to let the Senate Intelligence Committee know about Operation Merlin, the reckless CIA maneuver that gave nuclear weapon blueprints to Iran in 2000.
In an opening statement earlier this week, Sterling attorney Edward MacMahon hit a key point when he said: “A criminal case is not a place where the CIA goes to get its reputation back.” He noted that “the same CIA was telling us all that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”
The CIA hierarchy continues to have no interest in accepting responsibility for its deceptions, no matter how horrific the results. But the agency has been hell-bent on making a scapegoat out of Sterling, a mid-level employee who was one of the agency’s very few African American case officers.
From the lofty heights of CIA officialdom, Sterling’s sins were unforgivable. Based on his experiences inside the CIA, he had the temerity to pursue a racial discrimination lawsuit against the agency. And he later told Senate oversight committee staffers about a highly dubious CIA operation that risked adding to proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Those actions were quite proper. But a decade ago they surely antagonized high CIA officials, including John Brennan – now the CIA’s director, and a powerful adviser to President Obama.
The CIA’s offending whistleblower is now a defendant in legal proceedings that are poisoned fruits of a political vendetta. While doing whatever damage control it can for itself, the CIA is doing all it can to damage the life of Jeffrey Sterling.
Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books includeWar Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.
Reprinted with permission from ExposeFacts.
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London 2012: Stonehenge lit up with fire sculptures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-18779304
Stonehenge has been lit up with more than 500 flaming firepots and 40 torches and fire lanterns to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games.
As the sun set on Tuesday, the World Heritage site was transformed into a "glowing fairytale environment".
The Fire Garden , which runs for three consecutive nights, has been created by French arts group Compagnie Carabosse.
The event is part of London 2012 Festival , a three-month cultural celebration.
Organised by the Salisbury International Arts Festival, the "atmospheric feast for the senses" includes "mysterious fiery engines", mechanical puppets and "cascades of candles".
The arts group, which has staged installations across Europe, said visitors would "pass between concentric circles of flames" and "huge fire balls".
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"They have been setting up since Friday," said Maria Bota, the festival's director.
"And they have responded to the site and created this especially for Stonehenge.
"They've incorporated the points of the compass, the shadows on the stones and the sense of many souls departing."
Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, said: "Stonehenge has been a place of celebration for thousands of years so it is fitting that it plays a role in this major cultural celebration."
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US millionaire charged with labourer's nuclear bunker death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44342929
Image copyright Montgomery County court
Image caption Khafra, who was killed in a fire, posted photos online of the tunnel's progress
A US millionaire has been charged with the death of a labourer he hired to dig a nuclear bomb shelter beneath his suburban home, report local media.
Daniel Beckwitt, 27, had been building the bunker because of his fear of "international threats, including from North Korea", his lawyer said.
In September, 21-year-old Askia Khafra died after a fire broke out in a network of tunnels under the house.
Mr Beckwitt was charged with involuntary manslaughter last week.
The stock trader lives in Bethesda, Maryland - a wealthy suburb of Washington DC.
He has also been charged with "depraved heart second-degree murder" because officials say he acted with wanton disregard for human life.
Image copyright Montgomery County police
Image caption Mr Beckwitt was arrested last week, and released after posting a $100,000 bond
The 200ft (60m) tunnel system, which was concealed 20ft beneath Mr Beckwitt's basement, was fitted with a "daisy chain" of electrical power cords, prosecutors say in charging documents.
The court papers, filed on 25 May in Montgomery County, cite dangerous hoarding conditions inside the home, and say the accused was "specifically aware of the increased likelihood of a fire breaking out", but did nothing to prevent it.
Police also described "immense piles of garbage and discarded items strewn throughout the entire home" of the stock trader, and "narrow maze-like pathways", which made it difficult to move about within the single-family home.
When the fire broke out on 10 September 2017, Mr Beckwitt was able to escape the home and tell emergency officials that another person was still inside.
Mr Khafra was later discovered dead from smoke inhalation and burns.
Image copyright Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service
Officials say that Mr Beckwitt went to extraordinary lengths to prevent the victim - whom he had met online - from knowing where he was working, reports the Washington Post.
He would make him wear blacked-out goggles after picking him up from his home in a rental car.
Mr Beckwitt would then drive around for one hour so that his worker did not know the location of the home.
Mr Khafra would work for days at a time in the basement, eating and even going to the toilet down there, prosecutors say.
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Hours before his death, the labourer texted Mr Beckwitt to say that he could smell smoke in the tunnel.
Mr Beckwitt tried adjusting the circuit breakers, which Assistant State's Attorney Douglas Wink says is evidence he knew of the bunker's "imminent fire danger".
His defence lawyer, Robert Bonsib, argued that Mr Khafra, of Silver Spring, Maryland, enjoyed the work, and had posted photos on social media of the tunnel's progress.
"This is a tragic accident involving the death of a young man who was a full participant in these activities, fully aware of what was going on, fully aware of what happened," Mr Bonsib said on Thursday after Mr Beckwitt's arrest.
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When asked if the victim was kept there against his will, Mr Bonsib responded: "Hell, no."
He noted that Mr Beckwitt made repeated calls to 911 and was himself admitted to hospital for medical treatment.
During a court appearance, the defence lawyer acknowledged that Mr Beckwitt "marches to the beat of his own drum".
Reporters said that during the hearing the defendant nodded and at other times shook his head at his attorney's arguments.
Image caption Officials say the tunnel network was 200-feet-long.
When Mr Bonsib described him as an "unusual individual" he nodded, according to WTOP.
The judge ordered Mr Beckwitt on Friday to be released on a $100,000 bail bond. He is due back in court next week.
Since the fire, Montgomery County officials have filed a civil complaint, alleging that the bunker network extended beyond property lines, reports Fox News.
Mr Beckwitt, and his father, David, who owns the home, have disputed the claim.
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Strategic Initiative Management: The PMO Imperative
November 11, 2013 By Perry Keenan , Jeanne Bickford , Annabel Doust , Jennifer Tankersley , Chris Johnson , Jennifer McCaffrey , Jason Dolfi , and Gaurav Shah
For many businesses today, generally only two things are certain: greater uncertainty and an accelerated pace of change. Globalization increases the scope of competition. Digitization hastens the pace of business. Customers are more empowered than ever before. A two-speed economy—rapid growth in emerging markets, slowing growth in developed markets—means that companies must execute in an increasingly complex world. In this environment, the ability to develop and implement new strategic initiatives and change gears rapidly is becoming a key differentiator.
Virtually all senior executives know this, and they devote significant attention and focus to defining and developing major strategic initiatives. Still, many companies struggle to successfully implement those initiatives. The difficulty is widely attributed to shortcomings in leadership, but, in reality, it is largely associated with ineffective engagement. Too many senior executives have trouble getting the information they need—when they need it—to make the frequently necessary adjustments and course corrections that in today’s business environment are critical for ensuring that large strategic initiatives will deliver their target impact.
A program or project management office (PMO) can play a crucial role in helping enable this by actively supporting the implementation of key strategic programs. However, the role of the PMO within the company must, in turn, become more strategic, and it must develop its capabilities accordingly. (Organizations use a range of terminology to describe their PMOs; in this article, PMO refers to an enterprise-level unit that works on a portfolio of strategic initiatives across the organization.)
Research by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and Forrester Consulting over the past year has identified several critical issues for successfully delivering bold change that materially impacts the role that the PMO can play. Building on that research, The Boston Consulting Group has identified the following four imperatives for improving the odds of successfully delivering strategic initiative implementation efforts—imperatives in which the PMO can serve a critical support function.
Focus on Critical Initiatives. Provide senior leaders with true operational insight through meaningful milestones and objectives for critical strategic initiatives. Such focus promotes clarity and course correction around emerging issues and the fullest possible realization of impact.
Institute Smart and Simple Processes. Establish program-level routines that track these milestones and objectives, communicate progress, and help identify issues early without adding undue burdens or usurping the businesses and functions executing the work.
Foster Talent and Capabilities. Develop and nurture the right technical, strategic and business-management, and leadership skills and capabilities within the organization.
Encourage a Culture of Change. Actively build organization-wide support for—and commitment to—strategic initiative implementation and change management as a real competitive differentiator.
Together, these four imperatives provide C-suite executives and the extended leadership team with the confidence and forward-looking course-corrective ability necessary for the organization to execute effectively and develop the skills and confidence to take on even more ambitious change. The companies that can develop these capabilities and advance their PMOs to a more strategic orientation will significantly improve their ability to implement strategic initiatives, potentially establishing a basis for real competitive advantage.
The Role of PMOs in Helping Enable Strategic Initiatives
The Project Management Institute (PMI) has issued a series of research articles and other publications aimed at elevating discussion of the role of program or project management offices (PMOs) in enabling successful implementation of strategic initiatives. In the aggregate, PMI’s Thought Leadership Series has identified several program- and project-management concerns that confront many companies and has described ways that PMOs can help address these concerns.
In Why Good Strategies Fail: Lessons for the C-Suite, the EIU looks at senior-level support for strategic initiatives and the reasons for disconnects between strategy formulation and implementation.
Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: The Impact of PMOs on Strategy Implementation, a PMI publication, identifies key practices of high-performing PMOs and demonstrates how alignment of the PMO with the goals of the organization is essential to driving successful strategy implementation.1
PMI’s Pulse of the Profession: PMO Frameworks profiles the most common types of PMOs prevalent in organizations and highlights key practices of each.
In Strategic PMOs Play a Vital Role in Driving Business Outcomes, Forrester Consulting identifies success factors in advancing project and program management to a more strategic role and shows how those efforts generate value for organizations.
This report is the capstone in that PMI series; it builds on the research and leverages The Boston Consulting Group’s and PMI’s experiences in this field to identify critical capabilities that differentiate best-in-class strategically aligned PMOs, as well as lessons applicable to all PMOs. (In this report, PMO refers to an enterprise-level entity that supports a portfolio of strategic initiatives across the organization rather than a project-based business-unit PMO.)
The consistent message coming out of this thought-leadership series is that PMOs must enhance their capabilities and processes if they are to effectively support senior business leaders and serve as real enablers of strategic change in an organization. Just one-third of PMO leaders feel that their PMO has realized its full potential for contributing business value to the organization. In the past, many PMOs have, by necessity, adopted a tactical approach—still the most common model at many organizations—that was well suited to their primary objective of supporting the delivery of departmental projects and programs.2 However, this approach is no longer sufficient.
Today, companies operate in a world of unprecedented change. And while change has always been a constant in business, the pace of change is dramatically faster than it was five or ten years ago. BCG research has found that the volatility of business operating margins has more than doubled since the 1980s. Moreover, turbulence—defined as volatility in demand, competition, margins, and capital market expectations—strikes more frequently today. More than half of the most turbulent fiscal quarters of the past 30 years have occurred during the past decade. Across multiple industries, there is considerably more churn, as companies in the top three positions are being overtaken by stronger competitors. And market leadership is no longer a guarantee of financial success: the formerly strong correlation between market share and profitability has faded significantly in a number of sectors. This creates risks for companies that cannot keep up and opportunities for those that can.3
In this environment, if companies are to remain competitive, they must simultaneously optimize both how they run the business and how they change the business, the latter typically through the development and implementation of programs of new strategic initiatives. Of course, optimizing for real excellence in both running and changing the business is much easier said than done. The day-to-day challenges that business leaders face in hitting run-the-business targets, while managing a cornucopia of operational issues, are enormous. Furthermore, delivering on bold change-the-business initiatives is a real challenge to many. However, meeting this challenge is becoming a competitive necessity. Correctly positioned, supported, and equipped, the PMO can play an important role in helping an organization meet this challenge. Analysis of research by the EIU shows that there is a clear upside for companies that excel at implementing strategic efforts and driving change. (See Exhibit 1.)
Pulse of the Profession is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute.
PMI, Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: The Impact of PMOs on Strategy Implementation, November 2013.
Martin Reeves and Mike Deimler, “Adaptability: The New Competitive Advantage,” Harvard Business Review, July 2011.
Company leaders understand what’s at stake. According to research conducted among 587 C-suite and senior executives by the EIU for this series, 88 percent of respondents said that executing strategic initiatives successfully will be “essential” or “very important” in ensuring that their companies remain competitive over the next three years. The same study found that engagement by the executive team can make or break an implementation effort: respondents identified leadership buy-in and support as the number-one factor leading to the success of strategic initiatives.
Yet three-fifths of this group said that they often struggle to bridge the gap between formulating strategy and actually implementing it. Only half of the respondents said that strategy implementation overall receives sufficient attention from C-suite executives. And among initiatives launched over the past three years, respondents quoted a success rate of only 56 percent.4
How does this happen? Clearly, it’s not a systematic lack of awareness or resolve among senior leaders. Most executive teams are acutely aware of what’s at stake when they embark upon new strategic efforts. The efforts themselves are more complex than in the past: the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. And, not surprisingly, PMI has demonstrated that there are more dollars at risk for projects that are highly complex.5
Today’s initiatives, with increased risks and greater interdependencies, must be implemented more frequently—in many cases, with incomplete information. Failures are increasingly public: companies are subject to rigorous external and internal scrutiny of major strategy-implementation efforts and how they are proceeding. And the inability to deliver bold strategic initiatives is costing increasing numbers of senior leaders their jobs. All of this dictates a clear need for the highly effective involvement of senior executives in regular progress assessment and course corrections. And, in fact, this could point to the need for a formalized executive-level approach to strategy implementation management as an essential complement to strategy development.
The central issue comes down to the way that information regarding these strategic initiatives gets structured and communicated to the C-suite and the extended leadership team—not just the C-suite’s reports but also their reports in the business and functions— as well as how company leaders engage with that information. Executive teams are extremely busy, with myriad demands for their time and attention. They generally sit several layers away from where the initiatives are executed, and in many instances, they are highly concerned about whether people further down the organization chart can deliver on their mandate. All too often, senior leaders don’t hear about problems until it’s either too late or too expensive to fix them.
EIU research from 2011 shows that executives consider both of these factors—senior commitment and clear milestones and objectives—critical for the successful delivery of strategic initiatives. And when they are compared with the EIU’s 2008 baseline data, it’s clear that these two factors are growing in importance. (See Exhibit 2.)
Economist Intelligence Unit, Why Good Strategies Fail: Lessons for the C-Suite, July 2013.
PMI, Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: Navigating Complexity, September 2013.
Despite the importance of these factors, the interactions between senior leaders and PMOs are often not sufficient for companies to meet the challenge. Forrester Consulting data show that PMOs that have bridged this gap are able to add real value in supporting the delivery of strategic initiatives. Furthermore, PMOs that succeed in helping underpin business growth report to a range of senior executives—from senior vice presidents to the C-suite level—and the majority have a highly visible champion in the senior executive suite.6
Yet this is a new role for many PMOs, and it involves an expanded mandate for facilitating strategic change. Although PMO leaders have made notable strides over the past decade, there is clearly more work to do—and more for organizations to do if they are to capture the real value-added opportunities from their PMOs.
Where to start? BCG’s experience and PMI’s extensive research indicate that companies that succeed in implementing strategic efforts focus on several capabilities, behaviors, and processes that are needed to facilitate senior engagement and improve the implementation of strategic initiatives.
Four Imperatives for Executing Strategic Initiatives
Specifically, the following four imperatives stand out:
Whether strategic or tactical, these imperatives collectively make up the means for capturing and structuring the right information associated with strategic initiatives and communicating it in the right way, enhancing engagement with senior leaders and potetially improving implementation success overall.
Focus on Critical Initiatives
The first imperative entails a process by which PMOs support the business in identifying clear, actionable insights into how implementation efforts will proceed. All PMOs encourage the creation of milestones, activities, and objectives for initiatives, but in many cases, the traditional approaches simply aren’t effective for large, complex, and fast-moving initiatives. They generate either too little or too much information, obscuring what is really happening instead of providing PMOs and senior leaders with clear intelligence that allows for timely course correction. The alignment of what is being tracked and communicated with what is critical for success is key to driving implementation. PMI’s research on PMOs shows that aligning projects with strategic objectives has the greatest potential for adding value to the organization.7
PMOs need an enhanced process for helping the organization align, define, track, and communicate meaningful milestones and objectives, specifically in the context of developing roadmaps for strategic initiatives. Roadmaps must identify the set of critical milestones that provide senior leadership with a basis for operational insight into what the initiative is about, what the critical known risks and interdependencies are, and how the initiative is progressing, through forward-looking lead indicators.
How do these roadmaps do this? They focus solely on a small number of critical milestones (in BCG’s experience, there are typically 10 to 25 per roadmap), along with explicit time frames, financial and operational metrics that are linked with overall objectives, and clear accountabilities. The milestones set a cadence for the entire change program, breaking it into more manageable pieces that, for everyone involved, become much more attainable. This requires establishing clear metrics and KPIs that must be as quantifiable and specific as possible.
In assisting with the development of the roadmap, PMOs support the business in helping identify and describe critical risks, assumptions, and interdependencies that are linked to specific economic or operational objectives and connecting them to milestones with explicit trigger dates and metrics for their testing and assessment. The ability to provide regular updates from roadmap owners allows for a means by which senior executives can readily understand progress and any emerging problems. This not only ensures that the initiative is built around the right actions and measures—that is, that the organization is doing the right things—but also that it can support senior executives in being effective in their leadership roles during the implementation effort.
As Forrester Consulting found, this kind of focus is critical. Successful PMOs define metrics that are directly linked to strategic objectives and use them consistently throughout the organization. In this way, PMOs can develop a handful of key measures that give a complete picture of initiative status, and they can compare performance over time, bringing “new levels of transparency to their executive management.”8
To ensure that roadmaps are sufficiently detailed and robust, many high-performing PMOs apply some form of a “rigor test” before an initiative can be launched. A rigor test should be designed to determine whether the roadmap underpinning an initiative is sufficiently clear and whether it provides links to overall impact.
Furthermore, the test should identify whether the set of milestones and objectives in the roadmap provides a robust basis for testing for known risks and interdependencies. (See Exhibit 3.) It also facilitates consistency of quality across projects and programs within a portfolio. A rigor test discussion ensures that the roadmap contains the necessary and right information for senior leaders to be able to make course corrections when needed.
Forrester Consulting, Strategic PMOs Play a Vital Role in Driving Business Outcomes, November 2013.
Rigor tests should be used by the PMO acting as a “steward of value” for the C-suite. There is a sizable body of evidence showing the financial benefits of this approach. In an analysis by BCG, initiatives tested using this approach that earned merely a “pass” score still managed to capture 100 percent of targeted economic value, on average, whereas those that received an “excellent” score captured 130 percent on average.9
Implemented correctly, this rigorous approach to establishing milestones and objectives helps establish a virtuous cycle. Information delivered at the right level of operational detail—and in nontechnical jargon—leads to greater understanding among senior executives. Understanding, in turn, leads to greater support and more effective course corrections that mitigate problems, leading to improved interim results and greater buy-in by all participants and, thus, enabling greater execution success overall. The next imperative outlines how this works in practice.
See Changing Change Management: A Blueprint That Takes Hold, BCG report, December 2012.
Institute Smart and Simple Processes
When the right metrics and milestones are in place, it’s time to establish a manageable routine to record and gauge progress in a meaningful way as the initiatives get rolled out. The risk that the company may be collecting and monitoring too much information is all too real and can put an undue burden on the staff executing the initiatives. For example, once large strategic initiatives are underway there is a tendency in some organizations to capture as much data as possible about the project. Given the uncertainty inherent in major change efforts, this tendency is understandable. It can be reassuring simply to log everything—reducing the odds that the organization will miss some critical metric.
However, beyond a certain point, the sheer amount of information—and the processes required to record it, as well as the requisite follow-up and clarification—becomes a new problem. At its worst, this exacerbates the damagingly negative preconception of PMO staff as “box-checkers,” more focused on processes than progress. The evidence proving the ineffectiveness of such an approach is clear. High-performing PMOs are far less likely to be primarily focused on policing and setting up policy than on supporting the actual implementation of the project or program. Low-performing PMOs are more likely to mandate strict adoption and use of specific methodologies, templates, and forms—even in cases not well suited for the particular circumstances of the strategic initiative.10
Instead, PMOs must tailor their approaches to the needs of the organization. Strategically aligned PMOs eliminate onerous routines, unnecessary meetings, and excessively long reports. Rather, they apply the level of orchestration that is required to both support the business in strategy execution and help ensure progress and spot emerging problems without creating new bureaucracy or weakening ownership of the initiatives.
With the initiative roadmaps having been rigor-tested, the PMO well positioned, its role clearly understood, and the right processes established for gauging progress against upcoming milestones and objectives, strategically aligned PMOs provide the means for the business managers tasked with delivery to provide senior executives the information they need—and only that information—with enough time to make course corrections and ensure that the initiative gets delivered in terms of both impact and timing. As PMI’s research shows, high-performing PMOs tailor communications to different stakeholder groups.11 This means limiting the information communicated to executives to an overall status of the program (that is, current achievement against targets) and any emerging issues that require executives to intervene with the range of tools at their disposal—for example, removing roadblocks, fast-tracking decisions, prioritizing projects, and reallocating resources.
Another critical aspect of tracking progress is the importance of providing a current portfolio view for senior leaders. For example, Exhibit 4 shows BCG’s analysis of approximately 2,000 initiative roadmaps, with US$4 billion in impact-bearing milestones. Of course, not every individual roadmap for every initiative can be expected to be fully delivered. Analysis at the individual roadmap level shows that 35 percent of impact-bearing milestones exceeded plan, 45 percent were within plan, and 20 percent fell short. Overall, this portfolio of initiatives was successfully delivered, achieving more than 110 percent of the targeted economic value. A portfolio view—with a PMO actively supporting senior-leadership discussion—ensures that organizations adopt an enterprise-wide perspective. This generates the necessary forward-looking clarity on how the overall program is proceeding against planned impacts, spotlighting areas that require additional attention and enabling organizations to overdeliver against targets despite inevitable and initially unforeseen implementation shortfalls in individual roadmaps.
PMI, Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: The Essential Role of Communications, May 2013.
A crucial element here is “minimum sufficiency”—the right level of systems controls, information-based assessment of progress, and support by the PMO. And nothing more. For example, exception-based reporting on a monthly basis is a far more efficient way to monitor progress and engage with senior leaders than weekly meetings held to talk through results that are in line with expectations. The idea of minimum sufficiency pervades the behaviors and processes found in successful strategy-execution programs; it eliminates excess interaction, organization, data collection, and communication, boiling down potentially overwhelming amounts of information on an initiative to only the most critical milestones, risks, interdependencies, and objectives. With that distilled information, senior leaders can best consider decisions and actions that will have the largest and quickest impacts. (See “One Bank’s Path to Minimum Sufficiency.”)
One Bank’s Path to Minimum Sufficiency
A leading bank recently underwent a major transformation to realign its businesses in the face of structural changes brought about by the global financial crisis. That program consisted of almost 1,000 separately managed but interdependent projects, which included changes in sales and service practices in the branches and call centers, as well as corresponding enhancements to the underlying technology and operational infrastructure. The senior executive in charge faced the daunting challenge of identifying emerging risks among all these projects and deciding whether interventions were needed to land the whole transformation successfully.
On the one hand, it was neither practical nor feasible for this senior executive to read the hundreds of individual reports that were being used in executing the projects. On the other hand, the organization was already stretched to the breaking point by trying to run the bank while changing it. So the responsible PMO needed to be aware of the possible impact of introducing a new reporting requirement on top of what existed. In the end, the PMO helped create a practical minimum-sufficiency solution: a rigor-tested roadmap with approximately 15 milestones, KPIs, and objectives for each project that had to be monitored at the executive level; monthly reporting; a focus on changes and exceptions only; and action-oriented PMO-facilitated meetings focused only on those issues that required the senior executive’s decision or intervention.
There is a clear sequence to this process. On a forward-looking basis, the business provides regular updates (typically biweekly or monthly) on progress. The rigor-tested roadmaps give the executive team (supported by the PMO) the option to readily engage on any of the milestones or any objectives that are at risk. And because these concerns are raised early enough, the leadership team usually has time to make corrections before problems cascade and compound.
Foster Talent and Capabilities
Adopting a more strategic orientation means that PMOs will need to occupy a new role in the implementation of strategic efforts, which, in turn, requires enhanced capabilities. PMOs must have the right people in place to actually serve as stewards of value in support of strategic initiatives. It is no longer enough to focus talent development only on technical project-management skills. Organizations also need to develop a portfolio of talented PMO staff with strategic and business management and leadership skills. (See Exhibit 5.) PMI’s Talent Triangle illustrates the three critical skill sets necessary to drive successful implementation of strategic initiatives.12
PMI, Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: The Competitive Advantage of Effective Talent Management, March 2013.
Through these four clearly linked imperatives, PMOs can play a powerful role in helping facilitate the successful implementation of strategic initiatives over time. The essential objective of the strategically aligned PMO is to actively support and partner with senior leaders to ensure that major strategic initiatives deliver full value while minimally distracting or disrupting the ongoing business. To that end, the PMO supports the business by prioritizing issues, identifying problems as they emerge, helping identify and potentially support complex interdependencies, and helping provide a highly effective means for communicating the right information—including progress toward targets—at the right time. Most critically, in helping secure engagement with and commitment from senior leaders, the PMO ensures that they get the information they need: the leaders know what’s going on and are positioned to make decisions on the basis of real operational insight, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic initiatives. (See Exhibit 6.) Of course, the PMO does not actually execute the change; that responsibility resides with the businesses and functions. Instead, the PMO plays an enabling role, serving to provide enhanced interactions with the leadership team.
When designed and supported effectively, strategic PMOs can constitute a true competitive differentiator in delivering bold change. Forrester reported that “by investing in a strategically aligned PMO, every company saw distinct benefits; two-thirds of the companies interviewed saw improved performance in less than six months and realized the value of investing in the PMO within two years.”19 Moreover, strategically aligned PMOs can help build critical capabilities, not only within the PMO itself but also through their engagement with senior leaders and more broadly within their organization.
To better support the implementation of strategic initiatives and improve strategic alignment, PMOs need to evolve along the four imperatives.
Strategic PMOs Help Companies Win
In a business environment characterized by persistent disruptions and escalating complexity, strategic change happens with increasing frequency, and companies must become more agile if they are to remain competitive. This requires that PMOs take on a more strategic role than they have in the past, developing the capabilities, processes, and tools and helping foster the behaviors needed to successfully implement strategic initiatives. High-performing PMOs help enable the right level of engagement with senior leaders—which is critical for strategic implementation—through meaningful milestones and objectives, smart and simple routines that track progress without adding new burdens, the right talent, and an organization that supports change. Together, these form an interlocked set of capabilities that reinforce each other, leading to stronger performance. Building up these capabilities is not easy, but doing so is crucial.
Contact the Authors
Perry Keenan
Jeanne Bickford
Annabel Doust
Knowledge Expert, Change Management
Jennifer McCaffrey
Market Research Supervisor, Project Management Institute
Jason Dolfi
Manager, Project Management Institute
Gaurav Shah
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Two Carroll hat tricks in 9-0 win
By John Bombatch - jbombatch@civitasmedia.com
Carroll’s Abby McNamara (20, right) came into Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati Roger Bacon leading the Greater Catholic League’s Co-Ed Division in scoring. She added to that total with three goals and an assist in a 9-0 win in Riverside.
Mia Raiff (9) may have been hobbled by a foot injury for much of the season, but that wasn’t very evident Wednesday night. Raiff scored three goals and assisted on two others in Carroll’s 9-0 home win over Cincinnati Roger Bacon.
RIVERSIDE — When Carroll’s leading scorer knocks in a few goals, it’s pretty much expected. But when a hobbled senior chips in and does the same, it’s a welcome and very pleasant surprise.
Abby McNamara came into Wednesday night’s home game with Cincinnati Roger Bacon as the leading scorer in the Greater Catholic League’s Co-Ed Division with six goals and three assists. So when the junior forward turned in a hat trick in a lopsided 9-0 win, it wasn’t as big a deal as when fellow captain Mia Raiff turned the same feat.
According to Carroll coach Sarah Flach, Raiff has been hobbled by a foot/ankle injury for much of the season. The injury requires surgery in order for it to heal correctly, but the Patriots senior opted to hold off on the operation until after soccer season.
Raiff had her hat trick off an assist from McNamara with just over four minutes left to play in the first half. She finished with three goals and two assists. McNamara had three goals and an assist, Tiffany O’Grady scored twice and had an assist, Hannah Ritter had a goal and an assist, and Niki Birr and Rileagh Costello each chipped in with an assist.
Carroll’s first goal came off Raiff’s corner kick and an own goal off a Spartan defender less than four minutes into the game.
Roger Bacon coach Tom Eckart wasn’t pleased when Carroll sent starters Raiff, McNamara, Birr, Haley Sabo, Elise Paietta, and reserve Katie Scudder, into the game with just under 10 minutes left to play.
“I thought it was unsporting that winning 8-0 they would put their starters back in,” Eckart said. “I thought that that was poor sportsmanship and I was kind of disappointed with their coach for doing that.
“I think they have a very strong team. They did a good job of finishing, and just about everything they shot at our goal went in. We’ve been having some goalkeeper issues and they took advantage of that.”
When asked about the late substitutions, Flach placed the blame on herself.
“That was poor time management on my part, because I put the subs in with 22 minutes to go, but they tired and just needed a sub back out,” she said. “So I put (the starters) back in not thinking that they would go hard to the goal.”
McNamara’s unassisted final breakaway goal came with just over a minute remaining in the contest for the final 9-0 margin.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2015/09/web1_McNamaraAbby.jpgCarroll’s Abby McNamara (20, right) came into Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati Roger Bacon leading the Greater Catholic League’s Co-Ed Division in scoring. She added to that total with three goals and an assist in a 9-0 win in Riverside.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2015/09/web1_Raiff-Mia.jpgMia Raiff (9) may have been hobbled by a foot injury for much of the season, but that wasn’t very evident Wednesday night. Raiff scored three goals and assisted on two others in Carroll’s 9-0 home win over Cincinnati Roger Bacon.
By John Bombatch
jbombatch@civitasmedia.com
John Bombatch can be reached at (937) 372-4444, Ext. 2123.
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Blakyak Community Theatre co.
Season Submissions
Forthcoming Productions
Diary of a Play
Playwright:
Joseph Kesselring
Róisín and Sinéad Bevan
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring is the story of two delightful, elderly Brooklyn sisters whose acts of kindness include the poisoning of lonely old men who answer their ad for a room to rent. With a clear conscience, they congratulate themselves on having saved yet another soul from loneliness by dispatching them to their heavenly destiny. Their nephew Mortimer, a theatre critic, has fallen in love with the girl who lives next door to his aunts, Elaine Harper, and has taken to visiting frequently. The drama takes place when Mortimer discovers the extent of his aunts’ charity work, and in a frantic effort to contain the situation, endeavours to have his brother Teddy, who is quite openly mad, held responsible and committed to Happy Dale Sanitorium. Life is never that straightforward, however, and it is on this very eve that the malicious, long lost brother Jonathan reappears looking for shelter in the home of his aunts. He brings with him his accomplice Dr Einstein and some baggage of his own he needs to dispose of in a hurry…
(This is a black comedy/farce, suitable for general audiences)
Blak Yak Theatre Inc.* presents to you Arsenic and Old Lace at the Midland Junction Arts Centre, corner of Cale Street and Great Eastern Highway, Midland on June 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th, 26that 8:00pm and June 20th and 27th at 2:00pm.
Cicely Binford as Abby Brewster
Marilyn Flynne as Martha Brewster
Tristan Pearcy as Mortimer Brewster
Alan Malcolm as Jonathan Brewster
Rory Innes as Teddy Brewster
John Bevan as Dr Einstein
Róisín Bevan as Elaine Harper
Kallum Mansfield as Officer O’Hara
Brad Green as Officer Brophy
Peter King as Officer Klein
Ray Rummer as Dr Reverend Harper and Lieutenant Rooney
Steve Osborne as Mr Witherspoon and Mr Gibbs
For further information, please email arsenic_and_old_lace@hotmail.com
*By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Dramatists Play Service, Inc. New York.
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$18 adult; $14 concession
Midland Junction Arts Centre, cnr Cale St & Great Eastern Hwy, Midland
Title: Reefer Madness – MJAC
Location: Midland Junction Arts Centre
Buy Tickets: Click here
Reefer Madness the musical – Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. You won’t be able to resist the spoofy fun of Reefer Madness. The addictive and clever musical numbers range from big Broadway-style showstoppers to swing tunes like “Down at the Ol’ Five and Dime” and the Vegas-style “Listen to Jesus, Jimmy,” featuring J.C. Himself leading a chorus of showgirl angels. This dynamic show will go straight to your head!
Warning: adult content and themes.
Cast List:
Phoebe Jackson, Louisa Fitzhardinge, Matt Lister, Morgan Phillips, Kirilee Lennerts, Daniel Kershaw, Martin Lindsay, Angela Sullen, Chris Southall, Charlotte Kenyon, Roisin Bevan, Mikey Keith, Natalya Moosa, Malcolm Fretz, Lexi Rollins, Andy Gould, Iskandar Sharazuddin
Production Team:
Director – Lorna Mackie
Chore – Joanne Neesham
MD – Megan Blackman – Heath, Matt Austin
Stage Mgr – Bec Alosi
Title: Reefer Madness – Phoenix Theatre
Location: Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall, Hamilton Hill
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MD – Matt Austin
When band’s post audition notices, there is generally a note saying “No Time Wasters”, so what would happen if those time wasters were to start a band of their own?
A world premiere by local ITA award-winning playwright Martin Lindsay (For his One Act play “One Night Stand-Off”)
Playwright: Martin Lindsay (with Bradley Chester), performed at Subiaco Art Centre
Choose life, choose a job, choose Trainspotting on stage this spring
MOST people would be familiar with the 1996 film Trainspotting – and Blak Yak Theatre is bringing the stage version to Subiaco this September.
Both based on the novel by Irvine Welsh, it’s a broody yet humorous tale of a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and how the drug culture takes over their lives.
Director Dannielle Ashton said she chose to bring Trainspotting to life as a piece of theatre because of the many issues it deals with, not normally experienced by people in everyday life.
“The play is a mix of hilarious and tender moments,” she said. “The script is cleverly written to take the audience on a journey of laughs, as well as tears.
“The cast are extremely talented and portray several characters of diversity, which will leave the audience hating and loving them at the same time.”
Ashton has been involved in theatre for the past 20 years, most recently directing A Streetcar Named Desire at the Old Mill Theatre, after scoring the 2008 DramaFest Best Overall Production Award for The Return and Best Production Award for co-directing A One Night Stand-Off with Martin Lindsay at the 2008 South West Drama Festival.
Her production of The Sum of Us at the Old Mill Theatre earned her a best director nomination at the 2008 Finley Awards and was also named runner-up best play of the year.
Trainspotting plays at.8pm on September 10, 11 and 12 at the Subiaco Arts Centre’s Studio. Tickets are $15 – book throughBOCS on 9484 1133.
Also joining Trainspotting on the 10, 11 September will be Arena Arts Entertainment’s Unattainable, written and directed by Jess Messenger.
Irvine Welsh Adapted By Harry Gibson
Dannielle Ashton
Blackbird is a 2005 one-act (90 minute) play by Scottish playwright David Harrower. It depicts the meeting between a young woman and a middle-aged man with whom, fifteen years earlier, at the age of 12, she had had a sexual relationship.
He has managed to establish a reasonably successful new life under another name, but Una recognized him in a photograph and tracked him down. But why has she suddenly appeared after all this time? What does she want from him?
**PLEASE NOTE** Contains strong adult themes that may offend.
“Blackbird” will be performed at the Subiaco Arts Centre Studio November 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and December 3, 4 and 5. $19.00 full, $15.00 concession. Bookings through BOCS 9484 1133 or www.bocsticketing.com.au
Dean Schulze
Simon Nye
A stage adaptation of the hilarious 1990’s British TV comedy series. Includes the episodes “Watching TV” and “In Bed With Dorothy”
Nick Donald – Gary
Bryn Coldrick – Tony
Sarah Sambridge – Dorothy
Yvette Gray – Deborah
By kind permission of Hartswood Films
This production is in association with KADS Theatre
In 1982, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the wealthy, articulate pot-smoking teenagers who were small children in the ’60s have emerged as young adults in a country that has just resoundingly rejected everything they were brought up to believe in. The very last wave of New York City’s ’60s-style Liberalism has come of age – and there’s nowhere left to go. In meticulous, hilarious, and agonising details.
This Is Our Youth follows forty-eight hours of three very lost young souls in the big city at the dawn of the Reagan Era: Warren Straub, a dejected nineteen-year-old who steals fifteen thousand dollars from his abusive lingerie-tycoon father; Dennis Ziegler, the charismatic domineering drug-dealing friend who helps him put the money to good use; and Jessica Goldman, the anxiously insightful young woman Warren yearns for. Funny, painful, and compassionate, This Is Our Youth is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood when many young people first go out into the world on their own, armed only with the ideas and techniques they developed as teenagers – ideas and techniques far more sophisticated than their parents ever realise, and far less effectual than they themselves can possibly imagine.
Performing at Subiaco Art Centre
Kenneth Lonergan
Scott Northover
E. F. doucette
Nick Donald
Quantum Physics . . . Religion . . . Homicide . . . and cats . . . You figure it out.
Starring Kristen Berry, Alex Jones and Scott Northover.
Two homicide detectives in a locked room do their best to solve a murder.
Their only suspects are themselves, and a live version of the victim.
“Deus Ex Quanta is an intelligent well-written play that deserves a good audience. Mr. Doucette’s passion for exploring new ideas drives the play to a hilarious and totally unexpected conclusion. His intelligence and quirky sense of humour are pervasive.” Billy Houck of New Times.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Blak Yak Theatre Inc is very proud to announce its upcoming season of one act plays, entitled Original Virgins, which will feature three locally written productions. Having previously won awards for their original plays Blak Yak is looking forward to presenting the works of this new batch of authors to what will surely be appreciative audiences.
Enmity by Scott North over is a highly charged political thriller which will resonate with audiences in this election year. Enmity is a play about Australian politics, and the short-comings of our democratic system. “I was motivated to write it because of my own passion for politics” says writer Scott North over “ and really just to see if I COULD write a play. What is amazing is the huge amount of support I have received from my peers (and betters) in community theatre.”
Prod and Prejudice is a very adult comedy, written and directed by Stuart Porter. The play focuses on a production company who are making an adult version of Pride and Prejudice when the Jane Austen Historical Society decide to pay a visit. “If you ever want to drive yourself insane write and direct a play. I spent about four hours staring at four lines, trying to figure out how to make them funny and ended up with an Inspector Gadget reference” says Stuart “It‘s interesting when the director in you decides that the writer in you has written something that simply doesn‘t work and you begin to think that the writer is an idiot. You also begin to wonder if you‘ve ever actually been funny in your life.”
Joining Blak Yak in this season is A Lad Insane, performing No Strings Attached, written and directed by company founder Johnny Grim. The play considers the idea of what it would be like to have a long career in a chosen field (or not chosen as the case may be), only to discover that as your career reaches the twilight years, the world has changed and moved on, seemingly without you. No Strings Attached takes us inside the lives of two wooden puppets. ‘Flip’ the older of the two, has enjoyed a long and successful career as a fairground entertainer, his sidekick ‘Scratch,’ has only been part of the show for a few years. We join them as they finish one show, and await the next. When asked “where the idea comes from” he replies “I can’t be specific, but I guess it comes from the fact that I have worked for the one organization for many years, and I sometimes, (more frequently as time passes) have the dreaded nightmare of the customary retirement party, and gold watch. Yeek! It scares the hell out of me”.
Scott Northover, Stuart Porter & Johnny Grim
The art of theatre and the theatre of art.
Blak Yak Theatre Inc, having just completed a highly successful season of Dylan Moran’s Black Books, have decided to go in a completely different direction for their next production.
Picasso’s Women, written by Brian McAvera, is not a play in the traditional sense, rather it is a series of monologues from the point of view of the women who loved, and were loved by, Pablo Picasso.
This unique production traces the life of one of the twentieth century’s most revered and influential artists. Beautifully written, Picasso’s Women examines the man though the women. But more importantly, it tells the story of four women who were so very important to Picasso and his work and yet have been largely ignored by history.
These women were Fernande Olivier – played by Melissa Merchant, Eva Gouel – played by Gemma Northover, Marie-Therese Walter – played by Kristen Berry and Dora Maar – played by Sherryl Spencer.
The four monologues will be played out over two nights, Fernande Olivier and Eva Gouel on Friday the 8th and Friday the 15th of June, and Marie-Therese Walter and Dora Maar will be on Saturday the 9th and Saturday the 16th of June. The monologues contain adult themes and some will also include nudity.
Picasso’s Women will be presented at the Studio, in the Subiaco Theatre Centre, Hamersley Rd Subiaco. Tickets are $12.95 concession and $14.95 adults, however as the show is being performed over two nights we are pleased to offer a discount for those who wish to come along to both evenings. $20 is all you will pay for two nights of entertainment. The shows start at 8pm each night and bookings can be made through BOCS on 9484 1133.
Blak Yak is proud to have the chance to present this masterful, yet poetic piece of work to the public. Picasso’s Women is a theatrical event designed to
entertain, enlighten, invigorate and excite. It will hopefully leave audiences talking long after the lights have dimmed.
Brian McAvera
Nick Donald & Melissa Merchant
Tickets are now on sale for Blak Yak Theatre’s first production of 2007. We are proud to present the World Premiere of the stage adaptation of Black Books.
Bernard Black would have the perfect life – running his own book shop, “Black Books” – were it not for the nuisance of customers. Continually interrupting his valuable wine-drinking time, Bernard prefers to abuse his customers rather than serve them. Helped (or rather, hindered) by employee Manny and next-door-neighbour Fran, Bernard does his best to avoid the twin evils of sobriety and customer service.
Adapted from the award-winning British sitcom, Black Books will be presented at the Town Square Theatre, Barber St, Kalamunda – in association with KADS. (Please note, this is not the Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre, where Blak Yak has previously held shows.) Performances will be held on April 27, 28, May 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19. Fish & Chips are included every Saturday night, where all tickets are $20. On Wednesday and Friday nights, tickets are $15 and $13 concession.
The Town Square Theatre has limited seating and we highly recommend that you book early for what promises to be a very popular production. Ticket bookings are through Nightingales Pharmacy (Kalamunda) on 9293-2621.
We thank our good friends at KADS for assisting us in our first show of the year.
Performing at KADS
Dylan Moran, Graham Lineham, Kevin Cecil & Andy Riley
Theo Maske is definitely a man who is going places, he’s a Junior Clerk with the Government, he has a pretty young wife and, once he finds a boarder for his spare room, he’ll have some extra cash to start a family. But all is not well for Theo; see, his wife’s underpants just won’t stay up. Louise Maske, Theo’s wife, finds her underpants have fallen to her ankles during a parade for the King. Was it an accident, or was Louise looking for her 15 minutes of fame? Add two young potential boarders who are vying for Theo’s room – or should that be his wife – as well as a nosy upstairs neighbour, and you’ve got a very funny look at the confusion and uproar caused by a simple flash of a lady’s underpants.
Adapted by comic genius Steve Martin from a 1910 German farce, The Underpants is an hilariously politically incorrect commentary on feminism, politics, sexism, and the human race’s fascination with fame.
“We live in a world where Big Brother and other reality TV programs are phenomenally popular and we are constantly being inundated by these minor celebrities. The Underpants deals with the idea of fame and its transient nature,” says director Tim Edwards.
The Underpants is a change of direction for Blak Yak Theatre, perhaps best known for their original stage adaptations of well known movies, such as The Last Supper and Dead Poets Society, as well as popular television shows like Red Dwarf, Frontline and Men Behaving Badly. However, this innovative company is pleased to have the opportunity to be the first to present this very funny, very clever play.
Performing at the Drama Workshop, Murdoch University
Blak Yak Theatre presents
The Underpants
By Steve Martin
WEST AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF A STEVE MARTIN PLAY
Long Before J. K. Rowling, Terry Pratchett was writing books about wizards and witches. Since 1983, Pratchett has written over 30 books set on the Discworld, a flat medieval world where magic rules supreme. Not only are his books insightful, commenting on and often parodying modern situations, they are extremely funny. And with 27 million books sold, they’re also extremely popular.
In 1997 Blak Yak Theatre mounted the first Australian production of a Terry Pratchett stageplay. Mort was an enormous success and, over the years, was followed by Guards! Guards!, Wyrd Sisters, Maskerade, Sourcery and Hogfather. Now, Blak Yak is proud to present the latest in its popular series of Pratchett plays: The Truth.
William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld’s first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist’s life – people who want him dead, a reformed vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in different ways and, worst of all, a man who keeps begging him to publish photographs of his amusingly-shaped vegetables.
Complicating matters are two Pulp Fictionesque hit men stalking the city’s Machiavellian Patrician, a talking dog, a zombie who writes the obituaries – including what people have been up to since they died, an up-front female reporter, dwarfs, trolls, werewolves, Foul Ol’ Ron, and a cast of thousands . . . alright, hundreds . . . ok 49.
Melissa Merchant & Tim Edwards
Blak Yak Theatre returns to the Maylands Sun Room for a short season of one-act plays. After the success of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”, we’re intending to make available to our audience a bar and cabaret-style seating. Please feel free to join in the fun and bring your favourite gourmet victuals or greasy grub (no byo drinks, sorry).
The evening’s entertainment shall consist of “Man Woman Flower”, a comedy written by Dan LaRocque and directed by Tim Edwards. Starring Nick Donald, Anna Krakowski, Melissa Merchant, Peter Niblett and Megan Riley as art gallery patrons whose discussions of the works on display soon turn into discussions of… other matters.
After intermission (where the aforementioned bar shall be prominently patronised) we have “Never Ever”, a comedy written and directed by Melissa Merchant. Starring Erin Gray, Lisa Pope, Megan Riley, Sherryl Spencer, Alexa Taylor, and Kim Wallace, six women partake of a drinking game with secrets revealed and friendships put to the test.
These two one-act plays will be performed for Two Nights Only! Friday & Saturday, August 26 & 27, starting at 8pm. All tickets are a flat $10 and you don’t need me to tell you that everyone involved would heartily appreciate as much support as you can give. Bookings can be made on 0500 52 52 59 (as always) but tickets will be available at the door. That’s at The Sun Room, corner of Sixth Ave & Whatley Cres, Maylands. See you there.
From the people who brought you Red Dwarf.
“This is an SOS distress call from the mining ship Red Dwarf. The crew are dead, killed by a radiation leak. The only survivors were Dave Lister, who was in suspended animation during the disaster, and his pregnant cat who was safely sealed in the hold. Revived three million years later, Lister’s only companions are a life form who evolved from his cat, and Arnold Rimmer, a hologram simulation of his dead bunk mate.
“On our journey back to Earth, we have encountered many strange and bizarre things. Only last month we came across a moon which was shaped exactly like Felicity Kendall’s bottom. We flew around that one a couple of times.”
The boys from the Dwarf are back and this time, they’ve brought a friend . . . .
Performed at KADS
Doug Naylor & Rob Grant
The company who brought you Amadeus, Red Dwarf, The Last Supper, and the humour, poetry, beauty and heartbreak of Dead Poets Society, proudly present their latest production, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST is an intense and emotional play based on the classic American novel written by Ken Kesey. The story is set in a Mental Hospital and explores the complex issues of institutionalised mental health treatment and the delicate nature of the human psyche. Through the alternately humorous and heart-wrenching tale of one rebellious patient’s life-or-death power struggle with the ward’s domineering head nurse, the powerful and dramatic script faithfully brings to life the colourful characters from the popular novel.
Based on Ken Kesey’s novel, Dale Wasserman’s script inspired the popular 1975 movie, starring Jack Nicholson, of which many people are familiar. Despite winning five Academy Awards (including Best Picture), the film is often considered to fall second to the humour, emotion and power of the original stageplay. You’ll just have to come and judge for yourself….
Starring Jason Bouwhuis, Angela Clegg, Kurtis Crisafulli, Olivia Darby, Nick Donald, Sean Haining, Troy Hall, Emma Herriman, Cary Hudson, Kenney Jordan, David McGarr, Peter Niblett, Sally Sainsbury, Eddie Stowers, Andrew Watson, & Stephen Whiley. Performed at Subiaco Art Centre
Dale Wasserman
Jemma Gurney
Summer, 1962. Malibu Beach. Sun, surf, sand, and Chicklet Forrest wants nothing more than to learn to shoot the curl. Ride the waves. And who better to study under than the Great Kanaka? The macho king of the surfers, who rode the killer wave off the coast of Bali… handcuffed.
But something isnt right…
People are turning up shaved from head to toe by a mysterious assailant. The star of “Sex-Kittens Go To Outer Space” has disappeared from the set of her latest film. Surfers are coming out of the closet. And who, exactly, is Ann Bowman, the dominatrix who has risen to claim her birthright: World Domination?
The big luau is only days away. Will our heroes thwart her evil scheme in time? Will Chicklet learn to surf? Will they still have time to prepare the finger foods? Will any of these questions be answered?
Blak Yak is proud to present this bizarre hybrid of the best the Sixties had to offer: beach movies, bikinis, psychological melodramas, bikinis, surf guitar, bikinis, laughter, and… surfing. Not to mention the bikinis!
Blak Yak Theatre and the Kalamunda Dramatic Society have combined their resources and talent for a season of one-act plays.
Performance dates are Friday and Saturday, August 29 & 30, and September 5 & 6, at 8pm at KADS Theatre (Town Square, Kalamunda, just off Barber St).
As with all productions at KADS, tickets are strictly limited, and can be booked by phoning Nightingales Pharmacy (Kalamunda) on 9293 2621. All tickets are $18 (which includes Kalamunda’s famous fish & chip dinner) giving you:
A comedy by Ed Monk, directed by Tim Edwards
After a romantic dinner, Brad and Carol start to argue about where their illicit affair is going. Then things start to get weird….
Starring Troy Hall and Kim Wallace (plus a surprise special guest or two).
A half hour period, during which the audience will be served with Kalamunda’s very finest fish & chips (cost included in the price of your ticket).
“Two Women and a Chair”
Drama by Michael Olsen, directed by Michael McAllan.
Jessie and Martine arrive at an audition to discover only an empty room with a mysterious chair. It soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary audition – or is it an audition at all?
Starring Julia Dalby & Jenny McCann
A comedy by Simon Nye, adapted from the TV show and directed by Jarrod Buttery.
(Two men and a television?) Tony and Gary have to make a choice between going out with their girlfriends, or, sitting at home, drinking beer, and watching Star Trek. Not much of a choice at all….
Starring Alex Jones, Nick Donald, Jemma Gurney & Nisha Rivett
This production is the World Premiere of the stage version of the independent cult film hit of 1999. Human Traffic follows the lives of five main characters – friends trapped in dead-end jobs in today’s Britain.
As depressing as they find their workdays, they are upbeat about their friendship and their shared ritual of weekend partying. Their lives revolve around the expectation toward, and enjoyment of, the Friday night rave. It’s an hilarious comedy, and commentary, about today’s hypocritical standards and social situations, underpinned throughout by modern music.
Human Traffic will be staged at the brand new venue: The Powerbox, in the Bakery Artrage Complex, 233 James St, Northbridge, on November 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, Dec 3, 4, 5.
Justin Kerrigan
On board the spaceship Red Dwarf, crewman Dave Lister is sentenced to suspended animation for jeopardising strict quarantine regulations by smuggling his pet cat on board. Three million years later, Dave is awakened to find that a radiation leak has killed the entire crew and that Red Dwarf never returned to Earth. Accompanied only by a vindictive sentient hologram, a humanoid cat descended and evolved from his original pet, and the ship’s sarcastic computer, Dave starts the long journey home….
An hilarious sci-fi comedy adapted from the cult TV series and directed by Tim Edwards (director of Picasso at the Lapin Agile), Red Dwarf stars Nick Donald as Dave Lister, Alex Jones as Arnold J. Rimmer, Chris Thomas as Cat, and Jarrod Buttery as Holly, with guest appearance by Rayann Condy as Kristine Kochanski. Also featuring Scott Northover, Sean Haining, Jemma Gurney and Julia Dalby.
by special arrangement with Grant Naylor Productions:
From the original scripts by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor
Adapted by Nick Donald & Tim Edwards
Directed by Tim Edwards, performed at KADS
In seedy late 1950s Soho, Silver Johnny is the rising star of Ezra’s club. He is fast becoming a hot commodity and Ezra’s club turns into the battleground.
Carefully guarded by the club’s owner and his gang of henchmen and hangers-on, they struggle for the big time.
Loyalties are betrayed as deals get made – all with the most fatal consequences.
Mojo takes us on a brutally funny journey through violent backrooms of the fledgling British Rock’n’Roll business.
Eight performances at the atmospheric “nightclub-like” Mechanics Institute in Guildford, followed by an additional 4 performances in the very appropriate Brass Monkey Hotel (bar available!!!!!)
Jez Butterworth
Michael McAllan
Most people will remember the popular 1989 movie, Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams as a teacher in an exclusive boys’ school, who inspires his students to think outside their normal boundaries. Screenwriter Tom Schulman won a well-deserved Academy Award for his original script, and the film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Robin Williams).
When Blak Yak Theatre approached Mr Schulman with a request to mount a stage adaptation, he was flattered, gracious and happy to assist. His only request being that we donate all royalties to a September 11 disaster relief charity of his choice.
Unfortunately, Disney, who released the movie, have forbidden us to use the title. So….
The company who brought you Amadeus and The Last Supper, and the screenwriter who brought you the award winning film Dead Poets Society, bring you all the humour, poetry, beauty and heartbreak of the stage version; CARPE DIEM.
In an exclusive private boys school in 1950s America, six best friends live their lives by the schools motto: tradition, honour, discipline. Until one unique teacher (played in the film by Robin Williams) encourages them to look inside themselves for something more. Under his guidance, and through the words of a hundred dead poets, they form a new creed: truth, beauty, love.
But the world they live in is a confined one. As their newfound freedom grows, a shadow looms which will make them question everything they have been taught and everything they hold dear; their friendships, their futures, and even their lives
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Starring Nick Christo, John Carlstein, Jemma Craig, Nick Donald, Troy Hall, Anthony Harwood, Adam McGurk, Mel Merchant, Scott Northover and Dean Schulze, and with the kind cooperation of Playlovers Inc, Blak Yak Theatre present eight performances of CARPE DIEM. We hope you can be our guests.
Tom Schulman
Rayann Condy
Set in Vienna of the 18th Century, Antonio Salieri (Court Composer to Emperor Joseph II) recounts the events leading to the untimely death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – a tale that involves gluttony, jealousy, adultery, murder and suicide, and some of the most exquisite music the world has ever heard. KADS.
Peter Shaffer
Louise C. Carson
adapted from Terry Pratchetts novel by Nick Donald
Blak Yak Theatre Inc. Presents
Terry Pratchett’s
Be good…. For goodness’ sake….
Nexus Theatre, Murdoch University
Reservations on 0500 52 52 59 (local call cost)
Royalties paid to Perth Zoo’s Orang-Utan progamme
Yes, it’s Spring, and the time of year when all young thespians find their minds turning to… One-Act Plays.
For two nights only at the (under new management) Don Russell Performing Arts Centre in Thornlie, Blak Yak Theatre presents 3 beauties (plays, that is):
A certainty for weirdest title, “The Education of Skinny Spew”, by Howard Brenton, tells the story of our titular protagonist a’la “The World According to Garp” (but only in about 25 minutes).
Blak Yak has also enticed the services of two Guest Productions to round out the evening:
“They’re Playing Our Song”, recently staged at Melville Theatre, presents four hilarious stories about the sex lives of four married couples and their lack of… um, …what was the word?… er,… communication!
Whereas “Disposal”, by Michael O’Brien, (recently playing to a sell-out season at KADS) presents a murder mystery worthy of the Twilight Zone.
Two nights only, from the club that brought you “Amadeus” (we’re gonna milk that reputation as much as we can…)
Don Russel Performing Arts
Have you ever met a racist? A chauvinist? A homophobe? Couldn’t you just KILL them!
Blak Yak Theatre is proud to present the Australian Premiere of THE LAST SUPPER. Adapted from the 1995 cult movie written by Dan Rosen, the play follows five house-sharing university students who invite a different guest for dinner and discussion every week. After arguing with, and accidentally killing a violent, racist guest, the students decide that this may just be the way to rid the world of undesirable people…
A black comedy containing adult themes, strong language and dinner guests you’d happily throttle.
Leah Maher
Preview Night: Wednesday 23 Feb (all tickets $8).
Black Tie and Complimentary Champagne Opening: Friday 25 Feb.
Kwinana Arts Centre
Director David Ryding and talented cast challenge the common beliefs of this Oscar Wilde classic and turn them on their head (as we’re sure Wilde himself would have loved). A must for Wilde-fans, and highly recommended for anyone with an interest in playing with audiences‘ expectations. As usual, our first Friday performance (May 12) will be our gala champagne evening. Performed at Don Russel Performing Arts Centre
David Ryding
In 1954 against the hype and excitement of the Queen’s Australian tour, a group of pregnant girls wait out their confinements while working in the laundry of a Catholic home for unwed mothers.
A funny play that deals with social issues including adoption, incest and racial and religious tolerance. 1950s music features throughout the production.
Sue Rider
Kimberley Shaw
Performed at Kwinana Community Arts Centre
One Big Family. “Ratings are down and the heads must roll at the Frontline office, but nothing gets in the way of the new Network promo
” Adapted from the hit TV comedy written by Rob Sitch, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy & Santo Cilauro, directed by Amy Leeder and starring acast of thousands.
Can You Hear You The Music? “Everyone has their dreams; whether it be applause from anaudience, long iced drinks, safety from the world, or a life amongst the titled rich. This is no exception for the six mice living in the loft
” Written by David Campton, directed by Geraldine LeCouteur, and starring Geoff Leeder, Lyn Colson, Ray Condy, Sam Bailey, Michael Lee and Rebecca Trigwell.
The Interview. “A man sits alone in a bar, relaxing after work, when he is approached by a mysterious businessman who informs him that he has come to “interview” him for a position at an unnamed company. What follows is a shrewd cat-and-mouse game that leaves the first man fighting for his very life.” Written by G. Riley Mills, directed by Michael McAllan and starring Neil McDonald alongside Nick Donald.
Performed at Don Russel Performing Arts Centre
Blak Yak has been running productions for years, so check out our current season below, or take a walk down memory lane with our past productions.
If you are interested in being involved next year, check out the submission page for next season.
Forthcoming Seasons
Arsenic and Old Lace Arsenic and Old Lace
Reefer Madness – MJAC Reefer Madness - MJAC
Reefer Madness – Phoenix Theatre Reefer Madness - Phoenix Theatre
Brown Acid Brown Acid
Trainspotting Trainspotting
Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly
This is our youth This is our youth
Deux Ex Quanta Deux Ex Quanta
Original Virgins Original Virgins
Picasso’s Women Picasso's Women
Black Books Black Books
The Underpants The Underpants
The Truth The Truth
Once Act Season Once Act Season
Red Dwarf II Red Dwarf II
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Psycho Beach Party Psycho Beach Party
One Act Season 2003 One Act Season 2003
Human Traffic Human Traffic
Red Dwarf Red Dwarf
Mojo Mojo
Carpe Diem Carpe Diem
Amadeus Amadeus
Hogfather Hogfather
Menage a Trois Menage a Trois
The Last Supper The Last Supper
Salome Salome
Bumpy Angels Bumpy Angels
Terza Rima Terza Rima
The Woman in Black (Director: Neil McDonald)
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Director: Kimberley Shaw)
Maskerade (Director: Nick Donald)
Give a Dog a Bad Name (Director: Paul Treasure)
La Ronde (Director: Paul Treasure)
Love’s Labours Lost (Director: Grant Malcolm)
Deus Ex Quanta (Director: Nick Donald)
Wyrd Sisters (Director: Daniel Sloan)
Mort (Director: Jarrod Buttery)
Miss Bosnia (Director: Kimberley Shaw)
Guards! Guards! (Director: Nick Donald)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (Director: Nick Donald)
Daisy Pulls it Off (Director: Kimberley Shaw)
The Creature Creeps (Director: Suzie Maher)
The Taming of the Shrew (Director: Tim Schokker)
Bumpy Angels (Director: Kimberley Shaw)
Atomic the Rock Musical
One Night One Day
First Date the Musical
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Ruins in Charleston, S.C.
George N. Barnard
Albumen print, plate 60 from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)
Printed recto, on album page, lower center, below image, in black ink: "Photo. from nature By. G. N. Barnard. / RUINS IN CHARLESTON, S.C."; unmarked verso
25.3 x 36 cm (image/paper); 41 x 50.4 cm (album page)
Hugh Edwards Photography Purchase Fund
Notre Dame, IN, Snite Museum of Art, “George N. Barnard: Civil War Photographs,” November 14, 1997–February 9, 1998.
Sherman and His Generals, 1865
Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1, 1864
The John Ross House, Ringold, GA, 1866
Scene of Gen. McPhersons Death, 1864/66
The Potter House Atlanta, 1864
Ruins in Columbia, S.C., No. 2, 1865
Savannah River, near Savannah, GA, 1866
Untitled (Chicago after the Chicago Fire), 1871
Savannah, GA, No. 2, 1866
The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee, 1864
Nashville from the Capitol, 1864
Trestle Bridge at Whiteside, 1864
Whiteside Valley below the Bridge, 1864
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Red Yellow Blue White and Black II
Next: American Gothic
Grant Wood
© Ellsworth Kelly
American, 1923-2015
Emphasizing the basics of line, shape, and color, Ellsworth Kelly’s exquisitely spare paintings and sculpture influenced the development of Minimalist art and affected the course of color-field painting, hard-edge painting, and postpainterly abstraction. Among the Art Institute’s rich holdings of Kelly’s works, Red Yellow Blue White and Black stands apart: with startling clarity, this painting marks the moment at midcentury when Kelly’s pure abstraction emerged in its mature form. After serving in World War II, the artist returned to Europe in 1948, living and working in France for the following six years. While abroad, Kelly expanded his practice of direct observation of nature and architectural forms into an experimental, rigorous study of abstraction. He made Red Yellow Blue White and Black in 1953 while still in France, creating it just as he was beginning to uncover the nearly infinite possibilities of monochrome, color spectrum, chance ordering, and multipanel composition. In the painting, Kelly centered the black panel so that it both divides and joins the three panels on either side of it, while the white panels simultaneously separate colors and pair them off. The blue panels at either end close and unify the sequence. Kelly’s multipanel monochromes rely on the edges where sections meet, instead of handmade marks, to express their form. This seven-panel painting is the largest in a sequence of Paris-based works widely considered to be the artist’s finest and most influential early statements on canvas.
Contemporary Art, Gallery 291
Oil on canvas; 7 joined panels
99.1 × 350.2 cm (39 × 138 in.)
Gift of the Anstiss and Ronald Krueck Collection
New York, Paintings 1951–56, Betty Parsons Gallery, 1956 (checklist no. 6 as Sanary II).
[Matthew Marks Gallery, New York] sold to Anstiss and Ronald Krueck, 2001, gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago in incrimates 2001–2017.
Bois 133
Excavation, 1950
Untitled (Purple, White, and Red), 1953
Clyfford Still
Rodeo, 1971
Brice Marden
Woman Descending the Staircase (Frau die Treppe herabgehend), 1965
Explosion at Sea, 1966
Vija Celmins
East River, 1959
Yuri Gagarin, 1960
Painting, 1952
Height, 1958/59
Jack Tworkov
In Lovely Blueness No. 2, 1955/56
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Edtaonisl (Ecclesiastic)
Next: America Windows
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
From the Conservation Lab
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French, 1879–1953
In 1911 Francis Picabia met Marcel Duchamp, who had devised a unique style of painting that combined Cubist elements with pseudodiagrams in humorous compositions. Stimulated by Duchamp’s example, Picabia pioneered a new, colorful, and intellectual visual language, of which Edtaonisl is a prime example.
This picture relates to Picabia’s experience aboard a transatlantic ship in 1913, on his way to the opening of the Armory Show, North America’s first major exhibition of modern art. Picabia was amused by two fellow passengers—an exotic Polish dancer named Stacia Napierskowska and a Dominican priest who could not resist the temptation of watching her rehearse with her troupe. While the tumultuous shapes in this work suggest fragments of bodies and nautical architecture, the depiction of specific forms is less important than the effective expression of contrast and rocking motion, which evokes the sensations of dance and a ship moving through rolling seas. On the top right of the canvas, Picabia painted the word Edtaonisl—an acronym made by alternating the letters of the French words étoile (star) and dans[e] (dance), a process analogous to the artist’s shattering and recombining of forms. He subtitled the work Ecclesiastic, hinting at the juxtaposition of the spiritual and the sensual.
Modern Art, Gallery 393
118 × 118 in. (300.4 × 300.7 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Armand Bartos
Francis Picabia: Materials and Techniques Edited by Michael Duffy, Talia Kwartler, Natalie Dupêcher, and Anne Umland
Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz, 1916
Mrs. Darrow, 1911
Manierre Dawson
From a Wasp, c. 1914
Arthur Dove
Landscape No. 3, Cash Entry Mines, New Mexico, 1920
Carnival in Arcueil, 1911
Lyonel Feininger
Movement No. 10, 1917
Festival in Montmartre, 1913
Figure in Pink and Yellow, 1914
Still Life, 1911
Untitled (Rites of Spring), c. 1916/18
Charles Prendergast
Study for “Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Thomas Carlyle”, 1872/73
Ready-to-Wear, 1955
Stuart Davis
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Angie Dickinson reflects on role as first female top cop
A Pioneering Police Woman
by Jack Curry, January 27, 2011 | Comments: 0
Editor’s Note: This is the third of a series of interviews with veteran television stars who are featured in the PBS series Pioneers of Television. The series runs through Feb. 8. Next up: Willard Scott, on life before Today.
En español | As Sgt. Pepper Anderson on the 1970s drama Police Woman, Angie Dickinson was the first female to head the cast of a successful TV drama.
Pioneers of Television
Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols on Science Fiction Shows. Watch
Big Valley's Linda Evans on Westerns. Watch
Willard Scott on Kiddie Programs. Watch
More TV Star Interviews:
Two and a Half Men's Holland Taylor. Read
Fran Drescher Tawks. Read
Interview with John Noble. Read
Boardwalk Empire's Dabney Coleman. Read
According to Jim. Read
CSI’s Robert David Hall. Read
Ted Danson, Take Two. Read
Kevin Nealon Plays Daddy. Read
Speak Out!
Did you used to watch Police Woman? Join the TV Talk community and chat with fellow readers about Angie Dickinson and the shows that made her famous. Do
"In '74, it was still unique to see a woman in uniform," Dickinson says in the same smart and sexy voice that Police Woman viewers heard when Pepper popped another perp.
Indeed, Dickinson broke ground for women as an actress as well as in portraying that women could be effective cops. That was quite an accomplishment at a time before Law & Order and CSI, and one the actress reflects upon in the third installment of the PBS series Pioneers of Television, this one devoted to our love affair with crime shows.
Her distinction, however, didn’t make her a feminist. "I never felt the need for feminism,” she says. “I never felt competition with men, which I really believed started the movement." It is possible Gloria Steinem would disagree. But, Dickinson has made a very nice living by knowing how to sell her femininity — without selling out.
"When I was up for a role, I didn't compete with men; it was a role for a woman." And, as for the historic inequity between what Hollywood paid men vs. women? "I was content with what they gave me," she says.
This crime show episode, like all four Pioneers hours, is industry-smart without being smart-alecky. For example, it points out that Lucille Ball was the producer of Mission Impossible. Who knew?
The special also looks at the violence inherent to the crime show, an element critics often blame for generating real-life aggression. Dickinson says Police Woman didn't go far enough.
"I always felt like our show was too clean. Oh, you killed somebody! And it all worked out very nicely. The plumbing is still working. Everything … all wrapped up, nice and sweet."
Remember, this is the actress gruesomely murdered in Brian De Palma's 1980 movie Dressed to Kill. Clearly, she has thought about violence and still votes for gore.
"Show the consequences if you're going to cut somebody's head off," she says. Or else, "for someone who already has a problem, it does look easy. Bang, bang. So you killed somebody."
She thinks some of today's cop shows come closer to the grit of real police work. She mentions ABC's Detroit 1-8-7 and TNT's Southland, just starting its third season in January.
Angie Dickinson as "Police Woman" a Columbia Pictures Television show.
Like all the actors crammed into the PBS hour, her segments are brief. She doesn't get to go into much detail about either her pioneering role or TV violence. But what viewers will surely have time to notice is that Angie still has allure.
"I don't look fantastic," she protests when told she does. "I look my age. I'm 79." An avid walker and bicyclist — who, confesses she does not wear her helmet — she is enjoying a retirement of leisure and reward. "I don't feel my age. I feel about 20 years younger.
“But I don't feel sexy. Feeling it is not looking it." Perhaps, what she encounters on Rodeo Drive shapes her opinion? "Some women think they look sexy. But I don't think they're sexy. It's not a flattering picture."
When Dickinson adds, "Betty White jokes are just not for me" she's showing she's hip, not mean-spirited. And she is certainly not jealous of that octogenarian's suddenly packed schedule. "I am not looking for work, I don't really care. I've had my day in the sun, and I am very content."
Jack Curry, a former editor at USA Today and TV Guide, is a freelance writer and editor and serves on the editorial board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, specializing in corporate philanthropy and the media.
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Meet the Team: Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
By Loren O'Brien-Egesborg | July 3, 2019 at 9:52 AM
Hi! My name’s Loren and I’m so happy to be joining BabelQuest as a Content Writer. Find out more about me joining the team.
I’m Canadian and have recently arrived from Montreal to work with BabelQuest. I have a background in content writing for an app development agency as well as some other freelancing in product management.
I have always had the goal of making my way toward joining an inbound marketing team and so I am very eager and excited to be working with BabelQuest and expanding my knowledge on the ins and outs of inbound marketing!
What’s the role?
As a content writer, I create a variety of on-brand content deliverables, from website copy and how-to guides to editorial articles, white papers, email copy, scripts and social media posts. I’m also my clients’ point of contact for all content-related communications.
I may be new to the team but I am very motivated to soak up all the knowledge I can and I’m happy to be working with a team dedicated to helping their clients.
What am I looking forward to?
What really attracted me to this role was the sense that it’s a very positive working environment and that I would be surrounded by an incredible team of creative people.
I’m really looking forward to growing as a writer and challenging myself with handling new content!
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SHOREHAM TOWERS CONDOMINIUM
Renovation to the Entry, Lobby, Pool Terrace and Cabana Area of a 13 floor Condominium High-Rise. A luxurious remodel that maximizes spaces, modernizes finishes and incorporates a new Lounge and Gym.
Updated Reception Area features high-end fixtures and finishes, a custom front desk and a new layout that opens the lobby, maximizes space and improves the flow of traffic in and out of the building.
Alternative view of the Lobby. Updated seating area provides a tranquil space for waiting. All new finishes and fixtures compliment the space.
Guardrails were removed and redesigned so the Jacuzzi Deck could extend to the pool. The barbecue area was reconfigured to allow for more socializing and entertaining. At the far end of the deck, a fire feature and seating area were designed near the Jacuzzi, which provides a warm and comfortable area to relax.
By raising the Pool Deck, we were able to eliminate unnecessary steps which gave us more room to maximize the amount of seating. The Pool retained its original shape, however new details were added to bring the coping to the new height of the patio.
A reconfiguration of the Cabana Area allowed for a new Gym, Lounge and Restroom.
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The Prosecutor General's Office has raised criminal accusations against the Labor Party, Parliament's largest party, which is suspected of having non-transparent financial activities. According to unofficial information, prosecutors have discovered Labor Party's "black accounting" records - unlawful payments not only to members of the Labor Party but also to MPs of other parties. During the investigation, prosecutors questioned three persons as suspects and carried out searches at the Labor Party's main office, during which the party's computers were seized. Several members of the Labor Party, including its acting leader Loreta Grauziniene, were questioned. In the wake of the scandal, Labor founder and leader Uspaskich suspended his powers and left for Russia a month ago.
Parliament rejected a proposal to withdraw Lithuanian troops from Iraq. MPs voted on June 27 to turn down a draft resolution proposing "to recall the servicemen of the Republic of Lithuania participating in the U.S.-led international military operation in the Persian Gulf region." Six parliamentarians voted in favor of the draft, while 27 MPs were against and 20 abstained.
Lithuanian residents are being urged to demand that members of the European Parliament stop their monthly travels between Brussels and Strasbourg and save funds by holding meetings in one city. The European Parliament is located in Brussels; however, MEPs once a month move to the French city of Strasbourg with their staff and crates of documents for EP plenary sessions. Recently it was announced that the Strasbourg city authorities would annually save 2.7 million euros in additional expenses if the "traveling circus" between Brussels and Strasbourg stopped. MEP Eugenijus Gentvilas said the MEPs that had organized the above initiative wanted to collect 1 million EU citizens' signatures and submit the petition to the European Commission. Some 647,000 signatures have been collected in EU member states, but Lithuanian citizens have not been active in signing the petition - only about 1,500 of the country's residents have supported the initiative.
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Archeologists find two column bases of Great Synagogue of Vilnius
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Naval Academy takes a bite out of vendors' commissions for chapel weddings
By Danielle Ohl
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A bride and groom exit the chapel at the Naval Academy after being married the day after the groom's graduation from the Naval Academy. The academy is now taking a 20 percent cut of fees charged by vendors such as wedding photographers and florists. (Capital Gazette file)
The Naval Academy now takes a 20 percent cut of the fees vendors earn for any job done on the Yard — from photographing weddings at the academy’s chapel to DJing special events — a change that has elicited shock and outrage.
The academy required businesses — some that have served the institution for decades — to sign contracts effective Oct. 1 that give over a portion of their commissions. Academy officials say it is an attempt to control retail, raise revenue for the Business Services Division and make up for shortages in a fund that pays for midshipmen’s recreational activities.
The contract also stops businesses from charging higher rates to pass the cost of the new fee on to clients — often academy alumni — and gives the academy the right to audit vendor finances for up to three years from the signing date.
The superintendent’s office will review the policy this week, spokesman Cmdr. David McKinney said, and could introduce sweeping changes. Two members of Congress who sit on the academy Board of Visitors also said Friday they plan to seek more information on the change.
The sudden scrutiny comes after The Capital submitted questions about the policy and the state of the Midshipmen Welfare Fund. The academy did not make any business services representatives available for interviews.
Naval Academy vendor contract
The Capital conducted interviews with affected retailers and reviewed emails from academy staff along with the contract vendors were asked to sign. Some vendors spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
The policy is an extension of how the academy does business with retailers on-site. Before the new rules, the Business Services Division contracted with about 46 businesses. Food trucks serving mids and their families during events would pay part of their profits to the academy. So did photographers capturing Induction Day or vendors sending pre-made care-packages to mids ordered by parents.
The Naval Academy wanted to more evenly regulate all retail activity on campus, McKinney said. But the Business Services Division was also looking for ways to increase revenue and thus profits that go directly to benefit the Brigade of Midshipmen, through the academy’s Midshipmen Welfare Fund.
The fund supports quality-of-life activities for mids — club sports, cookouts and the spirit team. It’s not funded by taxes and instead relies on the profits from business services. These profits have shrunk in recent years, McKinney said, due to unforeseen expenses and increased overhead costs, among other factors.
The policy disproportionately affects Naval Academy wedding vendors.
Weddings at the Naval Academy chapel have become part of academy culture, a tradition for alumni, military staff, active-duty sailors and faculty members allowed to marry there. Midshipmen are barred from marrying during their time at the academy, but often quickly organize ceremonies at the historic chapel after graduation.
Of the now 80 Naval Academy-approved business partners, many are photographers, videographers and wedding planners who fear their clients will be deterred from booking the Naval Academy for their ceremony.
Chris Temple, owner of C&J Entertainment Agency, took over the business from his father, an Army veteran, who started it in 1974. His agency books bands, DJs and musicians for events, primarily weddings. Temple’s agency serves about 10 to 12 weddings at the Naval Academy per year, but he worries about smaller vendors whose survival depends on academy bookings.
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He originally wouldn’t sign the contract — “I don’t care, I’m not going to acquiesce to this,” he said — but reconsidered after forming a bond with a bride who would have been left without entertainment for her March wedding.
“I’m at the point today where I don’t know what I’m going to do, but I’m not going to screw these people,” he said.
The expanded vendor policy coincides with a separate $1,500 fee for booking the chapel. In 2017, the Business Services Division decided to stop using taxes to fund weddings at the chapel. The office took over organizing wedding services on Oct. 1. The fee makes up for the lost funding.
“You have to go back to what your mission is,” McKinney said. “The mission at the Naval Academy isn’t to marry midshipmen.”
Vendors got an email in summer 2018, introducing the new policy as a tool to vet business partners and ensure safety for academy employees and residents. An email from business division director Gina Flood reviewed by The Capital justifies the policy as a way to ensure retail activity on the Yard benefits the Brigade of Midshipmen but does not mention the 20 percent commission required by the contract.
Vendors reacted swiftly — calling Flood and contracting officer Martin Rios to protest or ask for clarification. Some signed after initial hesitation.
But others said they felt coerced into signing as they tried to grandfather the weddings booked before the policy went into effect. Some photographed, fed or played for clients they’d already booked, but were subsequently barred from working on the Yard.
“Some people are getting access to provide their services without signing the contract, while others of us have signed the contract and are basically being penalized for signing the contract,” one vendor said. “Unless you have a reception on the Naval Academy grounds, there’s no one policing it. I don’t think anyone is really clear on how this is rolling out.”
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One wedding planner said the initial email seemed purposefully evasive in introducing the policy without explaining the ramifications. “A lot of vendors got that thinking it was just an addendum,” to already established security protocol, she said.
Officials told vendors the money would benefit the Midshipmen Welfare Fund. Simultaneously, business services officials promised some vendors they could base the commission on their hourly rate, instead of the full cost of a job, and pay the academy based on the number of hours they were physically on the campus.
The first vendor, who does not typically charge an hourly rate, said she would create a payment structure based on her time on the Yard to satisfy the contract.
“What I’m going to pay them is not going to be very much,” she said. “I do feel like they’ve given me no choice.”
A spokeswoman for Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, who sits on the Naval Academy Board of Visitors, said the congressman would be “seeking a more detailed explanation of these contractual changes.”
Sen. Ben Cardin, who also serves on the board, also will be looking into this issue, along with the status of funding for the midshipmen’s morale and welfare program, a spokeswoman said.
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Some vendors said they would feel less outrage if the new policy were based on a flat, one-time or yearly fee for registering as an approved business partner.
“I would’ve done that in a heartbeat,” Temple said.
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Modules for course C83B | BSC/PSYN1
BSc Psychology with Neuropsychology (4yr with Incorp Found)
These are the modules currently offered on this course in the 2018–19 academic year.
BIC-0001: English for Academic Purposes (30)
BIC-0005: IT & Comm Skills (10)
BIC-0010: UK Gov & Society (10)
BIC-0011: Maths For Bus & Soc Sci (10)
BIC-0014: Management Studies (10)
BIC-0016: Legal Sys in Eng & Wales (10)
BIC-0017: Media Studies (News Media) (10)
BIC-0018: Microeconomics (10)
BIC-0019: Macroeconomics (10)
BIC-0020: Psychology 1 (10)
BIC-0001: English for Academic Purposes
BIC-0005: IT & Comm Skills
BIC-0010: UK Gov & Society
BIC-0011: Maths For Bus & Soc Sci
BIC-0014: Management Studies
BIC-0016: Legal Sys in Eng & Wales
BIC-0017: Media Studies (News Media)
BIC-0018: Microeconomics
BIC-0019: Macroeconomics
BIC-0020: Psychology 1
PPP-1001: Psychology as a Science (10)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Dienes, Z. (2008). Understanding Psychology as a Science. London: Pan-McMillan. ISBN: 9780230542310 Gleitman, H., Reisberg, J., & Gross, D. (2010). Psychology (8th Edition). New York, US: W W Norton & Company. ISBN: 9780393116823 British Psychological Association. (2004). Guidelines for minimum standard of ethical approval in psychological research. http://www.bps.org.uk/the-society/code-of-conduct/code-of-conduct_home.cfm Goldacre, B. (2009). Bad Science. UK: Harper Perennial. ISBN: 978-0007284870
PRP-1001: Research Methods I (20)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: Author. Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics using SPSS, 4th Ed.. London: Sage Howitt, D. & Cramer, D (2010). Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology, 3rd Ed. Harlow: Pearson
PCC-1002: Cyflwyniad i Ymchwil (20)
Dyma'r deunydd darllen a argymhellir ar gyfer y modiwl hwn: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: Author. Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics using SPSS, 4th Ed.. London: Sage Howitt, D. & Cramer, D (2010). Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology, 3rd Ed. Harlow: Pearson
PPP-1002: Stress & Distress (10)
Reading List Health Psychology. Core text: Morrison, V., & Bennett, P. (2012). An Introduction to Health Psychology (3rd ed.). Essex: Pearson. The first edition of this text will be suitable. Clinical Psychology. Core text: Kring, A. M., Johnson, S. L., Davison, G. C., & Neale, J. M., (2010/2012). Abnormal Psychology (11th/12th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Previous editions of the core text and other Abnormal Psychology texts will be suitable.
PPP-1003: Scientific Writing & Comm I (10)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: American Psychological Association. (2010). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition).Washington, DC: Author. The general online handbook: Essay Writing Guide; APA & Writing Research Reports; Edit, acknowledgements & choosing resources. Further reading materials and guidance will be provided in class and additional resources will be accessible on Blackboard.
PCC-1001: Ysgrifennu Gwyddonol I (10)
Dyma'r deunydd darllen a argymhellir ar gyfer y modiwl hwn: American Psychological Association. (2010). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition). Washington, DC: Awdur. Y llawlyfr ar-lein cyffredinol: Arweiniad ar Ysgrifennu Traethodau; APA ac Ysgrifennu Adroddiadau Ymchwil, cydnabyddiaethau a dewis adnoddau. Bydd deunyddiau darllen pellach yn cael eu darparu yn y dosbarth a bydd adnoddau ychwanegol i'w cael ar Blackboard.
PPP-1008: Faith and Culture (10)
PRP-1002: Research Methods II (20)
PCC-1004: Dulliau Ymchwil II (20)
Dyma'r deunydd darllen a argymhellir ar gyfer y modiwl hwn: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: Awdur. Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics using SPSS, 4ydd Arg.. London: Sage Howitt, D. A Cramer, D (2010). Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology, 3ydd Arg. Harlow: Pearson
PPP-1005: Brain & Mind (10)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Carlson N. R. Physiology of Behaviour (10th Edition) London: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 9781408227992
PPP-1006: Scientific Writing & Comm II (10)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: American Psychological Association. (2010). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition).Washington, DC: Author. POPPS handbook Further guidance will be provided in class, and additional resources will be made accessible on Blackboard.
PCC-1003: Ysgrifennu Gwyddonol II (10)
Dyma'r deunydd darllen a argymhellir ar gyfer y modiwl hwn: American Psychological Association. (2010). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition).Washington, DC: Author. Llawlyfr Sgiliau Ymarfer Cyflwyniadau Llafar Seicoleg (POPPS) Rhoddir rhagor o gyfarwyddyd yn y dosbarth, a threfnir i adnoddau ychwanegol fod ar gael ar Blackboard.
PPP-1007: Learning to be Happy (10)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Carr A (2003) Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Human Strengths. Brunner-Routledge ISBN-10: 1583919910 Miltenberger, R.G. (2007). Behaviour Modification: Principles and Procedures. (5th edition). Wadsworth. (4th edition also fine). can be brought by chapter.
PPP-1010: Applied Psychology (10)
Introduction to Psychology I will introduce you to some of the fundamental areas of psychology. Topics in this module will be drawn from the different areas of psychology. This year, the topic areas are: Historical and Theoretical Development, Biological Psychology, Perception and Social Psychology. They key topics will be taught in lectures, and guest talks will provide a broader picture of Bangor research expertise. The opportunities for further learning will be provided through small group workshops and discussions, and through guided independent learning with support of on-line learning activities. Students will continue learning some of the key skills (basic and advanced levels) necessary for the successful completion of a psychology degree.
PRP-2001: Research Methods III (20) Core
There are no required readings for this module. Supplementary Readings are as follows: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS (3rd Edition). London, Sage Publications Ltd.
PCC-2001: Dulliau Ymchwil III (20) Core
Nid oes deunydd darllen gofynnol ar gyfer y modiwl hwn. Dyma'r deunyddiau darllen ychwanegol: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS (3rd Edition). London, Sage Publications Ltd.
PPP-2010: Social Psychology (10)
ONE of the following textbooks will provide you with a basic overview of the topic to support your learning through this course. However, please remember that it is expected that you will read original papers (research or review articles from peer reviewed journals) rather than relying on the textbook whenever possible. Please refer to the word documents that accompany each lecture to see a comprehensive list of original sources in the reference sections – consider these references as your reading lists for each topic. Sutton, R. & Douglas, K. (2013). Social Psychology. London: Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN-10: 0230218032 ISBN-13: 978-0230218031 Hogg, M.A. & G.M. Vaughan. (2011). Social Psychology 6th Edition. London: Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 0273741144 ISBN-13: 978-0273741145 Please note that the most recent edition of the above textbook is preferred, but the previous edition (5th) is acceptable Aronson, E. (2008). The Social Animal 10th Edition. New York: Worth. ISBN-10: 1429203161 ISBN-13: 978-1429203166
PPP-2012: Cognitive Psychology (10)
Ashcraft, M. H., & Radvansky, G. A. (2010). Cognition. NJ, US: Pearson Education. ISBN 10: 0-13-508168-8 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-508168 Core textbook for the whole module Baddeley. A, D. (1999). Essentials of Human Memory. Hove, England: Psychology Press. ISBN 0863775454 (pbk.) 0863775446 Alternative core textbook for the topic of Memory Styles, E. A. (1997). The Psychology of Attention. Hove UK: Psychology Press. ISBN 0863774652 (PBK) 0863774644 Alternative core textbook for the topic of Attention Goldstein, E.B. (1999). Sensation and Perception. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing. ISBN 0534346804 (alk. paper) Alternative core textbook for the topic of Perception Harley, T. (2009). Talking the talk. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis Alternative core textbook for the topic of Language; ~15 hard copies available in the library, also available as an e-book. The author’s The Psychology of Language textbook offers more advanced coverage of the same topics, for those who wish to delve deeper.
PPP-2014: Personality & Indiv Diffs (10)
Recommended reading for this module includes the following text, however additional texts may be also be given prior to the module and during the module. Maltby, J., Day, L., Macaskill, A. (2013). Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence. Pearson Education Limited.
PPP-2015: Behavioural Psychology (10)
This module comprises two independent, equally-weighted, components, one on language and one on learning. The learning component examines learning and behaviour change from the prespective of contemporary learning theory and behaviour analysis. The module will examine how motivating states and reinforcement theory can help us understand how people learn, how habits develop, and why it can be so hard to change behaviour. We will also discuss the field of applied behaviour analysis, and how it is used to improve learning in the regular classroom and for people with autism and learning disabilities. The language compnent is designed to provide students with an introduction to the scientific study of language. It will cover the central theories and issues in the psychology of language, including a) the structure and function of language, b) what cognitive and neural processes allow us to understand and produce spoken and written language and c) language disorder (e.g., dyslexia).
PRP-2002: Research Methods IV (20) Core
American Psychological Association (2010).Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS (3rd Edition). London, Sage Publications Ltd.
PCC-2002: Dulliau Ymchwil IV (20) Core
Bydd y modiwl hwn yn cynnwys ffyrdd o ddylunio a dadansoddi ymchwil seicolegol gan gyfeirio'n benodol at ddylunio arbrofol, dadansoddi data paramedrig, a'r defnydd o Dadansoddiad o Amrywiad (Analysis of Variance: ANOVA) a'r profion cysylltiedig dilynol. Nod y cwrs hwn yw helpu myfyrwyr i ddilyn gweithdrefnau mwy datblygedig o ddadansoddi data a ddefnyddir yn bennaf mewn Seicoleg Arbrofol, ac i allu ei defnyddio ar gyfer dadansoddi eu hymchwil eu hunain, er mwyn dylunio, a dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu prosiectau ymchwil blwyddyn olaf. Mae dwy elfen i'r modiwl. Bydd awr o ddarlith yn cyflwyno pwnc; bydd hyn yn cael ei gefnogi gan sesiwn dwy awr o hyd lle y byddwch yn ennill profiad ymarferol o ymchwil mewn seicoleg. Mae'r sesiynau yn cynnwys trafodaethau am ystod o faterion mewn dulliau arbrofol ac ystadegau ynghyd a'r cyfle i gasglu a thrin data. Bydd rhai o'r gweithgareddau yn cynnwys ystyried materion moesegol mewn ymchwil, ddyfeisio astudiaethau ymchwil ar themau a ddewiswyd, cynnal casglu data a dadansoddi, defnyddio offer electronig a chyfrifiadau llaw i ddisgrifio a dadansoddi data. Byddwch hefyd yn dysgu sut i gyfathrebu canlyniadau ymchwil mewn adroddiadau ysgrifenedig. Mae'r modwil hefyn yn cynnwys sesiynau wythnosol POPPS, pan fydd presenoldeb yn cael ei nodi. Rhestr Ddarllen Ofynnol Nid oes deunydd darllen gofynnol ar gyfer y modiwl hwn. Rhestr ddarllen ychwanegol: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS (3rd Edition). London, Sage Publications Ltd.
PPP-2011: Developmental Psychology (10)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Shaffer, D.R., & Kipp, K. (2012). Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence. (9th Ed.) International Edition. London: Thompson. (Previous edition is also acceptable as they cover much the same ground.) Additional reading will be made available to students through Blackboard. Required reading for each lecture topic will be presented in class.
PPP-2013: Biological Psychology (10)
Reading List All readings Carlson (10th edition) – Physiology of Behavior K & W=Kolb and Whishaw Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, 6th edition (in parenthesis page numbers from the 5th edition)
PPP-2016: Aspects of Clinical Psychology (10)
Reading List Core Textbooks Davey, G. (2014). Psychopathology: Research, Assessment and Treatment in Clinical Psychology (BPS Textbooks in Psychology Series). BPS Blackwell The 1st Edition (2008) is also fine, but it may not be completely in line with the 2nd Edition (2014). Journal Articles and additional book chapter readings: A number of core readings will be posted on Blackboard for each module topic, when required. You can also use your Year 1 'Abnormal Psychology' textbook by Kring, Johnson, Davison and Neal (2013).
PPP-2017: Concepts in Psychology (10)
PNP-3000: Project (Psych w Neuropsych) (40) Core
Reading list Required The list of required readings depends on the individual project and will be announced by the project supervisor. Recommended (core text): Wood, C., Giles, D., & Percy, C. (2009). Your psychology project handbook: Becoming a researcher. Harlow: Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
PCC-3000: Prosiect (w CLH) (40) Core
Rhestr ddarllen Gofynnol Mae'r rhestr ddarllen ofynnol yn dibynnu ar y project unigol a chaiff ei chyhoeddi gan oruchwyliwr y project. Argymhellir (testun craidd): Wood, C., Giles, D., & Percy, C. (2009). Your psychology project handbook: Becoming a researcher. Harlow: Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
PNP-3000: Project (Psych w Neuropsych)
PCC-3000: Prosiect (w CLH)
PLP-3002: Brain and Language (20) (Semester 2)
Reading List The following is a list of recommended course reference books for use as background/supplementary reading. There is no assigned textbook. A detailed week-by-week list of readings for the weekly seminars will be distributed in Week 1. Readings will be available through the library (either in hard copy or electronically) and/or via the module Blackboard site. Goldrick, Ferreira, & Miozzo (2014). The oxford Handbook of Language Production. Oxford University Press. Harley, T. A. (2014). The Psychology of Language (4th edition). Psychology Press. Hillis, A. E. (2002). The handbook of adult language disorders. Psychology press. http://aalfredoardila.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/ardila-a-2014-aphasia-handbook-miami-fl-florida-international-university1.pdf
PPP-3003: Brain Develop & Degeneration (20) (Semester 1)
The aim of this module is to provide students with first-hand experience of conducting psychological research. This will further develop their skills in experimental design, data-collection, analysis and interpretation. It allso allows students the opportunity to develop their planning, organisational and team-working abilities, and their expertise at collating and reviewing literature. By the end of this module students will have produced an original piece of research work in the form of their final-year project, and will have presented this work in the form of a mini conference.
PCP-3004: Cognitive Neuroscience (20) (Semester 2)
Reading List Many of the topics covered are discussed in Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G., (2008), Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of Mind (3rd Edition). MIT Press. Shallice, T. & Cooper, R.P. (2011). The organization of mind. Oxford University Press. Additional readings will be given in class.
PSP-3006: Disorders of Soc Cognition (20) (Semester 1)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Frith, U., & Frith, C. (2010). The social brain: allowing humans to boldly go where no other species has been. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 365(1537), 165-176.
PCP-3008: Psychoacoustics & Aud Neuro (20) (Semester 1)
Reading List Various journal articles and book chapters details of which will be provided after each lecture.
PCP-3009: Control of Mental Processes (20) (Semester 2)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Marie T. Banich, Rebecca Compton (2010). Cognitive Neuroscience Cenage Learning. ISBN: 1408060337
PPP-3009: Neuroaesthetics (20) (Semester 1) or
PCC-3009: Niwroestheteg: (20) (Semester 1)
PLP-3001: Applied Behaviour Analysis (20) (Semester 2)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: Skinner, B. F. (1974). About Behaviorism. New York: Alfred Knopf. Daniels, A. C. (2000). Other People's Habits: How to Use Positive Reinforcement to Bring Out the Best in People Around You. New York: McGraw-Hill. www.behavior.org Additional readings will be placed on Blackboard for students to download, or given out in class.
PMP-3001: Intro to MBA (20) (Semester 2)
The following reading is recommended for this module. We will put handouts and key articles on blackboard. Essential reading Williams M., Penman D., Mindfulness 2011 – Finding Peace in a Frantic World Kabat-Zinn, J. 1990, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Delta. Williams, J.M.G, Teasdale, J., Segal, Z.V., Kabat-Zinn, J, 2007, The Mindful Way Through Depression: freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. Guilford Press. Crane, R.S., 2009, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive features. Routledge. Suggested reading Baer, R. E., 2005, Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches, First Edition: Clinician's Guide to Evidence Base and Applications (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional); Academic Press. Santorelli, S, 1999, Heal Thyself: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine, Bell Tower. Segal, Z.V., Williams, J.M.G. & Teasdale, J.D, 2002, Mindfulness–based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. Guilford Press. Sarah, S., 2012, The Mindfulness Breakthrough, Watkins Publishing
PSP-3001: Forensic Psychology (20) (Semester 1)
This module is for students with some background in learning theory, social and cognitive psychology and is designed to show how theories from these areas can be applied to the analysis of criminal behaviour and of the criminal justice system
PHP-3002: Psyc of Addictive Behaviours (20) (Semester 1)
Reading List A reading list will be distributed at the start of the course.
PPP-3002: Stress Anxiety, and Health (20) (Semester 2)
PSP-3002: Evolution & Human Soc Beh (20) (Semester 1)
Reading List Required texts are: The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, and The Mating Mind, by Geoffrey Miller Students will be provided with reading lists for each lecture. Other required and recommended readings include approximately 0-4 journal articles per week, all freely available through the university library website. Students may find the book In Your Face, by David Perrett helpful for the second half of the course.
PLP-3003: Evidence-based Ed. Methods (20) (Semester 1)
Recommended reading for this module is as follows: All reading for this module will be available in Blackboard using Talis Aspire. Additionally, there will be readings made available as PDF publications as well as web links to useful resources from within Blackboard. Following is a list of all library books purchased for this module, though you may choose to not read all of them: Barrett, B. H. (2002). The technology of teaching revisited: A reader's companion to B. F. Skinner's book. Concord, MA: Cambridge Centre for Behavioral Studies. Flesch, R. (1986). Why Johnny can't read: And what you can do about it: Harper Paperbacks. Johnson, K. R., & Street, E. M. (2004). The Morningside model of generative instruction: What it means to leave no child behind. Concord, MA: Cambridge Centre for Behavioral Studies. Johnson, K. R., & Street, E. M. (2013). Response to Intervention and Precision Teaching: Creating synergy in the classroom. London: The Guilford Press. (Available as e-book in our library). Johnston, J. M., & Pennypacker, H. S. (2004). Strategies and tactics of behavioral research (3rd ed.): Routledge. Kubina, R. M., & Yurich, K. K. L. (2012). The Precision Teaching Book. Lemont, PA: Greatness Achieved. Lindsley, O. R. (2010). Skinner on measurement. Kansas City: KA: Behavior Research Company. Maloney, M. (1998). Teach your children well: A solution to some of North America's educational problems. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Moran, D. J., & Malott, R. W. (Eds.). (2004). Evidence-based educational methods. California: Elsevier Academic Press. (Available as e-book in our library). Peal, R. (2014). Progressively worse: The burden of bad ideas in British schools. London: Civitas. Pennypacker, H. S., Gutierrez Jr, A., & Lindsley, O. R. (2003). Handbook of the Standard Celeration Chart: Deluxe edition. Concord, MA: Cambridge Center for the Behavioral Sciences. Skinner, B. F. (1968). The technology of teaching: Appleton Century Crofts. Snider, V. E. (2006). Myths and misconceptions about teaching: What really happens in the classroom. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Education. Stein, M., Silbert, J., & Carnine, D. (2005). Designing effective mathematics instruction: A direct instruction approach (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Vargas, J. S. (2009). Behavior analysis for effective teaching. New York: Routledge.
PPP-3004: Born to Run: Achieve your Goal (20) (Semester 2)
The aim of this module is to produce students with first-hand experience of reviewing psychologica research literature. The module will further develop skills in literature search, collation, interpretation and critical discussion. It also allows students the opportunity to develop their planning, organisational and team-working abilities. By the end of this module students will have produced an original review of research work in one domain of psychology.
PCP-3005: Consumer & Applied Psychology (20) (Semester 2)
Readings Possibly Required (still TBD): Blackwell, R.D., Miniard, P.W., & Engel, J.F (2006). Consumer Behavior, 10th edition. International Student Edition. Mason, Ohio: Thomson Higher Education. ISBN: 0324271972 Possibly Required (still TBD): Case studies (About 1 per week – mostly included in required text). Scientific Papers (About 1 per week - distributed during the course). Recommended: Strunk and White, The Elements of Style. Available for ~£6 or online at: http://www.bartleby.com/141/
PLP-3005: Disorders of Literacy (20) (Semester 2)
Readings List the relevant readings here: • Carroll, J.M., Bowyer-Crane, C., Duff, F., Hulme, C., & Snowling, MJ. (2011) Effective intervention for language and literacy in the early years. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. • Hulme, C., & Snowling, M. (2008). Developmental disorders of language, learning and cognition. London: Wiley/Blackwell. • Snowling, M.J. (2000). Dyslexia. 2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell • Plus a selection of journal articles and chapters available online.
PPP-3005: Children, Families & Society (20) (Semester 2) or
PCC-3008: Plant Teuluoedd A'r Gymdeithas (20) (Semester 2)
Mi fydd myfyrwyr yn derbyn rhestr ddarllen ar ddechrau’r cwrs.
PHP-3008: Counselling Skills (20) (Semester 2)
The following textbook will provide you with a core overview of the topic to support your learning through this course. However, please remember that it is expected that you will read original papers (research or review articles from peer reviewed journals) rather than relying on the textbook whenever possible. Short, F. E., & Thomas, P. (2014). Core Approaches in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Routledge: UK. Additional readings for those who are interested in this topic are as follows: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. (1992). Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Guidelines available online at the BACP website: http://www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework British Psychological Association. (2006). Code of Ethics and Conduct. Guidelines available online at the BPS website: http://www.bps.org.uk/the-society/code-of-conduct/code-of-conduct_home.cfm Rogers, C. (1951). Client Centred Therapy: Its Current Practice, Implications and Theory. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin College. ISBN-13 978-1841198408 ISBN-10: 1841198404 Recommended book for Person-Centred Therapy Freud, S. (1949). The Ego and the Id. London: The Hogarth Press Ltd. ISBN-10: 1578988675 ISBN-13: 978-1578988679 Recommended book for Psychoanalytic Therapy Beck, A. T. (1975). Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders. Oxford, England: International Universities Press. ISBN-10: 0140156895 ISBN-13: 978-0140156898 Recommended book for Cognitive Therapy Egan, G. (2007). The Skilled Helper. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN-10: 0495604313 ISBN-13: 978- 0495604313 Recommended book for Therapeutic Models Ellis, A. (1997). A Guide to Rational Living. US: Albert Ellis Institute. ISBN-10: 0879800429 ISBN-13: 978-0879800420 Recommended book for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Berne, E. (1964). Games People Play. New York, US: Ballantine Books. ISBN-10: 0141040270 ISBN-13: 978-0141040271 Recommended book for TA Bandler, R. & Grinder, J. (1979). Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming. Moab, UT: Real People Press. ISBN-10: 0911226192 ISBN-13: 978-0911226195 Recommended book for NLP James, L. (2007). Tigger on the Couch. ISBN-13 978-0007248957 ISBN-10: 0007248954 Recommended book for a little bit of fun If you would like more information about this module (content or teaching methods), please do not hesitate to contact Dr Fay Short.
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City to consider Rainey Street closure pilot (Austin Monitor)
City Council directed the city manager Wednesday to immediately initiate a shared streets pilot to improve mobility and safety in the Rainey Street District.
The pilot is to consider restricting vehicle access in some areas to reduce conflicts between cars, pedestrians, bikes and scooters.
Noting that a motorist hit a scooter user earlier this month on Rainey Street that resulted in serious injury, Council Member Pio Renteria said he is most concerned about addressing cases such as that one, which are usually occurring on weekend nights… (LINK TO STORY)
Music advocates push for portion of possible hotel tax increase (Austin Monitor)
Local groups organized around improving the financial standing of Austin musicians are preparing to push city leaders to dedicate funds from the proposed expansion of the Austin Convention Center toward the city’s commercial music industry.
The groups include Music Moves Austin, the Music Venue Alliance and members of the Red River Cultural District. Their initial projections say around $3 million per year from the city’s portion of the Hotel Occupancy Tax could help subsidize touring musicians and reimburse Austin clubs for booking local acts.
That consortium is expected to begin a coordinated campaign, including meetings with City Council members in the coming months, in part to sway thinking on how the hotel tax funds have been used historically… (LINK TO STORY)
Rezoning process for future Rosedale School property rankles some Allandale residents, city council members (Community Impact)
Austin ISD is in the process of building a new $40 million campus for the Rosedale School, which offers educational opportunities for students who have severe special needs.
The Rosedale School—currently located at 2117 W. 49th St.—is scheduled to move in 2021 to a brand new building at the former site of the Lucy Read Pre-K facility at 2608 Richcreek Road in the North Central Austin neighborhood of Allandale.
As part of the project, AISD is in the process of working with an unnamed partner to construct a medical clinic on site at the new school to provide holistic care to both Rosedale School students as well as other severely medically disabled children from the surrounding area… (LINK TO STORY)
Texas Poised To Become National Leader In Solar Power (KUT).
Solar power continues to grow in Texas, new research finds, and that growth is due in part to another renewable energy the state has in abundance: wind.
The Solar Energy Industries Association released a report Tuesday showing that Texas jumped up one place to sixth among states when it comes to solar power production.
SEIA believes Texas will move to second place, behind California, by 2021, as more solar farms are built in West Texas near existing wind farms… (LINK TO STORY)
Texas gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident last year (Texas Tribune)
The gap between Texas’ Hispanic and white populations continued to narrow last year when the state gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident.
With Hispanics expected to become the largest population group in Texas as soon as 2022, new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau showed the Hispanic population climbed to nearly 11.4 million — an annual gain of 214,736 through July 2018 and an increase of 1.9 million since 2010.
The white population, meanwhile, grew by just 24,075 last year. Texas still has a bigger white population — up to 11.9 million last year — but it has only grown by roughly 484,000 since 2010. The white population’s growth has been so sluggish this decade that it barely surpassed total growth among Asian Texans, who make up a tiny share of the total population, in the same time period… (LINK TO STORY)
Dallas officials say new Texas laws will cost city $9 million next fiscal year (Dallas Morning News)
Dallas officials say state legislators' crackdown on local control will cost the city about $9 million in revenue in the upcoming fiscal year. And officials expect that number to rise in the following years.
The shortfall is a small part of Dallas' $3.6 billion annual budget, but City Manager T.C. Broadnax told the city's newly elected and re-elected council members Tuesday that the reality is that the city "can't continue to do everything we're doing today." New state laws passed this spring limit the ways cities can collect money to fund services, including revenue from cable TV providers' franchise fees, red-light cameras and property tax collections… (LINK TO STORY)
Trump renews pledge to deport millions, but ICE reality is far more limited (Washington Post)
President Trump has begun his reelection bid by reviving a campaign promise to deport “millions of illegal aliens” from the United States, saying his administration will get to work on that goal “next week” with raids across the country. But the president’s ambitious deportation goals have crashed, again and again, into the earthly reality of the U.S. immigration enforcement system.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is averaging approximately 7,000 deportations per month from the U.S. interior, according to the agency’s latest data. With unauthorized border crossings soaring under Trump to their highest levels in more than a decade, ICE has been facing a shortage of funds and detention beds, and experts say that a large-scale push to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of migrants would be exorbitantly expensive and highly unlikely… (LINK TO STORY)
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David Hogg Wants Laura Ingraham Held Accountable For Her "Summer Camps" Remark — Here's His Plan
By Caroline Burke
Alex Wong; Larry French/Getty Images News; Entertainment/Getty Images
Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg wants Laura Ingraham held accountable for comments she made comparing immigrant detention facilities to "summer camps" on June 18. Ingraham's comments came as a form of defense for Trump's family separation policy, according to Business Insider. But now, Hogg is asking for a boycott of the advertisers who support Ingraham's show.
On The Ingraham Angle on Monday, Deadline reports that Ingraham covered Trump's controversial family separation policy, which as of April has separated over 2,000 children from their parents. “As more illegal immigrants are rushing the border, more kids are being separated from their parents and temporarily housed at what are, essentially, summer camps ... " Ingraham said. "The president is doing what we should have been doing all along, prosecuting all border crashers.”
A day later, Hogg responded to Ingraham's statements on Twitter. He tweeted, "So @IngrahamAngle we meet again. Who are you biggest advertisers now?"
In a follow-up tweet, he explained, "If we get these advertisers pulled maybe @Ingraham will have to become a camp counselor and learn how wrong she is." He then went on to list the major advertisers of Ingraham's show on Fox News, which include Beaches Resorts, Sandals Resorts, Sirius XM, Ace Hardware, and John Deere, to name a few.
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This isn't the first time Hogg has protested Ingraham's show via social media. In March, Hogg called for a boycott of Ingraham's show after she called him a "whiny high school kid", mocking him for getting rejected from colleges, USA Today reports. The boycott turned out to be incredibly successful, with Nestle, Expedia, Hulu, Johnson & Johnson, Nutrish pet foods, TripAdvisor, and Wayfair all announcing an end to their partnership with her show due to her comments. Ingraham eventually apologized, but the advertisers did not return to the show.
Fox News, on the other hand, stuck by Ingraham during that first boycott, and according to USA Today, the news network will continue to stick by Ingraham for this boycott, as well. On Tuesday evening, Fox News released a statement relaying its full support for Ingraham in the wake of her comments comparing immigrant detention facilities to summer camps.
"Laura Ingraham’s very personal, on-the-ground commitment to the plight of impoverished and abandoned children — specifically in Guatemala — speaks for itself," the statement read. "So too does her strong belief in a commonsense, legal immigration system, which will continue to be a focus of her show. FOX News will never tolerate or give in to attempts to silence diverse viewpoints by agenda-driven intimidation efforts."
MSNBC on YouTube
According to Business Insider, none of the advertisers have yet to acquiesce to Hogg's latest boycotting request. However, in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Starkist (one of the advertisers for Ingraham's show) gave the following statement: "We do not endorse individual opinions. Our television ads appear on a number of cable networks as part of our national media buy."
Similarly, Mike Lindell, the politically conservative chief executive of top advertiser My Pillow, said to The Hollywood Reporter, "I have no intention of changing my advertising."
Of course, Hogg wasn't the only one to criticize Ingraham's comparing detention facilities to summer camps. In fact, the U.N. Human Rights Council has suggested the family separation policy is essentially child abuse. The facilities where children are being held have been compared to dog kennels, via CNN, and are essentially a series of cages made out of fencing, wire, and net.
If you want to help support immigrant rights and advocacy organizations that are working to provide legal aid and support to migrant families, check out (and consider donating to) this list of organizations working to combat Trump's family separation policy.
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"You're not the only one who's killed Jedi!" — Boba Fett, Tales #11
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26 Reply by True Warrior Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:59 am
Re: Mandalorian RPG (moderated)
<OFF TOPIC>
d13 wrote:
True Warrior, I would very much appreciate it if you would also use the <OFF TOPIC> tag. As I've mentioned previously it allows for the other readers to skip ahead of the non-story posts. Additionally, I don't think thelastMandalorian's post was too bad, however, it did seem that Dealer of Death's request is a valid one, since the RPG should be quite clear for everyone involved. Thank you thelastMandalorian for editing your post.
If at all possible, could you both edit your last posts and put the <OFF TOPIC> tag at the beginning please? Thanks in advance.
OK, Im sorry. I didnt really get the message. I'll remember that.
Carry on.....
27 Reply by Gojan Fett Friday, July 14, 2006 10:15 am
Gojan Fett
Name: "Bloody" Mari Caedes
Armor: Orange...mostly
Race: Human; Mandalorian Denomination
Primary Weapon: Vibro-ax
Secondary Weapon: DT-57 "Annihilator" heavy blaster pistol
Special Ability: Mari is a skilled Medic and is heavily equipped with various medical kits, surgical tools, and a wide variety of poisons.
Mari Caedes is all the last of an ancient Mandalorian warrior clan. The Caedes were extremists of the Mandalorian ideals. Since the time of Mandalore the Ultimate, these warriors were fiercely loyal to the Sith and notorious for their cruelty in combat. As the Caedes were resentful of even Mandalorians outside the bloodline, the small clan began a tradition of having medics in battle more appropriately called "Corpsemen." The clan slowly died off, and the last family of pure blood was executed by the Jedi for crimes against sentience. Mari was only six and more than guilty of her share of crimes. She escaped with her eldest brother at the cost of her right arm which was severed up to her shoulder. Her brother took care of her and completed her training as a corpseman. A prodigy of the craft, Mari is highly valued for her medical knowledge and skill.
Mari Caedes entered in quietly, a smoking death stick in her left hand close to her mouth. Her helmet was held casually in her visible cybernetic arm. Her orange armor was faded and worn and her gauntlets were permanently darkened by bloodstains. Caedes was pale with freckles. Her thick dark hair was messily weaved pinned back complexly with needles. A medical bag was slung over her shoulder and hung behind her waist, a vibro-ax was holstered at her shoulder, and a heavy blaster pistol was strapped to her thigh.
She coughed, took another drag from the death stick, and calmly stated, “I’m late.â€Â
"A thousand years of space and time and I have never come across anyone wasn't important." -- Doctor Who
28 Reply by d13 Friday, July 14, 2006 12:55 pm
"This team is getting bigger by the minute!" The pilot leaned inside the mess hall which was, except for the now 5-man team, was completely empty.
"We better get going, before you guys multiply any more" he nodded softly and snickered. "The ship is all fueled up and your gear has been loaded in the main cabin. We are running a bit late, so if you would all climb aboard, we'll get this show on the road".
The pilot stepped out and left the 4 mandalorians still stunned with the arrival of their new member. The cybernetic arm wasn't so much of a surprise, but the fact that she was a combat medic was a novelty. Neither of the four had had the chance to work with a medic before, none of them were that lucky and relied on themselves to patch their own wounds, their mission would definitely benefit from their fifth member.
After a brief introduction, everybody collected their gear from the table and all headed to the waiting Nubian vessel.
29 Reply by d13 Friday, July 14, 2006 1:17 pm (edited by d13 Friday, July 14, 2006 1:21 pm)
The Flight to Kalderast
On board the luxury ship, the assault team walked into the main cabin. Everything about the ship was "shiny". The main cabin was circular with hatches leading to the several adjacent private quarters. A holographic projector was in the middle of the room, surrounded by 6 very extravagant nerf-hide covered reclining seats.
The sight of the main cabin was way too unusual to the small group who was used to the cramped loading bay of their standard dropship, they did not know what to make of such lavish accomodations and why they were flying with such "style" towards a mission that would involve heavy use of artillery.
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard, how could I be of ser.. " They all simultaneously drew their weapons and spun around when they heard the voice behind them, and were met by a cowering silver protocol droid. "Oh my word! Have I displeased you?! I was merely trying to be of service..."
The pilot, once again, peeked out from the cockpit. "Whoa, easy there, don't blast your butler, he comes with the ship you know, inventory would like everything in one piece. Just enjoy his service will ya, he'll bring refreshments and whatever else. Once we're airborn, I'll play your onboard movie." With that he disappeared back into the cockpit.
The mandalorians looked at each other, suprised by the turn of events while Orsusk rubbed his hands together gleefully.
30 Reply by Fetterthanyou Friday, July 14, 2006 1:55 pm
Fetterthanyou
"Well, I'm set!" Orsusk said as he swiped a sparkling drink off the droid's tray and reclining in the silky chairs. He knew none of this made any sense, but he was not about to let this opportunity pass him by.
All of the other squad members were either looking around suspiciously or pacing slowly. Bjor was especially on edge, probably because of his self-appointed "leader" position. Orsusk knew how to take and follow orders, but he also knew when it was necessary to break command. Orders were more like a guidline...
Everyone was feeling uncomfortable, not only about the circumstance, but because they had grown used to the cramped spaces and sudden bumps that they were accustomed to. It had been the one relaxing feeling they had gotten before a mission, and it had been ripped from them on this adventure.
The tension built up every second of flight, and Orsusk could take it no longer, he would have to take drastic measures... "Allright, I spy something that is....... RED!"
Good... Bad... I'm the one with the gun.
Hail to the King Baby!!
31 Reply by Gojan Fett Saturday, July 15, 2006 8:47 am
Mari gave a cold harsh laugh edged with insanity, but suddenly choked and coughed. As to not break the silence, the combat medic's dialated dark eyes narrowed and she looked over and guestured at Grov Vontross's red armor, casting a questioning look back at the Trandoshan.
32 Reply by Atinvod Saturday, July 15, 2006 2:22 pm
Atinvod
Spinx, sitting off in the corner, eyed the explosives for her sniper rifle suspicously. She hated surprises, she knew no one on the mission, and this ship was far too comfortable for her liking. She glanced up breifly as the Trando shouted something, just to make sure that she hadn't made him mad. Her drink was red, but she doubted anyone had spotted it and she doubted that was it. Spinx didn't much care.
Putting the explosives back in her duffel, she took out her cleaning kit.
This has to be the 100th time you've cleaned the barrel she thought. Without realizing it, she spoke aloud, "My drink?" Her voice was deeper than most women and gravelly, her pronouncation and diction was harsh when she spoke Basic. She much perfered Mando'a, but few spoke it fluently; including herself.
She didn't wait for the reply before withdrawing back into her own world.
Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum. I'm still alive, but you are dead. I remember you, so you are eternal. She had no one to pray for, but it soothed her all the same.
They say that dreamers are an extinct breed. I say they're wrong.
Atinvod's Website
33 Reply by Fetterthanyou Sunday, July 16, 2006 6:30 am
"Dang, thought you were asleep over there. Didn't expect you talk, let alone guess your own drink. " Orsusk slipped his power claw off his wrist for the first time since he had met this new squad. Nonbody else knew it, but it was his own way of showing that he felt slightly comfortable in their presence.
There was another awkward slilence that lasted for longer than Orsusk would have liked. They would all have to work together in some sense, so it was better to get everyone together in some way, even if it was a silly children's game. "Alright, Sphinx is it? You're turn to pick something." He said with a wide grin, "And if you pick that nozzle that you have been fondling incessantly this whole trip, even the two 'strong and silent' types we got sitting over there will guess it." At the last comment Orsusk saw the first signs of life from Bjor and Grov since take off. "Oh so you guys are still alive?"
34 Reply by Atinvod Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:39 am
Spinx couldn't help smirking slightly. At least he's trying. Shifting slightly so she could stretch out her legs, she tried to remember how to begin, "Something green. And, no, it's not you, Orsusk. I'd rather like to keep my head, thanks. " She liked to keep a detached air about her, so her jesting probably didn't get through to the others.
Although she kept her face in the shadows, she removed her helmet with a faint ssh sound. She wanted to show that she trusted the others, even if she was uncomfortable around them. Nothing personal, guys, I just don't like people all that much. She placed the helmet at her side, as well as her rifle. She didn't know if the others got the message, but that was the only way to show that she did infact trust them. By laying down her rifle, her most prized possession.
Spinx heard the pilot laugh and shout, "You guys have had too much to drink! From here on out, it's nothing but water and caf." The entire group forced a chuckle; it wasn't a lot, but it was a start.
Before anybody could guess what Spinx had spied, Bjor spoke up. Spinx knew he wasn't exactly comfortable with being their leader, his body language was practicaly shouting at her. He was tense, but something about his posture said that he was, at least, going to try, "It is, "he looked about the room, his gaze finally settling on the carpet, "Too obvious, Spinx, the carpet?"
Mari, at least, Spinx thought that was her name, shook her head, "No, she's the sniper, if that rifle is any idication. It'll be something we haven't spotted. It'll be small, but infront of our faces." Spinx looked at the rest of them expectantly, Mari had just given the a hint. She'd made it easy for them.
35 Reply by d13 Sunday, July 16, 2006 2:54 pm
The game was suddenly cut short when the holo-projector fizzled to life. Var's face looked ominous but was staring blankly into space, a tell-tale sign that this was not a live broadcast but rather a recording. Var's authoritative voice still made the squad almost stand to attention.
"You all may be wondering why you are travelling aboard such a luxurious vessel rather than your standard dropships. The explanation is simple; although we have the location of the Deathwatch group, one can hardly hide the arrival of a ship on Kalderast."
Var paused a second. "If you read your mission files, you already know that there are three major cities on the planet and that the Deathwatch are located on one of them. Your main problem is, intelligence does not know which one. Any messages beamed off of Kalderast is obviously being monitored so our spy network was unable to confirm their exact whereabouts. However, upon arrival you will be contacted by one of our intelligence agents. Unfortunately, meeting an assault team of Mandalorians would mean blowing his current undercover status, thus everyone on this group will land as a wealthy family accompanied by their aids."
"Until further notice, no one will have access to armor or any weaponry that would compromise your landing on Kalderast. Your ship has been loaded with clothing and accessories in order to achieve this discreet insertion, the team will infiltrate as civilians, carrying all equipment and weaponry in standard luggage until you have met with your contact and confirmed the exact location of your quarry."
"Remember, don't look for your contact, he will find you. Kote, ner vode!!!"
Everyone was silent once again, but now everyone seemed to want to express their opinions on their "unique" insertion method. Roles needed to be distributed, who was to be a noble and who was an aid, and who was this mysterious intel agent.
36 Reply by Dealer of Death Monday, July 17, 2006 5:48 pm
Dealer of Death
((Sorry I haven’t written in awhile, been a little busy.))
No weapons, no armor, no idea when or where this contact would show up, and to top it all off one of them would have to play a diplomatic role. Mandalorians were many things, but politicians was definitely not one of them. And concerning a more personal matter, Bjor had problems of his own.
“I will be an aid.†The black-clad warrior announced, getting to his feet. “My voice will make it hard to believe that I’m any sort of noble. In addition, it is in the tradition of my people to keep our faces masked at all times; it would be easier for me to do so if in the role of a mere servant.â€Â
“You serious?†Orsusk asked in disbelief, his scaly brow contorting in an expression of puzzlement. “You mean no one’s ever seen your face?â€Â
“Aside from my Mando father, everyone that had seen my face was killed at the time I was brought into our clan, but that’s not important. Orsusk, I’m afraid your species as well would make ill diplomats; I think it best if you also played the servant, sorry ner vod.â€Â
"Alright, they're in front of us, they're behind us, they're on our left, they're on our right.....they can't get away this time."
-Lewis B. Puller, United States Marine Corp
37 Reply by thelastMandalorian Monday, July 17, 2006 6:22 pm
thelastMandalorian
"I could be the diplomat." said Grov. "While I was on Kashyyk the Wookies tought me that one should fight only when necessary." The others eyed him strangely. They could hardly beleive that a Mandalorian could actually be a politician. Bjor said, "I guess it's settled then Grov will be the diplomat and the rest of us will be servants."
"I look forward to killing you soon!" - Ask a Ninja NInja
38 Reply by Atinvod Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:22 pm (edited by Atinvod Saturday, July 22, 2006 10:16 am)
((Fetterthanyou, I know it's supposed to be spelled Sphinx, but it sounds harsher without the 'h'. With it, sounds too soft for my liking.))
Spinx couldn't help but balk at the thought of leaving her weaponry and armour behind. And, playing the part of the servant brought up some memories that she had spent years shoving into the places of her mind that even she dared not to walk. She knew this would be notihng like a harem, but it brought along the memories all the same. She'd done a background check on all of the others while she had been pretending to be asleep; she didn't dare imagine how Bjor must feel. If he did feel anything, he hid it well.
She glanced at the chrono on her wrist, and looked at the pilot, "ETA?" The pilot looked over her shoulder at her, "ETA?" "Estimated time of arrival," noting the still confused look on the pilots face, "Never mind. When are we going to land?"
"Oh, why didn't you ask that way? Umm, 'bout 30 minutes. 'Nuff time to get changed." "Vor'e."
She turned back to the group of warriors, replaced her helmet, and returned her rifle to her shoulder. "Come on, Mari. Let's go see if we can figure out how to put on whatever they have in store for us," Spinx said with a heavy sigh. She was not going to like this part of the mission. No two ways about it.
She smiled as she imgined the look of shock that would play out on Mari's face when or if she ever saw the tatoo on her back. It was of a chained fallen angel with stone wings looking up in anguish at the mythosaur insignia. Mari, medic as though she was, must have been trained in phycology(sp?). She smirked and wondered if Mari would understand the symbology. She doubted it. No one else ever had.
39 Reply by Fetterthanyou Monday, July 24, 2006 9:58 am
((Sorry about that Atinvod =P))
"Well, we better get this gear off before that ignorant pilot starts up." Orsusk, unlike most mandalorians, was actually just as comfortable in his armor as outside it. "You guys need to calm down, don't be so tense, I've done missions where I had to be naked... but I don't think you guys wanna hear about that."
Bjor just shook their heads at both Orsusk and the new atire he had to slide into. Grov was in the other room trying on his noble outfit, just out of earshot. "Sssssso," Orsusk whispered, "you think this guy can really 'walk the walk'?"
Bjor whipered back in a raspy voice, "I just hope he can talk the talk." Orsusk was stunned for a momment, not expecting a joke from this helmet clad warrior. But before he could come up with a snappy retort, Bjor had already started walking toward Grov.
"This mission is getting stranger and more exciting by the second." It reminded Orsusk of the double rodian scramble job on coruscant. But quickly hoped this mission didn't end like that one. Things were never pretty when rodians and rancors mix.
40 Reply by Atinvod Monday, July 24, 2006 1:57 pm
((It's okay, nothing to apologize for.))
Spinx popped the trunk of the footlocker at the base of her bed. Inside, was a coral pink, sky blue, and lavander hued flowing dress of some sort. Mari had the same thing waiting for her, just a different patern of the color and cut. Her's was more of a kimono. No covering for my face, great. Just great. She braced herself for when she had to walk out of the room.
She removed her helmet, keeping her back to Mari, and her wavy, shoulder length brown hair spilled out. Quickly she put it up into a rushed bun. She removed her armour and bodysuit quickly and rushed into the dress. Though she would never admit to it, the colors looked nice against her tan skin. She caught sight of her reflection in a mirror, and checked herself with her oddly sand colored eyes. Her cheekbones high, her nose small, lips somewhat full, and she had a natural blush to her cheeks, she was nice enough looking. Unfortunetly, you could just make out the dark tatoo on her back. Which, thankfully, threw off the entire look.
She stowed her weapons and armour inside the footlocker, and walked briskly toward the door. But not before Mari grabbed the scrunchie holding up her hair, "I need this more than you do," Spinx nodded, catching her drift.
She left the room, and continued for the lounge. Spinx wanted to claim that dark corner again before anybody could get there first. She spied the silver droid, and decided to make use of it for the first time, "Caf, please, easy on the cream, strong on the sugar."
41 Reply by d13 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 7:53 am
"Why certainly, milady" the droid chimed in then turned to attend to Spinx' request. The "milady" title felt out of place, but Spinx didn't think much of it, she figured it was just how the droid was programmed. Shortly thereafter the full team spilled back into the main cabin all wearing their "civilian" disguises. They all stared blankly at each other, trying to be comfortable in their new roles.
The pilot had taken off shortly after they went to their respective cabins and slipped on their new garb. The mandalorian strike team didn't look as menacing as they first did when they came on board. The pilot chuckled silently in his seat while he observed the uneasy men and women through the security cameras installed in the cockpit. "Ten minutes till touchdown, we'll be coming out of light speed shortly" the pilot finally announced over the intercom. "If I were you, I'd start packing your tools. The special scan-proof cases should be able to hold all your armor and equipment, and since you are supposed to be a diplomatic group, no one would dare inspect diplomatic luggage." The pilot peeked back into the main cabin, "I need senator Dik M'an to come up to the cockpit and get everyone's diplomatic IDs". He let out a loud laugh that finally ended in another chuckle before he handed a pouch filled with "official" papers to Grov.
Grov grumbled loudly and mumbled under his breath before he roughly grabbed the diplomatic pouch out of the pilot's hand. "If I find out who came up with that name... mumble mumble".
The rest of the team all suppressed their laughs while Grov came back to the lounge, handing everyone their respective paperwork.
Finally packed and ready, the team got ready to touch down on Kaalar, one of the major cities on Kalderast, and shortly, Kaalar's main tower was giving authorization for the Nubian ship to land in the main hangar.
42 Reply by Fetterthanyou Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:06 pm
Orsusk turned to the team as everyone grabbed their bags "Alright folks before we step off it seems only fitting that our 'leader' say a few encouraging words for us before we go off on this... 'mission' that we have in front of us. But before we do, I would just like to say a few words. First off, I've never met a more gloomy and glum group in my life. And second, I'd like to know if this robe makes me look fat... anyone come on i want the truth."
43 Reply by Atinvod Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:05 pm
Spinx didn't catch all of what Orsusk said, she was totally fucoused on the fake-idenfication papers, "Yeah, well you'd be gloomy gus too if you just found out you were married to this pompous fellow here," she said, thumb pointing in Grov, her voice dripping with distain. Her I.D. dubbed her as Felicia M'an.
Orsusk peered over her shoulder, and brust out laughing, "Congrats," he said, thumping Grov on the back. "No way," Grov shook his head, "There has to be some mistake," he took the papers out of Spinx's hand, and face turned something akin to ashen.
44 Reply by Fetterthanyou Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:34 pm
"Why wasn't I invited to the wedding?!? hahahahahaha" Orsusk laughed while Grov and Spinx sulked, "Is this the honeymoon? hahahaha"
Bjor smacked Orsusk in the back of the head to shut him up. The pilot looked back from the cockpit and laughed, "You guys better get moving or that agent is going to leave."
The group turned serious, it was time to start this mission, no matter what strange tactics they had to use... or who they were married to....
"So," Spinx sighed, "Where we headed? I mean this guy is supposed to find us."
46 Reply by d13 Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:15 pm (edited by d13 Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:17 pm)
- Kaalar Hangar
Once the Nubian ship had landed and the ramp had been lowered, the mandalorian team, disguised as diplomats were suddenly all business. Orsusk and Bjor had taken the task of carrying the "luggage", Mari took her place as a helpful handmaiden, Grov had casually wrapped his arm around Spinx' while she displayed her best "happy bride" smile.
As soon as senator Dik M'an set foot on the hangar floor, a man in flowing blue robes came rushing towards the small mandalorian group. Orsusk and Bjor kept their calm, both resisted dropping the cases they were carrying to reach into their robes for the tiny hold-out blasters they both decided to hide.
The man suddenly stopped a few feet in front of them and bowed gracefully. "Your elegance, I am Roleks Gold, representative of Kalderast and your guide for the length of your stay."
The team was somewhat taken aback by the greeting and before they could say anything, Roleks was patting Grov on the shoulder, kissing Spinx' hand in a welcome gesture, had his arm around Mari and had in fact thoroughly frisked them all discreetly. Orsusk and Bjor almost protested but before they could do anything, Roleks had removed the tiny blasters from them and made them disappear into the folds of his flowing blue robes. "I said no weapons, we will be going through a scanning check point" he whispered discreetly.
Everyone almost looked at each other simultaneously but instead just smiled diplomatically. Roleks then turned toward Grov and loudly announced his welcome routine. "Welcome to Kalderast, senator. Please follow me and we shall endeavor to make your stay a very pleasant one."
They had made contact, and they all had questions about the mission.
47 Reply by Atinvod Friday, July 28, 2006 2:26 pm
Spinx had to wait until the team reached a turbolift until she was able to distance herself from Grov. She purposely allowed for them to be seperated by their 'servants'. She had fought the urge to slice his throat for putting his arm around her, Spinx knew it was for the sake of the illusion, but she still hated it anyway.
She leaned over to Mari, "You have to be kidding me. I sure hope that I don't have to pull this act forever; I'll snap." Mari chuckled, and discretely coughed.
48 Reply by Dealer of Death Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:30 pm
**OFF TOPIC**
I'm so sorry guys, I've been away camping for a week, forgot to tell anyone. I'll try to catch up and post as soon as I can.
49 Reply by Atinvod Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:39 am
50 Reply by thelastMandalorian Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:28 pm
In the turbolift Grov was relieved to be separated from Spinx. Of all his missions he considered this one the worst. He had never really fought beside or went on missions with female warriors. "Oh, well..." he muttered to himself. He had to deal with it or the mission would fail all they would wind up blaster fodder.
But for some odd reason he felt that Spinx had wanted to slit his throat......
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Planned Parenthood Abortionist Admits She Alters Baby’s Position to Harvest Intact Heads
Center for Medical Progress/YouTube
In the 11th video released by Center for Medical Progress, a Planned Parenthood abortionist in Texas admits she alters the position of the baby during an abortion in order to be able to harvest an intact head for human organ procurement.
A Planned Parenthood late-term abortionist in Austin, Texas Dr. Amna Dermish, tells undercover investigators posing as employees of a human tissue procurement company that she was trained by the abortion business’ senior director of medical services Dr. Deborah Nucatola – who appeared in the first video about the organization’s apparent practice of harvesting baby body parts for sale.
Dermish describes a partial-birth abortion procedure to terminate living, late-term fetuses which, she says, she hopes will provide intact fetal heads for brain harvesting.
“My aim is usually to get the specimens out pretty intact,” explains Dermish to the undercover investigators, admitting that she will sometimes use ultrasound to manipulate a second-trimester fetus to a feet-first breech presentation.
“Especially the 20-weekers are a lot harder versus the 18-weekers, so at that point I’ll switch to breech,” she states.
“That’s what Deb [Nucatola] was telling us, was it really makes a difference for tissue collection at PPLA,” says one of the actors, referencing Nucatola’s technique for organ harvesting.
“It’s really nice when it’s, yeah–I trained with her,” replies Dermish.
When asked about harvesting a fetal brain, Dermish responds, “I haven’t been able to do that yet,” but laughs, “This will give me something to strive for!”
As CMP notes in a press statement, Dermish does not use the chemical digoxin to kill the unborn baby before 20 weeks, so her feet-first, intact extraction abortions are done on living babies. The use of ultrasound to manipulate the fetus from vertex to breech orientation before extracting it alive is “a hallmark of the illegal partial-birth abortion procedure (18 U.S.C. 1531).”
In the video, Dermish also confirms the price of $50 or $60 per fetal body part specimen. “The sale or purchase of human fetal tissue is a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000 (42 U.S.C. 289g-2),” notes the press statement.
As Breitbart News reported, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) recently announced that his state would be terminating Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funds. Abbott said in an interview that Texas is now in possession of “hard evidence” that Planned Parenthood is engaged in “violations of federal and state law concerning abortion procedures.”
“Less than four miles away from the Texas state capitol, Planned Parenthood routinely practices barbaric partial-birth abortions on living, late-term fetuses,” states CMP Project Lead David Daleiden. “Planned Parenthood’s crimes are not just the result of local bad actors, but are tolerated and even encouraged at the highest levels of the national organization. State-level criminal investigations must press charges, and Congress’ new select committee must pursue a deep and comprehensive accounting of Planned Parenthood’s atrocities against humanity.”
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Donald Trump: ‘Bad Guy’ Rep. Adam Schiff Should Resign
Charlie Spiering
President Donald Trump called for Congressman Adam Schiff to resign after the Democrat House Oversight Committee chairman spent two years accusing the president of colluding with Russia during the 2016 election.
“Congressman Adam Schiff, who spent two years knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking, should be forced to resign from Congress!” Trump wrote on Twitter after Special Counsel Robert Meuller concluded that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Schiff became the face of the Democrat effort to prosecute the president for alleged collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice, as he made frequent appearances on television to accuse the president and his campaign.
Trump also spoke about Schiff during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night.
“Schiff is a bad guy because he knew that he was lying and for a year and a half he would just lie and lie and leak and call up CNN and others,” Trump said. “He knew it was a lie and he’d get into the back room with his friends in the Democrat party and they would laugh like hell at what they were doing, it was a disgrace.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday called for Schiff to step down from his position as the House Oversight Committee chairman.
“He should apologize to the American public and he should step back from being chair of the intel committee,” McCarthy said.
Trump said that Schiff was committing a “crime” by continuing to pursue the “collusion delusion” on television.
“He should be forced out of office, he is a disgrace to our country,” he said.
But Schiff vowed to continue investigating the president, insisting that there was “circumstantial and direct evidence” that there was collusion in the campaign.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said via a spokeswoman that she would not dismiss Schiff from his chairman position.
“Chairman Schiff has done an outstanding job and that’s the reason why he’s subject to these ridiculous attacks,” a Pelosi spokeswoman said in a statement to reporters on Tuesday.
Congressman Adam Schiff, who spent two years knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking, should be forced to resign from Congress!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2019
PoliticsAdam SchiffDonald TrumpHouse Oversight CommitteeNancy PelosiRobert MeullerSean Hannity
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France’s Macron demands answers after dual national detained in Iran
Home World USA
Democrats to investigate Ivanka Trump’s private email use for work
By Editorial Bureau November 21, 2018 957
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Congressional committee will investigate Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and a White House adviser, following reports she repeatedly used a personal email account for government work, a House Democrat said on Tuesday.
A White House review of Ivanka Trump’s email found she used her personal account up to 100 times last year to contact other Trump administration officials, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the review.
Use of a personal account for government business potentially violates a law requiring preservation of all presidential records.
President Trump, a Republican, repeatedly criticized his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election campaign over her use of personal email and a private server while she was U.S. secretary of state.
Representatives for U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said the panel will investigate White House communications when Democrats take over the U.S. House of Representatives in January.
“We plan to continue our investigation of the presidential records act and federal records act, and we want to know if Ivanka complied with the law,” his office said in a statement.
The current House Oversight committee chairman, Republican Trey Gowdy, also asked the White House for information related to Ivanka Trump’s use of private email in a letter on Tuesday. Republican Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security committee, asked for a briefing on the topic.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but Trump said his daughter’s use of her personal email account was different from Clinton’s.
“For a little period of time, Ivanka did some emails. They weren’t classified like Hillary Clinton. They weren’t deleted like Hillary Clinton … She wasn’t doing anything to hide her emails,” Trump told reporters. His daughter did not have a private server as Clinton did, Trump said.
Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Ivanka Trump’s ethics lawyer, Abbe Lowell, told the Post the emails occurred before she was aware of government record-keeping regulations.
Since then, she has turned over all her government-related emails to be stored with other White House records, the Post reported.
Ivanka Trump’s emails came to light when White House officials began reviewing them in response to a lawsuit from watchdog group American Oversight, according to the Post.
The New York Times also reported on Ivanka Trump’s email use.
Clinton’s email practices as secretary of state prompted a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe in the run-up to the 2016 election that still draws ire from Trump and calls from some of his supporters to “lock her up.”
The FBI concluded Clinton’s actions were extremely careless but did not recommend any charges be filed. Clinton expressed regret for her decision to use a private server but said she violated no rules.
Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat on the Senate Judiciary panel, said there was “no way” Ivanka Trump did not know the rules after the 2016 campaign. There were also larger questions about the Trump family’s mixing of private enterprise and government duties, Blumenthal said.
“It raises the issue of whether there has been anything improper. There should be some kind of investigation” either by Congress or the White House ethics office, Blumenthal told CNN.
The White House began reviewing senior aides’ email use last year after reports that Ivanka Trump’s husband Jared Kushner, also a top White House adviser, used private email for government work.
(Reporting by Mike Stone and Susan Heavey; Additional reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Bill Rigby, Grant McCool and Lisa Shumaker)
Trump stands by Saudi prince despite journalist Khashoggi’s murder
Turkey, U.S. discussed return of jailed Halkbank executive – Turkey minister
Trump to nominate Washington lawyer ambassador to Mexico – White House
By Editorial Bureau March 19, 2019
U.S. envoy to Afghanistan to brief counterparts on peace effort
More flooding expected for devastated U.S. plains states
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RADIOHEAD A SORPRESA
@XLRECORDINGS
Radiohead have finally made the rare A Moon Shaped Pool b-side “Ill Wind” available on streaming services. The cut was included in a special-edition box set of the album that came out in September 2016.
“Ill Wind” would sound right at home on A Moon Shaped Pool, with rolling guitar and synth lines building to a frenzy around Thom Yorke’s trademark lilting voice. The track was originally released alongside “Spectre,” Radiohead’s excellent Bond theme that never was.
The band’s most recent release was a 20th anniversary reissue of OK Computer titled OKNOTOK, which featured a slew of rarities, including the long-awaited studio version of “Lift,” as well as “I Promise” and “Man of War.”
Stream “Ill Wind” via your platform of choice at the link below, and find a 1995 Radiohead performance from the Paste archives further down.
Segui @XLRECORDINGS
.@radiohead’s Ill Wind, from the special edition box-set of their 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool, is now available on all digital services.
http://x-l-r.co/illwind
GLASVEGAS SU U2
GRAZIE EDDIE, CIAO CHRIS RIP
A VOI DISPIACE O NO?
IL BOSS A LISBONA IERI SERA
I TOP TRENTA ALBUM 2017 SECONDO ME
BEATLES ???????
THOM YORKE, LA SOUNDTRACK ORIGINALE PER IL REMAKE DI GUADAGNINO “SUSPIRIA” ED IL PRIMO ESTRATTO
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28 Reasons You Should Never Visit Paris
Totally blasé on this city.
Leonora Epstein
1. First of all, everyone knows you should NEVER visit Paris in the winter. It's disgusting.
2. And in the winter months, there's nothing fun to do there.
Ice skating at Hôtel de Ville.
3. The food is terrible.
Dinner at Les Papilles in the 5th.
4. Probably because the French know nothing about presentation.
Lobster salad at Chez Julien.
5. You can't even get a normal, decent sandwich in this city.
Frenchie To Go's famous pulled pork sandwich.
6. You'll never once feel like you've been transported back in time.
7. And you definitely won't feel like you're living in a dreamy fantasy as you walk the streets.
8. You'll never find those hidden gems only locals know about.
Passage de l'Ancre in the 3rd.
9. Because pretty much everything in Paris is a tourist trap. You'll never find anything off the beaten path.
Find la Petite Ceinture, an abandoned railway line, for a magical walk.
10. If you go on a weekend, you'll be completely let down by brunch.
You'll want to try the pancakes at Holybelly.
11. You don't really need to see Sainte-Chapelle in person. Looking at a picture of it is pretty much the same thing.
12. Your Airbnb might resemble this dump:
What a dump.
13. You'll hate sitting by the Seine. It's so cliche, you'll want to scream.
14. The desserts are mediocre at best.
15. And the croissants are nothing to write home about.
16. And it's not romantic AT ALL. They should just call it the City of Whatever.
17. If you want to get a drink, it's all chi-chi cocktails; you'll never find a cool bar where you can be yourself.
Try Bespoke Cocktail Bar & Restaurant at Oberkampf.
18. The sunsets are just "meh."
19. The bookstores will be beautiful but useless to you since you're not about to read Balzac in the original French.
Librairie Galignani is the oldest English book store in Paris. And it's beautiful.
20. And there's no cool place to get a good cup of coffee and chill.
Cool kids go to The Broken Arm in the 3rd.
21. You'll go shopping and you won't be able to afford anything.
Merci is a concept store with fancy fashions and products, but also a range of trinkets, homegoods, and jewelry that's quite affordable.
22. The buildings that house museums are just as boring as the art in them.
The inside of the Musée Rodin.
23. There's no natural beauty in Paris. None whatsoever.
Parc des Buttes Chaumont must be seen with your own eyes.
24. I mean ... BARF. Am I right?
The Luxembourg Gardens on a gorgeous day.
25. Everywhere you turn, it's more of this: Puke puke puke.
Flower boxes on the Hôtel Relais Saint Germain.
26. Ugh. So tired of this already.
The gardens of the Musée Rodin are redonk.
27. Yep. Over it.
Love locks are overrated though, tbh.
28. BYE. Never going here ever.
Sunset on Ile St. Louis. Heaven.
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Asian Journal of Comparative Law
When Activists Meet Controlling...
July 2019 , pp. 1-36
When Activists Meet Controlling Shareholders in the Shadow of the Law: A Case Study of Hong Kong
Yu-Hsin LIN (a1)
School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARyuhlin@cityu.edu.hk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/asjcl.2019.12
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2019
Shareholder activism has changed corporate governance around the world in the past decade. Conventional wisdom holds that shareholder activism is only effective in firms with dispersed ownership; there has been much less discussion on whether and how activism would work in firms with controlling shareholders. This article fills this gap by investigating whether and how legal mechanisms influence strategy planning and activism outcomes based on hand-collected data regarding activists’ initiatives against firms with concentrated ownership in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2017. This article finds that cases using formal legal mechanisms appear to have had a higher success rate. Among the legal tools available, minority veto rights are the most popular mechanism used by activists in Hong Kong, and are quite effective in leveraging their position in controlled firms. Furthermore, the availability of legal remedies and the ownership level of controlling shareholders are factors that influence activists’ strategies. Most activist initiatives against controlled firms involve corporate governance disputes where activists can rely on legal protection to enhance their bargaining position. On the other hand, activists tend not to make their demands public, and they also avoid exercising legal rights when controlling shareholders control the majority of the shares.
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Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, School of Law; JSD, Stanford Law School. I thank the two anonymous reviewers, Desmond Ang, Yun-chien Chang, Kai-ping Chang, David Donald, Jesse Fried, Han-Wei Ho, Dan Klerman, Lin Lin, Dan W Puchniak, Petrina Tan, Brian Tang, Hans Tjio, and other participants at the Symposium on Hedge Funds and Alternative Investment Funds in Hong Kong and Singapore for their valuable comments. The author is also grateful for research funding provided by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Project No CityU11606017. I thank Kathleen Poon and Shanyun Xiao for research assistance. All errors are mine alone.
1. See generally Hill, Jennifer G and Thomas, Randall S, Research Handbook on Shareholder Power (Edward Elgar 2015) ; Arye Bebchuk, Lucian, ‘The Case for Increasing Shareholder Power’ (2005) 118 Harvard Law Review 833 ; Arye Bebchuk, Lucian, ‘Letting Shareholders Set the Rules’ (2006) 119 Harvard Law Review 1784 ; Nolan, RC, ‘The Continuing Evolution of Shareholder Governance’ (2006) 65 Cambridge Law Journal 92 .
2. The new directive adopts changes in respect of remuneration of directors; identification of shareholders; facilitation of exercise of shareholders rights; transmission of information; transparency for institutional investors, asset managers, and proxy advisors; and related party transactions. European Council, ‘Shareholders’ Rights in EU Companies: Council Formal Adoption’ (Press Release, European Council, 3 April 2017) <www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/04/03/shareholder-rights-eu-companies/> accessed 28 February 2019. For a criticism of the new regulation and policy recommendation, see Alessio M Pacces, ‘Hedge Fund Activism and the Revision of the Shareholder Rights Directive’ (2017) European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Law Working Paper 353/2017 <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2953992> accessed 28 February 2019; Hossein Nabilou and Alessio M Pacces, ‘The Hedge Fund Regulation Dilemma: Direct vs. Indirect Regulation’ (2015) 6 William & Mary Business Law Review 183.
3. For example, the Shareholder Rights Project at Harvard Law School has worked with institutional investors since 2012 to provide shareholder proposals to S&P 500 and Fortune 500 companies to de-stagger boards. The percentage of S&P 500 companies with classified boards decreased drastically from 45% in 2004 to 7% in 2014. See Harvard Law School Program on Institutional Investors, ‘Declassifications’ (Shareholder Rights Project) <www.srp.law.harvard.edu/declassifications.shtml> accessed 1 February 2019; Spencer Stuart, ‘Spencer Stuart Board Index’ (2014), 7 <www.spencerstuart.com/~/media/pdf%20files/research%20and%20insight%20pdfs/ssbi2014web14nov2014.pdf> accessed 1 February 2019.
4. The classic statement on ‘voice’ and ‘exit’ is from Hirschman, Albert O, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (Harvard University Press 1970) . See also Donald, David C, ‘Shareholder Voice and Its Opponents’ (2005) 5 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 305 .
5. Listokin, Yair, ‘If You Give Shareholders Power, Do They Use It? An Empirical Analysis’ (2010) 166 Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 38 .
6. Hedge funds, as the term suggests, originally engaged in hedging risk by adopting the classical long-short equities model to make profits. Today, hedge funds have developed various investment strategies to make above-market returns for their clients. While most funds stay with the traditional long-short model, some aggressively influence corporations to change their capital structure, business plans, or corporate governance designs. See Kahan, Marcel and Rock, Edward B, ‘Hedge Funds in Corporate Governance and Corporate Control’ (2007) 155 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1021 , 1028–1042; Schneider, Marguerite and Ryan, Lori V, ‘A Review of Hedge Funds and Their Investor Activism: Do They Help or Hurt Other Equity Investors?’ (2011) 15 Journal of Management & Governance 349, 366 ; Coffee, John C Jr and Palia, Darius, ‘The Wolf at the Door: The Impact of Hedge Fund Activism on Corporate Governance’ (2016) 1 Annals of Corporate Governance 1 , 11–16; Strine, Leo E, ‘Who Bleeds When the Wolves Bite? A Flesh-and-Blood Perspective on Hedge Fund Activism and Our Strange Corporate Governance System’ (2017) 126 Yale Law Journal 1866, 1870 .
7. Hill, Jennifer, ‘Good Activist/Bad Activist: The Rise of International Stewardship Codes’ (2018) 41 Seattle University Law Review 497 .
8. Part of the reason is that US data is more widely available because the US mandates the disclosure of investments over 5% and the purpose of any investment in SEC Schedule 13D filings. See Becht, Marco and others, ‘Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study’ (2017) 30 Review of Financial Studies 2933, 2941 .
9. Cheffins, Brian R and Armour, John, ‘The Past, Present, And Future Of Shareholder Activism By Hedge Funds’ (2011) 37 Journal of Corporation Law 51 , 68–69 (‘dispersed stock ownership therefore is typically a necessary precondition for an influence-based intervention’); Katelouzou, Dionysia, ‘Worldwide Hedge Fund Activism: Dimensions and Legal Determinants’ (2015) 17 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law 789 , 799–800 (‘A dispersed ownership structure is more appealing to activist hedge funds at the entry stage of an activist campaign, whereas the existence of controlling blocks in the target company constitutes a “structural” barrier to shareholder activism by activist hedge funds if the controlling shareholders are unwilling to support the activist campaign’).
10. Even for hedge fund activism outside the US, most target firms have a dispersed ownership structure. See Katelouzou, Dionysia, ‘Myths and Realities of Hedge Fund Activism: Some Empirical Evidence’ (2013) 7 Virginia Law & Business Review 459, 508 .
11. Lin, Yu-Hsin, ‘Controlling Controlling-Minority Shareholders: Corporate Governance and Leveraged Corporate Control’ [2017] Columbia Business Law Review 453, 504–510 .
12. John Adebiyi, ‘Recent Shareholder Activism in Asia Could Signal Changing Attitudes’ (Skadden’s Insights, January 2016) <www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2016/01/recent-shareholder-activism-in-asia-could-signal-c> accessed 28 February 2019.
13. Paolo Frediani, ‘Activist Investing in Asia’ (Activist Insight Limited 2017) 5 (on file with author).
14. ibid 15.
15. Dan W Puchniak and Masafumi Nakahigashi, ‘The Enigma of Hostile Takeovers in Japan: Bidder Beware’ (2018) 15 Berkeley Business Law Journal 4, 15.
16. Donald, David C, A Financial Centre for Two Empires: Hong Kong’s Corporate, Securities and Tax Laws in Its Transition from Britain to China (CUP 2014) 123–165 .
17. Scholars have cast doubt on the effectiveness of this principle to incentivize shareholder activism in Hong Kong because of concentrated ownership and weak private enforcement; eg Ho, John KS, ‘Bringing Responsible Ownership to the Financial Market of Hong Kong: How Effective Could It Be?’ (2016) 16 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 437, 446–448 .
18. See eg Coffee and Palia (n 6); Bratton, William W and Wachter, Michael L, ‘The Case Against Shareholder Empowerment’ (2010) 158 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 653, 657–660 ; Kay, John, ‘The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making, Final Report’ (Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, United Kingdom Government 2012) 9–11; Martin Lipton, ‘Bite the Apple; Poison the Apple; Paralyze the Company; Wreck the Economy’ (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, 26 February 2013) <https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2013/02/26/bite-the-apple-poison-the-apple-paralyze-the-company-wreck-the-economy/> accessed 28 February 2019.
19. Arye Bebchuk, Lucian, Brav, Alon and Jiang, Wei, ‘The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Funds Activism’ (2015) 115 Columbia Law Review 1085 .
20. Frank Ming Kei Wong, ‘Shareholder Engagement and Activism Under the Radar: Empirical Evidence From Hong Kong (2003–15) – Rethinking Disclosure of Interests Regime’ (Hong Kong Shareholder Engagement and Activism Conference, Hong Kong, June 2017) <https://ssrn.com/abstract=2725318> accessed 28 February 2019.
21. See Puchniak, Dan W, ‘Multiple Faces of Shareholder Power in Asia: Complexity Revealed’ in Jennifer G Hill and Randall S Thomas (eds), Research Handbook on Shareholder Power (Edward Elgar 2015) 513–514 ; Puchniak, Dan W and Kim, Kon-Sik, ‘Varieties of Independent Directors in Asia: A Taxonomy’ in Dan W Puchniak, Harald Baum and Luke Nottage (eds), Independent Directors in Asia: A Historical, Contextual, and Comparative Approach (CUP 2017) 102–117 .
22. See generally Lim, Ernest, ‘Controlling Shareholders and Fiduciary Duties in Asia’ (2018) 18 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 113, 146–147 ; Varotill, Umakanth and Yee Wan, Wai, ‘Concluding Observations and the Future of Comparative Takeover Regulation’ in Umakanth Varottil and Wai Yee Wan (eds), Comparative Takeover Regulation: Global and Asian Perspectives (CUP 2017) 474–475 ; Puchniak, Dan W, ‘The Complexity of Derivative Actions in Asia: An Inconvenient Truth’ in Dan W Puchniak, Harald Baum and Michael Ewing-Chow (eds), The Derivative Action in Asia: A Comparative and Functional Approach (CUP 2012) 124–127 .
23. Scholars have also pointed out the costs of having institutional investors and hedge funds voting for individual investors; they have called such costs ‘principal costs’, as opposed to the common focus of ‘agency costs’. See generally Goshen, Zohar and Squire, Richard, ‘Principal Costs: A New Theory for Corporate Law and Governance’ (2017) 117 Columbia Law Review 767 .
24. Kastiel, Kobi, ‘Against All Odds: Hedge Fund Activism in Controlled Companies’ [2016] Columbia Business Law Review 60 ; Belcredi, Massimo and Enriques, Luca, ‘Institutional Investor Activism in a Context of Concentrated Ownership and High Private Benefits of Control: the Case of Italy’ in Jennifer G Hill and Randall S Thomas (eds), Research Handbook on Shareholder Power (Edward Elgar 2015) ; Nili, Yaron, ‘Missing the Forest for the Trees: A New Approach to Shareholder Activism’ (2014) 4 Harvard Business Law Review 157 ; Tilman H Drerup, ‘Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism in Germany’ (2014) <http://ssrn.com/abstract=1718365> accessed 28 February 2019; Assaf Hamdani and Yishay Yafeh, ‘Institutional Investors as Minority Shareholders’ (2013) 17 Review of Finance 691; Matteo Erede, ‘Governing Corporations with Concentrated Ownership Structure: An Empirical Analysis of Hedge Fund Activism in Italy and Germany, and Its Evolution’ (2013) 10 European Commercial & Financial Law Review 328; Chao Xi, ‘Institutional Shareholder Activism in China: Law and Practice’ (2006) 17 International Company and Commercial Law Review 251.
25. Seretakis, Alexandros, ‘Hedge Fund Activism Coming to Europe: Lessons from the American Experience’ (2014) 8 Brooklyn Journal of Corporate Finance & Commercial Law 438, 440–442 ; Seretakis, Alexandros, ‘Taming the Locusts; Embattled Hedge Funds in the EU’ (2013) 10 New York University Journal of Business Law 115 (discussing the changes in EU regulations aiming to control the rise of hedge fund activism in Europe); Adebiyi (n 12); Choi, Woon-Youl and Hoon Cho, Sung, ‘Shareholder Activism in Korea: An Analysis of PSPD’s Activities’ (2003) 11 Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 349, 363 .
26. Scholars have revealed the limitations of these empirical studies. See eg Pacces, Alessio M, ‘Exit, Voice and Loyalty from the Perspective of Hedge Funds Activism in Corporate Governance’ (2016) 9 Erasmus Law Review 199 . For research studies on the financial impact of shareholder activism, see eg Brav, Alon and others, ‘Hedge Fund Activism, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance’ (2008) 63 Journal of Finance 1729 ; Brav, Alon, Jiang, Wei and Kim, Hyunseob, ‘The Real Effects of Hedge Fund Activism: Productivity, Asset Allocation, and Labor Outcomes’ (2015) 28 The Review of Financial Studies 2723 ; Coffee and Palia (n 6); Strine (n 6); Becht, Brav and Jiang (n 8); Bebchuk, Brav and Jiang (n 19); Wong (n 20); Yu Ting Forester Wong, ‘Wolves at the Door: A Closer Look at Hedge Fund Activism’ (Columbia Business School Research Paper No 16-11, 2016) <https://ssrn.com/abstract=2721413> accessed 1 February 2019.
27. Becht and others (n 8) 2941.
28. Adebiyi (n 12).
29. Claessens, Stijn, Djankov, Simeon and Lang, Larry HP, ‘The Separation of Ownership and Control in East Asian Corporations’ (2000) 58 Journal of Financial Economics 81, 102–103 ; Keong Low, Chee, ‘A Road Map for Corporate Governance in East Asia’ (2004) 25 Northwestern Journal International Law & Business 165, 204 ; David Webb, ‘HAMS – Representing Minority Shareholders’ (Webb-site.com, 1 July 2001) <https://webb-site.com/articles/hams.asp> accessed 27 February 2019.
30. Claessens, Djankov and Lang (n 29) 92.
31. Amra Balic, ‘Corporate Governance in Hong Kong’ (The Legislative Council Commission, 22 January 2002) <www.legco.gov.hk/yr01-02/english/panels/fa/papers/fa0724cb1-2513-1e.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
32. McCahery, Joseph A, Sautner, Zacharias and Starks, Laura T, ‘Behind the Scenes: The Corporate Governance Preferences of Institutional Investors’ (2016) 71 Journal of Finance 2905, 2907 .
33. Webb (n 29).
34. Morck, Randall and Steier, Lloyd, ‘The Global History of Corporate Governance: An Introduction’ in Randall Morck (ed), A History of Corporate Governance around the World: Family Business Groups to Professional Managers (University of Chicago Press 2006) 1 .
35. Kahan and Rock (n 6) 1048–57; Gilson, Ronald J and Gordon, Jeffery N, ‘The Agency Costs of Agency Capitalism: Activist Investors and the Revaluation of Governance Rights’ (2013) 113 Columbia Law Review 863, 889–890 ; Arye Bebchuk, Lucian, Cohen, Alma and Hirst, Scott, ‘The Agency Problems of Institutional Investors’ (2017) Journal of Economic Perspectives 11, 13 ; Pacces (n 2) 7–8.
36. Gilson and Gordon (n 35) 886–88.
37. Ami de Chapeaurouge, ‘Against all Odds: Activist Strategies in Controlled or Blockholder-Influenced Companies in Hong Kong’ (Hong Kong Lawyer, June 2017), <www.hk-lawyer.org/content/against-all-odds-activist-strategies-controlled-or-blockholder-influenced-companies-hong> accessed 28 February 2019.
38. ‘Who’s Next? Asia Investor Activism Set to Grow after BlackRock Public Campaign’ (Legal Business Online, 9 March 2016) <www.legalbusinessonline.com/news/whos-next-asia-investor-activism-set-grow-after-blackrock-public-campaign/71814> accessed 28 February 2019.
39. Webb (n 29); Ho (n 17).
40. SFC, ‘Consultation Paper on the Principles of Responsible Ownership’ (SFC, 2 March 2015) <www.sfc.hk/edistributionWeb/gateway/EN/consultation/doc?refNo=15CP2> accessed 28 February 2019.
41. SFC, ‘Principles of Responsible Ownership’ (SFC, 7 March 2016) <www.sfc.hk/web/EN/rules-and-standards/principles-of-responsible-ownership.htm> accessed 28 February 2019.
42. SFC, ‘Consultation Paper on the Principles of Responsible Ownership’ (n 40) [16].
43. The government was said to be the impetus behind institutional shareholder activism in the UK. See Chiu, Iris HY, The Foundations and Anatomy of Shareholder Activism (Hart Publishing 2010) 16, 19 .
44. ‘Who’s Next?’ (n 38).
45. ibid. However, scholars have expressed concern over conflicts of interest in the fund industry. Many fund managers are affiliated with banks that conduct business with the companies in which the funds invest; most fund managers depend on the management of companies for their information in markets with inadequate corporate disclosure. Furthermore, institutional investors may also pursue agendas that are in conflict with those of general public investors. See Roger M Barker and Iris HY Chiu, Corporate Governance and Investment Management: The Promises and Limitations of the New Financial Economy (Edward Elgar 2017); Stephen M Bainbridge, ‘Shareholder Activism and Institutional Investors’ (UCLA School of Law, Law & Economics Research Paper Series, Research Paper 05–20, 2005) 9 <http://ssrn.com/abstract=796227> accessed 28 February 2019.
46. Steven Davidoff Solomon, ‘An Activism-Shy BlackRock Throws a Surprise Punch’ New York Times (New York City, 5 April 2016) <www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/business/dealbook/an-activism-shy-blackrock-throws-a-surprise-punch.html?mcubz=3> accessed 28 February 2019.
47. Enoch Yiu, ‘BlackRock Takes an Activist Stance on Voting Rights in Hong Kong to Foster Corporate Governance’ South China Morning Post (Hong Kong, 21 August 2016) <www.scmp.com/business/companies/ article/2006985/blackrock-takes-activist-stance-voting-rights-hong-kong-foster> accessed 28 February 2019.
48. ‘Activist Investor Elliot Management Takes on Hong Kong Tycoon’ Fortune (New York City, 8 April 2016) <http://fortune.com/2016/04/08/elliot-management-hong-kong-tycoon/> accessed 28 February 2019.
50. Harsha Basnayake, ‘Shareholder Activism in Asia—Can Asian Companies Thrive in this New Era?’ (THFJ, 2017) <https://thehedgefundjournal.com/shareholder-activism-in-asia/> accessed 28 February 2019.
51. McCahery, Sautner and Starks (n 32) 2906.
52. Polk, Davis & LLP, Wardwell, Getting the Deal Through – Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2017 (2nd edn, Law Business Research 2017) 77 .
53. Mallow, Matthew J and Sethi, Jasmin, ‘Engagement: The Missing Middle Approach in the Bebchuck-Strine Debate’ (2015) 12 New York University Journal of Law & Business 385 ; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (n 52) 6–67; F William McNabb III, ‘An Open Letter to Directors of Public Companies Worldwide’ (The Vanguard Group, 31 Aug 2017) <https://about.vanguard.com/investment-stewardship/governance-letter-to-companies.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
54. Mallow and Sethi (n 53) 392.
55. Lisa M Fairfax, ‘Mandating Board-Shareholder Engagement?’ (2013) University of Illinois Law Review 821; Bratton, William W, ‘Hedge Funds and Governance Targets’ (2007) 95 Georgetown Law Journal 1375, 1409 .
56. Mallow and Sethi (n 53) 392–94.
57. BlackRock currently publishes voting guidelines for Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Asia (not Japan and Hong Kong), Latin America, Canada, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the US. In May 2016, BlackRock published guidance to Hong Kong public companies as to BlackRock’s voting policy and engagement agenda; see BlackRock, ‘Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting Guidelines for Hong Kong Securities’ (BlackRock, May 2016) 2 <www.blackrock.com/corporate/en-dk/literature/fact-sheet/blk-investment-stewardship-guidelines-hong-kong-june2016.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
58. Polk, Davis & LLP, Wardwell, Getting the Deal Through – Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2016 (Law Business Research 2016) 6 .
59. BlackRock, ‘Investment Stewardship Report: 2017 Voting and Engagement Report’ (BlackRock 15 July 2017) <www.blackrock.com/corporate/en-br/literature/publication/blk-2017-annual-voting-and-engagment-statistics-report.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
60. A controlling shareholder who holds over 50% of the voting power does not need to worry about minority board representation unless the cumulative voting method is adopted for director election. However, for those who do not have firm control over 50% of the voting rights, an activist director on the board can present a real threat.
61. See Part II.B.1.
62. Kastiel (n 24).
63. Becht and others (n 8).
64. ‘Wolf pack’ refers to a tactic that involves several hedge funds or other activist investors targeting one company, with one activist taking a leading role and the others following. Hedge fund activists have been adopting the ‘wolf pack’ tactic to promote and improve corporate governance at target firms, forcing incumbent panels to examine and improve current management structures. See Briggs, Thomas W, ‘Corporate Governance and the New Hedge Fund Activism: An Empirical Analysis’ (2007) 32 Journal of Corporation Law 681, 737 ; Anand, Anita and Mihalik, Andrew, ‘Coordination and Monitoring in Changes of Control: The Controversial Role of “Wolf Packs” in Capital Markets’ (2017) 54 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 377, 385–390 ; Alon Brav, Amil Dasgupta, and Richmond D Mathews, ‘Wolf Pack Activism’ (2018) Robert H Smith School Research Paper RHS 2529230; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Finance Working Paper 501/2017 <https://ssrn.com/abstract=2529230> accessed 28 February 2019.
65. Except when the articles specifically reserve board seats for minority nominations. See Kastiel (n 24) 90–95.
66. ibid 90–91.
67. ibid. The activist engagement with Comcast in 2008 serves as an example. Even though the Roberts family holds 33% of Comcast’s shares, the firm still agreed to pay a special dividend, eliminate a controversial benefit to its founder, and reduce bonuses for certain executives in response to activist engagement.
69. ibid. Half chose this route simply because some dual-class firms specifically reserve board seats for minority shareholders.
70. Some scholars advocate mandatory cumulative voting for developing countries to ensure minority board representation in the presence of controlling shareholders. See Black, Bernard S and Kraakman, Reinier, ‘A Self-Enforcing Model of Corporate Law’ (1996) 109 Harvard Law Review 1911 .
71. China’s Company Act adopted cumulative voting as a menu option, and Taiwan’s Company Act mandates cumulative voting for all companies. See Lin, Yu-Hsin and Chang, Yun-Chien, ‘Does Mandating Cumulative Voting Weaken Controlling Shareholders? A Difference-in-Differences Approach’ (2017) 52 International Review of Law & Economics 111 .
72. Arye Bebchuk, Lucien, Coates IV, John C and Subramaniam, Guhan, ‘The Powerful Antitakeover Force of Staggered Boards: Theory, Evidence, and Policy’ (2002) 54 Stanford Law Review 887 ; Bebchuk, Lucien, Cohen, Alma and Ferrell, Allen, ‘What Matters in Corporate Governance?’ (2009) 22 Review of Financial Studies 783 .
73. Bhagat, Sanjay and Brickley, James A, ‘Cumulative Voting: The Value of Minority Shareholder Voting Rights’ (1984) 27 Journal of Law & Economics 339 .
74. Hong Kong Companies Ordinance 2014 (Cap 622) (Companies Ordinance).
75. Companies Ordinance, s 740(2). Hong Kong courts have adopted a ‘liberal interpretation of “proper purpose” with a view to advancing the protection of shareholder rights and interest and the maintenance of appropriate standards of corporate governance’. The burden of proof on the shareholder plaintiff is low; the plaintiff only needs to show that ‘there is a sufficiently reasonable ‘case for investigation’ as regards past or future wrongful or other undesirable conduct.’ The law also imposes restrictions on shareholder activists to avoid abuse of power. The court makes it clear that s 740 ‘is not an opportunity for shareholders to undermine entrenched company law principles and challenge the commercial decisions of the company’s management’. Wong Kar Gee Mimi v Hung Kin Sang Raymond [2011] 5 HKLRD 241 [30]–[31], [36] (Court of First Instance) (citing Knightswood Nominees Pty Ltd v Sherwin Pastoral Company Limited (1989) 15 ACLR 151 (Supreme Court of Victoria)); Artan Investments Ltd v Bank of East Asia Ltd [2015] HKEC 1055 [25] (Court of First Instance).
76. Companies Ordinance, s 740(6).
77. Artan Investments Ltd v Bank of East Asia Ltd (n 75).
78. ibid [1], [8], [9].
79. ibid [6].
80. Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund LP v Esun Holdings Ltd [2011] 4 HKC 62 [3] (Court of First Instance).
81. ibid [3], [5].
83. ibid [6]–[7].
84. Kastiel (n 24) 89.
85. ibid.
87. Gilson, Ronald J, ‘Controlling Family Shareholders in Developing Countries: Anchoring Relational Exchange’ (2007) 60 Stanford Law Review 633, 636 .
88. ibid 643–44.
89. Donald, David C, A Financial Centre for Two Empires: Hong Kong’s Corporate, Securities and Tax Laws in Its Transition from Britain to China 55 (CUP 2014) ; He, Tina T, Li, Wilson XB and Tang, Gordon YN, ‘Dividends Behavior in State-versus Family-Controlled Firms: Evidence from Hong Kong’ (2011) 110 Journal of Business Ethics 97, 112 .
90. Companies Ordinance, ss 732–33, 724–25. For listed firms that are incorporated overseas, Hong Kong shareholders who wish to bring derivative actions in Hong Kong still need to meet the substantive requirement for derivative action under the law of the place of incorporation of the company. In Wong Ming Bun v Wang Ming Fan [2014] 1 HKLRD 1108, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance held that the ability to bring a derivative action in Hong Kong is a matter for the law of the place of incorporation of the company.
91. Donald, David C and Cheuk, Paul WH, ‘Hong Kong’s Public Enforcement Model of Investor Protection’ (2017) 4 Asian Journal of Law & Society 349, 369–372 .
92. Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund LP v Esun Holdings Ltd (n 80).
94. ibid [156]–[157].
95. ‘Elliott Commences Legal Proceedings Against the Bank of East Asia, Limited (“BEA”) and Certain of its Directors’ (Press Release, Elliott Management Corporation, 18 July 2016) <http://fairdealforbea.com/content/uploads/2016/07/18-July-2016-Press-Release-English.pdf> accessed 26 February 2019. The Court of First Instance dismissed the strike-out application alleging abuse of process on 13 July 2018. Elliott International LP v Bank of East Asia Ltd [2018] HKCFI 1647 (Court of First Instance). For the latest update on the case’s progress, see ‘Legal Proceedings’ (Elliott Management Corporation) <https://fairdealforbea.com/legal-proceedings/> accessed 29 February 2019.
96. Cheung, Yan-Leung, Rau, P Raghavendra and Stouraitis, Aris, ‘Tunneling, Propping, and Expropriation: Evidence from Connected Party Transactions in Hong Kong’ (2006) 82 Journal of Financial Economics 343 ; Cheung, Yan-Leung and others, ‘Tunneling and Propping up: An Analysis of Related Party Transactions by Chinese Listed Companies’ (2009) 17 Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 372 .
97. Other key topics include succession planning of the board, board independence and structure, separation of the chairman and CEO roles, and director and executive compensation. See BlackRock, ‘Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting Guidelines for Hong Kong Securities’ (n 57).
98. Scholars recognize that minority veto rights are important for empowering minority shareholders in controlled firms. However, an empirical study on the voting behaviour of institutional investors of Israeli companies found that minority veto rights alone are not sufficient to improve corporate governance; policymakers should also pay attention to regulating conflicts of interest in the fund industry. See Hamdani and Yafeh (n 24) 692.
99. OECD, Related Party Transactions and Minority Shareholder Rights (OECD Publishing, 2012) 32 <www.oecd.org/daf/ca/50089215.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019. However, Hong Kong and India have relaxed the voting requirement for PRC SOEs and among Indian SOEs respectively; Dan W Puchniak and Umakanth Varottil, ‘Related Party Transactions in Commonwealth Asia: Complicating the Comparative Paradigm’ 16 Berkeley Business Law Journal (forthcoming); NUS Law Working Paper No 2019/01, February 2019, 28-29 <https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3332131> accessed 4 May 2019.
100. Jesse M Fried, Ehud Kamar and Yishay Yafeh, ‘The Effect of Minority Veto Rights on Controller Tunneling’ (2018) European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper 385/2018 <https://ssrn.com/abstract=3119426> accessed 28 February 2019.
101. SEHK, Main Board Listing Rules, Chapter 14A <www.hkex.com.hk/eng/rulesreg/listrules/mbrules/documents/chapter_14a.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
102. ibid r 14A.39–14A.45.
103. ibid r 2.15.
105. Barker, Roger and Chiu, Iris H-Y, ‘Protecting Minority Shareholders in Blockholder-Controlled Companies: Evaluating the UK’s Enhanced Listing Regime in Comparison with Investor Protection Regimes in New York and Hong Kong’ (2015) 10 Capital Markets Law Journal 98, 129 .
106. Cheung, Rau and Stouraitis, ‘Tunneling, Propping, and Expropriation’ (n 96) 357.
107. HLD and HIL, ‘Joint Announcement’ (HKEXnews, 2 October 2007) <www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2007/1003/LTN20071003004.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
108. HKEXnews, ‘Disclosure of Interests: Elliott Capital Advisors LP’ (HKEXnews) <http://sdinotice.hkex.com.hk/filing/di/NSNoticePersonList.aspx?sa2=np&scpid=1864858&sa1=pl&scsd=03%2f10%2f2003&sced=03%2f10%2f2008&pn=elliott&src=MAIN&lang=EN&> accessed 28 February 2019.
109. HIL, ‘Announcement’ (HKEXnews, 7 November 2007) <www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2007/1107/LTN20071107301.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
110. HIL, ‘Announcement: Poll Results of Extraordinary General Meeting Held on 7 December 2007’ (HKEXnews, 7 December 2007) <www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2007/1207/LTN20071207258.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
111. The Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (Takeovers Code), r 2.10.
112. CKI and Power Assets, ‘Notices, Announcements & Circulars’ (Power Assets, 20 October 2015) <www.powerassets.com/en/InvestorRelations/InvestorRelations_GLNCS/Documents/E2_Scheme%20Doc.pdf> accessed 28 February 2019.
113. Eric Ng, ‘Tough Decision For Minority Shareholders of Li Ka-Shing-Controlled CKI and Power Assets’ South China Morning Post (Hong Kong, 22 November 2015) <www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/ 1880801/tough-decision-minority-shareholders-li-ka-shing-controlled-cki> accessed 29 February 2019.
114. Takeovers Code; Companies Ordinance, s 674.
115. Timmy Sung, ‘Minority Shareholders Block Power Assets Buy-Out’ (RTHK.hk, 24 November 2015) <http://gbcode.rthk.org.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1225674-20151124.htm> accessed 29 February 2019.
116. SEHK, Main Board Listing Rules, r 14A.36.
117. ibid r 6.12(1).
118. ibid r 7.19(6)(a), 7.24(5)(a).
119. ibid r 7.19(7), 7.24(6).
120. ibid r 13.36(4)(a).
121. ibid r 14.06(3), (4), (5), 14.33.
122. ibid r 14.06(6), 14.55.
123. ibid r 14.90(2).
124. ibid Practice Note 15, para 3(e)(2).
125. David Webb has been identified as an individual shareholder activist who initiated several public demands against Hong Kong-listed companies. He maintains a website, Webb-site.com, to publicize all his demands, but very few are effective. See Wong (n 20) 68. Webb has also engaged in lobbying activities to improve corporate governance related legislation and regulations. However, for the purpose of this study, we did not include Webb’s actions in our sample.
126. See eg Kahan and Rock (n 6); Schneider and Ryan (n 6); Coffee and Palia (n 6); Strine (n 6); Cheffins and Armour (n 9); Katelouzou, ‘Worldwide Hedge Fund Activism’ (n 9); Katelouzou, ‘Myths and Realities of Hedge Fund Activism’, (n 10); Bebchuk, Brav and Jiang (n 19).
127. HKEXnews, ‘Shareholding Disclosures: Disclosure of Interests’ (HKEXnews) <www2.hkexnews.hk/Shareholding-Disclosures/Disclosure-of-Interests> accessed 28 February 2019.
128. Wong (n 20) 18–19.
129. Wong did a similar search but limited his samples to those in which activists had more than 5% of the voting rights. Finally, Wong (n 20) identified 46 investments made by activist by the end of 2015. The current study differs from Wong’s in that it is focused on cases initiated by institutions and against controlled firms. In addition, Wong’s study focused on the financial impact, examining the changes in target firms’ abnormal returns, while this paper focuses on the role of legal institutions. See Wong (n 20) 18–19.
130. ibid.
131. Hirschman (n 4) 82.
132. McCahery, Sautner and Starks (n 32) 2906.
133. Gilson (n 87).
134. Becht, Marco, Franks, Julian and Grant, Jeremy, ‘Hedge Fund Activism in Europe: Does Privacy Matter?’ in Jennifer G Hill and Randall S Thomas (eds), Research Handbook on Shareholder Power (Edward Elgar 2015) 116 .
135. Kastiel (n 24) 89–99; Belcredi and Enriques (n 24) 19–23; Erede (n 24) 365–368.
136. The SEHK has amended its listing rules to lift the ban on dual-class shares; the new rule took effect on 30 April 2018. See SEHK, ‘Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules’ (SEHK, April 2018), <http://en-rules.hkex.com.hk/en/display/display_main.html?rbid=4476&element_id=5243> accessed 28 February 2019.
137. Companies (Model Articles) Notice (Cap 622H), Schedule 1 Model Articles for Public Companies Limited by Shares, s 23 (2018); Lin, Yu-Hsin and Chang, Yun-Chien, ‘An Empirical Study of Corporate Default Rules and Menus in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan’ (2018) 5 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 875 .
138. Chan, Raymond Siu Yeung and Ho, John Kong Shan, ‘Should Listed Companies be Allowed to Adopt Dual-Class Share Structure in Hong Kong?’ (2014) 43 Common Law World Review 155, 177–179 ; Mezzanotte, Felix E, ‘The Unconvincing Rise of the Statutory Derivative Action in Hong Kong: Evidence from its First 10 years of Enforcement’ (2017) 17 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 469 .
139. Donald and Cheuk (n 91) 372–375.
140. OECD (n 99) 32.
141. Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on Takeover Bids [2004] OJ L142/12, art 15.
142. Companies Ordinance, s 639(1) (‘If, in the case of a takeover offer that does not relate to shares of different classes, the offeror has, by virtue of acceptances of the offer, acquired, or contracted unconditionally to acquire, at least 90% in number of the shares to which the offer relates, the offeror may give notice to the holder of any other shares to which the offer relates that the offeror desires to acquire those shares’).
143. Takeovers Code.
144. Kahn v M & F Worldwide Corp (2014) 88 A3d 635, 645 (Delaware Supreme Court). However, whether ‘active’ shareholders do rely on the MoM approval requirement to block transactions in the US remains questionable. See Rock, Edward B, ‘MOM Approval in a World of Active Shareholders’ in Luca Enriques and Tobias Tröger (eds), The Law and Finance of Related Party Transactions (CUP, forthcoming) ; NYU Law and Economics Research Paper 18-02; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Law Working Paper 389/2018 <https://ssrn.com/abstract=3122681> accessed 28 February 2019.
145. Puchniak and Kim (n 21) 120–21.
146. Bebchuk, Lucian A and Hamdani, Assaf, ‘Independent Directors and Controlling Shareholders’ (2017) 165 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1271, 1295–1297 .
147. Financial Conduct Authority, Listing Rules (Listing Regime Enhancements) Instrument 2014, FCA 2014/33, 12.
148. ibid 19.
149. Bebchuk and Hamdani (n 146) 1290-1292.
150. Scholars have advocated enhancing the power of active shareholders as a way to constrain the power of controlling shareholders in dual-class share firms. See Lin (n 11) 504–510.
152. Rock (n 144) 8; Jain, Suneela, Klingsberg, Ethan and Whoriskey, Neil, ‘Examining Data Points in Minority Buy-Outs: A Practitioners’ Report’ (2011) 36 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 939, 950 .
153. Rock (n 144).
154. For example, Elliott either forced the controlling shareholders to increase the offer price or voted down the privatization proposal in the Henderson Investment Ltd, PCPD, and Guoco cases. See Appendix.
* Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, School of Law; JSD, Stanford Law School. I thank the two anonymous reviewers, Desmond Ang, Yun-chien Chang, Kai-ping Chang, David Donald, Jesse Fried, Han-Wei Ho, Dan Klerman, Lin Lin, Dan W Puchniak, Petrina Tan, Brian Tang, Hans Tjio, and other participants at the Symposium on Hedge Funds and Alternative Investment Funds in Hong Kong and Singapore for their valuable comments. The author is also grateful for research funding provided by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Project No CityU11606017. I thank Kathleen Poon and Shanyun Xiao for research assistance. All errors are mine alone.
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“Sometimes the system can put roadblocks in your way. And it doesn't mean you have to stop, it doesn't mean that you can't be human with someone else and connect with them.” — Mark LeBusque, Human - Provocateur - Author - Speaker
“…I look at leadership, the best leaders create more leaders. If you as a leader can create or develop a leader that's better at your job than you are, then you've done a phenomenal job.” — Erin Allen, General Manager at Movati Athletic
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“We had a relational foundation from which to enter into every conversation so that we can actually just tee up to where we're having conversations and the relationship just allows us to enter into it. I'm just humbly offering my perspective in the moment. And then that incites them to do the same. That is the difference maker between high performing teams and low performing teams.” — Aaron Dimmock, Leadership Institute at Barry-Wehmiller Companies
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Federal Lobbying, Elections, Campaigns
Donald Trump and Political Realignment
The prosperity of Pittsburgh contrasts sharply with the poverty in Western Pennsylvania towns such as Hazleton, creating an economic schism that is driving a a right-left populist movement and political realignment throughout America. (Photo credit: Steve Klaver/AP)
The 2016 presidential election will set records for outrageous remarks and insulting tweets. It also may realign the American political structure.
New York Times columnist David Brooks credits the campaign of Donald Trump with teeing up political realignment, less to satisfy ideologues and more as a desperate attempt to win the White House.
In a traditional right versus left alignment, Brooks says odds are against Trump winning over Democrat Hillary Clinton. But in a realigned political landscape, where Trump embraces a mish-mash of right wing and populist causes, Brooks speculates the New York billionaire may have a narrow path to victory.
“His only hope,” Brooks writes, “is to cast his opponents as right-left establishment that supports open borders, free trade, cosmopolitan culture and global intervention” while “standing as a right-left populist who supports closed borders, trade barriers, local and nationalistic culture and an America-first foreign policy.”
The notion that this is fantasy was shattered when Britons voted to exit the European Union based on arguments not that different than the ones Trump intones at his American political rallies.
The chaos and economic certainty resulting from the prospective pullout from the EU may give people pause, but chances are that views have already hardened among those who feel left behind or betrayed by 21st Century America.
Brooks openly wonders whether Trump is the leader with the capability and discipline to achieve the political alignment his presidential campaign has lurched toward. “I personally doubt that Trump will be able to pull off a right-left populist coalition,” he says. “His views on women and minorities are unacceptable to nearly everybody on the left. There’s no evidence that he’s winning over many Sanders voters or down-scale progressives.”
“But where Trump fails, somebody else will succeed. And that’s where he is substantively revolutionary,” Brooks concludes. Trump has liberated Republicans from an obsequious reverence to smaller government and put them on a track to support a different kind of government that is more inward-looking. Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” could be translated as “Put America First.”
It is hard to know whether Trump is a political savant who conjured this political line on his own or borrowed it from Europe’s cast of right-wing nationalist parties. Maybe it just came to him as the equivalent of a business opportunity to be exploited.
Whatever the source, Trump’s emergence has confused political pundits and confounded political elites because it doesn’t color within the lines; it creates new lines with bolder, shocking colors.
Brooks predicts the rubber will hit the road on the issue of trade. People in the upper layers of the U.S. economy see trade as good, creating consumer benefits, market efficiencies and new-age jobs in fields such as logistics. People in lower layers of the economy blame trade and immigrants for job displacement, loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs and regional dislocation.
Brooks said this isn’t an abstract difference, but a tangible one, which can be seen by traveling from Pittsburgh, which is flourishing in the new economy, to Western Pennsylvania where small town storefronts are boarded up. This world reality isn’t newly exploded, but it now has been irrevocably stamped onto the political culture of America.
Clinton may win this fall because of her wider appeal and voter disgust over some of Trump’s egregious views and comments. But she and the Congress, whether still in control of Republicans or not, will face the challenge of governing outside the old political lines and within a realigned political structure.
Tagged: political realignment, right-left populism, splintered GOP, Donald Trump, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, insulting tweets, political savant, inward-looking politics, trade, CFM federal affairs, public affairs
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critical work skills
CFM PR Team
Buckle Up for The Future
“Shows like Westworld show a future world of interaction between humans and robots, which may not be that future-fetched, according to a social media marketer who recommends beginning to cope now for being replaced by a smart machine.”
If you are a Westworld fan, you already are steeped in the mysterious interactions among humans, robots and a clandestine corporation. The popular HBO show, which is starting its second season, is more like a video game than real life – or is it?
Larry Kim, CEO of MobileMonkey and a social media marketer, has identified six “massive issues in play” that will impact marketing, employment and possibly our everyday lives. Two of the most striking and perhaps oppositional trends are people living longer and the rise of smart machines that can replace a lot of the work humans do now. It could mean more time in life to be unemployed.
Kim’s futuristic trends led him to create an infographic listing 10 “critical skills” that he says people will be in high demand in workplaces as early as 2020. One of the most important skills, according to Kim, will be the ability to come up with solutions.
Other skills Kim identifies include cross-cultural competency, new media literacy, adaptive thinking and an ability to work productively in virtual collaborative settings. These skills reflect a more diverse, global economy, a rapidly changing media and information-sharing environment and a premium on getting results. You may be working in your bedroom or at Starbucks, but you will be part of a virtual team.
Apart from noting the need for computational thinking, being trans-disciplinary and having a design mindset, Kim doesn’t offer anything more specific about surviving in an emerging age of artificial intelligence, smart machines and robotic companions (and, eventually) overlords.
Which brings us back to Westworld. Its co-founder, Jonathan Nolan, calls the show a “metaphor.” Humans show up at a theme park with naughty intentions in which they indulge with robotic hosts. But beyond the sci-fi drama and “evolution of sin,” the underlying question posed by the show deals with human interaction with smart machines that can do more than control the temperature in our houses or alert us when we veer out of a highway lane.
Part of the appeal of the show is that it doesn’t show a static future. Both humans and machines are evolving. Women gain more power and machines become more capable. There also is an intensifying degree of violence.
Kim’s recommended work skills are pitched more for the near term, which is itself fairly unsettling. Westworld casts a glance further into the future, though who knows how far in the future. Between Kim and Westworld, we should get the picture that change is coming, and the changes wrought by artificial intelligence could profoundly affect human life, for good and not-so-good. Westworld may not turn out to be a theme park.
Tagged: Westworld, artificial intelligence, smart machines, Larry Kim, critical work skills, interacting with robots, aging population, dislocated workers, longer unemployment, future, marketing PR, CFM PR
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FAA warns MAX grounding may last through 2Q19 ch-aviation PRO exclusive
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Ryanair warns of base closures due to MAX delivery delays
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l) could downsize or even close some bases during the upcoming Winter 2019/20 season due to delays in deliveries of its new B737-8s, outgoing COO Peter Bellew has warned.
According to The Irish Times newspaper, Bellew told the airline's pilot corps that the LCC faced "major challenges" due to the grounding of the B737 MAX and the resulting halt in their deliveries. As such, it will curtail its Winter 2019/20 schedule with cuts likely to spill over into the Summer 2020 season as well.
He said that Ryanair currently had about 300 pilots too many and that the exact scale of the cuts will depend on the timeline governing the resumption of B737 MAX operations and deliveries. The airline has already stopped recruiting pilots given uncertainties surrounding its future fleet growth.
Ryanair initially planned to receive its first twenty-five B737-8-200s by the end of 2019 and another twenty-five during the first quarter of 2020. The LCC has 135 MAX 8-200s on order from Boeing. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced...
Qatar Airways confirms B777 freighter, Gulfstream orders
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int'l) has bolstered its freighter and executive jet fleet following orders placed with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) and Gulfstream Aerospace (GLF, Savannah Int'l) during an official visit to the United States by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, last week.
In a statement, the airline said it had now firmed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for five B777-Fs signed during the 2019 Paris Air Show at Paris Le Bourget. Deliveries are due in 2020.
It has also ordered fourteen Gulfstream G650ER and four G500 executive jets for its Qatar Executive (QQE, Doha Int'l) subsidiary.
Qatar Executive currently operates 18 business jets including six Gulfstream G650ERs, four G500s, three Bombardier Challenger 605s, four Global 5000s, and one Global XRS.
Norwegian nearing joint-venture decision - interim CEO
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) expects to make an announcement regarding a partner in an aircraft-ownership joint venture in the coming weeks, CFO and interim CEO Geir Karlsen has revealed.
Since 2018, Norwegian has been looking for a joint venture partner with which to share ownership of its aircraft fleet, a move that would significantly lower the Nordic LCC's capital expenditure.
"On [the] joint venture, that is progressing. We are still having a dialogue with the same partner. We have progressed and we do expect to have clarity on this within weeks, not within months, but within weeks. There's no guarantee that this will materialise, but we are optimistic. I think that's what we can say," Karlsen said during a 2Q19 earnings call.
Regarding the airline's remaining deliveries for 2019, Karlsen said of the two B787-9s due from Boeing over the next 12 months, one is provisionally set to arrive later this month with another is due in January 2020. However, he said, one of the jets (unspecified) will "likely" be deferred into Summer...
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May 08, 2003 News & Politics | The Reader's Guide Feature
TRG Music Listings
Rock, Pop, Etc.
ALKALINE TRIO In-store performance with CD pre-order at Tower Records stores. Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Tower Records, 383 Army Trail Rd., Bloomingdale. 630-582-2555.
ALKALINE TRIO, PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES, PITCH BLACK Sold out. Thu 5/15, 6:45 PM, Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine. 773-275-6800 or 312-559-1212.
BABY WANTS CANDY, MUSICAL IMPROV COMPANY Free "cabaret improv" concert. Tue 5/13, 7 PM, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 312-744-6630.
LUKA BLOOM, CHILDREN'S HOUR See Spot Check; all-ages. Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Park West, 322 W. Armitage. 773-929-5959 or 312-559-1212.
ANDREW CALHOUN Sat 5/10, Village Square, 37 S. Main, Sandwich. 815-878-2693.
MICHAEL CARD Benefit for Lazarus House. Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main, Saint Charles. 630-845-8900.
GRETA CLARK with pianist Jack Short. Sat 5/10 and Sat 5/17, 11 PM, Theatre Building, 1225 W. Belmont. 773-327-5252.
CONCRETE BLONDE, TWINEMEN 18 & over. Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Park West, 322 W. Armitage. 773-929-5959 or 312-559-1212.
SUE CONWAY, CHRIS ROBINSON Mon 5/12, 7 PM, ETA Square, 7558 S. South Chicago. 773-752-3955.
ALANDA COON Wed 5/14, 7 PM, Crossroads Theater, 22 E. Chicago, Naperville. 630-428-4730.
CYNTHIA DALL See Spot Check; free in-store performance. Sat 5/10, 3 PM, Reckless Records, 1532 N. Milwaukee. 773-235-3727.
DJ KEN MEIER spins at the launch party for University of Chicago's Festival of the Arts. Fri 5/9, 9 PM, Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood. 773-771-4574.
EDGEWATER SINGERS perform "Harmony & Discord: Relationships in Song"; free admission. Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1500 W. Elmdale. 773-561-4766.
FOUR BITCHIN' BABES Sun 5/11, 4 and 7 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
KOUTARO FUKUI, BRIAN LABYCZ Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Deadtech, 3321 W. Fullerton. 773-395-2844.
GHOST OF THE ROBOT performs at Flashback Weekend. Sat 5/10, 7:30 and 10 PM, Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect, Park Ridge. 847-825-5800 or 847-478-0199.
ANNE HARRIS Free concert. Wed 5/14, 8:30 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
KIMI HAYES Free in-store performance. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1 N. La Grange Rd., La Grange. 708-579-9660.
JOE HENRY See Critic's Choice. Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted. 312-335-1650.
BRUCE HOLMES Free performance as part of the USA Songwriting Competition. Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1144 Lake, Oak Park. 708-386-6927.
IBU Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Mainstage Theatre, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington, Grayslake. 847-543-2300.
JUANES, EL GUAPO All-ages. Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Congress Theatre, 2135 N. Milwaukee. 312-923-2000 or 312-559-1212.
KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, ZEBRAHEAD, RIDDLIN KIDS, ANYBODY KILLA All-ages. Fri 5/9, 6:30 PM, the Vic, 3145 N. Sheffield. 773-472-0449 or 312-559-1212.
LAKESIDE SINGERS perform "Sing, Sing, Spring." Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Unity Temple, 875 Lake, Oak Park. 847-382-5085.
PATTY LARKIN, JULIA FORDHAM See Critic's Choice. Fri 5/9, 7:30 and 10 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
JOHNNY MATHIS Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State. 312-443-1130 or 312-902-1500.
MAZE WITH FRANKIE BEVERLY Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. 312-791-6190 or 312-559-1212.
BOB MUSIAL Free in-store performance. Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1500 16th, Oak Brook. 630-574-0800.
BRADFORD NEWQUIST performs music by Cole Porter; free admission. Fri 5/16, noon, Chicago Water Works Visitor Center, 163 E. Pearson. 877-244-2246.
NOTABLES perform "The Best of Irving Berlin." Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Eloise Martin Recital Hall, 7900 Division, River Forest. 708-524-6942.
DANIEL O'DONNELL Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State. 312-443-1130 or 312-902-1500.
OH MY GOD, SHARKS, PEEL, PUNSAPAYA 18 & over. Sat 5/17, 9 PM, Park West, 322 W. Armitage. 773-929-5959 or 312-559-1212.
P1XEL & THE CHRONIC NETWORK, STARLISTER Free concert as part of University of Chicago's Festival of the Arts. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, roof, parking garage, 55th and Ellis. 773-771-4574.
SUSAN PADVEEN, PHILIP SEWARD, DOUG LOFSTROM Thu 5/15 through Sat 5/17, 7:30 PM, and Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Getz Theater, Columbia College, 72 E. 11th. 312-663-1124.
PRESTON KLIK RITUAL and others perform at "Dancing in the Light." Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Adidam Midwest, 3301 W. Fullerton. 773-661-0127.
PRESTON KLIK RITUAL with Brother Tom, Karl & Marian perform at "Give Peace a Dance." Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Unity Chicago Church, 1925 W. Thome. 773-973-0007.
ABE QUIGLEY Free in-store performance. Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 7100 Forest Preserve Dr., Norridge. 708-457-2111.
TEDDY RICHARDS Free in-store performances. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 7100 Forest Preserve Dr., Norridge. 708-457-2111. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1500 16th, Oak Brook. 630-574-0800.
DAVE ROHBOCK Free in-store performance. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 15160 S. La Grange Rd., Orland Park. 708-460-7566.
MARK SHIPPY, ROPE, LOACHFILLET, POD BLATZ, INSECT DELI, BALEEN WHALES Sun 5/11, 9 PM, third floor, Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th. 773-702-1234.
SWITCHBACK Free in-store performance. Fri 5/9, 7 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1 N. La Grange Rd., La Grange. 708-579-9660.
KAT TAYLOR with pianist Bob Moreen. Fri 5/9 and Fri 5/16, 11 PM, Theatre Building, 1225 W. Belmont. 773-327-5252.
THREE MO' TENORS Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, and Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker. 312-419-0033 or 312-902-1500.
TOMAHAWK, MELVINS, SKELETON KEY See Spot Check; 18 & over. Tue 5/13, 7:30 PM, the Vic, 3145 N. Sheffield. 773-472-0449 or 312-559-1212.
UMPHREY'S MCGEE, URBAN FUNK ORDINANCE Thu 5/15, 6-11 PM, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. 312-665-7600 or 312-559-1212.
CAROLYN WEHNER Free concert. Fri 5/9, noon, Chicago Water Works Visitor Center, 163 E. Pearson. 877-244-2246.
WRITTEN IN THE SAND, DIVIDE BY ZERO, BLACK PRINT, SONS OF THUNDER Fri 5/9, 6:30 PM, McGaw Hall, room 130, DePaul University, 802 W. Belden. 773-687-4062.
LOUIS YOELIN Free in-store performances. Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 15160 S. La Grange Rd., Orland Park. 708-460-7566. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1144 Lake, Oak Park. 708-386-6927. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1500 16th, Oak Brook. 630-574-0800.
ABBEY PUB 3420 W. Grace: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Leon Russell, Buzz Kilman & the Blues Rocket Scientists. Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Supersuckers, 45s, Throw Rag. Tue 5/13, 8 PM, Appleseed Cast, Casket Lottery, Belles (18 & over). Wed 5/14, 9 PM, Broadcast (see Critic's Choice), Electrelane (18 & over). Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Butch Walker, Brian Vander Ark, Empyrean (18 & over). Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Fog, Salvo Beta, Dosh. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Fishbone, King's X, Sons of Jorel. Sun 5/18, 9 PM, Skatalites, Deals Gone Bad, Skapone, DJ Chuck Wren. 773-478-4408.
ALUMNI CLUB 15 W. Division: DJs spin until 4 AM nightly (until 5 AM Saturdays). Fridays, DJ Breeze. Saturdays, DJ Mpulse. Thursdays, DJ Rhythm. 312-337-4349.
ALUMNI CLUB Rte. 31 south of Rte. 14, Crystal Lake: DJs spin until 1 AM Tuesdays through Thursdays, until 2 AM Fridays and Saturdays. Fridays, Lou Dogg, Mike G., Pat B. Saturdays, Pat B. 815-356-6000.
ALUMNI CLUB 871 E. Algonquin, Schaumburg: Music at 5:30 PM. Fridays and Saturdays, Ryan Hagen (with DJ 2 Much Funk Saturdays in the Loft). Thursdays, DJ Mike Z. 847-397-3100.
BAR VERTIGO 853 N. Western: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Burnside Bridge, Los Gatos Diablos. Thu 5/15, Gone All Summer, 33 West. Fri 5/16, Big Buildings. Sat 5/17, Squared Off. 773-395-3002.
BARN OF BARRINGTON 1415 S. Barrington Rd., Barrington: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Johnny Star & the Meteors. Sat 5/10, Hot Rocks (Rolling Stones tribute). Wed 5/14, open mike hosted by Scottish McMillan. Fri 5/16, Jack Straw. Sat 5/17, Pat McCurdy. 847-381-8585.
THE BASSMENT 6057 N. California: Sundays, 4-7 PM, open mike for turntables, spoken word, and poetry. 773-764-2277.
BEAT KITCHEN 2100 W. Belmont: Bar and restaurant with music after 9:30 PM, later on weekends. Fri 5/9, Rolls, 9-Fifty, Three on a Tree. Sat 5/10, Ted Ansani Project, Olde Style, Marizen, Tate & Kelly. Sun 5/11, Matt McGaughey Band, Aron Bowland, Eclipse. Mondays, Pat McCurdy. Tue 5/13, Jen Dainton, Eli Emily, Phyllis Marconi. Thu 5/15, Gold Coast Refuse, Herb Eimerman, Silverbacks. Fri 5/16, Bob's Yer Uncle. Sat 5/17, Mike Felumlee, Blue Shade Witness, Jenny Choi. 773-281-4444.
BIG HORSE LOUNGE 1558 N. Milwaukee: Wed 5/14, Unemployed, Et-Cetera, Ennui, Sector Seven. 773-278-5785.
BIG HOUSE 2354 N. Clybourn: Performers nightly in the first-floor dining room: Saturdays, 7 PM, Buddy Charles. Mondays, 8 PM, Bob Solone. Tuesdays, 7:30 PM, Ester Hana. Wednesdays, 7:30 PM, Buddy Charles. 773-435-0130.
BINNY'S BEVERAGE DEPOT 3000 N. Clark: Saturdays, 1-5 PM, and Fridays, 3-7 PM, pianist Jeff Manuel. 773-935-9400.
BLACK BEETLE 2532 W. Chicago: Saturdays, 10 PM-3 AM, DJ Pickle & Company. Wednesdays, 10 PM-2 AM, the Captain spins rock. 773-384-0701.
BONE DADDY 551 N. Ogden: Music starts at noon. Sun 5/11, Chris Walz. Sun 5/18, Linda Weseman. 312-226-6666.
BOTTOM LOUNGE 3206 N. Wilton: Music after 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel, Two Cow Garage, Riviera. Sat 5/10, 6 PM, Egostatic, Fashion Bomb (all-ages); 10:30 PM, American Cosmonaut, Dummy, the Girls. Sun 5/11, 6 PM, Dexter, Evaluation, Actual, Fontane, Rotten Fruits (all-ages); 10:30 PM, Stage Fright: Yo Mama!. Tue 5/13, Quiet Kid, Pretty the Quick Black Eyes, With a Capital O. Wed 5/14, 9 PM, Family Outlaw Band, Edgewater Rounders, Bridgeport Symphony, Back Porch Barbecue Ramblers. Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Portrait Perfume, Alphabet, Reactavox. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Unibrow, Sayers, Huge Pontoons, Libido Grande. Sat 5/17, 5 PM, Fat Sally, Monroes, No Comply, One Last Walk, Dead by Midnight, PVA, Heavy Chevy, Adobee, Black Frames, Counter Capital (all-ages); 10 PM, Guest, Free Space, Starrunner (18 & over). Sun 5/18, 6 PM, Stroke 9, Bottle of Justus (all-ages). 773-975-0505.
BOULEVARD CAFE 3137 W. Logan: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Tea Leaf Green. Sundays, Terrapin Flyer. Tue 5/13, Signal Path. Wednesdays, Cornmeal. Fri 5/16, Groovatron. Sat 5/17, Mad Lab. 773-384-8600.
BRIAN'S CHARHOUSE 27 W. 371 North Ave., West Chicago: Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Rabble Rousers. 630-876-2000.
BRISKU'S BISTRO 4100 N. Kedzie: Music at 9:30 PM. Sat 5/10, Digital Manipulation. Sat 5/17, Pill Face Jones. 773-279-9141.
BUCK'S GRILL 183 W. Main, Lake Zurich: Fri 5/9, 7 PM, David Bruce. Sundays, 3 PM, open mike hosted by Paul Allodi. Fri 5/16, 7 PM, Gypsy. 847-550-1127.
BURKHART STUDIOS 2845 N. Halsted: Sundays, 9 PM, music and spoken word performances (followed by an open mike). 773-348-8536.
C.J. ARTHUR'S 1168 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette: Sat 5/10, 8:30 PM, Ed. Fri 5/16, 8:30 PM, Moon Gypsies. Sat 5/17, 8:30 PM, Tumbleweed. 847-256-8870.
CADILLAC RANCH 1175 W. Lake, Bartlett: DJs spin after 8 PM. Wednesdays, Pat B. Thursdays, Mpulse, Mike G. 630-830-7200.
CALIFORNIA CLIPPER 1002 N. California: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Fri 5/9, Lubriphonic. Sat 5/10, Dixie Bop. Fri 5/16, Torturing Elvis. Sat 5/17, Lush Budgett. 773-384-2547.
CAL'S 400 S. Wells: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Ifihadahifi, Faux Pas, Hot Dog City. Sat 5/17, Corey Saathoff & Brain Regiment, Thin Man, Hockey Night. 312-922-6392.
CARY'S LOUNGE 2251 W. Devon: No cover. Mondays, 9:30 PM, acoustic open mike. 773-743-5737.
CHAMBERS 6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles: Fri 5/9, 9 PM, Twist & Shout. 847-647-8282.
CHICAGO CITY LIMITS 1712 Wyse, Schaumburg: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Jostelen Weed. Sat 5/10, Smack. Fri 5/16, 9:30 PM, Firehouse, Abu, Liquid Courage. Sat 5/17, Julie Dutchak & Plan B, Claire Chase & Wilfrido Terrazas, Pete Berwick & the Renegades, Three Minute Mile (benefit for the Rainbow Foundation). 847-524-9910.
CIAO FOR NOW 32 E. Grand, Fox Lake: Fri 5/9 and Fri 5/16, 9 PM, DJs spin and host karaoke. 847-973-8250.
CLUB FOOT 1824 W. Augusta: DJs spin alternative and rock music 8 PM-2 AM nightly (until 3 AM Saturdays); no cover. Fridays and Saturdays, Chuck & Lauree. Sundays, Dave Awl spins rock and new wave. Mondays, Stacy & Sigh spin punk & glam. Tuesdays, Sandie, Daisun & Vee spin pop & rock. Wednesdays, DJ Jay spins punk, garage, and local rock. Third Thursday of every month, DJ Sarah spins indie and classic rock. 773-489-0379.
COCOABEAN EXPRESSIONS 7007 N. Glenwood: Saturdays, 9 PM, One Voice open mike for music, comedy, spoken word, and poetry. 773-274-6057.
COYLE'S TIPPLING HOUSE 2843 N. Halsted: Music at 10 PM. Wednesdays, open mike. 773-528-7569.
COZZI'S ADVENTURE GOLF & GAMES 405 Rand, Lake Zurich: Music at 7 PM. Fri 5/9, Gypsy. Sat 5/10, Michael Rodio. Fri 5/16, Rizzo Show. Sat 5/17, Tim Nolan. 847-438-8088.
CRISTAL LOUNGE at Magnum's Steakhouse, 1701 W. Golf, Rolling Meadows: Music at 9:30 PM. Fridays, DJ Scotty Mix. Sat 5/10, R-Gang. Sat 5/17, Exceptions. 847-952-8555.
CUBBY BEAR 1059 W. Addison: Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, DJ Teddy (no cover). Mon 5/12, 8 PM, DJ Clue, Busta Rhymes with DJ Speed & Mic One (no cover). Tue 5/13, Julian's Ride. Wednesdays, 9 PM, open jam with Sam Cockrell & the Groove. Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Julian's Ride. Fri 5/16, 9 PM, Backyard Tire Fire, 53 Minutes, Scott Conine, Duenow. Sat 5/17, 9:30 PM, American Motherload, Miles of Empty, Drive. 773-327-1662.
CUBBY BEAR LINCOLNSHIRE 21661 N. Milwaukee, Lincolnshire: Music at 10:30 PM. Fri 5/9, Lounge Puppets. Sat 5/10, Shaffer Street. Thursdays, 8 PM, DJs spin music of the 70s and 80s (no cover). Fri 5/16, Mike & Joe. Sat 5/17, Kato the Houseboy. 847-541-4700.
CUCINA PARADISO 814 North, Oak Park: Thursdays, 7 PM, Pamela Sue Fox. 708-848-3434.
DAVENPORT'S PIANO BAR & CABARET 1383 N. Milwaukee: Music in the Cabaret Room and the Piano Bar. In the Cabaret Room: Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Sun 5/11, 7 PM, and Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Karen Mason. Fri 5/9, 10:30 PM, Naked (Leonard Cohen tribute). Saturdays, 10:30 PM, Stephen Rader (Dolly Parton tribute). Wed 5/14 through Sat 5/17, 8 PM, and Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Cory Jamison. Fri 5/16, 10:30 PM, Grapefruit Moon (Tom Waits tribute). 773-278-1830.
DEJA VU 2624 N. Lincoln: DJs spin 9 PM-4 AM nightly (until 5 AM Saturdays). Tuesdays, Johnny Price spins breakbeat. Wednesdays, Ed Vantage, DJ Bliss. Thursdays, 10 PM, Bandoleros, Ed Vantage. 773-871-0205.
DELILAH'S 2771 N. Lincoln: DJs spin after 9 PM; no cover. Sun 5/11, DJ Lexi. Mon 5/12, DJs Ferris & Joe. Tue 5/13, Mike Cookie. Wed 5/14, DJ Jayson. Thu 5/15, Scott Cizek, Night Callers. Sun 5/18, DJ Dread Scott spins a tribute to Iggy Pop. 773-472-2771.
THE DISTRICT 858 W. Lake: Fri 5/9, 7 PM, Calvin Richardson; 9 PM-2 AM, DJ Inc. Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Mr. A.L.I., DJ Inc. Sun 5/11, 8 PM, T. Monique. Sundays, 10 PM-2 AM, Water with Kennedy Octane and others spinning Afrobeat, Brazilian bossa, global house, and downtempo. 312-421-1759.
DIZZY'S BAR 401 S. Route 83, Grayslake: Music starts at 8 PM. Tuesdays, Chris Sipos hosts an open mike. 847-223-7788.
DOUBLE DOOR 1572 N. Milwaukee: Fri 5/9, 9 PM, Year of the Rabbit, Centaur. Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Segway, Stylus, Dry County, Karma Tease. Mon 5/12, 9 PM, Dick Dale, Goldstars. Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Intelligent Dennis, Sonnets, Hedonists Maybe. Wed 5/14, 9 PM, the Coral (see Critic's Choice), Kings of Leon. Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Chocolate Covered Karma, James Webb, Strain Busy Sky, Burn Rome Burn. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Bumpus, Abstract Giants, Organic Mind Unit. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Mike Watt & the Secondmen, Monkey Paw. 773-489-3160.
DUKE O'BRIEN'S 110 N. Main, Crystal Lake: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Mr. Myers. Sat 5/10, Side Show. Wednesdays, open mike hosted by Larry Welch (no cover). Thursdays, David Sarkis. Fri 5/16, Release. Sat 5/17, Hans & the Hormones. 815-356-9980.
DURTY NELLIE'S 55 N. Bothwell, Palatine: Music at 10 PM Fridays and Saturdays (on two stages), 8:30 PM Sundays, 9 PM Mondays, and 9:30 PM Tuesdays through Thursdays. Fri 5/9, Weathered (Creed tribute). Sat 5/10, Joe Bigsley, Yesmen. Mondays, open mike hosted by Paul Allodi. Tuesdays, 45s (no cover). Wednesdays, Evidence (no cover). Thu 5/15, Members Only. Fri 5/16, Underwater People, Mixed Emotions. Sat 5/17, Flyte. 847-358-9150.
EDGEWATER LOUNGE 5600 N. Ashland: Music at 9:30 PM. Sat 5/10, Amores. 773-878-3343.
ELBO ROOM 2871 N. Lincoln: Music at 10 PM Fridays through Sundays, 9 PM Mondays through Thursdays. Fri 5/9, Smoke Off Vinyl, Chris Long, EM Grueve. Sat 5/10, Long Distance Runner, Silent Treatment, Ratbag Hero, Parr-5. Sundays, Sumo host an acid-jazz improv. Mon 5/12, Terminal Bliss, Marizen. Tue 5/13, the Niche, Regels, Jesters. Wed 5/14, Free Raine. Fri 5/16, Down the Line, Stephanie Dosen, Second Hand Poets. Sat 5/17, Zuvuya. 773-549-5549.
EMPTY BOTTLE 1035 N. Western: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Demolition Doll Rods, Box-o-Car, Tijuana Hercules (benefit for Pediatric AIDS Chicago and P.L.A.Y.). Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Chicago Kings. Sun 5/11, 9:30 PM, Treason Brothers, Big Buildings, Misty & the Novice (benefit for the Coalition against War and Racism). Mon 5/12, 9:30 PM, Interociter, Emilie Autumn, Marigold Engine. Thu 5/15, 9:30 PM, Plush, Kinan Abou-Afach, Le Beast. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Adult, Magas, Tamion 12 Inch. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Flin Flon, Midstates, Adrian Crowley. 773-276-3600.
ETHIO CAFE 3462 N. Clark: Thursdays, 9 PM, Saba's Speakeasy: music and poetry open mike and open turntables. 773-929-8300.
ETHIOPIAN DIAMOND 6120 N. Broadway: Fridays, 7 PM, Kelan Phil Cohran. 773-338-6100.
EXEDUS II 3477 N. Clark: Reggae nightly at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Sun 5/11, and Sat 5/17, Dub Dis. Sat 5/10, Flex Crew. Mondays, Daddy Lester. Wed 5/14, Devon Brown. Thu 5/15 and Sun 5/18, Indika. Fri 5/16, Rasta Kelly. 773-348-3998.
EXIT 1315 W. North: DJs spin 9 PM-4 AM nightly. Fridays and Saturdays, Joe Garza, DJ Pascal, Jeff Moyer. Sundays, DJs spin metal and industrial. Mondays, DJs spin punk rock. Wednesdays, DJ Alex, DJ Danny. 773-395-2700.
FAMOUS FREDDIE'S ROADHOUSE 510 S. Park, Fox Lake: DJs spin after 8 PM. Fridays, DJ 2 Much Funk. Saturdays, DJ Lime. 847-587-9677.
FAMOUS FREDDIE'S ROADHOUSE 1799 S. Busse, Mount Prospect: Music at 8 PM Thursdays, 9 PM Fridays and Saturdays. Fri 5/9, Jane Doe Band. Sat 5/10, Cover Girls. Thu 5/15, Keith Schroeder. Fri 5/16, Cammis Energy. Sat 5/17, Catfight. 847-593-2200.
FANTASY LOUNGE 4400 N. Elston: Music after 9:30 PM. Sat 5/10, Day Tripper. Mondays, DJ Marcy. Tuesdays, open mike with Nicky's Band. Fri 5/16, Tommy Gun. 773-685-8083.
FAT BEAN 2959 Artesian, Naperville: Fridays, 7-11 PM, open mike hosted by Tim Tea. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, I Need Sleep, Happy Monkey. Sun 5/11, 8 PM, Adam Wyle. 630-922-9821.
FEATURES BAR & GRILL 10 W. Chicago, Naperville: Music in Club Mamalu; no cover. Fridays, 9:30 PM, Michael Heaton Band. Saturdays, 9 PM, DJs spin hits from the 70s and 80s. Thursdays, 8 PM, dueling pianos. 630-416-3310.
FIRESIDE BOWL 2646 W. Fullerton: All-ages shows nightly. Fri 5/9, 6 PM, Bayside, Goodwill, Junction 18; 10 PM, Tub Ring, New Black, Sump Pumps. Sat 5/10, 5 PM, Wesley Willis, Shazam, City of Caterpillar, Mascots, Ghostwriter, End of the West; 10 PM, Zeke (see Spot Check), Camarosmith (see Spot Check), Mexican Cheerleader, Velcro Lewis & His 100 Proof Band. Sun 5/11, 5 PM, Four Squares, Repos, Littleman Complex, Words That Burn, IQ32. Wed 5/14, 6 PM, Keepsake, Somehow Hollow, Mono; 10 PM, Bible of the Devil, Spiders (see Spot Check), Sandman. Thu 5/15, 6 PM, American Nightmare, Hope Conspiracy, Everytime I Die, Suicide File; 10 PM, Tale of Genji, Turn Pale, Scalpels. Fri 5/16, 6 PM, Starstruck, Myopia, Matches, RM101; 10 PM, Black Bear Combo, Chantigs, Lord of the Yum Yum. Sat 5/17, 5 PM, Pink Lincolns, Even in Blackouts, Dutchmen, Geezers; 10 PM, Vakill, Qwazaar, Mac Lethal, Infinito. Sun 5/18, 5 PM, Hewhocorrupts, Kylesa, Despite, High on Crime, Escape Grace. 773-486-2700.
FITZGERALD'S 6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn: Fri 5/9, Robbie Fulks, Letterpress Opry (see Spot Check). Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Beatle Brothers. Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Gin Palace Jesters. Wed 5/14, 8 PM, Jim Loftus, Vocal Poynt, Lara Jenkins, Robert Kramer. Thu 5/15, 8:30 PM, Acoustic Strawbs (see Spot Check). Fri 5/16, 9 PM, Chuck Prophet, Juleps, Last Train Home. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Blazers. 708-788-2118.
FIZZ BAR & GRILL 3220 N. Lincoln: Fridays, 11 PM, DJs spin in the loft. Tuesdays, 8:30 PM, Steve Z sings the songs of Frank Sinatra. 773-348-6000.
FLATLANDER'S Milwaukee & Half Day, Lincolnshire: Restaurant and bar with music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Kimi Hayes. Fri 5/16, Old No. 8. Sat 5/17, Nine Miles. 847-821-1234.
FRANKIE'S BLUE ROOM 16 W. Chicago, Naperville: Fri 5/9, 9:30 PM, Michael Heaton. Fri 5/16, 9:30 PM, Hairbanger's Ball. 630-416-4898.
FUEL 3724 N. Clark: DJs spin 9 PM-2 AM Fridays through Mondays (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays and Saturdays, DJ JC. Mondays, DJ Seoul spins punk. Wednesdays, Swizzle Tree & others. 773-248-3330.
GALLERY CABARET 2020 N. Oakley: Music at 10 PM on weekends, 9 PM on weeknights. Fri 5/9, Eighty-94, Egnaro. Sat 5/10, Gravetones, Expatriates. Wed 5/14, Nancy Connelly & Garret Lane. Thursdays, open mike with Sara Sara. Fri 5/16, Barajas, Mattithias, Sara Hollister. Sat 5/17, Astropop. 773-489-5471.
GARDEN 1800 Ridge, Evanston: Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Lost Dogs, Ticklepenny Corner. 847-328-4544.
GATOR'S PUB & GRILL NORTH 1719 N. Rand, Palatine: Third Thursday of every month, 9 PM, open mike hosted by Paul Allodi. 847-705-0555.
GENTRY ON HALSTED 3320 N. Halsted: Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Pamela Sue Fox with Dan Stetzel; 9:30 PM, Mark Farris. Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Allen Nichols; 10 PM, Mark Farris. Sun 5/11, 6 PM, Honey West & Russ Long; 9:30 PM, Alexandra Billings & Bill Underwood. Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Jeff Roscoe performs at auditions for Naked Boys Singing; 9:30 PM, Nan Mason & Bill Underwood. Tue 5/13, 7:30 PM, Jen Porter hosts a jam session; 9:30 PM, Dan Stetzel hosts an open mike. Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Justin Hayford; 9:30 PM, Mark Farris. Thu 5/15, 7:30 PM, Craig Stewart; 9:30 PM, Mark Farris. Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Steve Kimbrough & John Paluch; 9:30 PM, Mark Farris. Sat 5/17, 7:30 PM, Catherine Smitko & Lex McCauley; 10 PM, Mark Farris. Sun 5/18, 6 PM, Honey West & Jim Cebastien; 9:30 PM, Desiree Irwin. 773-348-1053.
GENTRY ON STATE 440 N. State: Cabaret acts perform nightly. Fridays and Mondays through Thursdays, 5:30 PM, Kathryn Payne. Fridays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 9 PM, and Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Paul Marinaro & Russ Long. Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Kathryn Payne. Sun 5/11, 9 PM, Beckie Menzie hosts an open mike. Mon 5/12, 9 PM, Craig Stewart & Beckie Menzie. Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Beckie Menzie. Sun 5/18, 9 PM, Jeff Roscoe hosts an open mike. 312-836-0933.
GIN MILL 2462 N. Lincoln: Fridays, Saturdays, and Thursdays, DJs spin after 8 PM. 773-549-3232.
GOOD TIMES PUB 675 W. North, Elmhurst: Music at 9:30 PM. Fri 5/16, Terminal. 630-833-3534.
GOOSE ISLAND BREWERY 3535 N. Clark: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Thursdays, 9 PM, local music showcase and open stage (no cover). 773-549-9624.
GRIFFIN'S PUBLIC HOUSE 2710 N. Halsted: No cover. Tuesdays, 9 PM, open mike. Wednesdays, 9:30 PM, Jack Straw. Thursdays, 9:30 PM, Hack 'n' Wheeze. 773-525-7313.
GUNTHER MURPHY'S 1638 W. Belmont: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Decemberists (see Spot Check), Morning Recordings, Zelienople, Jeff Hanson. Sat 5/10.22, Buddy Revelles, Architecture. Tue 5/13, 8 PM, Plane, Lorelei, Short Stack. Wed 5/14, 9 PM, Caitlin Cary, Jesse Dayton. Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Holopaw, Perfect Panther. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, Daybirds (5/16 with Blackouts; 5/17 with Celestial Static). 773-472-5139.
HANDLEBAR 2311 W. North: Music at 9 PM; no cover. Fridays, 10 PM, DJs spin garage, funk, & R&B. Wed 5/14, Christine Garcia performs at U-Lock Rock with John Greenfield. 773-384-9546.
HEARTLAND CAFE 7000 N. Glenwood: Bar and restaurant. Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Man From Fiery Hill, Brother Lowdown. Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Stolie, Kellie Knott & Victoria Davitt. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Preston Klik Ritual with Bob Mason and Karl Sacksteder. 773-465-8005.
HIDEOUT 1354 W. Wabansia: Fridays, 5:30 PM, live karaoke with the Hootenanners. Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Children's Hour, Low Skies; 12:30 AM, DJs Brad Hales & Chris Burgan. Mon 5/12, 9:30 PM, Tractor Kings. Wed 5/14, 9:30 PM, DJ Apple Pants. Thu 5/15, 9:30 PM, Lying in States, Littleman Complex. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Centimeters, Les Georges Leningrad, Lovely Little Girls, Suzy Poling. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Disc Jockey CB, DJ Mother Hubbard. 773-227-4433.
HOG HEAD MCDUNNA'S 1505 W. Fullerton: Music at 9:30 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 9 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays. Fri 5/9, Family of Souls, Grift. Sat 5/10, Stone City Stragglers, Over Easy, Angola. Wednesdays, open mike (no cover). Fri 5/16, Super Deluxe, Felt, Terry Donalan. Sat 5/17, Opal Candy, Second Seed, Madahari. 773-929-0944.
HOTHOUSE 31 E. Balbo: Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Galapogos 4 with Dive (18 & over). Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc. 312-362-9707.
HOUSE OF BLUES 329 N. Dearborn: Fri 5/9, 9 PM, the Samples, Fiction Plane (18 & over). Sat 5/10, 9 PM, Suzanne Vega, Bob Hillman. Sun 5/11, 9 PM, Capone, Noreaga, Keith Murray, Joe Budden, Cadillac Tah (Method Man hosts; 18 & over). Mon 5/12, 7 PM, Jason Mraz, Chantal Kreviazuk, Michelle Penn (sold out). Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, 9 PM, Motorhead, Anthrax, Erase the Grey, Havochate (18 & over). 312-923-2000.
HOUSE OF BLUES BACK PORCH STAGE 329 N. Dearborn: Fridays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 4:30 PM, Hashbrowns. 312-923-2000.
HOWL AT THE MOON 26 W. Hubbard: Dueling baby-grand piano players lead a sing-along at 5:45 PM Fridays, 6:45 PM Saturdays, and 7:45 PM Sundays through Thursdays. Sundays, 8 PM, "You Sing It Sundays" live karaoke hosted by Bill Larkin. 312-863-7427.
INNER TOWN PUB 1935 W. Thomas: Sundays and Thursdays, 10 PM, open mike for singer-songwriters. 773-235-9795.
JAVA OASIS 2240 S. Michigan: Tuesdays, 7 PM, People's Vocal Reactionary Liberation Movement hosted by Danny Devine & discopoet Khari B. 312-328-1216.
JOE BAILLY'S TAVERN 10854 S. Western: Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Foam Rubber (no cover). 773-238-1313.
JOE'S 940 W. Weed: Bar and restaurant with music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Underwater People, Members Only. Sat 5/10, Hairbanger's Ball. Fri 5/16, Mr. Blotto. Sat 5/17, Mike & Joe. 312-337-3486.
KATERINA'S 1920 W. Irving Park: Sat 5/17, 9:30 PM, Shut Up & Play. 773-348-7592.
KERRY PIPER 7900 Joliet, Willowbrook: Music at 9 PM. Thursdays, live karaoke. 630-325-3732.
LEADWAY 5233 N. Damen: Thursdays, 9 PM, open mike. 773-728-2663.
LEG ROOM 7 W. Division: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM (until 5 AM Saturdays). Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Rhythm. Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Johnny Price. 312-337-2583.
LETIZIA'S NATURAL BAKERY 2144 W. Division: Wednesdays, 8 PM, open mike. 773-342-1011.
LIAR'S CLUB 1665 W. Fullerton: DJs spin nightly at 9 PM. Sundays, Machine Gun Etiquette DJs spin old school punk and glam. Mondays, Mike O'Connell, Mike Hodgkiss. Tuesdays, AA Tuesdays with Annie Bangs & Alan Burris. 773-665-1110.
LIFE'S TOO SHORT 1177 N. Elston: Wednesdays, 9 PM, open mike. 773-384-1040.
LINCOLN RESTAURANT 4008 N. Lincoln: Fridays, 9 PM, Lincoln Lodge variety showcase. 773-248-1820.
LINCOLN SQUARE LANES 4874 N. Lincoln: Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Polkaholics. 773-561-8191.
LION HEAD PUB & THE APARTMENT 2251 N. Lincoln: DJs spin upstairs 9 PM-2 AM Wednesdays through Fridays, 9 PM-3 AM Saturdays. Fridays and Thursdays, DJ Mach 1. Saturdays, DJ Structure. Wednesdays, DJ Victor R., DJ Stixx spin hip-hop and house. 773-348-5100.
LONG ROOM 1612 W. Irving Park: Sundays, 10:30 PM, Nicholas Barron & Hyperactive. 773-665-4500.
LYONS DEN 1934 W. Irving Park: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Bread & Bottle, Matics, Sector Seven, Tall Boys. Sat 5/10, 9 PM, Lonesome Halos, Rockin' Billy & the Wild Coyotes (benefit for Doctors Without Borders). Sun 5/11, 9 PM, Cold Turkey Obscurity (no cover). Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Hershyl, Synge (no cover). Wed 5/14, 9 PM, Big Sky String Band, Johnny Five Gallon. Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Two Cow Garage. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Sonnets, Etiquette, Wurlygig, Knobs. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Milkplow, Stone City. Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Chris Greene & New Perspective, Matt Russell. 773-871-3757.
MADISON AVENUE 34 N. Sheridan, Waukegan: Thursdays, 8 PM, acoustic singer/songwriter showcase and open stage with Eric Mickler, Chris Sipos & Johnny Rocker. 847-662-6090.
MANHATTAN'S 415 S. Dearborn: Bar & lounge; no cover. Fridays and Thursdays, 8 PM, DJ Teflan, DJ Erica. Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Brother Glyde. 312-957-0460.
MARTYRS' 3855 N. Lincoln: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Seven Day Run, Sofa Kings. Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Randal Bays & Daithi Sproule; 10 PM, Levellers. Sun 5/11, 8 PM, Ours, Red West, Adam & the Weights. Wed 5/14, 8 PM, Hillbilly Winos, Motion to Fix (no cover). Thu 5/15, 9 PM, Chris Whitley Band, Johnny Society, Gus Black. Fri 5/16, 9 PM, Jeff Tweedy, Sons of the Never Wrong, Al Day (sold out). Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Starch Martins, Phistine Verona, Purrbox. 773-404-9494.
METRO 3730 N. Clark: Fri 5/9, 6:30 PM, From Zero, Blank Theory, Life Without, Reforma (all-ages). Sun 5/11, 7 PM, Deftones (all-ages). Mon 5/12, 6:30 PM, Lamb of God, Chimaira, Atreyu, Eighteen Visions (all-ages). Tue 5/13, 7 PM, Meshuggah (see Spot Check), Strapping Young Lad (all-ages). Wed 5/14, 6:30 PM, Lagwagon, Yellowcard, Rufio, Avoid One Thing (all-ages). Thu 5/15, 8 PM, My Morning Jacket, Burning Brides, Detachment Kit (18 & over). Fri 5/16, 7 PM, the Faint, Enon, Schneider TM (sold out). Sat 5/17, 9 PM, Covenant, Mellotron (18 & over). Sun 5/18, 6:30 PM, Woke Up Falling, Forty Foot Echo, Bound to Change (all-ages). 773-549-0203.
MICKEY FINN'S 412 N. Milwaukee, Libertyville: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Saturday June Band. Sat 5/10, Pack. Fri 5/16, Fitz & the Celts. Sat 5/17, Betty Soul. 847-362-6688.
MIKE DITKA'S Tremont Hotel, 100 E. Chestnut: Fridays and Saturdays, 9 PM, and Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 PM, John Vincent (Frank Sinatra tribute). 312-587-8989.
MISTO 1118 W. Grand: Restaurant. Saturdays, 10 PM, Gary Filip with Donny Greco. 312-226-5989.
MOLLY'S PIANO CABARET 7652 W. Madison, Forest Park: Wednesdays, 8 PM, Larry B. 708-366-8073.
MORETTI'S RISTORANTE & SPORTS BAR 6727 N. Olmsted: DJs spin 9 PM-2 AM (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays, DJ Marty B. Thursdays, DJ Freddie. 773-631-1223.
MRS. P & ME 100 E. Prospect, Mount Prospect: Music at 10 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 9 PM Wednesdays. Wed 5/14, 45s (no cover). Fri 5/16, Group du Jour (no cover). 847-259-9724.
THE MUTINY 2428 N. Western: Music after 10 PM; no cover. Sat 5/10, Dreklings, Dalet Yod, Cold Heaven. Sun 5/11, Jackknife Brothers, Lee Rags. Tue 5/13, Maya. Wed 5/14, Donnyboy the Rocker, Millions. Thu 5/15, Runs With Scissors, Spider Monkey. 773-486-7774.
NEVIN'S LIVE 1450 Sherman, Evanston: Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Heartsfield, Big Sky String Band; midnight, 1000 Vertical Ft. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Las Guitarras de España, Andreas Kapsalis. Sun 5/11, 7 PM, Signal 6, Midway Story, Dive (all-ages). Tuesdays, 8 PM, DJs spin soul & hip-hop. Wednesdays, 10:30 PM, open mike hosted by Grey Parker. Thu 5/15, Drunk Stuntmen. Fri 5/16, 9 PM, Jay Bennett & West of Rome, Baby Teeth, Tuffy, Capital 8. Sat 5/17, 7:30 PM, Grateful Dads (benefit for the Dominic Botti St. Athanasius Scholarship Fund). 847-869-0450.
NEW DATING GAME 8924 S. Stony Island: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 PM, DJs spin neo-soul, deep house, and old school at an open mike for poetry and spoken word. 773-374-8883.
NICK'S 1516 N. Milwaukee: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Sat 5/10, Seventh Sons. Sat 5/17, Big Guitars From Memphis. 773-252-1155.
NO EXIT 6970 N. Glenwood: Fri 5/9, 9 PM, Stephanie Rearick, Milkbaby Primitive. Wed 5/14, 8 PM, Partly Dave Show: variety cabaret hosted by Dave Awl with Stewed Tomatoes & others. Thursdays, 8 PM, Grinder gay/lesbian music & poetry series hosted by Scott Free. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Beau O'Reilly, Miki Greenberg, John Starrs, Jenno, Jamie O'Reilly. 773-743-3355.
NOBLE THEATER COMPANY 16 W. Randolph: Music and comedy at 9 PM Fri 5/9, Weird Sisters with David Kovac & Paul Connell. Sat 5/10, Roxy Bellows with Noise Conspiracy and Cayne Collier. Thu 5/15, Freddy Allen & Amy Armstrong with Darren Stephens & David Kovac. Fri 5/16, Weird Sisters with Naomi Ashley, Ben Benedict, and Harvey Finklestein and his puppets. Sat 5/17, Roxy Bellows with Dag Juhlin and David Kovac. 312-726-1156.
THE NOTE 1565 N. Milwaukee: Music at 10 PM; DJs spin after live shows until 4 AM. Fri 5/9, Karma Sutra, Radiant Darling, Effusion. Sat 5/10, Sono, Assembly, Firetrucs, Matthew. Sundays, 10 PM, Papa G. Mon 5/12, 10 PM, One Man Army, Endangered Species, DJ John Swift, Clash Titan. Tuesdays, 11 PM, DJ Alo, DJ I-Ron, DJ Fuego, Larry Millah. Wed 5/14, De Venere, DJ Jermaine. Fri 5/16, Super Big, Mighty Fine Machine, Jacobstone. Sat 5/17, Stardust (David Bowie tribute), Atomic Crash, Banana Fudge, Bizarro. Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Jedd's Goodbye Honkytonk Band. 773-489-0011.
OASIS 160 160 W. Joe Orr, Chicago Heights: Fri 5/9, 6 PM, Seventh-Grade Underdog, Myopia, Gone All Summer, Felonstar (all-ages); 9:30 PM, War Pigs (Black Sabbath tribute), All Axxis. Sat 5/10, 5 PM, ODM, Chapter Seven, Incaged, One Step Behind (all-ages); 10 PM, Hysteria, Angry Chair. Sun 5/11, 6 PM, Superjoint Ritual (all-ages); 9:30 PM, Umphrey's McGee (18 & over). Wed 5/14, 9 PM, Umphrey's McGee (18 & over). Fri 5/16, 6 PM, Twice Removed, Who Did Bender, AKA, Defcon (all-ages); 9:30 PM, Nast Devin, Ravensthorn, Soul Joke, Conquest, Gideon's Pawn. Sat 5/17, 5 PM, Dumpstar, Blacklist, Seconds From Silence, Second Too Late (all-ages); 9:30 PM, Eric Mantell, Fifty Caliber. Sun 5/18, 5 PM, Sick, Inflicted, Lava Lik, Hate Won't Stop Hate, Envy the Dead (all-ages). 708-756-0600.
OCEAN'S 11 RESTAURANT & NIGHTCLUB 18 W. 333 Roosevelt, Lombard: Music in the Rat Pack Lounge at 9 PM; Saturdays, Dan Haley performs the music of Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Dean Martin. Fri 5/9, Rick "Elvis" Saucedo. Sat 5/10, Tony Ocean. Wednesdays and Thursdays, DJs spin. Fri 5/16, Moods. 630-629-2940.
115 BOURBON ST. 3359 W. 115th, Merrionette Park: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Takabite. Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Infinity. Sun 5/11, 3 PM, Arthur Lee. Thu 5/15, 9:30 PM, Mike & Joe. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Elevation (U2 tribute). Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Anxiety Society. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Acoustolingus. 708-388-8881.
100 SOUTH CHOP HOUSE & GRILL 100 S. York, Elmhurst: Fridays, Saturdays, and Thursdays, 8 PM, Johnny Rome (no cover). 630-782-9091.
OTTO'S 118 E. Lincoln Highway, De Kalb: Music at 10 PM. Fri 5/9, Mike & Joe. Fri 5/16, Blaked, Pelao, Angry Chair. Sat 5/17, Shooter. 815-758-2715.
OTTO'S UNDERGROUND 118 E. Lincoln Highway, De Kalb: Music after 8 PM; no cover. Fri 5/9, Celestial Static, Autumn War. Sat 5/10, Backyard Tire Fire. Mon 5/12, open mike. Wed 5/14, Before Brazil. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Bound to Change, Best Days Behind. Sat 5/17, Uphill Ski Team. 815-758-2715.
PHYLLIS' MUSICAL INN 1800 W. Division: Music at 9:30 PM. Fri 5/9, Dugout. Sat 5/10, Heavy Matters. Tuesdays, 9:30 PM, open mike hosted by Daddy Cat Shag & Burt Heyman. Wed 5/14, Reilly Cellar. Thu 5/15, Full Moon Orchestra, Joe Roarty. Fri 5/16, Broken Radio. Sat 5/17, Sazerac. 773-486-9862.
P.J. WILLICKER'S 2220 Old Half Day, Lincolnshire: Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Group du Jour. Sat 5/17, 9:30 PM, Shards. 847-634-2730.
PONTIAC CAFE 1531 N. Damen: Music after 10 PM. Fri 5/9, live karaoke. Sat 5/10, Underdog 3. Wednesdays, 10 PM, Post Haste. Thu 5/15, 10 PM, New Math. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Troy. 773-252-7767.
PORTER'S OYSTER BAR & NIGHTCLUB 446 Virginia (Rte. 14), Crystal Lake: Music at 9:30 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM Wednesdays. Fri 5/9, American English (Beatles tribute). Fri 5/16, Johnny Sparkle & the Doo-Wop Daddies. Sat 5/17, Knee Deep. 815-477-0340.
PRODIGAL SON BAR & GRILL 2626 N. Halsted: Fri 5/9, 9 PM, Smush, Winnie, Viva Caramel, Wonderloaf. Sat 5/10, 9 PM, Ofays, Pegasus, Common Cold. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Methadones, Pink Lincolns, I Love Rich. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Crush Kill Destroy, Chalk. Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Milkbaby Primitive, We Are Childhood Equals. 773-248-3093.
QUENCHERS SALOON 2401 N. Western: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Mondays, open mike hosted by Berry LaCroix. Wed 5/14, I/O, Michael Colombia. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Behold! the Living Corpse, Speed of Light, School Shooter, American Heritage, Buried at Sea. 773-276-9730.
RED LINE TAP 7006 N. Glenwood: Wednesdays, 9 PM, pro jam hosted by Pat Hall. Thursdays, 10 PM, open mike. Sat 5/17, 9 PM, Mars Attacks. 773-274-3239.
REDHEAD PIANO BAR 16 W. Ontario: Fridays, 8 PM, Gene Garcia; 11:45 PM, David Crawford. Saturdays, 8 PM, Dave Johnson; midnight, John Zamojcin. Sundays, 8:30 PM-2:30 AM, John Zamojcin. Mondays, 8 PM, Tom Linsk & Lisa McClowry; 11:45 PM, Peter Miletic/Kenny Phelps. Tuesdays, 8 PM, John Zamojcin; 11:30 PM, Phil Baron & Ruby Harris. Wednesdays, 8 PM, Kenny Phelps; 11:45 PM, Gary Filip. Thursdays, 8 PM, Tom Linsk & Lisa McClowry; 11:45 PM, Kenny Phelps. 312-640-1000.
RHYTHM 1108 W. Randolph: Wednesdays, 9 PM, and Fridays, 10 PM, drum circle. Thursdays, 10 PM, Leddie Garcia, Taylor, Rick Garcia. 312-492-6100.
ROCK-A-TIKI 1942 W. Division: Wednesdays, 10 PM, Elvisland with Mark Hussman. 773-384-8454.
RORY'S MUSIC CAFE 701 W. Lake, Addison: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Crazy Diamond. Sat 5/10, Heartsfield, Chase Daniels Band. Fri 5/16, Bad Monkey, Liquid. Sat 5/17, Bad Medicine, Humpback Wail. 630-543-3101.
SCHUBAS 3159 N. Southport: Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Peter Mulvey; 10:30 PM, Air This Side of Caution, Dave Tamkin & the PPC, Bamboo Grove. Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Cynthia Dall (see Spot Check), Tim Rutili, Ben & Adam Vida. Sun 5/11, 9 PM, Ben Lee, Cory Branan, Snowglobe. Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Mayday (see Spot Check), Sainte Chapelle, Fojimoto (18 & over). Tue 5/13, 9 PM, Will Hoge, Style. Wed 5/14 and Thu 5/15, 8 PM, Cheryl Wheeler (see Spot Check), Kenny White. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Calla, Catfish Haven. Sat 5/17, 7 PM, Tim Mahoney, Wendy DeBias; 10 PM, Amy Rigby, John Stirratt & Laurie Stirratt, Nadine. Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Da Vinci's Notebook, Andrew Kerr (18 & over). 773-525-2508.
SHAW'S CRAB HOUSE 21 E. Hubbard: Restaurant with music in the Blue Crab Lounge at 7:30 PM; no cover. Sun 5/11, Jon McDonald. Sun 5/18, John Kattke. 312-527-2722.
SMALL BAR 2956 N. Albany: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Sat 5/10, Yellowtails. Sat 5/17, Q Blue. 773-509-9888.
SMOKE DADDY 1804 W. Division: Music at 10 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 9:30 PM Sundays through Thursdays. Sat 5/10, Jesse Scinto & the Dignitaries. Sundays, Torturing Elvis. Wednesdays, open mike hosted by Jerry Barry & Jim Desmond. 773-772-6656.
SNUGGERY SALOON & DINING ROOM Union Station, Canal & Adams: Music at 3:30 PM; no cover. Thu 5/15, Mighty Joe. 312-441-9334.
SPOKEN WORD CAFE 4655 S. King Dr.: Saturdays, 8 PM, House of Twang. 773-373-2233.
STUDENT CENTER, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY 2250 N. Sheffield: Fri 5/16, 7 PM, John Kimsey. 773-325-7664.
SUBTERRANEAN CAFE & CABARET 2011 W. North: Downstairs in the lounge: Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Trew spins Motown, funk, rare groove, hip-hop, and disco. Mondays, 8 PM, acoustic open mike hosted by Ciso Lobo. Tuesdays, 11 PM, DJ Artek, DJ Verb, Norman Rockwell, Rexford, Undecided, DJ D Double spin at the 606 hip-hop open mike. Wednesdays, Shack o' Love (deep house). Thursdays, 9 PM, spoken word hosted by Jordan Taggart, showcase with live bands. 773-278-6600.
SUBTERRANEAN CAFE & CABARET 2011 W. North: Upstairs in the Cabaret Room after 9 PM: Fri 5/9, 9:15 PM, Penetrators, Hunches, Little Killers, Hard Feelings, Hot Machines perform at Horizontal Action magazine's Rock 'n' Roll Blackout. Sat 5/10, 10:15 PM, Spits, A-Frames, FM Knives, Clone Defects, Tyrades perform at Horizontal Action magazine's Rock 'n' Roll Blackout. Tue 5/13, Mystic, Dyamond Havana. Wed 5/14, Strangers in Dreams, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Wanamaker. Thu 5/15, Temple of Low Men, Chlorine, High Strung. Fri 5/16, Quiver Lip, Major Junction, Sweet Potato Project. Sat 5/17, Gaza Strippers, Immortal Lee County Killers, Peelers. 773-278-6600.
TINY LOUNGE 1814 W. Addison: Music at 10 PM. Wednesdays, Nicholas Barron & Galaxy 5. 773-296-9620.
U.S. BEER CO. 1801 N. Clybourn: Sat 5/10, Luxt. Sat 5/17, Terminal. 773-871-7799.
UFFA 1008 W. Armitage: Fridays, 9 PM, DJ Jason. Thursdays, 9 PM, open mike. 773-665-4410.
UNCOMMON GROUND CAFE 1214 W. Grace: Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Tess Wiley, Jason Harrod, Kelly Steward. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Andrew Morgan, Kristin Ronne. Sun 5/11, 7 PM, Victoria, Kellie Lin Knott, Kristin Shout, Matt Wahl. Mondays, 7 PM, open mike hosted by Acousticboy & Larry Silverman. Wed 5/14, Jeff Libman. Thu 5/15, 8 PM, Jennifer Marks, Teddy Goldstein. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Wes Hollywood Show, Donna Frost, FM Smith. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Kreg Viesselman, Sunnyside Up, Good Intentions. Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Fojimoto, Dan Vaillancourt, Eric Ethann. 773-929-3680.
UNDERGROUND LOUNGE 952 W. Newport: Music after 10 PM. Fri 5/9, In Theory, Skinvent. Sat 5/10, and Thursdays, DJ Scott Farkus. Sundays, open turntables. Wednesdays, live karaoke. Sat 5/17, Inchworm, Free Wheels, Our Friend's Electric. Sun 5/18, Cruciform Injection, Terrorfakt, Inertia. 773-327-2739.
UNDERGROUND WONDER BAR 10 E. Walton: Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Pete Special Band. Fridays and Saturdays, 11 PM, Lonie Walker & Big Bad Ass Company Band. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Jen Porter. Sun 5/11, 8 PM, Rick George & the Message. Sundays, 10 PM, Heather Horton Band; 1 AM, Steve Kouba. Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Joe Thomas & Elliott Taggart; 10 PM, Down the Line. Mondays, 1 AM, Mark Madsen. Wednesdays, 8:30 PM, Heather Horton Band; 11 PM, Lonie Walker & Big Bad Ass Company Band. 312-266-7761.
VAUGHAN'S PUB 2917 N. Sheffield: No cover. Tuesdays, 9:30 PM, open jam with Anto & Tony C. 773-281-8188.
WALTER PAYTON'S ROUNDHOUSE 205 N. Broadway, Aurora: Music at 9:30 PM. Fri 5/9, Insomnia. Sat 5/10, Eddie Butts Band. Fri 5/16, Jane Doe. Sat 5/17, Generations. 630-264-2739.
WAVERLY GOLD NOTE LOUNGE 214 Main, Woodstock: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Brother John. Sat 5/10, Buckwheat Zydeco. 815-337-3663.
WEBSTER WINE BAR 1480 W. Webster: No cover. Mondays, 10 PM, Sticky Lupree. 773-868-0608.
WILD HARE 3530 N. Clark: Reggae and Afro-Caribbean music nightly at 9:30 PM. Fri 5/9, Michael Black, Gizzae. Sat 5/10, Melaku, New Flavor. Sundays, Gizzae. Mon 5/12, Grand Wizard, Theodore DJ Battle. Tuesdays, Dub Dis (no cover). Wednesdays, 10 PM-2 AM, DJ Cojo B spins dancehall. Thursdays, Carl Brown. Fri 5/16, Baaro. Sat 5/17, Scotty Mic, Flex Crew. 773-327-4273.
WISE FOOLS PUB 2270 N. Lincoln: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Fareed Haque (5/9 with Circadian; 5/10 with Groovatron). Sundays, 8:30 PM, Gary Stier & the Sleepless Knights. Mondays, 11 PM, live karaoke. Wed 5/14, Earl, Blue-Eyed Dog. Fri 5/16, Powerknobs, Shooting Blanks, Deer. Sat 5/17, Stone Puppet, Frantic Appetite, Ten With Strangers. Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Gary Stier. 773-929-1300.
ARTFUL DODGER 1734 W. Wabansia: DJs spin music for dancing after 10 PM Wednesdays through Saturdays and Mondays. Saturdays, DJ DuJuan. 773-227-6859.
BABALU 1645 W. Jackson: Saturdays, 9 PM-5 AM, DJs spin merengue, bachata, house, and disco. 312-733-3512.
BACCHUS 2242 N. Lincoln: Sundays, 7 PM-2 AM, DJ Slowe spins 80s, alternative, synthwave, gothic, and industrial dance. 773-477-5238.
BAR THIRTEEN 1944 W. Division: DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 PM-3 AM Saturdays, and 8 PM-2 AM Sundays. Fridays, DJ Mig. Saturdays, Dave Britton. Sundays, Shon Dervis, DJ A+ spin downtempo house, Latin, and rare groove. Wednesdays, DJ Red Lox. Thursdays, DJ Hello Kitty. 773-394-1313.
BAR 3 2138 N. Halsted: DJs spin acid jazz, funk, Afrobeat, house, two-step, and soul 9 PM-2 AM Thursdays through Saturdays. Wednesdays, 7 PM, poetry open mike with music by Bemaji. 773-348-3665.
BERLIN 954 W. Belmont: Fridays, 10 PM-4 AM, Greg Haus spins trance, progressive, hard house, and breakbeat. Saturdays, 10 PM-5 AM, Christopher Robin, John Jackson spin trans-Euro groove. Sundays, 10 PM, DJ Chester. Mondays, 10 PM, DJ Boa spins synthpop, hardwave, and retro. Tuesdays, 11 PM-4 AM, Ralphi Rosario spins deep house. Wednesdays, 10 PM, DJ Larissa, DJ Ruslan. Thursdays, 10 PM, Heather Doble. 773-348-4975.
BETTY'S BLUE STAR LOUNGE 1600 W. Grand: DJs spin nightly until 4 AM (until 5 AM Saturdays). Fri 5/9, DJ PCS, DJ 33-1/3. Sat 5/10, DJ Vic the Wolf, Martin "Boogieman" Luna. Sundays, DJ PCS. Mon 5/12, Brian Borden, DJ BJAK, John Simmons. Tue 5/13, Risky Bizness, DJ Heather spin new wave and pop. Wed 5/14, DJ Andrew. Thursdays, DJ FLX, Chris Million. 312-243-1699.
BIG HORSE LOUNGE 1558 N. Milwaukee: Mondays, 8 PM-2 AM, DJ Sadar, DJ Richie Rich spin disco, rare groove, and underground. 773-278-5785.
BIG WIG 1551 W. Division: DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM Tuesdays through Sundays (until 3 AM Saturdays); no cover. Fridays, DJ D Double, DJ Artek spin reggae, hip-hop, and soul. Sundays, DJ Jason spins punk, garage, and indie rock. Tuesdays, DJ Sinjin & guests spin techno. Wed 5/14, Phantom 45, Poolside, Flipside, Glyde, Carbide. Thu 5/15, Dmitry Lovebone, Keith Lotta, Manic, Chris Gin. 773-235-9100.
BIOLOGY BAR 1516 N. Fremont: DJs spin 9 PM-4 AM Wednesdays through Fridays, Sundays, and Mondays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, DJ Twilite Tone, Mike Love, DJ Word. 312-266-1234.
BLONDE 820 W. Lake: DJs spin 9 PM-2 AM nightly (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays, DJ Mario. 312-226-4500.
BUZZ CLUB 308 W. Erie: DJs spin until 4 AM Sundays through Fridays, until 5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, Vince Abrams spins hip-hop, old school house & reggae. Saturdays, Uncle Joe spins high energy house & hip-hop. Mondays, Martin "Boogieman" Luna, Victor R., DJ Finesse, DJ Danny Boy. Wednesdays, DJs spin salsa. Thursdays, DJ Smurf spins hip-hop. 312-475-9800.
CACTUS CLUB 1112 N. State: Saturdays, 9 PM-3 AM, and Fridays, 9 PM-2 AM, DJ Kidd. 312-642-5999.
CAFE LURA 3184 N. Milwaukee: Thursdays, 9 PM-2 AM, DJ MF, Regge, Lamebrane, Radiata spin drum & bass. 773-736-3033.
CANS BAR & CANTEEN 1640 N. Damen: Fridays and Saturdays, Mike Kandle. Thursdays, Tommy Wang. 773-227-2277.
CHERRY RED 2833 N. Sheffield: DJs spin after 10 PM. Fridays, DJ Eddie spins hip-hop. Saturdays, DJ Freddie O spins hip-hop and house until 3 AM. Sundays, DJ Eddie, DJ Freddie O. Thursdays, DJ Izzi (no cover). 773-477-3661.
CHROMIUM 817 W. Lake: DJs spin after 9 PM. Fridays, DJs spin progressive house. Saturdays, DJs spin salsa, merengue, house, and hip-hop. 312-666-8106.
CIRCUIT NIGHTCLUB AND REHAB LOUNGE 3641 N. Halsted: DJs spin after 9 PM. Saturdays, DJ Hugo, DJ Lulu. Sundays, 7 PM, Latin T-Dance hosted by Veronica Zaid, DJs Kid Romeo, Alex Perez & El Prieto. Mondays, Disco Bingo hosted by Bianca Bleu. Tuesdays, 10 PM, karaoke with VJ Kevy B. Wednesdays, DJ Jungle Jorge spins salsa and Latin house. Thursdays, 11 PM, Miss Ketty & Her Latina Review, DJ El Prieto. 773-325-2233.
CIRCUS 901 W. Weed: Saturdays, 6 PM-3 AM, and Fridays and Tuesdays through Thursdays, 6 PM-2 AM, DJs spin; members of the World Famous Flying Wallendas perform circus acts on weekends. 312-266-1200.
CLUB MERCURY 221 W. Van Buren: Restaurant and nightclub; DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. Saturdays, DJs spin hip-hop and R&B. 312-427-1774.
CLUB 720 720 N. Wells: Saturdays, 9 PM-5 AM, and Fridays and Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 PM-4 AM, DJs spin Latin & Caribbean, hip-hop, and house. 312-397-0600.
CLYBAR 2417 N. Clybourn: DJs spin after 9 PM; no cover. Sundays, Family Chicago DJs spin house. Thursdays, DJs spin soul and funk. 773-388-1877.
COCKTAIL 3359 N. Halsted: DJs spin in the bar after 9 PM. Fridays, Freddie Bain. Saturdays, Daniel Tsunami, DJeremy. Tuesdays, Michael Serafini. Thursdays, Timmy Loop. 773-477-1420.
COOBAH 3423 N. Southport: Sundays, Jesse de la Peña spins Brazilian lounge, jungle, drum & bass, bossa nova & Afrobeat. 773-528-2220.
COPA 1637 N. Clybourn: DJs spin after 10 PM. Fridays, Tim Bogosian spins hip-hop and house. Saturdays, guest DJs spin until 3 AM. 312-642-3449.
DANNY'S 1951 W. Dickens: Mon 5/12, DJ Bobby Conn, LeDeuce, Ray_Rod. 773-489-6457.
DANTE'S 1200 W. Hubbard: DJs spin after 10:30 PM; no cover. Saturdays, DJ Sean Madness. Thursdays, DJ Bobby Too Fresh. 312-243-9350.
DEJA VU 2624 N. Lincoln: DJs spin 9 PM-4 AM nightly (until 5 AM Saturdays). Fridays and Saturdays, Ed Vantage, Johnny Price. 773-871-0205.
DIG 1551 N. Sheffield: Fridays and Saturdays, 10 PM-2 AM, DJs spin top 40. 312-377-1727.
DRAGON ROOM 809 W. Evergreen: DJs spin on three levels 10 PM-4 AM Thursdays and Fridays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Thursdays, Paul Blair, Greg Norwood. 312-751-2900.
DRAGONFLY 1206 N. State: DJs spin after 10 PM Fridays through Sundays and Wednesdays. Sundays, DJ Chris Gin. Wednesdays, DJ Splinter. 312-787-7600.
D'VINE 1950 W. North: Fridays, 11 PM, Ron Troupe & Shaun T. spin house. Saturdays, 6 PM, Malik Shabazz & Beto Roxx spin hip-hop, house, and R&B. 773-235-5700.
EMPTY BOTTLE 1035 N. Western: Sundays, 10 PM, Big Up! with Josh Abrams, Jacob Ross & Fred Wells (upstairs). Mon 5/12, 9:30 PM, Midwest Product, Dykehouse, Kill Memory Crash. 773-276-3600.
ENCORE 171 W. Randolph: Fridays and Tuesdays through Thursdays, DJs spin after 7 PM. 312-338-3788.
EXCALIBUR 632 N. Dearborn: DJs spin 5 PM-4 AM Fridays, 5 PM-5 AM Saturdays, and 7 PM-4 AM Sundays through Thursdays in the Cabaret Room and Club X. Fridays, Saturdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Slim, Katfish, Zanman, Pat Mann & Spankie. Sundays and Tuesdays, DJ Theory. Mondays, Pat Mann. 312-266-1944.
FUNKY BUDDHA LOUNGE 728 W. Grand: DJs spin 9 PM-2 AM (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays, DJ Frique. Saturdays, Lil' Mikey, 33-1/3, Full Moon Percussion Ensemble. Sundays, Danny the Wild Child, DJ Frique, Phantom 45, DJ Hiroki. Mondays, DJ Hiroki, DJ Anacron (Mental Graffiti spoken-word open mike 7:30-10 PM). Tuesdays, Vince Adams, Pharris Thomas, Phat Mike, John Styles. Wednesdays, Lil' Mikey. Thursdays, DJ Hide, Vince Adams, Dirty MF. 312-666-1695.
GET ME HIGH LOUNGE 1758 N. Honore: Saturdays, 7 PM-3 AM, Sundays, 8 PM-2 AM, and Fridays and Mondays through Thursdays, 7 PM-2 AM, DJs spin. 773-252-4090.
GLOW 1615 N. Clybourn: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Sundays and Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays; no cover. Sat 5/10, DJ CZR. Wednesdays, Can-Can DJs Flipside, Wayne Williams, Vince Lawrence & Cedric. 312-587-8469.
GRAMERCY 2438 N. Lincoln: Thursdays, 9 PM, Paul Blair spins music of the 70s and 80s. 773-477-8880.
GREEN DOLPHIN STREET 2200 N. Ashland: Fridays and Saturdays, midnight-5 AM, B Side DJs spin rare groove, jazz, mambo, Cuban, funk & soul (no cover). Thursdays, 10 PM, Mr. A.L.I., Vic Lavender and others. 773-395-0066.
HARRY'S VELVET ROOM 56 W. Illinois: Fridays, 9 PM-4 AM, Jesse de la Peña, Karlos G. spin hip-hop, R&B, soul, reggae, and house. Saturdays, 11 PM-5 AM, DJ Swank, Matt Warren. Thursdays, 11 PM-4 AM, DJ Fabian. 312-527-5600.
HIDDEN LOUNGE 651 W. Washington: DJs spin until 2 AM Sundays through Tuesdays, until 4 AM Wednesdays through Fridays, and until 5 AM Saturdays. Wednesdays, DJ Freckles spins hip-hop and house. 312-627-0409.
HOGS & HONEYS 1555 N. Sheffield: Saturdays, 9 PM-3 AM, and Fridays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 9 PM-2 AM, DJs spin. 312-377-1733.
HOLLYWOOD EAST 5650 N. Broadway: Fridays, 9:30 PM, DJs spin house. 773-271-4711.
ICE BAR 738 N. Clark: DJs spin 9 PM-2 AM nightly. Wednesdays, Johnny Chaos, Agent 47, DJ Marcel. 312-440-8841.
INNJOY 2051 W. Division: Music from 9 AM-2 PM nightly (until 3 AM Saturdays); patio open all season. Fridays, Evan Coleman spins funk, house, and hip-hop. Saturdays, Andrew YKK spins R&B, soul, disco, and funk. Sundays, DJ Joan of Arc, DJ Detroit Girl. Wednesdays, DJ Papa G spins, with fortune tellers. Thursdays, DJ Axis spins hip-hop, rock, and new wave. 773-394-2066.
JILLY'S RETRO CLUB 1009 N. Rush: DJs spin high-energy dance music of the 70s and 80s after 8 PM. Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Spillz. Tuesdays through Thursdays, Carmine Collaro. 312-664-1001.
JOE'S 940 W. Weed: Bar and restaurant with music at 10 PM. Sundays, 8 PM, Hot Boyz Tone & Shag host Sassy Sundays with Lady Red, Nina Shantell, Donnie Devo, DJ R Dubb & Pharris Thomas. Wednesdays, Psycho Bitch, Teri Bristol. 312-337-3486.
JOHN BARLEYCORN 3524 N. Clark: DJs spin after 10 PM upstairs. Fridays, DJ Ben. Saturdays, DJ Frique, DJ AM/PM. Thursdays, DJ Flipside, Louie Louie. 773-549-6000.
JOY-BLUE 3998 N. Southport: DJs spin house, disco, funk, hip-hop, and techno after 10 PM Thursdays through Saturdays. Fridays, DJ Izzi. Saturdays, Croatian Sensations. Thursdays, DJ Prado. 773-477-3330.
KATACOMB 1909 N. Lincoln: DJs spin hip-hop, funk, soul, and R&B 9 PM-4 AM Wednesdays through Fridays, 9 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Brent, DJ Jig, DJ Ryan. Wednesdays, DJ Ffar spins house. 312-337-4040.
LAVA LOUNGE 859 N. Damen: DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM nightly (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays, Moa Anbessa Sound System with General Jah Son, Marcus Iya & Rankin' Stranjah. Saturdays, Brian G., Brenda D., Nick Santillan spin house. Mondays, Greg Shirilla. Tuesdays, DJ Red Lox spins reggae. Wednesdays, DJ Hook Dick spins rock. Thursdays, Shon Dervis, DJ Precyse spin hip-hop. 773-772-3355.
MANHOLE 3458 N. Halsted: Fridays through Thursdays, DJs spin until 4 AM (until 5 AM Saturdays). 773-975-9244.
MARY Y SOL 816 W. Randolph: Fridays and Saturdays, Leddie Garcia, DJ Rick Garcia. 312-563-1763.
MICHAEL'S JAZZ BISTRO 530 Crescent, Glen Ellyn: Thursdays, 9 PM, DJs spin downtempo & trip-hop. 630-446-4001.
MINX 111 W. Hubbard: DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM. Wednesdays, 9 PM-2 AM, DJ Bear Who?, DJ Majid. 312-828-9000.
MORETTI'S ITALIAN RISTORANTE 1645 W. Jackson: Saturdays, Club Babalou DJs spin. 312-427-2572.
MYSTIQUE 157 W. Ontario: DJs spin after 10 PM. Saturdays, DJ World, DJ Flipside. Sundays, John Styles, DJ Cache 22. Wednesdays, DJ Pharris, Mike Love, DJ Phantom. 312-642-2582.
NEO 2350 N. Clark: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM nightly (until 5 AM Saturdays). Fridays, Rob Kokot spins synthpop and electro industrial. Saturdays, DJ $#&@! spins industrial. Wednesdays, Jeff Moyer spins electronic dance. Thursdays, Dave Roberts spins new wave. 773-528-2622.
THE NEW SOUND 7407 W. Madison, Forest Park: Saturdays, 10:30 PM-3 AM, DeeJay Intel One spins hip-hop, downtempo, and drum & bass (no cover). 708-771-3060.
NINE 440 W. Randolph: DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM nightly in the Ghost Bar (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays, DJ Todd. Saturdays, DJ Sheldon. 312-575-9900.
THE ORIGINAL MOTHER'S 26 W. Division: Saturdays, 8 PM-5 AM, and Fridays, Sundays, and Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 PM-4 AM, DJ Joe spins pop, hip-hop, and house. 312-642-7251.
ORLY'S 55th and South Hyde Park: Saturdays, DJ Stoney. 773-638-2469.
LE PASSAGE 1 Oak Place: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Wednesdays through Fridays, 9 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, Jernell Geronimo (DJ Matt Wells spins in the Yow Bar). Saturdays, Nandi Maxx spins progressive and hip-hop (DJ Solange spins in the Yow Bar). Wednesdays, Nandi Maxx, Martin "Boogieman" Luna spin hip-hop and house. 312-255-0022.
THE (PROP) HOUSE 1675 N. Elston: DJs spin 11 PM-4 AM Fridays and Sundays, 11 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, DJs spin hip-hop and reggae. Saturdays, Mike Dunn, DJ Phantom, Tony T., Sam Silk & others spin deep house. Sundays, Mike Love. 773-486-2390.
RED DOG 1958 W. North: DJs spin funk, house, and dance music 10 PM-4 AM Fridays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, (F)unktion DJs spin. Saturdays, DJ Twilite Tone, DJ 33-1/3, Steve Bravo. Mondays, Mark Grant, DJ Lego, Dave Britton. 773-278-1009.
REDNOFIVE & FIFTH FLOOR 440 N. Halsted: Saturdays, 10 PM-5 AM, and Fridays, Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 10 PM-4 AM, DJs spin. 312-733-6699.
REUNION 811 W. Lake: Fridays, DJs spin Spanish rock. Saturdays, DJs spin hip-hop. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7 PM-2 AM, DJs spin salsa and merengue. 312-491-9600.
RIVE GAUCHE 306 N. Halsted: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Thursdays and Fridays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, Chris Tomasone, DJ Danny Boy. Saturdays, DJ Danny Boy. Thursdays, Erik K, Prince Masih, DJ Wizz Kid, DJ Danny Boy, DJ Logic. 312-738-9971.
SAUCE 1750 N. Clark: Restaurant. Thursdays, 10 PM, DJ Abell spins house (no cover). 312-932-1750.
SINIBAR 1540 N. Milwaukee: DJs spin 8 PM-2 AM. Fridays, Tone B. Nimble, Mark Fullaflava spin rare groove, DJ JR spins hip-hop. Saturdays, Tone B. Nimble spins hip-hop. Sundays, Mark Fullaflava spins breakbeat, disco, hip-hop, jazz & soul. Mondays, DJ Felix, the Mad Thinker spin house. Tuesdays, Eddie "Moskito" Cruz spins salsa, boogaloo, merengue & samba. Wednesdays, DJs spin hip-hop. Thursdays, DJ BJAK spins electro, house, disco, R&B, and hip-hop. 773-278-7797.
SLICK'S LOUNGE 1115 N. North Branch: Fridays and Wednesdays, Tone B. Nimble. Saturdays, DJs spin house. Sundays, Lee Collin, Sadar, Russoul. Mondays, Eddie "Moskito" Cruz, DJ Coco. Tuesdays, Andre Harris. Thursdays, Chris Quinn. 312-932-0006.
SMART BAR 3730 N. Clark: DJs spin nightly after 10 PM. Fri 5/9, DJ Heather, Chris Quinn. Sat 5/10, Colette, James Curd. Sundays, DJ Erin, DJ Abbie. Tuesdays, DJ Scary Lady Sarah spins ethereal, goth, and electro. Second Wednesday of every month, Andrew Church spins punk, indie, and hardcore. Thu 5/15, Jugoe, DJ_S, Madrid, Kala. Fri 5/16, Tommie Sunshine & friends. Sat 5/17, Justin Long, Dizzy, Mike Pugh. 773-549-4140.
SOUND-BAR 226 W. Ontario: Saturdays, 10 PM-5 AM, and Fridays and Thursdays, 10 PM-4 AM, DJs spin. 312-787-4480.
SPIN 800 W. Belmont: DJs spin after 10 PM. Fridays, DJ Timmy Loop & VJ Terp. Saturdays, DJ Jungle Jorge & VJ Nickole. Sundays, VJ Steven Farias. Mondays, VJ Tyrone (no cover). Tuesdays, VJ Tech-Nick (no cover). Wednesdays, Freddie Bain & VJ Tyrone. Thursdays, Best of the 80s with DJ Julian & VJ Steven Farias (no cover). 773-327-7711.
SPY BAR 646 N. Franklin: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Tuesdays through Fridays and Sundays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, DJ Goose, Ronnie G., DJ Abyss. Saturdays, Andrew Vonn spins house and hip-hop. Sundays, DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Tuesdays, Andrew Vonn spins metal. Thursdays, Andre Harris, Martin "Boogieman" Luna. 312-587-8779.
STAR BAR 2150 Ogden, Aurora: DJs spin after 8 PM. Fridays and Saturdays, Pat Clark, Kenny Jammin' Jason, Billy the Kid, Tony 2 Much, Erik K, Blitz. Thursdays, Retroactive. 630-236-0900.
STREETSIDE CAFE 3201 W. Armitage: Nightly, DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM (until 3 AM Saturdays). Second Saturday of every month, DJ Eric H., DJ Joseph spin 2-step garage, brokenbeat, dancehall, and dub. 773-252-9700.
SUPERLOUNGE 209 W. Lake: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM nightly (until 5 AM Saturdays) Fridays, DJ Matty, Chris Quinn. Saturdays, Harry the Blade, DJ Tobias. Wednesdays, Justin Reed, DJ Solace spin Brazilian and Latin house. Thursdays, Shaka 23. 312-223-9232.
SWANK 710 N. Wells: DJs spin 8 PM-2 AM Mondays through Fridays, 8 PM-3 AM Saturdays; no cover. Fridays, Martin "Boogieman" Luna. Saturdays, DJ Vic, DJ Isaac. Tuesdays, DJ Danny Boy. Wednesdays, Psycho Bitch, Nick Cam Cam, DJ Taso, DJ Danny Boy. 312-274-9500.
TEN56 1056 N. Damen: DJs spin nightly after 10 PM. Fridays, DJ Scratch-n-Sniff spins retro rock and old-school hip-hop. Saturdays, Refried Beats DJs spin hip-hop and dance music. Sundays, DJ Superstatus spins dub, scratch, funk, and hip-hop. Tuesdays, DJ Rudy, DJ Tankboy spin alternative rock, punk, and new wave. Wednesdays, DJ Mass Transit spins soul, R&B, funk, and hip-hop. Thursdays, DJ Motorcycle Dan spins rock. 773-227-4906.
TONIC ROOM 2447 N. Halsted: Music and DJs 10 PM-2 AM nightly (until 3 AM Saturdays). Fridays, DJ Mass Transit spins soul, old school, and hip-hop. Saturdays, Greg Dalphone spins funk and hip-hop. Sundays, hip-hop open mike with live band, hosted by Tabakin & Saayid. Mondays, open mike. 773-248-8400.
TRACE 3714 N. Clark: DJs spin 10 PM-2 AM. Sundays, Doug Brandt spins house. Wednesdays, DJ Real One & Jackin' Jamie spin house, disco and breaks (no cover). 773-477-3400.
TRANSIT 1431 W. Lake: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Thursdays and Fridays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, Alberto "Escandalo" Gomez, Marco Hernandez, Carlos Rodriguez spin salsa and merengue. Saturdays, Martin "Boogieman" Luna, Chris Tomasone, DJ Goose, Flipside, Jayfunk. Thu 5/15, Sven Vath, Flipside, Frank Solano. 312-491-9729.
TRIPLE D'S 1902 W. Irving Park: Music after 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Venue, Velva, Yuppster, DJ Tobias. 773-871-6239.
U.S. BEER CO. 1801 N. Clybourn: Fri 5/16, Voices. 773-871-7799.
U!N! CLUB 3548 N. Des Plaines River Rd., Franklin Park: DJs and live music after 9 PM; no cover. Fridays, Jimmie Page. Saturdays, DJ Markski, DJ Schim. Tuesdays, Rick Hype. Wednesdays, Pat Clark, DJ Schim. Thursdays, DJ Alexo, DJ Big Time, DJ Stoy Boy. 847-233-9091.
VISION 640 N. Dearborn: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Fridays and Mondays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fri 5/9, Tim Xavier, Sombionix, Shawn Jackson, Ernie Perez, Justin Long, Dissolvent, DJ S, DJ Madrid, Acidman. Sat 5/10, Felix da Housecat, Mazi, Hipolito Sanchez. Mondays, DJ Theory, DJ Structure. Fri 5/16, Psycho Bitch, Teri Bristol. Sat 5/17, Christopher Lawrence, Gianni, Dmitry Lovebone. 312-266-2114.
VOODOO 601 Mall, Schaumburg: DJs spin "high energy dance music" after 7 PM Tuesdays through Fridays and after 9 PM Saturdays. Saturdays, Julian "Jumpin'" Perez, Double Impact, Paul Curtis. Tuesdays, Rick Martinez, Alex Perez spin Latin rock, pop, and alternative. Thursdays, DJs spin salsa. 847-969-1602.
WHITE STAR 225 W. Ontario: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Fridays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fridays, DJ Danny Boy, DJ Theory, Chris Tomasone, Peter Haze. Saturdays, DJ Danny Boy, DJ Mach 1, Peter Haze, Victor R. spin progressive house, trance, hip-hop & R&B. 312-440-3223.
XIPPO 3759 N. Damen: DJs spin 9 PM-2 AM. Fridays and Saturdays, DJ French Toast. 773-529-9135.
ZENTRA 923 W. Weed: DJs spin 10 PM-4 AM Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, 10 PM-5 AM Saturdays. Fri 5/9, Juan Atkins. Fri 5/16, Derrick Carter, DJ Heather. 312-787-0400.
ZERO GRAVITY 22 W. 613 75th, Naperville: DJs spin 8 PM-4 AM Fridays and Saturdays. Fridays, Billy the Kid. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 PM-5 AM, Jonny Quest, Triple X, Brett Lee, DJ Double J spin Euro and progressive. Saturdays, DJ Markski, DJ Caffeine. 630-985-1111.
BROOKS & DUNN, RASCAL FLATTS, BRAD PAISLEY, AARON LINES, JEFF BATES, CLEDUS T. JUDD Fri 5/16, 4 PM, Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim, Rosemont. 847-635-6601 or 312-559-1212.
CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF FOLK ARTISTS Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Saint Blase Church, 6101 S. 75th, Argo. 773-617-9919.
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE Wed 5/14, 8 PM, St. Mark's, 1509 Ridge, Evanston. 847-784-6739.
BILL FRISELL WITH VIKTOR KRAUSS & KENNY WOLLESON, BRUCE MOLSKY Sat 5/17, 7 and 10 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
VANCE GILBERT, ELLIS PAUL Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
MICHAEL JOHNATHON, MIKE & AMY FINDERS Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Congregational Unitarian Church, 221 Dean, Woodstock. 815-338-5164.
LEWIS FAMILY WITH RYAN HOLLADAY Sat 5/17, 7 PM, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren, Woodstock. 815-338-5300.
NATURAL BOB & MICKY HOLDSWORTH Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, 3401 W. Jefferson, Joliet. 815-744-9020.
ROLLING THUNDER RE-VIEW Tribute to Bob Dylan with faculty and staff from the Old Town School of Folk Music. Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
SAUGANASH STEW perform at a barn dance with caller Paul Watkins. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Esperanza School, 520 N. Marshfield. 773-777-7822.
STEPHIE & THE BOYZ perform at a barn dance with caller Paul Ford. Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Park View Lutheran Church, 3919 N. Monticello. 773-777-7822 or 847-329-9173.
PAUL TYLER & FRIENDS perform at a barn dance with caller Paul Watkins. Sun 5/11, 6:30 PM, Warrenville Community Building, 3 S 240 Warren, Warrenville. 630-897-3655.
AARON WILLIAMS Free in-store performance. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 1144 Lake, Oak Park. 708-386-6927.
DWIGHT YOAKAM, JIMMY WAYNE All-ages. Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Park West, 322 W. Armitage. 773-929-5959 or 312-559-1212.
ABBEY PUB 3420 W. Grace: Sundays, Irish session. Mondays, Chicago Barn Dance Company. Tuesdays, open stage. 773-478-4408.
C.J. ARTHUR'S 1168 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette: Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Half Day Bluegrass Band. 847-256-8870.
CADILLAC RANCH 1175 W. Lake, Bartlett: Country dance lessons and DJs at 7:30 PM. Fridays, Saturdays, and Tuesdays, DJ Sux. Sundays, Big John. Mondays, Big John, DJ Sux. 630-830-7200.
CAROL'S PUB 4659 N. Clark: Country music at 9 PM. Fridays and Saturdays, Diamondback. Sundays, open jam with Diamondback. 773-334-2402.
CARRAIG Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th, Oak Forest: No cover. Fri 5/9, 9:30 PM, and Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Billy Leatham. Sun 5/11, 4-10 PM, John Dillon performs at a Celtic supper and dance. Wed 5/14, 8 PM, Kieran Conway. Fri 5/16, Brendan Loughrey & Blue Stack. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Clan na Gael. 708-687-9323.
CELTIC CROSSINGS 751 N. Clark: Sundays, 6 PM, Irish session. 312-337-1005.
CHIEF O'NEILL'S PUB 3471 N. Elston: Bar and restaurant with music at 10 PM on weekends. Sundays, 4-8 PM, and Tuesdays, 8-11 PM, traditional Irish session. 773-473-5263.
DURTY NELLIE'S 55 N. Bothwell, Palatine: Music at 10 PM Fridays and Saturdays (on two stages), 8:30 PM Sundays, 9 PM Mondays, and 9:30 PM Tuesdays through Thursdays. Sun 5/18, Whitey O'Day (no cover). 847-358-9150.
EDGEWATER LOUNGE 5600 N. Ashland: Music at 9:30 PM. Tuesdays, Chico. 773-878-3343.
EMPTY BOTTLE 1035 N. Western: Fridays, 5:30 PM, Hoyle Brothers. 773-276-3600.
FAT BEAN 2959 Artesian, Naperville: Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Sandy Andina. 630-922-9821.
FIFTH PROVINCE PUB Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox: Music after 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Gerard Haughey. Sat 5/10, Fast Eddie. Fri 5/16, Switchback. Sat 5/17, Dooley Brothers. 773-282-7035.
FOLK-LORE CENTER & ACORN COFFEE BAR 29 W 140 Butterfield, Warrenville: Music at 8 PM. Sat 5/17, Curtis & Loretta. 630-393-1247.
FRONT PORCH MUSIC 505 Lincolnway, Valparaiso, Indiana: Music at 8 PM. Fri 5/9, Three Minute Mile. Sat 5/10, Michael Miles. Sat 5/17, Ticklepenny Corner. 219-464-4700.
GALLERY CABARET 2020 N. Oakley: Music at 10 PM on weekends, 9 PM on weeknights. Sundays, open mike hosted by Fred. 773-489-5471.
GREENLEAF GRILL 301 Greenleaf, Park City: Music at 7 PM. Second Sunday of every month, open stage. Sun 5/18, Kevin Danzig & Kat Wooley. 847-949-5355.
HACKNEY'S 1514 E. Lake, Glenview: Music at 7 PM; no cover. Wednesdays, Whitey O'Day. 847-724-7171.
HIDDEN SHAMROCK 2723 N. Halsted: Sundays, 3-6 PM, traditional Irish session. 773-883-0304.
IRISH EYES 2519 N. Lincoln: Sundays, open stage for Irish and American traditional, folk, and country hosted by Eamonn Knuff (sign-up at 9 PM; no cover). 773-348-9548.
KERRY PIPER 7900 Joliet, Willowbrook: Music at 9 PM. Wednesdays, Irish session. 630-325-3732.
MARTYRS' 3855 N. Lincoln: Mon 5/12, 9 PM, Gan Bua (no cover). 773-404-9494.
PEGGY KINNANE'S 8 N. Vail, Arlington Heights: Irish pub and restaurant with popular and traditional music at 9:15 PM on Fridays and Saturdays. Sundays, 1-4 PM, traditional Irish session (no cover). 847-577-7733.
PORTER'S OYSTER BAR & NIGHTCLUB 446 Virginia (Rte. 14), Crystal Lake: Music at 9:30 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM Wednesdays. Wed 5/14, John Devlin & Mary Dietel. 815-477-0340.
RED LINE TAP 7006 N. Glenwood: Tuesdays, 8 PM, Michelle Perry & the Cold Cold Hearts. 773-274-3239.
TWO WAY STREET COFFEE HOUSE 1047 Curtiss, Downers Grove: Music at 8:15 PM. Fri 5/9, Walter Craft. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Larry Penn, Mark Dvorak. Fri 5/16, Clearwater Connection. 630-969-9720.
Blues, Gospel, R&B
RONNIE BAKER BROOKS Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Clearwater Theater, 96 W. Main, West Dundee. 847-836-8820.
HOWLIN' AT THE MOON Jackie Taylor & Jimmy Tillman's "bluesical" about Howlin' Wolf, with Rick Stone, Dwight Neal, Qween Roy, and Desla Epison. Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM, and Sundays, 3 PM, Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon. 773-769-4451 or 312-902-1500.
DWAYNE LEE, VICTORIA, APPOINTED BY GOD, ABJ COMMUNITY CHOIR, ABJ LITURGICAL DANCERS Sun 5/18, 4 PM, DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl. 773-947-0600.
ROBERT WOOTAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE Sat 5/17, 12:30 PM, Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan and Adams. 312-443-3600.
ABBEY PUB 3420 W. Grace: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, Leon Russell, Buzz Kilman & the Blues Rocket Scientists. 773-478-4408.
AJ'S HORSE AROUND LOUNGE 114 W. Washington, Round Lake Park: Wednesdays, 7:30 PM, Housewreckin' Blues Jam with Mike Landers, King Robinson, Bruce Williams, Jeff Blum & Marty Willis. 847-546-3314.
ARTIS'S 1249 E. 87th: Music after 9 PM. Sundays, J.W. Williams & the Chi-Town Hustlers. Mondays, Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues. 773-734-0491.
BLUE CHICAGO 736 N. Clark: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Maurice John Vaughn Band with Grana Louise. Mondays, Big Time Sarah & the BTS Express. Tue 5/13, Linsey Alexander Band with Big Time Sarah. Wednesdays, Grana Louise Band. Thursdays, Willie Kent & the Gents with Patricia Scott. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, Willie Kent & the Gents with Patricia Scott. 312-642-6261.
BLUE CHICAGO ON CLARK 536 N. Clark: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Linsey Alexander Band with Nellie Travis. Sundays and Thursdays, Johnny B. Moore Band with Shirley Johnson. Wednesdays, Willie Kent & the Gents. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, Charlie Love Band with Grana Louise. 312-661-0100.
BLUE CHICAGO STORE 534 N. Clark: Saturdays, 8 PM, Gloria Shannon Band. 312-661-1003.
B.L.U.E.S. 2519 N. Halsted: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, John Primer & the Real Deal Band. Sun 5/11, Joe Barr. Mon 5/12, Willie Kent & the Gents. Tue 5/13, Lorenzo Thompson. Wed 5/14, Pistol Pete. Thu 5/15, Rob Stone & the C-Notes with Aaron Moore. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, Jimmy Johnson. 773-528-1012.
BOB & LOIS'S PLACE 745 E. 75th: Sundays, 9 PM, D.R. Express Band with Danny Reed. 773-488-1355.
BOSSMAN BLUES CENTER 3500 W. Lake: Fridays, 9 PM, Al Harris & the Blues Crew. Tuesdays, 7 PM, jam session hosted by the Blues Crew. Wednesdays, 7 PM, West Side Blues Revue. Thursdays, 7 PM, Thunderfoot & the Blues Kickers. 773-722-8744.
BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS 754 S. Wabash: Bar and restaurant; music at 9:30 PM; early acoustic shows Fridays and Saturdays (no cover). Fri 5/9, 5:30 PM, Diamond Jim Greene; 9:30 PM, Delmark Records 50th anniversary celebration with Jimmy Dawkins, Willie Kent, Bonnie Lee, Shirley Johnson, Johnny B. Moore, Jimmy Burns, Tail Dragger, and Little Arthur Duncan. Sat 5/10, 6 PM, Fruteland Jackson; 9:30 PM, Bill Perry, Jake LaBotz. Sun 5/11, John Primer. Mon 5/12, Brother John hosts the jam. Tue 5/13, Matthew Skoller. Wed 5/14, Maurice John Vaughn. Thu 5/15, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials. Fri 5/16, 5:30 PM, Devil in a Woodpile; 9 PM, Tab Benoit, Tommy McCracken. Sat 5/17, 6 PM, Jimmy Burns; 9:30 PM, Nick Moss, KAX. Sun 5/18, Phil Guy. 312-427-0333.
CHORD ON BLUES 106 S. First, Saint Charles: Music at 10 PM Fridays and Saturdays. Fri 5/9, Anthony Gomes. Sat 5/10, Jimmy Thackery. Fri 5/16, Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang. Sat 5/17, Carl Weathersby. 630-513-0074.
CLARK'S LOUNGE 3245 N. Sheridan, Waukegan: Sundays, 9:30 PM, AC blues jam. 847-662-3020.
CLUB MALCOLM 744 E. 83rd: Thursdays, 8 PM, L.V. Banks & His Swinging Blues Band. 773-723-1600.
DAN-D-JACKS 9358 W. 171st, Tinley Park: Fri 5/16, 9:30 PM, Back in Stride. 708-460-8773.
FANTASY LOUNGE 4400 N. Elston: Music after 9:30 PM. Fri 5/9, Madman Blues Band. Wednesdays, open jam with Midnight Renegades. Thursdays, open jam with Madman Blues Band. Sat 5/17, Nicole. 773-685-8083.
FLAMINGO 6644 S. Cottage Grove: Mondays, 8 PM, Jimmy Pryor & the Double J Band with Killer Ray & Crumar. 773-684-0600.
FLATLANDER'S Milwaukee & Half Day, Lincolnshire: Restaurant and bar with music at 9 PM. Sat 5/10, Code Blues. 847-821-1234.
FRANKIE'S BLUE ROOM 16 W. Chicago, Naperville: Sat 5/10, 9 PM, Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames. 630-416-4898.
FRONT ROW 3927 Sauk Trail, Richton Park: Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Back in Stride. 708-748-1300.
GALLERY CABARET 2020 N. Oakley: Music at 10 PM on weekends, 9 PM on weeknights. Tuesdays, open jam with Fish & the Bluefins. 773-489-5471.
GREEN DOLPHIN STREET 2200 N. Ashland: Fri 5/16, 9:30 and 11:30 PM, Zora Young Band. 773-395-0066.
GUESS WHO'S WATER HOLE 3800 W. Ohio: Music at 10 PM. Fridays, Johnny B. Moore Blues Revue. 773-638-1240.
HARLEM AVENUE LOUNGE 3701 S. Harlem, Berwyn: Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Johnnie Marshall Band. Tue 5/13, 8:30 PM, Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings (no cover). Thursdays, 8:30 PM, open jam hosted by Sam Cockrell (no cover). Sat 5/17, 9:30 PM, Bumblebee Bob & the Stingers. 708-484-3610.
HEAVEN ON SEVEN 3478 N. Clark: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Fridays, Ken Saydak. Saturdays, Professor John. 773-477-7818.
HIDEOUT 1354 W. Wabansia: Tuesdays, 9:30 PM, Devil in a Woodpile. 773-227-4433.
HOTHOUSE 31 E. Balbo: Sun 5/11, 8 PM, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Aaron Moore (18 & over). 312-362-9707.
HOUSE OF BLUES 329 N. Dearborn: Sundays, 9:30 AM and noon, gospel brunch features local choirs. 312-923-2000.
HOUSE OF BLUES BACK PORCH STAGE 329 N. Dearborn: Fri 5/9, 10 PM, and Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings. Mon 5/12, 9:30 PM, Blue Mirror Blues Band. Wed 5/14, 9:30 PM, No Mercy Band. Thu 5/15, 9:30 PM, the Buzz. Fri 5/16, 10 PM, Pete Special. 312-923-2000.
KINGSTON MINES 2548 N. Halsted: Music at 9:30 PM; Detroit Jr. plays piano at 8 PM Thursdays through Saturdays. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues. Sundays, Charlie Love, Linsey Alexander. Mondays, Lurrie Bell, Marty Sammon Band. Tuesdays, Chris James & Blue Four, Slam Allen. Wednesdays, Jimmy Burns Band, Andre Taylor & the Blues Alley Cats. Thu 5/15, Mem Shannon & the Membership (live radio broadcast). Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, Mem Shannon & the Membership, Kid Dynamite. 773-477-4646.
LADY BLUE 2953 W. Madison: Saturdays, 10 PM, Sundays, 8 PM, and Fridays, 9 PM, Super Percy & His Soul Clique Band with Pamela Zachery. 773-826-0317.
LEE'S UNLEADED BLUES 7401 S. South Chicago: Music after 9 PM Fridays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and after 10 PM Saturdays; no cover. Fridays and Saturdays, Johnny Drummer & the Starlighters. Sundays, New Orleans Beau & the Big Easy Band. Mondays, Vance Kelly & the Backstreet Blues Band. Wednesdays, Trimble Quartet. Thursdays, Joe Barr & Soul Purpose. 773-493-3477.
LEO'S DEN COCKTAIL LOUNGE 1200 E. 71st: Tuesdays, 9 PM, New Orleans Beau & the Big Easy Band. 773-667-3130.
MARY'S 501 W. 55th: Sundays, 6 PM-midnight, D.R. Express Band with Danny Reed. 773-846-7374.
MAXWELL STREET UPTOWN POLISH SAUSAGE RESTAURANT 4429 N. Broadway: Saturdays, noon-3 PM, Frank Scott Jr. & friends. 773-989-4569.
NOLA'S 32ND WARD SEAFOOD HOUSE 1856 W. North: Thursdays, 8 PM, Professor John & His Band (no cover). 773-395-4300.
POPS HIGHWOOD 214 Green Bay, Highwood: Music at 8:30 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Pat Hall & the Fat Guys. Thursdays, Barrelhouse Chuck Duo. Fri 5/16, Big Time Sarah & the BTS Express. Sat 5/17, Mississippi Heat. 847-266-1313.
PORTER'S OYSTER BAR & NIGHTCLUB 446 Virginia (Rte. 14), Crystal Lake: Music at 9:30 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM Wednesdays. Sat 5/10, Anthony Gomes. 815-477-0340.
QUENCHERS SALOON 2401 N. Western: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Sat 5/10, David "Chainsaw" Dupont. Thu 5/15, Vini & the Demons. 773-276-9730.
REDFISH 400 N. State: Music in the Voodoo Lounge. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, 9:30 PM, Pat Hall & the Fat Guys. 312-467-1600.
RESERVATION BLUES 1566 N. Milwaukee: Music at 10 PM Fridays through Sundays, 9:30 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays; no cover Wednesdays and Thursdays. Fri 5/9, Mike Dangerous Band. Sat 5/10, Phil Guy. Fri 5/16, Jimmy Burns. Sat 5/17, Vance Kelly. Sun 5/18, Vini & the Demons host the open jam. 773-645-5200.
ROSA'S LOUNGE 3420 W. Armitage: Music at 9:30 PM Sundays and Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 PM Saturdays. Fri 5/9, Cyrus Hayes. Sat 5/10, Willie Kent & the Gents, Eddie Taylor Jr. Tuesdays, Melvin Taylor & the Slack Band. Wednesdays, Sharon Lewis & the Mojo Kings. Thursdays, Eddie Taylor Jr., Ariyo. Fri 5/16, Vance Kelly & the Backstreet Blues Band. Sat 5/17, Carlos Johnson. 773-342-0452.
7313 CLUB 7313 S. Halsted: Music after 9 PM. Fridays, Howard Scott & the World Band. Saturdays, Fred Johnson & the Checkmates with Pee Wee Madison. 773-723-0592.
SHAW'S CRAB HOUSE 21 E. Hubbard: Restaurant with music in the Blue Crab Lounge at 7:30 PM; no cover. Tue 5/13, Dave Specter. Thu 5/15, Da Blues Guys. 312-527-2722.
SLICE OF CHICAGO 36 S. Northwest Hwy., Palatine: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/9, Johnnie Marshall Band. Sat 5/10, Pat Smillie. Fri 5/16, Pistol Pete. Sat 5/17, Vic Perrino. 847-991-2150.
SMOKE DADDY 1804 W. Division: Music at 10 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 9:30 PM Sundays through Thursdays. Fri 5/9, Outta the Blue (no cover). 773-772-6656.
TOMMY'S PLACE 12237 Western, Blue Island: Music at 10 PM. Tuesdays, 9 PM, jam hosted by Biscuit & the Mix. Fri 5/16, Lonnie Brooks, Sopro Blues Revue Band. 708-389-7810.
VERSIE'S LOUNGE 4310 S. Prairie: Sundays, 9 PM, Elmore James Jr. & the Broom Dusters. 773-723-3694.
WIDOW MCLEARY'S 400 E. Margaret, Thornton: Sundays, 5 PM, jam session hosted by Little Johnny. 708-877-7011.
DEE ALEXANDER Benefit for Women's Treatment Center. Thu 5/15, 6 PM, Embassy Suites Chicago Lakefront, Chicago River Ballroom, 511 N. Columbus Dr. 312-633-4951.
JACKIE ALLEN Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000.
TARA AYRES Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Mountain Moving Coffeehouse, Summerdale Community Church/Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church, 1700 W. Farragut. 312-409-0276.
JONATHAN CHEN WITH GENE COLEMAN & JENNY WALSH Tue 5/13, 8 PM, second floor, Heaven Gallery, 1550 N. Milwaukee. 773-342-4597.
CHICAGO JAZZ ORCHESTRA with Frank Wess performing a tribute to Count Basie. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State. 312-409-3947.
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COMMUNITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Sun 5/18, 1:30 PM, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, Park and Fawell, Glen Ellyn. 630-942-4000.
DROPP ENSEMBLE See Critic's Choice. Fri 5/9, 10 PM, the Viaduct, 3111 N. Western. 773-844-4603.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE JAZZ COMBOS under the direction of Mark Nagy; free admission. Thu 5/15, 7 PM, Hunt Choral Room, Visual and Performing Arts Center, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan, Elgin. 847-214-7240.
MAX MORATH Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren, Woodstock. 815-338-5300.
NEW BLACK MUSIC REPERTORY ENSEMBLE with Roger Harris, Warren Smith, Richard Armandi, and Frank Parker Jr. perform the music of John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Free admission. Sun 5/11, 3 PM, South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. 312-747-2536.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ BAND, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ COMBOS Thu 5/15, 7:30 PM, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. 847-467-4000 or 847-491-5441.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ COMBOS Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Regenstein Recital Hall, Northwestern University, 60 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. 847-467-4000 or 847-491-5441.
DUKE PAYNE & KEN CHANEY with Frank Russell & Charles Heath; benefit concert. Second Sunday of every month, 4 PM, Love Foundation, 553 E. 75th. 773-846-2566.
JUDY ROBERTS Benefit for Pope John XXIII School. Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Pope John XXIII School, 1120 W. Washington, Evanston. 847-475-5678.
SUE--OS Sun 5/18, 2 PM, Prospect Heights Public Library, 12 N. Elm, Prospect Heights. 847-259-3500.
BRADLEY WILLIAMS & HIS ORIGINAL 21st CENTURY REVIEW, PETER LERNER, KIMO WILLIAMS & KIMOTION Oak Park Area Arts Council benefit concert for scholarships. Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Brooks Middle School, 325 S. Kenilworth, Oak Park. 708-358-5690.
ANDY'S 11 E. Hubbard: Bar and restaurant. Fri 5/9, 5 PM, Eric Schneider/Greg Fishman Quintet. Saturdays, 6 PM, Chante Hamilton Trio. Sundays, 8 PM, Sam Burckhardt Combo. Mondays, noon, Tom Hope; 5 PM, Chuck Hedges Swingtet; 9 PM, No Am/Pro Jam with Art Davis, Don Stille, John Bany & Charlie Braugham. Tuesdays, noon, Tom Hope; 5 PM, Wallace Burton Group; 9 PM, Men of Note. Wednesdays, 9 PM, Henry Johnson Organ Express. Thursdays, 5 PM, Russ Phillips & the Windy City All-Stars; 9 PM, Mike Smith Quintet. 312-642-6805.
APARTMENT LOUNGE 504 E. 75th: Tuesdays, 10 PM, open jam with Von Freeman & friends. 773-483-7728.
ARMY & LOU'S 422 E. 75th: Restaurant. Fridays, 7-10 PM, keyboardist and vocalist Fred Barr & guitarist Toby Wallace. 773-483-3100.
BABALUCI 2152 N. Damen: Restaurant with live jazz upstairs on weekends at 8 PM. Fridays, Denise La Grassa Trio. 773-486-5300.
BACINO'S 15256 S. La Grange, Orland Park: Fridays, 8 PM, Ray Bailey Trio. 708-403-1919.
BACKROOM 1007 N. Rush: Music after 9 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Carlos Cannon. Sun 5/11 through Sat 5/17, Detour. Sun 5/18, Natalie Yokley. 312-751-2433.
BISTRO AMERICA 12 N. River, Batavia: Music at 8 PM; no cover. Wed 5/14, Airborne. 630-406-0008.
C.J. ARTHUR'S 1168 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette: Tue 5/13, 8 PM, Al Keeler. 847-256-8870.
CAFE DOLCE 749 N. Clark: Sundays, 6 and 10 PM, Daily Bridge Club performs at a poetry and jazz jam session. 312-397-0446.
CAFE EXPRESS 615 Dempster, Evanston: Sun 5/18, 2-4 PM, Howard Levy Band. 847-864-1868.
CAFE SHINO 211 E. Ontario: Music at 9 PM. Fridays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, Chieko Kurauchi. Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Vickie Tsunozai. 312-266-2280.
CHAMBERS 6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles: Sat 5/10, 9 PM, Jimmy Niteclub. Sun 5/11, 5 PM, Jerry Owings. Wednesdays, 7 PM, Jack Carr. Thursdays, 6:30 PM, Jack Carr; 9 PM, jazz jam session with John Bany, Charlie Braugham & Don Stille. Fri 5/16, 9 PM, Tony Smith Show. Sat 5/17, 9 PM, Lou DiGangi Swing Band. Sun 5/18, 5 PM, Judy Roberts. 847-647-8282.
CHICAGO FIREHOUSE 1401 S. Michigan: Restaurant. Fridays, Saturdays, and Thursdays, 7 PM, Judy Roberts. 312-786-1401.
CHICAGO PRIME STEAKHOUSE 1370 Bank, Schaumburg: Music in the lounge at 8:30 PM; no cover. Fri 5/9, Bob Davis Trio. Sat 5/10 and Sat 5/17, Ed Coward Trio. Thu 5/15, Organisms. Fri 5/16, Dave Simone Trio. 847-969-9900.
CIAO BELLA RESTAURANTE 538 Crescent, Glen Ellyn: Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 PM, Toscanellie "Lady T" Marcelain (no cover). 630-469-1080.
CIRCUIT NIGHTCLUB AND REHAB LOUNGE 3641 N. Halsted: DJs spin after 9 PM. Sun 5/18, 4 PM, Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble. 773-325-2233.
COQ D'OR Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton: Piano bar and restaurant with music at 8 PM; no cover. Fridays, Saturdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Craig Lanigon & Arlene Bardelle. Sundays and Mondays, Tom Muellner. Tuesdays, Tom Muellner & Arlene Bardelle. 312-787-2200, ext. 26.
CY'S CRAB HOUSE 3819 N. Ashland: Fridays, 8 PM, Minor Third Quartet. 773-883-8900.
CYRANO'S BISTRO 546 N. Wells: Music at 8:30 PM. Fridays, Bobbi Jordan Trio. 312-467-0546.
DUNLAP'S 6513 W. 123rd, Palos Heights: Thursdays, 7:30 PM, Jackie Manfree & Vibrations. 708-388-5335.
D'VINE 1950 W. North: Fridays, 8 PM, the Truth. 773-235-5700.
EMPTY BOTTLE 1035 N. Western: Tue 5/13, 9:30 PM, Vandermark 5. Wed 5/14, 9:30 PM, Urs Leimgruber/Jacques Demierre/Barre Phillips Trio. Sun 5/18, 10 PM, Erik Truffaz Quartet, Grey Ghost. 773-276-3600.
FAMILY DEN 8940 S. Stony Island: Sundays, 6-10 PM, jam session with Crosswind (no cover). 773-734-8545.
FIREPLACE INN 1448 N. Wells: Thursdays, 7 PM, J.J. & the Jazz Masters (no cover). 312-664-5264.
FITZGERALD'S 6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn: Sun 5/18, 6 PM, Chicago Grandstand Big Band with Julie Creighton. 708-788-2118.
FLY ME TO THE MOON 3400 N. Clark: Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 PM, Yolanda Farina Jazz Ensemble. 773-528-4033.
FOUNDRY 85 Executive Dr., Aurora: Music upstairs in the Trio Room Martini Bar at 8 PM Thursdays; no cover. Thu 5/15, John Mose Trio. 630-978-2088.
FRANKIE'S BLUE ROOM 16 W. Chicago, Naperville: Wednesdays, 9 PM, Rhythm Rockets (preceded by swing dance lessons at 7:30 PM). 630-416-4898.
GALLERY CABARET 2020 N. Oakley: Music at 10 PM on weekends, 9 PM on weeknights. Mon 5/12, Baked Beans. 773-489-5471.
GATEWAY BAR & GRILL 7545 N. Clark: Music at 8 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays; no cover. Thu 5/15, Steven Hashimoto & Pat Fleming. 773-262-5767.
GIBSON'S 5464 River, Rosemont: Mondays, 5-8 PM, Scott Holman (no cover). 847-928-9900.
GOURMAND 728 S. Dearborn: No cover. Fridays, 8:30 PM, Nick Alvarez Quartet. Saturdays, 8:30 PM, Matt Santos. Thursdays, 8 PM, open mike. 312-427-2610.
GREEN DOLPHIN STREET 2200 N. Ashland: Fri 5/9, 9:30 and 11:30 PM, Rhythm Rockets. Sat 5/10, 9:30 and 11:30 PM, Terisa Griffin. Sun 5/11, 2 PM, Marc Pompe Trio (no cover). Tue 5/13, 6 PM, Paul Mutzabaugh Trio (no cover). Wednesdays, 9 PM, Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra. Thu 5/15, 8 PM, Jeannie Lambert Quartet (no cover). 773-395-0066.
GREEN DOOR TAVERN 678 N. Orleans: Thursdays, 9 PM, Jimijon Jazz Experience. 312-664-5496.
GREEN MILL 4802 N. Broadway: Fridays, 5 PM, pianist Ben Rudolph. Fri 5/9, 9 PM, and Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Karrin Allyson. Fridays, 1:30 AM, Green Mill Quartet (no cover). Sat 5/10, 12:30 PM, Bloom School of Jazz. Saturdays, midnight, Sabertooth Organ Quartet. Sundays, 11 PM, Kimberly Gordon. Mon 5/12, 9 PM, Grazyna Auguscik Quintet. Tuesdays, 9 PM, Deep Blue. Wed 5/14, 9 PM, Kurt Elling Quartet. Thursdays, 9 PM, Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra. Fri 5/16, 9 PM, Maurice Brown & Ernest Dawkins Quintet. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Ernest Dawkins's Live the Spirit Band. Sun 5/18, 2 PM, Chicago Jazz Composers Collective. 773-878-5552.
HACKNEY'S 1514 E. Lake, Glenview: Music at 7 PM; no cover. Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Milt Trenier & Company with Bubba. 847-724-7171.
HEARTLAND CAFE 7000 N. Glenwood: Bar and restaurant. Third Thursday of every month, 9 PM, Ted Hogarth Sextet. 773-465-8005.
HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL 505 N. Michigan: Music in the Salon. Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM, and Thursdays, 7 PM, Erin McDougald Ensemble. 312-944-4100.
HOTHOUSE 31 E. Balbo: Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Motion Trio (18 & over). Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Yoko Noge & Jazz Me Blues (18 & over). Wed 5/14, 8 PM, Invocation Trio (18 & over). Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Lucy Smith hosts Sunday Songs with B.D.T. & the Chameleon Voice Band (18 & over). 312-362-9707.
HOTTI BISCOTTI 3545 W. Fullerton: Music at 8 PM; no cover. Mondays, 7-9 PM, jam session hosted by David Boykin, Karl E.H. Seigfried, and Mike Reed. 773-486-1099.
HOUSTON'S 616 N. Rush: Restaurant with music after 5:30 PM. Fridays, JoAnn Daugherty Trio. Saturdays, Tom Muellner, Dave Marr & Tim Davis. Mondays and Tuesdays, Bob Dogan, Joe Adamic & Paul Martin. 312-649-1121.
HUNGRY BRAIN 2319 W. Belmont: Music at 9 PM. Sun 5/11, 10 PM, Gregorio/Baker/Roebke/Berman Quartet. Sun 5/18, 10 PM, Andiamo, Paul Hartsaw Trio. 773-935-2118.
ISAAC HAYES 739 N. Clark: Music at 7 PM. Mondays, Detour & Divas. 312-266-2400.
JACARANDA 3608 W. 26th: Music at 9 PM. Fri 5/16, Terremoto Smooth Jazz. 773-521-0095.
JACK'S 3201 N. Halsted: Sundays, 11:30 AM-2 PM, jazz brunch with John Paris & Anthony Brock. 773-244-9191.
JAMADA 241 E. Lake, Bloomingdale: Thursdays, 7 PM, Airborne (no cover). 630-893-0300.
JAZZ SHOWCASE 59 W. Grand: Music at 9 and 11 PM Fridays and Saturdays; 4, 8, and 10 PM Sundays; 8 and 10 PM Tuesdays through Thursdays. Fri 5/9 through Sun 5/11, DePaul Jazz Ensemble with Bobby Shew. Tue 5/13 through Sun 5/18, Tom Harrell with Marcus Strickland, Xavier Davis, Ugonna Okegwo, and Quincy Davis. 312-670-2473.
JIMMY'S PLACE 13822 S. Indiana, Riverdale: Sundays, 6-10 PM, Senabella & Jazz Deluxe. 708-849-1990.
JOE'S BE-BOP CAFE & JAZZ EMPORIUM Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand: Restaurant. Music after 5 PM. Fridays, Skinny Williams. Saturdays, Bopology. Sundays, Sonny Turner Quintet. Mondays, Kelly Brand. Tuesdays, Ken Chaney. Wednesdays, Ken Saydak Trio. Thursdays, Tim Tobias. 312-595-5299.
JOY-BLUE 3998 N. Southport: Mondays, 10 PM, Long Count Quartet. 773-477-3330.
KARIZMA 4741 Main, Skokie: Restaurant. Fridays, 6:30 PM, Kelly Sill & John Moulder. 847-674-6163.
KATERINA'S 1920 W. Irving Park: Fri 5/9, 9:30 PM, Jake LaBotz, Erwin Helfer & Lou Marini. Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Juli Wood Trio. Sundays, 1 PM, Tim Green/Tim McNamara Trio. Mondays, 6 PM, Kimberly Gordon & Chris Foreman (no cover); 9:30 PM, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas, Scott Burns & Jodie Christian/Dan Trudell. Thursdays, John Brumbach Quartet; 9 PM, John Brumbach, Randy Tressler, Clark Sommers & Mike Schlick with Selina Baker. Fri 5/16, 9:30 PM, Carl Leukaufe Trio. 773-348-7592.
KOPI CAFE 5317 N. Clark: Mon 5/12, 8 PM, Steven Hashimoto & Pat Fleming. 773-989-5674.
LEADWAY 5233 N. Damen: Fridays, 10 PM, Brian Citro Quartet & Poetique. 773-728-2663.
LEXI'S 1330 W. Madison: Music at 7:30 PM. Fridays, Cecile Savage. Saturdays and Thursdays, 7:30 PM, Ken Shiokawa. 312-829-4600.
LILLY'S 2513 N. Lincoln: Music at 10 PM. Tue 5/13, A View From the Side with Eric Koppa, Thaddus Franklin, Sean Parsons, Matt Ulery, and John Smillie. 773-525-2422.
LOUIE'S CHOPHOUSE & BANQUETS 700 W. Jefferson, Shorewood: Thu 5/15, 7 PM, Peter Oprisko with the Jim O'Reilly piano/sax duo. 815-725-9800.
LOUIE'S CHOPHOUSE 4642 W. 103rd, Oak Lawn: Fri 5/9 and Fri 5/16, 8 PM, and Sat 5/17, 10:30 PM, Peter Oprisko with Leandro Lopez Varady. 708-425-6530.
LUCIANO'S ON RUSH 871 N. Rush: Restaurant and piano bar with music nightly at 7 PM. Fridays and Saturdays, Lenny Perrata Trio. Sundays and Mondays, Lynette Stawling. Tuesdays, Sami Scott. Wednesdays and Thursdays, Lenny Perrata & Brent Benteler. 312-266-1414.
MAGNUM'S PRIME STEAKHOUSE 1701 W. Golf, Rolling Meadows: Pianists/vocalists perform after 5 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 PM Fridays and Saturdays; no cover. Fridays, Saturdays, and Thursdays, Scott Holman. 847-952-8755.
MELANGE BLUE 2809 Butterfield, Oak Brook: Restaurant and tapas bar. Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM, Revolutionary Swing Orchestra. 630-571-3600.
MICHAEL'S JAZZ BISTRO 530 Crescent, Glen Ellyn: Wed 5/14, 7 PM, Jazz Vertigo. 630-446-4001.
MONTAGE 3124 S. Rte. 59, Naperville: Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM, Doug Rosenberg Trio. 630-904-7401.
MR. B'S Ramada Inn, 300 Frontage, Burr Ridge: Fridays, 8 PM, jazz performance workshop (no cover). 630-325-2900.
MULLIGAN'S CAFE 7644 N. Sheridan: Saturdays, 8:30 PM, Neshama (sit-ins welcome). 773-743-7855.
MYOPIC BOOKS 1468 N. Milwaukee: Music starts at 7:30; no cover charge. Tue 5/13, Christopher Forbes. 773-862-4882.
96TH FLOOR LOUNGE 96th floor, John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan: Music at 7 PM. Sun 5/11, Rick Pickren. Mon 5/12, Bill Peterson & Brian Sandstrom. Tue 5/13, Pete Sliwka. Wed 5/14, Frank Portolese. Sun 5/18, JoAnn Daugherty. 312-787-9596.
NO FRICTION 2502 N. California: Thursdays, 6:30 PM, Savoir Faire. 773-235-2757.
NORTH PARK TAP 313 W. North: No cover. Thursdays, 9 PM, Steelin' Jazz. 312-943-5228.
100 SOUTH CHOP HOUSE & GRILL 100 S. York, Elmhurst: Mondays, 7 PM, Marc Pompe Trio. Tuesdays, 7 PM, Peter Oprisko Trio. Wednesdays, 7 PM, Sketches in Blue. 630-782-9091.
PALAGGI'S RISTORANTE ITALIANO 10 W. Hubbard: Music at 8 PM; no cover. Fridays, Nan Mason. Wednesdays, open mike. 312-527-1010.
PALM COURT Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton: Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 PM, Chad Willetts Trio with Deane Myers & Keith Brady. 312-787-2200.
PENINSULA HOTEL 108 E. Superior: Music at 8:30 PM in the Lobby Lounge. Fridays and Saturdays, Stephanie Browning with Eric Remschneider, Mike Jeffers, and Chris White. 312-337-2888.
PETE MILLER'S STEAKHOUSE 1557 Sherman, Evanston: Restaurant with music at 8:30 PM; no cover. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, Ernest Dawkins Quartet. Sun 5/11, 6 PM, Yoko Noge. Mondays, Mike Kocour Trio. Tuesdays, Ron Perrillo Trio. Wed 5/14, Bobby Broom Trio. Thursdays, Petropoulos Organ Trio. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, Deep Blue. 847-328-0399.
PHILANDER'S OAK PARK 1120 Pleasant, Oak Park: Sundays, 6:30 PM, Kara Kesselring. Mondays, 7:30 PM, Sami Scott. Tuesdays, 7:30 PM, Marshall Vente Trio. Wednesdays, 7:30 PM, Jackie Allen & Judy Roberts. Thursdays, 7:30 PM, John Wright Duo. 708-848-4250.
PHYLLIS' MUSICAL INN 1800 W. Division: Music at 9:30 PM. Sun 5/11, Square Root of 5 Quartet. Mondays, 9 PM, Corey Radford/Scott Anderson Quartet. 773-486-9862.
PONTIAC CAFE 1531 N. Damen: Music after 10 PM. Mondays, Dragons 1976. 773-252-7767.
POPS FOR CHAMPAGNE 2934 N. Sheffield: Music at 8:30 PM weeknights, 9 PM Fridays and Saturdays. Fri 5/9, 6 PM, Jack Crofoot; 9 PM, Gephart Long Quartet. Sat 5/10, Duke Payne Quartet. Sundays, Russell Alan Rowe Trio. Mondays, Typhanie Monique & Dale Prasco (no cover). Tuesdays, Savoir Faire. Wednesdays, Steve Evans Quartet (see Critic's Choice). Thursdays, Ryan Cohan Quartet. Fri 5/16, 6 PM, Russell Alan Rowe; 9 PM, Andrew Distel Quartet. Sat 5/17, Corky McClerkin Quartet. 773-472-1000.
POPS HIGHWOOD 214 Green Bay, Highwood: Music at 8:30 PM. Sat 5/10, Frank Portolese Trio. Tuesdays, Mark Madsen. Wednesdays, Dave Flippo Duo. Sat 5/17, Lew Stevens Trio. 847-266-1313.
PORTER'S OYSTER BAR & NIGHTCLUB 446 Virginia (Rte. 14), Crystal Lake: Music at 9:30 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 8 PM Wednesdays. Sun 5/11, Brienn Perry Trio. 815-477-0340.
PREGO 2901 N. Ashland: Sundays and Tuesdays, 6 PM, Valerie Booker performs Latin jazz. 773-472-9190.
QUENCHERS SALOON 2401 N. Western: Music at 10 PM; no cover. Fri 5/9, Q Blue. Sundays, open jam with the Jeremy Callner Trio. Tue 5/13, D. Bayne Septet. Fri 5/16, Havana. 773-276-9730.
RED LION PUB 2446 N. Lincoln: Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Tom Wright. 773-348-2695.
RED PEPPER LOUNGE 428 E. 87th: Wednesdays, 7:30 PM, Snatch, Inc. 773-873-5700.
REVOLUCION CAFE 1134 W. 18th: No cover. Sundays, 5 PM, Tommy Bradford Band. 312-421-8164.
SHEBEEN KING 6501 S. Saint Lawrence: Fridays, 8 PM, Ancestral Resurrection Ensemble perform at an open mike for poets and musicians. 312-263-1649.
SIMON'S TAVERN 5210 N. Clark: Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Steven Hashimoto Quartet. 773-878-0894.
SOPRANOS 2901 N. Sheffield: Bar and restaurant. Saturdays, 9 PM, Thursdays, 7 PM, and Fridays, 8 PM, Kuzzins (no cover). 773-871-0990.
SOUTH CHOPHOUSE 100 S. York, Elmhurst: Sun 5/11, 10 AM, and Tue 5/13, 7 PM, Peter Oprisko with Jim O'Reilly. 630-782-9091.
SPOKEN WORD CAFE 4655 S. King Dr.: Fri 5/16, 7 PM, Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, Malachi Thompson, Africa Brass with Dee Alexander. 773-373-2233.
STETSON'S CHOP HOUSE & BAR Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker: Saturdays, 7 PM, and Fridays and Mondays through Thursdays, 5:30 PM, Marshall Nelson. Saturdays, 8 PM, and Fridays and Mondays through Thursdays, 7 PM, Marshall Nelson Duo. 312-565-1234, ext. 4490.
STEVIE B'S 1401 N. Ashland: Fridays, 7 PM, Take Two. Saturdays, 7 PM, reggae/jazz saxophonist Byrd. 773-486-7427.
THE STUDIO 8717 Lincoln, Morton Grove: Fridays, 8 PM, Gina Gibson Trio. 847-965-1962.
THYME 464 N. Halsted: Restaurant and bar. Tuesdays, 6-9 PM, David Rothstein Six-Piece Orchestra. Wednesdays, 6-9 PM, David Rothstein Trio. 312-226-4300.
TROPICAL DEN 7209 S. Exchange: Thursdays, 7:30 PM, open mike hosted by George Freeman. 773-978-2341.
T'S 5025 N. Clark: Wednesdays, 7:30 PM, Joanna Ashley. 773-784-6000.
UFFA 1008 W. Armitage: Sat 5/10, 10 PM, Next Door Nicks, Cook County Quartet (no cover). Tuesdays, 8 PM, Jeff Morrison & Friends (no cover). 773-665-4410.
UNDERGROUND WONDER BAR 10 E. Walton: Fridays, 8 PM, Lisa McLowry Band. Tuesdays, 8:30 PM, Lonie Walker; 10:30 PM, Kimberly Gordon Quartet with Lorna Boston; 1:30 AM, Vince Willis. Thursdays, 1:30 AM, Vince Willis. 312-266-7761.
VALLEY LODGE 906 Diamond Lake, Mundelein: Fridays, 8 PM, Scott Holman (no cover). 847-281-8800.
VELVET LOUNGE 21281/2 S. Indiana: Music after 9:30 PM. Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, 9:30 PM, Jeff Parker with Chris Lopes & Chad Taylor (see Critic's Choice). Sundays, 7 PM, jam session with saxophonist Dennis Winslett and percussionist Kobie Watkins. Wednesdays, 9 PM, Greg Ward & friends. Thu 5/15, 9:30 PM, Ernest Dawkins Quartet. Fri 5/16, 9:30 PM, Damian Espinosa Quartet. Sat 5/17, 9:30 PM, Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble. 312-791-9050.
VIKING STEAKHOUSE 27 W. 150 Roosevelt, Winfield: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7-11 PM, jam session with Bruce Oscar Trio (no cover). 630-653-2110.
BENGI, ABDIGANI JIYENBAY Fri 5/9, 8 PM, third floor, Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th. .
UKRAINIAN BANDURA CONCERT with Charzillia & others; benefits Winrock International. Sun 5/11, 1:30 PM, Saints Volodymyr & Olha Cathedral Hall, 2250 W. Superior. 773-427-1160.
LOS COJOLITES Fri 5/16, 7 PM, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 W. 19th. 312-738-1503.
EDYTA GORNIAK Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Copernicus Cultural and Civic Center, 5216 W. Lawrence. 773-777-8988.
HIRSCH BAND performs at the D.A.N.K. annual May dance. Sat 5/17, 7 PM, Batavia VFW Hall, 645 River Road, Batavia. 630-232-0099.
JALI MORIKEBA KOUYATE Fri 5/9, 12:15 PM, Randolph Cafe, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 312-744-6630.
MUNTU DANCE THEATRE OF CHICAGO Free admission. Sat 5/10, 2 PM, St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron. 312-787-7360.
ORQUESTA ARAGON See Critic's Choice. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Wilson Hall, Fermilab, Kirk and Pine, Batavia. 630-840-2787.
SONES DE MEXICO Fri 5/9, 11 AM, Morton College, 3801 S. Central, Cicero. 708-656-8000, ext. 263. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th. 773-445-3838.
ACCENT CAFE 700 N. River, Mount Prospect: Sundays, 7 PM, Johnny Rumba spins salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and Latin pop (with Latin dance lessons at 9 PM). 847-298-2233.
BOUZOUKI LOUNGE 310 S. Halsted: Fridays through Sundays and Thursdays, 11 PM-5 AM, Greek musicians, singers, and belly dancers perform. 312-707-8600.
CAFE USA 3801 Mannheim, Schiller Park: Tuesdays, 10 PM, Johnny Rumba spins salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and Latin pop (with Latin dance lessons by Amir). 847-233-0011.
EXCALIBUR 632 N. Dearborn: DJs spin 5 PM-4 AM Fridays, 5 PM-5 AM Saturdays, and 7 PM-4 AM Sundays through Thursdays in the Cabaret Room and Club X. Thursdays, DJs spin salsa and merengue. 312-266-1944.
FRANKIE'S BLUE ROOM 16 W. Chicago, Naperville: Sat 5/17, 9 PM, Banda Rika. 630-416-4898.
HOTHOUSE 31 E. Balbo: Fri 5/9, 7 and 10 PM, Orquesta Aragon (see Critic's Choice; early show 18 & over). Sat 5/10, 10 PM, 911 Mambo Orchestra. Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Mariza (18 & over). 312-362-9707.
KATERINA'S 1920 W. Irving Park: Wednesdays, 9 PM, Carlos Ortega Trio. 773-348-7592.
LUNA MEXICANA 3565 W. Fullerton: Fridays, 9 PM, Yorumba performs Latin jazz and salsa (no cover). 773-252-1639.
MAMBO 3336 N. Milwaukee: Fridays, 5 PM-midnight, En Clave Negra. Saturdays, 10 PM, Orquesta Sabor. 773-481-2050.
96TH FLOOR LOUNGE 96th floor, John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan: Music at 7 PM. Thu 5/15, Paulinho Garcia. 312-787-9596.
THE NOTE 1565 N. Milwaukee: Music at 10 PM; DJs spin after live shows until 4 AM. Thursdays, Chicago Samba. 773-489-0011.
THE ORIGINAL MOTHER'S 26 W. Division: Wednesdays, 8:30 PM-4 AM, Johnny Rumba, DJ El Papichulo spin salsa dura and tropical beats (with Latin dance lessons by Lisa la Boriqua at 9:30 PM). 312-642-7251.
LA PE--A 4212 N. Milwaukee: Restaurant. Fridays, Saturdays, and Thursdays, 7:30 PM, Tribus Futuras performs Andean music. 773-545-7022.
REVOLUCION CAFE 1134 W. 18th: No cover. Thursdays, 7:30 PM, Luis Badillo, Edgar Solorzano (no cover). 312-421-8164.
RHYTHM 1108 W. Randolph: Sat 5/10, 7 PM, Matt Geraghty Project; 10 PM, Dahui. Sat 5/17, 10 PM, Onedrum. 312-492-6100.
ZHIVAGO 9925 Gross Point, Skokie: Fridays, 10 PM, DJ El Papichulo spins salsa and Caribbean music with Latin dance lessons by Jerome. 847-982-1400.
ETERI ANDJAPARIDZE piano, with students in a free lecture-concert. Thu 5/15, 5 PM, Recital Hall, DePaul University, 804 W. Belden. 773-325-7260.
BACH WEEK FESTIVAL IN EVANSTON Parish Church of St. Luke, 939 Hinman, Evanston: Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Bach Week Festival Chamber Orchestra with organist Douglas Cleveland, violists Melissa Trier Kirk and Kirsten Johnson, and harpsichordist David Schrader (Bach, Telemann); 10:30 PM, Second City Musick with viola da gambist Mary Springfels and harpsichordist David Schrader (Bach, Handel). Sun 5/11, 7 PM, Bach Week Festival Orchestra and St. Luke's Girls' Choir and Schola with organist Eric Budzynski and violinist Blair Milton (Bach, Telemann). 847-236-0452.
ELENA BAKSHT piano, in a free concert (Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Chopin). Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, 1010 E. 59th. 773-702-8069.
CHICAGO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Dieter Kober, conductor, with organist John Sherer and trumpeter Ross Beacraft in a free concert (Handel, Oxenvad, Harvey, Mozart). Sun 5/11, 3 PM, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut. 312-922-5570.
CHICAGO CHORAL ARTISTS Bart Bradfield, conductor (Monteverdi, Part, Barber). Sat 5/10, 8 PM, First Congregational Church of Evanston, 1445 Hinman, Evanston. Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 W. Division, River Forest. 773-878-6467. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1301 N. LaSalle. 773-878-6467.
CHICAGO OPERA THEATER Emmanuelle Haim conducts Handel's Agrippina. Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. 312-704-8414 or 312-902-1500.
CHICAGO OPERA THEATER YOUNG ARTISTS in a free program of arias and songs (Handel, Mozart, Massenet, Verdi, Heggie, Barber). Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan. 312-704-8414.
CHICAGO SINFONIETTA Paul Freeman, conductor, with soprano Jonita Lattimore and marimbist Makoto Nakura (Vorisek, Creston, Puccini, Dvorak). Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th. 773-445-3838.
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan: Fri 5/9, 8 PM, and Sun 5/11, 3 PM, Daniel Barenboim, conductor, with soprano Angela Denoke and the Chicago Symphony Chorus (Beethoven, Rands). Thu 5/15, 8 PM, Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, and Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Jaime Laredo, conductor, with flutist Mathieu Dufour in an all-Bach program. 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114.
CHICAGO SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET (Shostakovich, Britten, Brahms). Sun 5/18, 2 PM, Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan and Adams. 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114.
CONCERTANTE DI CHICAGO Hilel Kagan, conductor, with soprano Michelle Areyzaga in a program of Spanish music (Gerhard, Granados, Turina, Guridi). Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden. 312-346-9006.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY AND COMMUNITY PIANO PROGRAM STUDENT RECITALS Free admission. Sat 5/10 and Sat 5/17, 1, 3 and 5 PM, McCormick Recital Hall, Concordia University, 7400 Augusta, River Forest. 708-771-8300.
CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER PLAYERS with mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley, tenor John Concepcion, the Pacifica Quartet, and Eighth Blackbird in a free new-music program (Sevilla, Volker). Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, 1131 E. 57th. 773-702-8068.
REBECCA DAVIS AND ROGER BINGAMAN soprano and piano (R. Strauss, Verdi, Donizetti). Mon 5/12, 12:15 PM, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 312-744-6630 or 312-346-3278.
DE PAUL UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Cliff Colnot, conductor, with pianist Eteri Andjaparidze (Gershwin, Schuman, Ives, Barber, Bernstein). Free admission; tickets required. Wed 5/14, 8 PM, Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan. 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114.
DU PAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Barbara Schubert, conductor, with pianist Elena Baksht (Tower, Beethoven, Gershwin). Sun 5/11, 4 PM, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, Park and Fawell, Glen Ellyn. 630-690-8644.
ELGIN CHORAL UNION Randi Von Ellefson, conductor, with members of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and vocal soloists in a concert performance of Bizet's Carmen. Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Harry and Phyllis Blizzard Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts Center, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan, Elgin. 847-622-0300.
ELMHURST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA with mezzo-soprano Tracy Mould Watson, Vox Caelestis, the Glen Ellyn Women's Chorus, and women of the Elmhurst Choral Union (Mahler, Symphony no. 3). Sat 5/17, 8 PM, auditorium, York High School, 355 W. Saint Charles, Elmhurst. 630-941-0202.
ENSEMBLE NOAMNESIA with cellist Michael Moser in a free program of music by Michael Maierhof. Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, 5811 S. Ellis. 773-702-8670.
TOM FARRELL AND GONZALO MOLANO guitars (Albeniz, Aguado, Bach, Mertz, Ponce). Sun 5/18, 3 PM, North Park University, 3225 W. Foster. 773-539-3828, ext. 125.
TOM FARRELL, DAVID MCDONNELL, AND ANDRA KULANS guitar, clarinet, and violin, with others in a new-music program (Cole, McDonnell, Failla). Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Impact Art Studio and Gallery, 5239 N. Damen. 773-275-2777.
FORCES OF VIRTUE perform Baroque opera excerpts in a free concert (Keiser, Mattheson, Cesti). Sun 5/11, 3 PM, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 312-744-6630 or 312-346-3278.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOONDAY CONCERTS Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut: Fri 5/9, 12:10 PM, marimbist Kevin Kosnik. Fri 5/16, 12:10 PM, organist Kola Owolabi. 312-787-4570.
FOX VALLEY CONCERT BAND Colin Holman, conductor, with mezzo-soprano Sarah Holman in a free concert (Berlioz, Prokofiev, Sparke, Mussorgsky, Del Borgo). Sun 5/11, 3 PM, Larkin High School, 1475 Larkin, Elgin. 847-695-7096.
LORI ANN FULLER soprano, with pianist Roger Bingamon (Schumann, Schubert, Wolf, Debussy, Weill, Kritz). Sun 5/11, 2 PM, Irving Park Lutheran Church, 4100 N. Harding. 773-267-1666.
GLEN FLORA ENSEMBLE (Bartok, Clarke, Brahms). Sat 5/17, 3 PM, Anderson Chapel, North Park University, 3225 W. Foster. 773-244-5625.
HANDEL WEEK FESTIVAL Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake, Oak Park: Tue 5/13, 7:30 PM, vocalists Michelle Areyzaga, Susan Ross, Thomas Yang, and Deborah Stevenson in an all-Handel chamber program. 708-583-2818.
HAYDN BY THE LAKE in a period-instruments concert. Sun 5/11, 4 PM, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2120 Lincoln, Evanston. 773-442-4978.
MICHAEL HENOCH, GAIL WILLIAMS, AND ELIZABETH BUCCHERI oboe, horn, and piano (Herzogenberg, Damase, Schumann). Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, 700 University, Evanston. 847-491-5441.
HERITAGE CHORALE Jonathan Miller, conductor (Rossini, Brahms, Crabtree, Schickele, Miller). Sat 5/17, 7:30 PM, Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake, Oak Park. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 744 Fair Oaks, Oak Park. 708-848-9066.
HIGHLAND PARK STRINGS (Handel, Debussy, Ursin, Pergolesi, Dvorak). Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Elm Place School, 2031 Sheridan, Highland Park. 847-831-3810.
ASHLEY HORNE AND BYRON SEAN violin and piano, in a free concert. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Concert Hall, Columbia College, 1014 S. Michigan. 312-344-7559.
ILLINOIS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Carmon DeLeone, conductor, with pianist Dmitri Ratser (Debussy, Copland, Rachmaninoff). Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, Stuenkel Rd. and Governors Hwy., University Park. 708-235-2222. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Lincoln-Way East High School, 201 Colorado, Frankfort. 708-481-7774.
JULIUS MEINL CAFE 3601 N. Southport: Saturdays, 8 PM, and Wednesdays, 7 PM, Oistrach Ensemble. 773-868-1856.
LAKE FOREST SYMPHONY Alan Heatherington, conductor, with pianist Anthony Molinaro (Rachmaninoff, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky). Fri 5/16 and Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Drake Theatre, Barat Campus, DePaul University, 700 E. West Leigh, Lake Forest. 847-295-2135.
CHRISTOPHER LAUGHLIN guitar (Barrios, Dyens, Rak, Rodrigo). Sun 5/18, 4 PM, Impact Art Studio and Gallery, 5239 N. Damen. 773-275-2777.
SUSANNE MENTZER mezzo-soprano, with pianist Linda Hirt in a free performance. Fri 5/16, 8 PM, Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden. 773-325-7260.
MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE Nicholas Kraemer, conductor (Mozart, Haydn, J.C. Bach). Sun 5/18, 7:30 PM, First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman, Evanston. 312-551-1414.
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Bennett-Gordon Hall, Ravinia Festival, Green Bay and Lake Cook Rds., Highland Park. 847-266-5100.
NEW BUDAPEST ORPHEUM SOCIETY in a free concert (Eisler and others). Tue 5/13 and Thu 5/15, 7 PM, Quadrangle Club, University of Chicago, 1155 E. 57th. 773-702-2550.
NEW PHILHARMONIC with violinist Gerardo Ribeiro (Beethoven, Bruckner). Fri 5/9 and Sat 5/10, 8 PM, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, Park and Fawell, Glen Ellyn. 630-942-4000.
NORTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Paul Vermel, conductor, with cellist Ben Hildner (Handel, Holst, Britten, Elgar). Sun 5/18, 3:30 PM, Maine West High School, Oakton and Wolf, Des Plaines. 847-965-7271.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CHORALE Robert A. Harris and Judith Willoughby conduct a Holocaust remembrance program. Fri 5/16, 7:30 PM, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. 847-491-5441.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EVENING OF BRASS Gail Williams, conductor, with euphonium soloist Scott Kinmont and brass ensemble in a free concert (Keller and others). Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. 847-491-5441.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY GUITAR ENSEMBLE Anne Waller, conductor (Assad, Bellinati, Rodrigo, Granados, Turina, Albeniz). Sat 5/10, 7:30 PM, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, 700 University, Evanston. 847-467-4000.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Michael Burritt, conductor (Takemitsu, Engelman, and others). Tue 5/13, 7:30 PM, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. 847-491-5441.
NU MUSIC MARATHON Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr., and Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Northwestern University, Evanston: See Critic's Choice. Sun 5/11, 3:30 PM, Stephen Syverud; 4 PM, Frances-Marie Uitti and Mark Dresser, Mark Applebaum; 5 PM, members of Eighth Blackbird; 5:10 PM, Lucid Dream Ensemble. 6 PM, Winston Choi, Frances-Marie Uitti, and others perform music of John Zorn; 7 PM, John Zorn's Cobra; 8 PM, Tony Arnold, Scott Kinmont, James Giles, and Stephen Drury, Cinegraph's Duo; 9 PM, music of Louis Andriessen. 847-491-5441 or 847-467-4000.
ORION ENSEMBLE with pianist Debra Sutter and violinist Guillaume Combet (Schubert, Corigliano, Brahms). Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan. 630-628-9591.
PILGRIM CHAMBER PLAYERS perform music of Lita Grier and Donald Draganski. Sun 5/18, 7 PM, Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan, Highland Park. 847-433-0972.
SAINT PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET (Glazunov, Shostakovich, Borodin). Sat 5/10, 6:30 PM, Westmoreland Country Club, 2601 Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette. 847-540-5708.
LEANN SCHECHREST AND JIN-HYE LEE soprano and piano, in a free recital (Purcell, Handel, Bellini, Donaudy, Mozart, Schubert, R. Strauss, Faure). Thu 5/15, 12:15 PM, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, 1010 E. 59th. 773-702-8069.
HEATHER SCHMIDT piano, in a Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert (Debussy, Schmidt, Liszt). Free admission. Wed 5/14, 12:15 PM, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 312-744-6630 or 312-346-3278.
MATT SCHNEIDER TRIO with others in a new-music program. Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Impact Art Studio and Gallery, 5239 N. Damen. 773-275-2777.
SHERIDAN CHAMBER PLAYERS (Stravinsky, Carter, Dahl). Sun 5/18, 4:05 PM, Women's Club of Evanston, 1702 Chicago, Evanston. 847-902-0733.
SKOKIE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH L'OPERA PICCOLA Daniel Boico conducts a joint performance (Leoncavallo, Bizet). Sun 5/18, 4 PM, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. 847-673-6300.
STUDENTS OF THE MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO in a free chamber music concert. Sat 5/10, 4 PM, Thoresen Performance Center, Music Institute of Chicago, 300 Green Bay, Winnetka. 847-446-3822.
BRIAN TOROSIAN guitar (Mertz, Koshkin, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ferranti). Fri 5/9, 8 PM, Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. Saint Louis. 773-442-4636.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Steven Huang conducts a free concert (Beethoven, Gluck, Vivaldi). Sat 5/17, 8 PM, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, 1010 E. 59th. 773-702-8069.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Barbara Schubert conducts a free concert (Schoenberg and others). Sun 5/18, 8 PM, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, 1010 E. 59th. 773-702-8069.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WIND ENSEMBLE Wayne G. Gordon conducts a free concert (Whitacre, Bernstein, Grainger, Schickele, Yoder). Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, 1131 E. 57th. 773-702-8069.
MARK VALENTI piano, in a free concert (Wolpe, Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy). Sun 5/18, 3 PM, First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn. 773-324-4100.
HELGA WINOLD, BRIAN GEHRICH, AND LEONORA SUPPAN-GEHRICH cello, violin, and piano, in a free concert (Beethoven, Schubert). Sat 5/10, 2 PM, St. James Chapel, Quigley Preparatory Seminary, 103 E. Chestnut. 312-782-3532.
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, YO-YO MA, AND DANIEL BARENBOIM violin, cello, and piano (Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn). Tue 5/13, 8 PM, Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan. 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114.
MAYFEST Barry and Ashland: Fri 5/16, 6 PM, Ted Wulfers & Beggar's Bridge; 7 PM, Chinchilla Fury; 8 PM, Future Rock; 9 PM, Buddha's Belly. Sat 5/17, noon, Reckoning (R.E.M. tribute); 2:30 PM, Crash (Dave Matthews tribute); 4 PM, Elevation (U2 tribute); 5:45 PM, Love on the Rocks (Neil Diamond tribute); 7:30 PM, Hairbanger's Ball. Sun 5/18, 2 PM, King Solomon's Grave; 4 PM, Underwater People; 6 PM, Catfight; 8 PM, Mike & Joe. 773-529-7547.
RAY CORNILS Fri 5/16, 7 PM, Church of Saint Ita, 5500 N. Broadway. 773-561-5343.
ELGIN CHILDREN'S CHORUS Sun 5/18, 3 and 6:30 PM, Visual and Performing Arts Center, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan, Elgin. 847-622-0300.
NELSON GILL Children's concert and benefit for Pope John XXIII School. Sat 5/17, 10 AM, Pope John XXIII School, 1120 W. Washington, Evanston. 847-475-5678.
HARDART GROOP Free concert with Susan Cook, Jim Gailloreto, Brian Schwab, Scott Anderson, Andy Baker, JoAnn Daugherty, Paula Kosower, Matthew Tolzman, and John Elmquist. Mon 5/12, 7:33 PM, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster. 773-275-6492.
KIDS FARE Children's concert and discussion entitled "An American Salute: Exploring the Orchestra." Sat 5/17, 10:30 AM, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. 847-467-4000 or 847-491-5441.
MORTON COLLEGE COMMUNITY BAND Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central, Cicero. 708-656-8000, ext. 231.
JOSE LUIS OROZCO Children's concert. Sat 5/10, 2 PM, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 W. 19th. 312-738-1503.
PIANO STUDENTS OF REGINA SYRKIN perform "American music for children" in a free performance. Sun 5/18, 3 PM, Recital Hall, DePaul University, 804 W. Belden. 773-325-7260.
UNDER THE PICASSO Daley Center Plaza, 50 W. Washington: Free noon-time programs. Fri 5/9, Romanian Independence Day program. Mon 5/12, "Candy Day" with the Pier Players. Wed 5/14, Winston Campus Concert Band. Thu 5/15, Tap Is Where It's At. Fri 5/16, Central High School Concert Band. 312-346-3278.
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Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on Passing of Andrea Lohr
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today following the passing of Andrea Lohr of Broadway. Andrea served on the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services from 2003 until 2010. She was married to former Virginia state delegate Matt Lohr. Matt currently serves in the McDonnell Administration as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “Andrea Lohr was a devoted mother, a loving wife, a dedicated member of her local church, an involved member of her community, and a wonderful person. For five years she battled cancer with incredible resolve and remarkable optimism. There was no defeat in Andrea Lohr. She was an inspiration to all who had the opportunity to get to know her and an example of how to greet every single day with thankfulness, joy and courage. Andrea leaves behind her two beautiful children, Caroline and Carson; her husband, Matt; a loving and close extended family and countless friends. In recognition of her exemplary life, Harrisonburg Baptist Church announced last spring that it would honor Andrea by building the ‘Andrea Lohr Legacy Center,’ and donations are currently being accepted. Andrea will be deeply missed. She lived a life based on love, and she loved life. Our thoughts and prayers are with Matt, Caroline, Carson and all of Andrea’s family in this extremely difficult time.” ###
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Creative Writing alumna scoops Guardian award
Campus Life Series: Graduate Success
Rebecca Ley’s, (MA, Creative Writing, 2015), debut novel Sweet Fruit, Sour Land has won The Guardian Not the Booker Prize.
First published Friday, 26th October, 2018 • by Matthew Little (Communications Officer)
The Guardian Not the Booker Prize is a competition decided by the public and three selected Guardian reader judges.
Rebecca Ley’s tale of female friendship in a dystopian London wowed the judges who overruled the public vote when crowning Sweet Fruit, Sour Land a worthy winner.
Rebecca said: “I'm really pleased to have been chosen as the Guardian's Not the Booker winner.
“It was a tough competition closely fought, and I feel very lucky to have been picked among such a strong shortlist. The prize is a great boost to debut authors and independent publishers like mine, so I'm thrilled!
“My Masters at City was invaluable when I approached writing Sweet Fruit, Sour Land after the course. Having a community of writers to read and critique each other's work helped build my confidence, and being edited was really important - learning what to leave out made all the difference to my writing.”
Clare Allan, Programme Director for the Novels MA, said:
“We are thrilled that Rebecca’s fabulous debut novel has been recognised in this way. Rebecca is a wonderful writer and I would urge everyone to go out and buy Sweet Fruit, Sour Land, and read it immediately.
“City’s two year MA in novel writing, for which students must complete a finished novel, has the highest success rate of any in the UK, with more than one in six of our students going on to be published novelists.”
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Cognology stories: Junction Australia Case Study
June 26, 2017 /0 Comments/in Onboarding /by Jon Windust
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Wake up and smell the ROI : 17 quotes about employee onboarding
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How Do I Onboard Someone Into My Team?
April 24, 2017 /0 Comments/in Onboarding /by Jon Windust
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An Exceptional Person Has Arrived On My Team. What Do I Do Next?
April 24, 2017 /0 Comments/in Onboarding, Talent Management /by Jon Windust
Talented people are few and far between. You have been blessed.
The first thing to know is that treating them well is not going to be enough. Talented people aren’t into coming to work, doing a job, going home and collecting a regular pay check on a repeat cycle. They don’t like doing the same thing each day and your company’s career development program for high potentials won’t make up for this.
Talented people are talented because they’ve stretched themselves, they’ve dedicated much of their time to learning and challenging themselves in greater and greater ways. This is not a one-off process. Your team and role is another step in this process for them. The best thing you can do is to help them continue this process and be part of it.
How do you do that? Stretch them with ideas that will move your group forward. Ideally let them come up with their own ideas and take maximum ownership. Much of the time a talented team member will get frustrated with the way things work. They aren’t complainers, that’s a different thing. They’ll come to you with ideas or suggest areas for improvement on existing processes. This isn’t to say let any idea go ahead, but equally don’t destroy your talent by being a roadblock.
But what about the regular day job? It easy to become engaged in new shiny projects and let the regular job slip. The answer here is to have KPIs, goals, measures or some form of expectations for the regular job. Talented people can self-manage given measures or expectations they own. And if they don’t, measures will help you re-align your team member.
A talented person won’t be with you forever, but you can help them in their journey and their legacy will leave a lasting influence.
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Right or Wrong? The Science of Onboarding
February 1, 2017 /1 Comment/in Onboarding /by Jon Windust
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Talent Management Rankings: Our Kind of Olympics
August 9, 2016 /0 Comments/in Learning, Onboarding, Performance Management, Talent Management /by Jon Windust
With Rio in full swing and the country getting competitive, what better time to take a look at the all-stars dominating our favourite sport, Talent Management? Time to find out who won big in the categories that really matter; Onboarding, Performance Management, and Learning Management.
Those of you who read my article on onboarding and employee success will know that well-designed onboarding practices are key to ensuring new hires integrate quickly and perform at their best. Amazon-owned retailer Zappos took the gold in this category for its focus on protecting and promoting company culture above all else.
Landing a job at Zappos isn’t easy. The retailer puts the same emphasis on personality and cultural fit as skills and experience, applicants have a 1.5% chance of receiving a job offer¹. But an offer doesn’t mean new hires can breathe easy. Whatever their level or department, everyone goes through the same four week course, receiving extensive training in customer service and company values².
At the end of the four weeks, new hires have two options; head to the office and get started, or take a $2000 payout and leave if they don’t fit the company culture. Less than 2% opt to take the money and run³, with 98% starting work on Monday engaged and committed, knowing exactly what to expect.
Facebook scooped silver for an onboarding process that is fast and engagement focused. New hires arrive to find their requested PCs, personal devices, and systems all set up and ready to go; but it’s the developers’ boot camp that really won the day for the social media goliath. Developers aren’t hired for specific teams and departments. Instead, they spend six weeks training at HQ and get to choose which department to work in when they graduate⁵, cherry picking the projects that most excite them.
These guys are secretive, but rumour has it Apple is a find your own feet kind of employer. New hires are greeted on their first day by any specialist tools they need, a new iMac, and a t-shirt with ‘class of’ and the year of joining. They are expected to dive right in, set up their own computers and introduce themselves to co-workers⁵. It isn’t for everyone, but this ‘do-or-die’ approach certainly means employees hit the ground running.
I’ve spoken before about Google’s performance management process, so it should come as no surprise that it romped home in first place. This well-deserved gold was awarded for the search giant’s extensive research and the resulting unbiased, 360-degree performance management processes.
Google’s research into employee performance identified two main factors influencing success; clearly written goals, and frequent conversations between individuals and managers⁶. These findings form the basis of a complex, 360-degree feedback cycle that begins with self-evaluation before peers review an individual’s fit with the company culture (a.k.a Googleyness), analytical abilities, execution, thought leadership, leadership, and presence. Peers grade based on strengths, weaknesses, and contributions⁷.
This feedback is used by managers to provide a draft grade, a non-numerical evaluation on a five point scale that ranges from ‘needs improvement’ to ‘superb’. All performance data then goes through a calibration stage, where heavy-handed or lenient graders are identified and employee scores adjusted⁷; giving employees an accurate, unbiased view of their performance.
Beauty subscription service Birchbox has a dedicated People & Culture team that manages the complete employee experience, with a focus on aligning individuals to organizational goals⁴.
Bi-monthly pulse checks and two yearly, quantitative studies mean they can guide managers and board members on how best to align employees and skills to developmental strategy and initiatives⁴. This integrated approach to business growth and performance management was well-deserving of a silver medal, don’t you think?
Goldman Sachs is breaking the mould with its recently overhauled performance management system. Designed to improve staff retention, the Wall Street stalwart has swapped its traditional numerical grading system (complete with automatic layoffs for the bottom 5% of performers) for a qualitative approach almost unheard of in the financial sector⁸.
Now, the focus is on providing high-quality, continuous feedback. Reviews are conducted earlier in the year, giving individuals a chance to improve before bonus time⁸. To reduce grading bias, the new system even uses a similar calibration method to Google⁷.
Global consulting firm Cognizant was streaks ahead of the competition and landed gold for its Millennial-friendly approach and focus on integrated learning.
With a predominantly Millennial workforce⁹, many who work on-site with clients, the Cognizant learning and development (L&D) strategy needed to be agile, mobile and engaging. The company rose to the challenge, producing multiple learning platforms such as blogs, customized portals, live webcasts, and discussion forums⁹. But the jewel in its L&D crown is ‘One Cognizant’ an app store boasting over 50 learning apps. From gamification to ebooks and progress planners, individuals can choose the tools best suited to their learning style⁹.
Recognising that L&D is an essential element of organisational grown, Cognizant’s ‘5D’ approach to content focuses on aligning learning with long-term objectives. The senior team establish organisational goals first, identifying potential impediments and their solutions, and provide a mix of informal, formal, and collaborative learning initiatives that enable staff to deliver on those goals⁹.
Like Cognizant, silver medal winner Hilton Worldwide delivers a suite of learning tools to a global workforce. Its L&D strategy is focused on maximising employee performance with self-guided tutorials, interactive workshops, one-to-one training and courses. Learning is typically tailored to the needs of the individual, with employees identifying their own skills gaps and receiving the training and support they need to address themⁱ⁰.
Healthcare provider Virgin Care has recently been shortlisted for the Employee Engagement Award thanks to its ‘People Flourish’ learning management system. In a sector known for its apathy to learning and development, this revolutionary program provides staff with leadership training; delivering four modules on people, personalities, and behaviours that are designed to help individuals progress to management positions. It’s an investment that’s paying off, with the program delivering a 22% increase in employee retention¹¹.
The tech sector dominated our talent management competition, scooping gold in both the learning and onboarding categories. However, we’re already starting to see Silicon Valley’s innovations trickle into more traditional sectors, as demonstrated by both Goldman Sachs and Virgin Healthcare. These guys are rejecting the typical model of Talent Management in their industries and are already reaping the rewards. Let’s hope more employers follow suit – by 2020 this is likely to be a far more hotly contested race!
Any ideas here you could borrow? I’d love to hear your thoughts on these approaches. Would any work in your office? See an Onboarding System your new hires will love.
1Michelle, J. 2011. The Zappos Experience. Inc.com
2Zappos. 2016. Onboarding Fact Sheet. Zappos
3Reynolds, 2016. 3 Companies With the Most Unique Employee Onboarding Process. TinyPulse.
4Doshi and Gregor. 2015. The secret to an ideal work culture. Time Magazine.
5Bhattacharyya, 2016. Employee Onboarding at Facebook, Google and Apple. The Qustn Cafe.
6L&D, 2016. How performance feedback is evolving. L&D.
7QCulture, 2015. Google’s Performance Management Practices. QCulture.
8Shen, 2016. Goldman Sachs is about to make life a bit less stressful for employees. Fortune.
9Meister, 2014. Cognizant Academy: Lessons from a 2020 Learning Organisation. Forbes.
10Association for Talent Development. 2014. Hilton Worldwide. ATD.
11Virgin Care, 2016. Virgin Care Shortlisted for Employee Engagement Award. Virgin Care.
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New Research on Onboarding and Employee Success
February 10, 2016 /0 Comments/in Onboarding /by Jon Windust
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Innovations and trends in performance management
December 8, 2015 /0 Comments/in Engagement, Freelance, Learning, Onboarding, Performance Management /by Jon Windust
With the year drawing to a close and the festive season almost upon us, I thought now would be a good time to take stock of everything we’ve learned in 2015.
The annual reviews and performance metrics of traditional Performance Management (PM) have been slowly giving way to an agile (APM) approach. This trend became increasingly obvious in 2015, with the publication of numerous papers and case studies all highlighting the benefits APM offers. Add to that the fact that major companies like Adobe went on record crediting this new approach (they went agile in 2012) with the rocketing share price they’ve experienced since adopting it, and it’s little wonder that APM is picking up pace.
The increasing popularity of the agile approach doesn’t surprise me. Agile Performance Management strategies are an integral part of Cognology’s solutions, and regular readers will know I’ve long been an advocate of real-time reviews and 360-degree feedback. I’m not the only one to note the accelerated change in PM this year and, while companies like Accenture announce plans to adopt it, others warn of the potential pitfalls of an accelerated change.
Tom Hakk, the founder of The HR Trend Institute, believes organisations are failing to recognise the difference between performance ratings and management. He worries that companies are so keen to jettison the traditional annual reviews and performance metrics, that they are abandoning PM altogether. I’m not sure I agree with his observation (the number of HR managers citing PM as ‘important’ or ‘very important’ rose to 75% in 2015), but I do recognise his concern. If we fail to implement this new approach properly, it could cost us more than it’s worth.
With poor onboarding contributing to the failure of 50% of new hires, doing it properly has the potential to save organisations thousands (and some, much more). I covered the science behind onboarding earlier this year and discovered that 35% of companies spend nothing (as in $0) on onboarding. Of the rest, 40% think their programmes are ‘less than moderately effective’.
In October, Google gave us a lesson on how to tackle this sticking point. Their analytics team experimented with multiple approaches before hitting on the Just-in-time option. Characterised by an email to a manager the night before a new hire starts, onboarding is left entirely up to managers providing they perform five key tasks:
A role and responsibilities discussion.
Match new hire with peer buddy.
Assist new hire to build a social network.
Conduct onboarding check-ins once a month for the first six months.
Encourage open dialogue.
It might not sound particularly innovative, but Google’s data suggests this approach reduced new hire time to productivity by 25%.
Imagine how technology can improve this by starting the onboarding process from contract stage through to Day 1 and the first six months. Incredible.
Learning and Development (L&D)
I’ve delved into L&D topics many times this year. By far the most important takeaway was the benefit of aligning learning with strategy, and its ability to increase ROI, enhance engagement and speed organisational progression.
Like PM, L&D has been driven by technological advancement, with gamification and social learning taking centre stage in 2015. Offering benefits across the board, a recent study by PWC suggests the technological innovations in this field will become increasingly important as more Millennials enter the workforce. Statistics published this year indicated that L&D is more important to this group than any other, with 52% stating that fast career progression is more attractive than salary.
Arguably one of the most notable takeaways of 2015 was the discovery that work engagement and employee engagement are two separate entities, often operating independently of each other. This, coupled with the finding that individuals engage differently, goes some way towards explaining why employee engagement initiatives traditionally produce poor results.
Newly published data suggests that engagement is an increasingly important issue. The average employee is 6% less satisfied with their role in 2015 compared to 2014; experiencing a reduction in enablement, autonomy and a sense of accomplishment.
You probably don’t need me to tell you that freelancing is the new workforce megatrend. Driven by economic pressures and an increasing focus on lifestyle over work, this trend is particularly popular with Millennials, 38% of whom work freelance.
This isn’t a number that is likely to decrease anytime soon. PJMorgan’s Chauncy Lennon is studying the rise in freelancing and flexible work initiatives. His findings suggest that this new megatrend will change the business landscape. In the future, we can expect to see operations organised around workers, instead of workers organised around companies.
As research continues to offer us greater insight, and technology gives us new metrics and opportunities, it seems likely that the changes we’ve seen this year in PM and L&D will be mirrored in other areas, including employee engagement and onboarding, which are currently poorly managed in a number of industries.
It’s been a year of learning and discovery, improvements and advancements in the HR field. At Cognology, we’re excited about what the year will bring. If there are topics you’d be interested in hearing from me on next year, drop me a line. In the meantime, have a wonderful Christmas and festive season.
See how an Onboarding System can help you reduce employee turnover.
Up to 20% of staff turnover happens within the first 45 days of employment. Source: Urbanbound
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Candidates are customers too: why onboarding matters
September 1, 2015 /0 Comments/in Onboarding /by Jon Windust
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We’ve got the Science on Successful Onboarding
August 25, 2015 /0 Comments/in Onboarding /by Jon Windust
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Village Roadshow
Corporate Startup Accelerator
Founded by the late Mr. Roc Kirby in 1954 in Melbourne, Australia with a drive-in cinema, Village Roadshow has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) since 1988. Today, Village Roadshow operates core businesses in Theme Parks, Cinema Exhibition, Film and DVD Distribution, Marketing Solutions and Film Production. While creating strong and diverse earnings streams, these businesses are complementary, targeting a similar customer demographic and providing significant cross-promotional opportunities.
Corporate Accelerators
Village Roadshow wanted to gain exposure to emerging talent and solutions in the virtual and augmented reality space so that it could add to its offerings in the film, gaming and theme park domains.
Collective Campus developed a custom 'mixed reality' accelerator program, identifying, recruiting and nurturing nine (9) startups through a 13- week program. We made a concerted effort to select startups that aligned with Village Roadshow's strategic objectives and its different business models such as cinema, film & DVD distribution, marketing and theme parks. We also recruited minor sponsors, such as Microsoft, Telstra Labs and HTC Vive and a number of high profile program mentors from the VR and AR space, in addition to our ecosystem partners such as Amazon Web Services, Zendesk, MYOB, Hubspot and IBM.
Of the nine startups that graduated from the program, four are continuing to work with Village to apply their solutions to its different divisions, whilst three are working with other organisations and investors that they connected with during the program and at the program's demo day.Seven of the nine startups made significant progress honing their business models, development roadmap, marketing and sales funnels and project management methodology during the course of the program, whilst the other two pivoted based on learnings generated during the 13 weeks. The startups that we selected included:
- VFC (virtual fighting championship)- Spectre VR (VR pre-production for film studios)
- Frame VR (virtual rollercoasters)
- Lens Immersive (VR streaming cinema)
- Spacedraft (VR pre-pre production for film studios)
- Blinxel (democratised AR content creation)
- Huge Robot (resolving VR locomotion design flaws)
- See It (fully immersive experiences using haptics, robotics & motion sims)
- Script to Screen (AR video gaming)
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Once a nerd: Clarisworks flashback
August 04, 2013 by Russell Gawthorpe in Nostalgia, Technology
I've recently started playing around with software emulation of old Mac operating systems. One of my first Macs was a Quadra knock-off* running System 7.5, so I was pretty happy to fire up Basilisk II and see what it could do. While my primary objective was to play Prince of Persia and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I ended up booting up Clarisworks 3.0 for a bit of nostalgic desktop publishing.
When I was 14, I took it upon myself to publish a magazine/newspaper thing. It was a financial disaster, and it certainly did my social life no favours, but hey. It was something to do. Most of it, such as it was, was made in Clarisworks. Yay, Clarisworks.
* When I say "Quadra knock-off", it was a Performa 580CD. It was a weird model that sat in-between the standard Quadras (the "real" Macs of the time) and the utterly bizarre Macintosh TV. The Macintosh TV was meant to be a kind of bridge between the personal computer and home entertainment, kind of like the AppleTV would eventually become, but it was a total failure. It was even designed with a black casing, to give the illusion that it's an appliance, and not a beige computer. The Performa 580CD had the same casing as the Macintosh TV, but in standard beige, and somewhat similar AV capabilities (no built-in TV tuner, just AV inputs). Unfortunately, it had sod all processing power and storage space, so it was pretty useless at anything involving AV. Its video input capabilities were limited to 320x240 pixel footage at a stonkingly low frame rate.
August 04, 2013 /Russell Gawthorpe
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15 minutes of slight recognition: MacFormat
January 31, 2013 by Russell Gawthorpe in Technology
Here I am, back in the late '90s, critcising Apple in MacFormat magazine's letters section.
Incidentally, at some point in the past couple of decades, they fixed both of those pronunciation problems. I'd like to think I had a part in that. I'm an alpha-tester from way back.
1990s, Apple, Bondi, iMac, MacFormat, Macintalk, magazine, reader's letters, speech synthesis, stupid things I do
The Incredible Expanding Macbook Battery(s), Part 3
February 16, 2011 by Russell Gawthorpe in Rants, Technology
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the laptop -- here's Part 3. (Part one and part two are here.) This is my replacement Macbook battery, which, like its predecessor, expanded like popcorn, and was left sitting about to do its thing.
Yeah, I'm aware that it's probably stupid to leave a damaged lithium ion battery laying about your house. I don't care, though, largely because I left it laying about as a result of being phenomenally careless and forgetful. It's my experiment, you can just observe the (harmless, evidently) results.
I didn't buy a third one. I bought an iMac instead.
February 16, 2011 /Russell Gawthorpe
Apple, Battery, dodgy, expanding, expansion, Macbook, stupid
Rants, Technology
The Incredible Expanding Macbook Battery, Part 2
March 14, 2010 by Russell Gawthorpe in Rants, Technology
If you're following the story (here's Part 1), I had a Macbook battery that expanded like one of those dinosaurs you put in water that, uh, expand. If you're curious -- and I know you are -- this is what happens to the expanding cell after about a year.
It's completely expanded to about eight times its original thickness. Should I have kept it? Probably not. Do I have any regrets? Not really.
It's gone now, though.
Imagine the damage this would have done to a laptop that was, say, in storage. I guess this is why they tell you to remove the batteries if you're sticking it in the cupboard for a while. I suppose they couldn't bring themselves to complete the instruction with "..otherwise it'll bloat like a Looney Tunes character, destroying your expensive technology".
Just to clarify the ludicrousness of this failing battery issues -- this is a $150 battery. It's not a double-A.
Here's part three.
March 14, 2010 /Russell Gawthorpe
Apple, Battery, dodgy, expanding, Macbook, stupid
The Incredible Expanding Macbook Battery
April 04, 2009 by Russell Gawthorpe in Rants, Technology
So, there I was, using my Macbook. I noticed it was rocking about a bit, like there was a small coin or something underneath it -- nothing unusual, as my desk is often messy and stuff creeps under things all the time. I fish around under there, but there's nothing there. I carry on, but it still rocks around on something. I switch the Macbook off, and flip it over, only to find that the edge of the battery is sticking up a bit.
I did a bit of googling, and discovered that this is not only "normal", but it's something so normal Apple refuses to acknowledge or compensate its existence. Macbook batteries just do this. Every so often they just shrug and go "Y'know what, screw this cruel world. I'm going to expand like a piece of popcorn and I might just take this laptop with me."
As the cell in the battery expands, it pushes on the nearby components of the computer. In the case of my particular model of Macbook, the first victims are the Airport cart and RAM, followed by everything else.
I popped the battery out and shoved it in a drawer, ordering another one from Apple's online store, as there was clearly no way of claiming the thing under any kind of warranty or insurance.
New battery arrived. All good. More to come. Stay tuned.
Here's part two, and part three.
Apple, Battery, dodgy, expand, expansion, inflation, Macbook
Back in the '90s: Kaleidoscope Schemes
February 15, 1999 by Russell Gawthorpe in Graphic design, Nostalgia, Technology, The Internet
This article is hideously backdated to reflect the time that it's content, the gallery below, was created. Sorry for the confusion. If you're curious, I'm writing this on June 9, 2013. This is about the oldest part of me that lives on the internet. Back in the late '90s, there was an interface enhancement for Macintosh computers called Kaleidoscope. It was essentially a version of the "themes" concept that Apple kind of introduced into their operating systems, but really didn't. You could download any number of new interface themes (or "schemes", as the creators called them) for your operating system. Some of them were pretty cool. I made a few of them. In hindsight, they don't seem to have strayed too far from the general appearance of the Mac OS (version 9, at the time). They looked like this:
All of these are still, inexplicably, available at the Kaleidoscope Scheme Archive. You can access my stuff directly here, though. If you're really excited by the potential of this awesome piece of 1990's tech, be sure to check out the "scheme spotlight" area, wherein the best of the best are framed and hung on the metaphorical wall.
Apple, Kaleidoscope, Macintosh, retro, schemes
Graphic design, Nostalgia, Technology, The Internet
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Water from underground spring creates headaches for the borough
Water covers part of Grinnell Avenue.
Water from an underground spring is creating headaches for residents and borough officials alike, according to a discussion at the August Public Works & Property Committee meeting. Currently, water is continually being pumped from a property at 11th Street and Grinnell Avenue onto those streets. Water empties from a sump pump outlet pipe onto 11th, then trickles around the corner to Grinnell Avenue, where it flows and spreads out, covering part of the street. According to Mayor Lutz, neighbors have complained about the ever-present water, and some claim to have slipped on it. Public Works Director Ron Miller said that the street was recently so slippery due to algae in the water that the highway department had to power wash it. Lutz said the source of the water is a spring under the house.
Water empties from a sump pump outlet pipe onto 11th Street.
According to Miller, the issue was originally a dilemma for the borough, since the source of the water is on private property. He said the borough can act, however, because of the resulting conditions created on a public street. Miller proposes installing an inlet at the intersection and adding a 10-inch pipe along a four- to five-foot wide grass strip running next to the sidewalk on Grinnell Avenue. The pipe would then connect to an existing inlet at 10th Street. Residents whose properties abut the sidewalk would first need to allow an easement. The project - if all goes well - will be completed before cold weather sets in and the water freezes. Miller said costs can be kept under $10,000 so that the borough manager can approve the project without sending it to council. The project would likely be contracted out due to the department's already heavy workload.
why is the homeowner not responsible for this? The homeowner is the one who doesn't have it fixed properly....
al yes the borough will work on this but not the hole at 322 s 2nd st which is 8 inchs deep in the gutter and street.
I'd hate to see there electric bill! Why not just bottle and sell it over at Mussers, for say 50 cents/ gallon ? Beats river water
Mussers parking lot has a spring in too, or busted water line, at any rate, DON'T park near it !! [Think Tangers problems]
How can it be legal to run water onto a street, should be ran in to the yard.
Why can,t the owner just pump the water down the sewer system , not out on the street?????
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Trailer Park: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Looks To Bring Epic Fantasy Back To The Big Screen
ByJason Serafino
Jason Serafino is a contributing writer at Complex who covers movies, TV, and comic books. More info: Google+
The latest theatrical trailer for the first part of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is finally here, and in under three minutes it reminds us why we fell in love with his vision of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world in the first place. Packed with compelling characters, an impeccably detailed world, and gorgeous cinematography, this new footage from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey should be everything that fans have waited for since the credits rolled on Return of the King back in 2003.
Here we are introduced to Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who seems to effortlessly pick up the everyman quality that Elijah Wood’s Frodo brought to the first trilogy. The chemistry between him and Gandalf (Ian McKellen) will have to be the central dynamic in this story, and from what we see here it's certainly on-point. But it’s in the gorgeous scenery and CGI where this trailer really connects.
Jackson always had a firm hold on Tolkien’s world, and here it seems like technology has advanced to the point where the digital creations are more convincing than ever. All of the creatures and backgrounds in this trailer have a sense of weight and significance to them, even though they were mostly created in a computer. Most notably it looks like Andy Serkis’ Gollum has been revamped visually to be even more compelling than he was last time. This all helps tell Jackson's tale and brings us lavish worlds unlike anything we have ever seen. This is big screen grandeur at its finest.
What can we say about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that hasn’t already been said? Jackson's return to Middle Earth may be overdue, but it looks like he hasn't missed a beat.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will hit theaters on December 14.
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Congress Examines Robocalls, TCPA
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing entitled "Abusive Robocalls and How We Can Stop Them." While the hearing focused on illegal robocalls, and particularly enforcement against such calls and available technology tools, CBA used the hearing as an opportunity to distinguish between robocalls and calls from legitimate businesses to their customers. CBA sent a statement for inclusion in the Congressional Record and coordinated a joint trade letter which was also sent to the Committee in advance of the hearing.
“The influx of fraudulent and illegal robocalls by bad actors has become an ever-growing problem for consumers. As Congress examines how to prevent these burdensome calls and address those with ill-intentions, it is imperative to distinguish these robocalls from the beneficial communications between legitimate businesses and their customers,” CBA Presdient and CEO wrote in the letter. “Consumers utilize many useful communications through calls and texts ranging from low balance notifications to repayment counseling, among other important notices and alerts. While the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was enacted nearly 27 years ago and aimed to protect consumers from intrusive and unwanted telemarketing calls, it has also forced financial institutions to limit many pro-consumer, non-telemarketing communications.”
In March the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated portions of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) overly broad 2015 interpretation of the TCPA. CBA believes the FCC should re-evaluate the definition of automatic dialers in a way that allows legitimate businesses to contact existing customers. CBA’s letter also requested the FCC to continue its pursuit of a reassigned numbers database.
Additional Background Material:
CBA Statement on D.C. Circuit Decision
CBA Petition to FCC Regarding 2015 Omnibus Order
CBA TCPA One-Pager
CBA TCPA Q&A
CBA Statement on FCC Robocall Vote
Joint Trades Letter to FCC re Declaratory Ruling, Advanced...
Joint Trades Letter to Hill on TCPA
CBA Comment Letter re Interpretation of the TCPA in Light...
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Department of Corrections > About Us > Initiatives > DOC-PBPP Consolidation
DOC-PBPP Consolidation
On October 19, 2017, Governor Tom Wolf announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Corrections (DOC) and PBPP, resulting in the combination of the agencies’ similar, shared and overlapping resources and functions, while keeping both agencies separate. However, the community supervision of parolees and all other reentry services are now combined under a new, centralized chain of command that everyone in those areas will report to and follow.
The consolidation is a part of Governor Wolf’s plan to eliminate bureaucratic redundancies while still allowing the agencies to serve their individual missions. By combining similar reentry and parole supervision duties and responsibilities, officials now can fine-tune and focus their efforts as they relate to reentry. This move, while saving taxpayer dollars, also allows for better and more timely record-sharing, allows for consistent delivery of reentry programming, better employee communications and training and better transition via a smooth handoff to community parole agents and supervisors.
The MOU is expected to save a considerable amount of money and resources for each agency. The Parole Board itself, the Sexual Offender Assessment Board and the Office of Victim Advocate will continue to operate independently of the consolidated agencies.
NEWS RELEASE: Gov Wolf Will Consolidate DOC and PBPP Functions (10/19/2017)
Secretary Wetzel Message to ALL employees (10/18/2017)
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Costa Rica News (EFE) – If this is true it is pretty amazing that ICE has accomplished this for the first 3 months of 2015. Let’s just hope that it…
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Indictment: New Haven adult disabilities facility employee used company credit card to buy Yankees, Red Sox tickets
An indictment handed down this week charged a former employee of a New Haven adult disabilities facility employee of using his company credit card for personal spending that included nearly $2,000 in tickets to see the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox.
Michael Verzella, 40, of Branford, the former supervisor of recreation and operations at Chapel Haven, was first charged in a criminal complaint in December of last year. He faces a single count of wire fraud, federal court records show.
As part of his responsibilities at Chapel Haven, Verzella would use a company credit card to purchase tickets to events for residents and clients of the facility, the indictment reads.
Federal authorities said that Verzella used this company credit card for a host of purchases for himself, his family and his friends. He later submitted false reports to hide the purchases, the indictment read.
Verzella resigned from his position in February 2018, and near this time, Chapel Haven staff discovered instances of fraud, a federal criminal complaint read.
An accounting firm reviewed business records and discovered a number of event ticket purchases made by Verzella that did not correspond with any events on the Chapel Haven calendar from 2012 to 2017, the complaint shows. Staff interviewed by an investigator said it would be unlikely that a planned event would not be on the calendar because it is used for planning logistics.
Among the purchases highlighted by investigators and the grand jury was $1,991.60 of tickets in July 2017 for four tickets to see the Red Sox play the Yankees, records show.
After making the online purchase with the Chapel Haven credit card, Verzella submitted a fraudulent email receipt showing that he bought 23 tickets to a Sept. 2017 New York Mets baseball game.
The criminal complaint submitted by an FBI special agent in December shows thousands of dollars in additional sports tickets and falsified receipts.
Federal court records show that Verzella was released on $100,000 bail and was scheduled to face a U.S. magistrate judge in New Haven on Thursday.
Nicholas Rondinone can be reached at nrondinone@courant.com.
Manchester police make arrest after man hit and killed by pickup truck
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Ensure 24 residents can work and live in the town and
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24 residents can work and live in the town, and minimize commuting. A New Town that attains high degree of self-containment should have a sound economic base that provides a sufficient number of jobs for residents (Golany, 1976). Self-containment is essential for the creation of a balanced community. 2.3.4.2 A Balanced Community To improve the living standards of a society, each community should have a unique set of values and create a sense of belonging. A healthy New Town should include groups from different social classes so as to establish a diverse community with the support of housing mix. Generally, the main challenge of creating a balanced community is to accommodate low-income population, as this may drive away the middle- and high-income class who usually migrate to New Towns. Heterogeneity in a community is desirable, as it can create harmonious relationships, enrich people’s lives, and allow social interaction (Golany, 1976). 2.3.4.3 Diversity of Land Use Patterns Diverse land use is required for the establishment of a self-contained community. New Towns should contain various kinds of land uses associated with the traditional functions of a city, such as commercial, residential, industrial and institutional. With
25 diverse land use patterns, people can obtain what they want in New Towns without travelling to the city centre, and as a result, reduce the number of automobile trips. 2.3.4.4 Optimal Community Size and Density A New Town with optimum size and density can help achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability. First, there should be a minimum and maximum size of a New Town. A good New Town should be large enough to offer a variety of facilities and jobs, while it should be small enough to enhance effective social interaction, strengthen social identity, and allow close proximity to the countryside (Golany, 1976). Second, a walkable community can be achieved by having compact development. Third, a population threshold is required to support a public transport system, as well as other basic infrastructure and facilities, in order to ensure they work efficiently and economically. As Frederic Osborn suggested (Golany, 1976, p. 141): “an optimum or norm for a New Town of a population of about 50,000 and a density of about 15 persons a town acre. This cannot be a universal formula, but it is useful as a sort of datum from which the gains and losses of variations upward and downward can be measured.”
26 2.4 NEW URBANISM & SUSTAINABLE SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT To trace the origin of the New Urbanism, it is crucial to study the Garden City concept, since it is one of the most influential concepts leading to suburban development. As discussed, Howard had a vision to build a Garden City early in 1898 to decentralize people living in the congested industrial city and improve their quality of life. The early twentieth-century Garden City Movement in Britain awakened some planners that “town planning” had to emphasize the relationship between buildings and open space. The New Town concept spread widely which later
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Adversary Types
Introduction to Cyber Attacks
New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Course 1 of 4 in the Introduction to Cyber Security Specialization
This course provides learners with a baseline understanding of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. An overview of how basic cyber attacks are constructed and applied to real systems is also included. Examples include simple Unix kernel hacks, Internet worms, and Trojan horses in software utilities. Network attacks such as distributed denial of service (DDOS) and botnet- attacks are also described and illustrated using real examples from the past couple of decades. Familiar analytic models are outlined such as the confidentiality/integrity/availability (CIA) security threat framework, and examples are used to illustrate how these different types of threats can degrade real assets. The course also includes an introduction to basic cyber security risk analysis, with an overview of how threat-asset matrices can be used to prioritize risk decisions. Threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks are examined and mapped in the context of system security engineering methodologies.
Cybersecurity, Information Security (INFOSEC), Denial-Of-Service Attack (DOS), Risk Assessment
It was fun and challenging. There were few areas were in the quiz where I need to google a few terms which I have not heard before. But other than that it was really fun. Learned a lot.
its a awesome course.it fills us with knowledge and also spread awareness about different types of cyber attacks and how to prevent ourselves. it also adds my skills list to my resume.
Understanding Basic Security Frameworks
This module introduces some fundamental frameworks, models, and approaches to cyber security including the CIA model.
Assignments and Reading2:53
Purpose of Cyber Security4:58
Adversary Types7:35
Vulnerability Types5:16
Threat Types5:22
Matching Quiz1:03
Matching Quiz Solution1:19
Confidentiality Threat6:06
Integrity Threat6:36
Availability Threat5:52
Fraud Threat5:15
Testing for Vultnerabilities4:58
Attacks4:35
Brute Force vs. Hueristic Attacks3:38
Crytanalysis5:07
Cryptanalyzing Caesar Cipher4:46
Welcome Jose Dominguez9:59
Dr. Edward G. Amoroso
Research Professor, NYU and CEO, TAG Cyber LLC
We're going to take some time now and think about adversaries.
Now, what that word means, is someone that is in a sense is your opposing party,
someone that may have malicious intent with respect to you.
When two groups don't get along, they're called adversaries.
When they fight, when they're opposed in some, whatever reason,
call them adversaries.
And cybersecurity's all about that, right.
Cybersecurity is not about a earthquake or
an inadvertent piece of code causing a problem.
That's not cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity is about malicious activities,
something that's intentionally done.
So I want to talk through really the four types of,
quote unquote actors, that are involved in causing problems.
Now the first one is what we would call a hacker.
Now I believe that most hackers, young people, are mostly of benign intent.
I think when people have this joy of breaking into things and learning how they
work and piecing them apart and getting in, they do that for love of technology.
And I think, certainly the least concerning to me.
But I think you have to be careful because hackers can themselves in a lot of trouble
when they break into things and maybe inadvertently cause a problem.
Certainly along the spectrum, a hacker shouldn't be someone that's helping all
of us understand the problems that exist in our system.
So that's sort of the first type.
The second type is criminal.
[LAUGH] So that's a little different, right?
Criminals only wants money, they're stealing things.
There's no other way to put it.
When somebody's stealing your credit cards and
putting them up on the dark web or something for sale.
I think we all know what the motivation is there, right?
It's money.
And there's no two ways about it, that is malicious and
there's no question that's an adversary, right?
I hope none of you are doing anything like that if you are, don't.
Law enforcement's getting real good at detecting that sort of thing and crime
does not pay so I think that second type a criminal is certainly more malicious.
And keep in mind that this is something that, as long as we've had money,
we've had crime.
The thing that's changed is that money is now online.
Your credit card is something you use all the time online.
And increasingly you see Bitcoin and things being used.
In fact in some later lectures, later in our session
I'm going to take you through how block chain works, it's really kind of cool.
But at any rate, criminals are the second type.
Third would be, politically or philosophically or
even religiously motivated hacktivists.
So those are groups that have some message that they're really passionate about.
And I'll be honest with you, many cases it's a perfect legitimate message.
They're people who are outraged at injustices and
they use hacking as a way of expressing their outrage.
Now I'd be careful as vigilantism is not acceptable in most societies.
But it's certainly a third,
clear type of malicious actor that we need to be aware of.
So this was tough because sometimes like with the group Anonymous.
It's probably the most famous group of, say, philosophically motivated hackers.
Sometimes they'll do things that you might be agreeing with, cheering on.
Other times they might be doing things that you would absolutely not
agree with under any circumstances.
But it's a more unpredictable group and
they certainly have motivations that are a little different.
So that's the third.
The fourth and most intense is the nation-state actor.
This is a tough one.
This is when military groups use cyber-hacking,
use vulnerabilities in systems, as a means for warfare.
For achieving military objectives, this is a disturbing situation.
Because these are usually well funded groups with all the resources that
are available, lots of time and generally a lot of patience.
This is something that we need to be concerned with as a group.
If we're all together as a learning community right here in the room I'd
make you raise your hand and promise that you're not going to be any of the four
there, that you're going to be a defender.
I think that's a much more noble pursuit and
that's what we'll be emphasizing through these entire sessions.
It's more about defense and I want to stay on this point for a minute.
Most of you think of cybersecurity as hacking.
And I will tell you that it is ten times more difficult to
think through defenses than offensive hacking.
If you tell me that you can sit around and fiddle around with something and
break into it, you've not impressed me at all.
But if you tell me that you've come up with a way to protect that system,
then you have my attention.
And I want that to be something that sinks in.
Hacking is not cybersecurity, it's a component.
There's no question that there's a place for
penetration testing a system, looking for soft spots.
But as we've said a couple of times now,
testing is a terrible way to demonstrate the absence of a problem, terrible way.
Now, a dimension of these four malicious adversaries that we
talked about is called attribution.
That means, did they care about getting caught?
[LAUGH] An attribute attacks to you,
then I have this attribution property in your attack.
So let's take a little quiz as a group here,
just to test our learning with respect to the four types.
Again, hacker, criminal, hacktivist, nation-state.
Now for those four groups,
who do you think would be the most concerned about attribution?
Meaning, I don't want to get caught.
And who do you think might be the least concerned?
Now let's take them in term, hackers.
Probably don't want to get caught, right?
Probably pretty motivated to not get caught.
But there's also the balancing argument they're probably not trying to bring down
planet Earth either.
So they might be high on the scale of not wanting to be caught.
How about criminals?
No question about it, they don't want to get caught.
That's the whole idea when you're a criminal, you don't want to get caught.
In fact, I'd put them as number one in not wanting to get caught.
How about the hacktivist, do they care about getting caught?
Maybe not, right?
If you're trying to get your point across you may be raising your hand saying I
did it.
That's the whole basis for terrorism, right?
Terrorism, for the most part, is not something that you hide from,
but rather you accept full attribution for what's going on.
So I put that hacktivist in the category of generally being less concerned about
getting caught.
And then nation-states kind of in the middle there, right?
No need to get caught, but if you do get caught,
what are you going to come arrest me?
If I'm a government, and I'm military, and I go after another country,
I may be doing it in full attribution, or I may want to do it quietly.
So think about that as we go through the cyber security.
Attribution is a much more complex topic.
And it's a nice way of helping us to understand the motivation and
the techniques used by these different types malicious actors, thanks.
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PhD Candidate of Computer Science at ODU in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Mat Kelly
PhD Candidate, Computer Science
Web Science & Digital Libraries Research Group
Old Dominion University • Norfolk, Virginia • USA
PhD Advisor: Dr. Michele C. Weigle • Co-Advisor: Dr. Michael L. Nelson
Upcoming/Current Projects
Papers, Posters & Presentations
Recognition & Participation
Coursework History
Recent Software Projects
Current/Upcoming Projects
Finalizing dissertation after having successfully defended on May 7, 2019.
Continued development of InterPlanetary Wayback (ipwb), WARCreate, Web Archiving Integration Layer (WAIL), and Mink.
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Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “InterPlanetary Wayback: The Next Step Towards Decentralized Web Archiving,” Presented at the Decentralized Web Summit, San Francisco, California, August 2018. (Slides)
Mat Kelly, Sawood Alam, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “Client-Assisted Memento Aggregation Using the Prefer Header,” Presented at the Web Archiving and Digital Libraries Workshop (WADL 2018), Fort Worth, Texas, June 2018. (PDF)
Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “A Survey of Archival Replay Banners,” Presented at the Web Archiving and Digital Libraries Workshop (WADL 2018), Fort Worth, Texas, June 2018. (PDF)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “A Framework for Aggregating Private and Public Web Archives,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), Fort Worth, Texas, June 2018, pp. 273-282. Best Paper Award Nominee. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mohamed Aturban, Mat Kelly, Sawood Alam, John A. Berlin, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “ArchiveNow: Simplified, Extensible, Multi-Archive Preservation,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), Fort Worth, Texas, June 2018, pp. 321-322. Best Poster Award. (PDF, BibTeX)
Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle and Michael L. Nelson, “Unobtrusive and Extensible Archival Replay Banners Using Custom Elements,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), Fort Worth, Texas, June 2018, pp. 319-320. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Lulwah M. Alkwai, Sawood Alam, Michael L. Nelson, Michele C. Weigle, and Herbert Van de Sompel, “Impact of URI Canonicalization on Memento Count,” Presented at the Web Archiving and Digital Libraries Workshop (WADL 2017). Toronto, Canada, June 2017. (PDF)
Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “Avoiding Zombies in Archival Replay Using ServiceWorker,” Presented at the Web Archiving and Digital Libraries Workshop (WADL 2017). Toronto, Canada, June 2017. (PDF)
Mat Kelly, Lulwah M. Alkwai, Sawood Alam, Michael L. Nelson, Michele C. Weigle, and Herbert Van de Sompel, “Impact of URI Canonicalization on Memento Count,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Toronto, Canada, June 2017, pp. 303-304. Best Poster Award. (PDF, BibTeX)
Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “Client-side Reconstruction of Composite Mementos Using ServiceWorker,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Toronto, Canada, June 2017, pp. 237-240. (PDF, Slides, BibTeX)
John A. Berlin, Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “WAIL: Collection-Based Personal Web Archiving,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Toronto, Canada, June 2017, pp. 340-341. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly and David Dias, “A Collaborative, Secure, and Private InterPlanetary Wayback Archiving System using IPFS,” Presented at the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Web Archiving Conference (WAC) 2017, London, England, 15 June 2017. (Slides)
Michele C. Weigle, Michael L. Nelson, Mat Kelly, and John Berlin, “Archive What I See Now - Personal Web Archiving with WARCS,” Presented at the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Web Archiving Conference (WAC), London, England, 15 June 2017. (Slides)
Mat Kelly, “Tools for the Personal Web Archivist: WARCreate, WAIL, Mink, InterPlanetary Wayback,” Presented At Archives Unleashed 4.0: Web Archive Datathon, 12 June 2017. (Slides)
Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “InterPlanetary Wayback: The Permanent Web Archive,” Bulletin of IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries (IEEE-TCDL), Vol. 13, No. 1, April 2017. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Lulwah M. Alkwai, Michael L. Nelson, Michele C. Weigle, and Herbert Van de Sompel, “Impact of URI Canonicalization on Memento Count,” Technical Report arXiv:1703.03302, 2017. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Sawood Alam, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “InterPlanetary Wayback: Peer-To-Peer Permanence of Web Archives,” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL). Hannover, Germany, September 2016, pp. 411-416. (PDF, slides, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Sawood Alam, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “InterPlanetary Wayback: The Permanent Web Archive,” At the Web Archiving and Digital Libraries Workshop (WADL 2016). Newark, NJ, June 2016.
Sawood Alam, Mat Kelly, and Michael L. Nelson, “InterPlanetary Wayback: The Permanent Web Archive,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Newark, NJ, June 2016, pp. 273-274. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, “Exploring Aggregation of Personal, Private, and Institutional Web Archives,” Presented At Archives Unleashed 2.0: Web Archive Datathon, 2016 June 15. (PPTX)
Mat Kelly, “A Framework for Aggregating Private and Public Web Archives,” Bulletin of IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries (IEEE-TCDL), Vol. 11, No. 3, December 2015. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, “A Framework for Aggregating Private and Public Web Archives,” at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Doctoral Consortium. Knoxville, TN, June 2015.
Wesley Jordan, Mat Kelly, Justin F. Brunelle, Laura Vobrak, Michele C. Weigle and Michael L. Nelson, “Mobile Mink: Merging Mobile and Desktop Archived Webs,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Knoxville, TN, June 2015, pp. 243-244, Best Poster Award. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “Visualizing Digital Collections of Web Archives,” Web Archiving Collaboration: New Tools and Models; 2015 June 4; New York City, NY. (PPTX)
Justin F. Brunelle, Mat Kelly, Hany SalahEldeen, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “Not All Mementos Are Created Equal: Measuring the Impact of Missing Resources,” International Journal on Digital Libraries (IJDL), 16(3), pp. 283-301. May 2015. (article, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, “Facilitation of the A Posteriori Replication of Web Published Satellite Imagery,” Virginia Space Grant Consortium 2015 Student Research Conference. 2015 April 17; Hampton, VA. (PDF, PPTX, BibTeX)
Justin F. Brunelle, Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle and Michael L. Nelson, “The Impact of JavaScript on Archivability,” International Journal on Digital Libraries (IJDL), 17(2), pp. 95-117. January 2016. (article, BibTeX)
Michael Ruffing, Yangyang He, Mat Kelly, Jason O. Hallstrom, Stephan Olariu, and Michele C. Weigle, “A Retasking Framework For Wireless Sensor Networks,” In Proceedings of the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM). Baltimore, MD, 2014 October 6-8, pp. 1066-1071 (PDF, BibTeX)
Justin F. Brunelle, Mat Kelly, Hany SalahEldeen, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “Not All Mementos Are Created Equal: Measuring The Impact Of Missing Resources,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). London, England, September 2014, pp. 321-330, Best Student Paper Award. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “The Archival Acid Test: Evaluating Archive Performance on Advanced HTML and JavaScript,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). London, England, September 2014, pp. 25-28. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “Mink: Integrating the Live and Archived Web Viewing Experience Using Web Browsers and Memento,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). London, England, September 2014, pp. 469-470. (PDF, BibTeX)
Michael L. Nelson, Scott G. Ainsworth, Justin F. Brunelle, Mat Kelly, Hany SalahEldeen, and Michele C. Weigle, “Assessing the Quality of Web Archives,” Digital Preservation 2014, Future of Web Archiving Panel; 2014 July 23; Washington, DC. (PPT)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “Efficient Thumbnail Summarization for Web Archives,” Digital Preservation 2014, Poster Session; 2014 July 22; Washington, DC. (PDF)
Mat Kelly, Justin F. Brunelle, Michele C. Weigle and Michael L. Nelson, “A Method for Identifying Personalized Representations in the Archives,” D-Lib Magazine, 19(11/12), 2013. (article, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, “Archive What I See Now,” Archive-It Partner Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, 2013 November 12. (PPTX)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “Graph-Based Navigation of a Box Office Prediction System,” In Proceedings of the IEEE VIS 2013. Atlanta, GA, 2013 October 13-18. (PDF, Poster, BibTeX)
Michael L. Nelson, Scott G. Ainsworth, Justin F. Brunelle, Mat Kelly, Hany SalahEldeen, and Michele C. Weigle, “Who Will Archive the Archives? Thoughts About the Future of Web Archiving,” Wolfram Data Summit 2013. Washington, DC, 2013 September 5-6. (PPT)
Mat Kelly, Michael L. Nelson, and Michele C. Weigle, “WARCreate and WAIL: WARC, Wayback and Heritrix Made Easy,” Digital Preservation 2013, Workshops and Sessions: Web Archiving; 2013 July 24; Alexandria, VA. (PPTX)
Mat Kelly, Justin F. Brunelle, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “On the Change in Archivability of Websites Over Time,” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL). Valletta, Malta, September 2013, pp. 35-47 (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “Making Enterprise-Level Archive Tools Accessible for Personal Web Archiving,” Personal Digital Archiving 2013; 2013 February 21; College Park, MD. (PDF, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “WARCreate - Create Wayback-Consumable WARC Files from Any Webpage,” Digital Preservation 2012, Tools Demo Session: Web Archiving; 2012 July 25; Washington, DC. (PPTX, PPTX w/ videos)
Mat Kelly and Michele C. Weigle, “WARCreate - Create Wayback-Consumable WARC Files from Any Webpage,” In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). Washington, DC, June 2012, pp. 437-438 (PDF, Poster, BibTeX)
Thad Chee (Science Systems & Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA), Matthew Kelly (Science Systems & Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA), Louis Nguyen (NASA-Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA), Patrick Minnis (NASA-Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA), Rabindra Palikonda, Douglas A. Spagenberg (Science Systems & Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA), J. Kirk Ayers (Science Systems & Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA). Access to Real-time and Historic Satellite Products from a Mobile Application. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting; 2011 December 5-9; San Francisco, CA. (PPT, BibTeX)
Mat Kelly, Syed R. Rizvi, Liang Chen, Chinmay Lokesh, Stephan Olariu, and Michele C. Weigle, “ALERT: A Next-generation Emergency Response System for First Responders using Retasking of Wireless Sensor Networks,” 13th Annual Tidewater Student Research Poster Session; 2011 November 18; Newport News, VA. (PDF)
Mat Kelly, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson, “Archiving Your Facebook Pages Using Archive Facebook,” NDIIPP/NDSA Partners Meeting Special Interest Session: Web Archiving; 2011 July 20; Washington, DC. (PPTX)
David Helman (BMW Group, Greenville, SC), Matthew Kelly (BMW Group, Greenville, SC ), Martin Guttmann (Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA), Bill Carter (Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA), Enrique Castro-Leon (Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA), Thomas Kellerer (Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA), Dror Shenkar (Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA), “Preserving Performance While Saving Power Using Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager and Intel Data Center Manger,” December 2009. (article (archived), PDF)
Invited Guest Presenter, “A Framework for Aggregating Private and Public Web Archives”, James Z. Wang's Data Science course, Penn State University, February 2019.
Invited Guest Presenter, “On Tool Building and Evaluation of the Archived Web”, IST441 - Information Retrieval and Search Engines, Penn State University, February 2019.
Organizing Committee, Publicity Chair, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2019.
Reviewer, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2019, February 2019.
Reviewer, International Journal on Digital Libraries (IJDL), 2018.
Best Paper Finalist for “A Framework for Aggregating Private and Public Web Archives” at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), June 2018.
Best Poster for “ArchiveNow: Simplified, Extensible, Multi-Archive Preservation” at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), June 2018.
Reviewer, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2018, January 2018.
Best Poster for “Impact of URI Canonicalization on Memento Count” at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), June 2017.
Participant and Presenter, Archives Unleashed 4.0: Web Archive Datathon, June 2017.
Reviewer, Access 2017, May 2017.
Scholarship Awardee, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, October 2016.
Participant, IIPC “Building Better Crawlers” Hackathon, September 2016.
Invited Participant and Presenter, Archives Unleashed 2.0: Web Archive Datathon, June 2016.
Invited Participant, Archives Unleashed: Web Archive Hackathon, March 2016.
Sole Presenter, Old Dominion University Department of Computer Science PhD Gathering, November 2015.
Best Poster for “Mobile Mink: Merging Mobile and Desktop Archived Webs” at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), June 2015.
Best Student Paper for “Not All Mementos Are Created Equal: Measuring The Impact Of Missing Resources” at ACM/IEEE Digital Libraries 2014, September 2014.
NASA Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellow, August 2014.
Doctoral Student Presenter, “Browser-Based Digital Preservation” for Visiting PES University Students, Old Dominion University, July 2014.
Acknowledged Contributor, RFC7089: HTTP Framework for Time-Based Access to Resource States -- Memento, December 2013.
Guest Presenter, CS595 - Intro to Web Science, Old Dominion University, October 2013.
Featured Interviewee, The Signal Digital Preservation Blog, August 2012.
Participant, Web Archiving Cooperative (WAC) Summer Workshop, June 2012.
Future Steward Innovation Award Recipient, National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) / Library of Congress, July 2012.
Featured Grad Student, Old Dominion University Computer Science Department, June 2012.
Reviewer, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2012, March 2012.
Spring 2015: CS418 - Web Programming
CS899 - Doctoral Dissertation (Dr. Michele C. Weigle)
CS595 - Introduction to Web Science (Dr. Michael L. Nelson)
CS690 - Colloquium
CS891 - Graduate Seminar (Dr. Michele C. Weigle)
CS895 - Applied Visual Analytics (Dr. Michele C. Weigle)
Project: You're Gonna Die: Diet Edition (report, visualization)
Project: Box Office Movie Rating and Take Prediction (report, visualization)
CS895 - Information Visualization (Dr. Michele C. Weigle)
Project: BibTeX Corpus Visualizer
CS895 - Topics: Adventures in Sensor Networks (Dr. Stephan Olariu)
Presentation of a recent paper on sensor networks
Project/Presentation: Runtime Reprogramming on TinyOS Sans Deluge Modifications
CS896 - Topics in Computer Science (Dr. Michael L. Nelson)
CS699 - Thesis Research (Dr. Michele C. Weigle & Dr. Michael L. Nelson)
Defense Presentation: An Extensible Framework for Creating Personal Web Archives of Content Behind Authentication
Thesis: An Extensible Framework for Creating Personal Archives of Web Resources Requiring Authentication
CS895 - Topics: Stochastic Modeling Performance Evaluation (Dr. Stephan Olariu)
Presentation: Midterm Presentation on a chosen Stochastic Modeling Problem
Presentation: Stochastic Modeling Paper
CS895 - Topics: Web-based Information Retrieval (Dr. Michael L. Nelson)
Presentation: Evaluation and Relation of a Seminal Paper and a Followup Paper
CS699 - Thesis Research (Dr. Michele C. Weigle)
CS697 - Independent Study In CS (Dr. Michele C. Weigle)
Report on work done
Project: IEEE VAST Challenge 2011 (submission) (results)
Investigation of Deluge T2 on TinyOS-based motes for project in Fall 2011
Validation of Tmix for ns-2 and porting of delaybox for ns-3
Initial investigation of USRPs for Dr. Tamer Nadeem. Ongoing into Fall 2011.
Further programming of Archive Facebook for Dr. Michael L. Nelson/Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group.
Presentation: Archive Facebook at NDIIPP/NDSA Partner Meetup in Washington, DC (blog post)
CS665 - Computer Architecture (Dr. Stephan Olariu)
Project: An illustration of Scoreboarding dynamics
CS695 - Topics: Monte Carlo Simulation (Dr. Yaohang Li)
Paper/Presentation: Simulated Annealing and N Generals as applied to a Synchronized Distributed Operation
CS600 - Algorithms and Data Structures (Dr. Desh Ranjan)
CS795 - Topics: Machine Learning (Dr. Steven J. Zeil)
Paper/Presentation: A Subjectivity Free Analysis and Predictive Scheme for Ranking College Football Teams Using Perceptrons
CSCI603 - Object-Oriented Design Patterns (Dr. Christopher W. Starr)
Project: Object-Oriented Design Patterns in OCaml
CSCI618 - Programming Languages (Dr. George Rudolph)
Project: An Exploration of OCaml
CSCI602 - Foundations of Software Engineering (Dr. George Rudolph)
Projects: Extensive Documentation for the open source CRON-O-Meter Project
CSCI601 - Data Modeling and Database Design (Dr. Jim Bowring)
CSCI616 - Automata (Dr. Renée McCauley)
EEL4744C - Microprocessor Applications (Dr. Karl Gugel)
CAP4800 - Systems Simulation (Dr. Paul Fishwick)
Project: Deadlocked Philosophers, a simulation illustrating the Dining Philosophers and Resource Deadlock ideas
CIS4914 - Senior Project (Dr. Mark S. Schmalz, Dave Small)
Project: “Project: Bob” - a team-based rapidly developed networked 3-D turn-based strategy game.
COT4501 - Numerical Analysis - A Computational Approach (Dr. Rick L. Smith)
GEO1010 - Geography for a Changing World
CEN4500C - Computer Networking Fundamentals (Dave Small)
ENC1102 - Argument and Persuasion
STA4321 - Introduction to Probability
CEN3031 - Introduction to Software Engineering (Dr. Tuba Yavuz)
COP4600 - Operating Systems (Dr. Rob Cubert)
WIS2040 - Wildlife Issues
PHY2054 - Physics 2
MAS3114 - Computational Linear Algebra
CDA3101 - Introduction to Computer Organization
COP3530 - Data Structures and Algorithms (Dr. Sartaj K. Sahni)
EEL3701C - Digital Logic and Computer Systems (Dr. Eric M. Schwartz)
PHY4320 - Philosophy of Mind (Dr. D. Gene Witmer)
SPN1131 - Beginning Spanish 2
PHI3130 - Symbolic Logic (Dr. Murat Aydede)
COT3100 - Applied Discrete Structures
PHY2049L - Physics 2 Lab
ENC2210 - Technical Writing
PHI3500 - Metaphysics (Dr. D. Gene Witmer)
Paper: Redefenere Universalia - a proposed solution of the identification of universals through correlating the understanding of universals with Flat Landers
POS2041 - American Federal Government
BSC2008 - Biological Sciences: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
MAC2312 - Calculus 2
PHI2630 - Contemporary Moral Issues
CGS2414 - Computer Programming Using Java (Peter J. Dobbins)
CIS3020 - Advanced Programming Fundamentals/Intro to CIS
CHM2045L - Chemistry 1 Lab
ENC1101 - Expositional and Argumentative Writing
CHM2030 - Introduction to College Chemistry 1
CHM2030L - Introduction to College Chemistry 1 Lab
Coursework Key
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, Expected 2019
Master of Science, Computer Science; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, August 2012
Coursework for Master of Science, Computer Science; The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, June 2006
InterPlanetary Wayback (ipwb) - Integration of WARCs into IPFS for more redundant and persistent web archives.
Mobile Mink - Android application for aggregating and accessing mobile and desktop mementos.
Mink - Chrome extension to integrate the live and archived web using Memento.
Tachyon - Time travel for the web. Memento browser plugin for Google Chrome.
Web Archiving Integration Layer (WAIL) - One-Click User Instigated Preservation.
WARCreate - Google Chrome extension to allow a user to create a Web ARChive (WARC) file from any webpage.
Reverse Archive-It - Quick prototype to determine the collections to which a webpage has been associated by Archive-It. (video demo)
ArchiveFacebook - Mozilla Firefox add-on to allow a user to easily download and save the contents of his/her Facebook profile (development discontinued).
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Mat Kelly @ Google Scholar
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Apple shares surge to 4-month high, as stock chart points to growing investor confidence
Published Thu, Mar 21 2019 1:26 PM EDT Updated Thu, Mar 21 2019 4:07 PM EDT
Michael Sheetz@thesheetztweetz
Apple's stock climb led a broad rise across the S&P 500 information technology sector, which was up 2.5 percent on Thursday.
Apple "drives a lot of suppliers in the tech space," Marc Chaikin, CEO of Chaikin Analytics, told CNBC.
Shares of Apple also surpassed a key technical level on Thursday, its 200-day moving average, which is sometimes used to determine long-term trends.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple laughs while Lana Del Rey (with iPad) takes a photo during a launch event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 30, 2018 in New York City.
Stephanie Keith | Getty Images
Apple's stock rose 3.7 percent on Thursday, putting the stock on pace for its ninth positive day in the past 10 days of trading.
The technology giant's stock climb led a broad rise across the S&P 500 information technology sector, which was up 2.5 percent on Thursday. That sector has climbed 20 percent this quarter.
Apple shares recently passed the "really critical" level of $185 last week, Marc Chaikin, CEO of Chaikin Analytics, told CNBC.
"Surpassing that peak from November 30 that was really important," Chaikin said.
Chaikin pointed to Apple's "synergistic" relationship with chip suppliers, such as Micron Technology. Apple's stock "drives a lot of suppliers in the tech space," Chaikin said.
"I think Micron's earnings give some substance to the Apple story, " Chaikin said. Additionally, reports that Apple plans to keep as much as 50 percent of subscription revenues from its coming online streaming service, as well as growing confidence in Apple's new product line up, are helping drive the stock higher, Chaikin thinks.
"There's a lot of betting going on that Apple can make the transition from a hardware company to software and streaming service," Chaikin said.
Shares of Apple also surpassed a key technical level on Thursday, its 200-day moving average. The metric helps indicate to investors the overall long-term trend of a stock and, in this case, shows how Apple's stock has been steadily climbing. While Chaikin said the 200-day moving average is more closely watched for indexes, rather than for individual stocks like Apple, he did note that the metric has "symbolic" importance.
Apple's stock surpasses its 200 day moving average (in orange)
This was the first time Apple shares surpassed the 200-day moving average since Nov. 16 on an intraday trading basis. Apple's stock is up more than 23 percent this quarter, on pace for its best quarter of trading since the first quarter of 2017. Additionally, Apple has gained roughly $178 billion in market value since the start of 2019.
The 200-day moving average is often used by technical analysts to determine a change in long term trend.
Apple also led the Dow Jones industrial average on Thursday, contributing 47 points to the Dow's 216 point climb.
Apple is expected to unveil a new streaming TV service at an event on March 25. Needham also upgraded its rating on Apple shares to strong buy from buy on Thursday, saying Apple's ecosystem has "value upside."
– CNBC's Gina Francolla and J.R. Reed contributed to this report.
J.R. Reed
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The business banking account is the subject to satisfactory status and identification checks by the Bank. You will be a subject to the usual credit & identity checks by the Bank.
Where you request a bank account through our business banking accounts' referral service, you confirmed that you agree that your personal details will be submitted on your behalf to the Bank & to being contacted directly by a Bank' officer for the purposes of fulfilling opening a business bank account request.
The business bank' accounts are opened & provided by the Bank and are subject of the Terms and Conditions as set forth by the Bank at the time of account opening.
Should you be unable to open a business banking account, we will not charge you an additional fee.
About the incorporation procedure
We will incorporate your new private limited company from scratch using one of our own registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of a director, secretary (not always needed, but it is still recommended) and a shareholder. Upon a company formation, these officer(s)' details will be recorded as the original details of your business entity.
Your application will be submitted electronically. We are the approved E-filing partner of Companies Registrar and our online incorporation technology is one of the most advanced in the business start-up industry.
Our business consultants have broad and deep business experience with the limited companies registration requirements, and incorporation procedures, we can offer a free initial consultation either by e-mail or via the phone; but the personal consultations at our London office will be charged at our standard hourly rate £125.00, set at the minimum of one hour. Call us, and ask one of our specialists for an appointment for a fixed fee for the personal consultation.
If you require any basic or general information regarding our online order form, incorporation procedures, fees, or requirements, you can address your enquiry over the phone +44 (0) 207 935 5171 by speaking with our customers' service support team.
If you would like a personal face-to-face consultation & dedicated help with your limited company obligations, responsibilities of a company itself & legal requirements, tax advice, business or tax planning services, do not hesitate to call us: +44 (0) 207 935 5171, or 0330 808 0089 & ask for an appointment at our office in London.
About when your company will be ready
The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application & payment are received by Coddan.
We will file your application electronically with the Companies House, allowing the fastest possible registration.
This generally means that if you place an order before 13:00 (London time) on the normal working day; your private company will be registered by the end of that day.
Companies registration' can sometimes takes slightly longer. Although the majority of companies are incorporating within a maximum of 24 hours, there may be occasions where the process takes longer due to circumstances beyond our control.
Choose a Company Name
Warning:About the format of you company name
Your company name must end with the word 'Limited', or its abbreviation 'Ltd', or the Welsh language equivalents: 'Cyfyngedig', or 'Cyf'.
For example: ABC Limited, ABC Ltd, ABC Cyfyngedig, ABC Cyf.
These words (Limited, Ltd, Cyfyngedig, Cyf) must not occur in any other place within the name of your company.
Please do not use the Welsh language equivalents if you are registering a limited company in England.
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Explanation:About the guaranteed same-day service
This service guarantees that your limited company will be registered on the same day that your order and payment are received.
In order for you to use this service, you must place your order before 1:30 p.m. (London time) on a working day, and your application form must not contain any errors or omissions.
This service based on Companies House's normal working hours. We cannot be responsible for delays caused due to the rejection of the application by Companies House for any reason whatsoever.
Guaranteed same-day company incorporation - £45.00
Free business bank account referral
Barclays Bank Not required
Register your business entity with HM Revenue and Customs
Explanation:About the registration with the HRMC
When your limited company is formed and registered at Companies House, Companies House tells HMRC that this has happened. This applies whether you start your business as a limited company or change from a sole trader or partnership to a limited company. It also applies whether or not your company is active or has started trading.
HMRC sends a newly formed company an introductory pack within six weeks of being told by Companies House that the new company exists. This pack contains corporation tax forms and explanatory notes for new companies. The pack usually sent to your company's registered office, which may or may not be the same address that you trade from.
You should complete and send a completed form (new company details) to your corporation tax office as soon as possible. If your company is dormant, you should complete a dormant form instead.
It is important to complete these forms as HMRC uses the information you provide to work out your corporation tax paying and filing deadlines. They will send you a form to confirm these deadlines, unless you have told HMRC that your company is dormant.
If your new company has not yet started trading you need to tell HMRC as soon as possible if your company has been set up but is not yet trading or engaging in any business activity. In other words, your company is dormant.
Penalties for not telling HMRC your company is liable for corporation tax
If your company or organisation has corporation tax to pay but you do not receive a 'Notice to deliver a Company Tax Return' from HMRC, you still must tell HMRC it is liable for corporation tax. If you do not, your company or organisation may be charged a penalty. HMRC calls this a 'failure to notify' penalty.
Where the obligation to tell HMRC that your company or organisation is liable for corporation tax takes place on or after 1 April 2010, the penalty is based on the amount of tax that is unpaid or that your company or organisation is liable for. This called the 'potential lost revenue' or 'PLR'.
What we can offer you
1. To avoid any potential problems with the HRMC, we can offer you a straightforward registration of your company with the HRMC to confirm is your company is trading or not.
2. We can wait for an introductory pack from the HRMC, and then complete it & register with the HRMC for your behalf.
3. We can be appointed as your corporate tax-agent.
4. As soon as we will register your company with the HRMC we will be able to apply for an unique tax registration number for behalf of your company.
I require an assistance with the Inland Revenue (HMRC) registration
I require the initial registration with HMRC - £65.00
I want Coddan to register my company for VAT - £125.00
I want Coddan to register my company as a new employer - £68.00
I want Coddan to register my company as a new contractor - £150.00
I want Coddan to register my company as a new subcontractor - £150.00
I want Coddan to change my company' accounting reference date - £25.00
I want Coddan to register my company in accordance with data protection legislation - £79.00
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The applicant details
Summary:About your contact details
Please enter your details in the fields below. All fields are required.
Please provide us with a physical street address: not a post office (PO) box address. If you plan to pay online by credit card, the address that you enter here must match the address associated with your credit card.
As the person making this application, we will contact you should we need to discuss your application or company. We will not communicate with the company officers, or any other parties, unless you specifically request us to do so.
Caution:About your e-mail address
E-mail is the primary means of communication between us, so be sure to enter your e-mail address correctly.
If you do not receive an e-mail from us shortly after you submit your order, please check that your e-mail account is appropriately configured to enable you to receive e-mails from us.
In particular, ensure that your spam filter is not mistakenly filtering our e-mails.
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Appoint your own candidates (officers)
Summary:About the minimum number of officers you need
A private company limited by shares in England or Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.
You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.
A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if a natural person as a corporation holds the office of director sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.
You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.
The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.
The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship because the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.
Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, and citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts). Nevertheless, this general proposition may be subject to any applicable foreign investment rules which may apply from time to time.
It is a criminal offence to appoint a non-existent, not permitted for use or fake details for the company' officers appointments.
First Candidate
Select the role(s) to which you want to appoint your first candidate:
Director Secretary Shareholder
Enter the number of shares to be held by this shareholder
The candidate is the same person as that entered in the applicant section
This candidate is another private individual
County or State
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This candidate is a corporate body (another company, partnership or trust)
Registered No.
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Please enter details of an authorised company representative below:
Industry Please Select an Industry Accounting / Bookkeeping Arts / Entertainment Business Services Charitable Organization Child Care Construction / Building Trades Consulting E-commerce / Internet Engineering Financial Advisory / Investment Food Service / Bar / Restaurant Franchise Healthcare / Medical Information Technology Landscaping Legal Manufacturing Nonprofit Organization Other Real Estate Religious Organization Rental / Leasing Retail Security Taxi / Limo / Shuttle Trucking Wholesale
Second Candidate
Select the role(s) to which you want to appoint your second candidate, if there is any, or leave this part of the application blank:
Appointment of additional officers (if it's needed)
You can use this section to appoint up to three additional candidates as officers of your company. If you need to appoint more than five of your own candidates as officers of the company, please provide their full details in the additional comments and instructions section of this order form:
Third Candidate
Select the role(s) to which you want to appoint your third candidate:
Fourth Candidate
Select the role(s) to which you want to appoint your fourth candidate:
Fifth Candidate
Select the role(s) to which you want to appoint your fifth candidate:
The person with significant control (PSC)
Explanation:Meaning of the person with significant control (PSC)
From January 2016, all private companies are obliged to keep the register of persons with significant control. Since April 2016 information about the persons with significant control (PSC) need be registered at Companies House.
The information from each individual company's persons with significant control register will be given to Companies House at the same time as the confirmation statement. The confirmation statement is the successor to the annual return.
What will happen to the information given to Companies House? The idea is that the register is the public document. Therefore members of the public will be entitled to both view the persons with significant control register and search for information relating to individual companies. Every company's PSC information will be listed on the same central register and it will be free to view and search.
Who classes as a person with significant control? A person with significant control is anyone who either: -
Holds over 25% of the shares
Controls over 25% of the general meeting votes
Can control removal or appointment of the majority of a company's board
Exercises significant control or influence over a company or has the right to do so
Having the right to exercise, or actually exercising, significant influence or control over the activities of a trust or firm which is not a legal entity, but would itself satisfy any of the first four conditions if it were an individual.
Explanation:Can a nominee director or shareholder qualify as a PSC?
No. Nominee director and shareholder are generally appointed for record purposes only, and in most cases have little or no influence over the day-to-day running of the business. In this case the person who qualifies as a PSC will generally be the beneficiary or/and the person(s) who hold the general power of attorney.
Does it mean, that I need to register myself as the PSC even I ordered the nominee service?
Yes, we need to register you, or the third person, who controls the firm as the person with the significant control. Nominee director is receiving instructions from the real owner, nominee shareholder hold the company shares on behalf of the beneficiary owner, means, your nominees cannot be appeared as the person with the significant control, because they are not controlling the business at all.
The person with significant control is the applicant
The person with significant control is the company director
The person with significant control is the company shareholder
The person with significant control is another individual
The Level of the Company Control
All companies must to submit details of the person with significant control (PSC), this can be anyone who influences the day to day running of the company.
Holding more than 25% of the shares
Holding more than 25% of the voting rights
Holding the right to appoint or remove a majority of directors
Having the right to exercise significant influence or control
Summary:About the certificate of the PSC
A certificate of person with significant control is a document used to confirm the identity of the person with significant control of a business entity. It also confirms the name of the firm, registered number, and registered office address.
A certificate of beneficial ownership is often used to prove that a particular individual is authorised to enact legally binding transactions on behalf of an entity.
Certificates of person with significant control are issued by the business formation agent. The person with significant control can produce the certificate as the evidence of his/her position within the firm to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official injury.
Your certificate will be printed in an elegant format, sealed and laminated. If you need to apply for such certificate, please pay for the delivery.
I require certificate of the PSC - £15.00
The trademark or/and business name registration
Explanation:About the trade name registration service
Business or trading name may be used by a limited company (e.g. John Doe Services LTD may trade as a 'J. Doe's Bakery'). The use of a business name does not create a separate legal entity from a company, which is using the name.
With this option we will prepare all necessary paper forms to allocate a trade name to your limited company' name.
We will also provide you an exclusive certificate of the trading name adoption.
The trade name registration - £65.00
UK & EU Trade Mark Search
Explanation:About the trade mark search service
Trademarks are one of the most important tools in the promotion and recognition of your business' goods or services. Trademarks are the primary means by which customers can recognize your products. A trademark registration gives you the right to stop others from using the same or a similar trademark in relation to your goods or services, and in many cases, a trademark registration can itself become a valuable asset.
If you require a trade mark search - to ensure your newly registered company name does not conflict with any European and UK protected trademarks.
The UK trademark search - £96.00
UK Trade Mark Registration
Explanation:About the trade mark registration service
Amongst other benefits, registering your trademark: -
1. Secures a statutory monopoly. It will give you the exclusive right to use your mark for the goods and/or services that it covers in the UK.
2. Deters others from using your trademark. A trade mark registration can be used to prevent the registration or use of an identical or similar mark by another individual or company.
3. Makes it your property which means you can sell it or license the use of it to others in exchange for payment.
4. Can add quantifiable goodwill and value to a business on sale.
We can take care of the registration process from start to finish.
Stage 1 - Filing
1. To file a UK trademark application in one class we charge a fixed fee of £350.00. Of this, our legal charges for preparing and filing the application are just £150.00. The official filing fee is £200.00.
2. For each additional class we charge a fixed fee of £100.00. Of this, our legal charges are £50.00 and the official fee is £50.00.
3. It is possible to file a fast-track application which will be examined within 10 business days after filing for an additional £300.00 cost.
Stage 2 – Prosecution
After filing your application, we charge on a time and materials basis for the work we undertake through to the registration of the mark.
Our charges will depend upon how straightforward the application is and whether it receives any objections. This is not something we can predict with absolute certainty, although we do aim to warn you if your application is likely to be problematic.
There are a wide variety of objections that can be raised by an examiner including that your trade mark is descriptive and not distinctive e.g. the trademark SHOES for a 'shoe store'.
In the event of an objection, we would need to respond to the examiner. Responding to objections may include presenting evidence of use, engaging in correspondence and/or attending a hearing with the examiner.
A third party may oppose your trade mark application on a number of grounds including that it is identical or similar to their trademark and that there exists a likelihood of confusion between your proposed trademark and their registered trade mark.
In the event of an opposition, we will advise you of your additional legal charges and expenses before proceeding on your behalf.
Note that most but not all trademark applications are straightforward and go through without significant objection or opposition.
You are looking at an estimated total cost of £600.00 if the application proves straightforward and is registered in one class only.
The UK trademark registration - £600.00
Authorised share capital
Explanation:Standard share capital upon formation of your company
A company's issued share capital is usually at least £1.00, but can be far greater to take account of the number of shareholders and their individual control of the company.
If you choose the standard share capital option, we shall proceed on the basis that there is only one class of ordinary shares of £1.00 and they are to be fully paid up.
Explanation:Non-standard share capital upon formation of your company
The company may be registered with share capital that is greater than the amount it needs as initial working capital. After satisfying that need, it will therefore have a number of un-issued shares that the board can keep in reserve for future share issues.
When applying for the alternative share capital for your company, please make sure that the value per share is not less than £1.00. If you desire to have value per share less then £1.00 (for example 10p or 1p), you will need to apply for the paper filing for your company at additional charge. Please contact us for more details: orders@coddan.co.uk.
If you want to register a company with a non-standard share capital and issue special shares, it is often advisable to contact us before registering your company.
E-mail us at info@coddan.co.uk, if you need further help with a non-standard capital and issue special shares. Additional fees apply for a non-standard share capital with issue special shares.
I want to form my company with a standard share capital
I want to form my company with a non-standard share capital - £80.00
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Standard industrial classification of economic activities
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(01110) Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds (01120) Growing of rice (01130) Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers (01140) Growing of sugar cane (01150) Growing of tobacco (01160) Growing of fibre crops (01190) Growing of other non-perennial crops (01210) Growing of grapes (01220) Growing of tropical and subtropical fruits (01230) Growing of citrus fruits (01240) Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits (01250) Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts (01260) Growing of oleaginous fruits (01270) Growing of beverage crops (01280) Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops (01290) Growing of other perennial crops (01300) Plant propagation (01410) Raising of dairy cattle (01420) Raising of other cattle and buffaloes (01430) Raising of horses and other equines (01440) Raising of camels and camelids (01450) Raising of sheep and goats (01460) Raising of swine/pigs (01470) Raising of poultry (01490) Raising of other animals (01500) Mixed farming (01610) Support activities for crop production (01621) Farm animal boarding and care (01629) Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. (01630) Post-harvest crop activities (01640) Seed processing for propagation (01700) Hunting, trapping and related service activities (02100) Silviculture and other forestry activities (02200) Logging (02300) Gathering of wild growing non-wood products (02400) Support services to forestry (03110) Marine fishing (03120) Freshwater fishing (03210) Marine aquaculture (03220) Freshwater aquaculture (05101) Deep coal mines (05102) Open cast coal working (05200) Mining of lignite (06100) Extraction of crude petroleum (06200) Extraction of natural gas (07100) Mining of iron ores (07210) Mining of uranium and thorium ores (07290) Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores (08110) Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate (08120) Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin (08910) Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals (08920) Extraction of peat (08930) Extraction of salt (08990) Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. (09100) Support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining (09900) Support activities for other mining and quarrying (10110) Processing and preserving of meat (10120) Processing and preserving of poultry meat (10130) Production of meat and poultry meat products (10200) Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs (10310) Processing and preserving of potatoes (10320) Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice (10390) Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10410) Manufacture of oils and fats (10420) Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats (10511) Liquid milk and cream production (10512) Butter and cheese production (10519) Manufacture of other milk products (10520) Manufacture of ice cream (10611) Grain milling (10612) Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based food (10620) Manufacture of starches and starch products (10710) Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10720) Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes (10730) Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products (10810) Manufacture of sugar (10821) Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (10822) Manufacture of sugar confectionery (10831) Tea processing (10832) Production of coffee and coffee substitutes (10840) Manufacture of condiments and seasonings (10850) Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10860) Manufacture of homogenized food preparations and dietetic food (10890) Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10910) Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals (10920) Manufacture of prepared pet foods (11010) Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11020) Manufacture of wine from grape (11030) Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines (11040) Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages (11050) Manufacture of beer (11060) Manufacture of malt (11070) Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters (12000) Manufacture of tobacco products (13100) Preparation and spinning of textile fibres (13200) Weaving of textiles (13300) Finishing of textiles (13910) Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics (13921) Manufacture of soft furnishings (13922) manufacture of canvas goods, sacks, etc. (13923) manufacture of household textiles (13931) Manufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugs (13939) Manufacture of other carpets and rugs (13940) Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting (13950) Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel (13960) Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles (13990) Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. (14110) Manufacture of leather clothes (14120) Manufacture of workwear (14131) Manufacture of other mens outerwear (14132) Manufacture of other womens outerwear (14141) Manufacture of mens underwear (14142) Manufacture of womens underwear (14190) Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. (14200) Manufacture of articles of fur (14310) Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery (14390) Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel (15110) Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur (15120) Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness (15200) Manufacture of footwear (16100) Sawmilling and planing of wood (16210) Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels (16220) Manufacture of assembled parquet floors (16230) Manufacture of other builders carpentry and joinery (16240) Manufacture of wooden containers (16290) Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials (17110) Manufacture of pulp (17120) Manufacture of paper and paperboard (17211) Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags (17219) Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers (17220) Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites (17230) Manufacture of paper stationery (17240) Manufacture of wallpaper (17290) Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. (18110) Printing of newspapers (18129) Printing n.e.c. (18130) Pre-press and pre-media services (18140) Binding and related services (18201) Reproduction of sound recording (18202) Reproduction of video recording (18203) Reproduction of computer media (19100) Manufacture of coke oven products (19201) Mineral oil refining (19209) Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture) (20110) Manufacture of industrial gases (20120) Manufacture of dyes and pigments (20130) Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals (20140) Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20150) Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds (20160) Manufacture of plastics in primary forms (20170) Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms (20200) Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products (20301) Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants (20302) Manufacture of printing ink (20411) Manufacture of soap and detergents (20412) Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations (20420) Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations (20510) Manufacture of explosives (20520) Manufacture of glues (20530) Manufacture of essential oils (20590) Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20600) Manufacture of man-made fibres (21100) Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products (21200) Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations (22110) Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres (22190) Manufacture of other rubber products (22210) Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles (22220) Manufacture of plastic packing goods (22230) Manufacture of builders ware of plastic (22290) Manufacture of other plastic products (23110) Manufacture of flat glass (23120) Shaping and processing of flat glass (23130) Manufacture of hollow glass (23140) Manufacture of glass fibres (23190) Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware (23200) Manufacture of refractory products (23310) Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags (23320) Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay (23410) Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles (23420) Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures (23430) Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings (23440) Manufacture of other technical ceramic products (23490) Manufacture of other ceramic products n.e.c. (23510) Manufacture of cement (23520) Manufacture of lime and plaster (23610) Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes (23620) Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes (23630) Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete (23640) Manufacture of mortars (23650) Manufacture of fibre cement (23690) Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement (23700) Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone (23910) Production of abrasive products (23990) Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. (24100) Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (24200) Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel (24310) Cold drawing of bars (24320) Cold rolling of narrow strip (24330) Cold forming or folding (24340) Cold drawing of wire (24410) Precious metals production (24420) Aluminium production (24430) Lead, zinc and tin production (24440) Copper production (24450) Other non-ferrous metal production (24460) Processing of nuclear fuel (24510) Casting of iron (24520) Casting of steel (24530) Casting of light metals (24540) Casting of other non-ferrous metals (25110) Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25120) Manufacture of doors and windows of metal (25210) Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers (25290) Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal (25300) Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers (25400) Manufacture of weapons and ammunition (25500) Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy (25610) Treatment and coating of metals (25620) Machining (25710) Manufacture of cutlery (25720) Manufacture of locks and hinges (25730) Manufacture of tools (25910) Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers (25920) Manufacture of light metal packaging (25930) Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs (25940) Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products (25990) Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (26110) Manufacture of electronic components (26120) Manufacture of loaded electronic boards (26200) Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment (26301) Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment (26309) Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment (26400) Manufacture of consumer electronics (26511) Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (26512) Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment (26513) Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (26514) Manufacture of non-electronic industrial process control equipment (26520) Manufacture of watches and clocks (26600) Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment (26701) Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26702) Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment (26800) Manufacture of magnetic and optical media (27110) Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers (27120) Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (27200) Manufacture of batteries and accumulators (27310) Manufacture of fibre optic cables (27320) Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables (27330) Manufacture of wiring devices (27400) Manufacture of electric lighting equipment (27510) Manufacture of electric domestic appliances (27520) Manufacture of non-electric domestic appliances (27900) Manufacture of other electrical equipment (28110) Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines (28120) Manufacture of fluid power equipment (28131) Manufacture of pumps (28132) Manufacture of compressors (28140) Manufacture of taps and valves (28150) Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements (28210) Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners (28220) Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28230) Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment) (28240) Manufacture of power-driven hand tools (28250) Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment (28290) Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28301) Manufacture of agricultural tractors (28302) Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors (28410) Manufacture of metal forming machinery (28490) Manufacture of other machine tools (28910) Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy (28921) Manufacture of machinery for mining (28922) Manufacture of earthmoving equipment (28923) Manufacture of equipment for concrete crushing and screening and roadworks (28930) Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing (28940) Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production (28950) Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production (28960) Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery (28990) Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (29100) Manufacture of motor vehicles (29201) Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (29202) Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers (29203) Manufacture of caravans (29310) Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their engines (29320) Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles (30110) Building of ships and floating structures (30120) Building of pleasure and sporting boats (30200) Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (30300) Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery (30400) Manufacture of military fighting vehicles (30910) Manufacture of motorcycles (30920) Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages (30990) Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. (31010) Manufacture of office and shop furniture (31020) Manufacture of kitchen furniture (31030) Manufacture of mattresses (31090) Manufacture of other furniture (32110) Striking of coins (32120) Manufacture of jewellery and related articles (32130) Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles (32200) Manufacture of musical instruments (32300) Manufacture of sports goods (32401) Manufacture of professional and arcade games and toys (32409) Manufacture of other games and toys, n.e.c. (32500) Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (32910) Manufacture of brooms and brushes (32990) Other manufacturing n.e.c. (33110) Repair of fabricated metal products (33120) Repair of machinery (33130) Repair of electronic and optical equipment (33140) Repair of electrical equipment (33150) Repair and maintenance of ships and boats (33160) Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft (33170) Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c. (33190) Repair of other equipment (33200) Installation of industrial machinery and equipment (35110) Production of electricity (35120) Transmission of electricity (35130) Distribution of electricity (35140) Trade of electricity (35210) Manufacture of gas (35220) Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains (35230) Trade of gas through mains (35300) Steam and air conditioning supply (36000) Water collection, treatment and supply (37000) Sewerage (38110) Collection of non-hazardous waste (38120) Collection of hazardous waste (38210) Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste (38220) Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste (38310) Dismantling of wrecks (38320) Recovery of sorted materials (39000) Remediation activities and other waste management services (41100) Development of building projects (41201) Construction of commercial buildings (41202) Construction of domestic buildings (42110) Construction of roads and motorways (42120) Construction of railways and underground railways (42130) Construction of bridges and tunnels (42210) Construction of utility projects for fluids (42220) Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications (42910) Construction of water projects (42990) Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (43110) Demolition (43120) Site preparation (43130) Test drilling and boring (43210) Electrical installation (43220) Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (43290) Other construction installation (43310) Plastering (43320) Joinery installation (43330) Floor and wall covering (43341) Painting (43342) Glazing (43390) Other building completion and finishing (43910) Roofing activities (43991) Scaffold erectionv (43999) Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (45111) Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45112) Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45190) Sale of other motor vehicles (45200) Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45310) Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45320) Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45400) Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (46110) Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods (46120) Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals (46130) Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46140) Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft (46150) Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery (46160) Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods (46170) Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco (46180) Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products (46190) Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (46210) Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds (46220) Wholesale of flowers and plants (46230) Wholesale of live animals (46240) Wholesale of hides, skins and leather (46310) Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46320) Wholesale of meat and meat products (46330) Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (46341) Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks (46342) Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46350) Wholesale of tobacco products (46360) Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery (46370) Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (46380) Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46390) Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46410) Wholesale of textiles (46420) Wholesale of clothing and footwear (46431) Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played (46439) Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CDs & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) (46440) Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials (46450) Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics (46460) Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (46470) Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment (46480) Wholesale of watches and jewellery (46491) Wholesale of musical instruments (46499) Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c (46510) Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software (46520) Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts (46610) Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (46620) Wholesale of machine tools (46630) Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery (46640) Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines (46650) Wholesale of office furniture (46660) Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment (46690) Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46711) Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products (46719) Wholesale of other fuels and related products (46720) Wholesale of metals and metal ores (46730) Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46740) Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (46750) Wholesale of chemical products (46760) Wholesale of other intermediate products (46770) Wholesale of waste and scrap (46900) Non-specialised wholesale trade (47110) Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (47190) Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47210) Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores (47220) Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores (47230) Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores (47240) Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47250) Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (47260) Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores (47290) Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47300) Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (47410) Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores (47421) Retail sale of mobile telephones (47429) Retail sale of telecommunications equipment other than mobile telephones (47430) Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores (47510) Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores (47520) Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (47530) Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (47540) Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores (47591) Retail sale of musical instruments and scores (47599) Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47610) Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47620) Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47630) Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores (47640) Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles (47650) Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores (47710) Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (47721) Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores (47722) Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores (47730) Dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47741) Retail sale of hearing aids (47749) Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c. (47750) Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores (47760) Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores (47770) Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (47781) Retail sale in commercial art galleries (47782) Retail sale by opticians (47789) Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47791) Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores (47799) Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques) (47810) Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products (47820) Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear (47890) Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods (47910) Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47990) Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (49100) Passenger rail transport, interurban (49200) Freight rail transport (49311) Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems (49319) Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) (49320) Taxi operation (49390) Other passenger land transport (49410) Freight transport by road (49420) Removal services (49500) Transport via pipeline (50100) Sea and coastal passenger water transport (50200) Sea and coastal freight water transport (50300) Inland passenger water transport (50400) Inland freight water transport (51101) Scheduled passenger air transport (51102) Non-scheduled passenger air transport (51210) Freight air transport (51220) Space transport (52101) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities (52102) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activities (52103) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52211) Operation of rail freight terminals (52212) Operation of rail passenger facilities at railway stations (52213) Operation of bus and coach passenger facilities at bus and coach stations (52219) Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (52220) Service activities incidental to water transportation (52230) Service activities incidental to air transportation (52241) Cargo handling for water transport activities (52242) Cargo handling for air transport activities (52243) Cargo handling for land transport activities (52290) Other transportation support activities (53100) Postal activities under universal service obligation (53201) Licensed carriers (55100) Hotels and similar accommodation (55201) Holiday centres and villages (55202) Youth hostels (55209) Other holiday and other collective accommodation (55300) Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds (55900) Other accommodation (56101) Licenced restaurants (56102) Unlicenced restaurants and cafes (56103) Take-away food shops and mobile food stands (56210) Event catering activities (56290) Other food services (56301) Licenced clubs (56302) Public houses and bars (58110) Book publishing (58120) Publishing of directories and mailing lists (58130) Publishing of newspapers (58141) Publishing of learned journals (58142) Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58190) Other publishing activities (58210) Publishing of computer games (58290) Other software publishing (59111) Motion picture production activities (59112) Video production activities (59113) Television programme production activities (59120) Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities (59131) Motion picture distribution activities (59132) Video distribution activities (59133) Television programme distribution activities (59140) Motion picture projection activities (59200) Sound recording and music publishing activities (60100) Radio broadcasting (60200) Television programming and broadcasting activities (61100) Wired telecommunications activities (61200) Wireless telecommunications activities (61300) Satellite telecommunications activities (61900) Other telecommunications activities (62011) Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development (62012) Business and domestic software development (62020) Information technology consultancy activities (62030) Computer facilities management activities (62090) Other information technology service activities (63110) Data processing, hosting and related activities (63120) Web portals (63910) News agency activities (63990) Other information service activities n.e.c. (64110) Central banking (64191) Banks (64192) Building societies (64201) Activities of agricultural holding companies (64202) Activities of production holding companies (64203) Activities of construction holding companies (64204) Activities of distribution holding companies (64205) Activities of financial services holding companies (64209) Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (64301) Activities of investment trusts (64302) Activities of unit trusts (64303) Activities of venture and development capital companies (64304) Activities of open-ended investment companies (64305) Activities of property unit trusts (64306) Activities of real estate investment trusts (64910) Financial leasing (64921) Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (64922) Activities of mortgage finance companies (64929) Other credit granting n.e.c. (64991) Security dealing on own account (64992) Factoring (64999) Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (65110) Life insurance (65120) Non-life insurance (65201) Life reinsurance (65202) Non-life reinsurance (65300) Pension funding (66110) Administration of financial markets (66120) Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (66190) Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. (66210) Risk and damage evaluation (66220) Activities of insurance agents and brokers (66290) Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (66300) Fund management activities (68100) Buying and selling of own real estate (68201) Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate (68202) Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres (68209) Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68310) Real estate agencies (68320) Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (69101) Barristers at law (69102) Solicitors (69109) Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. (69201) Accounting and auditing activities (69202) Bookkeeping activities (69203) Tax consultancy (70100) Activities of head offices (70210) Public relations and communications activities (70221) Financial management (70229) Management consultancy activities other than financial management (71111) Architectural activities (71112) Urban planning and landscape architectural activities (71121) Engineering design activities for industrial process and production (71122) Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities (71129) Other engineering activities (71200) Technical testing and analysis (72110) Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72190) Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72200) Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (73110) Advertising agencies (73120) Media representation services (73200) Market research and public opinion polling (74100) specialised design activities (74201) Portrait photographic activities (74202) Other specialist photography (74203) Film processing (74209) Photographic activities not elsewhere classified (74300) Translation and interpretation activities (74901) Environmental consulting activities (74902) Quantity surveying activities (74909) Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74990) Non-trading company (75000) Veterinary activities (77110) Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (77120) Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (77210) Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods (77220) Renting of video tapes and disks (77291) Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77299) Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods (77310) Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment (77320) Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77330) Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (77341) Renting and leasing of passenger water transport equipment (77342) Renting and leasing of freight water transport equipment (77351) Renting and leasing of air passenger transport equipment (77352) Renting and leasing of freight air transport equipment (77390) Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. (77400) Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works (78101) Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities (78109) Other activities of employment placement agencies (78200) Temporary employment agency activities (78300) Human resources provision and management of human resources functions (79110) Travel agency activities (79120) Tour operator activities (79901) Activities of tourist guides (79909) Other reservation service activities n.e.c. (80100) Private security activities (80200) Security systems service activities (80300) Investigation activities (81100) Combined facilities support activities (81210) General cleaning of buildings (81221) Window cleaning services (81222) Specialised cleaning services (81223) Furnace and chimney cleaning services (81229) Other building and industrial cleaning activities (81291) Disinfecting and exterminating services (81299) Other cleaning services (81300) Landscape service activities (82110) Combined office administrative service activities (82190) Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities (82200) Activities of call centres (82301) Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82302) Activities of conference organisers (82911) Activities of collection agencies (82912) Activities of credit bureaus (82920) Packaging activities (82990) Other business support service activities n.e.c. (84110) General public administration activities (84120) Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social security (84130) Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses (84210) Foreign affairs (84220) Defence activities (84230) Justice and judicial activities (84240) Public order and safety activities (84250) Fire service activities (84300) Compulsory social security activities (85100) Pre-primary education (85200) Primary education (85310) General secondary education (85320) Technical and vocational secondary education (85410) Post-secondary non-tertiary education (85421) First-degree level higher education (85422) Post-graduate level higher education (85510) Sports and recreation education (85520) Cultural education (85530) Driving school activities (85590) Other education n.e.c. (85600) Educational support services (86101) Hospital activities (86102) Medical nursing home activities (86210) General medical practice activities (86220) Specialists medical practice activities (86230) Dental practice activities (86900) Other human health activities (87100) Residential nursing care facilities (87200) Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse (87300) Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled (87900) Other residential care activities n.e.c. (88100) Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled (88910) Child day-care activities (88990) Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (90010) Performing arts (90020) Support activities to performing arts (90030) Artistic creation (90040) Operation of arts facilities (91011) Library activities (91012) Archives activities (91020) Museums activities (91030) Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91040) Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities (92000) Gambling and betting activities (93110) Operation of sports facilities (93120) Activities of sport clubs (93130) Fitness facilities (93191) Activities of racehorse owners (93199) Other sports activities (93210) Activities of amusement parks and theme parks (93290) Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. (94110) Activities of business and employers membership organisations (94120) Activities of professional membership organisations (94200) Activities of trade unions (94910) Activities of religious organisations (94920) Activities of political organisations (94990) Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. (95110) Repair of computers and peripheral equipment (95120) Repair of communication equipment (95210) Repair of consumer electronics (95220) Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment (95230) Repair of footwear and leather goods (95240) Repair of furniture and home furnishings (95250) Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery (95290) Repair of personal and household goods n.e.c. (96010) Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products (96020) Hairdressing and other beauty treatment (96030) Funeral and related activities (96040) Physical well-being activities (96090) Other service activities n.e.c. (97000) Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel (98000) Residents property management (98100) Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use (98200) Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use (99000) Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies (99999) Dormant Company
Additional SIC Code (01110) Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds (01120) Growing of rice (01130) Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers (01140) Growing of sugar cane (01150) Growing of tobacco (01160) Growing of fibre crops (01190) Growing of other non-perennial crops (01210) Growing of grapes (01220) Growing of tropical and subtropical fruits (01230) Growing of citrus fruits (01240) Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits (01250) Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts (01260) Growing of oleaginous fruits (01270) Growing of beverage crops (01280) Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops (01290) Growing of other perennial crops (01300) Plant propagation (01410) Raising of dairy cattle (01420) Raising of other cattle and buffaloes (01430) Raising of horses and other equines (01440) Raising of camels and camelids (01450) Raising of sheep and goats (01460) Raising of swine/pigs (01470) Raising of poultry (01490) Raising of other animals (01500) Mixed farming (01610) Support activities for crop production (01621) Farm animal boarding and care (01629) Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. (01630) Post-harvest crop activities (01640) Seed processing for propagation (01700) Hunting, trapping and related service activities (02100) Silviculture and other forestry activities (02200) Logging (02300) Gathering of wild growing non-wood products (02400) Support services to forestry (03110) Marine fishing (03120) Freshwater fishing (03210) Marine aquaculture (03220) Freshwater aquaculture (05101) Deep coal mines (05102) Open cast coal working (05200) Mining of lignite (06100) Extraction of crude petroleum (06200) Extraction of natural gas (07100) Mining of iron ores (07210) Mining of uranium and thorium ores (07290) Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores (08110) Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate (08120) Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin (08910) Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals (08920) Extraction of peat (08930) Extraction of salt (08990) Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. (09100) Support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining (09900) Support activities for other mining and quarrying (10110) Processing and preserving of meat (10120) Processing and preserving of poultry meat (10130) Production of meat and poultry meat products (10200) Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs (10310) Processing and preserving of potatoes (10320) Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice (10390) Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10410) Manufacture of oils and fats (10420) Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats (10511) Liquid milk and cream production (10512) Butter and cheese production (10519) Manufacture of other milk products (10520) Manufacture of ice cream (10611) Grain milling (10612) Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based food (10620) Manufacture of starches and starch products (10710) Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10720) Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes (10730) Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products (10810) Manufacture of sugar (10821) Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (10822) Manufacture of sugar confectionery (10831) Tea processing (10832) Production of coffee and coffee substitutes (10840) Manufacture of condiments and seasonings (10850) Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10860) Manufacture of homogenized food preparations and dietetic food (10890) Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10910) Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals (10920) Manufacture of prepared pet foods (11010) Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11020) Manufacture of wine from grape (11030) Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines (11040) Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages (11050) Manufacture of beer (11060) Manufacture of malt (11070) Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters (12000) Manufacture of tobacco products (13100) Preparation and spinning of textile fibres (13200) Weaving of textiles (13300) Finishing of textiles (13910) Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics (13921) Manufacture of soft furnishings (13922) manufacture of canvas goods, sacks, etc. (13923) manufacture of household textiles (13931) Manufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugs (13939) Manufacture of other carpets and rugs (13940) Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting (13950) Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel (13960) Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles (13990) Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. (14110) Manufacture of leather clothes (14120) Manufacture of workwear (14131) Manufacture of other mens outerwear (14132) Manufacture of other womens outerwear (14141) Manufacture of mens underwear (14142) Manufacture of womens underwear (14190) Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. (14200) Manufacture of articles of fur (14310) Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery (14390) Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel (15110) Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur (15120) Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness (15200) Manufacture of footwear (16100) Sawmilling and planing of wood (16210) Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels (16220) Manufacture of assembled parquet floors (16230) Manufacture of other builders carpentry and joinery (16240) Manufacture of wooden containers (16290) Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials (17110) Manufacture of pulp (17120) Manufacture of paper and paperboard (17211) Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags (17219) Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers (17220) Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites (17230) Manufacture of paper stationery (17240) Manufacture of wallpaper (17290) Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. (18110) Printing of newspapers (18129) Printing n.e.c. (18130) Pre-press and pre-media services (18140) Binding and related services (18201) Reproduction of sound recording (18202) Reproduction of video recording (18203) Reproduction of computer media (19100) Manufacture of coke oven products (19201) Mineral oil refining (19209) Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture) (20110) Manufacture of industrial gases (20120) Manufacture of dyes and pigments (20130) Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals (20140) Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20150) Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds (20160) Manufacture of plastics in primary forms (20170) Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms (20200) Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products (20301) Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants (20302) Manufacture of printing ink (20411) Manufacture of soap and detergents (20412) Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations (20420) Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations (20510) Manufacture of explosives (20520) Manufacture of glues (20530) Manufacture of essential oils (20590) Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20600) Manufacture of man-made fibres (21100) Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products (21200) Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations (22110) Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres (22190) Manufacture of other rubber products (22210) Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles (22220) Manufacture of plastic packing goods (22230) Manufacture of builders ware of plastic (22290) Manufacture of other plastic products (23110) Manufacture of flat glass (23120) Shaping and processing of flat glass (23130) Manufacture of hollow glass (23140) Manufacture of glass fibres (23190) Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware (23200) Manufacture of refractory products (23310) Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags (23320) Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay (23410) Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles (23420) Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures (23430) Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings (23440) Manufacture of other technical ceramic products (23490) Manufacture of other ceramic products n.e.c. (23510) Manufacture of cement (23520) Manufacture of lime and plaster (23610) Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes (23620) Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes (23630) Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete (23640) Manufacture of mortars (23650) Manufacture of fibre cement (23690) Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement (23700) Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone (23910) Production of abrasive products (23990) Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. (24100) Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (24200) Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel (24310) Cold drawing of bars (24320) Cold rolling of narrow strip (24330) Cold forming or folding (24340) Cold drawing of wire (24410) Precious metals production (24420) Aluminium production (24430) Lead, zinc and tin production (24440) Copper production (24450) Other non-ferrous metal production (24460) Processing of nuclear fuel (24510) Casting of iron (24520) Casting of steel (24530) Casting of light metals (24540) Casting of other non-ferrous metals (25110) Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25120) Manufacture of doors and windows of metal (25210) Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers (25290) Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal (25300) Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers (25400) Manufacture of weapons and ammunition (25500) Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy (25610) Treatment and coating of metals (25620) Machining (25710) Manufacture of cutlery (25720) Manufacture of locks and hinges (25730) Manufacture of tools (25910) Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers (25920) Manufacture of light metal packaging (25930) Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs (25940) Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products (25990) Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (26110) Manufacture of electronic components (26120) Manufacture of loaded electronic boards (26200) Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment (26301) Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment (26309) Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment (26400) Manufacture of consumer electronics (26511) Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (26512) Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment (26513) Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (26514) Manufacture of non-electronic industrial process control equipment (26520) Manufacture of watches and clocks (26600) Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment (26701) Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26702) Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment (26800) Manufacture of magnetic and optical media (27110) Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers (27120) Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (27200) Manufacture of batteries and accumulators (27310) Manufacture of fibre optic cables (27320) Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables (27330) Manufacture of wiring devices (27400) Manufacture of electric lighting equipment (27510) Manufacture of electric domestic appliances (27520) Manufacture of non-electric domestic appliances (27900) Manufacture of other electrical equipment (28110) Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines (28120) Manufacture of fluid power equipment (28131) Manufacture of pumps (28132) Manufacture of compressors (28140) Manufacture of taps and valves (28150) Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements (28210) Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners (28220) Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28230) Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment) (28240) Manufacture of power-driven hand tools (28250) Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment (28290) Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28301) Manufacture of agricultural tractors (28302) Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors (28410) Manufacture of metal forming machinery (28490) Manufacture of other machine tools (28910) Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy (28921) Manufacture of machinery for mining (28922) Manufacture of earthmoving equipment (28923) Manufacture of equipment for concrete crushing and screening and roadworks (28930) Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing (28940) Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production (28950) Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production (28960) Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery (28990) Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (29100) Manufacture of motor vehicles (29201) Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (29202) Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers (29203) Manufacture of caravans (29310) Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their engines (29320) Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles (30110) Building of ships and floating structures (30120) Building of pleasure and sporting boats (30200) Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (30300) Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery (30400) Manufacture of military fighting vehicles (30910) Manufacture of motorcycles (30920) Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages (30990) Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. (31010) Manufacture of office and shop furniture (31020) Manufacture of kitchen furniture (31030) Manufacture of mattresses (31090) Manufacture of other furniture (32110) Striking of coins (32120) Manufacture of jewellery and related articles (32130) Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles (32200) Manufacture of musical instruments (32300) Manufacture of sports goods (32401) Manufacture of professional and arcade games and toys (32409) Manufacture of other games and toys, n.e.c. (32500) Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (32910) Manufacture of brooms and brushes (32990) Other manufacturing n.e.c. (33110) Repair of fabricated metal products (33120) Repair of machinery (33130) Repair of electronic and optical equipment (33140) Repair of electrical equipment (33150) Repair and maintenance of ships and boats (33160) Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft (33170) Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment n.e.c. (33190) Repair of other equipment (33200) Installation of industrial machinery and equipment (35110) Production of electricity (35120) Transmission of electricity (35130) Distribution of electricity (35140) Trade of electricity (35210) Manufacture of gas (35220) Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains (35230) Trade of gas through mains (35300) Steam and air conditioning supply (36000) Water collection, treatment and supply (37000) Sewerage (38110) Collection of non-hazardous waste (38120) Collection of hazardous waste (38210) Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste (38220) Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste (38310) Dismantling of wrecks (38320) Recovery of sorted materials (39000) Remediation activities and other waste management services (41100) Development of building projects (41201) Construction of commercial buildings (41202) Construction of domestic buildings (42110) Construction of roads and motorways (42120) Construction of railways and underground railways (42130) Construction of bridges and tunnels (42210) Construction of utility projects for fluids (42220) Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications (42910) Construction of water projects (42990) Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (43110) Demolition (43120) Site preparation (43130) Test drilling and boring (43210) Electrical installation (43220) Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (43290) Other construction installation (43310) Plastering (43320) Joinery installation (43330) Floor and wall covering (43341) Painting (43342) Glazing (43390) Other building completion and finishing (43910) Roofing activities (43991) Scaffold erectionv (43999) Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (45111) Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45112) Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45190) Sale of other motor vehicles (45200) Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45310) Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45320) Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45400) Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (46110) Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods (46120) Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals (46130) Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46140) Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft (46150) Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery (46160) Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods (46170) Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco (46180) Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products (46190) Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (46210) Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds (46220) Wholesale of flowers and plants (46230) Wholesale of live animals (46240) Wholesale of hides, skins and leather (46310) Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46320) Wholesale of meat and meat products (46330) Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (46341) Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks (46342) Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46350) Wholesale of tobacco products (46360) Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery (46370) Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (46380) Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46390) Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46410) Wholesale of textiles (46420) Wholesale of clothing and footwear (46431) Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played (46439) Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CDs & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) (46440) Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials (46450) Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics (46460) Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (46470) Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment (46480) Wholesale of watches and jewellery (46491) Wholesale of musical instruments (46499) Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c (46510) Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software (46520) Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts (46610) Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (46620) Wholesale of machine tools (46630) Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery (46640) Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines (46650) Wholesale of office furniture (46660) Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment (46690) Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46711) Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products (46719) Wholesale of other fuels and related products (46720) Wholesale of metals and metal ores (46730) Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46740) Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (46750) Wholesale of chemical products (46760) Wholesale of other intermediate products (46770) Wholesale of waste and scrap (46900) Non-specialised wholesale trade (47110) Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (47190) Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47210) Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores (47220) Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores (47230) Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores (47240) Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47250) Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (47260) Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores (47290) Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47300) Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (47410) Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores (47421) Retail sale of mobile telephones (47429) Retail sale of telecommunications equipment other than mobile telephones (47430) Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores (47510) Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores (47520) Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (47530) Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (47540) Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores (47591) Retail sale of musical instruments and scores (47599) Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47610) Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47620) Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47630) Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores (47640) Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles (47650) Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores (47710) Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (47721) Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores (47722) Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores (47730) Dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47741) Retail sale of hearing aids (47749) Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c. (47750) Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores (47760) Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores (47770) Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (47781) Retail sale in commercial art galleries (47782) Retail sale by opticians (47789) Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47791) Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores (47799) Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques) (47810) Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products (47820) Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear (47890) Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods (47910) Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47990) Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (49100) Passenger rail transport, interurban (49200) Freight rail transport (49311) Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems (49319) Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) (49320) Taxi operation (49390) Other passenger land transport (49410) Freight transport by road (49420) Removal services (49500) Transport via pipeline (50100) Sea and coastal passenger water transport (50200) Sea and coastal freight water transport (50300) Inland passenger water transport (50400) Inland freight water transport (51101) Scheduled passenger air transport (51102) Non-scheduled passenger air transport (51210) Freight air transport (51220) Space transport (52101) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities (52102) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activities (52103) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52211) Operation of rail freight terminals (52212) Operation of rail passenger facilities at railway stations (52213) Operation of bus and coach passenger facilities at bus and coach stations (52219) Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (52220) Service activities incidental to water transportation (52230) Service activities incidental to air transportation (52241) Cargo handling for water transport activities (52242) Cargo handling for air transport activities (52243) Cargo handling for land transport activities (52290) Other transportation support activities (53100) Postal activities under universal service obligation (53201) Licensed carriers (55100) Hotels and similar accommodation (55201) Holiday centres and villages (55202) Youth hostels (55209) Other holiday and other collective accommodation (55300) Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds (55900) Other accommodation (56101) Licenced restaurants (56102) Unlicenced restaurants and cafes (56103) Take-away food shops and mobile food stands (56210) Event catering activities (56290) Other food services (56301) Licenced clubs (56302) Public houses and bars (58110) Book publishing (58120) Publishing of directories and mailing lists (58130) Publishing of newspapers (58141) Publishing of learned journals (58142) Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58190) Other publishing activities (58210) Publishing of computer games (58290) Other software publishing (59111) Motion picture production activities (59112) Video production activities (59113) Television programme production activities (59120) Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities (59131) Motion picture distribution activities (59132) Video distribution activities (59133) Television programme distribution activities (59140) Motion picture projection activities (59200) Sound recording and music publishing activities (60100) Radio broadcasting (60200) Television programming and broadcasting activities (61100) Wired telecommunications activities (61200) Wireless telecommunications activities (61300) Satellite telecommunications activities (61900) Other telecommunications activities (62011) Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development (62012) Business and domestic software development (62020) Information technology consultancy activities (62030) Computer facilities management activities (62090) Other information technology service activities (63110) Data processing, hosting and related activities (63120) Web portals (63910) News agency activities (63990) Other information service activities n.e.c. (64110) Central banking (64191) Banks (64192) Building societies (64201) Activities of agricultural holding companies (64202) Activities of production holding companies (64203) Activities of construction holding companies (64204) Activities of distribution holding companies (64205) Activities of financial services holding companies (64209) Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (64301) Activities of investment trusts (64302) Activities of unit trusts (64303) Activities of venture and development capital companies (64304) Activities of open-ended investment companies (64305) Activities of property unit trusts (64306) Activities of real estate investment trusts (64910) Financial leasing (64921) Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (64922) Activities of mortgage finance companies (64929) Other credit granting n.e.c. (64991) Security dealing on own account (64992) Factoring (64999) Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (65110) Life insurance (65120) Non-life insurance (65201) Life reinsurance (65202) Non-life reinsurance (65300) Pension funding (66110) Administration of financial markets (66120) Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (66190) Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. (66210) Risk and damage evaluation (66220) Activities of insurance agents and brokers (66290) Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (66300) Fund management activities (68100) Buying and selling of own real estate (68201) Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate (68202) Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres (68209) Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68310) Real estate agencies (68320) Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (69101) Barristers at law (69102) Solicitors (69109) Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. (69201) Accounting and auditing activities (69202) Bookkeeping activities (69203) Tax consultancy (70100) Activities of head offices (70210) Public relations and communications activities (70221) Financial management (70229) Management consultancy activities other than financial management (71111) Architectural activities (71112) Urban planning and landscape architectural activities (71121) Engineering design activities for industrial process and production (71122) Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities (71129) Other engineering activities (71200) Technical testing and analysis (72110) Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72190) Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72200) Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (73110) Advertising agencies (73120) Media representation services (73200) Market research and public opinion polling (74100) specialised design activities (74201) Portrait photographic activities (74202) Other specialist photography (74203) Film processing (74209) Photographic activities not elsewhere classified (74300) Translation and interpretation activities (74901) Environmental consulting activities (74902) Quantity surveying activities (74909) Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74990) Non-trading company (75000) Veterinary activities (77110) Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (77120) Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (77210) Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods (77220) Renting of video tapes and disks (77291) Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77299) Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods (77310) Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment (77320) Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77330) Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (77341) Renting and leasing of passenger water transport equipment (77342) Renting and leasing of freight water transport equipment (77351) Renting and leasing of air passenger transport equipment (77352) Renting and leasing of freight air transport equipment (77390) Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. (77400) Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works (78101) Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities (78109) Other activities of employment placement agencies (78200) Temporary employment agency activities (78300) Human resources provision and management of human resources functions (79110) Travel agency activities (79120) Tour operator activities (79901) Activities of tourist guides (79909) Other reservation service activities n.e.c. (80100) Private security activities (80200) Security systems service activities (80300) Investigation activities (81100) Combined facilities support activities (81210) General cleaning of buildings (81221) Window cleaning services (81222) Specialised cleaning services (81223) Furnace and chimney cleaning services (81229) Other building and industrial cleaning activities (81291) Disinfecting and exterminating services (81299) Other cleaning services (81300) Landscape service activities (82110) Combined office administrative service activities (82190) Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities (82200) Activities of call centres (82301) Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82302) Activities of conference organisers (82911) Activities of collection agencies (82912) Activities of credit bureaus (82920) Packaging activities (82990) Other business support service activities n.e.c. (84110) General public administration activities (84120) Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social security (84130) Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses (84210) Foreign affairs (84220) Defence activities (84230) Justice and judicial activities (84240) Public order and safety activities (84250) Fire service activities (84300) Compulsory social security activities (85100) Pre-primary education (85200) Primary education (85310) General secondary education (85320) Technical and vocational secondary education (85410) Post-secondary non-tertiary education (85421) First-degree level higher education (85422) Post-graduate level higher education (85510) Sports and recreation education (85520) Cultural education (85530) Driving school activities (85590) Other education n.e.c. 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Home » Compete » September Cook-Off 2015 » Stacks
Problem code: STACKS
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As every other little boy, Mike has a favorite toy to play with. Mike's favorite toy is a set of N disks. The boy likes to compose his disks in stacks, but there's one very important rule: the disks in a single stack must be ordered by their radiuses in a strictly increasing order such that the top-most disk will have the smallest radius.
For example, a stack of disks with radii (5, 2, 1) is valid, while a stack of disks with radii (3, 4, 1) is not.
Little Mike has recently come up with the following algorithm after the order of disks are given:
First, Mike initiates an empty set of disk stacks.
Then, Mike processes the disks in the chosen order using the following pattern:
If there is at least one stack such that Mike can put the current disk on the top of the stack without making it invalid, then he chooses the stack with the smallest top disk radius strictly greater than the radius of the current disk, and puts the current disk on top of that stack.
Otherwise, Mike makes a new stack containing only the current disk.
For example, let's assume that the order of the disk radii is (3, 4, 5, 1, 1, 2). Here's how the set of the top stack disks will appear during the algorithm's run:
In the beginning of the algorithm, the set of disk stacks is empty. After processing the first disk, the set of top stack disks is {3}.
We cannot put the second disk on the only stack that we have after processing the first disk, so we make a new stack. After processing the second disk, the set of top stack disks is {3, 4}.
We cannot put the third disk on any of the available stacks, so we make a new stack. After processing the third disk, the set of top stack disks is {3, 4, 5}.
The fourth disk has radius 1, so it can be easily put on any of the available stacks. According to the algorithm, we choose the stack with the top disk radius equal to 3. After processing the fourth disk, the set of top stack disks is {1, 4, 5}.
The fifth disk has radius 1, so there are two stacks we can put it on. According to the algorithm, we choose the stack with the top disk radius equal to 4. After processing the fifth disk, the set of top stack disks is {1, 1, 5}.
The sixth disk has radius 2, so there is only one stack we can put it on. The final set of top stack disks is {1, 1, 2}.
Mike is really excited about his new algorithm, but he has so many disks that it seems impossible to simulate the algorithm manually.
You are given an array A of N integers denoting the radii of Mike's disks. The disks are already ordered by Mike. Your task is to find the set of the stack top disk radii after the algorithm is done.
The first line of the input contains an integer T denoting the number of test cases. The description of T test cases follows.
The first line of a test description contains a single integer N.
The second line of the description contains N integers denoting A1, ... , AN.
For each test case, output a single line. The line should start with a positive integer S denoting the number of stacks after the algorithm is done. This should be followed by S integers on the same line denoting the stacks' top disk radii in non-decreasing order.
If there are multiple correct answers, you are allowed to output any of them.
1 ≤ T ≤ 10
1 ≤ N ≤ 105
1 ≤ Ai ≤ 109
3 2 9 5 2 9 4 14 7 10
Example 1 is already explained in the problem statement.
Author: 6★kostya_by
Tester: 3★shangjingbo
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Kashmir jugular vein of Pakistan: Durrani
LAHORE, Dec 15: Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani says that the government has not backtracked from its principled stand on Kashmir and the opposition should not politicise the issue.
Speaking at the 17th annual international conference on family medicine, organised by the Pakistan Society of Family Physicians at the Aiwan-i-Iqbal here, the minister said that Kashmir was the jugular vein of Pakistan and the government was trying to solve the issue after taking Kashmiri people into confidence.
Responding to newsmen’s questions later, Durrani said that the MMA should not impose its decisions on its allies. On the announcement of opposition’s mass procession, he said it was their 23rd such announcement and if taken out would fail badly.
The minister ruled out the possibility of any deal with the PPP before the forthcoming elections. He said the ruling party would include nationalist groups from smaller provinces into the government after the elections. He said that all the PML-N members would soon join the PML and its leaders the PPP. He said the government would ensure that the elections were transparent.
He said that President Musharraf would take part in the elections in accordance with the constitution.
On Afghan president’s statement, the minister said Pakistan wanted `exemplary relationship’ with Kabul.
APP adds: The minister appreciated the role of doctors in the society, especially their services during relief activities in the earthquake-devastated areas of NWFP and Azad Kashmir.
When PSFP demanded a piece of land for the establishment of
College of Family Medicine, the minister asked the society to identify their requirements for the land and where they preferred to get it — either in Islamabad or Lahore.
Earlier, PSFP secretary-general Dr Tariq Mehmood Mian presented the annual performance report of the society. He said the society was fast growing due to its activities and its membership had risen to 5,000.
PBC asks Pemra to ensure media coverage of lawyers’ protests
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Articles by Ethan Huff
The U.S. Supreme Court just declared that the government owns your blood and can take it without your consent
July 6, 2019 Ethan Huff 0
There’s NEVER a lawful reason to override the Fourth Amendment
Actual demonic energy now channeling out of drag queens as humans morph into creatures from hell, right in front of children
Renton Public Library in Renton, Washington, recently held a so-called “teen pride” event that featured a deranged, gender-dysphoric young man dressed as a woman who actually got down on all fours and started roaring incoherently like a demon from hell…
Why deranged Leftists in America will start harvesting organs from Christians they target for execution: Lessons from Communist China and the collapse of morality
June 28, 2019 Ethan Huff 0
Do you really think “progressive” leftists wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to imprison conservatives and Christians for disagreeing with them?
Dr. Ben Carson: Yes, babies feel excruciating pain when they are being ripped apart during “barbaric” abortions
“For somebody to say that [it’s] a meaningless bunch of cells, honestly is just totally ignorant,” Dr. Carson stated about those who contend that unborn babies aren’t human, and thus don’t have the same human rights as the rest of us.
Bitter LGBT community purposely working to contaminate the blood donor supply
The me-centered mindset of LGBTQP cultists knows no bounds, as homosexual men in the United Kingdom are now knowingly contaminating the blood donor supply with their tainted blood in order to selfishly achieve what they perceive and demand as “equality” with non-LGBTQPs.
What a Shock… ;-) The mainstream media was WRONG again with its phony climate change predictions
Back in 2008, ABC aired a global warming propaganda series entitled, “Earth 2100” that predicted major calamities to occur all around the world by the year 2015 as a result of climate change. But, wouldn’t you know it? None of the show’s fear-mongering prognostications ever actually came to pass.
Is the measles vaccine more dangerous than the disease?
Merck & Co. warns in the package insert that MMR is extremely high-risk, but mainstream media and vaccine apologists think they know better
Lesbians stab innocent nine-year-old son to death after trying to make him “transgender” by cutting off his genitals at home
Just in time for Pride Month, a pair of lesbians from Brazil celebrated their “true selves” by murdering their nine-year-old son, whom one year prior they tried to make “transgender” by forcibly cutting off the now-deceased boy’s private parts and carving a makeshift vagina in its place.
White people are being removed from history: Revisionists rewrite science, medicine and technology to remove pioneers that were white
“The United States has raised entire generations on the fake history that white people hated blacks and decided to capture them in Africa and make slaves of them in order to beat and abuse them.”
California middle schools now teaching 10-year-olds how to put on condoms, engage in sodomy, and use sex toys
Cult of LGBTQP says California parents can’t opt their children out of sex indoctrination because doing so would be “bullying”
Catholic leaders in Australia blaspheme God by teaching schoolchildren that He’s a “gender-neutral” LGBTQP
Catholic schoolgirls told to stop calling God “Lord,” as this is a “male term” that’s no longer politically correct
Canada now ARRESTING Christian pastors and prosecuting them for teaching the Bible
Editor: Canada is, like everywhere else in the Western World, moving more and more against Christianity, while opening its collective arms to embrace Islam. The […]
Left Targets retarded children for transgender indoctrination
“It’s a big fetish … to have sex with Down syndrome children because they can’t report you,” says Jones about LGBTQPs and the crimes against humanity they’re committing in the name of “love” and “tolerance.”
The LGBT agenda has now completely destroyed women’s sports as biological male wins NCAA women’s track championship
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Feminists are finally starting to reap the nightmare they’ve sown by trying to destroy the patriarchy
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Pasture-raised meat is infinitely better for people and planet than glyphosate-saturated GMO soy products
Confirmed by Scientists: The Mass Dumbing Down of Humanity
“Diversity” and multiculturalism linked to falling IQs throughout the West
The Bloody Results of Political Correctness: Transgenderism Just Killed This Baby
LGBT mafia blames hospital for child’s death, says doctors failed to “meet the needs” of “transgender” patient
5G Apocalypse: The Extinction Event film reveals how 5G is an assault weapon meant to destroy humanity
If you’re still not convinced, consider the words of former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman and Telecom Industry Lobbyist, Tom Wheeler, who during a speech he gave at The National Press Club offered up intentionally ominous words about the full extent of 5G’s purpose in the world.
European criminal investigators closing in on Monsanto’s “black ops” unit that targeted journalists, regulators and lawmakers
If Bayer comes clean about Monsanto, it just might avoid bankruptcy
MORE PROOF: Illegal Border Crossers are Fueling the Measles Outbreak NOT Unvaccinated Americans
During the Disneyland measles outbreak of 2015, for example, the CDC’s Anne Schuchat openly admitted that it was more than likely someone who wasn’t from America – meaning a person who could have been an illegal alien from south of the border, considering Southern California is filled with them – that triggered this particular outbreak.
Three Biggest US Cell Phone Companies BUSTED — Sold GPS Tracking Information to At Least 250 Bounty Hunters
These three major carriers reportedly pawned off the precise location data of at least some of their customers to roughly 250 bounty hunters, each of whom paid up to $1,100 a pop to location data companies working with these mobile phone carriers…
CNN claims unborn babies “aren’t human”
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NXIVM Whistleblower: claims Hillary, Schumer, Gillibrand and others are involved in Human Trafficking, Sex Slavery, and Satanism
According to Big League Politics, Gillibrand’s father functioned as a broker between Raniere, NXIVM’s leader, and then-New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer, who had been working at the time to “resolve” Raniere’s “financial problems with the state” – this, according to Joseph O’Hara, another ex-employee at NXIVM-turned-whistleblower.
Members of the Kennedy family who are lying about RFK Jr. should be ashamed of themselves
Only Incredibly Stupid People Use Amazon Alexa in Their Homes
(Natural News) The dumbing down of the mainstream American populace is once again on full display with the continued success of Amazon’s Alexa listening devices, […]
Race-Baiting for Votes: Elizabeth Warren strongly implies that more white moms need to die during childbirth in order to achieve medical equality
If hospitals don’t achieve the “equality” that Warren demands, she plans to remove funding and harm white patients
Israeli researcher claims chemical giant DuPont colluded with Nazi Germany to create eugenics programs
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Did the U.S. government support DuPont and other Nazi-sympathizing companies during WWII?
After pushing Big Pharma’s vaccine propaganda, Fox News is now attacking homeschoolers
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More people killed by this Netflix show than the measles… seriously
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Measles vaccines kill more children than the measles… and it’s not even close
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OREGON: “Scientist of the Year” arrested, charged with 35 counts of child porn
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A professor of chemistry at Portland State University in Oregon has reportedly been arrested and charged with 35 counts related to child pornography – and this after having previously received “Scientist of the Year” at his school.
Leftists have turned San Francisco into a giant toilet filled with human feces
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Why is the Christian cross the only religious symbol so “offensive” that it has to be removed from public view?
After pushing “toxic masculinity” nonsense on men, P&G is now celebrating morbid obesity in Gillette Venus marketing to women
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Amazon to exit collapsing liberal “sanctuary city” Seattle as drug addiction, homelessness and high business taxes make the Leftist stronghold increasingly uninhabitable
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Twitter FINALLY under the microscope after Senator Josh Hawley calls for “third-party audit” over de-platforming bias
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Michigan government to create “thought criminal” database to flag those who contradict all official lies
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“The list consists of thousands of people, many of whom have views that are totally mainstream outside of the hyper-liberal echo chamber of government and (((elite society))),” Lorenz concludes in his assessment of the situation.
What a Shocker! ;-) Facebook caught phishing user email contacts and passwords without consent
Security expert calls Facebook’s password-phishing scheme “sleazy,” likening social media giant to a criminal hacker
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Comic Eddie Izzard to headline 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival
Eddie Izzard, the comic whose stream-of-consciousness performances can be eruditely educational, will bring his latest show to Rochester.
Comic Eddie Izzard to headline 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival Eddie Izzard, the comic whose stream-of-consciousness performances can be eruditely educational, will bring his latest show to Rochester. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: https://on.rocne.ws/2sZWDP9
Gary Craig, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 8:55 a.m. ET June 13, 2018 | Updated 4:39 p.m. ET July 12, 2018
The Rochester Fringe announced notable shows that will be debuting as well as returning to Rochester. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Eddie Izzard(Photo: Provided photo)
Eddie Izzard, the internationally known comic and actor whose rambling one-man performances can be eruditely educational, will bring his latest show to Rochester on Sept. 21.
Izzard will be the comedy headliner for this year's 2018 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival.
For the constantly-growing Fringe Festival, Izzard marks a comedic coup. "Eddie Izzard is widely regarded as one of the best stand-up comedians of all time," said Fringe Producer Erica Fee.
Izzard first broke into the comedy scene wearing makeup and heels and identifying himself as an "action transvestite." He encountered some hostility, but his humor and intellectual wit were unmistakable, and his crowds and fandom grew.
An Izzard show can seem like a whimsical and Joycean stream of consciousness session. One Youtube commenter remarked on a video of Izzard's 2012 Madison Square Garden performance: "A guy that can combine a lesson in classical Latin, Greek History, Comparative religions, philosophy, etc. with comedy. I feel like I've learned something and had fun."
Fluent in multiple languages, Izzard has delivered his comedy acts in English, French, German and Spanish.
Izzard released his first book, Believe Me, in July of 2017, a memoir about his rise from performances on the London streets to venues like Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. His current tour is an offspring of the book.
Izzard has been equally active on stage and screen, performing on Broadway, in movies, and on television. He starred opposite Minnie Driver in the FX series, The Riches.
Tickets go on sale June 14 at 10 a.m. at RochesterFringe.com and at the Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 East Main Street. They can also be purchased by phone at (585) 274-3000. Ticket prices begin at $27.
GCRAIG@Gannett.com
More: Nation's Fringe Festivals coming to Rochester in 2018 to study 'Rochester model'
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A boy and his really big cat
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When a boy loves a cheetah, you get “Duma”
By Michael Booth | mbooth@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: December 10, 2007 at 3:48 pm | UPDATED: May 7, 2016 at 5:38 pm
It’s a crime what happened to the wonderful African wilderness movie “Duma” in 2005. Beautifully directed by “Black Stallion” and “Fly Away Home” veteran Carroll Ballard, “Duma” fell flat in the United States because of bad timing and abysmal marketing. Maybe they should have called it “A Boy and His Cheetah,” but no matter — it took in less than a million dollars across the country.
Busy or jaded critics rarely champion movies targeted at children, and “Duma” jumps the genres by refusing to pander. Its lyrical shots of forbidding and foreboding African spaces appeal to adults as much as the boy-and-cat story draws in children, so “Duma” got stuck. No reason to mourn, though, because it’s a steady favorite on DVD rotation, and well worth exposing your children to.
Sit down and watch with them as young Xan loses his father and gains a cheetah. Duma the safari cat loses his mother in a chilling opening scene pitting lion against cheetah. Xan raises Duma at home, and the lean, compact energy of the cheetah’s body draws the camera lens everywhere Duma moves.
When Xan’s widowed mother must move to the city, Xan strikes out cross-country with Duma to return the big cat to the wilderness where he was born. He links up with a possibly friendly, potentially dangerous roustabout named Ripkuna (Eamonn Walker), and they flee across desert and down river.
Their trip evokes many old legends, not the least of which is “Huckleberry Finn.” Racial tensions play subtly in the movie, with Xan from a relatively privileged background and Ripkuna wary of all white faces. See if your kids make any of these connections — there are also plenty of visual references to Ballard’s own movies, including the wondrous “Black Stallion.” (I guarantee Hope Davis will remind you of a young Terri Garr.)
Michael Booth: 303-954-1686 or mbooth@denverpost.com. Michael signs “The Denver Post Guide to the Best Family Films” at 7:30 tonight at Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch.
Michael Booth was a health care & health policy writer at The Denver Post before departing in 2013. He started his journalism career as an assistant foreign editor at The Washington Post before moving with family to Denver and taking a brief stint with the Denver Business Journal. During a 25-year career at The Post, he covered city and state politics, droughts, entertainment and wrote Sunday takeouts, and was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for breaking news coverage.
Follow Michael Booth @mboothdenver
Stevie Wonder is playing his first-ever Red Rocks show as part of SeriesFest Season 5
Stevie Wonder's first-ever Red Rocks show arrives with SeriesFest Season 5
Disrupt Festival looks to fill Warped Tour-sized hole for fans
Acts confirmed for the Denver stop include The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, The Story So Far, Atreyu, Sleeping with Sirens, Andy Black, Four Year Strong, Memphis May Fire, Trophy Eyes, Meg & Dia, Juliet Simms and Hyro The Hero.
Steve Miller Band, George Clinton and P-Funk, Flux Pavilion join RiNo’s Mission Ballroom lineup
Steve Miller Band, George Clinton and P-Funk, Flux Pavilion join RiNo's Mission Ballroom lineup
Jennifer Lopez will celebrate her 50th birthday at the Pepsi Center this summer
The show announcements come amid Lopez’s general media blitz, which has included daytime talk show appearances to sell her first new tour in nearly seven years.
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New Patrons Announced for Liverpool Pride 2018
Festival also reveals two new media partners.
Liverpool Pride has announced three new Patrons for the 2018 festival taking place later this month.
Radio City 2 and Radio City Talk presenter, performer and media personality Pete Price, Flight Lieutenant Caroline Paige, and Liverpool singer/songwriter, performer and founder of Sense of Sound Jennifer John are all being welcomed in to the Pride family.
They join current Pride Patrons Angela Eagle MP and the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev Paul Bayes as supporters of the event.
The free festival, now in its ninth consecutive year, is a colourful celebration of all things LGBT+. This year it takes place over the weekend of 28-29 July and its theme is #AllTogetherNow.
Liverpool’s Pete Price started his career as a stand-up comedian, winning the ITV talent show New Faces. He became a radio DJ and presenter in his early 20s, and is also a popular performer, appearing in many of the city’s pantomimes.
Flt Lt Caroline Paige, from Cheshire, joined the RAF as a male officer in 1980 and worked as a fast jet and battlefield helicopter navigator, serving in the Gulf War and in Bosnia.
In 1999 she became the first transgender officer to transition and serve openly in the UK Armed Forces, working on the frontline in Iraq and Afghanistan before finally retiring in 2014.
And Jennifer John is an award-winning businesswoman and creative dynamo who co-founded a capella vocal ensemble Sense of Sound in 1992. She is also a singer/songwriter, vocal teacher, workshop leader, mentor and manager.
Liverpool Pride Co-chair John Bird said today: “Liverpool is a culturally rich city with so many incredible individuals who bring so much to it.
“As a charity, we wish to recognise members of the LGBT+ community and its allies who support the community, our charity, and are prolific figures in their fields, and that support us in furthering the message of Liverpool Pride’s campaign in tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
“We’re incredibly proud to welcome Pete Price, Caroline Paige and Jennifer John into that fold, as they have been incredible pillars for us (and the wide community) over the years, and we want to thank them in a special way.”
Liverpool Pride is also revealing two new media partners for the 2018 event – The Guide Liverpool and Gay Times.
The Guide is a leading Liverpool website covering events, music, style, nightlife, culture and lifestyle across the city.
Gay Times, founded in 1984, is the UK’s longest-running monthly magazine for gay and bisexual men.
Liverpool Pride has grown to become one of the city’s major annual events. Last year a record 8,000 people joined the Pride march and more than 50,000 festivalgoers enjoyed two days of entertainment to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
The 2018 event takes place on Saturday 28 July and Sunday 29 July, and this year has a new home in Tithebarn Street. Organisers believe the location will prove popular with festivalgoers given its proximity to the city’s Gay Quarter and nearby Pownall Square, the site of Mersey Pride in 1995.
#AllTogetherNow complements a city-wide season of events and performances under the #Liverpool2018 banner – marking 10 years since the city was named European Capital of Culture 2008.
The Liverpool Pride Festival 2018 also marks a decade since the death of gay teenager Michael Causer, who lost his life on 2 August 2008 after a vicious homophobic attack.
The Liverpool Pride March officially starts the Liverpool Pride weekend on Saturday 28 July, starting from St George’s Hall and finishing at Moorfields.
And Sophie Ellis-Bextor will wow Pride festivalgoers when she headlines the Barclays Main Stage, situated near the Superlambanana.
The main stage line-up also include includes international drag star, and winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2018, Courtney Act; cast from Kinky Boots which comes to the Liverpool Empire in spring 2019; Queen Zee; Osvaldo Supino; The Major Tour; Melissa Totten; Rogue Minogue, and House of Suarez.
Meanwhile the Manchester Airport San Francisco stage will be in the square between Vernon Street and Cunliffe Street, and sponsor Manchester Airport (the UK’s global gateway in the North) will also host the Manchester Airport VIP Boston Bar.
Plus, #AllTogetherNow Youth and Community Zone returns with festivalgoers’ favourite market and information stalls, as well as an Acoustic music stage programmed by We Want Women and Grin Theatre with input from youth groups GYRO, The Action Youth and Wirral Work It Out.
The fun then continues on Sunday 29 July with Liverpool Pride Sundae taking place at The Bluecoat featuring dance, arts and craft activities, food market, and barbecue in the Bluecoat Garden, alongside Pride events at the International Slavery Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Museum of Liverpool and Liverpool Cathedral.
Ahead of Pride weekend there are a host of live performances and events at city centre locations.
The Ruby Slippers comedy play, which runs at the Royal Court Liverpool from 24-28 July, features Liverpool actor Kurtis Stacey and much-loved drag queen Divina de Campo, and promises to be a riot of fun and laughter.
Live theatre continues with Grin Theatre: Queertet 2018 at The Casa on 26-27 July. Featuring two new plays and two updated productions from the Queertet catalogue,
Pride at The Pictures features two films – All About My Mother at Picturehouse at FACT on 23 July; and Brazilica LGBT Film Night featuring Divine Divas at the Output Gallery, Seel Street, on 30 July.
Tate Exchange will host Liverpool Pride: Producing Equality. Between 16 and 22 July, Pride Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate the excitement and commitment with which people across our region create a Pride festival. Art banners from Oliver Bliss, Brian D Hanlon, Sophie Green and Ben Youdan will be on display, with an opportunity for visitors to create their own through workshops.
And Come Out of the Shadows returns for a third year, when buildings across Liverpool and the surrounding areas are illuminated in Rainbow colours between 19 July and 2 August to challenge hate crime and show their support for LGBT+ communities.
Liverpool Pride Festival is proud to be working with headline sponsor Barclays; sponsor Manchester Airport; Homes For Everyone; Mayor of Liverpool and Media Partners Radio City, Diva Magazine, The Guide Liverpool and Gay Times.
View the official Liverpool Pride 2018 trailer>
Keep up to date with Liverpool Pride’s new announcements at:
Website www.liverpoolpride.co.uk
Facebook LiverpoolPride
Twitter @LiverpoolPride
Winner of the Liverpool Echo Community Event of the Year 2017 Award.
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Public cannot see extensive license plate…
Public cannot see extensive license plate database kept by LAPD, LASD, judge rules
By Jason Henry | jhenry@scng.com | Pasadena Star News
LOS ANGELES >> A superior court judge blocked the release of a law enforcement database containing millions of Angelenos’ license plates this week as the information could allow stalkers and criminals to track victims and police patrols, according to his ruling.
In a decision obtained Thursday, Judge James Chalfant agreed with the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s refusal to supply a week’s worth of automated license plate reader (ALPR) data to the American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation. Those groups sued in 2012 when the police denied their public records requests.
“The ALPR data contains hot list comparisons the disclosure of which would greatly harm a criminal investigation,” Chalfant wrote, referencing a “hot list” of criminal vehicles the ALPR checks results against. “It also would reveal patrol patterns which would compromise ongoing investigations, and even fixed point data could undermine investigations. Disclosure could also be used by a criminal to find and harm a third party.”
An ALPR uses a specialized camera to capture an infrared image of a license plate, converts it to text and then checks it against a list of wanted vehicles, and audibly alerts an officer if a match is found. The license plate, the date, time and location is uploaded to a server where it remains for two years. The sheriff’s department wants to keep the information “indefinitely” but cannot because of storage limitations, according to court documents.
Chalfant considered the data exempt as “records of investigation” and compared them to video recorded by an undercover officer watching a street corner in a drug sting.
“Frankly the argument that the city is making and the court has endorsed is a very troubling one, that the drivers in Los Angeles are under investigation constantly all the time,” said Peter Bibring, a senior attorney for the ACLU. “It suggests that police can embark on other programs to gain massive amounts of data about civilians that are not suspected of crimes and that data can be protected from disclosure.”
The ACLU and EFF requested the data to ascertain what areas and groups police might target with the technology, to see if the program violates people’s constitutional rights. If the city and county equipped enough cars and street corners with the technology, they could create essentially map the movement of every car in Los Angeles at once.
“It’s our view that by equipping vehicles with license plate readers, police are collecting as much information about Los Angeles drivers as they can because license plate readers target any cars that come in the car’s field of view. They’re not doing it in a targeted fashion, they’re doing it indiscriminately,” Bibring said.
“(The California Public Records Act) is meant to prevent Al Capone from asking the police for his file, so he knows where he’s in trouble, where he’s not and who has information on him. It is not meant to prevent the public understanding police operations outside the context of specific investigations. We think that’s what’s happening here.”
“If the underlying data isn’t public, it’s difficult to understand how severe the privacy violation is,” he added.
The LAPD and LASD do seem to target areas with high Hispanic or African American populations. The LAPD placed 32 fixed license plate readers in Southeast L.A. and the Hollenbeck (East L.A.) area, according to court documents. Six of the 17 LASD operated in 2008 were in Compton, while four existed in La Habra Heights at that time, Chalfant noted. LAPD told the court they operate 242 cruisers with the ALPR technology, but LASD did not disclose its current numbers. Neither provided information about where those cruisers patrol.
The two agencies reviewed a random week and found they collected approximately 3 million license plates in that period. The LAPD and LASD share their database with more than 20 other agencies. They said they’ve used the database to solve robberies and homicides.
The ACLU argued that the agencies could provide a redacted version of their database to protect people’s personal information, but Chalfant wrote that the redaction would not stop a criminal from tracking police.
He agreed the information could potentially help the EFF and ACLU determine if the LAPD and LASD abuse the system, but that the damage from such information would outweigh any benefit to public interest.
Jason Henry
Jason Henry is an investigative reporter with the Southern California News Group. Raised in Ohio, Jason began his career at a suburban daily near Cleveland before moving to California in 2013. He is a self-identified technophile, data nerd and wannabe drone pilot.
Follow Jason Henry @JasonMHenry
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Egypt strongly condemns Manchester attacks: FM - Daily News Egypt
Egypt Egypt strongly condemns Manchester attacks: FM
Egypt strongly condemns Manchester attacks: FM
‘Terrorist attack pushes for non indulgent measures on international level,’ says FM spokesperson
Daily News Egypt May 23, 2017 Be the first to comment
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the Monday attack on a pop concert in Manchester Arena, killing at least 22 and injuring over 50 according to international media reports, including many children and teenagers.
FM spokesperson Ahmed Abou Zeid communicated Egypt’s deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and full solidarity with the British government and people in facing terrorism.
The attack is considered to be the deadliest in the UK since the London bombings of 2005 which killed over 50 in transport networks. Monday’s attack took place by the end of Ariana Grande’s concert, reportedly by a lone suicide bomber, Manchester Police told international media.
In a Tuesday statement, Abou Zeid added that “such savage act of terrorism occurring shortly after the Riyad US-Arab summit on countering terrorism calls attention to the necessity of united international efforts to implement strict mechanisms to face terrorism roots and sources.
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi had highlighted in a speech he made during the summit the importance of cutting terrorism roots including sources of fund sand weaponry.
“A comprehensive confrontation with terrorism necessitates a confrontation that addresses all dimensions of this phenomenon, including funding, arming, as well as political and ideological support. A terrorist is not only the one who carries arms, but also the one who trains, funds, arms and offers a political and ideological cover,” Al-Sisi stated.
He went on by questioning what he described as “safe havens” offered for terrorist organisations enabling them to “rain their fighters, treat their wounded, and make changes and replacements of their equipment,” as well as how do they get to sell oil and do trade, how they are offered media presence and where they receive financial donations.
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RELIGION CALENDAR
Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh. Family Weekend, the journey of Lent. Today: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. a day of music, class time, stories, play and worship for all the children. Lunch provided. 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Baptism and Eucharist.
Angel of Light Christian Center Church. 690 Bell St., Hampton. Sunday: 4 p.m., musical featuring Keys to the Kingdom and other gospel singers.
Apostles Lutheran Church, Gloucester. Today: 5:30 p.m. service followed by covered-dish dinner. Service will feature the Chicago Folk Mass with musicians.
Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church. 114 Palace Lane, Williamsburg. Friday: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Lenten fish fry and other meatless items. Eat in or take out. Lenten Mass follows.
Association for Research & Enlightenment Inc. 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach. Free lectures at 3:30 p.m. daily. Sunday: "ESP - Psychic is of the Soul" by Walene James. Monday: "The Re-appearance of the Christ" by Adella Wilson. Tuesday: "Tools for Spiritual Growth" by Rebecca Ghittino. Wednesday: "Edgar Cayce and Spiritual Transformation" by Kieth VonderOhe. Thursday: "Music and Consciousness" by Wayne Emley. Friday: "Health - Thinking a Healthier You" by Rhonda Miller. March 27: "Meditation - The Key to Inner Space" by David Osborne. Monday-Friday: 9:30 a.m. conference, "Finding Your Mission in Life" held at A.R.E. library and conference center. Registration begins at 7 p.m. Sunday. Charles Thomas Cayce will co-host with Mark Thurston, a Virginia Beach psychologist. Thursday: 7:30 p.m. discussion on "Building a New World Together." Cayce will speak. Public welcome. Call 428-3588, ext. 188.
Baha'i of Hampton. Today at sunset: The Baha'i New Year known as Naw-Rux will begin.
Bethel United Church of Christ. 22 Rip Rap Road, Sunday: 4 p.m. gospel sing. Public welcome.
Colossian Baptist Church. 856 Fort Eustis Blvd., Newport News. Today: 1-3 p.m. women's fellowship meeting. Theme: "The Love of God." Public welcome. Sunday: 4 p.m. pastor's aid auxiliary anniversary. The Rev. M. Ivory Jefferson of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple, Hampton, will speak. Public welcome.
Cypress Baptist Church. Route 1, Elberon. Sunday: 2 p.m. the Rev. Frank L. Aikens of New Branch Baptist Church, Ivor, will speak. March 27: 6 p.m. 127th anniversary banquet held at Surry Elementary School. The Rev. Henry Maxwell, senator of the Virginia Second Senatorial District and pastor of Ivy Baptist Church, Newport News, will speak. Music by the Surry mass male chorus. Semi-formal attire. $15.
Emmanuel Baptist Church. 521 North Ave., Newport News. Sunday: 4 p.m. 83rd missionary anniversary. The Rev. Anderson McClary Jr. of Queen Street Baptist Church, Hampton, will speak.
First Baptist Church. 229 N. King St., Hampton. Sunday: 5 p.m. slide presentation, "A Faith Journey To The Holy Land" led by Pearl Braxton. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Lenten Vesper fellowship service. The Rev. Walter C. Johnson of Zion Prospect Baptist Church, Tabb, will speak. Theme: "I Thirst, it is finished."
First Baptist Church, Jefferson Park. 615 42nd St., Newport News. Sunday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. pastor's 37th anniversary service honoring the Rev. W.B. Schiele. Guests: 11 a.m. the Rev. Ray Phield Clay of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Chesapeake, and combined choirs. 4 p.m.: the Rev. Ivan T. Harris of FBC, Newport News, and FBC choir, Newport News. Refreshments follow.
First United Baptist Church. 5400 Jefferson Ave., Newport News. Today: 6 p.m. pre-anniversary banquet. $10, adult; $5, children under 12.
Friendship Baptist Church. 1135 37th St., Newport News. Today: 7 p.m. gospel music extravaganza featuring Amos Davis Corelliers, Peggy Britt & the Philharmonics, the Thomas Dudley youth choir, and Tony Owens.
Gethsemane Baptist Church. 3509 Chestnut Ave., Newport News. Friday: 7:30 p.m. choir concert featuring Hampton University gospel choir.
Gloucester Choral Society. Sunday and March 28 at 7 p.m. spring concert held at First Presbyterian Church, Gloucester Court House. The concert under the direction of Linus Ellis and accompanied by Mary Lirette will sing "Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo" by Joseph Haydn and "Jephthah" by Giacomo Carissimi.
Gloucester Deacons Union. Monday: 7:30 p.m. St. Paul Baptist Church, Roanes. Business meeting followed by Bible study at 8:15 p.m. Topic, ''Sanctification.'' Speaker, Larry Arrington, deacon, First Morning Star Baptist Church.
Holy Church of Deliverance. 1159 35th St., Newport News. Sunday: 3:30 p.m. missionary service. The Rev. Diane Whitlow, assistant pastor of Deeper Life Assembly, Hampton, will speak.
Ivy Baptist Church. 50 Maple Ave., Newport News. Today: 6:30 p.m. blue and gold gospel fest featuring New Gospel Stars, IBC youth choir, Cub Scouts No. 76, Latasha Brown and the Rev. Richard Brown. Sunday: 4 p.m. 87th church school anniversary. Monday-Wednesday: 7 p.m. youth revival. The Rev. Vincent Thomas of First Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Smithfield, will speak. Public welcome.
Lakeside Church of God in Prophecy. 853 Cloverleaf Lane, Newport News. Tuesday-March 27: 7:30 p.m. Peninsula Pentecostal Fellowship of North America annual crusade. The Rev. Orville Hagan, state overseer of the Churches of God in Virginia.
Liberty Baptist Church. 1228 Todds Lane, Hampton. Friday-March 30 and April 2-7: 7:30 p.m. musical drama, "Lamb of Glory" on the life of Jesus Christ. Call 826-8141 or 826-2110.
Lincoln Park Baptist Church. 1100 W. Queen St., Hampton. Sunday: 5 p.m. all choirs fifth anniversary. Music by Bethel Baptist Church male chorus choir, Franktown, Sensational Gospel United, Four Stars, Ahoskie, N.C., Mount Calvary male chorus, Newport News, Flames of Joy, Hampton, West End Baptist Church, Hallelujah chorus, Hampton and Unique, Hampton.
Little Elam Baptist Church. 8840 Church Lane, Charles City. Sunday: 3:30 p.m. pastor's 21st anniversary service. Guests: the Rev. Ronnie Fleming and First Baptist Church, Hampton, male chorus.
Mount Ararat Baptist Church. Williamsburg. Sunday: 5 p.m. gospel sing featuring Harmonizing Four, Richmond, and combined choirs of area churches under the direction of Robert Hall Jr.
Mount Gilead Baptist Church. 8660 Pocahontas Trail, James City County. Sunday: 11:30 a.m. youth Sunday. The Rev. Roscoe W. Ramsey Jr. of Williamsburg will speak. 3 p.m. concert featuring the Combined Voices of Williamsburg.
Mount Olive Baptist Church. Barhamsville. Sunday: 4 p.m. gospel sing for NAACP Queen Freedom Rally. Various groups will perform. March 27: 2-5 p.m. tea and fashion show. $6.
Mount Rona Baptist Church. 1134 25th St., Newport News. Sunday: 4 p.m. worship service. The Rev. Burlas Batten of God's Church of Righteousness, Newport News, will speak.
New Elam Baptist Church. P.O. Box 181, New Kent. Sunday: 3:30 p.m. pastor's anniversary. The Rev. Richard L. Hughes of Union Baptist Church, Newport News, will speak. Lunch will be served at 2:30 p.m.
Newington Baptist Church, Gloucester. Mission Night Out. Sunday: 4:30 p.m., adult mission study; 5:30 p.m. covered dish supper; 6:30 p.m., ''Who Is My Neighbor?'' home mission study for all ages.
New Mount Olive Baptist Church. 66 Big Bethel Road, Hampton. Monday-Friday: 7:30 p.m. spring revival. The Rev. Edgar L. Vann of Second Ebenezer Baptist Church, Detroit, will speak. Prayer/praise service by area prayer bands. Devotions and music by area pastors and choirs.
New Zion Baptist Church. 3991 Longhill Road, Williamsburg. Sunday: 3 p.m. concert featuring The People's United Choir accompanied by The Holy Light gospel chorus of The People's Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
North Riverside Baptist Church. Sunday-Wednesday: 7 p.m. revival. Theme: "Touching Lives - Changing Hearts." The Rev. Les Giles of Ephesus Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., will speak. Public welcome.
Open Door Baptist Church. 105 E. Cummings Ave., Hampton. Sunday: 4 p.m. "100 Women in White." The Rev. Russell Crawley of Second Elam Baptist Church, Charles City, will speak.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. 52 Harpersville Road, Newport News. March 27: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. craft fair.
Queen Street Baptist Church. Today: 5 p.m. gospel choir seventh anniversary. Guests: The Roberts Memorial United Methodist church choir of Alexandria.
Rappahannock District United Methodist Women. April 1: 9:30 a.m. day of celebration held at Kilmarnock United Methodist Church, Route 200. Doris Ryder, formerly a Virginia Conference UMW Christian Personhood Coordinator will speak on "God's Guardian Angels."
Refuge of Hope. 558 21st St., Newport News. Monday at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. fellowship service. Guests: Monday: the Rev. Hardy Perry of God's Fellowship Temple NOI, Newport News. Tuesday: Evangelist James Brown of Newport News. Friday: Brother Joseph Moore of Miracle Temple of God in Christ, Newport News.
Riverview Baptist Church. 667 Hannah St., Hampton. Today: 7 p.m. concert featuring RBC and Rising Star male chorus.
Saluda Chapter of Women's Aglow Christian Fellowship. Monday: 7 p.m. home of Joe Erwin. Speaker, Sandra White of Williamsburg. For information, call 785-3911 or 785-4804.
Spiritual Aid Way of Cross Church. 2400 Shell Road, Hampton. April 3: 5 p.m. banquet, pageant and various entertainment. First ladies of area churches will model. Guests: Fat Boys and Gospel Southernair, West End male chorus, Spiritual Aid male chorus, and Bethel youth choir. $12.50, adults, $6.25, children.
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church. Mathews. Wednesday: noon Lenten meditation held at Kingston Episcopal Church parish house, Main Street, Mathews. The Rev. Daniel Bond will speak. St. Martha's Guild of Kingston Parish will serve homemade soup-and-bread lunch, $1.25, or take-out, $1.50. Call 725-2175 by 11 a.m. on the day of meditation. Proceeds provide scholarships for high school graduates.
St. John Baptist Church. 1397 Penniman Road, Today: 4 p.m. program honoring the Hon. Thurgood Marshall. Robert M. Watson Jr. of Carter's Grove slave quarters will sing.
St. John Church of God in Christ. 2416 Orcutt Ave., Newport News. March 27: 9 a.m. prayer breakfast sponsored by young women's Christian council. $15 per person. Call 245-7200.
St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Ella Taylor Road. (off Route 17) York County. Today: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. garage/craft sale.
St. Mark's United Methodist Church. 99 East Mercury Blvd., Hampton. Thursday: 12:30 p.m. Peninsula District UM historical society luncheon. Mabel Baird, a secretary of UMC for 26 years, will speak. The Rev. David T. Hampton will give devotions. Historian Edward Guldner will speak on the history of St. Mark's. $5. Deadline Monday. Call 851-3367.
St. Mary's School of Hampton. 2150 Cunningham Drive, Hampton. Sunday: 1-4 p.m. annual spaghetti dinner and basket auction held in the Immaculate Conception parish hall. $5, adult, $3, children, 6-12 (maximum, $20 family). Proceeds will benefit St. Mary's academic programs, teachers and school projects. Call 723-6358.
St. Olaf Catholic Church. P.O. Box 370, Norge. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. community Lenten service. The Rev. Glen Rosborough of Olive Branch Christian Church, Norge, will speak. An offering will be taken. Public welcome.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, West Point. Sunday: 3 p.m. Norma E. Jackson will present a concert accompanied by John H. Lee. Other artists participating include Webster Epps, Annette Parham, Cynthia Wise, Deborah Ball and Beverly Parker. A reception will follow.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 221 34th St., Newport News. Monday-Wednesday: 12:05 p.m. 49th annual Lenten preaching mission. Theme: "Compassion and Justice for the Poor." Robert Neuville, director of Plumbline Ministries, Norfolk, will speak. Public welcome. Lunch will be served following service for a small fee.
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. 2114 Bay Ave., Hampton. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Foot of the Cross, II. The Rev. John A. Prinelli of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Chincoteague, will speak.
Tabernacle Baptist Church. 401 Lucas Creek Road, Newport News. Sunday: 7 p.m. viewing of "Love is a Decision" by Gary Smalley. Theme: How to Energize Your Mate." Public welcome.
Third Baptist Church. 1214 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. Sunday: 11 a.m. annual women's day service. Althea Hayward, first lady of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Hampton, will speak. Music by a special women's day choir. 5 p.m. friendship circle 43rd anniversary celebration featuring the Hampton University football team gospel ensemble. Public welcome.
Union Baptist Church, Achilles. A group of youth and adults are attending Youth Week at Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly in Ridgecrest, N.C., through Sunday. They are Casey Belch, Sarah Fulcher, April Bonniville, Andrea Woodson, Adam West, Philip Varner, Aaron West, Nicholas Bonniville and Chris Coates. Adult leaders are Billy West, Jim Templeman, Sonya Bonniville, Mary Coates, Woodrow Regensburg and Ed Morris.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula. 415 Youngs Mill Lane, Newport News. Sunday: 10 a.m. "A Celebration of Spring."
Warwick Memorial United Methodist Church. 38 Hoopes Road, Newport News. Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m., worship services at Umphlett Funeral Home, 12893 Jefferson Ave., Newport News. 9:45 a.m.: Sunday school. (Venue change only for this week).
Ware Episcopal Church, Gloucester. Friday: 6:30 p.m. fourth Lenten supper and program. The Rev. Rich Draper of the Church of the Messiah, Highland Springs, will show slides of the journey from Mount Tabor to Jerusalem. Soup-and-salad supper.
Wesley United Methodist Church. 2510 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton. Wednesday at noon: Lenten luncheon services. Pastors of local churches will speak each week. Wednesday: the Rev. Kenneth Newsome of First U.M.C., Fox Hill. March 31: the Rev. Rodger DeVore, Church of the Nazarene, Hampton. April 7: Chaplain Joseph Miller of Fort Monroe. An offering will be taken.
Zion Baptist Church. P.O. Box 88, Lightfoot. Sunday: 10 a.m. school. 11:30 a.m. worship service. 3 p.m. usher board anniversary. Wednesday: 7 p.m. prayer/praise service.
Zion Baptist Church. 125 W. County St., Hampton. Sunday: 5 p.m. ladies' ushers anniversary program. The Rev. Vincent Thomas of First Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Smithfield, will speak. Music by FGHBC. Public welcome.
Zion Poplars Baptist Church, Gloucester. Sunday: 3 p.m. youth day program. The First Morning Star Baptist Church Youth Choir, Bena, will sing.
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First United Baptist Church, White Marsh. Sunday: 3 p.m. the Rev. Carolyn Clarke, pastor of Escobrook Baptist Church, Mattaponi, will speak. She will be accompanied by her choir. Service sponsored by Usher Board.
Williamsburg Unitarian Universalist. At Clara Byrd Baker School, 3131 Ironbound Road. Sunday: 11 a.m. worship service. Sam Jellinek will speak on "In Praise of Older Women." Public welcome. Call 220-6830.
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Review: Project CARS
Out now on PS4, Xbox One and Steam, is the brave and somewhat overachieving racing simulator Project CARS. Now that’s not just a functional name that lets you know it’s about cars, it’s an acronym for Community Assisted Racing Simulator, which is developed by a British video game developer by the name of Slightly Mad Studios.
Imagine for a second that you were at a show. The show is about people who can count grains of sand the fastest. You’ve been talking to a fan outside he is very fascinated and excited about what this means for the sand counting community. To put things in perspective he tells you that it took him over a day to count the grains in an average sized castle, whereas the two performers this evening did all of Necker Island in under an hour. Sure you’d understand that it was impressive and you’d look around at all these excited fans, some of which are selling T-shirts with the performers names and faces on them and you even think you may have walked past a man who is discussing the rights to make a movie out of tonight’s event. As you place yourself in your front row seat for the event, which you got because you are doing a review for a local newspaper, you will ask yourself : “What am I doing here? I don’t understand this. Not at all. I can see that people enjoy it, but it really is just people counting sand? Sometimes in the shape of castles and even a bit in the shape of Richard Branson using sand from Necker Island itself, I understand what it is but I don’t understand it. How am I supposed to differentiate the intricacies of one sand counter to another?”
You have probably have realised that my very glib point here is that I do not understand the appeal of racing simulators. I kind of enjoy them on some level, unlocking and earning your way up through the ranks and unlocking faster and better cars sounds good, kind of. Though this game has totally removed the opportunity to unlock things, and generously gave me them all at the start. It’s strong point and its weakness is the realism of it, you can tune your cars to an obscenely specific preference. At the bottom of the screen at one point it told to contact your engineer for help on tuning the vitals of my chosen vehicle, this is not a cute point about hitting the select button (yes I know there isn’t one anymore) to find out more info, this means “Go outside and contact an actual engineer”
I’m fairly sure while playing online that I ran out of petrol at one point. The Kart racing at the start of the career mode really shows you the difference between Mario Kart and racing, and not just the lack of apes throwing shells at you but if you hit another racer you are gonna get stuck together by some frustrating design that means the karts like to grab onto each other like Jack and Rose before the ice water takes Jack away. I was driving, fast, full of confidence, in first place it started to rain, I noticed how lovely the rain looks in the first person mode on the window, but the ground became slippery and I hadn’t accounted for that and lost traction and crashed into the wall watching the rest of the cars parade past me like a parade celebrating my own ineptitude.
If this hyper realism appeals, and you really love cars and you know as much about them as Paul Walker did in Fast and the Furious you’ll probably love the game more than anything. If, like me, you only ever played Mario Kart and you know about as much as Paul Walker does now then you will probably struggle to get the most out of the game without actually taking an Open University course on car mechanics. I am biased and confused but judging by everyone else’s reaction to the game I can say that
A) The game is really great and if you like racing simulators you should buy it
B) I am never reviewing a sports game ever again.
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Casualty spoiler: 'The Good Life'
Dixie helps a desperate man face the truth, but will she make the right decision about her own life?
By Daniel Kilkelly
Adrian RogersBBC
It's the day of Dixie's disciplinary, but she doesn't get off to a good start after getting held up at an incident.
Later, Jess asks Dixie to move to Cornwall with her and Olivia, but will she follow her heart or her head?
Meanwhile, Connie missed Jacob's birthday. Feeling guilty after all the effort Jacob has been going to recently, she tries to think of a meaningful gift and decides to stay at Jacob's.
Elsewhere, Lily is desperately trying to rekindle the bond between her and Ethan as she tries to convince him to stay.
Also this week, Robyn's on the cover of Holby Pulse and can't help but gloat. Big Mac is jealous of the attention she's getting and feels ashamed of what he did following Noel's attack.
Casualty Spoilers
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10 Drake Quotes For Your Tinder Bio That'll Definitely Make Your Hotline Bling
By Alison Segel
Music is the universal language, or so they say. (Someone has said that, right?) So why shouldn't you use it to help you snag the love of your life on a dating app? I used to have Celine Dion lyrics from Titanic on my profile, but somehow, it didn't bring a soulmate my way. But you know what could help? Adding in some Drake quotes for your Tinder bio. Drake is the king of romance. Didn't you hear that he is already buying Birkin bags for his future wife whom he doesn't even know yet? I mean, is there anything more romantic (read: kind of desperate) than that?
Dating app bios can really make or break meeting the love of your life. Believe me, this is pretty much a high-pressure, high-stakes situation that your entire love life depends on. If you make one wrong move, say one wrong thing, or use one too many emojis, your chance at finding happiness is over... forever. (OK, just kidding, not really.) The only way to protect yourself from dying alone is utilizing some Drake lyrics to create the perfect profile. Believe me, it's science.
So here are some Drake quotes for your Tinder bio that'll definitely make your hotline bling. Maybe you'll even attract Drake and his dungeon full of Birkin bags.
1. "P*ssy Run Everything"
— Drake, "Make Me Proud"
Use this one so everyone who looks at your profile knows who is boss. #WomenShouldBeInChargeOfEverything.
2. "On My Worst Behavior"
— Drake, "Worst Behavior"
Not really on dating apps looking for your soulmate or the love of your life? Not trying to settle down right now? That's OK, hooking up is just fine. Just let the world know you're on your worst behavior... or let Drake say it for you.
3. "Live For Today, Plan For Tomorrow, Party Tonight"
— Drake, "The Real Her"
This is a good life philosophy. It feels very serene and enlightened. So if you want potential matches to know how spiritually sound you are, then just use this Drake lyric about partying and living in the moment. Being present is super important!!!
4. "I Cannot See Heaven Being Much Better Than This"
— Big Sean feat. Drake, "Blessings"
Because you are heaven, and nothing is better than you.
5. "Sweatpants, Hair Tied, Chillin' With No Makeup On"
— Drake, "Best I Ever Had"
This only really works if your default picture is one of you being low maintenance. But maybe you could be describing your ideal date? Either way, these are some good Drake lyrics.
6. "I Got My Eyes On You. You’re Everything That I See. I Want Your Hot Love and Emotion, Endlessly."
— Drake, "Hold On, We're Going Home"
Remember when Drake confessed his love for Rihanna on stage, tried to kiss her, and then, she swerved it and gave him her cheek? V awkward moment all around. However, these lyrics make for a great dating app bio. I want some hot love and emotion, endlessly. Damn.
7. "I Just Want Some Head In A Comfortable Bed"
— Drake, "The Language"
If you're looking to f*ck — and ASAP — then this will do the trick. You'll get a bunch of right swipes with this one FOR SURE.
8. “I Might Be Too Strung Out On Compliments, Overdosed On Confidence”
— Drake, "Headlines"
You can also add "But if you want to give me some more compliments, I'm down..."
9. “I’m Here For A Good Time Not A Long Time”
Because you're all about staying present in the moment, right?
10. "Intelligent ,Too, Oh, You My Sweetheart. I've Always Liked My Women Book And Street Smart."
— Drake, "Fancy"
Scream to the digital dating universe that you are a well-rounded human being who contains multitudes! With Drake lyrics!
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Complying with Prevent, adapting to new market conditions and more at the English UK Member Roadshow Scotland
A range of major issues, including fulfilling the government's Prevent requirements and the changing nature of UK ELT as an industry, as well as English UK's strategic plan, public affairs work and major international campaigns, were discussed at the English UK Member Roadshow Scotland, held at the Edinburgh Language centre on Friday 19 February.
Complying with Prevent
One key topic was how to incorporate the government's Prevent strategy into your centre in a subtle, constructive way. Huan Japes, deputy chief executive of professional services, explained that Prevent is not about promoting British values - democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance - but about exemplifying them through the school.
Janet Galbraith agreed, explaining how at the Centre of English Studies "it made us think about how to help people acclimatise to Scotland; how to change our induction to welcome people to the UK." From that perspective it wasn't box-ticking but how a school could exemplify good behaviour.
English UK have organised prevent duty training days that can shed more light on what Prevent is and isn't, Huan added, and information on how to counter all types of extremism can be found the Education and Training Foundation website.
ELT: a structural shift, not a crisis
ELT is a maturing and highly competitive market, and there are challenges beyond our control. But, as Head of Market Development Jodie Gray discussed with members in Edinburgh, there are opportunities too.
It's all about thinking strategically, being flexible and looking at new kinds of delivery, Jodie explained. In Korea, students always look at school websites even if they book through an agent; in China you need to be flexible and offer something extraordinary. The British Council in China have noticed that the US ELT market is really quick to respond with new products.
"With last year's stats, people were using words like 'crisis' and 'shrinking', I don't think that's useful," Jodie continued. "They encourage schools to look inward, at what they've always done and wait for the storm to pass. But it isn't a passing storm: the world is changing and we need to ask 'How can I adapt for the future?'"
The group then discussed English UK's new prioritisation of markets, plans to improve statistics for members, and strategic review of distribution channels: all part of English UK's strategic plan to help UK ELT thrive and adapt to structural change in the global ELT industry.
View upcoming Member Roadshows and other English UK events
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Home » Puerto Rico Utility Endures New Crisis in Leadership
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Puerto Rico Utility Endures New Crisis in Leadership
Puerto Rico utility is still working to restore power to remote customers.
PHOTO CREDIT: ALVIN BAEZ/REUTERS/NEWSCOM
KEYWORDS disaster recovery / Hurricane Maria / PREPA / Puerto Rico
After a management crisis in early July, operations at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority have settled down following the appointment of electrical engineer José F. Ortiz as the utility’s new executive director and chief operating officer. But as the utility works to complete restoration to the final 450 households without power from Hurricane Maria, there is skepticism about the ability of the government-run utility to rebuild the territory’s electrical grid.
On July 11, Walter Higgins, a utility veteran named in March to take over PREPA, resigned over problems with his $450,000 annual compensation. The PREPA board named former General Electric executive Rafael Diaz Granados to replace Higgins and granted him a salary of $750,000.
When Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló demanded that Diaz Granados take a lower salary, Diaz Granados and four of six board members resigned. Rosselló appointed two new board members and on July 18 appointed former PREPA board chairman Ortiz as CEO of the utility at a salary of $250,000.
The leadership crisis at the utility raised eyebrows in Washington, D.C. The House Natural Resources Committee scheduled a July 25 hearing on the problems. “There is … great concern over the historical mismanagement of [PREPA] and whether political influence over PREPA will continue to hinder the utility’s transformation into a privatized and resilient electrical system,” committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah), wrote to Rosselló, inviting him to appear before the committee.
While some questioned Ortiz’s appointment, pointing to his previous stint on the board, others, including members of the Puerto Rico chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, said they fully supported the choice. “We know him well; he is an honest and educated professional,” says Steve Spears, president of the AGC Chapter.
Separately, however, Spears said the territory’s contractors were disappointed that they were bypassed for the task of rebuilding the island’s power grid in favor of stateside firms. A Puerto Rico-based, Fluor-led contingent with local contractors was disqualified from bidding.
Referencing the work it did to restore power for the Corps of Engineers, Fluor spokesman Brett Turner says, “Fluor believes the company provided the best value proposal to the People of Puerto Rico and PREPA that maximized the reinvestment of contract funds into the local economy and exceeded the procurement requirement.”
PREPA selected Foreman Electrical Services of Texas, Cobra Acquisitions of Oklahoma, and MasTec of Florida to complete the $2-billion rebuilding job.
Other efforts are moving forward in Puerto Rico, including a request for proposal from the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Corp. to build five industrial microgrids.
“The progress on all fronts continues to be painfully slow but it is progress nonetheless,” Spears says. “We will rebuild a better Puerto Rico, it is just going to take a lot longer than we would like.”
Puerto Rico Utility Proposes Eight Minigrids to Run the Island
Kris Caldwell: Getting Power Back to the People in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Grid Restoration Plagued by Historic Problems, New Challenges
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