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__label__wiki	0.539322	0.539322	Home » Safe and Healthy Students » Topics & Research » Environment School discipline refers to the rules and strategies applied in school to manage student behavior and practices used to encourage self discipline. School discipline addresses schoolwide, classroom, and individual student needs through broad prevention, targeted intervention, and development of self-discipline. Approaches to school discipline range from positive (e.g., schoolwide school climate improvements, use of restorative practices) to punitive (e.g., suspension, expulsion, corporal punishment). How school discipline is handled has a great impact on the learning environments of schools. Punitive school discipline does not improve student behavior or academic achievement. Students who have been suspended are significantly more likely to drop out of school and become involved in the juvenile justice system than their peers. Students of color, especially boys, and students with disabilities are disproportionately punished. Suspensions are often subjectively applied in such cases. For example, a significant percent of suspensions and expulsions are for trivial or minor offenses (e.g., "being disrespectful" or violating school dress code). Schools that approach school discipline punitively affect the overall school climate, creating a more negative environment for all students, including those without discipline issues. Establishing and maintaining a positive school climate helps to encourage self-discipline and prevent discipline problems. Establishing and maintaining a positive school and classroom climate allows a school community to proactively prevent discipline issues by increasing the strength and the quality of classroom activities. Implicit in this approach is the assumption that participating in well-managed classroom activities encourages self-discipline by teaching students about what is possible through cooperation and coordination with others. It also provides the essential conditions for caring, support, clear expectations, and guidance that nurture healthy student development and motivation. Using positive approaches when discipline issues arise reconnects students to their peers and teachers, improving the school experience for the community. A positive approach to discipline shifts the focus of discipline from punishment to restoration of relationships and restored understanding of and commitment to rules and order. The purpose of discipline then becomes the teaching of civility and interpersonal skills and the reconnection of alienated children. Preventive methods and multi-tiered models can provide pre-planned responses to disruption/violence, laying the foundation for positive discipline methods to be successful in creating a safe school and the appropriate conditions for teachers to instruct effectively and for students to learn. American Academy of Pediatrics. (1998). Guidance for effective discipline.Pediatrics, 101, 723–728. Dishion, T. J., & Dodge, K. A. (2005). Peer contagion in interventions for children and adolescents: Moving towards an understanding of the ecology and dynamics of change. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 33, 395–400. Dishion, T. J., Dodge, K. A., & Lansford, J. E. (2006). Findings and recommendations: A blueprint to minimize deviant peer influence in youth interventions and programs. In K. A. Dodge, T. J. Dishion, & J. E. Lansford (Eds.), Deviant peer influences in programs for youth: Problems and solutions (pp. 366–394). New York: Guilford. Fabelo, T., Thompson, M. D., Plotkin, M., Carmichael, D., Marchbanks, M. P., & Booth E. A. (2011). Breaking Schools' Rules: A Statewide Study of How School Discipline Relates to Students' Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement (Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments; College Station, TX: Public Policy Research Institute). Gregory, A., Skiba, R. J., & Noguera, P. A. (2010). The achievement gap and the discipline gap: Two sides of the same coin? Educational Researcher, 39, 59–68. Gottfredson, G., Gottfredson, D., Payne, A., & Gottfredson, N. (2005). School climate predictors of school disorder: Results from a national study of delinquency prevention in schools. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 42, 412–444. Mayer, G. R. (1995). Preventing antisocial behavior in the schools. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 28, 467–478. Mayer, G. R., & Butterworth, T. (1995). A preventive approach to school violence and vandalism: An experimental study. Personnel and Guidance Journal, 57(9), 436–441. Morrison, G. M., Anthony, S., Storino, M. H., Cheng, J., Furlong, M. J., & Morrison, R. L. (2001). School expulsion as a process and an event: Before and after effects on children at-risk for school discipline. In R. Skiba & G. Noam (Eds.), New directions for youth development (pp. 45–71). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Skiba, R., & Horner, R. (2011). Race is not neutral: A National investigation of African American and Latino disproportionality in school discipline. School Psychology Review, 40, 85-107. Skiba, R. J., Michael, R., Nardo, A., & Peterson, R. (2000). The color of discipline: Gender and racial disparities in school punishment. Bloomington: Indiana Education Policy Center. Skiba, R. J., Peterson, R. L., & Williams, T. (1997). Office referrals and suspension: Disciplinary intervention in middle schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 20, 1–21. Parent and Educator Guide to School Climate Resources Provides best practices and includes resources school leaders and teachers can utilize as they work to achieve a positive school climate, lower disciplinary issues and enhance school safety. Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety Shares what the Federal Commission on School Safety found in research and recommends to advance safety in schools via prevention, protection and mitigation, and response and recovery. It touches on promoting mental health, addressing related discipline issues, and violence in schools. Federal Commission on School Safety SWPBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory Provides a valid, reliable, and efficient evaluation tool meant for schools to measure the extent to which school personnel are applying the core features of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS). This evaluation tool was updated in February 2017. Algozzine, B., Barrett, S., Eber, L., George, H., Horner, R., Lewis, T., Putnam, B., Swain-Bradway, J., McIntosh, K., & Sugai, G. Analyzing Student-Level Disciplinary Data: A Guide for Districts Helps guide districts in analyzing their own student-level disciplinary data to answer important questions about the use of disciplinary actions. This report identifies several considerations that should be accounted for prior to conducting any analysis of student-level disciplinary data. These include defining all data elements to be used in the analysis, establishing rules for transparency (including handling missing data), and defining the unit-of-analysis. Regional Educational Laboratory Program The School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System Presents a comprehensive set of consensus-based and field-driven recommendations to improve conditions for learning for all students and educators, better support students with behavioral needs, improve police-schools partnerships, and keep students out of the juvenile justice system for minor offenses. Supportive School Discipline Webinar Series Offers a series of webinar events focusing on school discipline issues, including current school discipline philosophies, policies, and practices, and emerging alternatives; addressing truancy and absenteeism; professional development across all stakeholders; the promise of trauma-informed practices; the role of school resource officers (SROs) in supportive school discipline; and the importance of youth, family, and community engagement. NCSSLE/STTAC/SSDCOP 2011 School Climate Technical Assistance Symposium: Expanding and Improving Data on Bullying, Harassment and Discipline 2011 School Climate Technical Assistance Symposium: Managing the Use of Suspensions, Expulsions, and Arrests: Alternatives for Schools and Districts 2011 School Climate Technical Assistance Symposium: Strategies to Support Social, Emotional and Behavioral Needs of Students Addressing the Risk of Violent Behavior in Youth: Know the Signs of Youth Violence and How to Identify and Reduce Risk in Schools Campus Conduct 2015: Strategies, Ideas & How to Train Your Hearing Board Civil Rights in the Classroom: Special Education, Discipline and Homelessness, Part II Countering School Pushout and the Criminalization of Girls of Color IRIS Training Module: He Just Needs a Little Bit of Discipline Positive School Discipline Course for School Leaders A Day in the Life of a School Resource Officer A Role for Officers in Schools Assigning Police Officers to Schools Civil Rights Data Collection User Guide Compendium of School Discipline Laws and Regulations for the 50 States, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico Family Skills Training for Parents and Children Fight Crime, Invest In Kids Forum Guide to Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data From Discipline to Dialogue: Changing the Conversation about Classroom Discipline Louisiana Safe Supportive Schools Classroom Management and Restorative Practices Brief Michigan Safe Supportive Schools Report to Superintendent Module 19: Key Issues in Discipline for Students with Disabilities Overcoming Barriers to School Reentry Partnership Dialogue Guide for Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 Discipline Regulations Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document School Discipline Guidance Package: Directory of Federal School Climate and Discipline Resources Supportive School Discipline Initiative Brief Supportive School Discipline: A Snapshot from Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiatives Want Positive Behavior? Use Positive Language Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) Behavioral Research and Teaching Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council for Exceptional Children Disproportionate Minority Contact Everyone Graduates Center Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports OJJDP Policy: Girls and the Juvenile Justice System School Discipline Consensus Project Supportive School Discipline Community of Practice (SSDCOP) The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) within the Problem Behavior Program of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) The National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice US Department of Education: School Climate and Discipline Breaking School Rules: A Statewide Study of How School Discipline Relates to Students' Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for the 2015-16 School Year Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools, Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2007-08 Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2009-10 Data Snapshot: School Discipline Discipline Disparities Series – Briefing Papers Examining the Effects of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Student Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial in Elementary Schools Gender Nonconforming Youth: Discipline Disparities, School Push-Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2011 Kicked Out! Unfair and Unequal Student Discipline in Vermont’s Public Schools LGBTQ Youth of Color: Discipline Disparities, School Push-Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline Nevada’s Statewide Approach to Reducing Recidivism and Improving Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Opportunities Suspended: The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School Out of School Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools Public School Safety and Discipline: 2013-14 Variable Effects of Children's Aggression, Social Withdrawal, Prosocial Leadership as Functions of Teacher Beliefs and Behaviors California Enacts First in the Nation Law to Eliminate Student Suspensions for Minor Misbehavior AB 420 Signing Caps Landmark Year for School Discipline Reform in the State Grantee Highlight Charter School for Applied Technologies Implements a School-Wide PBIS Framework Oakland Unified School Districts Discipline Matrix Infused with Restorative Justice Policy/Guidance Dear Colleague Letter: Charter Schools Dear Colleague Letter: Harassment and Bullying Dear Colleague Letter: Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education Dear Colleague Letter: School Discipline Guidance Package Rescinded Dear Colleague Letter: The Civil Rights of Students in Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities Policy Statement on Expulsion and Suspension Policies in Early Childhood Settings Settlement Agreement between U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and Christina School District in Wilmington, DE Settlement Agreement between U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and Oakland Unified School District U.S.A. Settlement Agreement with School District of Palm Beach, FL Wisconsin Safe Supportive Schools Incentive Guidance Decisions in Motion: IS3 Toolkit 2: Addressing Discipline Mi Hermana's Keeper: Promising Practices for Juvenile Justice Prevention Programs Supporting Latina Youth Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Model Programs Guide Safe Schools Materials School Discipline Guidance Package: Compendium of School Discipline Laws and Regulations Supporting and Responding to Behavior: Evidence-Based Classroom Strategies for Teachers Suspension Rates at U.S. Schools Web Tool Results from a 2018 national survey of our country’s schools indicates that 42% of educators feel detention was somewhat effective and 64% feel restorative practices were very effective.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1652
__label__cc	0.723784	0.276216	FUSD Expanding Bus Routes For Poston Butte Jul 25, 2018 \| FUSD \| 0 \| By: FUSD Superintendent Chris Knutsen Beginning on Monday, July 30, 2018, the Florence Unified School District will be adding a third tier of bus routes for Poston Butte High School. Currently, we are five bus drivers short and six physical buses short of being able to offer the current two-tiered system District-wide. For residents living in Rancho Bella Vista South, Rancho Bella Vista North, and the Greens I and II, we will be providing bus services to and from the following stops: Stardust at the Park (Desert Rose) Appalachian at Lakeview Stardust at Cheyenne Appalachian at Rolls Desert Honeysuckle at the Park Tourmaline at Cowboy Cove Omega at Gunderson Due to the creation of the third tier for these riders, pick up time for students will be 5:45 a.m. Students will be loaded in the regular bus loading section at PBHS at 4:00 p.m. These routes and times will remain in place for the 2018-2019 school year. Poston Butte High School will open the Bronco Zone at 6:00 a.m. moving forward and will leave the Bronco Zone open after school until 4:00 p.m. so that students have a safe, indoor space to be when they arrive at school and await the buses in the afternoon. If you have any questions or would like more information on this issue, please contact the Transportation Department at (520) 868-8804 or (520) 868-8801. We thank you for your cooperation and continued support. Chris Knutsen PreviousWho Should Run Johnson Utilities? NextTraffic Signal Work on Gantzel Road FUSD Students Of The Month! Future Business Leaders of America Poston Butte Swim Meet Academic Programs That Are Available At FUSD’s High Schools	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1662
__label__wiki	0.775051	0.775051	Category: País Vasco A BASQUE SELECTION On November 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 By rebelbreezeIn Basque Country, Cultural Comment, Current Event Report, Euskal Herria, Imperialism, National Liberation, País Vasco, Spanish StateLeave a comment October 12th: The old town was heaving, full of people, mostly but not all on the younger end of the adult spectrum, standing, sitting, mostly in groups, talking, laughing, drinking, eating …. Some kind of festival? Not really …. a football match. Ah, that explains the shirts in football team colours. There’s the red stripes on white colours of Athletic Bilbao (and this isn’t Bilbao, not even Biskaia province), there’s the blue-on-white Real Sociedad colours (and this isn’t Donosti/ San Sebastian, or even the Guipuzkoa province). But wait a minute – there’s a lot of Deportivo Alaves shirts too (also blue-and-white) …. well, this is Vitoria/ Gastheiz, capital city of the the Alava province. But there’s some red shirts too – CA Osasuna, from Naffaroa, the fourth province of the Southern (i.e within the Spanish state) Basque Country1. Over there’s a few CD (Club Deportivo) Vitoria, and a couple of women (not surprisingly — it’s an all-female team playing in the women’s league) wearing SD (Sociedad Deportiva) Lagunak yellow shirts. They can’t all be playing today, can they? In a way, they are. This occasion is a friendly match between Venezuela and the Basque Country (i.e not part of any official competition as otherwise it would be forbidden by FIFA, the international regulatory body for soccer)y and it is promoted by Euskadiko Futbol Federarkundea, the Basque Football Federation. FIFA, although it recognises Scotland, Wales and ‘Northern Ireland’ as having ‘national teams’, does not recognise either the Basque Country or Catalonia as having them. Where is the logic in that? Well, since FIFA only recognised Palestine with the creation of the Palestine Authority controlled by Israel and agreed by the Western powers2, one can hardly avoid coming to the conclusion that FIFA decides its policies on what area or nation can have their own selection and participate in FIFA championships in accordance with the relevant occupying state – no matter how right or wrong that decision might be. Many shirts being worn here are green and bear the words Euskal Selekzioa (Basque Selection), the campaign for which in football is the cutting edge of the broader campaign for Basque national teams in many other sports, including surfing. It is of course not just about sport but is also political. The Basque-Venezuelan game was to be played in Alaves’ Mendizorrotza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz and my friends talked casually about attending, though no hard arrangements seemed to have been made. I didn’t press the matter. View of left of the crowd in the large square in the old town, showing a part of the monument. Venezuela is rated 32nd in world soccer by FIFA, which is actually quite high and only two points behind the Ireland team, currently at 30th. So the opposing team is a big deal. The whole of the Basque Country, including Nafarroa and the parts held by the French State, is only around three million and they will play only players born in the Basque Country, unlike Ireland which features players from its diaspora. Ireland has had high emigration but so has the Basque Country, particularly to Latin America, the USA and Canada. Venezuela, by the way, has a population of nearly 32 million. View of centre of the crowd in the large square. In 2016, their last international, the Basque country beat Tunisia 3-1 in Bilbao and before that have beaten Peru 6-0 and Bolivia 6-1. They lost 1-0 to Wales in 2006 but beat Uruguay 2-1 in 2003. View of section of the crowd on the balcony overlooking the large square in the old town. The main square of the lower old town, the Casco Viejo3, was full of people, some chanting and red flares burning with an occasional firework going off. The ikurrina, the Basque flag, waving in many places, draped over balconies etc. The square is called alternatively Plaza de la Virgen Blanca or simply La Plaza Vieja. We met up with an ex-prisoner (political) who was complaining about the impressive monument in the main square which commemorates the Battle of Vitoria, fought on June 21, 1813, between the retreating French forces of Jose Bonaparte and the English forces under the Duke of Wellington. The English won the battle. I gathered the ex-prisoner’s objection was not so much that it commemorated the defeat of the French but rather that it celebrated the ‘independence’ of the Spanish monarchy, which had done the Basques no favours since the battle and much to the contrary. We drank lager here in plastic containers and street cleaners were already out sweeping up discarded and cracked containers. Another view of the crowd, this one more to the right of the large square in the old town. The captain of the Basque team, Aritz Aduriz, is the Spainish team’s oldest goalscorer, which might seem an irony but if he wants to play international world football, he has to play for a team recognised by FIFA. His home team is Athletic Bilbao, and his team-mates Inaki Williams and Inigo Martinez were also lined up to play, as was Real Sociedad’s Asier Illarramendi. And all of those have in the past played for the Spanish ‘national’ team. Some political demonstrators moving through the crowd. The small flag held up is of the political prisoners’ relatives organisation Etxerat, the design showing the outline of the Basque country with two arrows indicating movement inwards from the French and Spanish states, i.e calling for the ending of the dispersal of prisoners throughout the states, far from their homes. (Photo: D.Breatnach) Walking through the upper old town, we mingled and stopped here and there for a small serving of lager serving (zurito) or wine (txupito). The ex-prisoner got talking about language, philosophy, politics, religion, ancient civilization. I lasted longer than the others in discussion and debate with him4 but his intensity was wearing me down a little in the end. He apologised for that but then had another appointment and took off. By this time we had eaten and were relaxing in the high part of the Casco, on a slope down from the level of the fortress. Attending the game seemed somehow to have disappeared off the agenda and a little later we headed down through areas mostly quiet now to the parked car and drove off. View of stairs leading from the large square to the upper part of the old town. A crowd of 53,000 however attended the stadium to watch the game and who knows how many others saw it televised. It had been a friendly match in official status and in fact, with one yellow card earned, no reds and no injuries. The goals scored by the Venezuelans might have been the most elegant but Euskal Herria, the Basque Country, were the victors, the score of 4-2 in their favour, with Aduriz having been one of the scorers. View of Gastheiz/ Vitoria’s football stadium (Photo source: Internet) List extant Basque soccer clubs (each one also a link to its own history): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Football_clubs_in_the_Basque_Country Ditto list of defunct Basque soccer clubs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Defunct_football_clubs_in_the_Basque_Country CA Osasuna, not listed in Wikipedia as a Basque club, presumably due to divisions fostered between Nafarroa and the other three southern Basque Country provinces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA_Osasuna Basque selection information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_national_football_team Article about Basque and Catalan national selections: http://theinsideleft.com/basque-catalonia-national-football-teams-catalan-barcelona-athletic-bilbao/ Match highlights (commentary in Euskera; Basque Country in green shirts, Venezuela in maroon) https://www.ngolos.com/videos/2018-10-12-basquecountry-venezuela Background on Basque soccer in an international context, including some of them playing for “la Roja”, the Spanish State’s “national” team: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45834955 1There are divisions fostered between Nafarroa (Navarra/ Navarre) and the other three southern Basque provinces of Bizkaia, Guipuzkoa and Alava. Nafarroa has its own ‘autonomous’ regional government in the post-Franco arrangement, while the other three are jointly in the other ‘autonomous’ region of Euskadi. Iruña/ Pamplona, capital city of Naffaroa, was the seat of the medieval kingdom of Nafarroa (Navarra), the royal family of which once laid claim to the monarchies of both the French and Spanish kingdoms (the latter being a source of three wars, the Carlist Wars). During the emergency caused by the military coup-insurrection of Generals Franco, Mola and others against the democratically-elected Republican Government of the Spanish state, the Catholic ultra-conservative Carlists seceded Nafarroa and massacred three thousand dissidents (Republicans, Basque Nationalists, Leftists) and fought on the fascist side. After the “Civil War”, the Partido Popular (extremely right-wing main Spanish party) controlled Nafarroa but was recently ousted by Nafarroa Bai, a coalition of pro-independence Basque parties. The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) has been the main power in the other three southern Basque provinces. At one time Euskera was the main language of the whole of the current Basque Country (southern and northern, i.e in the French state), was banned under Franco and is now the majority first and second-level educational medium in Euskadi, where it is given at least nominal equal status in civic administration with Castillian/ Spanish. This is not the case in Nafarroa, which has three different linguistic-rights zones: Castillian, Castillian-Euskera and Euskera. ñ 2Palestine has yet to qualify for the World Cup in soccer. With Israeli restrictions on travel in and out of the territory for Palestinians, along with internal restrictions and repression, the odds are stacked against them ever qualifying, unless they field a team raised exclusively from their huge diaspora, including the refugee population. 3All the southern Basque main cities and many towns have these and their name is always the same, even though it is in Castillian. Typically they have narrow streets winding through four-to-eight-storey houses in which shop windows mix with bars and apartment entrances, often with balconies overhead. They are usually the most lively areas of the city with many places serving coffee, beer, wine and pintxos (good Basque ready-prepared food) and sometimes restaurants, often in the rear or upstairs room of a tavern. 4In Castillian, which I sometimes feel guilty about – I only know a few words in Euskera. Sometimes I encourage the company to speak “euskeraz”, i.e in Basque, leaving me out for a while. POLITICAL PRISONERS’ SOLIDARITY BRINGS UP TO 100,000 ON TO BILBAO’S STREETS On January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018 By rebelbreezeIn Basque Country, Current Affairs Comment, Current Event Report, Euskal Herria, Human Rights, National Liberation, País Vasco, peace processes, Political Analysis, Political Prisoners, Presos Políticos, Proceso de Paz, Spanish State, Trade unionsLeave a comment The annual January march in solidarity with political prisoners, taking place in continuous rain on Saturday 13th January, packed the streets of the Basque city of Bilbao (Bilbo) with estimates of numbers in attendance varying from 95,000 (GARA) to 100,000 (DEIA). Numbers on this march are always high (especially taking the total population of the Basque Country of less than three million into account) but may have been boosted somewhat this year by a) the ongoing resistance to Spanish state repression in Catalunya and b) news that the French state is at last moving away from its policy of dispersing its political prisoners far from their home country. Saturday’s march was organised by Sare, a broad front set up a few years ago and was supported by EH Bildu (political party of the Abertzale Left) along with the Basque majority trade unions ELA and LAB. The political parties PP, PSE and Podemos-Euskadi did not support it, although the latter’s General Secretary Lander Martínez attended in a personal capacity. The Basque Nationalist Party PNV did not support it either (although members may well have done). Also in attendance were Joan Tardà of the Catalan party ERC; Xabier Sánchez, brother of the jailed President of ANC, Jordi Sánchez; and the writer Kirmen Uribe. Arnaldo Otegi for the EH Bildu party said the Spanish State should learn from the action of the French one; LAB’s General Secretary Garbiñe Aranburu declared that this year needs to be decisive in the Spanish state with regard to political prisoners and called for new alliances to achieve this. Adolfo Muñoz, Gen. Sec. of the largest trade union in the southern Basque Country, ELA, credited civil society with having achieved the change in French State policy, achieving the transfer of Basque political prisoners to jails near their homes, without waiting for the Spanish state to do likewise. The banner at the head of the march stated “Elkarrekin aurrera egiteko prest gaude” (We are ready to advance together; human rights, resolution, peace) while, according to media report, throughout the march the following slogans were heard: “Euskal presoak etxera!” (Basque prisoners to home!) and “Presoak kalera, amnistía osoa!” (Prisoners to be free, total amnesty!). At the end of the march, Sare’s manifesto calling for an end to the dispersal was read out by ETB (Basque TV channel) presenter Kike Amonarriz and Beatriz Talegón, ex-leader of the youth wing of the Spanish social-democratic unionist party the PSOE. The great attendance in pouring rain is encouraging and once again the Basques show their high level of concern for their political prisoners, bringing at least 3% of their population out on a solidarity demonstration. The reported (and audible on the video) slogans of “Euskal presoak etxera” (Basque prisoners to home) and “Presoak kalera, amnistía osoa” (Prisoners to be free, total amnesty) being shouted are interesting, given that the Abertzale Left leadership and organisations such as Sare have dropped such demands in recent years, concentrating instead on calling for an end to the dispersal policy and for the release of seriously-ill prisoners. The slogans mentioned above have been raised by the Amnistia Ta Askatasuna (ATA) organisation, whose supporters are highly critical of the changes in policy of the Abertzale Left leadership for some years now but presumably made their presence felt on the demonstration. Despite the permanent ceasefire declaration of ETA a number of years ago and changes in the policies of the Abertzale Left leadership, the Spanish state has not given an inch, which leaves the leadership with no gains to show, not even the end of the dispersal policy. This policy, contravening human rights and the EU’s own conventions, sees prisoners located as far from the Basque Country as southern Spain, a drive of around nine hours there and the same back, on motorways that have already claimed the lives of a number of prisoners’ friends and relatives and injured an average of one a month. Video clip: http://euskalpmdeushd-vh.akamaihd.net http://www.deia.com/2018/01/13/politica/euskadi/en-bilbao-la-manifestacion-para-reclamar-el-fin-de-la-dispersion-de-los-presos-de-eta https://www.google.ie/search?q=fotos+manifa+Bilbao+sobre+presos+politicos+Enero+2018&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=dx9fWqqmI6uaX8qih5gM&gws_rd=cr SPANISH POLICEMAN TORTURER ON UN COMMITTEE FOR PREVENTION OF TORTURE On March 20, 2017 By rebelbreezeIn Basque Country, Current Affairs Comment, Euskal Herria, Human Rights, National Liberation, País Vasco, Police Violence, Political Prisoners, Spanish StateLeave a comment From FB page of Dublin Basque Solidarity Committee SPANISH STATE APPOINTS POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF TORTURE TO UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE. Convicted Guardia Civil torturer of prisoner, Jose Maria De las Cuevas Carretero, appointed by the Spanish State to the UN Committee for the Prevention of Torture. (Photo sourced from Gara newspaper) No-one could accuse the Spanish authorities of failing to appreciate irony. In 1997, in one of the rare cases of the Spanish authorities charging a police officer with torture and even rarer of conviction, Captain (then a Sergeant) José María De las Cuevas Carretero, along with fellow Guardia Civil officers Manuel Sánchez Corbi and Antonio Lozano García were found guilty of torturing Basque ETA suspect Kepa Urra when they detained him in 1992. A further three police accused were found not guilty but the medical evidence on Mr. Urra’s admission to hospital six hours after his arrest made it impossible for the Bizkaya court not to find his captorsguilty. Despite the police officers’ denials, the three were found guilty of having taken Mr. Urra to a deserted spot after this arrest and there, while he was handcuffed, to have beaten him with a blunt object and dragged him along the ground. They were sentenced to four years in prison and barred for six years from public office (a common accompaniment to prison sentence in the Spanish State). However, one year later the Spanish Supreme Tribunal reduced the prison sentence of each to one year which meant they were free to go but with the public office disqualification still in force. The following year, they were pardoned by the Spanish Minister of Justice of the incoming PP Government of Aznar and Mr.De las Cuevas Carretero carried on with his police career, rising to the rank of Captain and participating in fora of the State and internationally. Mr. De las Cuevas Carretero, who is a qualified lawyer, has been lecturing of the treatment of prisoners and about corruption. And who could say that he is not eminently qualified to lecture on those subjects? Or to represent the Spanish State authorities on those issues? (News and photo source: Gara, also some background Internet research) ON THE BASQUE LANGUAGE TRAIN On August 22, 2016 August 22, 2016 By rebelbreezeIn Cultural Comment, Euskal Herria, History, Ireland, País Vasco, social commentaryLeave a comment On the platform at Mundaka there are only a few to catch the 9.18 a.m. train to Bilbao. Mundaka is a popular coastal resort town in Bizkaia province, southern Basque Country. “Egun on” (“good day”), I greet those on the platform in Euskara in passing, the Basque language, and they reply the same. Train on the Atxuri (Bilbao)-Bermeo line. Note the warning sign to bottom left of image, in Euskera first and Castillian second. (Photo sourced on Internet). A young couple with two little boys come on to the only platform (for both directions) and I think I hear the woman speaking to the boys in Euskara. But soon, I make out some Castillian (Spanish) words; however it is not unusual to hear some Castillian words and even phrases scattered through Euskara conversation, in the southern Basque Country, at any rate. But no, I can tell now that the conversation between mother and child is definitely all in Castillian – I must have been mistaken earlier, when I thought they were speaking in Euskara. A view from a Mundaka building a number of stories up. The port is out of sight to the left, the station behind. (Photo: D.Breatnach) “Casa de Los Ingleses”, a beautiful if rather gothic-looking old house, residence of an English family with business interests locally many years ago. I passed it on the short walk from the town to the station. Behind it there were plots being worked for vegetables, all due to disappear beneath a new car park construction. (Photo: D.Breatnach) The residence of the servants of the Casa de Los Ingleses, a lovely building in its own right. Its demolition is planned to make way for a new construction (see design in next photo) — my guide encouraged me to write a letter of protest to the municipality. (Photo: D.Breatnach) The construction planned to replace the “servants’ house” after the latter has been demolished. (Photo: D.Breatnach) “Miao, miao” says the smallest boy, pointing at some feral cats dozing near the platform. “Bai, katua” replies the mother and a flood of Euskara follows, both boys and mother and occasionally father too conversing in Euskara. And so they continue until the southbound train arrives and everyone gets on, except one man, presumably waiting for a northbound train to Bermeo. On our journey southwards, soon passing alongside salt marshlands, I note that the names of the stations are in Euskara only: Itsasbegi-Busturia, Axpe-Busturia (in the broad estuary of the Urdebai river), San Kristobal Busturia, Forua, Instituto Gernika, Gernika…. The Wikitravel entry for Gernika translates it to the Castillian “Guernica” and opens with this: “Basque town which was the site of the first airborne bombing attack on a civilian town during the Spanish civil war. The bombing, by the Condor Legion of Germany’s Luftwaffe in 1937, inspired Picasso to paint the landmark cubist work Guernica, now on display at the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid.” Well, yes, but one might add for clarity that it was done as part of Franco’s fascist offensive and that the fascist press later blamed it on Asturian Anarchist “fire-bombers”. And one might update it by commenting that the Basques have asked for Picasso’s painting to be located in Gernika itself, a request which the Spanish state authorities, the political descendants of the fascist victors of that war, have refused. Train tracks from Axpe Busturia, the estuary to the left and salt marshes on both sides. (Source: Internet). Onwards again, the next stop is Lurgorri-Gernika. At the next after that, Zugast station, a middle-aged man gets on with Berria, the all-Euskara newspaper, under his arm. This periodical, being in many ways the replacement of another newspaper, Egunkaria, has a noteworthy connection with history. Founded in 1990, Egunkaria was the first all-Euskera daily newspaper in the world; it had a left-nationalist editorial line and a journalistic outlook, which led it to report ETA statements alongside those from Spanish unionist political parties and from the State. The Basque language was no longer illegal or banned since the transición, post-General Franco, when the fascist Spanish oligarchy brought the leaderships of the social democratic party and the Communist Party on board, along with their respective trade union leaders — and called it “Democracy”. But on 20th February 2003, the Spanish State’s militarised police, the Guardia Civil, raided the newspaper’s premises, seized records, machines and closed down the periodical. They also raided the homes or arrested at the building a total of ten people associated with the newspaper, at least four of which were tortured subsequently. For one of those, the manager, a gay man, the torture included sexual violation. Massive protest demonstrations ensued from an outraged Basque population. The arrested were released on bail. On 15 April 2010, seven years later, the defendants were finally acquitted on all charges relating to ‘terrorist’ connections and the judges added that there had been no justification for the closure of the newspaper in the first place. By then, Egunkaria was beyond recovery and anyway Berria had stepped in to occupy the niche (apparently with the blessing of the Egunkaria team). The case against the State for compensation for the loss of the newspaper and also for torture remains open, sixteen years later. The Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg found the Spanish state guilty of not investigating the manager’s complaint of being tortured and ordered compensation paid. It did not, however, as it usually does not, find the state guilty of the torture itself. Of course, torture is difficult to prove, particularly when the state in question keeps political detainees for five days incommunicado, without access even to independent medical practitioners, while its police goes about getting their “confessions” On the train journey now, the next stop has the delightful-sounding name of Muxika. This causes some amusement to a teenage boy in a nearby seat, accompanied by an older woman – they have been talking in Castillian only since they got on. I wonder are they aware that in June 2013 José Mujica, President of Uruguay until last year, visited the townland that gave rise to his surname. Mujica was presented with a key to the town by the Mayor, who is of the Basque Abertzale Left party Bildu. The train pulls out of Muxika, then on to Zugastieta-Muxika station as we continue running southward through thick woodlands, occasional industrial parks and small allotments where an occasional middle-aged man tends to his large tomatoes, the small elongated sweet peppers of the region, courgettes, climbing beans ….. Onwards to Morebieta Geralekua before the line takes a sharp twist north-eastwards to more woodlands, rivers, streams and mountains at Lemoa, Bedia, Usansolo, Zuhatsu Galdakoa. Now the built-up areas of Ariz Basauri followed by the contrast of the picturesque Etxebarri before a southward curve to Bolueta and then eastward, to run along the Nervion river to Atxuri station in Bilbo (Bilbao), journey’s end. All of the stations along this route were named in the Basque language – not one had a Castillian version showing (although there will be plenty of that in streets and squares in Bilbao). The public announcements on this train, as on their counterparts in the Irish 26 Counties, are bilingual but with this difference – on the Basque train, they are always in Euskara first, Castillian second. Likewise with the signage. One is never under any doubt about which language is being given primacy there, nor indeed here, where the English version comes first and, when in text, is in a more dominant type or more contrasting colour. The Irish language is being derailed even as, to mix metaphors, it is being given lip service. Further down the tracks, unless some urgent repair work is undertaken, lies the final stop – the cemetery of our national language. INIGO CABACAS KILLED BY POLICE – RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WAITING THREE YEARS WITHOUT JUSTICE On April 17, 2015 April 21, 2015 By rebelbreezeIn Basque Country, Current Affairs Comment, Current Event Report, Euskal Herria, Human Rights, País Vasco, Police Violence1 Comment INIGO CABACAS KILLED BY RUBBER BULLET FIRED BY BASQUE POLICE IN 2012 — STILL NO JUSTICE FOR FAMILY OR FRIENDS Most Basques and especially supporters of their most popular football team, Athletic Bilbao1, were very happy in the early evening of 5th April 2012 . Inigo Cabacas, photographed with the Basque hermitage Gaztalugatxe, on the Biscay coast, in the background. Their team had beaten a football giant in the UEFA cup twice and another premier European team once. The fans were expecting Athletic to win or at least draw again that evening, in which case Athletic Bilbao were through to the second leg of the quarter-finals. They had no idea that the evening would end with a police riot squad firing rubber bullets into a festive crowd, causing the death of a young fan. The high expectations of that evening in Bilbao were the result of a run of wins for the Athletic team. On March 8th 2012, Athletic Bilbao beat Manchester United 3-2 on their own ground, at Old Trafford. One needs to know a few population statistics to understand what an achievement that was. Manchester United is a football team on the world stage, based in a city with a population of 2.55 million – that is not far from the population figure for the entire Basque Country. In addition, Manchester United’s players are drawn from around the world; Athletic recruits only Basque players from a total population of the Basque Country of less than 3 million. A week after their win in the northern England city, on March 13th, Athletic faced Manchester United again, this time on the Basque team’s home ground, San Mames, in Bilbao. Manchester Utd. were beaten 2-1 and it seemed that the Basque lions2 were unstoppable. These wins created a huge interest in the next game, which was with FC Schalke 04 on March 29th at the German team’s home ground. Schalke plays in the top tier of the German football league and have won many championships including one UEFA League. With around 130,000 members, Schalke 04 is the third-largest sports club in the world in terms of membership, behind their compatriot rival FC Bayern Munich and Portuguese club SL Benfica. Athletic Bilbao is not a sports conglomerate – it is a football club which is owned by its 40,000 members (remember, this is a small country – that’s nearly 1.5% of the whole population! It’s also around 11% of the population of their home base, Bilbao). The management board is elected by the membership. At Schalke 04’s home ground on March 29th, the Bilbaino team beat them 2-4. The interest was therefore at fever-pitch for Athletic’s return match with the German team at Athletic’s home ground, San Mames on 5th April. The result was a 2-2 draw but Athletic were ahead 6-4 on aggregate and the fans were delighted. Bilbao was, as they say, buzzing. After matches, young fans especially go to different pubs around town. Inigo Cabacas and many others went to an Herriko Taberna (a “Peoples’ Tavern”, i.e. one managed by the Abertzale [Basque pro-Independence] Left) which is located in an small “square” with planters, connected by alley with Licenciado Poza street. This small “square” is off the María Díaz de Haro street near the stadium; it runs parallell with the San Mames street itself, an area of bars well-known as a destination for fans after a game at the stadium. The Herriko is too small to accommodate all those who gathered there but that was no problem for the area outside took the overspill. Early in the evening a few people were seen scuffling there and the rest of the crowd around them told them to knock it off, this was a time for celebration, etc. The scuffle ended and the festivities continued. Some time later, a van load of police arrived. These were the Ertzaintza, a Basque Police force of 7,500 created in 1982 which has had numerous clashes with Basque strike pickets and with the Abertzale (pro-Independence) Left. Supporters of the Abertzale Left and many others refer to the Ertzaintza as “zipayos” (i.e. “sepoys”, local soldiers recruited by colonial occupiers). The Ertzaintza are responsible to the Basque Autonomous Region Government (CAV), a semi-autonomous entity covering three of the four southern Basque provinces. Basque Police, the Ertzaintza, face a youth Solidarity Wall built to defend Basque comrades the police have come to arrest in Donosti/San Sebastian some years ago. Some of the youth perceive the arrival of the masked and helmeted police as a provocation and begin to throw bottles at the van. The police officer in charge of those in the van asks for reinforcements and these are sent. The police emerge from their vans and begin to fire rubber bullets3 at the crowd at quite close range (the “square” is less than 45 metres at its furthest from the street) and everyone scatters except for a small group who are throwing bottles at the police but even they eventually dive for cover. People are sheltering in doorways, huddled up against the walls on each side of the “square”. Some are inside the pub wondering what is going on. A local shop-manager has raised the shutter over his doorway and people crowd in there. Some people are sheltering behind the wooden planters that are in a line down the centre of the narrow square. After some time three young men walk towards the police with their hands in the air, asking them to stop firing rubber bullets; the police strike them with batons. Meanwhile it comes to the attention of some in the crowd nearby that a person is lying on the ground, apparently unconscious with blood coming from his ear and the rear of his head. People go to his aid and one of his friends recognises Inigo Cabacas. He gets his mobile phone and rushes towards the police telling them that someone has been seriously injured and to call an ambulance. A police officer tells him to drop the mobile. Inigo’s friend repeats his urgent request and the police officer tells him again to drop the mobile and hits him with a truncheon. The man drops his mobile and retreats from the police. The police advance into the area and reach the injured man who has some people around him; a women is rendering first aid. A policeman tells her to move away. She tells him the man needs and ambulance and that she is applying pressure to stop the bleeding. He says he wants to see for himself and pulls at her arm but after awhile desists and goes away. Eventually an ambulance arrives and takes Inigo Cabacas, still unconscious, to hospital, where he lies in a coma. (video of the scene of the incident and interviews with friends and witnesses with English subtitles) The news runs through a city, a shock in the midst of its celebrations and soon afterwards throughout the Basque Country. The first official reaction is given by the Interior Minister of the Basque Autonomous Regional Government, who declares to the press that the Ertzaintza acted properly and in line with their procedures, although he regrets the unfortunate death of they young man. He also repeats the first line of defence given by the Ertzaintza, that they were called to help someone injured in a fight and that the crowd was preventing the ambulance in attendance from rendering assistance to the injured. When eye-witnesses give their version and the reporters of some newpapers begin to gather information, it becomes clear that the Minister could not possibly have investigated the incident in the time available. Furthermore, it emerges that no ambulance attended until after the incident with the police and that it appears that no call for one had been made earlier. Furthermore, according to the woman who attended to Inigo at the scene, the ambulance paramedic told her, when she complained at their delay in arriving, that the police had delayed their entrance. Under a storm of criticism from civil society and from the Abertzale Left party, EH Bildu, the Minister promises a full investigation. Inigo Cabacas dies after three days without having recovered consciousness. Some time later, a recording of the police communications on the night is made available by GARA, a pro-Independence Basque daily newspaper. The following becomes clear from the recording: The Controller at Ertzaintza HQ calls a police van leader and directs him to attend the Herriko, saying that a fight has occurred there and that someone is injured. The van leader reports that they have arrived and that some are throwing bottles at them, that they require reinforcements. No mention of ambulance. The Controller confirms reinforcements are being sent. Reinforcements arrive. One of the van leaders now reports that nothing is happening, everything is ok. The Controller replies that he wants the police to go in and take possession of the area and make any arrests necessary. He emphasises that he wants to be understood clearly, that they are to “go into the Herriko with everything we have”, to take control of the area “and then everything will be ok.” The van leader replies that the order is understood and soon shots are heard (the firing of rubber bullets). The family employs a solicitor. A judge is appointed to carry out the investigation but is required to do so along with her other duties. Immediately, the police investigation ceases (according to the family’s lawyer, ithe file contains just three pages), using the excuse of the judicial investigation. A number of legal applications are made, e.g. for all the police at the incident to be obliged to make a statement, for all police who fired a rubber bullet gun to be identified, for the Controller to be obliged to make a statement, but all are refused by a judge, giving a number of reasons4. Little is established over the following three years, except that three police voluntarily admit to having fired rubber bullets and the identity of the Controller on the evening becomes widely known. There is widespread outrage when the senior officer on duty the day of Inigo’s death is appointed Chief of the Ertzaintza. At a recent press conference, the Cabacas family’s lawyer, Jone Goirizelaia, announced that they had possibly identified the officer who had fired the fatal shot. It emerged during the campaign by supporters of the Cabacas family that no recognised procedure was followed by the police with regard to the incident: debriefing statements were not taken from each of the police participants, guns were not examined to identify which had been fired, no inventory was taken of the number of rubber bullets fired. No attempt was made to contact witnesses after the event to gain a picture of what had occurred. Indeed, some witnesses who approached the police station to give statements were told to go away (see video link posted earlier in this article). It further appears that the Ertzaintza have been issued with no specific operational instructions with regard to the firing of rubber bullets. According to some sources, the rubber bullets should only be fired at knee-height and at no less than 50 metres from the target. The “square” is, according to locals, less than 45 metres at its furthest from the street and therefore the police from the moment they began firing, were in serious breach of the minimum distance requirements. In addition, the Ertzaintza have frequently been seen aiming their rubber bullet guns at protesters’ faces from as little as a metre or two and also firing from the shoulder with the muzzle parallel to the ground, i.e. directed at head or chest-height of the target. Also, the rubber-coated steel balls bounce uncontrollably. Rubber bullets against Palestinians Rubber bullets are regularly fired by the Israeli army at Palestinians. A Palestinian source reports: “Israeli professor Michael Krausz and colleagues at the Rambam Medical Centre in Haifa analysed the medical records of 595 casualties admitted to hospital during the October 2000 protests by Palestinians living inside Israel (typically described as “Israeli Arabs” by the media). Of those, 152 were found to have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets. Injuries were distributed randomly across their bodies but were most common on the patients’ arms and legs, and on their head, neck and face. “The doctors said their findings dismissed the theory that “rubber bullets” were safe. Rubber-coated metal bullets with some of their rubber coating removed, revealing their hard steel core. Fired at speeds of what must be several hundred feet a second, these are munitions that cause enough damage that their manufacturers feel compelled to describe them as only ‘less lethal’. “Writing in the Lancet, they said firing the bullets at civilians made it ‘impossible to avoid severe injuries to vulnerable body regions such as the head, neck and upper torso, leading to substantial mortality, morbidity and disability.’ They added: ‘We reported a substantial number of severe injuries and fatalities inflicted by use of rubber bullets ….. This type of ammunition should therefore not be considered a safe method of crowd control. “The study, ‘Blunt and penetrating injuries caused by rubber bullets during the Israeli-Arab conflict in October, 2000: a retrospective study’ (The Lancet, Volume 359, Issue 9320, Page 1795), also highlighted previous research which suggested that even plastic bullets may not be safe and may cause more severe head injuries.” (Sourced at http://electronicintifada.net/content/misleading-terminology-rubber-bullets/4000) Rubber bullets against the Irish Seventeen people were killed in the Six Counties (“Northern Ireland”) by rubber and plastic bullets fired by British soldiers (11) and colonial police (6) during the 30 Years War. A number of people were also blinded. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/violence/rubberplasticbullet.htm It emerged in 2013 during a compensation case taken by a Derry man blinded in 1972 that the authorities knew that the missiles were potentially lethal even before they issued them. (http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/11/mod-rubber-bullets-lethal-records) It is clear also from a wealth of evidence that the missiles were regularly fired by soldiers and police not only at close range but also aimed at chest or head. In addition, a deadly ‘game’ was played by some British soldiers. Knowing that rubber and plastic bullets were collected by children as mementoes and objects to sell to tourists, soldiers would fire some into an open area and wait for children to run forward to collect them, then see if they could hit the children with subsequent rounds. Rubber bullets in the Spanish state The Spanish state continues to allow its police forces to carry and to fire rubber-coated metal bullets, in particular at protesting Basques and Catalans (see video link at bottom below article). Recently, the EU expressed concern at Spanish police firing at migrants attempting to swim into the Spanish state from Morocco, an occasion when 11 of the migrants drowned. But no international protest criticises them for firing potentially lethal missiles at their own citizens. Police in the Spanish state enjoy impunity and none more so than in the Basque and Catalan countries as well as with regard to African migrants. This week, a motion was put to the Basque Parliament to ban the use of rubber bullets in the area under its control (CAV). Instead a proposal was accepted to “restrict” the use of the missiles to “situations of grave danger” to the police, and to “definitely seek a replacement” for them. The Spanish right-wing PP, the liberal Spanish unionist UPyD, along with the PNV (Basque Nationalists), currently in power, voted for it, along with the Basque version of the Spanish social-democrats, the PSE. The only party to vote against the amendment was EH Bildu, party of the Abertzale (pro-Independence) Left; they had proposed the original motion, seeking a total ban and the removal of the missiles. Parent and friends of Inigo Cabacas confront spokesperson of the Basque Nationalist Party after attempt to ban rubber bullets fails Among those in the public gallery at the discussion were the parents of Inigo Cabacas. Afterwards, in the corridor outside, they confronted the spokesperson of the PNV, Joseba Egibar. During the exchange, another PNV parliamentarian, Luke Uribe-Etxebarria, tried to prevent its filming by the Basque TV station ETB. That attempt will be the subject of a complaint to the President of the Parliament by EH Bildu; they view it as particularly serious since Uribe-Etxebarria is also on the management board of the TV station and the filming was taking place in areas open to the public. “I’m never coming to this Parliament again …. I feel cheated,” said Manue Cabacas, father of the deceased, speaking about the majority decision. “My son is dead …. I only wanted to ensure that it would never happen to anyone else ….” On the third anniversary of the killing of Inigo “Pitu” Cabacas, among many commemorative vents in the Basque Country, 10 minutes’ silence was observed in the San Mames stadium. Alongside Inigo Cabacas; many are also remembering Aitor Zabaleta, fan of the Real Sociedad team, murdered in Madrid in 1998 by fascist ultras of Club Atletico Madrid. Many Basques around the world will be conscious of the three years that have passed since Inigo’s killing without anyone being even charged in connection with his death or any noticeable change, whether in Basque police behaviour, procedure or their use of rubber-coated steel projectiles. A change of political control of the Basque Regional Government from the social-democratice party of Patxi Lopez to the Basque Nationalist Party . (PNV) of Urkullu has had no effect. It is true that for ordinary people, in capitalist society, the wheels of justice move very slowly; in this case it is hard to see that they are moving at all. NB: DUBLIN: A group of Basques plan to hold a commemorative event on Tuesday 28th April, on the day of a Basque derby, Bilbao Athletic v. Real Sociedad. They plan to hold a protest picket at the O’Connell Monument in Dublin’s O’Connell Street at 7pm for a short while and afterwards to go to watch the Basque derby (kick-off at 9pm) at the Living Room bar, Cathal Brugha St. Some Dublin-based Irish people have undertaken to support the Basques by participation in both events. Poster for event: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153291310864390&set=gm.1624681737767253&type=1&theater Short but shocking Guardian video of Catalan police using rubber bullets and the testimonies of victims who have lost an eye to the missiles: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/30/catalonia-police-banned-rubber-bullets 1 Based in Bilbao, it is the most popular and most successful (two things that often go together) but not the only football team; there are also Real Sociedad, based in Donosti/San Sebastian and Osasuna, based in Iruña/ Pamplona. 2 A roaring lion is the emblem of the team, arising from the legend of St. Mames, to whom the local church is dedicated and which gives its name to the area, street and stadium. English-language football commentators persisted in calling the team “the Spanish lions” or “the Spanish cavaliers” (??!), in total ignorance, one hopes, of quite how insulting that would be perceived by the players and their fans. The Basque Country is not even politico-geographically Spain, it is divided between the Spanish and French states. And Bilbao Athletic is most certainly not, nor has it ever been, a Spanish team. When the Spanish King attends finals or semi-finals between Barcelona and Athletic in, yes, a Spanish football league, and the Spanish national anthem is played, the stadium fills with howls of derision, hoots and whistles from the supporters of both teams. 3 These are about the size of a tennis ball, perhaps a little smaller, of steel and coated in rubber. 4 E.g., the Controller could not be held responsible for the shooting by the police; individual police would have to be accused of firing the fatal shot if they were to be obliged to make a statement … A LA REVOLUCIÓN O A LA TRANSICIÓN? On January 5, 2015 January 5, 2015 By rebelbreezeIn Análises Político, Basque Country, Capitalismo, Euskal Herria, Liberación Nacional, Luchas Obreras, País Vasco, Proceso de Paz, Revolución SocialistaLeave a comment Reflexiones en leer el Editorial GARA Marzo 25 2012 (reflexiones republicadas por mi en enero del 2015 sin me parece necesitar cambiar nada). Como se atreve uno que ni siquiera vive en Euskal Herria, a pronunciar sobre las tácticas y estrategias de procesos revolucionarios en ese país? Pues me atrevo por saber algo de la historia del país, de su circunstancias actuales y por querer mucho que los sacrificios de su pueblo tengan éxito. Y me atrevo por saber algo de la historia del capitalismo y del colonialismo y de la clase obrera en general. Y me atrevo por que la logica no se confina a un país ni a otro, si no a todo el mundo. En Marzo 2012 se anticipaba una huelga general en Euskal Herria como parte de huelga general en el Estado Español. En GARA apareció un artículo que me parecía importante. Y yo, un “scotus” con algo de sangre de los “vascones”, comenté sobre ello, pero con poquísimas avenidas de publicar en Euskal Herria. La mayoría sindical vasca, los sindicatos ELA y LAB con algunos otros en manifestación de huelga en el 29 Marzo 2012. Gara, Marzo 25 2012: “……….. Así las cosas, lo peor que le puede ocurrir a una huelga general es que se convierta en un objetivo en sí misma, incluso en un ritual periódico, y no en una herramienta de transformación efectiva de la actual situación. Por ello, resulta importante que el 29M sea un día de fuerte respuesta en Euskal Herria, pero es imprescindible que sea sobre todo el primer día de la construcción de una poderosa alternativa de cambio real.” (GARA) “El atasco mental que evidencia la izquierda a nivel planetario demuestra que no es fácil articularla, pero sería exigible al menos que la huelga general del jueves dé paso a una agenda sobre la que empezar a construir otro futuro. O, más bien, a dos agendas: una inmediata, de resistencia frente a la sucesión de ataques que se viene produciendo y que sirva al menos para paliar los daños irreversibles que provoca,“ (GARA) “y otra a medio-largo plazo, que tenga como horizonte el logro de la soberanía vasca, único antídoto efectivo dado que de Madrid y París no se puede esperar otra cosa que no sea ruina, desigualdad, especulación y desmovilización.” (GARA) ¿QUE? ¿Que una nación, en liberarse de la dominación de un estado, solamente con eso se garantiza el escape de los efectos del capitalismo? ¡Des de luego que no, señores! Solamente el socialismo nos puede liberar de tal efectos y aún es posible que tampoco con eso se libre si nos quedamos adentro de un mundo mayoritariamente capitalista. “Una sociedad con derechos y deberes “Estas dos agendas deberían ir en paralelo y alimentarse mutuamente. Argumentar que nada se puede hacer hasta que Euskal Herria sea soberana y renunciar a las capacidades de las que ya dispone en todos los ámbitos sería como caminar mirando solo al horizonte para acabar tropezando en la primera piedra. Del mismo modo, apuntar con la mirada solo al suelo y perder la referencia de objetivos finales también lleva a perder el rumbo…” (GARA) De acuerdo. Pero ahora quiero hablar del “agenda a medio-largo plazo”, lo cual, si somos socialistas o comunistas revolucionarios (y tratando de Euskal Herria), debe de tratar de hacer preparaciones para tomar el poder para la clase obrera en esa nación. De eso no habla GARA nada. Cuando se desea una ruptura revolucionaria con la lucha de la clase obrera de un pueblo, se suele pensar en la huelga general de un día solamente como un etapa, lo mismo que lo a dicho el editorial de GARA. Da carácter popular y obrera a la resistencia, moviliza a las masas, la clase y el pueblo siente su poder, se fortalecen los militantes y el pueblo en lucha contra la represión, se aprenden lecciones de organizar, de movilizar, de lucha…. ¿Pero que sería la segunda etapa? Pues de movilizar todavía mas gente y de llegar a un enfrentamiento mas fuerte con el estado y con la clase capitalista… ¿Por qué? Por que el objetivo es tomar el poder – un acto revolucionario, no una transición a algún nuevo capitalismo nacional. Dependiendo de los acontecimientos, en esa situación ante-revolucionaria, se podría ver algunos de una variedad de tácticas, incluso a todos. Huelgas generales de tres días, de semana o más largo todavía, manifestaciones, desobediencia civil, barricadas, kale borroka, responder a la represión con devolver la agresión en contra de los agentes de la misma. Y en cuando se pueda, pasar a la insurrección. Bueno, el liderazgo de la IA ya ha dicho que no se puede tener lucha armada. Entonces será difícil imaginar como se va a pasar a la insurrección, pero no difícil imaginar como las fuerzas de la represión van a responder y, si esos sean los únicos que tengan las armas, como va a terminar el asunto. Pero armada la insurrección o no, está claro que ninguno de los dos estados, el francés ni el español, van a sentarse en sus manos y hacer nada. Claro que no – lo van a tratar de impedir, a luchar con dientes y garras. ¿Sería la clase obrera y el pueblo Vasco capaz de resistir la represión militar de esos estados, con sus soldados y policía, sus tanques, sus aviones? En lucha directa, el uno en contra del otro, no, que va. Y los estados serían capaces de bombardear las ciudades para aplastar la revolución – lo verían mejor eso que perder una zona de sus estados y de explotación, y además con la reconstrucción después, algunos capitalistas van a tener un bonanza. Pues, si es así, el movimiento revolucionario tiene que mantenerse preparado a que llega un tiempo en que el estado no sería capaz de usar las fuerzas armadas. Solamente hay dos situaciones en que eso sucedería: invasión de otro país al estado o guerra civil. Si las situaciones dentro de los estados español y francés fueran tan graves que no eran capaces de enviar sus fuerzas armadas a aplastar la gente en Euskal Herria, entonces si que sería capaz de tener éxito la revolución Vasca, con ellos haciendo frente a las fuerzas represivas locales que no se rindieron. La lógica de este planteamiento es no solamente que hay que hacer preparaciones para ir mas allá de la huelga general a la insurrección, si no que se debe de ayudar al proceso de resistencia en el resto de los estados, en todos lugares pero especialmente en el centro del Estado Español – en Castilla!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1664
__label__cc	0.72516	0.27484	Recpc All About Automotive BMW 3 Series 2019 Tag Home » Browsing BMW 3 Series 2019 tag Review BMW 3 Series 2019 BMW Tuesday, October 02nd, 2018 22:48:08 PM. BaggageBy increasing the dimensions of the vehicle, the trunk part also gets more space than its predecessor. BMW revealed a luggage space of 480 liters. Baggage can be expanded when the rear seat is folded down to an additional 36... Alpina BMW B7 2013 BMW Wednesday, November 07th, 2018 20:41:25 PM. The Alpina BMW‐ B7 is obtainable as an exceptional sequence conveyance with volume ‐ restricted manufacture underscoring it's exclusivity. The B7's physique is produced within the BMW 7‐ Series plant ( Plant Dingolfing) as well as hand‐ completed with the... Lotus issued its latest Exige car Lotus Thursday, October 25th, 2018 23:39:29 PM. Long not heard, Lotus, which was famous in the 1990s, re-emerged in the 2000s with its newest product Exige.The name Lotus Exige that was present from 2000 is basically a coupe variant of the open-topped Lotus Elise.Although the base itself... Honda CEO: We Will Create Attractive Cars and Reduce Focus on Sales Volume Honda Friday, October 19th, 2018 23:33:05 PM. The new Honda CEO, Takahiro Hachigo yesterday delivered his vision and mission when he was newly appointed to his current position. “I want to make a new Honda. Instead of focusing on sales figures, in my opinion, there are important... Faraday Future FF91 new electric car News Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 23:52:04 PM. “FF91 combines the performance of racing cars with driving comfort in luxury sedans,, ” said Nick Sampson, Senior Vice President of Faraday Future.... Jaguar launches the best supercars in the world News Monday, October 15th, 2018 20:41:20 PM. Embedded Continuously Variable Dampers technology supports performance above the runway. The sporty character is also transmitted to the interior of this sedan, where there are four sport seat units along with Alcantara wraps on the steering wheel and gloss carbon... New 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition, the classic feel is louder! Ford Friday, October 12th, 2018 20:27:41 PM. In the interior, Ford GT carbon fiber with ebony skin is ready to pamper yourself while driving. The GT logo is carved in various parts of the cabin such as in the headrest, seats, up to the steering system. Instrument... The concept of the Mercedes-Maybach 6 vision Cabriolet Mercedes Friday, October 12th, 2018 19:45:39 PM. The interior is dominated by white with a metallic blue touch on the dynamic lines of ceramic material that forms a circle from the back of the chair to the dashboard area containing a blend of modern touch screens and... Hennessey F5 Venom competing with Bugatti Veyron? Review of the Aston Martin Vantage 2018 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2018 Review: Premium SUV Ready in All Terrain 10 best-selling car models in the world 8 the most expensive American-made Car Preview of Ferrari 488 Pista Spider 2019 Preview Audi e-Tron 2019 Review of the All New Mazda6 Sedan Elite 2018 Nissan Rogue 2017 Review: Premium SUV with Competitive Prices The official Ford Ranger Raptor 2019 becomes VelociRaptor Junior Volkswagen Golf GTI Rabbit Edition Prepared for 2019 2019 Honda Odyssey on the highway in America Mazda6 2018 Discusses everything related to automotive completely © 2005-2019 Recpc. Any content, trademark/s, or other material that might be found on this site that is not this site property remains the copyright of its respective owner/s. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1668
__label__wiki	0.506539	0.506539	Angola + 1 other Mental Health And Psychosocial Support in Lóvua Settlement report — Government of Angola, Jesuit Refugee Service, Médecins du Monde, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Introduction and Lóvua context Forced displacement puts significant psychological and social stress on individuals, families and communities. People not only experience atrocities prior to or during flight; their living conditions once they have reached safety also bring stress and hardship. Education in Lóvua Settlement (03 May 2019) report — Government of Angola, Jesuit Refugee Service, UN Children's Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Education provides us with knowledge about the world and the skills that are needed to have an impact. It can also lay the foundation for a strong society. Indeed, a good quality human resource capacity is considered a critical part of a nation. There are different social benefits of education such as greater civic engagement, better employment opportunities and access to networks. Lóvua context Lóvua Settlement Map, July 2018 map — Government of Angola, Jesuit Refugee Service, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Education in Lóvua Settlement (25 October 2018) report — Government of Angola, Jesuit Refugee Service, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Angola + 2 others Angola: 17 years later report — Jesuit Refugee Service Luanda, 17 July 2018 – 17 years ago, I visited the Jesuits in Angola. On our way to a retreat house site outside Luanda, we stopped at Viana, a rural area where JRS was working with refugees from Rwanda and Congo and Angolans displaced by civil war. 17 years later, I visit Viana again. In 2018, Viana is now part of sprawling Luanda, a poor, mixed community of Angolans and refugees. JRS is still there. 15 Sep 2017 description Angola: Protection Weekly Report, 4 - 10 September 2017 [EN/PT] report — Jesuit Refugee Service, Médicos del Mundo, UN Children's Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees In Lovua Settlement, MDM is currently using the following intervention points/places: MSF’s Health Clinic; Group Activities: provisionally within UNICEF tents and outreach in the villages. In terms of casemanagement, some three cases were identified and supported during the reporting period, all related to emotional stress. Training on alternative group activities for refugee youth and team building activities. In terms of outreach, daily visit to the different villages in view to inform the community on available services and staff. Angola: Protection Weekly Report, 28 August - 4 September 2017 [EN/PT] PSYCHOSOCIAL COUNSELING PROVIDED Short Workshop: Balanced Couples Relationships (BCR), provided for two Angolan Individual Emotional Support and Counselling to RDC Refugees: 15.08.17 Male, adult - Traumatic Reallocation (45’) 15.08.17 Female, adult - Traumatic Reallocation (30’) 16.08.17 Male, adult - Emotional Support (30’) 16.08.17 Female, adult - Emotional Support (40’) 31.08.17 Male adult - Stress/Insomnia intervention (30’) 09 Jun 2017 description Angola: Responding to the emergency situation Dundo, 9 June 2017 - The Jesuit Refugee Service and UNHCR are responding to the emergency situation in the province of Lunda Norte, Angola, providing support to thousands of Congolese fleeing violence in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Angola: Thousands of refugees from DRC in urgent need of assistance Dundo, 17 May 2017 - “The situation here is desperately urgent. Thousands of Congolese are fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo and seeking refuge in neighbouring Angola,” reports Tim Smith, JRS Regional Director of Southern Africa, from his visit to north east Angola. More than 20,000 people have crossed the border since early April, fleeing increasing violence in Kasai Province. Women and children make up the majority of the refugees. Angola Emergency: Population Information Update infographic — Government of Angola, Jesuit Refugee Service, United Nations Population Fund, World Food Programme, UN Children's Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Médecins Sans Frontières Overview: This document presents Asylum Seekers population statistics of Congolese recently pre-registred in the provincial capital of Dundo and surroundings in Lunda Norte Province. The complex emergency in Kasai Central Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) began with the violent uprising of a local militia (Kamuina Nsapu) in August 2016. Since then the crisis has spread to provinces of Kasai, Eastern Kasai and Lomami. Malawi + 3 others World Refugee Day Southern Africa: advocating for education Johannesburg, 23 June 2016 - Conflict, war and persecution drive people away from their homes, all too often, with only the clothes on their backs and whatever other possessions they could grab before fleeing. In recognition of these challenges, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Southern Africa ensures that education remains an essential part of rebuilding the lives of displaced people and has witnessed the fact that education irrefutably unlocks potential. Angola: training on sexual violence and HIV/AIDS promotes refugee integration Luanda, 11 May 2011 – In an attempt to combat domestic violence, sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) and provide education on HIV/AIDS, the Angolan office of the Jesuit Refugee Service is helping train community counsellors. Working in conjunction with local activists, JRS recently identified and trained eight counsellors. JRS Dispatches No. 211 (Extract) CÔTE D'IVOIRE: NEW PEACE ACCORD MAY BRING SOLUTION TO BUFFER ZONE ILLS On 4 March government and opposition leaders in Côte d'Ivoire signed an agreement in the capital of Burkina Faso outlining a new strategy for resolving their country's four-year-old crisis. 31 Jan 2007 description Southern Africa: refugee numbers fall as prospects local integration improve In an annual meeting held between JRS country directors and Regional Director, Sr Joanne Whitaker RSM, it was acknowledged that all countries in the region are experiencing a decline in the number of refugees and asylum seekers, with an exception of South Africa. The meeting, held just outside the South African city of Pretoria between 16 and 18 January, offered the country directors and Sr Whitaker the opportunity to identify common regional trends, review annual activities and present their plans for the future. Falling numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in the region were … Twice monthly news bulletin from the Jesuit Refugee Service International Office REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS KENYA: SOMALI REFUGEES SEEK ASSISTANCE IN NAIROBI Increased numbers of refugees have begun arriving in Kenya since fighting flared up between the Somalia Islamic Courts Union (SICC) and the Transitional Federal Government of Somali. In September alone an average of 300 refugees crossed the border daily. This has brought the number of Somali refugees in Dadaab camp in northeastern Kenya to more than 160,000 while the number continues to rise with the renewed … Zambia + 1 other Zambia: Administrative procedures needed to facilitate local integration Angolan refugees resident in neighbouring Zambia who fail to return home by the end of 2006 may lose their refugee status. According to the Angolan embassy in Zambia, approximately 39,000 Angolans have already been returned home. An embassy official told a local newspaper that those who want to remain in Zambia will have to change their status into residents, paying fees to local migration authorities. "In an odd way, this is good news for Angola and Angolans. Refugee status was never intended to be a lifetime affair. INTERNATIONAL: NGOS URGE UNHCR TO BE FAIR On 1 September, JRS together with a number of other human rights NGOs working with refugees urged the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), António Guterres, to take immediate steps to fully implement basic standards of fairness in refugee status determination at all UNHCR field offices. Organisations, such as Asylum Access, Christian Action, the International Refugee Rights Initiative, the Refugee Consortium of … 31 Aug 2006 description Angola + 14 others Guinea10 Indonesia31 Liberia16 Montenegro10 Rwanda12 Serbia10 Sri Lanka15 Sudan28 Timor-Leste10 Uganda24 United Republic of Tanzania19 Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)7 Government of Angola (Govt. Angola)5 UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)4 Médicos del Mundo2 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)1 Médecins du Monde (MDM)1 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)1 Non-governmental Organization71 Mine Action1 Protection and Human Rights19 News and Press Release62 IDPs24 Refugees36	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1672
__label__wiki	0.697698	0.697698	Papé Machinery \| Forestry Equipment Milwaukee Crane & Equipment has installed a custom, 10-ton capacity overhead crane at Papé Machinery’s new construction and forestry equipment dealership in Ponderay, Idaho. The Application: Lead-time, equipment reliability, after sales support, cost, and renowned quality of service presented Milwaukee’s R&M package as the standout solution. Milwaukee conducted extensive dialog with Papé to get an overview of the demands the crane would be subjected to. Information gathered included how many lifts would be completed per hour and how close they would be to the crane’s rated load capacity. Crane professionals call this the “duty cycle”. It was determined that a two-speed hoist would be adequate and an inverter-driven (VFD) trolley / bridge was a welcome addition. After the crane was installed Milwaukee adjusted its settings to give the end user a faster response time when ramping up to speed and braking. The top running double girder crane with an underhung nested trolley was supplied with a foot-mounted, four-part single-reeved wire rope hoist that had to offer at least 20 ft. of hook height, a further John Deere stipulation. RTN25-32 end trucks, RU13-23 underhung end trucks, and a three-in-one control panel completed the crane package. The Challenge: The lifting equipment, manufactured by R&M Materials Handling Inc., had to accommodate extremely low headroom and satisfy the specifications that manufacturing giant John Deere requires of its distributors and regional partners. Milwaukee and R&M had to improvise during the latter stages of the building’s construction project, as it became apparent that the runway dimensions, direction of travel, and coverage area of the crane were altered versus the original plan. Dylan Howard, sales manager at Milwaukee, explained that this amounted to the building corbels being raised by 6 in. Instead of 30+ in. of headroom for the crane, only 23 in. was available, minus 3 in. to conform to OSHA requirements. The Solution: Howard has a long-standing relationship with Quinn Closson, senior project manager at Papé Machinery, and installed a previous custom crane system at another Papé facility in Portland, Oregon. There, Milwaukee removed an existing 5-ton capacity crane and runway system and replaced it with a new freestanding runway with a 55-ft. span, 10-ton crane. Howard said: “Quinn was very pleased with that system, and when he asked if we wanted to tackle an out-of-state project, we welcomed the opportunity.” “For the Ponderay site,” Howard said, “we started with the intent of replicating the earlier job as closely as possible. We were involved from early in the building’s design process so we requested 30 in. of headroom. When it was apparent that the runway construction was altered somewhat we had to use our ingenuity to provide a solution at what had become a short lead-time. R&M was able to accommodate our custom requests and the equipment was delivered to us ready to install within six weeks of placing the order. Our engineer Bem Walker, with over 40 years of experience in material handling, accepted the challenge and designed a system to meet specifications.” The crane, which has been operational since January 2018, incorporates custom lasered girder connection side plates and an enclosed track conductor bar, which permitted only 9 in. of horizontal cope in the beam. It is the only crane in the building and it serves the three northern bays (four, five, and six) of the workshop. This floor coverage increased the value of the crane and lowered the initial cost owing to a shorter length runway system. The Results: Closson said: “We took a lot of faith from the custom requirements of the earlier Portland project so when it was apparent that Dylan and his team would have to deviate from Plan A, we weren’t anxious, but it was a relief when they confirmed they could meet our capacity requirements even with the restricted headroom. The crane has performed without fault for two months, lifting everything from John Deere combine harvester engines to excavators. Cranes are integral to our business so the Milwaukee partnership is, and will continue to be, of tremendous value.” Structure supported overhead cranes continue to be the top solution for material handling in most facilities. Pape Machinery Case Study	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1677
__label__cc	0.597022	0.402978	Job Posting Software Applicant Tracking Software Employee Rostering Thought Leadership Blog The Latest Tech Trends in HR In the space of a generation, technology has leapt forward from basic computing programs, mobiles the size of a brick stored in a car, and dial-up internet, to smartphones, apps, and cloud computing. People do their banking on their mobiles, emails are sent on the fly, even applying for a job, or going for an interview, can be an entirely automated, online process. It’s important to stay ahead of the game, embracing new technologies as they emerge, especially in a business setting, where technology choices can stand to help you make, or lose, a lot of money. Take a look at the latest tech trends in HR, which could help revolutionise your business, making it faster, more productive, and smarter. Save time and download full document by entering your full name and email address Roubler for Employees Templates & Policies All-in-one HRIS Careers Page & Job Posting Software E-Learning & LMS Book an Evaluation Call Roubler Pte Ltd Singapore Registration Number 201527082R usa@roubler.com 1 North Bridge Road, #08-08, Singapore: 179094	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1682
__label__wiki	0.546903	0.546903	Shivans and such Re: Shivans and such Interesting point with regards to the ancients - the interview states that there could potentially have been Ancients in a future FreeSpace instalment, thus in turn suggesting that they weren't all destroyed by the Shivans, i.e. the Shivans didn't completely annihilate them 8000 years ago. There are multiple possible implication there - maybe the Shivans just glass the most critical worlds, and let a small number survive, or maybe a few Ancients escaped to another part of space? In either case, it suggests they're not in the business of methodically hunting down and exterminating entire species to the last surviving members. Possibly, all they're trying to do is either a) decrease the threat from the species or b) Stop their war/subspace use. #17 by gary Inferno was originally going to take that story route with Ancients reappearing. That idea was dropped though. With the Ancients, that would definitely help out the T and V, and if added in FS3, the war against the Shivans might have come to a favorable resolution, especially if even more previous species that faced the Shivans in the past arrived and had increased their tech and numbers for many 1000's of years. Then the T, V, Ancients, and other races all gang up on the Shivans. You think their is a chance of a Shivan defeat with that outcome? Would that be enough? On the other hand, the Ancients' monologues suggest the exact opposite; the Shivans are very thorough and do not like to leave survivors, or at least functional ecosystems, behind them. For all we know the Shivans don't actually care much for who occupies life-bearing planets. They just get in the way. What they really hate are the ecosystems themselves. Since the Shivans appear specially adapted to a spaceborne environment, perhaps deliberately... I personally think bringing the Ancients back was/is terribly sketchy, as it takes away from the main storytelling device, the Shivans. The entire implacable menace of them is undermined thereby. Elite SG Admiral #19 by Snail Yeah, I personally wouldn't bring back the Ancients. The Blessed One #20 by aldo I think if the Ancients monologues do indicate anything, it's that the Shivans were systematically exterminating the Ancients. But it doesn't necessarily mean it was impossible to hide from them - the Ancients withdrawal to their own homeworld(s) is somewhat of a moot point, as the Shivans could probably easily track them to it (I'd expect the withdrawal to still involve defensive lines, too). It'd be different circumstances if some concealed themselves on uncolonized or very low population worlds. One other odd thing in FS1 is that the Shivans seem to have explicitly identified the two species they were fighting and then set out to wipe out Vasuda and Earth; it doesn't seem that they were initially interested in glassing every occupied planet they came across. That would seem to contrast with the war against the Ancients - it's not clear, but it seems like they methodically forced the Ancients out of every occupied system before dealing the final blow to their home system. #21 by General Battuta The wording of the V staffer I got the information out of was, if I recall correctly, that 'the Ancients would return'. But he could well have meant return as part of the story; that could simply mean the discovery of new Ancient artifacts. The Ancients played a significant part in the story of FreeSpace 2, after all, if only via the Knossos. Well Bat, can you ask the staffer more questions and more details to clarify those kinds of things? The Ancients were always somewhat of a Chekovs gun in FS, from the subspace tracker to the Knossos... although I can't really think of a way in which the species would add much as antagonist/protagonist additions. Yeah, I think they'd have been involved via discovery of a map of the Knossos network or something like that, leading, perhaps, to the notional invasion of Shivantown. No Ancient ships blubbering about. Shivantown is, to me, a horrible idea though. At least in the form of an actual, inhabited planet. As a group of transient, giant colony ships and installations around the shattered remains of a devastated system though... it'd even be a nice bookend if the intro focused on the Capellan refugee ships. (I've always imagined that the bulk of Capellan survivors would end up trapped upon various decommissioned hulks and transport ships, because no inhabited world would be willing to take on their burden. Sadly - along with a great deal of my early ideas, they've all been rendered into cliche by more modern tv sci-fi. Hell, the very old storyline of Reciprocity had a concept almost identical to The Passage episode of BSG) And I've always thought it's hilarious to suggest any group that can be stored in spacecraft can't be stored on a planet much more easily. The size difference is vast. Plus, you know, expenses and soforth. With regard to Shivans, or Capellan refugees? Better to imagine it as a system and not just a planet. Maybe some real and artificial planetoids, and maybe a Dyson sphere among many other gigantic and interesting structures. Someone must make a campaign like that someday. Edited to fix quote error. Last edited by gary on Thu May 05, 2011 6:48 am, edited 1 time in total. Capellans. If the Shivans actually want to live on spaceships, it can be done. The fact they seem to be specially adapted to survive in space makes it much more reasonable for them than either of the GTVA's races to boot. It can be done with the Capellans too, but it's stupid. Maintaining large populations in space indefinitely would be extremely expensive, and it's not like the population figures we've seen suggested for GTVA worlds make a lack of space plausible. Maybe some people on Arcadias stay in space indefinitly.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1683
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__label__cc	0.578524	0.421476	Pedaling and Paddling March 12th, 2015 •14:07 Out There is a podcast about the outdoors--from your window box and garden, to the fields on the edge of town, to the forests, prairies, seashores, and wilderness. On the show, we explore our relationship with nature, through stories, interviews, essays, and even some fiction. We travel around the U.S. and the world, with tales of love and heartbreak, passion and adversity, desperation and triumph. My mother always told me I shouldn’t take “no” for an answer. If you don’t get what you want, she said, try again. Keep asking. Stick to your guns. What You Can Find in Glaciers On this episode, we bring you a guest story from the podcast Outlandish, a show that focuses on stories from our public lands. The story is about a remarkable discovery that happened in the wilderness of Canada. It … My Own Way Carolyn McDonald adores trees. She even spends time pondering what trees would say if they could talk. 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My guests are Alex Jablonski and Kahlil Hudson, producers the film … Single in Your Thirties Most of us want a life partner. But what if your soulmate never materializes? On this episode, writer and photographer Mara Kuhn shares a story about … We hear it again and again: relationships require compromise. But what happens when you realize you’ve been letting your own identity slip away, for the benefit of a relationship? Today’s story, by Dani Harris, is about … The Truths We Hold This is a story about our beliefs — about things we’re brought up to know to be true. Beliefs so strong and powerful that they shape the identity, … Becoming a Secular Pilgrim Beth Jusino was neither outdoorsy nor religious, but, craving a break from her hectic life, she set her sights on the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route through Europe. Her book Walking to the End of the … Seeing the Forest through the Trees Overachievement. 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James was an outdoorsy type: … Introducing The Nature Fix We're thrilled to be launching a new segment on Out There: an advice series called The Nature Fix. Nature has the power to help us make sense out of … A Little Too Late When Mary Roberts went on a backpacking trip in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo mountains, she was looking for an epiphany — a vision that would help … We Followed Our Hearts When it comes to making decisions, we often know what we should do. But then there's that little voice, urging you to throw caution to the wind. What … My Inner Teenager When Bassam Tarazi set out to hike the 23-mile Presidential Traverse in New Hampshire, he wasn't worried. It was a nice summer day, he had a lifetime of mountaineering experience behind him, and compared to his other … Nothing Left to Give Michael King was homeless, depressed, and drinking. Tabor was a lost, injured and hungry. One rainy night in Portland, Oregon, the two found each other. 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They plan to paddle the Bronx River, all … Failure in Success We’ve gotten a lot of new listeners in the past few months, so this week, we're playing a story that some of you may have missed. It ran back in 2015, when the show was still very new, and it won a national award last … Another Channel Many of us put science and religion into separate boxes, assuming they're mutually exclusive. But what if it isn't that simple? On this episode, producer Maya Kroth brings us a story about something that happened on a … Truly Equal Many of us spend a lot of time and energy striving for equality -- equality between men and women, rich and poor, gay and straight, Christian and … Bonus Episode: Birthday, Beer, and Beaches It's Out There's second birthday! To celebrate, we're sharing some of our favorite moments from stories we've aired over the past two years. We'll also give you a sneak peak at upcoming episodes, invite you to a party, … Moral Compass When Myles Osborne set out to climb Mt. Everest, he knew he was up against a dangerous mountain. What he didn't consider was that it might not be his own life on the line. On this episode, producer Phoebe Flanigan … Producer Jackie Sojico brings us a story about a man who doesn’t fit the description of a traditional “outdoorsman.” It’s a story about trying to do something you love, when you don’t look the part. And it's about … Bad Feminist? Colorado-based writer Stacey McKenna shares a story about love, fear, and what happens when you don’t share your partner’s obsession. Sam Anderson lives in New York City, and for most of his life, it never occurred to him to go hunting. But last year, at his father's request, he decided to give it a try. Sam had no idea whether he'd actually be able … The Desert Half Brooklyn-based writer Rebecca Worby first visited Moab in 2011. The small Utah town, surrounded by some of the country's most stunning desert … Song to Science Emily Stewart always wanted to be a singer. It was her deepest wish, her strongest desire. Growing up, she doggedly pursued a career in the opera. … Bonus Episode: Exciting News! Tune in to hear what's in store for Out There in the coming months. Plus, a special message for Giving Tuesday. Across the country, communities are running out of landfill space -- and running out of money to deal with their trash. But recently, some cities have been responding with creative new plans. From Durham, North … A New Identity Fresh out of college, Brendan Leonard was an alcoholic. A total mess. And -- spoiler alert -- he got sober. But drinking had been his favorite … Exiled from Ranch Country Growing up, Heather Kitching loved the countryside. She loved the rolling hills, the open fields, the horses, country music. And she dreamed of a … My Daguerrotype Boyfriend Lynn Downey first fell for Fred Loring when she discovered a photo of him amongst some archives in a small town in Arizona. 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But this race was different. This time, pushing my … Life Beneath the Ice On Episode 5, a scientist named Trista Vick-Majors shared a first-person account of her team's quest to find out if there's life, deep beneath the ice in Antarctica. After the story aired, several listeners asked to … Solace in Solitude Last year, I quit my job, packed everything I needed into a backpack, and started walking. The plan was to thru-hike the Colorado Trail, a … Better Than Fun This spring, I found myself in a lonely situation: I craved a vacation (and actually had time for one), but I had no one to go with. This is the story of what transpired -- how I turned a social failure into an … One More Run What happens when something you love keeps hurting you? Many of the activities that draw us to the outdoors are inherently risky, and millions of sports injuries are documented in the U.S. each year. On this episode, … A New Conservation What should conservation look like, in a world where people have affected every inch of the planet? Environmental writer Emma Marris, author of … Life in Antarctica Antarctica is dotted with a series of lakes buried deep beneath the ice. Several years ago, scientists set out to discover whether those subglacial lakes contain life. Team member Trista Vick-Majors joins us to offer a … Racing Marathons in a Wheelchair Out There is a podcast about the outdoors--from your window box and garden, to the fields on the edge of town, to the forests, prairies, seashores, and wilderness. On the show, we explore our relationship with … Living With The Deer Out There Willow Belden	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1688
__label__wiki	0.557248	0.557248	Reflective accounts Practice-related feedback Patient view Revalidation articles Advice and development Newly qualified nurses Keep an eye on Facebook and Twitter when you're job hunting Posted 27 April 2016 Employers are increasingly turning to social media as a recruitment tool Nurses looking for jobs could do worse than spend more time on their smartphones, because employers are increasingly using social media to recruit staff. Due to shortages of nurses in many areas of the country and an eagerness to cut the amount of money spent on agency staff, employers are reaching out to potential staff in new ways. Picture credit: iStockphoto The George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, is using a campaign on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to recruit nurses in all specialties. As part of the campaign, front line staff are being encouraged to use the trust’s Twitter account to share experiences of their day, using the hashtag #JoinTeamEliot. In addition, a series of short video interviews will be produced. Matron Sally Wilson says nurses can hold Twitter chats on subjects such as falls prevention to share knowledge, and highlight the trust’s standards of safety, care and continued professional development, with potential recruits. The trust recently used Twitter and Facebook to promote a theatre open day for potential new staff, and paid £25 to ensure the promotion appeared more frequently in the newsfeeds of 4,000 Facebook users. A local newspaper then published an article on the event and more than 100 people attended the open day. ‘Nurses are increasingly using social media to connect with each other, and it is a good opportunity for us to connect with them,’ says Ms Wilson. ‘There is a wide range of age and experience among them and one of our key messages is that we are dedicated to professional development in our hospital.’ Social media offers healthcare organisations opportunities to contact the millions of people who use it daily. Last April, according to Ofcom, Facebook had 41 million unique visitors in the UK and Twitter almost 22 million. LinkedIn was close behind at 21 million. Meanwhile, three quarters of adults have social media profiles. NHS Employers says social media can be a valuable addition to recruitment processes because it allows employers to reveal the character of their organisations and promote what they can offer employees. This is demonstrated by George Eliot Hospital, which initiates Twitter chats on safety and quality of care. Employers need to show that their organisations are good places to work if they are to attract the best-quality candidates. While pay, terms and conditions are important factors for applicants, the working environment, workplace culture and colleagues are vital too. One example of how a trust can promote itself on social media is to ask nurses to write blogs about what they like most about their jobs. These blogs can be published on the trust’s website and then promoted on social media platforms under headings such as: ‘Want to know what it’s like to work here as a paediatric nurse? Check out Jill’s blog post’. Employers find social media to be a more proactive way to recruit staff than the traditional, passive way of placing job advertisements. For the past year, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust deputy recruitment manager Hannah Pont has been using social media, particularly the professional networking site LinkedIn, to recruit to a range of posts at the trust. She uses LinkedIn to send messages to suitably qualified people when recruiting for posts, including specialist nurse posts, that are difficult to fill. She tells potential employees that the trust had seen their profiles and would like to chat with them about the opportunities available. ‘It is just a little fish hook to see if they are interested in coming to speak to us,’ she says. The trust has reduced its use of LinkedIn due to financial constrictions, but it continues to advertise its jobs on the site and shares them with all 5,500 members of its Facebook page. Ms Pont says that use of social media must be sustained over the long term to recruit staff. ‘It is about subliminal messages. These jobs and news items about the trust are appearing in people’s feeds, and while they may not want a new job now, you never know what seeds are being planted for the future. ‘We are building a presence to encourage people to think about coming to work here’. Successful nurse retention scheme now rolled out to whole of NHS in England RCN says ‘investing in the workforce reaps dividends’ Potential nurse shortage in the Philippines threatens future supply of staff to the UK International Council of Nurses’ Howard Catton says shortfall ‘is a big issue for the world’ NHS People Plan promises are simple – but keeping them won’t be Pledges in the interim plan need to be backed up with concrete action on staffing Mumsnet, online degrees and more CPD funding: government ideas to boost nurse numbers Interim NHS People Plan also includes creation of a ‘compassionate workplace culture’ Resilience: the knack of bouncing back from the bad days Sometimes you need to focus on what gives you the boost in confidence you need Is it ever acceptable to expect nurses to take a pay cut? With bank staff at one trust facing a pay cut of up to 20%, our readers have their say My message for every nurse: policy matters so make sure you help shape it ICN’s Howard Catton calls on all nurses to get involved in politics and decision-making	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1693
__label__wiki	0.872191	0.872191	A financial services trade association, which represents auto lenders, has showered members of the House Financial Services Committee with campaign donations in 2019.David Meyer/Flickr Dems Overseeing Finance Industry Take Money from Group Supporting Racist Auto Lending Alerted to the contributions, House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters tells Sludge she will better vet her campaign contributors. Published on May 9, 2019 1:12PM EDT Finance Primary category in which blog post is published “Buying a car is a significant purchase for many Americans and should be a fair and transparent transaction, free of discrimination,” said House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) at a recent hearing on discrimination in the automobile loan and insurance industries. “Unfortunately, this is not the case for persons of color.” “I’m not sure where I start with this,” said Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), who is chair of the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion. Speaking about inaccuracies of a race identification method based on name and location, she said, “It works two ways because it could also not only hurt African Americans but benefit folks who might not be a minority that live in a minority neighborhood.” But earlier this year, Waters, Beatty, and six other Democratic members of the Financial Services Committee appeared at fundraisers for their campaigns attended by representatives of the political action committee of the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), an industry trade group that last year hailed, and directly lobbied on, a Republican resolution repealing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) guidance that sought to cut down on racist auto lending practices. In response to a Sludge inquiry about the contributions, Waters said she will have her campaign scrutinize more thoroughly who is making donations. “I very much appreciate your sharing this information with me concerning the American Financial Services Association and will instruct my political accountant to better vet and monitor contributions my campaign receives,” said Waters. “Furthermore, we will thoroughly review and discuss all contributions and donors attending any events we organize to determine if our campaign should accept their contributions. We will thoroughly review and discuss all contributions and donors attending any events we organize to determine if our campaign should accept their contributions. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) “My record as a progressive and fighter for fairness and justice is unassailable,” Waters continued. “I’m very proud of my work and accomplishments on the Committee and position on the issues affecting American consumers. My vote has never been and never will be for sale.” The CFPB, an agency created by the Dodd-Frank legislation that Waters helped write in the wake of the 2008 financial crash, established its auto lending guidance in 2013. Car dealers, who often connect buyers with third-party lenders and set the interest rates on the loans, sometimes charge additional interest, a “dealer markup” from which they profit. Research shows that dealers charge higher markup rates to black and Latino car buyers than to white customers. The CFPB guidance sought to tamp down on this racist practice, but Republicans successfully quashed the guidance last year. Donations to Racist Pro-Trump Group While AFSA opposes protections against racist loan practices, it has also given significant funds to a pro-Donald Trump political nonprofit, America First Policies, that’s been associated with racism and anti-Semitism. In 2017, AFSA donated $125,000 to the group, according to a federal tax document, as MapLight reporter Andrew Perez first revealed. This was the only grant that the AFSA disbursed that year, and it gave no grants in 2016. $125,000 donation to America First Policies (p. 35) View entire document on DocumentCloud Several companies also gave large sums to America First Policies, and soon after MapLight first reported this in May 2018, CVS Health, Southern Company, and Dow Chemical announced that they would no longer support the group. MapLight’s reporting came after CNN and Mediaite had reported that multiple America First Policies staffers made “racist, sexist, anti-LGBT, and anti-Muslim” comments, and another praised Nazis. “The Republican and Trump-aligned organizations you’ve identified who may have been supported by the AFSA have never received my votes or my support on their legislative efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or other protections for women and minorities,” said Waters. “I’ve been leading efforts to reverse the damage Mick Mulvaney wrought during his tenure as CFPB acting director.” Campaign Contributions to Financial Service Dems In the first three months of 2019, eight Financial Services Democrats took in $24,000 in campaign donations from AFSA’s political action committee, AFSAPAC. Beatty, Waters, Rep. Denny Heck (Wash.), and Rep. Lacy Clay Jr. (Mo.) all accepted the maximum donation of $5,000. Beatty’s contribution came during a Feb. 26 dinner, and Waters’ came during a Jan. 29 fundraising dinner hosted by her campaign. Heck got $1,000 at a Feb. 8 lunch event and $4,000 in late March, a donation that came with the description, “2019 Heck MAX OUT Program.” Clay got his $5,000 at a “Clay AFSA Summit Fundraiser” on Feb. 12. Beatty owns between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of stock in Huntington Bancshares, the holding company of Huntington National Bank, an auto lender and AFSA member. One Financial Services Democrat, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, a member of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, voted for the 2018 resolution to kill the auto loan guidance, while the other seven Democrats who received AFSAPAC contributions this year voted against it. Gonzalez accepted $1,000 from AFSAPAC at a Feb. 6 lunch. Reps. Madeleine Dean (Pa.), Bill Foster (Ill.), and Ed Perlmutter (Co.) each received $1,000 at similar events. The offices and campaigns of Beatty, Clay, Dean, Foster, Gonzalez, Heck, and Perlmutter did not return requests for comment. Despite her criticism of Wall Street, Financial Services Chair Waters accepts a lot of campaign donations from the industry her committee oversees. Waters is following through on her “open-door” policy with industry; in 2019’s first quarter, 82% of her $210,000 worth of contributions came from corporate and other PACs. The insurance industry is her most generous industry donor, but she also received contributions from the PACs of lending organizations including the Online Lenders Alliance ($2,500), AFSA member Quicken Loans ($5,000), and NelNet, and from financial institutions including Charles Schwab PAC ($5,000), Arch Capital Group ($2,500), and Hartford Financial Services Group ($2,500). She also received $5,000 from the PAC of Toyota Motor North America, which operates subsidiary Toyota Financial Services, an auto lender and AFSA member. In the 2018 election cycle, Waters’ campaign took in nearly $336,000 from corporate PACs in the finance, insurance, and real estate sector, including $28,500 from PACs in the finance and credit industry. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Water (D-Calif.) questions Wells Fargo and Company CEO Timothy Sloan on Capitol Hill March 12, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Republicans on the Financial Services Committee have gotten more campaign cash than their Democratic counterparts this year. The PACs and leadership PACs of 13 GOP members received a total of $43,500 in the first quarter. Rep. Andy Barr’s (Ky.) campaign appears to have accepted $5,500 from AFSAPAC, $500 over the legal limit, some of it from an event listed as “Barr McHenry Brkfst.” Barr’s leadership PAC got another $5,000 after a March 7 “BARR PAC Kick Off AC.” Barr was the keynote speaker at an AFSA conference in 2016—a year during which he also received donations from AFSAPAC—where he “supported the group’s call for easier access to consumer debt and a rollback of federal restrictions on lending practices.” The Kentucky congressman’s spouse owns between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of stock in Keycorp, which operates subsidiary KeyBank, an auto lender and AFSA member. Other GOP recipients of AFSAPAC donations this year include ranking member Rep. Ann Wagner (Mo.), who got $4,000, and Blaine Luetkemeyer (Mo.), whose campaign and leadership PAC each received $5,000. Party committees and multi-candidate PACs have accepted money from AFSAPAC as well. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee got $15,000 for a “DCCC Dems Dinner & PAC 15 Mbrshp.” The PAC of the moderate New Democrat Coalition, which counted Dean, Foster, Gonzalez, Heck, and Perlmutter as members as of April 11, got $5,000 for a 2019 “membership.” The PAC of the Congressional Black Caucus, of which Beatty, Lacy Clay Jr., and Waters are members, scored $5,000 from AFSAPAC for a Feb. 9 CBC PAC breakfast and for “’19 Chrmans Cir.” On the GOP side, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee each got $15,000. As AFSA’s PAC showers House Financial Services Committee members with campaign donations, its lobbyists are trying to impact legislation that will affect its member companies’ profits. In the first quarter of 2019, the group lobbied Congress and the CFPB on installment lending, vehicle financing, GAP vehicle insurance, and future legislation on unsolicited loan applications, among other matters. Former Democratic House staffer Jason Rosenstock of Thorn Run Partners lobbied Congress for the AFSA on auto loans and other issues. The AFSA boasts 440 members, including auto loan companies Ally Financial, CarMax Auto Finance, Chase Auto Finance, General Motors Financial, Nationwide Acceptance, and Toyota Financial Services. “AFSA maintains high-level relationships with Congress, regulatory agencies, industry trade groups, and state legislature and regulatory groups,” states the group’s website. “We work closely with our members to develop comment letters, amicus briefs, white papers, and testimony…Our members’ voice is amplified through fly-ins, regulator meetings, and our influential and growing AFSAPAC.” Reps Questioning Megabank CEOs Own Stock in Their Companies Florida Congressman Chairs the Board of Commercial Bank, Owns Stock Options Reps Overseeing Pipeline Safety are Profiting From Pipeline Companies	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1696
__label__cc	0.708487	0.291513	MEDIA ADVISORY: East County Family YMCA Opens Camp McGrath in Rancho San Diego Home Client News MEDIA ADVISORY: East County Family YMCA Opens Camp McGrath in Rancho San Diego August, 2015 Client News Ann Marie Price WHAT: Join East County Family YMCA to celebrate the opening of the highly anticipated YMCA Camp McGrath. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held in the outdoor area, located at the McGrath Family YMCA. The new additions will provide a variety of recreation programs that will allow camp-goers and local families the opportunity to enjoy a serene park atmosphere with numerous exciting features for the kids and kids at heart! Thanks to six major supporters of the East County Family YMCA and its life-changing programs (Laurie McGrath, Tom Page, the Hendrix Family, William and Adele Woolman, the Thompson Family and the Center for Oral and Facial Surgery), YMCA Camp McGrath will feature the following: The Thompson Family Rock Climbing Wall: Standing over 50 feet high, kids and adults will reach new heights while achieving a sense of adventure. The Page Pavilion: This feature includes a rustic, camp-style amphitheater cooled by attractive shade sails that will gather over 250 kids for camp songs, award ceremonies, special skits and more. The Center for Oral and Facial Surgery Picnic Area: This area allows Y Camp Kids and Adventure Guide Families to enjoy the picturesque views under impressive shade sails. The GaGa Pit: A large octagon court utilized for a game similar to dodge ball. Kids will dodge, strike, run and jump to be the last person standing in this exciting and fun game. In addition to the new YMCA Camp McGrath, the site includes a state of the art Sports Complex, a 35,000 square foot full-service facility with the Sycuan Wellness/Fitness Center, the Dallas Pugh Gymnasium, a Youth and Teen Development Center and multiple group exercise studios. There is also a member lounge and child watch center to aid parents while they workout. WHERE: McGrath Family YMCA, 12006 Campo Road, Spring Valley, CA 91978 WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. BEST TIME TO COVER: Between noon to 12:30 p.m. INTERVIEWS AND VISUALS: Members of the community viewing the ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new outdoor recreation area. Laura Merritt, director of marketing, East County Family YMCA is available to speak about the new outdoor recreation area and provide insight on how the attraction will be a positive addition to the surrounding community. Rob Sauvajot, regional vice president, McGrath Family YMCA is available to speak about the addition of YMCA Camp McGrath and its impact on the Rancho San Diego community. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT: Local members of the Rancho San Diego community who already enjoy the McGrath Family YMCA will have the opportunity to use the various attractions added through the YMCA Camp McGrath. It will serve as a greater way for local families to bond as well as provide youth with a more vibrant, fun camp experience. ABOUT THE EAST COUNTY FAMILY YMCA The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,687 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. The East County Family YMCA operates the John A. Davis Family YMCA in La Mesa and the Cameron Family YMCA in Santee, as well as the McGrath Family YMCA in Rancho San Diego. For more information, please visit www.eastcounty.ymca.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Nonprofit Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center Opens to Address Significant Healthcare Needs of Seniors October, 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1701
__label__wiki	0.568576	0.568576	Seasonal variation in the etiology of bloodstream infections in a febrile inpatient population in a developing country. OBJECTIVES: Published data suggest that Streptococcus pneumoniae, non-typhi Salmonella species, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are the predominant causes of bloodstream infection (BSI) in hospitalized populations in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was conducted during the wet season to ascertain the etiology and prevalence of BSI among febrile inpatients in a hospital where the dry season BSI profile in a similar study population had already been documented. METHODS: In the period from March to May 1998, consecutive febrile (> or = 37.5 degrees C) adult (> or = 14 y) patients presenting to a Malawi hospital were enrolled after providing informed consent. Following clinical evaluation, blood was drawn for culture (bacteria, mycobacteria, and fungi), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and malaria smears. RESULTS: Of 238 enrolled patients, 173 (73%) were HIV-positive and 67 (28%) had BSI. The predominant wet season BSI pathogens were non-typhi Salmonella species (41%), M. tuberculosis (19%), and Cryptococcus neoformans (9%) (cf. the predominant dry season pathogen was S. pneumoniae). Mycobacteremia was more likely in HIV-positive than in HIV-negative patients (13/173 vs. 0/65; P < 0.05). A logistic regression model yielded clinical predictors of BSI that included chronic fever, oral candidiasis, or acute diarrhea. CONCLUSION: Pathogens causing BSI in febrile inpatients in a Malawi teaching hospital vary by season. Season- and country-specific studies, such as this one, provide data that may facilitate empirical therapy of febrile illnesses whose etiologies vary by season. Reller, Lyman Barth Bell, M; Archibald, LK; Nwanyanwu, O; Dobbie, H; Tokars, J; Kazembe, PN; Reller, LB; Jarvis, WR International Journal of Infectious Diseases : Ijid : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Teaching	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1704
__label__cc	0.725379	0.274621	Airmass aging metrics derived from particle and other measurements near Fort Worth Cevik_etal_AE_2016.pdf Cevik, B. Karakurt Rutter, A.P. Gong, L. Griffin, R.J. Flynn, J.H. Lefer, B.L. Kim, S. Cevik, B. Karakurt, Rutter, A.P., Gong, L., et al.. "Airmass aging metrics derived from particle and other measurements near Fort Worth." Atmospheric Environment, 126, (2016) Elsevier: 45-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.11.044. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.11.044 The composition, concentration, and size of submicron particulate matter (PM1) were measured at five-minute resolution by an Aerodyne high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) at a semi-rural location northwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, area during June 2011. Because of increased organic aerosol (OA) levels, focus here is placed on the period from June 17–30. The total measured PM1 mass concentration ranged between 1.1 and 16.5 μg m−3, with a mean of 4.4 ± 2.6 (one s.d.) μg m−3. Significant variability is observed in the time series of total PM1 and of four individual HR-ToF-AMS species, particularly between June 21 and 25. The average PM1mass composition was dominated by OA (55.0 ± 14.8%) and sulfate (30.7 ± 12.3%). Organic aerosol concentrations were correlated positively with carbon monoxide (CO) (R = 0.81). This study uses a variety of aging metrics and their relations to OA/ΔCO to characterize secondary organic aerosol. Photochemical age is estimated by using the toluene to benzene ratio. The average photochemical age was 26.7 ± 5.3 h. Other metrics of age used in this work include the ratio of sulfate to total sulfur and the ratio of nitrogen oxides to total reactive nitrogen. The correlations between the OA/ΔCO and nitrogen aging metrics indicate consistent aging, and a weak relationship is observed between OA/ΔCO and sulfur aging. However, the relationship between photochemical age and OA/ΔCO does not show a statistically significant correlation. organic aerosol; photochemical age; Fort Worth Citable link to this page Civil and Environmental Engineering Publications [104] Faculty Publications [3510]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1705
__label__wiki	0.722221	0.722221	Topic App portability/interoperability Managing architectures SubTopic App integration Cloud integration and iPaaS ESB microservices migration REST and microservices Essential Guide Answers to your questions on microservices What's the real difference between SOA and a microservices architecture? What's the relationship between microservices and the cloud? Key strategies for microservices and container use What app managers need to know about microservices Key strategies needed to leverage container technologies How developers can rethink modular programming for microservices Key terms and definitions Remote Procedure Call Structured programming (modular programming) Service-oriented architecture VM Sprawl This content is part of the Essential Guide: The world of microservices and container technologies Evaluate Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering. How Runscope overcame microservices challenges Learn how Runscope overcame a number of challenges surrounding deployment and service discovery work once the company began using microservices. Microservices combine the benefits of SOA and DevOps to allow an enterprise to deliver faster updates and new features. But enterprises also face a number of key challenges in making this type of architecture work well. "Microservices are an evolution of SOA with DevOps and tools to solve problems," said Ryan Park, principal software engineer at Runscope, at the Fluent Conference in San Francisco. A microservices approach allows Runscope to effortlessly push out 25 product deployments and 25 test deployments per day. The architecture also makes it possible to easily roll back changes if problems occur. Runscope wrote its first code in January 2013, starting with its identity services. "We were lucky we got to do this green field," said John Sheehan, co-founder and CEO of Runscope. "A lot of this comes from the luxury of not having any legacy baggage." Conversely, organizations with legacy applications face several challenges in this sense. Scalability as a fore thought Building this kind of infrastructure and breaking services into pieces makes it possible to scale more easily when required. When a service is overwhelmed, more boxes are easily provisioned. Breaking the infrastructure into microservices also makes it possible to use the hardware more efficiently. This entails trying to avoid gaining monolithic applications. Park said, "We are able to put resources at the places that need them, and this has been beneficial to scaling out, versus constantly growing monolithic applications." In this manner, Runscope's main application could be distributed across AWS and Rackspace. Good service boundaries allow Runscope to swap out data stores without affecting services. An added benefit is that this approach also provides a measure of network resiliency against faults or problems that occur across the Internet. A microservice architecture has also helped Runscope to isolate breakage. "The lower criticality services don't cause system criticality," said Sheehan. In the past, if the email provider was down, it would throw an exception for other services. Now when one part dies, the controller spins up a new one and the rest of the system can continue to operate without worrying about any one piece being broken. One big exception is identity, which restricts users from being able to log in across the entire ecosystem of microservices. Simplifying development Microservices also reduces the cognitive overhead for shipping changes. With one large app, developers need to understand the entirety of the application. The lack of service boundaries in this monolithic approach can have far reaching effects for any change. With microservices, the developer only needs to understand the API contract. A microservice approach also simplifies the programming constructs for working with data. Using traditional approaches, developers have to familiarize themselves with different databases like Postgres, SQL, Redis and the various protocols to support them. The move towards Microservices has also made it easier to scale the team. First it put Runscope into a network mindset by building a lot of small services around HTTP, and forced developers to think about releasing new applications to support the architecture. App developers want to focus on adding user value, said Sheehan. Defining a uniform interface reduces what developers need to understand and makes it possible to work across programming languages. Streamline service creation Along the way, Runscope encountered challenges around service creation, service discovery and automated deployment and manufactured tools to address these. For instance, they built a service creation library called Smart Service that sits on top of Flask. The library includes a number of functions required for implementing services including a built-in health check, common logging and metrics, and simplified dependency management. The library is also language agnostic and supports integration using common standards like HTTP, syslog and statsD. Microservices are an evolution of SOA with DevOps and tools to solve problems. Ryan Park, principal software engineer at Runscope Another benefit of Smart Service was that it could retry certain types of operations automatically such as Get, Put and Delete. If something failed on one host, a call could automatically be directed to another host without skipping a beat. But developers might not get all of the benefits of Smart Service if they write in Go or another language. As the growth of new languages meets a critical threshold, then enterprises should consider tooling for that language as well, said Park. Make service consumption easy Runscope was having to point to the service running the user identity service, which proved brittle. Python provides a great HTTP client library that is simple to use, said Park. But this still involves writing a lot of code to find the host a service lives on. So they built another tool called Smart Client on top of the Python request library. This helps to encapsulate the discovery logic for new microservices in a standard way. Smart Client also helps when an application needs to make more than one service call to perform a unit of work. For example, calls for user ID and group ID can occur in parallel. The service call will not block until the application accesses a method in the response. This improves the responsiveness of code that needs to make a number of microservice calls. The application can start all of the calls together and then wait for the first response. The other benefit of this design is that it makes it easier to code. Developers only need to use normal functions, rather than dealing with callbacks in order to get the benefits of parallel service calls. Automate deployment for service discovery Runscope also built an internal tool called Prometheus for deploying code branches. Prometheus automatically generates live updates, and provides a history to enable one click rollback. In addition, it allows Runscope to use existing tools like HTTP load balancers so they could bring up new services in parallel with older ones. Over time, Prometheus was broken up into a number of other services to help improve the deployment process. Now Prometheus is configured to talk to an internal separate cluster configuration service called Atlas. A lot of work was required on the API design to make sure it would work from the front end and across all points in the infrastructure. The configuration data sits behind Atlas in DynamicDB and Apache ZooKeeper, making it easy to see which hosts are running a given service. But Zookeeper proved brittle and did not scale well enough to support thousands of processes and connections, said Park. The microservices making service calls don't try and contact hosts directly. They instead talk to HAProxy, which makes the call to the service. This approach allows the use of mature HTTP tools for load balancing. It also keeps Smart Client and the service discovery simple regardless of the process for trying to talk to a service. It is also resilient to disruptions in ZooKeeper. If ZooKeeper goes down, then HAProxy can insert new changes moving forward. Every enterprise has different needs for implementing microservices. The specific features that Runscope implemented are not necessarily important for every company, said Park. But taking the time to build these features in advance can save a lot of development effort in the long run. Should you be rethinking modular programming interfaces for microservices? This was last published in May 2015 George Lawton asks: Has microservices aided your enterprise's deployment and service discovery endeavors? George Lawton - 8 May 2015 11:43 AM Evaluate GitHub features for dev and project management Developers need to write, branch and merge code without losing one bracket. Many version control tools offer project management ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1709
__label__cc	0.716542	0.283458	CAS Commencement Depts & Offices Documents Forms AP Exam Equivalencies CPS Commencement Transcripts Diplomas Privacy Guidelines (FERPA) Military Veterans Affairs Commencement Information: College of Arts and Sciences Congratulations! Your graduation from Siena Heights University is within sight! We look forward to celebrating with you at Commencement 2019. This page includes important commencement information for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences (Adrian campus undergraduate programs). CALENDAR OF ALL EVENTS: February 26—Order commencement regalia from the SHU Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Place online orders here. February 27—Adrian Campus Grad Fair, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Benincasa Hall. March 15—SHU Barnes & Noble Bookstore open late until 8:30 p.m. for students with evening classes. March 27—Adrian Campus Grad Fair, 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Benincasa Hall. April 12—Adrian Campus Grad Fair, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., SHU Barnes & Noble Bookstore. April 14—11:59 p.m. Deadline for commencement ticket ordering and having your name printed in the commencement program, commencement regalia ordering, Kente ceremony reservations, and handicapped seating arrangements. April 26—Honors Convocation, 2 p.m., St. Dominic Chapel. April 26—Torch Night ceremony, 8 p.m., St. Dominic Chapel. May 3—Pinning Ceremony for nursing students graduating from SHU, 7:00 p.m., St. Dominic Chapel. Reception immediately following at the Nursing Building. May 4—Kente Ceremony for SHU African American graduates, 11:00 a.m., St. Dominic Chapel. May 5—Commencement Day in Adrian: Baccalaureate Mass, 10:30 a.m., St. Dominic Chapel. SHU Barnes & Noble Bookstore open, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Brunch, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., McLaughlin University Center Dining Hall. Line-up for academic procession, 1:00 p.m. in Trinity Gardens. Commencement narration begins at 1:50 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. Academic procession begins at 2:00 p.m. May 6-31—Diplomas mailed to graduates by Registrar’s Office. COMMENCEMENT: Commencement is Sunday, May 5, at 2:00 p.m. in the Fieldhouse on the SHU main campus in Adrian, MI. This ceremony will recognize all undergraduate degree candidates from the Adrian campus. Line Formation will begin at 1:00 p.m. in Trinity Gardens next to Archangelus Hall. Caps and gowns should be worn to the lineup. Hoods should be carried over students’ left arm and tassels on the left side of caps. Bring a safety pin or hairpin in case of emergency. Commencement narration begins at 1:50 p.m. in the Fieldhouse and academic procession begins promptly at 2:00 p.m. If you arrive after the ceremony has already started, you will be placed in the back row of graduates and walk up to the platform after the last group. Doors for guests will open at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are required for all guests attending the commencement ceremony. The ceremony should end by approximately 3:30 p.m. No loud bells, horns, whistles etc. will be permitted during the ceremony. Tickets are free but you must order your tickets before April 14. Up to ten (10) guest tickets are available for each participating graduate. A single ticket specifically for graduates walking in the ceremony will be available when you check in for Commencement on May 5. You must fill out the ticket registration form before April 14 in order to reserve guest tickets, walk in the commencement ceremony, and have your name printed in the commencement program. Every guest (even babies) must have a ticket to attend the Commencement ceremony. All guest tickets will be available for pick up the week of April 22 in Sacred Heart Hall, room 207 (Registrar's Office). When ordering regalia, students can have their items shipped directly to them for an additional fee or pick their items up in the bookstore at SHU’s main campus in Adrian prior to the ceremony. Place online orders here. It is important that you know your degree and major when placing your cap and gown order. Your hood color is based on the degree you will be receiving. If you have questions regarding your degree, please contact your advisor for clarification. AA – Black with school colors AAS – Black with school colors BA – White BAS – Gold/Bright yellow BBA – Drab BFA – Dark Brown BS – Gold/Bright Yellow BSN – Apricot/Orange BSW – Citron MA - White How much do these items cost? Cap, Gown, Hood and Tassel packages: Associate/Bachelor’s degree: $84.98 Specialist/Master’s degree: $89.98 Associate or Bachelor gown only: $43.98 Specialist or Master’s gown only: $46.98 Undergraduate hood only: $32.98 Graduate hood only: $35.98 Cap only (one size fits all): $12.98 Tassel only: $6.98 DIPLOMAS: You will receive only the diploma cover when crossing the platform. The Office of Records and Registration will mail diplomas after graduation requirements are complete and obligations to the University have been met. Once all requirements and obligations are met, diplomas will be mailed between May 7–31. To ensure timely delivery of your diploma, be sure to confirm your correct mailing address through your MYSIENA account. Login and click "Personal Info" at the top, then click on the "Biographical Info" tab to verify your name and address. If this information is incorrect, please click on the pencil. This will bring up a correction form for you to fill in and submit. Don’t wait to update your file; do this as soon as possible. Note: name changes must be documented with the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar’s Office will not mail documents to an SHU campus mailbox unless it is your legal mailing address. If you live in an apartment that is not your legal address, or if you will be leaving at the end of April, notify the Registrar’s Office at 517-264-7120 of where to send your diploma. LIVE STREAMING: A live stream of the commencement ceremony will be available at 1:30 p.m. on May 5. For those who are unable to attend, you can join us online here. ACADEMIC HONORS: Siena Heights does not present honor cords at Commencement, although some honors are presented at the Honors Convocation ceremony on April 26. If you qualify for academic honors (cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude) and you have completed all requirements for graduation, your honors will be announced at Commencement and listed in the program. Honors listed in the program and read on stage will be based on grade records as of April 2019 and will not be official until all second semester grades are received. Note: Information about academic honors will not be available before Commencement. GRADUATE PHOTOGRAPHS: In order to minimize the need for taking pictures at the time diplomas are presented, a professional photographer from Graduation Foto will be taking a picture of each graduate receiving their diploma. A registration card will be given to each graduate to fill out and turn in at the ceremony. Graduates will receive proofs via email a few days after Commencement with purchase information and pricing. Family and friends may take pictures and video from their seats. Note: Tripods are NOT permitted. We ask that guests do NOT approach the stage from any direction to take pictures during the ceremony. Graduates and their guests may return to the stage after the ceremony for additional pictures. Make sure batteries and power packs are charged ahead of time. BOOKSTORE HOURS: The SHU Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Adrian will be open every day during the week of commencement from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The bookstore has a wide selection of Siena Heights University memorabilia in stock. Also, for your convenience, the bookstore has diploma frames and class rings available to order. COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION BRUNCH: A Commencement Brunch will be available for all graduates and guests in the McLaughlin University Center Dining Hall from 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. A wide variety of breakfast and lunch entrees will be served including: scrambled eggs, pork sausage patties, red skin potatoes, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, multiple pasta choices with meat balls and sliced chicken breasts, garlic bread, carved meat station, mashed potatoes with gravy, fresh green beans, salad bar with assorted options, beverage station with Coke products, juices, coffee, and a dessert bar with assorted fruit pies, cookies, and cake. The cost is $10.50 for adults and $4.50 for children ages 2-12. No reservations are required. Cash, credit card, and checks will be accepted at the door. TORCH NIGHT: The Torch Night ceremony, which takes place one week before Commencement, is a Siena Heights tradition involving a symbolic exchange between a graduate and another SHU student who is not yet ready to graduate. The graduate receives a rose, the Dominican symbol of friendship, and gives the undergraduate (also known as the “torch”) a candle symbolizing the light of truth and the “torch” of learning. Each graduate invites a SHU undergraduate student, usually a close friend, to be his or her “torch.” Graduates wear their caps and gowns for this event. This year’s ceremony is scheduled for Friday, April 26, at 8:00 p.m. in St. Dominic Chapel. Line-up for the ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. Students from all SHU locations are welcome to participate. To participate: Contact Campus Ministry at 517-264-7192 for your name to appear in the Torch Night program. KENTE CEREMONY: Sponsored by Siena’s African American alumni, the Kente ceremony has become a cherished part of commencement for Siena’s African American graduates. SHU alumni provide a colorful Kente stole for each graduate to wear over his or her graduation robe. Stoles will be presented at a special Kente ceremony in St. Dominic Chapel on Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m. for all graduates participating in Commencement on either Saturday or Sunday. The deadline for reservations is April 14. For more information contact Sharese Mathis at 517-264-7606. BACCALAUREATE MASS: In the Catholic Dominican tradition, we invite all graduating seniors and their families to begin Commencement day by thanking God with a Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Dominic Chapel. Father Michael Newman, OSFS, who is a student favorite, will be the presider for the Mass. All graduates who attend receive a special blessing and cross to wear from our University President Sister Peg Albert, OP, and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Sister Sharon Weber, OP, as a reminder that the God who loves us all is with them as the students go onto the next step of their life journey, wherever it may lead. SPECIAL SEATING NEEDS OR ASSISTANCE: Students or guests who require special seating or assistance because of a handicap or advanced pregnancy should call the Student Life Office at 517-264-7600 to arrange for special seating. All requests must be submitted by April 14, 2019. Guests with walker or wheelchair: Handicap seating is reserved for guests with walkers or wheelchairs and up to four people accompanying them. Guests who have arranged handicapped seating should enter the Fieldhouse at the east entrance and stop by the table there. This entrance is adjacent to the handicapped parking area. Guests without walker or wheelchair: If needed, a helper with a wheelchair will be available at the east entrance to the Fieldhouse to transport your guest to any seat in the Fieldhouse before the ceremony—and then out to a chair on the lawn after the ceremony. Graduates: Graduates who need assistance can be pre-seated if necessary, and/or use our ADA-approved handicapped ramp to receive their diploma. Please call or visit the Campus Nurse for details at 517-264-7190, or in Ledwidge 180. Parking: For those with a state issued handicap-parking tag, there is parking on the east side of the Fieldhouse. Be prepared to show plate or tag to officers at intersections and lot entrances. Others may ride the golf cart shuttles to the Fieldhouse. COMMENCEMENT FLOWERS: Assorted flowers will be available for sale at the commencement with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Siena Heights University scholarship fund. Sales will start an hour before the ceremony. Please look for the flower tent outside of the Fieldhouse. DIRECTIONS AND PARKING: The Siena Heights address is: 1247 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan 49221. An Adrian campus map can be found here. A Google Map for directions to the Adrian campus can be found here. To assist our students and guests with entering and exiting the Adrian campus efficiently, traffic heading east on Siena Heights Drive will be directed to the following parking lots: West Fieldhouse, Dominican & Performing Arts, and Addison Street Fairgrounds. Traffic heading west on Siena Heights Drive will be directed to the following parking lots: Adrian Dominican Motherhouse and the Siena Heights Drive Fairground entrance. Shuttles will be available for transportation to and from the Fieldhouse. Adjacent parking fills up quickly, so please allow plenty of time. All exiting traffic will be directed out the same direction as it entered. Handicapped parking will be available in the parking lot east of the Fieldhouse. A state issued handicapped permit is required to enter, and should be displayed to the officer directing traffic. For any special assistance with parking, please contact Cindy Birdwell at (517) 264-7194. IMPORTANT: NEXT STEPS! Register for your tickets to the Adrian campus Commencement before April 14! This is how you let the University know you plan to participate (walk) in the commencement ceremony. Remember, every guest must have a ticket. Read about Torch Night (above); contact Campus Ministry if you decide to participate. Read about the Kente ceremony (above); contact Sharese Mathis for more information. Purchase your cap and gown and any other graduation items you would like from the SHU Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Place online orders here. Make sure the Siena Heights University Registrar’s Office has your correct and current mailing address. This is VERY important, as this address is where your diploma will be mailed (instructions below). What time should I be at the Fieldhouse before the commencement ceremony? Students should arrive no later than 1:00 p.m. at the check-in table in front of Trinity Gardens to make sure they are in proper order in the procession line. In the event of inclement weather, the check-in tables will be set up in the Fieldhouse. Students will receive a call/photograph information card. Call cards are color coded and list the name and degree type. Please keep the call cards on you at all times. Caps and gowns should also be worn to the line-up. Hoods should be carried over students’ left arm and tassel on the left side of caps. Bring a safety pin/hairpin in case of emergency. Once you enter the line-up, we ask that you remain in line. Marshals will be on site to assist with line up assignments. What time should my guests arrive at the Fieldhouse? Guests will be admitted to the Fieldhouse at 1:00 p.m. Allow 20-30 minutes for parking and walking. Every guest (even babies!) must have a ticket to enter the Fieldhouse. No loud bells, horns, whistles etc. will be permitted during the ceremony. Early May weather is usually pleasant, but the Fieldhouse is NOT air conditioned, so dress for the weather. You may need to walk or stand a great deal, so comfortable shoes probably are a better idea than high heels and boots. Is food allowed in the Fieldhouse? Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase at the Fieldhouse snack bar prior to the ceremony. What about smoking? Siena Heights University is a Smoke Free Campus. Smoking is not allowed in any Siena Heights building or on the SHU campus grounds. After the ceremony, are there places to eat in the area? Yes! For a complete list of dining options, check out the Visit Lenawee website. Whom do I call—about anything? If you have more questions, try one of these numbers for help: Registrar’s Office: 517-264-7075 Barnes and Noble Bookstore: 517-264-7911 Handicap Guest/Seating: 517-264-7600 Student Accounts: 517-264-7110 Torch Night reservations: 517-264-7192 Financial Aid Office: 517-264-7130 Kente Information: 517-264-7606 Public Safety Office: 517-264-7194 Consider being a part of leaving a legacy for the Class of 2019. If you would like to designate your donation to support a legacy gift for the Class of 2019, please click here. Give a Gift! Show your Saints Pride and Pay it Forward!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1712
__label__cc	0.624358	0.375642	Angels & Demons: by Silvia Hartmann Once upon a space time dimensionality, there were two races, angels, and demons. All was well and they never got in each other's way until one day, an angel girl and a demon boy fell in love and produced an offspring. All heaven and hell were let loose simultaneously, but much to everyone's chagrin, young Angelizuth was born (named after his mother, Angelica, and his father, Atziluth) and grew healthy, and strong. Now, Angelizuth was very lonely. He wasn't allowed into the demon schools, and he wasn't allowed in the angel schools, either. There was really nowhere at all for him to go whatsoever, so he just flew around by himself and had conversations with imaginary friends, whom he told to call him AZ (pronounced ay-see, to be sure). When AZ was good, he was very, very good. When he was bad - well, you can imagine! His mother and father had fallen out due to "irreconcilable differences" shortly after AZ started to fly by himself and returned to their home tribes; and AZ was really worrying about his future, insofar that he was quite convinced he had none. But when he got to a certain age, an amazing thing happened. ALL the angel gals were just crazy about him. "Oooh", they swooned, "Ooh! Isn't he strong and powerful! And SUCH an impressive wing span ..." They just could not keep their eyes and their other extremities off him and followed him around with rapt attention, wherever he went. But that wasn't all. The demon gals, likewise, were completely enchanted. "OOOOOh!" they'd writhe in ecstasy, "Isn't he COOL? And so ... SMOOTH!" And it was absolutely true, he was. As you can imagine, this really put both the young demons as well as the young angel boys entirely up in arms. They weren't getting a look in and all they got to hear was, "AZ this," and "AZ that" and "Ooooh ... AZ!" So the unimaginable happened - there was a conference held between the demons and angels, the first one EVER in the history of all dimensions, and it was decided that AZ should be banned and banished (as he was quite unkillable, like all the rest of them). As the banishment commenced, the demon and angel boys were full of glee and joy, thinking that now they would have a girl or two for themselves once more, but they had severely underestimated just how attached all the girls had become to AZ. When he was whirled away in the banishment to the most dismal and forsaken far away place in all the planes, as one all the demon and angel girls threw themselves into the vortex - and left the banishers with nothing but an entire eternity of enforced homosexuality to look forward to. So this is how AZ ended up on some blue green backwater planet in the middle of nowhere, with a legion of brides. They kept him busy, it is true; and indeed, so very very busy that he got fed up and banished himself into solitary interspace drifting; his demon and angel brides took off in search of him and were further never heard of again. Which just left AZ's many offspring. Who had the problem that they really never could figure out how to fly properly at all. With a mix of demon and angel parts in the second generation, they couldn't fly up like angels do, nor fly down like demons; they were just sort of stuck in the middle - and there they stayed. They also had parts conflicts and never managed to work out how or why that was; and eventually came up with a great many explanations as to where on Earth they had come from, or what the Hell they were supposed to be doing with themselves. � Silvia Hartmann 2004 Satire Fun with Silvia Hartmann Cast Pearls Before Swine Failing Made Easy Mind Control Chip The Fate Of The Antwave Beings (featuring a beginner NLP magician) Chaos Literature - The Melville Pattern Angels & Demons - A Love Story Slightly Satirical Pictures	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1713
__label__cc	0.747587	0.252413	Why Drones Are Finding a Home on the Farm Vanessa Bates Ramirez When I hear the word ‘drone’, the first thing I think of is a top-secret mission: spying, rescues, clandestine deliveries, and other James Bond-worthy uses of a seemingly mysterious technology. Maybe I’ve just seen too many movies, because in reality drones are now being used for practical, non-top-secret purposes across various industries. Agricultural drones in particular are becoming such an integral tool for farmers and food producers that it’s likely they helped get at least one of your meals on the table today. With the global population predicted to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, efficient food production is critical to maintaining human health and quality of life worldwide. Drones in agriculture have already enabled major advances in efficiency, and more are surely on the way. Modern farms are big… really big Imagine a farm 4 miles wide by 40 miles long: 160 square miles of crops that need to be planted, irrigated, fertilized, monitored, and harvested. Of all these tasks, monitoring could be considered the most important: if a section of crops is battling pest infestation or poor irrigation, the issue needs to be identified and addressed before it spreads. The good old-fashioned crop monitoring method was simple: walk through the fields and look at the plants. But for 160 square miles (not to mention much larger areas), this would take a while. Until recently, satellite imaging was the most cutting-edge solution, allowing farmers to view aerial photographs of large swaths of land, but a lack of precision, low image quality on cloudy days, and high costs pointed to a need for cheaper, better imaging and monitoring techniques. Enter drones Drones give farmers a new perspective thanks to their low-altitude view; they fly from a few meters above the ground up to 120 meters, which is the regulatory altitude for unmanned aircraft operating without clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration. From this altitude range, drone cameras can take multispectral images, using visible light (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) light to identify which plants reflect different amounts of green light and NIR light. Together, these are used to produce multi-spectral images that can highlight healthy and distressed plants. Multiple images of the same area over time can be combined to create a time-series animation, which shows large-scale changes in crops and opportunities for better crop management. Beyond higher resolution, multispectral images, and on-demand availability, crop monitoring via drones is cheaper than other methods. As the technology advances, prices will continue to drop. In fact, the price of a basic agricultural drone is already relatively affordable at $1,000. Besides the up-front cost, regulation is another potential barrier to entry for farmers interested in using drones. Passed in 2012, Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act gave the secretary of transportation the authority to determine whether an airworthiness certificate is required for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to operate safely in the national airspace. As of August 2015, the FAA had issued more than 1,000 Section 333 exemptions, and regulations have loosened more since then; regulators are recognizing the importance of enabling drone technology across multiple industries. In agriculture, besides crop monitoring, drones can help with: Irrigation: Hyperspectral, multispectral or thermal sensors pinpoint dry areas, and once a crop is growing, they facilitate the calculation of the vegetation index and show the heat signature. Spraying: Distance-measuring equipment enables a drone to adjust altitude as the topography and geography vary, scanning the ground and spraying only the necessary amount of pesticide time for even coverage, reducing the amount of chemicals that leach into groundwater. Planting: UK startup BioCarbon Engineering has developed a technique where drones carry pressurized canisters of biodegradable seed pods and shoot them into the ground, where the pods break open and seeds can take root. A drone report released in March 2013 by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International predicted that the legalization of commercial drones would create more than $80 billion of positive economic impact (i.e., revenue and job creation) between 2015 and 2025. The predicted biggest piece of that growth? Agriculture. Vanessa is senior editor of Singularity Hub. She's interested in renewable energy, health and medicine, international development, and countless other topics. When she's not reading or writing you can usually find her outdoors, in water, or on a plane. Follow Vanessa: <h1>Why Drones Are Finding a Home on the Farm</h1><iframe src="https://singularityhub.com/distribution-tracker.php?source_title=Why+Drones+Are+Finding+a+Home+on+the+Farm&source_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsingularityhub.com%2F2016%2F09%2F13%2Fwhy-drones-are-finding-a-home-on-the-farm%2F" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="1" height="1" style="border:none"></iframe>When I hear the word 'drone', the first thing I think of is a top-secret mission: spying, rescues, clandestine deliveries, and other James Bond-worthy uses of a seemingly mysterious technology. Maybe I've just seen too many movies, because in reality drones are now being used for practical, non-top-secret purposes across various industries. Agricultural drones in particular are becoming such an integral tool for farmers and food producers that it’s likely they helped get at least one of your meals on the table today. With the global population predicted to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, efficient food production is critical to maintaining human health and quality of life worldwide. Drones in agriculture have already enabled major advances in efficiency, and more are surely on the way. <h3>Modern farms are big… really big</h3> Imagine a farm 4 miles wide by 40 miles long: 160 square miles of crops that need to be planted, irrigated, fertilized, monitored, and harvested. Of all these tasks, monitoring could be considered the most important: if a section of crops is battling pest infestation or poor irrigation, the issue needs to be identified and addressed before it spreads. The good old-fashioned crop monitoring method was simple: walk through the fields and look at the plants. But for 160 square miles (not to mention much larger areas), this would take a while. Until recently, satellite imaging was the most cutting-edge solution, allowing farmers to view aerial photographs of large swaths of land, but a lack of precision, low image quality on cloudy days, and high costs pointed to a need for cheaper, better imaging and monitoring techniques. <h3>Enter drones</h3> Drones give farmers a new perspective thanks to their low-altitude view; they fly from a few meters above the ground up to 120 meters, which is the regulatory altitude for unmanned aircraft operating without clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration. From this altitude range, drone cameras can take multispectral images, using visible light (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) light to identify which plants reflect different amounts of green light and NIR light. Together, these are used to produce multi-spectral images that can highlight healthy and distressed plants. Multiple images of the same area over time can be combined to create a time-series animation, which shows large-scale changes in crops and opportunities for better crop management. Beyond higher resolution, multispectral images, and on-demand availability, crop monitoring via drones is cheaper than other methods. As the technology advances, prices will continue to drop. In fact, the price of a basic <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/526491/agricultural-drones/">agricultural drone</a> is already relatively affordable at $1,000. Besides the up-front cost, regulation is another potential barrier to entry for farmers interested in using drones. Passed in 2012, <a href="https://www.uavsa.org/333-faq/">Section 333</a> of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act gave the secretary of transportation the authority to determine whether an airworthiness certificate is required for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to operate safely in the national airspace. As of August 2015, the FAA had issued more than <a href="https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=83395">1,000 Section 333 exemptions</a>, and <a href="https://ontheradar.foxrothschild.com/tag/list-of-approved-uas-under-section-333/">regulations have loosened</a> more since then; regulators are recognizing the importance of enabling drone technology across multiple industries. In agriculture, besides crop monitoring, drones can help with: <ul> <li><strong>Irrigation: </strong>Hyperspectral, multispectral or thermal sensors pinpoint dry areas, and once a crop is growing, they facilitate the calculation of the vegetation index and show the heat signature.</li> <li><strong>Spraying:</strong> Distance-measuring equipment enables a drone to adjust altitude as the topography and geography vary, scanning the ground and spraying only the necessary amount of pesticide time for even coverage, reducing the amount of chemicals that leach into groundwater.</li> <li><strong>Planting:</strong> UK startup <a href="https://www.biocarbonengineering.com/">BioCarbon Engineering</a> has developed a technique where drones carry pressurized canisters of biodegradable seed pods and shoot them into the ground, where the pods break open and seeds can take root.</li> </ul> A <a href="https://www.auvsi.org/our-impact/economic-report">drone report</a> released in March 2013 by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International predicted that the legalization of commercial drones would create more than $80 billion of positive economic impact (i.e., revenue and job creation) between 2015 and 2025. The predicted biggest piece of that growth? Agriculture. <hr /> Image credit: <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com">Shutterstock</a><div typeof="cc:Work" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"><p>By <a href="https://singularityhub.com/author/vbatesramirez/" title="Posts by Vanessa Bates Ramirez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Vanessa Bates Ramirez</a></p><p>This article <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2016/09/13/why-drones-are-finding-a-home-on-the-farm/">originally appeared</a> on <a property="dct:title" href="https://singularityhub.com" target="_blank">Singularity Hub</a>, a publication of <a href="https://su.org/" target="_blank">Singularity University</a>.</p></div>	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1714
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__label__cc	0.598894	0.401106	may202008agenda May 20 2008 Agenda The Helena West Helena City Council will meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at 226 Perry Street in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building. For Additional Information Please See: The Mayor's Journal Mayor Valley's Homepage City Council Meeting Agenda Next Meeting: June 3, 2008 Mayor James F. Valley will be absent City Council Chambers-226 Perry St, Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Table of Links: Proposed New Business Resolution 10 Call to Order- Mayor Valley Lord's Prayer Recited in Unison Roll Call- Sandi Ramsey, City Clerk or Designee Minutes- Sandi Ramsey, City Clerk or Designee 1. Department Head Reports \| All Weekly Reports are available 24 hours per day on the Mayor's Journal. These reports are also available at Department Head Reports. We attempt to post these reports by 4:00 p.m. on Friday prior to each week's Monday Department Head Meeting. City Staff will print these reports upon request to Mayor's Office. 2. AMENDED BUDGET 3. MOTIONS (A & P)(FINANCES) 4. RESOLUTIONS 5. A & P COMMISSION APPOINTMENT(S) 6. TERMS EXPIRE APRIL OF EACH YEAR FIRST APPOINTED 4/12/06 7. i. PAT ROBERSON 2008 (Renominated by A & P Commission for Full 4 year Term Ending April 2012) 8. ii. JOHN CROW 2009 9. iii. DOMINIC CAMPBELL GATES 2010 10. iv. CATHY CUNNINGHAM 2010 11. v. KINAH BROWN 2011 12. vi. DON ETHERLY (ANYTIME) 13. vii. City council member or Mayor (ANYTIME) 15. A & P COMMISSION TAX RATE 17. COUNCIL PROMISED MONEY TO PARKS 18. i. RESOLUTION REGARDING A & P FUNDS AND PARKS & RECREATION 20. COUNCIL PROMISED 1% CUT IN TAX RATE UPON PASSAGE OF 2% TAX IN 2006 21. Click the Link Below to see the proposed Ordinance: 22. i. ORDINANCE 16-2007 (REVISITED) REGARDING TAX RATE 24. 1. Discussion Arkansas Street Fire Station (Beautiful Zion Community Center) Rev. Danny Robinson and Representatives 26. 2. Appointment of John Crow to Warfield Committee (Replacing Betty Faust) Back to the Top of Page 1. Don Etherly's proposal for Stiff Consequences on Weed Lots Etc. For Language Click Here: Etherly's Request For Strict Compliance S35C-108050413521.pdf 2. HRMC—Request to Expand 3. Fire Department Uniforms Municipal League Summer Conference Executive Committee Meeting (Paragould-Home City of League President) 5/14/08 Delta Regional Authority Luncheon Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus After one and one half hours, the council will be asked to recess or adjourn and complete the remaining items at another announced time. The council very well may not complete this agenda in one setting. Resolution 10- 2008 A Resolution Requesting that the A & P Commission Designate and Appropriate One-Half of Its Revenues For Use in, for and by The Parks and Recreation Department of the City Of Helena-West Helena Whereas, The City Council of the City of Helena-West Helena acknowledges the importance of a good Parks and Recreation Department; and Whereas, the City Council of the City of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas finds it important that the Parks and Recreation Department have and receive ample financial support in order to enhance the quality of life of our citizens; and Whereas, The City Council of the City of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas believes that one-half of the taxes levied by the enabling legislation should appropriately be designated for and assigned to use in our Parks and Recreation Department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas hereby requests that the A & P Commission and each of its members designate and appropriate one-half of its revenue for use in, for and by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. Passed this 20th day of May, 2008. HONORABLE JAMES F. VALLEY ATTEST: CITY CLERK MRS. SANDRA RAMSEY Resolution 11-2008 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE HELENA-WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX AND PLEDGING SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT'S EFFORTS TO MAKE THAT A REALITY WHEREAS the Helena-West Helena School District has announced preliminary plans to construct a new high school campus for the school district; WHEREAS the students of the Helena-West Helena School District deserve to have facilities capable of handling modern technology used in instruction and facilities that are designed to insure security; RECOGNIZING that current district facilities make satisfying both of those aforementioned factors difficult for a high school setting; CONSIDERING that the State of Arkansas's facilities aid formula would allow the Helena-West Helena School District to construct a $21 million campus at a cost to our local taxpayers only one-third of that burden; REALIZING that a $21 million investment in the local economy would have a positive effect in terms of tax revenue and jobs brought through the process; AFFIRMING the project's potential to have a very positive impact on the City of Helena-West Helena and envisioning the possibilities for community development if the project is merged with the vision in the city's master planning efforts and economic development initiatives; EXPRESSING faith in the leadership and vision of the School Board and Superintendent Rudolph Howard on this issue; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HELENA-WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS that the City Council wholeheartedly endorses the district's proposal and stands ready to work for passage of any ballot measure necessary to make it a reality and stands ready to work with district leaders to make sure that the site selected fits with the city's strategic planning and economic development efforts and urges Mayor James Valley to sit down with the Superintendent as soon as possible to express the support of the City Council for this effort and to discuss the placement of the new campus. Approved this _______ day of ________, 2008 Mayor James Valley City Clerk Sandi Ramsey A RESOLUTION ASKING GOVERNOR MIKE BEEBE AND THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PRIORITIZE THE WIDENING OF U. S. HIGHWAY 49 BETWEEN MARVELL AND BRINKLEY TO FIVE LANES AND ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN MARIANNA AND WALNUT CORNER TO FIVE LANES Whereas the Arkansas General Assembly recently met in special session and increased the state's severance tax on natural gas; Whereas the Arkansas General Assembly spelled out in the statute increasing that aforementioned taxes that 95% of the new revenues to improvement of the state's transportation infrastructure; Whereas the Delta Regional Authority has placed the expansion of U. S. 49 from Brinkley, AR, to Batesville, MS, in its high-priority transportation corridor; Whereas the expansion of Arkansas Highway 1 between Walnut Corner in Phillips County and Marianna, AR to five lanes would further the development of an eventual completion of a 4-5 lane transportation corridor between Helena-West Helena and Jonesboro, AR; Whereas all of these projects would represent a substantial investment in the economy of eastern Arkansas; Be it Resolved by the City of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas that the widening of U. S. 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__label__cc	0.731941	0.268059	In the American west—the world of cowboys and cowhands—was ammunition traded for alcoholic “shots” of a drink? CLARIFICATION: Just so it’s clear, this question is specifically about the economic claims made by the meme presented below. It is a NOT question concerning the origins and etymology of the word “shot” in any way/shape/form. If there is a desire to discuss/debate the etymology of the word “shot” I have started a thread at the English Language SE site specifically for that purpose. This image is popping up on my social media feeds, and I wonder if there is any truth to the presented claim. The text reads: ‘A SHOT OF WHISKEY’ In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a “shot” of whiskey. That little bit of trivia seems a bit too perfect: Guns, booze and the cost of one thing connected to one thing is the same as another thing. Perhaps this is a “legend” that spawned from people trading physical objects instead of using cash at local stores and then was distilled (figuratively) into this one sentence over time? history economics guns alcohol Would this question perhaps be better suited for the English site? (Such "fake etymologies" are often discussed there.) – Fattie Jun 11 '18 at 12:32 The current price of a .45 is $0.43/round. ammograb.com/45-colt There's actually several types of .45 but I don't know the difference between 45 ACP and 45 Colt. I'm guessing it was 45 Colt they used back then. That is the cheapest price. A bottle of whiskey I have is $16.99/liter = $0.5025/oz. That may be an expensive bottle purchased in an expensive state, so it seems plausible there is a round/shot parity depending where you buy or trade. – Chloe Jun 11 '18 at 16:46 @Chloe Well, I checked that out as well and did similar math. But the problem is that the math and economics of 2018 aren’t necessarily the math and economics of the 1800s. – JakeGould Jun 11 '18 at 16:53 @Chloe you are correct, that would have been .45 Colt. (Often called ".45 long colt" today to differentiate it from .45 ACP, because the .45 ACP cartridge is shorter. – zeta-band Jun 11 '18 at 21:38 @JakeGould Yup. That is the round that is famously associated with the model 1911 autoloading pistol. – zeta-band Jun 12 '18 at 16:15 The answer seems to be no on all accounts. In general, Snopes says: Although the meme is of recent origin, Internet mentions of this alleged historical fact date to at least 2003. Significantly, however, we were unable to trace it back any further than that, nor could we find any credible support for the general claim that it was common to use ammunition as a substitute for hard currency in frontier drinking establishments. The price of a drink probably wasn't ever comparable to that of .45 cartridges: The 1891 edition of Chicago hardware dealer Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.’s General Catalog lists Smith & Wesson .45 cartridges at a price of $25 per thousand, or 2-1/2 cents per cartridge. For the price of a shot of whiskey, we consulted Kelly J. Dixon’s 2005 book Boomtown Saloons: Archaeology and History in Virginia City, which notes that the average cost of a measure of any drink was around two bits, or 25 cents (although the cost later dropped as competition increased when more Americans moved west). Using those figures as our base prices, one shot of whiskey would have cost the equivalent of 10 cartridges. Even allowing for price variations according to time and place, it appears highly doubtful a one-to-one correspondence between the price of a cartridge and the cost of a drink ever existed in the Old West. ibid Lastly, "shot" meaning a "supply or amount of drink" (Oxford English Dictionary) predates the Wild West. The earliest attestation according to the OED is this 1676 citation—from England nonetheless: A company of fellows would needs drink 2d a peece..their vain way of drinking shots. The Rev. Oliver Heywood, B. A., 1630-1702: Autobiography... (The OED also lists a 1691 citation for the word.) LaurelLaurel Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. – Sklivvz♦ Jun 13 '18 at 12:40 The word "Shot", a corruption of the Late Old-Engish "Scot" or "Secot", itself a corruption of the old Norse "skot", was a word meaning a Tax or measure. This means it pre-dates not just the "Wild West" period of American history, but also the invention of the first firearms. A cannon used to fire either a large Cannonball or a measure ("shot") of smaller pellets/projectiles for a wider spread. Someone hit with these smaller pellets had been "hit by shot", or just "shot" - so, it seems likely that the etymology is actually the opposite of that "trivia". (Incidentally, "bucking" is an old mining term referring to breaking rock or ore down into small pea-sized pellets - known as "buck" - with a flat-bottomed bucking hammer, so "buck-shot" is a measure of pea-sized pellets) ChronocidalChronocidal Most sources list the etymology of "buckshot" as referencing a buck (male deer), especially since that was what it was used to hunt. For this same reason, "shot" is also called "birdshot." – JackArbiter Jun 13 '18 at 21:33 Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged history economics guns alcohol . 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__label__cc	0.613747	0.386253	Memory of a Free Festival Posted on June 24, 2007 by Skip ‘…the sun machine is comin’ down, and we’re gonna have a party… Friday night in Phnom Penh, a city where the live music scene has yet to show the massive blossoming that the fine arts has over the last few months. But tonight we are in ‘ waiting for a bus’ syndrome land (is this a peculiarly British way of putting this? – please ask if you don’t understand). In a city where one or two gigs a week is the norm, tonight there are at least a dozen going on. It’s the ‘fete de la musique’ , organised by the French Cultural Centre, so around many venues in town the sound of (live ) music will bring the hills alive with songs they have sung for a thousand years. Mr R and I are intending to sample some of these audio delights, and number one highlight will of course be the punk-indie-mash-up-with-the-ramones-live at Rubies wine bar… but first… to Gasolina… Gasolina is heaving with a crowd of beautiful people (mainly French) and their beautiful children who are behaving rather like a cross between the Lord of the Flies and the Lost Boys when we arrive. Mr R admonishes one young chap who is attempting to burn the place down by waving leaves through the flames of one of the many decorative torches burning in the grounds – he smiles at us and moves his mayhem elsewhere… A large-ish PA is set up, and the process of sound-checking is going on. I have to say that my experience of hiring sound systems and engineers in PP has not been good, certainly in the live music arena. Generally the equipment is pretty good, but the ‘engineer’ sent along with it is simply the guy who drives the gear around from venue to venue… and so it is tonight, as we are treated to howls and squeals from the PA as the engineer continues to break so many of the cardinal rules of sound mixing that I begin to think that no, this is actually pretty good, and we are witnessing the early development of Industrial music in Cambodia (eat your hearts out, Throbbing Gristle). Then the performance starts, and the first act are really pretty amazing. A small group of guys from Mondulkiri who have moved to PP and are camped out opposite the National Assembly to protest at their land being torn from them to make way for apparently government sanctioned ‘commercial development’. They are singing about this injustice accompanying themselves on small gongs, a hypnotic, ancient sound… then they unleash their secret weapon, the youngest member. I don’t quite know how to describe this… his voice was like a cross between a kazoo and a buzzsaw, but delivered with the pitch and tone of a castrati – simply unbelieveable. Mr R commented that Andy Kershaw would have been blown away, as we were. After that, some Japanese drummers,powerful, physical stuff,who then conducted an impromptu workshop for the kids (saving us from immolation in the process)and also jammed with a French musical collective whose name escapes me but were also pretty good. They carried on playing on their own, bringing to mind Les Negresses Verte. We had listened, drunk and eaten, so now onto elsewhere. ‘Elsewhere’, to be precise, which was deeply surreal. A cocktail lounge jazz/soft rock trio on a huge stage with lights performing ‘no woman no cry’ to a crowd of expats and wealthy Khmer kids loungingaround an illuminated swimming pool… no, I am not making this up. We had arrived near the end of their set, so it was a quick ‘fly me to the moon’ and a ‘your love is king’ where a young woman from the crowd who really, truly, believed she was Sade locked in the body of a much larger person was hauled onstage to deliver her impersonation, just too, too surreal…so off we went in our trusty tuk-tuk to Rubies – Punk rock here we come! Well, no. Man in pork pie hat programming random tracks from a computer over the sound system here we come. Some very good music, granted, but no thrill, no threat, no Ramones live, no punk, no style… major dissapointment of the night. Sorry. Tuk-tuk again to the final destination for us, Talkin’ to a Sranger, where we encounter the Blue Geckos. Despite the fact that I was quite beered up by now and had christened them the Grateful Undead I really enjoyed their down-homey backporch take on things and their eclectic musical choice and delivery – anyone who plays ‘tequila’ is alright by me… thumbs up for Blue Geckos. …and so Mr R and I said our goodbyes and staggered off in opposite directions, with the memories of a pretty good evening of music behind us (no Glastonbury, granted – but warmer, drier, at least as eclectic, and pretty funny in parts), and the promise of a good night’s sleep and a Saturday spent with the hangover from hell in front of us.. just like the old days… listening to – Tom Petty ‘Wildflowers’ (very quietly) missing – my wife and baby, very much. Effect and Cause It remains still, quiet and quite eerie in the house with A and O in the UK. Last night we Skyped, which was fantastic, so Gerry Anderson video-phonish, but it seemed to mystify the little man somewhat when I spoke he looked out of the window into As folks garden did he think I was hiding in the bushes? He is so alert, fascinated and fascinating to watch. I miss him and his mummy so much. Been listening to the White Stripes new album a lot I REALLY like it, its noisy and fuzzy and sweet and crunchy and so black and white and red all over he plays lots of major chords too so that a musical dimwit like me can almost struggle along with them without too much trouble. The version on sale here is bootlegged off a Canadian radio show, and has snippets of a female DJ between some of the tracks, and I think its really good, gives it a kind of the Who sell Out feel to it. Oh, those White StripesThey are so good, so primal, so real that they must have made one hell of a deal with satan in fact, you can see the evidence of that deal if you follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zgT3WzTVA Mr R and I are going to attend an evening of punk rock tomorrow night, an event which we are eagerly anticipating. From the flyer, which depicts Patti Smith in an outtake from the Horses cover and promises an indie punk mash up plus the Ramones live (!) we could be in for some New York New Wave (the venue owners are New Yorkers) lets hope so. Should I wear my skinny tie and black converse sneakers? Probably not A report should filter through into this blog soon maybe even some pics, if I can remember how to get them into the editing box I still struggle massively with the mechanics of digital wonderment it takes a long time and a great deal of effort to get anything onto this site, believe me. And so to bed how loud can an I-Pod go, I wonder yes, I can tell that we are going to be friends	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1720
__label__wiki	0.878673	0.878673	Tony Visconti & Opinions on David Bowie Bowie is back! Jim and Greg review the new David Bowie album The Next Day, and speak with Bowie's longtime producer Tony Visconti. Changes are afoot at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not only will Donna Summer, Rush, and Public Enemy take their places in the Hall this April, but the institution also has a new CEO. Greg Harris started his career at the Baseball Hall of Fame, and assumed the Rock Hall's top job this January. The appointment earned him a shout-out from none other than The Roots' drummer Questlove, who whiled away his youth combing the bins at Harris's record store, the Philadelphia Record Exchange. Harris talks to Jim and Greg about the Rock Hall's notoriously-secretive induction process, why he doesn't mind Johnny Rotten bashing the Hall, and why Rush fans are the most polite fans in rock. placeCleveland placeRock and Roll Hall of Fame artistDonna Summer artistRush artistPublic Enemy nameGreg Harris nameBaseball Hall of Fame artistThe Roots nameQuestlove placePhiladelphia Record Exchange Tony Visconti While the performer gets all the glory, sometimes it's the producer who shares the guts. This week Jim and Greg revisit their conversation with one of rock's great behind-the-scenes men, Tony Visconti. Visconti has worked with everyone from The Moody Blues to Alejandro Escovedo, but is primarily known for the albums did with glam rockers T. Rex and David Bowie. Visconti relays how he was lucky enough to meet both men shortly after moving from Brooklyn to the UK; both were relatively young and undiscovered. Marc Bolan of T. Rex was still performing hippy folk songs as a member of Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Bowie was beginning song writing but had no direction. Visconti established long-term relationships with both Bowie and Bolan and helped them carve out their identities. In fact, he was tapped to produce Bowie's latest release, The Next Day which Jim and Greg review below. More interviewsShareTweet nameTony Visconti artistThe Moody Blues artistAlejandro Escovedo artistT. Rex artistDavid Bowie placeBrooklyn placeUK nameMarc Bolan artistTyrannosaurus Rex albumThe Next Day review The Next Day available on iTunes Bowie The Next Day Tony Visconti is back with Bowie on the singer's first album in ten years: The Next Day. And both are back in top form, according to Greg. He thinks it's Bowie's most consistent record since the 1980's and again hears that sweet spot between pop music and the avant garde. Jim has always found Bowie something of a charlatan, and can't recommend The Next Day. So the gentlemen are split: Buy It for Greg, Trash It for Jim. artistBowie genrepop “Sylvia Plath”Peter Laughner Recently, our own Jim's mood was descending into Bell Jar territory, so his wife told him to "Snap out of it, Sylvia Plath!" So, he looked to another "Sylvia Plath," to cheer himself up. That would be the 1982 track by Peter Laughner. The Cleveland singer/songwriter worked in the same scene as Pere Ubu, and it's a welcome addition to the Desert Island Jukebox. trackSylvia Plath artistPeter Laughner artistPere Ubu Donna Summer, I Feel Love, I Remember Yesterday, Casablanca, 1977 Whole Lotta Shakin‘ Goin’ On, Whole Lotta Shakin‘ Goin’ On, Single, Sun, 1957 Kraftwerk, Komentenmelodie 2, Autobahn, Philips, 1974 Rush, Tom Sawyer, Moving Pictures, Anthem, 1981 David Bowie, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Next Day, Iso, 2013 David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World, The Man Who Sold the World, Mercury, 1970 Procol Harum, Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum, Regal Zonophone, 1967 Georgie Fame, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, CBS, 1968 T. Rex, Metal Guru, The Slider, EMI, 1972 Tyrannosaurus Rex, Strange Orchestras, My People Were Fair…, Regal Zonophone, 1968 T. Rex, Ride a White Swan, Bolan Boogie, Fly, 1972 T. Rex, Bang a Gong (Get it On), Electric Warrior, Reprise, 1971 T. Rex, Cosmic Dancer, Electric Warrior, Reprise, 1971 The Moody Blues, Your Wildest Dreams, The Other Side of Life, Polydor, 1986 Gentle Giant, Giant, Gentle Giant, Vertigo, 1970 David Bowie, Space Oddity, Space Oddity, Phillips, 1972 David Bowie, Heroes, Heroes, RCA, 1977 Phoenix, Long Distance Call, It's Never Been Like That, EMI, 2006 Satanic Surfers, What Ever, Going Nowhere Fast, Epitaph, 1999 The Radio Dept., Heaven's On Fire, Clinging to a Scheme, Labrador, 2010 Ultravox, Rise, Brilliant, Chrysalis, 2012 Aimee Mann, Charmer, Charmer, SuperEgo, 2012 rockhall.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame cleveland.com Greg Harris philarecx.com Philadelphia Record Exchange lettersofnote.com Johnny Rotten on R&R Hall of Fame jdmanagement.com Tony Visconti amazon.co.uk Tony Visconti's Autobiography davidbowie.com David Bowie chicagotribune.com Greg's David Bowie Review goodreads.com The Bell Jar	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1725
__label__wiki	0.602313	0.602313	Iraq They Can’t Destroy Us Inside! PBPodcastsPrayer Bulletinprayermaterevivingsld In today’s world there are almost 60 million refugees. One in every 122 people is a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum. But these people are more than just numbers. They are some of the most incredible people on earth, as World Vision writer Kari Costanza found in Iraq. “I came home from Iraq feeling ashamed,” he writes. “For more than two decades, I have traveled to 35 countries to report stories for World Vision. And wherever I go, I find bravery and beauty…” “I didn’t expect to find beauty or bravery in Iraq. I just expected to be afraid. I’m embarrassed to say that until last month, I painted the people if Iraq with broad brushstrokes. In my mind, I dehumanised them. I was so wrong. What I found on my travels in the northern region of Iraq was a group of people whose faith and love of beauty is far stronger than mine.” Meet Ibtihal, Huda, and May. They are artists. In the summer of 2014, armed groups drove them from Mosul. They joined 3.4 million Iraqis who have had to flee their homes, often leaving everything behind – 120,000 of them Christians. These women now live with 5,500 others in a camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. A year ago, Ibtihal, Huda, and May started a small business – making mosaic tiles with a group of women from the camp. The tiles depict the letter “N” for Nazara – the Arabic symbol for Jesus of Nazareth. “They marked our houses with the letter N for Nazara,” says Ibtihal, speaking of the armed groups. “The N means these houses belonged to them. They stole our houses. Our furniture. Everything,” says Ibtihal. May joined the group of women at the camp with her daughters Rita, 20, and Sally, 17. Being forced from her home wasn’t her first loss. May lost two brothers in a 2010 church bombing in Mosul. Four years later, she lost her home and her every possession. Her acceptance of such tragedy is dumbfounding. “This is our faith.” The women say the “N” symbolises their unshakeable faith. “They could destroy our church,” says May’s friend, Gaydaa, “but they can’t destroy the small church inside us.” Source: Kari Costanza, World Vision Bible Study: Proverbs 31: 10-31 APRIL: Praise God that, despite living away from home, in the cramped conditions of a refugee camp, the profound faith of these Christian women has seen them prosper and enjoy life in Christ. Pray WIDER that refugees may soon find their homes liberated. IRAQ: Hope for Weary Iraqi Refugees STOKE-ON-TRENT: Showing Jesus’ Love to Refugees 192: Blessed are those who are Persecuted \| RBTL 25 views	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1730
__label__cc	0.736623	0.263377	Carinavalva Tribus: Microlepidieae Genus: Carinavalva Species: C. glauca Carinavalva Ising Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 78. 114 (1955) Ising, E.H. 1955. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Adelaide, S.A. 78. 114. Carinavalva in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2017. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2017 Jan. 22. Heenan, P.B., Goeke, D.F., Houliston, G.J. & Lysak, M.A. 2012. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS and rbcL DNA sequences for sixteen genera of Australian and New Zealand Brassicaceae result in the expansion of the tribe Microlepidieae. Taxon 61(5): 970–979. Full text PDF Reference page. International Plant Names Index. 2017. Carinavalva. Published online. Accessed Jan. 22 2017. Koch, M.A. et al. 2016. Carinavalva in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Nov. 18. Tropicos.org 2017. Carinavalva . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Jan. 22. Warwick, S.I., Francis, A & Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2006. Brassicaceae: species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Plant Systematics and Evolution 259(2–4): 249–258. doi: 10.1007/s00606-006-0422-0 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. Retrieved from "https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carinavalva&oldid=5524629"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1731
__label__cc	0.694656	0.305344	Tag Archives: coast At Thalankuppam Posted on March 10, 2008 by Sharanya Manivannan Some very friendly boys and their dog, on Thalankuppam beach. All photos above are by me. Larger sizes and black and white versions are on my Flickr page. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan and I came up with the idea of holding a poetry reading at Thalankuppam, north of the city of Chennai, while talking about coasts. Like many artists, we are both obsessed with them to some extent. When I told him about my own favourite beach, which is widely regarded as a crappy excuse for one but stirs me still, he told me about Thalankuppam. He had discovered it by accident, while riding without any particular destination in mind, leaving the city behind. By this time, we and a few others had been having a lot of discussions about the necessity and opportunity present to create a community, one which not just writes and reveres the written word, but takes joy in the spoken. Thalankuppam made sense on several levels — gorgeous yet discreet, it has an interesting story which few know. We wanted a small event, something in the indie spirit. No sponsors, no pish-poshness. We also wanted something that had the ethos of the city in it — an ethos which we hope to shape, in our own small ways. As I have written and said elsewhere before, I feel blessed to be at this point again for the second time in my life. The right place at the right time, just as I was six or seven years ago in KL. Chennai is pulsing with something which, if harnessed, will set the city alight. Trust me on this one. I’ve seen it once and am certain I’m about to witness it again. Or the city will, in any case, with or without me. On the afternoon of March 9th, a small group set forth from Madras University, hugging the beach northwards for under an hour until we reached the area of Thalankuppam. We entered a settlement area, and the further into it we drove the more I realised that truly, this was the kind of beach that could only be stumbled upon. When we finally parked to walk, near a delta, we were confronted by a small hill of sand. Human-made, from sediment that clogged the factory-bordered river otherwise. Beyond this hill was the beach. And jutting from this beach was the abandoned pier. Chandroo’s camera will say things best, so please go ahead and harass him to post his photos up. We settled on the beach to start the reading, which was pleasantly delayed by the far from camera-shy boys above. Matthew played sacrificial lamb, reading a poem which Sivakami, who had had to leave once we reached Thalankuppam, had left with him. He delivered her homage to the masculine and feminine properties of the sea beautifully. Chandroo read three poems, one of which was a translation of Subramania Bharathy. Katia, Matilda, Sarah and Jenny — the unsuspecting newspaper interns we whisked off to this deserted, untouristy part of greater Chennai — most impressively shared some of their favourite poems by others from memory. Katia read some musings from her journal. I read a few pieces, including one about a dream I had about a sea that was startlingly similar to the view mid-way on the pier. Julian did not read, but lent his quiet support. We had held off from actually getting on the pier and walking to its end because Chandroo, whose 25th or thereabouts trip this was, had recommended we wait until closer to sundown, when the colours of our surroundings would take on different properties. He was right — it was worth it. Walking the pier itself was probably the most incredible experience of an altogether brilliant evening. The good kind of scary, like a rollercoaster, only more dangerous, because the only safety devices we had were each others’ sweaty hands and our own intrepid footsteps. You can’t tell from the picture we used on the flyer, but that is no bridge. It’s like a horizontal ladder. Lose your step and you plummet into the water. It was like walking on waves, the ocean surging around us. Absolutely stunning. At the end of the pier was a wonderful little sheltered platform. I tried to imagine watching a thunderstorm from there, the terrible thrill it must be like. We were joined by two latecomers, who hadn’t carpooled and had gotten lost hence. Here, I read two more poems before we headed back, beating the dusk. Thank you all — who were interested but could not make it, who came, who will come to future events. We had a wonderful time and will keep you posted about the next event. Suggestions, ideas — let us know. Sivakami Velliangiri left a poem responding to the event in the comments section of the announcement post; do check it out. Filed under Uncategorized and tagged beach, chennai, coast, events, india, live literature, madras, photography, poem, poems, poetry, poets, readings, sea, sepia, spoken word, thalankuppam \| 10 Comments	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1745
__label__wiki	0.607332	0.607332	Vol. 13 Chapter 2 – Part 1 The day after Schnee’s “spoil me please” day, Shin and Schnee went to the institute. Their destination was the school’s training grounds. More precisely, the training field used mainly for party vs party mock battles. “Okay then, let’s start with the training. Let’s do a quick one-on-one first, then switch to party battle.” “Mr. Shin, I see you two have different equipment than yesterday, but is that okay?” “Yeah, that equipment would have made things too dangerous.” Shin nodded to Lecus’ question. Myu and Lecus were wearing the same equipment they had in the dungeon, while Gian’s was clearly of inferior quality. It was probably a spare or gear he borrowed from the institute. The type of equipment was the same however. Myu and Lecus were wearing their best, in contrast to Shin who wore a blue/green jacket with cargo pants that had a rather neat design. Schnee was wearing a similar outfit too. Shin and Schnee both wielded handmade 『Sponge Blade』 weapons, albeit of different length. Made of sponge, they looked just like wooden swords. Part of the “Sponge” series, these weapons would cause very little damage even if Shin swung them at full power: in a way, they were an exceptional item. “Sponge” versions existed for all types of weapons: depending on shape and type, they had different denominations. Long swords were “Sword”, katanas were “Blade” and so on. “First of all, let me see how much you can fight. Even if you hurt me I can be healed right away, so come at full power. Use skills if you want. I’ll be your opponent first, then Yuki will.” Shin’s implied “I’ll go easy on you kids” made Gian’s eyes flare up. Differently from Myu and Lecus, he had harbored a certain hostility towards Shin ever since they met in the dungeon. Shin’s words were like a taunt for him. “Then, I’ll—” “I’m first.” Myu raised her hand, eager to fight Shin, but Gian stood in front of her. Myu was annoyed by the interference, but feeling the fighting spirit emanating from Gian she stopped in her tracks, wide-eyed. “That’s rare for you to be so openly hostile.” Gian spat back at Lecus to be quiet and readied his spear. He lowered his center of gravity and concentrated all of his fighting spirit in Shin’s direction. His solid stance, fitting for the party’s shield, made it seem like he could counter attacks from any direction. His gaze towards Shin was now void of hostility, but simply very serious. (He’s not planning to hide his strategy, huh.) Shin waited for Schnee to move away, then readied his blade. While it looked a little silly, it was tough enough that even Gian’s former equipment wouldn’t scratch it. “I’m ready anytime.” Gian moved as soon as Shin spoke. His spear closed in on Shin very quickly, leaving after-images behind. It was hard to believe that he was still under level 200 by how fast he moved. Shin calmly calculated the spear’s trajectory and hit its tip with the blade. Despite the soft “poff”-like sound made by the clash, Gian’s spear was smacked out of his hands and fell down on the ground. Shin looked at the spear and realized his mistake. Because of the shock from hitting the ground, the part connecting the tip and handle of the spear had bent. “That can’t be helped. Use this, as replacement for the broken spear.” Shin said he would fix the bent spear and return it later, then pulled out of his jacket -actually, from the item box- a card and gave it to Gian. The boy was looking at his hands and the spear Shin knocked down, with a grave expression, which changed to perplexion when he materialized the card Shin gave him. “It’s a 『Sponge Lance』, a weapon made for training. It looks soft, but it’s actually tougher than Adamantine. With this, we won’t have to worry about breaking weapons anymore.” Shin was the most worried about this though. Gian swung the new weapon a few times, then was convinced and nodded. “Okay, let’s start again. Feel free to use skills or magic too.” Shin pointed the tip of his blade towards Gian and got into a fighting stance. Gian too pointed the lance towards Shin. Gian had lost his weapon in the previous confrontation, but his strike did not rely on physical strength only. His footwork, movement of the center of gravity, and concentration of strength were definitely fruit of many days of training, as Shin was impressed to notice. “I won’t hold back.” Gian thrust his lance towards Shin again. His expression did not reveal how he had received Shin’s words. When Shin aimed at the tip of the lance, to knock it to the ground one more time, the lance’s blade started glowing yellow. “Gian’s getting really serious.” Myu and Lecus’ whispered conversation reached Shin’s ears. They seemed to know what Gian was about to try. Just like before, the blade knocked the lance down. What followed, though, was not the same outcome. Yellow blades shot from the lance, following the path it had before being knocked down, headed towards Shin. Shin’s kinetic vision did not miss the crackle on the blade’s surface before the yellow blades were hurled at him. They were, in fact, made of lightning: their speed was nothing to underestimate either. At the same time as Shin dodged them, Gian had pulled back his weapon. He had anticipated that it would be knocked down, so he did not drop it as before, but had it ready for the next strike already. “Are you a monster…!?” Even if he looked cool and composed, however, the whisper that escaped his lips revealed his true thoughts. Gian wouldn’t give up yet though: He thrust the lance again…at a distance that would never reach Shin. When he did, just like the second strike, yellow blades sparked from the tip. “This brings back memories.” Shin parried the blades this time, then whispered to himself. What Gian had used was the Spear/Lightning combination skill 【Tri-Edge】. This skill was a Spear/Lightning composite, but there existed 【Tri-Edge】 skills with other elements and weapons: it was a skill common to all bladed weapons. It allowed the attack to change elements depending on the foe, so it was used in various ways by beginners and veterans alike. The skill’s effect was to add elemental follow-up attacks to weapon attacks. “It’s not over yet!” Gian looked at the lightning blades parried by Shin and swung the lance. He drew a cross, then added a horizontal stroke. The strikes, drawn as to divide Shin in six parts, burned bright red. Gian didn’t stop there however: he quickly pulled back his weapon, then thrust it again. This time the tip released a blade of wind, difficult to discern with the naked eye. “You can use combos too?” Shin dispelled the flames and blade of wind headed towards him with a swing of his weapon, then went to attack Gian, a pleasantly surprised impression on his face. Some skills, when used in quick succession, became combinations: Gian had used one such technique, which the players called combo. “Damn it!!” Even if he used skills, Shin only had to swing his weapon to neutralize them. Gian witnessed this reality and cursed it. That too, however, was put to a stop when he blocked Shin’s blade. Sponge weapons did look soft, but when Gian blocked Shin’s blade with the handle of his lance, the impact was strong enough to make his body shake left and right. The boy managed to parry Shin’s attacks three times; the fourth time his arms went numb, and on the fifth the lance’s handle was pushed into his body, which flew in midair. “Gian was using his skills, but was pushed back all the same…it looked like he was flying along the ground, but will he be okay?” “Mr. Shin said that he would with that equipment, so I think so. Look, Gian’s standing back up.” Lecus looked worried, but Gian was already on his feet again. He touched the spot struck by Shin’s blade with some confusion. “You don’t have any damage except sliding on the ground, right?” It felt very strange to Gian to not have suffered any damage after an attack like that. Shin checked Gian’s HP gauge to be sure, but it really had not decreased at all. “Next is my turn, then!!” Leaving Gian aside, the even more excited Myu ran up to Shin. They knew already that her gauntlets and leg guards could not sustain Shin’s attacks, so she had switched to Sponge Knuckles and Greaves. “I’m going all out!!” Differently from Gian, Myu used skills since the start. The aura enveloping her body was probably 【Ki Manipulation – Living Lightning】. The relative stability of the aura showed that it was a Skill, not an Art. Her physical abilities boosted, Myu prepared to jump straight close to Shin…not that he would ever allow it. He lowered his blade on Myu’s frontal charge, but she made no attempt of defending herself or dodging it. If hit, she would be knocked to the ground, but the blade simply passed through Myu. Like smoke swept away by wind, Myu simply vanished. “Oh, 【Ki Strike】, huh.” Behind the vanished Myu, the real one was not about to punch Shin. Knuckles and Greaves wrapped in flames, if she punched or kicked flaming versions of her fists and feet would extend for about 30 cemel. Myu’s illusion had been created by the barehanded martial skill 【Ki Strike】, while the flame attack range extensions by the Barehanded/Flame combination skill 【Flame Kata – Crimson Lotus】. Myu went for a right jab, a left jab, then crouched down and did a leg sweep. As all these attacks were dodged by Shin, Myu continued with a spin kick, making use of the sweep’s momentum. 【Flame Kata – Crimson Lotus】 lasted for 60 seconds. Myu’s aggressive offensive made it look like she was on fire herself, but Shin blocked it completely calmly. The flame attacks had physical mass, so they could be stopped by Shin’s blade. “Mmghh!!” Myu was frustrated to see all her attacks miss, but she remembered about the skill’s time limit, so she stepped away from Shin. Without waiting another moment, she gathered fire around her greaves. “How about this!!” Myu drew an arc in midair with her leg, turning into a backflip. When she landed, she unleashed a flying kick towards Shin. On the spot where she had done a backflip, two balls of fire formed close to the ground and also headed towards Shin. “Oh, not bad.” It was a method to perform an attack from multiple directions alone, very popular in the game era. Usually, long-distance attackers such as mages or archers used it, but depending on how it was used, the skill was suited to close distance fighters like Myu too. Feeling a bit of nostalgia, Shin ignored the flames and focused on countering Myu’s attack. The skill Myu used was the Barehanded/Flame combination skill 【Crawling Fangs】, which allowed the user to shoot flames from the feet, at one’s preferred timing. The flames heading for the target, however, were 20% a physical mass and 80% a magical object, so closer to magic, which meant that they were pretty much meaningless before Shin’s high magic resistance. Lecus, who was not aware of the flames’ actual composition, shouted towards Shin, who stopped Myu’s flying kick only. Myu meant it when she said that she would go all out: the ground-crawling flames had a rather high temperature. If they hit, Shin would be fine, but Myu herself risked to be hurt. Before Myu, her leg caught by Shin, could protect herself, Shin stomped his feet on the ground. With a powerfully echoing sound, the ground formed a rift. The vibration caused the rift to rise even higher, and the flames clashed against it and disappeared, never reaching their target. Only faint sparks of lingering heat remained, brushing against Myu’s cheeks. “Game over. I’m going to let you go now, okay?” “You’re so amazing, Mr. Shin…” Myu landed without trouble. She had experienced Shin’s strength firsthand, so more than anything else, her respect towards him increased. Her thirst for a battle had settled down, so she now looked at him like she was looking at a hero. “Hey, is she always like that?” “Well, actually, it’s my first time seeing Myu like this…” Shin asked this question to Lecus, who stood before him as the last opponent, but the boy was just as confused. “Once, she said that she likes strong people, so that might have something to do with it.” “I see…oh, sorry, that wasn’t something to ask before training.” “No, despite knowing her for a while I was perplexed too, so I understand your question, Mr. Shin.” Personality-wise, Myu tended to favor strong people, but it was apparently the first time she showed such a sudden change of attitude. “Let’s start then. As I said before, no need to hold anything back, all right? I’ll be okay even if you hit me with all your power, so do that.” “Yes, understood.” Lecus was not worried anymore about hurting Shin. He had seen how Shin had remained unscathed from Myu’s 【Crawling Fangs】, so he knew that he wasn’t lying. Lecus was a mage, so he started his battle strategy from a more distant position than Gian or Myu. “O magic filling the air, gather in my palm…” (O magic residing in my flesh, rush to my foes…) Lecus started chanting. Just like he had done for Gian and Myu, Shin let him make the first move. “So this happens when you do multiple chanting.” Shin’s ears picked up Lecus and one more voice doing the chanting. He knew it was because of the 【Multiple Chanting】 skill, but wondered how it exactly happened. Shin possessed the 【Instant Chant】 skill, which if used with 【Multiple Chanting】 made it possible to use multiple spells at the same time without chanting. He had no need to waste time chanting thanks to it, so he did not know how 【Multiple Chanting】 worked by itself. “…well, it’s the right chance to try.” Using 【Instant Chanting】 was the norm, so Shin had never tried 【Multiple Chanting】 alone. Since the timing was just right, he tried chanting with the same timing as Lecus. “Come hither, frozen lands. What I seek is…” (O dew traveling in the mist, gather in my palm…) It was a very peculiar sensation: Shin’s mouth chanted the words to create a magic ice barrier, while in his head resounded the chant to create magic ice bullets, overlapping with the chant he actually pronounced. (I can do it, sure, but…) To think while chanting was something he never did normally, but as it turned out, it was not problematic at all. Soon enough, the chanting ended. Shin had started a bit later than Lecus, but they finished at the same time. Lecus had chosen the spell 【Air Bullet】, which as the name says launches bullets made of air, and 【Thunder Line】, which allows the caster to shoot lighting bolts in any direction they wish. Shin, on the other hand, had chosen 【Ice Wall】, which creates a barrier of ice, and 【Water Bullet】, which shoots a barrage of water bullets. The first clash was between the water and wind bullets. Shin’s water bullets struck the invisible wind ones one by one, as he could see them. That was possible thanks to the 【Magic Vision】 skill, which let the user see magic power. In the game, it was a skill pretty much all players had to learn to compete. “There is too much difference in the power of one single blow, I see. But in this situation…” Seeing five of his wind bullets being destroyed by one of Shin’s water shots, Lecus realized that he could never win in terms of firepower. His eyes, however, showed that he hadn’t given up yet: he probably wanted to try to strike a 【Thunder Line】 through the spot where the wind and water bullets clashed. The trajectory the caster could have 【Thunder Line】 travel through varied from person to person. Inexperienced casters could only make it travel in an arc or change directions two to three times only. As the caster gained experience, they could make the lightning take more complex routes: a very small number of players could use it as if the lightning itself avoided the obstacles on its path. In order to test Lecus’ skills, Shin divided his ice barrier into several smaller ones, setting up several icicles while the water and wind bullets clashed. The bullets would obviously hit the icicles too, making it harder to target Shin. In such a case, even moderately experienced users would decide to make the lightning bolts take a roundabout path. Each one of Lecus’ palms produced a lightning bolt. The bolts traveled straight through the field where the icicles and bullets were still clashing. “That’s something.” Dodging the bolts out of sheer physical ability, Shin let out a comment, impressed. The lightning’s streak clearly showed the difficult path they took. The bolts lasted for mere seconds, but to imagine two different ones in a field where magic forces clashed was a very arduous task. Very few players could draw such complicated trajectories during battle. “Hahah…he avoided them…not even blocked them..” In contrast with Shin’s impressed tone, Lecus was both dejected and confused. Lightning and Light-type magic spells were often a surefire hit, unless the caster missed themselves, as they traveled at the speed of light, much faster than a person’s reaction speed, thus unavoidable…or at least, supposed to be so. Some people could do just that, actually: by reading the opponent’s movements, limiting the timing and direction of their attacks, detecting magic power, “somehow”, etc. The reasons were many, but each allowed them to avoid such attacks. In Shin’s case, he somehow “felt” them coming through pure instinct. It could be an extension of his detection of danger. Because of this, he could not explain how he avoided them. Lecus had witnessed Shin dodge lightning during the battle with Gian, but did not think that he could do it even while magic was clashing and icicles blocked his field of view. “Let’s end this here, okay?” “Aah, yes. If you can avoid that, I have nothing else I can do.” Even if they continued, Lecus would be simply overwhelmed by Shin’s 【Water Bullet】 barrage, so Lecus accepted Shin’s words without hesitation. “Okay, the final battle is with the whole party. Do you have any other members, by the way?” “We three are the only regular members. Sometimes we join with other small parties or let solo adventurers join, but it never went well.” The other students can’t keep up with Lecus’ party: the difference in base ability was that large. Even the mage Lecus, from a normal person’s perspective, was as strong as a physical fighter. There were other Chosen Ones in the institute, but for some reason they didn’t blend well together. “I see. Well, there’s nothing I can do about party members. For the time being, let’s focus on powering you guys up.” Individual training and team battle practice. Based on what he had seen in the dungeon, Shin thought that they had many things they could improve. “I’ll say it again, you don’t need to think about holding back.” Shin spoke after preparing his blade in a fighting stance. Gian and Myu stood side by side, with Lecus behind them. All three of them looked very serious. They couldn’t make Shin lose his composure a bit one-on-one, so it was clear that they were thinking of pulling it off together. Maybe because they were fighting as a party now, only Gian had a new piece of equipment, a Sponge Shield. “Let’s do this!!” Following Gian’s shout, Myu and Lecus started moving too. Gian charged forward, holding his shield high, using it to hide his lance from Shin’s view. He planned to not let Shin anticipate his attack until the very end. Over Gian’s head, Myu unleashed a flying kick. Two attacks at the same time…thee, counting Lecus chanting behind them. Shin caught Myu’s flying leg, spun once and threw her in Gian’s direction. “Nwah!?” “Wha!?” Gian instinctively moved his shield and lance to block Myu’s fall. When Shin attempted a follow-up attack, the surroundings were filled with mist. “Get back, quick!” The mist disappeared around Shin, but Gian and Myu had followed Lecus’ order and retreated, so he could not see them. Knowing that Shin would block the offensive, Lecus had prepared a magic spell to block his field of view. “So, what are you going to do next?” Shin knew where they were, thanks to presence detection. It looked like they would attack from three different directions. Maybe wary of Shin’s reaction, they took around 30 seconds to slowly move around him. One was right in front, the other two diagonally behind Shin. They had probably decided the timing to strike. Without any particular signal, they all started attacking at the same time. The attacker from the front, piercing through the mist, was surprisingly Lecus. “【Triple Bullet】!!” Fire, water, and invisible wind bullets shot from his hands. From behind, Myu sent 【Crawling Fangs】 and Gian used 【Tri-Edge】 before both of them charged towards Shin. Knowing that normal attacks would never damage him, they tried to strike him all together. “You’ve thought this through.” In response to the three young warriors’ offensive, Shin walked towards Lecus. Magic would barely affect Shin, especially if Lecus was the caster. As this was battle training for them, Shin advanced while knocking the bullets down, then struck Lecus’ neck, who was trying to retreat. That meant that Lecus had died. Myu and Gian “died” too after a few minutes. “Aah…not even one hit…” “Just completely out of your league. Asking you for training was the right idea.” Myu and Gian did not even try to hide their frustration. Lecus had understood that they would never match Shin in the first battle and was thinking if there was a way for them to get back at Shin. “Okay, let’s review the battles until now. Then Yuki will be your opponent.” As long as they didn’t lose all enthusiasm because of losing, they could improve. 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__label__cc	0.704625	0.295375	2207 N. Belt Hwy. #A, Honda Showroom R/C SHOP Oreion Reeper 2019 Honda Pioneer 1000 LE New Utility Vehicles • SxS: Pioneer 1000 2019 Honda Pioneer 1000 LE • $20,499 SxS: Pioneer 1000 SXS10M3LELK ADVENTURE READY. WITHOUT COMPROMISE. Seems like we all have to work harder and harder every year. And those hills don’t seem to be getting any flatter, or the trails any smoother. But one thing is getting better and better: Honda’s line of Pioneer side-by-sides, especially our top-of-the-line Pioneer 1000 family. What sets them apart? Smart technology. Superior materials. Refined engineering. And something nobody else can match: Honda’s well-earned and world-famous reputation for reliability and overall quality. And the farther you go or the harder you work, the more that means. The 2019 Honda Pioneer 1000 lineup is a perfect example. These great side-by-sides got it right the first time in terms of comfort, handling, hauling, and user-friendly features (and, check out the new colors this year). Available in both three- and five-seat versions, in addition to their innovative features, from our flagship Pioneer 1000-5 Limited Edition right through our line to the Pioneer 1000, you can count on a Honda, year after year, mile after mile, adventure after adventure. 3-PERSON CONTOURED BENCH SEAT: Tough, durable and built to enhance every driving experience — yes, we’re talking about the seat. Contoured for three passengers, the center seat is positioned up and forward to maximize space and comfort, and the covering is designed to resist both the elements and heavy use. LCD DISPLAY: The multi-function LCD dash display is large enough to host loads of information, in an easy-to-read way, like speed and fuel level. RPM and transmission mode. Fuel gauge, water temperature, trip information and more. It even includes a clock, so you’ll always know when it’s time for some fun. TILT WHEEL: With a tilt steering wheel, you’re ensured an even more comfortable driving experience. We’ve given the wheel a wide range of adjustments for optimum customization, and it even moves very far forward to allow for easy entry and exit. SOPHISTICATED CHASSIS: Some of the most impressive Pioneer 1000 features are those you’ll never see. In addition to the suspension and ground clearance, we rubber-mounted the engine and exhaust system to insulate the cabin against excessive vibration. So while you may not see this feature, it’s one you will definitely notice. SELF-LOAD LEVELING REAR SUSPENSION: Even when you push your Pioneer 1000-5 to the limits, you compromise nothing. Just take the load-leveling suspension with cargo, passengers or both piled into the back — the rear suspension automatically adjusts to the weight change. So you maintain ground clearance, comfort and handling, without compromises. Handling and Control I-4WD: The Pioneer 1000 Limited Edition showcases our exclusive I-4WD system. Think “I” for “Intelligent,” because that’s exactly what it is. An industry-first brake-traction control system for side-by-sides, it simplifies operation, increases drivability and optimizes traction. Using proven, advanced technology from Honda’s automotive division, you get the benefits associated with a locked front differential with none of the downsides. That means it maintains front-wheel traction even if one wheel wants to spin on ice or mud or if it’s in a hole. But at the same time, you get the lighter steering, better tracking at high speeds, tighter turning radius, and reduced kickback associated with unlocked front differentials. CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION: Prepare to go further than ever before. Our refined chassis enables you to tackle terrain others would shy away from, with larger tires, long-travel independent front and rear suspension and huge ground clearance. The rubber mounted engine and exhaust system insulates against excessive vibration, and on the 1000-5 model, self-leveling rear suspension compensates for changing loads. PADDLE SHIFTING: Steering column-mounted paddle shifters add a serious dose of performance in every drive. In Manual mode, they let you shift without ever taking your hands off the wheel, and in Automatic mode, they let you override the current gear with a quick up or downshift, holding that gear for several seconds before returning to Automatic mode. INDEPENDENT FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION: Dual A-arm suspension gives you 10.5 inches of travel in the front, and 10-inches of travel in the rear. Pair that with stellar ground clearance, and you maximize available traction and superior comfort maneuvering over terrain other side-by-sides would shy away from. TURF/2WD/4WD/DIFF LOCK: Don’t tear up sensitive surfaces. Select Turf Mode. Want to access as much traction as possible? Put it in 4WD. Need maximum power at all four wheels? Lock the front and rear differentials. And the best part is, you can do it all with a shift of a single lever. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING: Our Electric Power Steering system helps eliminate bump steer through rocky and rutted terrain, which reduces fatigue. What makes it even better is the added assist you get when you need it most, like when you’re in 4WD, driving at lower speeds, or maneuvering over rough conditions. BIGGER TIRES: Practically speaking, the 27-inch tires on 12-inch rims help increase ground clearance, improve ride comfort, and deliver better traction. Realistically speaking, they just look great. And on the DLX model, you get Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 tires with radial construction and premium style. ADVANCED TRANSMISSION LOGIC: The brain of the DCT, Advanced Transmission Logic, senses how you drive and adapts. Relaxed drivers get earlier shifts for a quieter ride at lower engine speeds. Sportier drivers will hold each gear longer for higher RPM shifts. And when going downhill, you get true engine braking. Now that’s a smart transmission. ELECTRONIC BRAKEFORCE DISTRIBUTION: Heading down a hill? Is the bed loaded or empty? Honda’s Electronic Brakeforce Distribution automatically proportions the force to the front and rear brakes with changing conditions—all you do is press the brake pedal. Power and Performance POWERFUL 999 CC TWIN-CYLINDER ENGINE: When you know the power you need is always at the ready, every drive is an enjoyable experience. And that’s precisely what you get out of the class-leading 999cc liquid-cooled inline twin. Using the same Unicam® cylinder head design found in our motocross bikes, it’s more compact in size, and it still delivers the kind of horsepower and torque you’d expect from a flagship model. FULLY-AUTOMATIC SIX-SPEED DCT TRANSMISSION: Drive the way you want, with the industry’s first and only 6-speed Dual Clutch Transmission. Choose between manual mode or fully automatic. Plus, the addition of Sport Mode increases the fun, shifting at higher RPMs for a spirited, full-performance driving experience. HIGH / LOW SUBTRANSMISSION: With a full 42-percent gear reduction between High and Low, you get the torque you need in all 6 gears. It comes in handy when driving over difficult terrain, scaling steep hills or towing heavy loads. BUILT IN THE U.S.A.: The Pioneer 1000 is purpose-built for the American market, right in America. Domestically and globally sourced parts are all assembled at our plant in Timmonsville, South Carolina, and once these side-by-sides roll off the line, they’re ready to explore every corner of the country. 2000-POUND TOWING CAPACITY: Call it 2000 pounds, or call it 1 ton. Either way, the towing capacity of the Pioneer 1000 is unsurpassed by any competitor. So instead of hopping on the tractor or taking out the truck, you can stay right in your side-by-side and tackle those bigger jobs with relative ease. HILL START ASSIST: Need to stop on a steep uphill? Honda’s Hill Start Assist automatically holds the Pioneer 1000 Limited Edition in position while you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator—there’s no roll-back drama. FOUR-WHEEL DISC BRAKES: The Pioneer’s uncompromising power helps take you further than ever before. The reliable disc brakes help you stop on a dime. Built to the same standard as you’d find in our autos, the four-wheel disc brakes minimize debris from building up, ensuring consistent performance, and giving you confidence on the trail. DRIVER / PASSENGER PROTECTION: The Occupant Protection Structure uses large-diameter tubing, and meets OSHA’s rollover protection standard. The hard doors and roll-up side nets help keep debris from entering the cabin, and auto-style three-point seatbelts are equipped with an emergency locking retractor mechanism, to help optimize passenger security. When you put this much safety first, fun is sure to follow. QUICKFLIP® SEATING: Want to bring an extra one or two passengers along for the ride? Two QuickFlip® seats pop up from the cargo bed on Pioneer 1000-5, giving you the extra seating you need, when you need it. Exclusive to Honda, it’s a smarter system than fixed seat, multi-row models, giving you better maneuverability on the trails. ENGINE AIR INTAKE: To get the most out of your engine, you need the best air going into it. That’s why we positioned the air intake up high under the hood. It helps ensure a clean air supply, even at deeper fording depths, and with a new viscous air filter element, you get increased performance and longer service intervals. 1000-POUND-CAPACITY TILT BED: There are a ton of reasons to buy a Pioneer 1000. Among them: the half-ton hauling capacity*. No side-by-side can haul more, and when it comes to dumping, we’ve made it easier than ever, with a hydraulic assist tilt bed lever that can be accessed from outside the vehicle, or right from the driver’s seat. COLOR-MATCH DOOR AND BEDSIDE PANELS: Want to change the color of your Pioneer when hunting season rolls around? No problem. Our door and bedside panels can be easily swapped out for a different color scheme if and when you need it. This feature comes in particularly handy in case a panel sustains any damage on the job or trail. Pioneer 1000 LE Front / Rear - Dual 210 mm hydraulic discs Curb - 1,642 lb. - Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and full tank of fuel. Fully Automatic Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) with six forward gears and Reverse. Four drive modes include 2WD, 4WD, Turf and Differential lock. Paddle Shifters with three shift modes (standard, sport, and manual) Front / Rear - Direct driveshafts Twin-cylinder Unicam® four-stroke 92.0 x 75.15 mm Fuel Injection (PGM-FI), 44 mm throttle body Full-transistorized with electronic advance 7.9 gal. (including 1.7 gal. reserve) Front - Independent double-wishbone; 10.6 in. travel Rear - Independent double-wishbone; 10 in. travel Recommended for drivers 16 years of age and older. One Year Transferable limited warranty; extended coverage available with a Honda Protection Plan SxS / UTVs ARE ONLY FOR DRIVERS 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE. FOR YOUR SAFETY, BE RESPONSIBLE. ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET, EYE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT, AND KEEP THE SIDE NETS AND DOORS CLOSED. AVOID EXCESSIVE SPEEDS AND BE CAREFUL ON DIFFICULT TERRAIN. ALL MUV DRIVERS SHOULD WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO "MULTIPURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES: A GUIDE TO SAFE OPERATION" AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. NEVER DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, ON PUBLIC ROADS OR WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER MUST BE TALL ENOUGH FOR SEAT BELT TO FIT PROPERLY AND TO BRACE THEMSELVES WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR. PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO GRASP THE HAND HOLD WITH THE SEAT BELT ON AND BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DRIVING. Pioneer is a registered trademark of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1756
__label__cc	0.593444	0.406556	DFA Titles Essaie Pas - New Path LP - $19.99 CD - $12.00 1) Les Aphides 2) Futur Parlé 3) Complet Brouillé 4) Les agents des stups 5) Substance M 6) New Path Essaie Pas always seek out fresh challenges. Emerging from Montreal’s sprawling electronic scene, the duo - Marie Davidson and Pierre Guerineau – feel completely free to express themselves, to sketch out hitherto unmapped musical regions. “Essaie Pas has always been about exploring new territories” explains Pierre. “From the very first tapes, to the last one. We don’t want to do the same thing over and over again, – we just need to keep it exciting and to challenge ourselves. Take those experiences, open new boxes and see what happens.” Forthcoming album ‘New Path’ takes this one step further. The duo’s fifth album to date – and second on powerhouse label DFA Records –is loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly, a classic of dystopian science fiction. “I read the book a long time ago, maybe 15 years ago, and it had a strong impression on me,” explains Pierre. “In our previous work we always looked to music as inspiration in our lives, but this time we felt the desire to try something different, that’s not based on ourselves but on someone else’s universe. It was going to be more conceptual, more political.” ‘New Path’ touches on personal ground, on addiction, loss, and the lingering strength of identity within late capitalism’s mass media paranoia. It pins down the central character’s destructive addiction, using this as a metaphor to explore the dichotomous rupture between our inner lives and our social environment, one that is often fed and soothed by drug abuse, social media, or any kind of dependence. “I think it touches us on many levels,” Pierre continues. “We can talk about drug addiction issues, we can talk about the mass surveillance world we live in, but there’s also the experience of loss, of grief. I was surprised by how the book felt so modern and accurate to the time we live in right now. Dick’s visions of surveillance are the reality of social control today.” It’s a record that continually ties itself in knots, a puzzle that is outwardly beguiling while the solutions remain inherently allusive. As Pierre points out, it’s even present in the title. “I like the fact that it sounds optimistic, but in the book it’s actually an illusion,” he explains. “This new path is actually going nowhere.” But it’s a challenge met with humour, picking up on the wry elements of Philip K. Dick’s own writing – witness the subtle wit of songs such as ‘Complet Brouillé’, ‘Les Agents Des Stups’ or as in ‘Futur Parlé’s tripped-out lyrics, offsetting intense themes with something a little more playful. The conceptual nature of ‘New Path’ belies the subtle personal shifts within the band. A husband and wife duo, Essaie Pas thrive on freedom, on parting to focus on outside projects in Montreal and Berlin before returning renewed, flushed with fresh inspiration. “Both personally and for Essaie Pas it’s good that both of us have separate projects,” he explains. “Marie has been constantly touring solo for the last year. On my side I’ve been producing other people’s music (Bernardino Femminielli, Pelada or Sleazy to name a few). Collaborating in the studio with talented people with unique aesthetics and different creative processes is always refreshing as an artist.” The complexity of the project mirrors the complexities within Essaie Pas’ career to date – forever unpredictable, their wiry, individual sound offers a tangled vision of tomorrow’s aesthetics. “I think this was the main challenge,” muses Pierre. “To adapt what we’ve been doing live thru the last 2 years, which before was always changing, and corner it, make it cohesive”. Although the duo is continually reinventing themselves, exploring new concepts or addressing political issues, emotions stays the essential aspect of their work. This is cold music for cold times, yet beneath this lies a continual search for the humane. As they conclude “Ultimately we hope we can reach out to people, in a compassionate way, this is what we aim for with this album." Perel, LCD Soundsystem, The Juan Maclean, Planningtorock, LAPS, Marcus Marr, NHK yx Koyxen, Eric Copeland, Delia Gonzalez, Dawn People, Guerilla Toss, Nils Bech, Essaie pas, Crooked Man & more put me on your mailing list Copyright © 2019 DFA Records. Grid theme by Pixel Union. Ecommerce Software by Shopify.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1758
__label__cc	0.549835	0.450165	The Complexity of the Social Media Landscape Diana Gonimah, Content Marketing Manager - August 23, 2018 When you think of the conversations taking place every second across the social media landscape, platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat may be top of mind, but these mainstream platforms only scratch the surface. The social ecosystem is rich in platforms, forums, and sites where people gather to communicate about local and global events shaping their lives. A look inside the conversations people engage in provides insight into the behaviors, attitudes and feelings that influence culture, politics and world economies, for better or for worse. There are so many forums and hubs housing billions of conversations every minute, and chances are, you and your community manager have never used these platforms before. While Facebook and YouTube play a major role in shaping our collective reality, businesses would be remiss to ignore the rumors, attitudes and questions emerging from the deeper layers of the social media sphere. The ideas circulating about your business or industry on obscure online forums and WhatsApp chat groups halfway across the world are just as important as the ideas floating about Facebook statuses. With so many layers and crevices of conversation, the challenge for brands and news organizations is in making sense of what’s happening on social media, from open networks, to private communities and closed networks, and all the way down to the fringe networks. Traditional social media analysis and social listening techniques only look at the platforms that hit mainstream popularity in the US, such as Reddit and Twitter, but these platforms don’t paint a complete picture. There is no shortage of online destinations for people’s thoughts and feelings. Today, there are far more alternatives to video-sharing sites than the ones with immediate name recognition such as YouTube or Vimeo. For example, Pew.tube is a YouTube alternative operated by Anthony Mayfield with the self-proclaimed intention of being censorship-free. Youku is the Alibaba-owned video hosting service based in Beijing. Beyond open networks outside the US, there are communities like 4chan and 8chan where people anonymously post comments and share images that appear on image bulletin boards. There are also microblogging sites such as Gab, the alt-right equivalent to Twitter, and Weibo, one of the most popular social media platforms in China. Some others include Voat, a news aggregator and social networking service where registered community members can submit content, and VK, an online social networking service popular among Russian-speaking users. If you haven’t heard of these platforms until today, does this mean you can continue to ignore them? It may sound appealing to dismiss less popular or more controversial platforms and sites, but doing so can adversely affect your business, or prevent you from identifying opportunities for growth. Not only do the platforms beneath the surface give businesses insight into consumption patterns and preferences, but they enable you to detect early indicators of potential attacks or defamation attempts on your business. Conversations from 4chan, Gab, and other fringe networks sometimes start and end in these isolated channels, but that’s not always the case. Information, and often misinformation, travels from closed networks and private communities and surfaces to open networks. When influential voices confidently share false facts or propaganda, misinformation can quickly become contagious—and the problem compounds exponentially. With no editorial authority or review, misinformation spreads online at an alarming rate. Strong peer-to-peer networks fuel individual confirmation bias, while polarized echo chambers filter out opposing views. With algorithms that automatically favor engaging content, false information can spread like “digital wildfire” on mainstream platforms. Implementing a comprehensive monitoring strategy that spans the entire social landscape can alert businesses to fake news and disinformation operations that could cause considerable damage to their credibility and brand reputation. Current market solutions for social listening and brand monitoring provide a superficial look at the conversations amplifying across the web. Making sense of the chatter on social media requires a combination of human judgment and technology. One way we help brands navigate the complexity is through our 24/7 monitoring and analysis service, in which we support brands with a team dedicated to connecting and understanding conversations valuable to their business. Armed with tools that ingest and normalize conversations across the entire social landscape , and the experienced journalists and researchers to make sense of it, we provide brands with comprehensive insights about their audience, identify early indicators of potential crises, and help them diffuse existing threats to their brand reputation. Let us know how we can help you make sense of the complex social media ecosystem by reaching out to sales@storyful.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1762
__label__cc	0.510958	0.489042	Home Business Small Business Small Business and YouTube’s new design Small Business and YouTube’s new design It’s amazing to think that YouTube is over a decade old, launching in 2005. I’m old enough to recall when YouTube was not the clear cut video viewing favorite and other video sites like Dailymotion and Metacafe were giving the site serious competition (heck even Google had a short lived video streaming website before purchasing YouTube). But now, the leading free video streaming service is not only firmly in its position, but also using analytics and viewership interaction to develop an optimal viewing experience. The first thing I noticed about the decade long design improvement is the constant widening of the screen. In addition, more options have been added to the left side bar for a more customized feeling. Younger viewers may be shocked to know that, in the old days of the internet, there was a big debate over whether having left side bar or right side bar was better for a website (as noted in Youtube’s earlier versions). According to Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer of YouTube, the redesign is not complete. In Mohan’s words, “Over the last few months we’ve started releasing updates and will continue to throughout the rest of the year. When all is said and done, we’ll bring a new level of functionality and a more consistent look across our desktop and mobile experiences.” This new functionality should help small businesses and solopreneurs created more content easier and allow for fans to find them quicker. In addition mobile options will also change to offer an easier way to view videos. Websites are changing with more longer formats and increased side bar options (heck, even the website I’m working on currently, WordPress, just updated its selections). Like the Microsoft software redesign, there is alot more intuitive knowledge developers expect users to have, and thus we are getting shorter explanations and greater customization ability. We will see where Youtube goes, but for now, the current changes are a welcome upgrade. YouTube’s New Design Overhaul Signals Changes for Small Business Users Too Previous article3 Ways to Keep Your Audience’s Attention Next articleESPN and the controversy that is Jemele Hill	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1770
__label__wiki	0.849091	0.849091	Home›Local›Schools›New option on the table for crowded elementary schools New option on the table for crowded elementary schools Though Nativity of Our Lord Parish has received an offer to purchase the St. Joe's property, School District of Rhinelander is not necessarily out of luck. Rhinelander space needs discussed SDR Superintendent Kelli Jacobi BY EILEEN PERSIKE The School District of Rhinelander is looking to alleviate overcrowding at the district’s elementary schools. It’s an issue that has been on the back burner for a few years, superintendent Kelli Jacobi said, because the time hasn’t been right. But now it may be. Nativity of Our Lord parish is selling the St. Joe’s church and school, and district administrators are interested. At a meeting of the Capital Projects Ad Hoc Committee Monday, members directed Jacobi to find out the cost and fees of hiring a realtor or an attorney to represent the district as it moves forward, and report back. Last fall, when the board was made aware of additional state funding, Jacobi suggested using some of the fund balance to address space needs at Crescent Elementary, by building two additional classrooms at an estimated cost of $1.2 million. These classrooms were slated to be built with other capital projects when the 2010 referendum passed, but Jacobi said the district ran out of funds. In December, administration was notified that the Nativity north property would be sold, and was asked if the district would be interested in its purchase. Jacobi, school board president Ron Counter and school district supervisor of plant operations Jeff Zdroik toured the space to initially determine whether it would be an option. “We took a tour through the building,” Jacobi told committee members. “We have some questions and that’s kind of where we stopped. I wasn’t going to investigate anything until I brought this to you.” Counter reminded the committee that it wasn’t too long ago that the district sold a building. In 2012 the district moved the Northwoods Community Secondary School from the former South Park Elementary to Rhinelander High School, and the building was put up for sale. “We need to make sure we do our due diligence on this one,” Counter said. “Look at all our options and to take into account that the citizens will be watching us.” Jacobi said problems discovered with that building, including boilers, asbestos and a bad roof would have cost “millions of dollars to bring up to a condition” that would be fit for students. At an asking price of $649,000, it’s a building the committee agreed would meet some needs for the district. “We would be able to house a 4K or early childhood center there, which would be fabulous to have all of the ‘littles’ together in one building,” Jacobi added. “We would be able to have space available to lease to a daycare.” Committee chair Mike Roberts said purchasing an existing building gives the district more options than simply adding two classrooms to one elementary school. But for Roberts, the bottom line is making sure whichever option they choose, that it fit into the district’s 20-25 year plan. “One thing that bothers me about that (adding classrooms) option is we’re just adding to the overcrowding,” Roberts said. “If you look at the report that was done, the space needs there aren’t just for classrooms – they’re also about common space for kids and I know right now when they can’t go outside (for recess) it gets pretty crowded. Kids end up eating in their classrooms and things like that. By adding this building, it already has a dining room and it has the church space that could be converted into a recreational space. I think there are a lot of options there.” Jacobi said moving the district’s youngest learners to one location would free up enough classrooms to make Central, Pelican, Crescent and Northwoods Community Elementary kindergarten through grade five schools, bringing back the idea of neighborhood schools. “So where we are now, there are two options to consider, and maybe more that I haven’t thought of,” Jacobi said. Though initially seeking a recommendation from the full board to retain a realtor and proceed with a building and surrounding grounds inspection, board member David Holperin suggested Jacobi find out the cost and fees a realtor or real estate attorney would charge the district before moving ahead with the inspection. Jacobi said she will also talk with the board’s attorney and the WASDA (administrator’s association) regarding protocol in this type of situation. TagsFeaturedKelli JacobiSchool District of Rhinelander Vilas County snowmobile fatality Screnock, Dallet advance in Supreme Court race LEGION BASEBALL: Rebels sweep Northwoods to close out regular season High School Swimming: Hodag triangular BOYS BASEBALL: Hodags down Bluejays in six, 13-2 Why do birds sing? County Board approves shoreland ordinance amendment FeaturedSchools Rhinelander elementary school boundaries announced	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1783
__label__cc	0.550406	0.449594	Telecom Ministry Issues 102 Notices to BSNL & MTNL on Poor Service Quality; Orders Efficient Use of Social Media By Mohul Ghosh Last updated Nov 24, 2015 Our Telecom Ministry has just exclaimed: Enough is Enough! In order to ensure that telecom customers are not taken on a ride, Telecom Ministry has issued notices to both BSNL and MTNL over poor quality of service. As per their official statements, more than 100 such notices has already been issued. And in a move which once again signifies the importance of digital medium, the Ministry has asked BSNL and MTNL to efficiently use social media for customer satisfaction. Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is our Telecom Minister is quite active on social media, and has 4.67 lakh followers on Facebook and 7.03 lakh followers on Twitter. He has personally received several complaints against BSNL and MNL, along with India Posts, and this has led to issuance of notices against the state run telecom * communication companies. As per one official, “Till date, 102 notices have been issued to departments under this ministry and 64 have been resolved”, adding, “BSNL now has an official page on Facebook to connect with people” Social Media: The New Customer Satisfaction Tool Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is no doubt quite impressed and influenced with the social media dynamics, and have ordered special training for all BSNL and MTNL officers to use this medium more efficiently. In fact, BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava has confirmed social media is being used aggressively to deal with customer’s issues, and a proper mechanism is in place to ensure all customers are satisfied. He said, “We have started training our officers to handle complaint on social media following the minister flagging the issue. Whenever we get complaint on our Facebook page, we forward it to the customer care department, which then reaches out to the aggrieved customer,” A leading customer management agency, which is also handling customer satisfaction department of other big telecom companies, have been roped in to manage BSNL and MTNL’s customers. Reportedly, this agency will launch an integrated platform for customer satisfaction, which will include phone support, email support and social media support. Despite a reputation for poor service, BSNL is now generating income, and this had led to a host of new features and programs. As per Shrivastava, “BSNL reported operating profit after a long time and within 18 months of the new government coming to power. This is a sign of improvement in services..” It would be interesting to see how much improvement is incorporated, while this renewed focus on customer service and social media support by BSNL and MTNL. In case you have observed any major difference in the level of support provided by BSNL and MTNL, then do let us know by commenting right here! "Telecom Ministry Issues 102 Notices to BSNL & MTNL on Poor Service Quality; Orders Efficient Use of Social Media", 5 out of 5 based on 1 ratings. BSNLMTNLsocial mediatelecom operators Large Smartphone Manufacturers May be able to Sell Smartphones Online Directly to Customers Times Group Forces Journalists: The Unspoken Other Side BSNL Freezes Salaries For Contract Workers; In-depth Review Being Done To Reduce… Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Join Forces To Stop Spam Calls, Messages: World’s Biggest… BSNL’s Mobile App Will Pay You Money For Watching Ads; Features Whatsapp Type Chat… Paper Bills For Phone Users Mandatory, e-Bills Optional; TRAI Refuses To Save Trees… For The First Time, Airtel Beats Jio In Mobile Broadband Growth; BSNL’s VoLTE… Top Tech News Today: WhatsApp Ban, Free Zomato Gold With Vodafone, BSNL 599 Unlimited… Entering Wrong Aadhaar Number Will Invite Rs 10,000 Penalty:…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1786
__label__wiki	0.744378	0.744378	Review: Behemoth – The Satanist Posted: March 27, 2014 in Reviews Tags: Behemoth, black metal, Poland, Review, The Satanist If you’re here, you know who Behemoth are. If you know who Behemoth are, then you understand how important a record like ‘The Satanist’ is to the greater metal world. But, that does not necessarily mean you know ‘The Satanist’. Behemoth have now passed beyond mere genres. They were black metal, then death metal, then blackened death metal. Now they have progressed back towards black metal, leaving much of the thunderous power of death metal behind. But they haven’t become the trebley, screeching black metal ou think of when the genre is mentioned. No, Behemoth have used ‘The Satanist’ to become the embodiment of black metal’s savage spirit. Opener, ‘Blow Your Trumpets, Gabriel’ is an eerie, black metal classic. It possesses all the black magic atmospherics that the band have weaved in between their death metal past, along with a few eastern flourishes (although a lot less than previous records) and haunting roars. ‘Furor Divinus’ is a blasting, careering train of hatred and vicious wrath. Nergal has lost none of his hypnotising powerful vocal prowess. His voice commands attention from his converts, spewing bile and rage. Musically the album is a whirlwind of blastbeats and scything riffs. But it is not without its slower, more majestic moments. ‘Messe Noire’ opens with a towering riff and has a classy, almost heavy metal solo at the end. ‘Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer’ is icy malevolence through and through, bringing to mind Gorgoroth’s finer moments. This is the record where Nergal elevates himself to the level of iconic black metal vocalists like Gaahl, Ihsahn and Erik Danielsson. This is also the record where Behemoth do the impossible: remove the majority of their signature sounds (the eastern melodies, the thunderous death metal propulsion) and yet somehow become more essential than ever. ‘Amen’ is the closest we get to ‘old’ Behemoth, a tornado of death metal overlaid with some of Nergal’s most evil vocal lines. But it is also catchy as hell, like all good Behemoth tracks have been. Somehow, ‘The Satanist’ could almost be the most accessible Behemoth record, sacrificing none of their credibility as a band of savage, Satanic music. As they always have, Behemoth have walked thier own path, communicating their affinity with the Dark Lord on a personal but violent level. Nergal’s recovery from leukemia has made him, and his band, all the more powerful. Behemoth is power, all consuming, invigorating power. An album like this is hard to quantify. Sure, you can argue that, by ditching death metal almost entirely, Behemoth run the risk of losing a section of their fan base who enjoy that kind of thing. But, by embracing the cold majesty of black metal’s finest, and combining that with their trademark intensity and almost religious (sacrilege!) fervour for their satanic saviour, Behemoth have ascended beyond the need for such things. ‘The Satanist’ is probably going to be the best metal record this year. And that is no slight to many other fine metal bands who are going to be producing some excellent records in 2014. But I fear no one will be able to top this; a stunning, malevolent force of evil sat astride a throne of extremity. The Behemoth shall not be moved The Most Important Feature of Metalheads Posted: March 20, 2014 in General Is it the beards? The long hair? The black band shirts? The general gnarly appearance? Excepting of course, all the lovely lady metalheads. No. The most important attribute of every metalhead, every TRUE metalhead, is forgiveness. Sounds strange but I’ll elaborate. Metal fans are sometimes known for being elitist, snobbish fucks who don’t like anything other than metal and look forward to pissing all over bands who decide to change or if they release anything mediocre. That is true as well, especially on the internet where your opinion is so unlikely to get your head kicked in that people feel free to express their badly thought through feelings on everything and anything. But we, in general are a very forgiving bunch when it comes to certain things. We forgive those enthusiastic crowd surfers who kick us in the head on the way over. We forgive bars whose heaviest jukebox song is Nirvana. We forgive people for not understanding why we like metal. Our forgiveness is mostly reserved for our bands though. Remember ‘Cold Lake’? Ah yes, you don’t want to do you? But you have to. Celtic Frost’s magnificently poor fourth record that led to such a backlash that the band effectively disappeared after follow up ‘Vanity/Nemesis’ until the gargantuan ‘Monotheist’ in 2005. An album so good, so mind numbingly heavy that all was forgiven and Celtic Frost were reborn into acclaim and love. Until they broke up. But hey, that gave us Triptykon, so again we lucked out. Celtic Frost are my favourite example of this. Their first three records, and previous work in Hellhammer, made them so influential and important that even a total failure like ‘Cold Lake’ could be banished from memory by something as toweringly essential as ‘Monotheist’. Metal is rife with such bands and moments. Deicide were essential for three, piss poor for three, then all of a sudden became scorchingly relevant again with ‘The Stench of Redemption’. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest both have gone through that ‘decent records with other singers’ phase that were both wiped from the face of the earth by ‘Brave New World’ and ‘Angel of Retribution’ respectively. Metallica have done it twice, first with the ‘Load/Reload’ and ‘St Anger’ into ‘Death Magnetic’, then again with the terrible collaboration with the late, great Lou Reid. Let’s hope the new Metallica album brings them back from the brink. Anyway, my point is that metal as a genre is a place where you will always be allowed redemption, allowed a chance to contribute meaningfully again. Pop music would have you out singing in bingo halls or cruise ships within a year of a bad release. Hip hop would have you providing guest appearances on other rapper’s albums (if you’re lucky). Dance music well, actually, who knows? But, we have seen so many great returns in metal that we can always forgive. Forgiveness is a virtue that most metallers possess in spades, they just don’t know it. Although Dave Mustaine is starting to push it… NEW MUSIC ALERT! Golem, Abhorrent Decimation, Pombagira & Employed to Serve Posted: March 19, 2014 in ALERT: Awesome new music Tags: Abhorrent Decimation, Cold Birth records, Death metal, Doom, Employed to Serve, Eternity: The Weeping Horizons, Flesh Press Throne, Germany, Golem, grind, Heavy Limbs, Infected Celestial Utopia, Maleficia Lamiah, mathcore, Pombagira, The 2nd Moon, UK Four great new bands for my ears today, thanks again to the world of Facebook. First off is the news that hidden gem German death metallers Golem are getting their first two albums rereleased on F.D.A. Rekotz, and we can look forward to ‘Eternity: The Weeping Horizons’ and ‘The 2nd Moon’ with new artwork and on vinyl for the first time. I was not aware of Golem’s existence, until today, but after listening to the track ‘Heretic’, streaming here (http://www.terrorizer.com/news/streams/listen-golems-heretics-terrorizer), I’m hooked. It’s got a great early 90s death metal vibe, coming across somewhere in between ‘Heartwork’ and ‘Leprosy’. I’m looking forward to getting a hold of the CD copy. Golem Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alghanor Next is Abhorrent Decimation, previewing their new EP ‘Infected Celestial Utopia’ (available from Cold Birth Records) with a new music video for the title track. I’ve not really been affected by music videos for a long time, as you find metal ones haven’t really done anything revolutionary for years. I used to love them, but they are becoming a bit of a dying art behind these new fangled lyric videos. The song however is fucking killer. It’s brutal and dissonant, with some excellent snatches of melody and its very memorable. So far so good for that EP then. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3T4yL8HdTI#t=118 Employed to Serve are a nasty, angry band of angular mathcore/hardcore/grindcore/other fancy labels for brilliantly violent music. They are featured as Terrorizer’s Band of the Day, and with good reason. They are this explosive cocktail of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer and Botch, all with a female vocalist who can rip throats with the best of them. Watch the video for Heavy Limbs here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmaUy2kZ8wc Finally, titanic duo of doom, Pombagira, have announced they are releasing a new record this year entitled ‘Flesh Throne Press’. It follows up from last year’s earth shaking ‘Maleficia Lamiah’. No music from it yet, but it should be good. Interview: Godhunter’s Jake Brazelton Posted: March 19, 2014 in General, Interviews Tags: Arizona, Godhunter, Hardcore, Interview, Jake Brazelton, Sleeping Shaman, Sludge, USA This interview was originally posted here: http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/interviews/g-q/godhunter-sandy-interviews-guitarist-jake-brazelton/ Godhunter are Arizona’s scorched answer to sludge. A dark, malevolent beast that mixes equal parts raw hardcore with slow, lurching doom riffs to create a new sound in the dank world of sludge. Their new record, ‘City of Dust’, looks like it may become a sleeper hit of 2014, and is already receiving great reviews. I got the chance to ask guitarist Jake Brazelton about their new record, playing with heroes and surviving the suffocating heat of their home state… Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions guys. You formed in 2008, and released your first EP ‘Wolves’ in 2011. How did the band come together and was that three year gap between forming and releasing material an intentional decision? We actually started in 2009. A few members of the original lineup were playing together in a different band in 2008, but Godhunter wasn’t born yet. It was really just an idea at that point. Our first EP, a split EP with Methra, actually came out in 2010. We followed that up with Wolves in 2011, then a couple more splits in 2012 and 2013, all leading up to City Of Dust being released in 2014. We try to have new material out pretty constantly. Like the Melvins said, people never forget about you if you keep releasing music. Your first EP ‘Wolves’ is a much more straightforward beast than your newest record. Is ‘City of Dust’ the culmination of how you wanted your band to sound, or do you feel that you’re still evolving as a unit? As long as this band is together, it will constantly be evolving. We have no desire to stay locked into one scene or genre. I know it may sound a bit clichéd, but we are constantly exploring new sounds, new bands, new ideas. This band thrives on making music that is new and interesting to us, and we feel that if we find the music interesting, then hopefully everyone else will as well. Onto ‘City of Dust’, I was fortunate enough to review it for the site, and I found it a refreshing mix of sludge and hardcore. Who are your main musical influences, and where do your lyrical inspirations come from? We pull musical influences from all over the place; Baroness, ASG, Goatsnake, Black Flag, Eyehategod and tons of other bands. The best way to keep your sound evolving and progressing as a musician is to listen to a shit-ton of different bands and keep pushing yourself to be better. Also weed. Weed is our biggest musical influence. Lyrically we pull from outrage. The complacency of the masses, the incompetence of the government, and basically everything that pisses us off gets channeled into our lyrics. I noticed on your Facebook page that you’ve toured a lot with EyeHateGod recently. Being the hugely influential band they are in this style of music, was this a dream support slot for you? Are there any other bands out there you’d like to support? We would have loved to do a tour with Eyehategod, but it was only one show up in Phoenix. They are one of our favorite bands though, so it was a pretty amazing experience. We do have a few bands that we’d love to play with, like Mastodon, Converge, Rwake or Baroness, just because they are also very influential on us. Arizona strikes me as unusual as a location for a band that plays a style of metal much more associated with the swampy, humid Deep South. Does coming from Tucson present you with any unique influences for your sound? Is there a vibrant sludge and doom scene there? Are there any bands that we should keep an eye out for? Dude it’s the fucking sun. In place of hot and humid we just have fucking hot. Having to endure 5 months of temperatures over 100 degrees makes a person pretty upset. You just have to channel that into making angry music. I wouldn’t call it a vibrant scene for sludge/doom bands but there are some rad fucking bands out here in the wild west. Bands like Lethal Dosage, North, Territory, Sex Prisoner, Sorrower, Seas Will Rise, and Cave Dweller are all fantastic bands. How was the writing and recording process for City of Dust? Did you experience any problems? The writing process was great. Each member of the band brought ideas to the table and we worked them out as a group. We tried to push ourselves at all points. Constantly writing new shit and re-writing other parts to fit together better. It was a constant struggle to not write 10+ minute long songs. Recording is always a bit of a struggle; everything from scheduling to gear problems. But since we recorded with Ryan Butler at Arcane Digital Recording everything came together. Butler is really good at his job and made everything way easier and less stressful. As 2013 has just finished, the internet has filled up with endless lists of best records from 2013. What were your favourite records of last year, and what are you most looking forward to from 2014? Each member of the band will have a different top ten list so I will just list a couple records I know we all dug. Ultraviolet-Kylesa, Soma-Windhand, MCTTG-Subrosa, Mind Control-Uncle Acid & The Deabeats. Our favorite album would have to be Blood Drive from ASG. In 2014 we are pumped for the new Truckfighters, Agalloch and Mastodon among others. What has been the most important event musically for your band since you started? I doubt we can pick just one event but we can pick two. One was when we got to play with Eyehategod in Phoenix and the other was when we got to play with Clutch in Tucson. Playing a show with one of your favorite bands is always a dream come true. For me, the track ‘Shooting Down the Sun’ from your new record is a standout. It feels like a dark country ballad. As it is vastly differently from the majority of the album, was this a conscious decision? Do you have an acoustic or country influence? We do enjoy quite a few bands of that nature. Some guys in the band really like old country like Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams, some of the guys like newer bands like Amigo The Devil or Chelsea Wolfe. We’re also pretty big fans of music like Roky Erickson and 13th Floor Elevators, so making a grandiose dark country tune just seemed to fit for us. We’re not a band that likes to be pigeonholed into one sound. If there is an influence that we enjoy, it’ll probably turn up on the album at some point. ‘Snake Oil Dealer’ was also a favourite track of mine from City of Dust. Do you guys have a favourite Godhunter track, and are there any that are better to play live than others? Every single time we get a new song ready to go it becomes our favorite song to play. The newer the track is, the better it is to play live. You seem to be touring a lot, how are the live crowds responding? Is the live experience of Godhunter essential to understanding the band and do you feel your music and lyrics translate well to the live stage? People seem to dig it so far. Getting people out of the fucking smoking section and in front of the stage is hard to accomplish but somehow we seem to do it. Most of the time anyway. So we are a live band, first and foremost. We write music and lyrics with the stage in mind, not the studio. If you can’t get it done live no one is going to care about your band. In the age of stealing everyone’s album off of the internet and cell phone videos of bands playing on youtube you have to be good live in order to entice people to show up. In order to really understand the band you should see us live. Fuck YouTube videos. Bal-Sagoth – A lost band of genius Posted: March 17, 2014 in Lost in Time, Time to Rediscover Tags: A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria, Atlantis Ascendant, Bal Sagoth, Battle Magic, Byron Roberts, Multiverse, Review, Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule, Symphonic Black Metal, The Chthonic Chronicles, The Power Cosmic, UK Bal Sagoth are a band that I stumbled upon just as they released what would prove to be (hopefully only thus far) their final album. ‘The Chthonic Chronicles’ was the closing chapter to a six record concept that baffles the mind. Started with ‘A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria’, Bal Sagoth took listeners across the Multiverse, through space battles and tales of ancient magic and power. It was the kind of high fantasy concept that I love now, but hadn’t quite fallen for yet in 2006. I appreciated ‘The Chthonic Chronicles’ as a record originally; a heady mix of symphonic black metal with dramatic spoken word segments. But, to truly understand the Multiverse in which it is set, you really need to listen to all six records. I have done so, but never back to back. It’s something I have wanted to do but have never found the time. Each record has their own additions to the saga, and some concepts or narratives cross albums. Frankly, I’m amazed they didn’t disappear up their own arses with it (well, maybe they did and that’s why they haven’t released anything in so long). Influenced strongly by the tales of Robert E Howard and HP Lovecraft, the Multiverse is the alternative reality where vocalist and lyricist Byron Roberts bases his tales of demigods, disasters, ancient battles and other such things. You can find a guide to the Bal Sagoth universe here: http://www.bal-sagoth.freeserve.co.uk/glossary.html An interesting interview with the band on the Metal Hammer website here: http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/exclusive-bal-sagoth-discuss-20-years-of-epic-highs-and-lows/ speaks of how the next three Bal Sagoth records have lyrics and cover art already done, so that if the band comes back to life we can expect a new trilogy. If nothing else, you have to appreciate the care and dedication with which the band’s mythos is held together and produced. I admire that a lot. Plus the hexology of the Bal Sagoth saga is made up of strong albums musically, even if they don’t all reach the lofty heights of their seminal ‘Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule’. Not only is it their finest work, but it’s probably one of the most metal album names ever. Please come back to us Bal Sagoth. In these times where such fantasy worlds are becoming more accepted in the mainstream, a band like yourselves would flourish. Imagine, digipack records with comic book style renderings of the songs etc? It’d be a sure fire winner. Well, I’d buy it for sure! Review: Mount Salem – Endless Tags: Doom, Endless, Mount Salem, Review, Sleeping Shaman, USA This review was originally published here: http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/album-reviews/m/mount-salem-endless-cd-dd-2014/ Mount Salem have what we like to call in the reviewing business ‘swagger’. That’s not the same as ‘swag’, that’s for douchebags. Swagger is a weapon in the arsenal of any good doom band; it brings the spiritual home of heavy metal, the blues, to the forefront while laying on groove and riffs a plenty. ‘Endless’ is a reissue of the band’s debut EP with a few bonus tracks, and Metal Blade have picked themselves a serious contender in the future of doom. ‘Endless’ has an uncanny swagger about it, from the rumbling blues of the opening ‘Good Times’ which is layered with a wonderful sense of groove. The ethereal, powerful vocals from organist Emily Kopplin compliment the song perfectly, and there’s something almost country about its mood. This is music to drift across the plains of the Mid West to. ‘The Tower’ is a brooding monolith, rising from a hazy psychedelic cloud to graze the sky above. Mount Salem sounds like ‘The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull’ era Earth and Jex Thoth had a baby. What really makes the band stand out is the use of the organ. Many doom bands use keyboards or similar effects in their music but it can come off as forced or unnecessary. Mount Salem uses the organ subtly, weaving melodies in amongst the riffs. Sometimes you don’t need it at all, such as in the groovy intro of ‘Lucid’, and this restraint means that it has a much greater effect. When it kicks in behind a grinding riff later in the song, it works so much better. ‘Endless’ is an exercise in ‘less is more’. Mount Salem are a power quartet that do nothing fancy, yet tick all the right boxes when it comes to song writing and execution. For me, Kopplin is the highlight of the record; her rich voice has a timeless quality that compliments the music well. She is an impassioned preacher of doom, be it the softer style of ‘Full Moon’ or the powerful chorus of ‘Lucid’. ‘Full Moon’ is probably the best track on the record. It showcases Kopplin’s vocal range well, along with the different capabilities of the band. From the brooding intro to the thunderous gallop, Mount Salem can do it all, and better than most. Their mystical, occult lyrics are par for the course, but it’s executed so well that you can forgive them for doing nothing new here. ‘Mescaline’ is exactly the country style I was alluding to earlier, and in just shy of three minutes demonstrates a mournful, Western twang that permeates through the rest of the record. Its sister piece, ‘Mescaline II’ is crushing, with Kopplin’s vocals soaring over titanic riffs and psychedelic soloing. ‘Endless’ is a great record, a record that doesn’t rewrite any rules of the genre, but provides textbook examples of how to do it right. Cracking songs, memorable riffs and a hauntingly beautiful vocalist provide Mount Salem with all they need to succeed. Just listen to ‘Hysteria’ and tell me I’m wrong. Killer Be Killed show off new music Posted: March 15, 2014 in Band of the Day Tags: Dave Elitch, Dillinger Escape Plan, Greg Puciato, Killer Be Killed, Mars Volta, Mastodon, Max Cavalera, Metal, Soulfly, Troy Sanders http://media.nuclearblast.de/shoplanding/2014/killer-be-killed/index.html This is where you can hear the first songs from Killer Be Killed, the stunning collaboration between Max Cavalera, Troy Sanders, Greg Puciato and Dave Elitch. It. Is. Awesome. It sounds exactly as you’d expect Soulfly crossed with Mastodon crossed with Dillinger would. It’s heavy, it’s catchy, it’s going to be essential. I can’t wait!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1792
__label__wiki	0.59598	0.59598	Tag Archives: drugs Season 2 of True Detective — A ‘noir’ reflection of our broken society? 15 May 2019 Bert Olivier When the first season of True Detective was broadcast — with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as two detectives out to solve a case that seemed intractable in the extreme, with a gritty cinematic style and refusal to compromise itself for the sake of satisfying the usual Hollywood saccharine, sentimentalist demands regarding plot structure —… Harm reduction versus abstinence: experts debate drug laws 13 August 2017 Psychological Society of South Africa By Ian Broughton A protest march during SA Drug Policy Week in Cape Town. (File photo: Ashraf Hendricks) South African drug policy is rooted in racism and class discrimination. This was the view expressed by Dr Ethan Nadelmann at the opening of SA Drug Policy Week in Cape Town earlier this month. Nadelmann is the… There is a plague in my hood and to the enemy it smells good 8 July 2015 Reader Blog By Lindokuhle Shandu There is a plague in my hood where even the unborn struggles to make it out of the womb. Those who do, these fragile babies, turn into kids who are confused and before they reach adulthood carry knives and porn magazines instead of pencils and drawing pads to primary schools. In our… 6 Comments • Continue Reading → Naming, shaming and drug policy in Cape Town 18 August 2014 Simon Howell Approximately six months ago, the City of Cape Town began a poster campaign, explicitly aimed at highlighting the prevalence and social consequences of drug use in the city. The posters all feature a stern-looking local celebrity – most often Chester Williams, Patricia de Lille, and Ian Bredenkamp – with the following bold words: I am… The National Drug Master Plan: More bark than bite? 16 May 2014 Simon Howell In August of last year the department of social development released the latest incarnation of South Africa’s National Drug Master Plan, the NDMP 2013-2017. The national press responded with deafening silence. Considering, however, that it will play a central role in both defining and guiding the South African government’s responses to the production, distribution, and… The Silk Road: should drugs be legalised? 14 October 2013 Candice Holdsworth Please excuse the brief nature of this blog, the subject definitely merits a longer discussion at some point, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the recent closure of The Silk Road drugs bazaar and the arrest of the person whom the FBI believe to be its founder, Ross Ulbricht, and more generally on… A little known history of cocaine (Part 6) 12 September 2013 Simon Howell For part five of the series, please click here. History has a number of valuable lessons to teach us not only about drugs, but also about ourselves. Problematically however, we still have yet to learn many of those lessons. While the “war on drugs” has begun to fade from view, at least in official rhetoric,… 3 September 2013 Simon Howell For part four of the series, please click here. While some of the most interesting anecdotes and stories of cocaine’s convoluted history originate in the US and UK, Africa has its own tale to tell. While recent documents, reports, and sensationalist articles have reported an “explosion” of drugs on the continent, this is simply not… 7 August 2013 Simon Howell For part one of this series click here. As I noted in the last part of this series, cocaine became a “medical miracle” at the same time as medical science was legitimating itself as a modern form of enquiry. At first cocaine was lauded, especially between 1884 and 1899, as the first real topical anaesthetic… On asking the right questions 6 June 2013 Simon Howell Recently the BBC published an article by Hugh Schofield entitled “Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy?” His answer, seen through paternal eyes, is that it has opened a “world of knowledge” to his daughter. Reading the article in/from South Africa one could ask, as is the liberal trend, whose knowledge is being reproduced,… Page 112Next »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1794
__label__wiki	0.566517	0.566517	Posts Tagged ‘Road of the Dead Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) High Octane Corpse Grinder Categories: Root's Written Reviews and Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) Tags: 2014, action, Australia, Australian, Bianca Bradey, bible, biblical, blood, comedy, corpse, Dawn of the Dead, death, doctor, end of the world, experiment, fresh blood, fuel, government, grotesque, guns, guts, horror, IFC Midnight, independent, indie, Jay Gallagher, Kiah Roache-Turner, Leon Burchill, living dead, Mad Max, mad scientist, massacre, meteor shower, monsters, outbreak, psychic link, revelations, Road of the Dead, road trip, scince, survival, Tristan Roache-Turner, undead, wormwood, Wyrmwood, Wyrmwood:Road of the Dead, zombies “You get to see what the Adults do after dark…” – The Doctor, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead The zombie apocalypse has been done to fucking death. I used to eat every film, every book, every piece of pop culture I could find related to the re-animated, flesh craving undead ever since I unearthed a VHS copy of both George A. Romero’s classics Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the Dead (1978) from a bargain bin inside the Tallahassee Mall back in the early to mid 90’s when the zombie genre was far from thriving. I was infatuated, tracking down as much as I could back int he day before there was a computer, let alone the internet, in our house. Fast forward over twenty years later, and not only has the living dead genre risen from it’s shallow grave and crawled back to life, but the hordes of these shambling corpses have practically taken over pop culture to point they are appearing of throw blankets, children’s films and are the central issue in long running, incredibly repetitious television programs. To me, the zombie genre has been irrelevant and tiresome for decades. The last time a living dead film really got me revved up it w=as probably Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later, when a filmmaker decided to create an updated version of the creature and new rules were invented. It livened things up and gave us something new and truly interesting within a genre that was just beginning to come back into sharp focus within the cinematic landscape. But, before long, it was the same old horde of zombies, following the same old rules, chasing the same rag tag group of thieves and misfits. It’s tired, done, to death, and no real fresh blood has been injected to give this world something to interest me. That all came to an end the other night when I sat down to a viewing of the 2014 film entitled Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead. An Australian independent horror film that took nearly four years to create and touts itself as”Dawn of the Dead Meets Mad Max.” The film has more unrestrained energy, ferocious creativity and enthusiasm for the genre than I’ve come across since Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive aka: Brain Dead from 1992 and Drew Bolduc & Dan Nelson’s The Taint from 2011. Wyrmwood is the living dead film I have been craving for 25 year, a film so fun, so heartfelt and so genre defying while staying true to it’s spirit, it not only revived my love and hope for a genre that has been the lackluster, stale floating turd of horror for far too long. Wyrmwood is the new high watermark of the genre. Seriously, it is THAT good. This mother fucker IS the fiery, fresh shot of new blood the likes of which I never even dreamed I’d see again. Wyrmood: Road of the Dead starts off on familiar territory, we are introduced to our central characters which will be Barry (Jay Gallagher) a bearded, well built handy man, husband and father of a cute and rambunctious young daughter who is woken out of a sound sleep by the sounds of a society starting to collapse just outside the door to his warm suburban home. Brooke (Bianca Bradey), his sister who happens to be a makeup artist working on a photo shoot with two other young ladies when the outbreak begins, and Benny (Leon Burchill) who is on a camping trip with his mates when they all witness the plethora of shooting starts lighting up the sky the night the outbreak begins. All prove to be more than capable of defending themselves against these living dead, human meat chomping, ghouls, but it soon becomes apparent that these zombies are not playing by the familiar rules set up by George Romero 40 years ago. No, these foul breathed carnivorous creeps are something entirely different. Sure, some of the same rules apply, obliterate their head and they drop like a sack of monkey cum, but there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to how people are becoming infected, not only that, but there’s a strange new mystery revolving around which certain machines have stopped functioning. The story splits off into two different tales as we follow Barry and Brooke on their struggles to survive. After Barry loses both his wife and daughter, he is left suicidal, but soon begins to cross paths with other survivors, discovers answers to mysteries about their current biblical Doomsday situation, and steadily gains back his will to live by harnessing his grief and rage into being proactive and moving forward into this new, horrifying world while trying to protect those around him. Brooke, on the other hand, is abducted, drugged and experimented on by a disco dancing wack job in a hazmat suit who is part of a roving pack of the Australian military, it would seem, who continuously inject her with a serum created using the blood of those infected with this reanimated virus which results in some very unexpected consequences. If you think any of what I’ve told you above is a spoiler, trust me, they are not by a LONG shot. I went into Wyrmwood knowing nothing at all about it and the film left me absolutely thrilled and slack jawed by it’s immense creativity and bold new and totally out of left field rules. On several occasions Wyrmwood completely inverts audience expectations and leaves you wondering just where the Hell the filmmakers are planning to take you. It’s a spirit and kind of maniacal glee in a team of creative thinkers always one upping themselves and deciding to crash right ahead down the road less traveled and blazing a whole new path that they know will leave the audience on the edge of their seats and smiling ear to ear. Several time during our viewing, Bootsie Kidd and I turned and looked at one another, eyes wide, gapping smiles and laughing with absolute joy at just how insanely intelligent, hilarious and deeply human this Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead was. Not afraid to introduce likable characters and then rip them away from us brutally, and often with fates worse than death, and allowing viewers to feel the gravity of these losses. Sometimes you might laugh at the absurdity of the loss, but there’s almost always a moment of sorrow for them being gone. I really don’t want to say a whole lot more about Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, and I STRONGLY advise you don’t watch the trailer and simply go in blind. I can guarantee it will be a far more rewarding experience, as the trailer spoils pretty much everything that’s surprising and original about the film itself. I know Wyrmwood likes to advertise that it’s like Dawn of the Dead meets Mad Max, but to me, it feels almost like a spiritual offspring of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead meets Peter Jackson’s early work, specifically Bad Taste and Dead Alive aka: Brain Dead. It’s a go for broke, low budget, independent labor of love. The kind of love you can feel just oozing from this thing like so much maggot filled vomit from the black, rotten, gob of and long deteriorating zombie. Truly, it’s the kind of film I could see Oscar winning director Peter Jackson making today is he were to get back to his roots ala: George Miller with Mad Max: Fury Road. It’s honestly that fucking impressive. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is the low budget high energy and inspiration action gore fest the genre has been lacking in for what feels like fucking ages. I happen to know the film’s director, Kiah Roache-Turner has a new film coming out this year entitled Nekromancer, a tale about a man who hunts down and destroys demons in the internet. After watching the absolute joy that is Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, I am chomping at the bit to see how Kiah will subvert the genre and surprise us in the future. I am awarding Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead FIVE out of FIVE Dumpster Nuggets. Check this breathless and badass motherfucker out, Gang.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1805
__label__cc	0.579922	0.420078	Created using Inspirock United States trip itinerary builder Start: Sydney Sydney — Waco Waco — Dallas Sydney — Wichita Falls Wichita Falls — Wichita Falls, Tx 7 kms / 15min Wichita Falls, Tx — Dallas 237 kms / 3h Charlotte — Hilton Head Hilton Head — Charleston Charleston — Yemassee Amtrak Yemassee Amtrak — Jacksonville Charleston — Gainesville Gainesville — Jacksonville Jacksonville — Jacksonville Jacksonville — Valparaiso Valparaiso — Pensacola Beach Jacksonville — Gainesville Gainesville — Pensacola Beach Pensacola Beach — Valparaiso Valparaiso — New Orleans Dallas — Waco Waco — Sydney Dallas — Wichita Falls, Tx Wichita Falls, Tx — Wichita Falls Wichita Falls — Sydney End: Sydney Big D One of the country's most popular shopping destinations, Dallas and its sprawling suburbs include more shopping centers per capita than any other urban center in America. Pack the 26th (Sat) with family-friendly diversions at Six Flags Over Texas. There's much more to do: get your game on at The Escape Game Dallas, admire nature's wide array of creatures at SEA LIFE Grapevine, see the interesting displays at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, and appreciate the history behind John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza. To find ratings, more things to do, and more tourist information, read our Dallas trip itinerary planner. Sydney, Australia to Dallas is an approximately 19.5-hour combination of flight and tram. You can also fly; or do a combination of flight and car. The time zone changes from Australian Eastern Standard Time (New South Wales) (AEST) to Central Standard Time (CST), which is usually a -16 hour difference. When traveling from Sydney in September, plan for much warmer days in Dallas, with highs around 39°C, while nights are somewhat warmer with lows around 26°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 28th (Mon) to allow time to travel to Hot Springs. Things to do in Dallas Theme Parks Museums Fun & Games Grapevine, Cistercian Abbey, Six Flags Over Texas The Escape Game Dallas Six Flags Over Texas Perot Museum of Nature and Science 2:00pm, Sun Sep 27 Valley of the Vapors Set deep in the Ouachita Mountains, the city of Hot Springs almost completely surrounds the national park of the same name. Start off your visit on the 28th (Mon): admire the natural beauty at Garvan Woodland Gardens, steep yourself in history at Fordyce Bathhouse (Vistor Center), and then test your problem-solving skills at popular escape rooms. For reviews, ratings, photos, and tourist information, go to the Hot Springs route planner . Traveling by flight from Dallas to Hot Springs takes 4 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. Traveling from Dallas in September, you can expect nighttime temperatures to be a bit cooler in Hot Springs, with lows of 22°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 29th (Tue) to allow enough time to drive to Memphis. Things to do in Hot Springs Parks Fun & Games Historic Sites Garvan Woodland Gardens Fordyce Bathhouse (Vistor Center) Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll The largest city on the Mississippi River, Memphis bills itself as both the "Birthplace of Rock" and "Home of the Blues." With such a rich musical heritage, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Elvis Presley chose to live in Memphis during his later years. Graceland has been added to your itinerary. Kick off your visit on the 29th (Tue): make a trip to Graceland and then sample the fine beverages at Pyramid Vodka. Here are some ideas for day two: admire the masterpieces at Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art, stop by Memphis Music, get to know the fascinating history of Beale Street, pause for some photo ops at National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel, then contemplate the long history of Sun Studio, and finally steep yourself in history at The Peabody Ducks. To see other places to visit, traveler tips, more things to do, and tourist information, you can read our Memphis itinerary app . Drive from Hot Springs to Memphis in 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of taxi and bus. In September, daily temperatures in Memphis can reach 36°C, while at night they dip to 23°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 1st (Thu) to allow enough time to drive to Nashville. Historic Sites Museums Breweries & Distilleries 12:00pm, Tue Sep 29 National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel 1:30pm, Wed Sep 30 Music City U.S.A. Known as the capital of country music, the thriving city of Nashville combines old-world southern charm with a progressive urban flair. Nashville is known for nightlife, museums, historic sites, parks, and fun & games. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: get your game on at The Escape Game Nashville (Berry Hill), take an in-depth tour of Lotz House Museum, admire the striking features of The Parthenon, and wander the streets of Downtown Nashville. To find reviews, maps, ratings, and other tourist information, you can read our Nashville road trip planner. Drive from Memphis to Nashville in 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus; or fly. October in Nashville sees daily highs of 28°C and lows of 13°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 4th (Sun) early enough to drive to Knoxville. Things to do in Nashville Museums Tours Neighborhoods The Escape Game Nashville (Berry Hill) 11:00am, Sat Oct 3 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 10:00am, Fri Oct 2 Marble City A gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Knoxville embraces music culture. For reviews, more things to do, traveler tips, and more tourist information, you can read our Knoxville day trip planning tool . Getting from Nashville to Knoxville by car takes about 3 hours. Other options: take a bus; or fly. The time zone difference when traveling from Nashville to Knoxville is 1 hour. In October, plan for daily highs up to 27°C, and evening lows to 12°C. You'll set off for Charlotte on the 5th (Mon). Things to do in Knoxville Outdoors Parks Tours The Queen City A rapidly growing city in central North Carolina, Charlotte is the state's largest urban center and a major regional hub for finance, industry, technology, and entertainment. Start off your visit on the 5th (Mon): view the masterpieces at Foundation For The Carolinas and then get in on the family fun at Carowinds. On your second day here, explore the engaging exhibits at Discovery Place Science, sample the fine beverages at Muddy River Distillery, and then browse the collection at Billy Graham Library. To see other places to visit, where to stay, maps, and other tourist information, go to the Charlotte trip itinerary builder tool . Fly from Knoxville to Charlotte in 3 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. Expect a daytime high around 28°C in October, and nighttime lows around 12°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 7th (Wed) to allow enough time to travel to Charleston. Things to do in Charlotte Museums Theme Parks Childrens Museums Muddy River Distillery Discovery Place Science 2:00pm, Mon Oct 5 Billy Graham Library Many visitors describe their Charleston holiday as a warm embrace by an old, dear friend--who lived about 200 years ago. On the 7th (Wed), admire the natural beauty at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens and then settle in for a delightful tour with a horse-drawn carriage tour. On your second day here, get the lay of the land with Walking tours, take in the views from Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, then test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, and finally get up close to creatures of the deep with a dolphin and whale watching tour. For where to stay, more things to do, ratings, and tourist information, refer to the Charleston trip itinerary builder tool . Fly from Charlotte to Charleston in 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or do a combination of flight and car. Expect a bit warmer evenings in Charleston when traveling from Charlotte in October, with lows around 18°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 9th (Fri) to allow time to drive to Jacksonville. Parks Historic Sites Tours Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours 5:00pm, Wed Oct 7 The River City The sprawling city of Jacksonville is not only Florida's most populous city, but also the largest city by land area in the continental United States. Get out of town with these interesting Jacksonville side-trips: Fort Clinch State Park (in Fernandina Beach), St. Augustine (The Ximenez-Fatio House, St. George Street, & more) and St. Augustine Beach (in Saint Augustine Beach). Next up on the itinerary: test your problem-solving skills at popular escape rooms, pause for some photo ops at Veterans Memorial Wall, let little ones run wild at Ed Austin Regional Park, and tour the pleasant surroundings at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens. To see where to stay, more things to do, other places to visit, and other tourist information, use the Jacksonville trip itinerary planner. You can drive from Charleston to Jacksonville in 4.5 hours. Another option is to do a combination of car and train. In October, plan for daily highs up to 32°C, and evening lows to 19°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 14th (Wed) to allow enough time to drive to Pensacola Beach. Things to do in Jacksonville St. Augustine, Fort Clinch State Park 2:00pm, Sun Oct 11 Fort Clinch State Park 10:30am, Mon Oct 12 Pensacola Beach is an unincorporated community located on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island, in Escambia County, Florida, United States. Kick off your visit on the 14th (Wed): tour the pleasant surroundings at Gulf Islands National Seashore and then kick back and relax at Pensacola Beach. To find ratings, maps, and other tourist information, go to the Pensacola Beach trip itinerary builder site . Getting from Jacksonville to Pensacola Beach by car takes about 6.5 hours. Other options: do a combination of bus and taxi. The time zone changes from Eastern Standard Time to Central Standard Time, which is usually a -1 hour difference. October in Pensacola Beach sees daily highs of 32°C and lows of 20°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 15th (Thu) early enough to drive to New Orleans. Things to do in Pensacola Beach 3:30pm, Wed Oct 14 The Big Easy Known for its Creole cuisine, rich musical tradition, and nearby swamps and plantations, New Orleans is one of the nation's oldest cities. New Orleans is known for historic sites, museums, nightlife, shopping, and parks. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: learn about all things military at The National WWII Museum, appreciate the extensive heritage of Jackson Square, stroll through New Orleans City Park, and don't miss a visit to French Quarter. Planning New Orleans trip won't be overwheling when you use's Insprock itinerary maker. Traveling by car from Pensacola Beach to New Orleans takes 4 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of taxi and bus; or do a combination of taxi and flight. When traveling from Pensacola Beach in October, plan for little chillier days in New Orleans, with highs around 22°C, while nights are about the same with lows around 22°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 19th (Mon) to allow enough time to travel to Alexandria. Things to do in New Orleans Parks Historic Sites Zoos & Aquariums Jackson Square Clue Carre - New Orleans' First Live Escape Game 10:00am, Sat Oct 17 2:00pm, Sat Oct 17 Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. On the 19th (Mon), contemplate the long history of Kent Plantation House and then tour the pleasant surroundings at Alexandria Zoological Park. For other places to visit, more things to do, photos, and tourist information, refer to the Alexandria journey planner . You can drive from New Orleans to Alexandria in 3.5 hours. While traveling from New Orleans, expect a bit warmer days and little chillier nights in Alexandria, ranging from highs of 33°C to lows of 16°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 20th (Tue) early enough to travel to Dallas. Things to do in Alexandria Zoos & Aquariums Parks Historic Sites 2:30pm, Mon Oct 19 12:30pm, Mon Oct 19 On the 20th (Tue), admire the natural beauty at Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens and then enjoy breathtaking views from Reunion Tower. On the next day, meet the residents at Dallas World Aquarium, appreciate the history behind Mustangs of Las Colinas, and then explore and take pictures at AT&T Stadium. To see traveler tips, photos, more things to do, and more tourist information, refer to the Dallas trip builder site . The Route module can help you plan travel from Alexandria to Dallas. Finish your sightseeing early on the 21st (Wed) to allow enough time to travel back home. 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__label__cc	0.742642	0.257358	True Liberal Nexus The New Home for True Liberal Ideals A Tale of Two Amendments In West Virginia yesterday, a 14 year old junior high student, Jared Marcum, was ordered by a teacher to remove his t-shirt, which the teacher considered offensive. Marcum refused, and attempted to explain to the teacher his right to wear said shirt. His fellow students in the cafeteria stood on benches and tables and began chanting in support of Marcum. The police were dispatched and Marcum arrested for “disrupting the school process.” Here’s what he wore: The school’s dress code prohibits Clothing and accessories that display profanity, violence, discriminatory messages or sexually suggestive phrases; Clothing that displays advertisements for any alcohol, tobacco, or drug product. Mesh tops and dog collars are also (praise be!) banned. But nothing about political statements or images of guns per se. That Offensive Bill of Rights It’s impossible to know the full thought process behind the teacher’s action. What we will be officially told is that he was merely using his discretion to prevent anyone from being offended, or from an argument or dispute arising. The preposterous claim that Marcum “almost incited a riot” is a flimsy fig leaf, indeed. It was the teacher’s response to the shirt, not the shirt itself, that sparked the raucous but harmless protest. 1) You can’t offend-proof the entire world. There’ll always be somebody that’ll be butthurt by something — a crucifix around someone’s neck might annoy a jew, while a “Jesus Never Existed” t-shirt is bound to steam a christian. Does this teacher comes down equally hard on students who might offend Bengals fans by wearing a Steelers jersey?; 2) Marcum’s t-shirt was a simple affirmation of: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Please tell me this was not a Civics teacher!) Marcum’s interpretation of the Second Amendment likely differs from that of the teacher, other students, and almost definitely me. His support for the Bill of Rights, however, ought be shared by all of us, and his free exercise of speech not be abridged. Education or Indoctrination? The Right complains that the majority of school teachers are liberals, and that they are indoctrinating their students. The first is an irrefutable fact; the second, I always considered false conjecture. I’m not so sure anymore. Last year, we heard the (yes, Civics) teacher wrongly tell her students that it was a federal crime to speak out against the president. Now we have this. When I was a schoolchild during the era of Nixon Ascendant, it was a comfort when a few of my teachers, always scrupulously neutral in front of the class, clandestinely whispered to me that they were against the war, too. But, now that I think about it, there was subtle indoctrination as well. I remember lectures on how wonderful the American Melting Pot was, and being led in song, us little suburban white kids swaying and holding hands with the little bused-in black kids as we belted out “We Shall Overcome”. That message of accepting diversity and rejecting racism was the same I got at home (sans the singing and hand-holding.) Isn’t that where those sorts of messages belong? Did my elementary school teachers have the obligation or the right to countermand the message other classmates were receiving from their parents, that the coons and the spics were lazy, worthless, and to blame for everything? Those are not rhetorical questions. The Care and Feeding of Your Free Speech Rights The right to free speech is not absolute in all circumstances or at all times. The courts have uniformly ruled that, so long as a citizen has access to the exercise of free speech in some areas, it can be limited in others, like a school. Nor are things like slander, libel, or inciting a riot (for real) — or that most hackneyed of Civics teacher examples, shouting ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre — covered under free speech. Schools in particular also have a compelling reason to limit the extent of confrontational speech to deter bullying and disruption. It’s a fine line between proscribing slurs or confrontational behavior, and imposing a cultural or political status quo. For the greater part, the teachers of my youth did an exemplary job navigating that line. There are alarming indicators that many of today’s teachers, along with progressives at large, have strayed far over the line. “It Is Known” In George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones saga, the primitive Dothraki people confirm each statement, whether fact, lore, superstition, wives’ tale or wild rumor, with “it is known.” Such unquestioning absolutism is rife among the more strident segment of the Progressive Left (for whom I have coined the term “proglodyte”.) In the minds of proglodytes, “it is known” that their view on an host of issues, from gun control to abortion, from the meaning of gender to immigration, is established fact. Proglodytes also view the world in black and white, with everything “We” believe as Good, and everything “They” believe as Evil. This leads them to fallaciously attribute, for example, a solidity to their opinion that more gun control is a good thing (and should be taught?) on par with the solidity of the fact that Evolution is true, and that it, but not Intelligent Design or Creationism, should taught. We cannot, nor should we, prevent teachers from ever influencing their students. A good Civics teacher would be teaching Heller, and stimulate, not stifle, debate by asking his or her students to compare the opinion and dissent to their own interpretation of the Second Amendment. In other words, to encourage them to think for themselves. Anyone who espouses an idea must be willing to let that idea stand the test of debate and refutation. They must be willing to entertain opposing arguments and to permit the expression of antithetical ideas. The banning of a T-shirt may seem innocuous, but it is the first step down the slippery slope to fascism. (c) 2013 by Matt Cavanaugh. All rights reserved. This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 at 1:09 pm and is filed under Constitutional Law, Fascist America, Proglodytes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. 3 Responses to A Tale of Two Amendments Corby says: Students do not have the same first amendment rights as adults in other non-school situations. A strong case can be made that wearing that particular slogan on his shirt was insensitive in light of the shootings and bombings in the recent past which have upset many people, especially youngsters who have not lived through similar tragedies before. Teaching about context and sensitivity to the needs of others IS part of education and well within the teacher’s job description. Schools are not just places for intellectual learning but also places to learn how to get along with others in a multicultural society. “In your face” behaviors like this are self-defeating — a lesson this boy is in the process of learning. This lesson will benefit him by making him more likely to be able to hold a job or run a business in the future, more likely to remain married and keep friends. “Students do not have the same first amendment rights as adults in other non-school situations.” I said that. But I still see no compelling reason for a school to ban this particular shirt. “A strong case can be made that wearing that particular slogan on his shirt was insensitive in light of the shootings and bombings in the recent past which have upset many people….” Then by all means lay out that case. Because I can’t fathom how saying ‘defend your Constitutional Rights’ is offensive or insensitive in any context. I find it bizarre how you equate taking one viewpoint in the gun control debate with traumatizing youngsters. ” Schools are… also places to learn how to get along with others” That’s a two-way street, and part of ‘getting along’ is to learn how to put up with statements and t-shirts you disagree with. “‘In your face’ behaviors like this are self-defeating” Well, Kommisar, then I’m afraid we’re going to have to ban all t-shirts with slogans. Because I’m sure the “Save The Whales” shirt I wore in high school must’ve seemed terribly ‘in-your-face’ to that kid who wore his “Nuke The Whales” shirt. “This lesson will benefit him by making him more likely to be able to hold a job or run a business in the future, more likely to remain married and keep friends.” You’re not only a political kommisar, you’re a child psychologist as well! Impressive. conner43 says: Being even modestly successful in life has to include being unafraid and able to take criticism, and has little to do with p.c.’ness.That said, wearing the shirt on the heels of the tragedy in Boston, just seems insensitive. However, let the kid find out for himself if he offended anyone. The teacher needs to stay out of it. Color me surprised that Civics classes are still in some high schools. Are You a True Liberal? Take the test: http://typology.people-press.org/typology/ Committees of Correspondence Friends & Allies (The new) Liberal Rapture Double Jointed Fingers Fionnchú John W. Smart Lukewarm Off the Press The Berkeley Civil War What Gender Spectrum? 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__label__wiki	0.617797	0.617797	Tamil protest mars UK tourism push A major effort by Sri Lanka to promote tourism from Britain did not make much headway last week as British television and newspapers simultaneously gave considerable coverage to the spiraling violence in the island and highlighting fears of a slide back to war. Moreover, the grand finale of a ten-day festival promoting Sinhala culture held in Trafalgar Square Saturday drew a novel protest by Tamil youth organizations in London – traditional Tamil arts being performed for the public while volunteers distributed leaflets highlighting the bloodletting underway in the distant island. No demonstration is complete without placards. As part of efforts to increase tourism from Britain and in a bid to capitalize on the Sri Lankan cricket team’s presence in the UK, Sri Lanka’s government had organized a ten day festival in Trafalgar Square to promote the island’s many attractions. The climax of the festival unabashedly celebrated Sinhala culture. Flame eaters and Kandyan dancers performed to Sinhalese musical instruments. Traditional Tamil dance – in Trafalgar Square. Drama highlighting soldiers’ violence against civilians In a cluster of white tents and a white pavillion, staff from Sri Lanka airlines promoted the part-state owned airline while palm readers and hand and feet masseurs demonstrated their trade and onlookers were introduced to Ayurvedic traditional medicine. A Sri Lankan elephant was even brought along to spice up the show. But in sharp contrast to the idea of a peaceful and balmy Sri Lanka, there was a large police presence in Trafalgar Square to provide security for Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera who was the special guest. Expatriate Tamil youth, under the umbrella of the Tamil Youth Organisation’s (TYO) UK, branch held a protest demonstration on the elevated periphery of the large well, containing the famous fountains, which takes up most of Trafalgar Square. In a twist of irony, the Tamil demonstration was staged on a grassy platform opposite the embassy of Canada – which recently banned the Liberation Tigers as a terrorist group. As passers-by stopped and watched, bharatha natyam dancers gave whirling performances, as did musicians playing traditional Tamil instruments. Dramas and ‘koothu’ performances highlighted the difficulties and atrocities endured by the Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Northeast due to the security forces. As organisers repeatedly told confused tourists, “the protest is also to highlight Tamil culture which is being marginalized and suppressed by the Sinhala-dominated Sri Lankan state.” In contrast to the elaborate Sri Lankan exhibition being staged a few dozen yards away, the Tamil demonstration was decidedly low-cost: a ghetto-blaster stood in for an orchestra for the dances and dramas – staged by members of the TYO. Yet, the Tamil ‘demonstration’ drew the attention of many Londoners and tourists passing through the world famous square, enabling Tamil volunteers to hand out leaflets urging Britons and others not to visit Sri Lanka as their tourist funds “would fund the state’s genocidal violence against the Tamils.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1818
__label__wiki	0.84964	0.84964	Richard Spencer becomes acting defense secretary while Mark Esper goes through Senate confirmation The French just made a great case for outfitting soldiers with 'flyboards' A lawmaker wants to know if the Pentagon ever exposed the American public to ticks infected with bioweapons 3 Veterans Went Back To Iraq To Conquer A Mountain In The Film ‘Adventure Not War’ Brad Howard Adventure Not War, a documentary directed by Max Lowe that recently screened at Tribeca Film Festival, follows three Iraq war veterans as they return to Iraq to climb Mount Holgard. The trio battle through the brutal weather, landmines from the Iran-Iraq war, and their personal demons that have driven them to return to the war-scarred country. What drew me into this story was the first 30 seconds of the film. Stacy Bare’s satirical, rapid fire, energy filled monologue about what war was like was the perfect answer to the question from director Max Lowe, “What was war like?” The film then transitions into a montage of Iraq invasion footage, set to President George W. Bush’s speech announcing the invasion of Iraq which then jumps to U.S. Army veteran Stacy Bare walking out of his house in suburban Utah to pull his recycling bin to the curb. As Stacy goes through motions of comfortable American life, the divergence from the chaos and frantic energy associated with military movements and activities could not be more pronounced. Stacy Bare in Iraq in the film 'Adventure Not War'Adventure Not War The circumstances that lead to Stacy’s embrace of the outdoors as a method for treatment of PTSD for veterans stems from his own experiences with addiction. Stacy bears his soul to the world. As he talks about how he was headed towards suicide, a friend of his reached out to him and asked him to “put off killing myself for a week or two and come climb with him,” to which Stacy responded: “You know what, I can wait a couple of weeks before reenlisting or killing myself, so I’ll go climb with him and see how it goes.” This climb changed Stacy’s life, putting him on a mission to further outdoors excursions as a method of treatment. After this pivotal moment in his life, Stacy goes on to assemble a crew to return to Iraq, which includes Robin Brown, a former U.S. Army Captain whose OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crash landed after taking fire during the battle of Fallujah, and Matthew Griffin, also a U.S. Army Captain who was deployed to Mosul with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Robin Brown in Iraq, from the film 'Adventure Not War'Adventure Not war The trio journey from the U.S. to Erbil in Iraq, and prep for the trek ahead of them. They encounter locals, make friends, and look into their own souls to examine their past and present. Stacy talks about seeing a dead body being eaten by dogs, Robin brings up her darkest day in Iraq, and Matthew discusses the fear innate in our actions, both as a country and as individuals. But at the end of the journey, as the film climaxes with the trio at the top of Mount Halgurd, all of the past is forgotten and only the majesty of nature exists as they ski down the mountain. I think that Matthew eloquently sums up the group’s sentiment prior to the ascent when he says: “We’re going to drive up these epic Iraqi mountains.” A enlisted thinktank brought to you by Task & Purpose Three Veterans Climb Mount Halgurd in 'Adventure Not War'Adventure Not War adventure Adventure not war Entertainment film military mountain movie PTSD Ski the armchair airman tribeca veteran who is running dod today? Jeff Schogol Navy Secretary Richard Spencer took the reins at the Pentagon on Monday, becoming the third acting defense secretary since January. Spencer is expected to temporarily lead the Pentagon while the Senate considers Army Secretary Mark Esper's nomination to succeed James Mattis as defense secretary. The Senate officially received Esper's nomination on Monday. richard spencer mark esper defense secretary who is running dod today? mon dieu! U.S. Special Operations Command may be on the verge of making the dream of flying infantry soldiers a reality, but the French may very well beat them to it. On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron shared an unusual video showing a man on a flying platform — widely characterized as a "hoverboard" — maneuvering through the skies above the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris armed with what appears to be a dummy firearm. The video was accompanied with a simple message of "Fier de notre armée, moderne et innovante," which translates to "proud of our army, modern and innovative," suggesting that the French Armed Forces may be eyeing the unusual vehicle for potential military applications. franky zapata news hoverboards military tech how the other half fights french armed forces u.s. special operations forces emmanuel macron flyboard flyboard air aerial mobility system mon dieu! don't fear the reaper (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen) If you've ever wondered if the Pentagon has ever exposed the American public to ticks infected with biological weapons, you're not alone. Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) authored an amendment to the House version of the Fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would require the Defense Department Inspector General's Office to find out if the U.S. military experimented with using ticks and other insects as biological weapons between 1950 and 1975. 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Atiqullah Assadi, who graduated from Marine Corps bootcamp on July 12, the decision to enlist was the culmination of a journey that began when he and his family were forced to flee their home in Afghanistan. atiqullah assadi marine corps reconaissance recon taliban afghanistan give him one! u.s. marine corps joining the military (Facebook photo) The Air Force has administratively separated the Nellis Air Force Base sergeant who was investigated for making racist comments about her subordinates in a video that went viral last year, Task & Purpose has learned. u.s. air force geraldine lovely nellis air force base racism news the blotter the blotterr	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1820
__label__wiki	0.826492	0.826492	'Battlefield V’ is a buggy, yet totally fun return to World War II Review: ‘Call Of Duty: WWII’: The Good, The Bad, And The Overdone Alejandro Villanueva Dishes On Vets, NFL Protests, And 'Call Of Duty' The Newest ‘Call of Duty: WWII’ Trailer Just Dropped And It’s Pure Insanity Battlefield V has finally arrived, and we’re shipping out to fight the Second World War, again. Battlefield V Call of Duty: WWII Entertainment games Mandatory Fun World War II Image via Activision Just before Veterans Day, Activision released Call of Duty: WWII, the latest title in a flagship military first-person-shooter series that’s birthed dozens of games since 2003. This installment was widely hyped — and anticipated — as a return to the franchise's roots. Needless to say, we here at Task & Purpose were eager to review it. activision Brett Zimmerman call of duty Call of Duty: WWII Campaign first-person shooters germans grease gun Jeffrey Pierce Jonathan Tucker Josh Duhamel M1 Garand nazis panzer playstation Sledgehammer games storyline transformers war World War II Xbox Photo courtesy of Activision Activision's first-person-shooter franchise returned to its roots Nov. 3 with the newest title in its marquee series, Call of Duty: WWII. And as happened with the launch of the first dozen or so COD installments since 2003, this first-person shooter will have a real impact on the U.S. military: In barracks and rec rooms on bases across the globe, internet speeds will grind to a (slower) crawl as squad after squad of junior troops log onto crummy wifi, locked and loaded with M1 Garands and Thompsons, to hit the beaches of Normandy in high def. afghanistan alejandro villanueva Call of Duty: WWII le'veon bell national anthem nfl Politics steelers war war movies Sarah Sicard Screenshot via YouTibe Have you ever wondered what it might be like to battle alongside the Greatest Generation against Adolf Hitler and the rising tide of Nazi tyranny? Well, you can’t actually do that, Call of Duty: WWII, the franchise's 14th installment, lets you virtually storm Normandy, drop into France with the 101st Airborne, and kill Nazi’s a la Inglorious Basterds ...minus Brad Pitt’s shitty accent. call of duty Call of Duty: WWII nazi video games World War II zombie nazi A New Trailer For ‘Call Of Duty: WWII’ Has Leaked And It’s Absolutely Horrifying Activision’s hotly anticipated game Call of Duty: WWII goes back to the franchise’s roots, and, in the process, dusts off an old fan favorite: zombies. But this time, it’s grisly, bloody, and straight-up creepy. .45 ACP Thompson submachine gun activision call of duty Call of Duty: WWII CoD Comic Con leak nazis thompson submachine gun undead World War II zombies 'Call Of Duty' Goes Back To Its Roots In Intense New Trailer The new Call of Duty: WWII gameplay and cinematic trailer just dropped and it’s everything fans have been waiting for. After a string of science fiction-themed first-person shooters, game developer Activision has taken the franchise back to where it all began: World War II. 101st airborne band of brothers battlefield call of duty Call of Duty: WWII CoD Combat europe first-person shooter nazis Saving Private Ryan video game World War II	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1821
__label__wiki	0.532772	0.532772	Join TEC Why Join TEC Becoming a Chair Becoming a Speaker Contact TEC The New NAFTA: How USMCA Could Impact Your Business October 29th, 2018\|Insights\| On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced they had reached an agreement called the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), a revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). While the agreement ended months of uncertainty, Canadian business leaders are wondering what’s changed, what’s new and how it will affect cross-border trade. Read the articles below on how USMCA could impact your business. Canadian Business Opportunities in the Wake of the USMCA Deal Hear from Peter Hall, chief economist at the Export Development Canada (EDC), on the opportunities that have opened up for Canadian businesses as a result of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. USMCA Round-Up: How It Affects Canada’s Tech Sector From intellectual property to privacy and spam to digital trade, read how USMCA will impact Canada’s tech sector. Video: USMCA China Trade Clause Will Test How Willing Canada is to Tempt Fate with the U.S. Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association (APMA) president Flavio Volpe speaks on how the USMCA’s China trade clause could impact supply chains in Canada. USMCA May Be Boon for Online Shoppers, Trouble for Some Retailers Canadian shoppers who like to buy products from the U.S. online have reason to rejoice about the revised NAFTA deal, but some homegrown retailers could be in for a struggle, experts say. Canada to Apply USMCA Cultural Exemption to Trade in Digital Media Since USMCA was released, it’s been unclear exactly which chapters Canada’s cultural sector must comply with, and from which provisions it will be exempt. This article clarifies what’s actually covered under USMCA. What Will the New NAFTA – the USMCA – Mean for Quebec? Quebec dairy farmers say they’ve been betrayed by the new North American Free Trade Agreement, but other business groups are greeting the new deal with cautious optimism. Chair Profiles Developed by Sandbox Brand Marketing in Calgary, Alberta. Stay up-to-date with the latest TEC Canada news	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1825
__label__wiki	0.505635	0.505635	Free express delivery on all orders over $50 in Australia - Worldwide shipping options available By The Skincare Company Meet our Ambassador: Bec Judd Bec Judd only aligns herself with brands she believes in– which is why we love that she’s one of our ambassadors. Bec joined The Skincare Company team because of she genuinely loves our products and has a passion for supporting Australian businesses. “I love that The Skincare Company is locally made and that it only uses the highest quality ingredients. But most of all, I love it because it works,” says Bec. “It’s such a great feeling to be able to recommend products you trust and adore. I’ve had so many people sending thanks my way after using these products, and that’s a real privilege to be able to have a positive influence on people’s lives.” Like us, Bec believes in maintaining a balanced life – full of fun, hard work, cuddles with her adorable children looking after herself – plus a little indulgence along the way. Bec is one of Australia’s best known and busiest personalities. She’s also a trusted role model, and we’re honoured that she’s part of The Skincare Company family. Back to Journal More articles by The Skincare Company Enter your postcode to find your local stockist. Postcode or suburb Treatment type Treatment Type MakeupProfessionalSkincare Be the first to hear about new products, news and promotions.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1835
__label__cc	0.64588	0.35412	Jet Airways falls victim to India’s brutal aviation market By Jochen Wirtz May 15th, 2019 Marketing The airline business has long had a glamorous mystique. Promotional images of globe-trotting travellers, exotic destinations and chic, jet-setting flight crews have helped underpin this impression. But despite soaring demand for air travel, especially here in Asia, the aviation business is rarely a lucrative one. Competition is fierce and margins are often razor-thin. India’s debt-stricken Jet Airways recently halted operations, leaving many passengers stranded and employees jobless – casting a spotlight once again on how much of a brutal business aviation can be. It might seem suprising then that Jet’s collapse comes amid an unpredented boom for air travel in India. Over the past four years monthly passenger has grown by double-digit percentage points year-on-year, and by by the mid-2020s India is forecast to be the world’s third largest market for air travel. Just a few years ago Jet was India’s largest carrier by passenger traffic. So how did it get into such trouble? A rapidly growing market – even with a significant share – does not always mean rapidly growing profits Part of Jet’s problems have their roots in the firm’s earliest days. Founded in the early 1990s as India’s first private carrier, Jet set out to revolutionise the industry offering a quality, reliable service in a market that had for decades been in the grip of a state-run monopoly. For the first decade, the new airline seemed to do remarkably well. It focused on the corporate market and quickly grew fans and market share domestically before expanding to serve international routes to Asia, Europe and beyond. But a rapidly growing market – even with a significant share – does not always mean rapidly growing profits. Beginning in the mid 2000s Jet found itself struggling to reposition its costly full-service business model against competition from a slew of budget carriers. These offered on-time flights with a no-frills service at a low price, opening up air travel to millions of price-conscious Indian travellers. Race to the bottom In response, Jet slashed its own fares, often well below cost, in a bid to maintain market share and ride out its upstart competitors. As the race to the bottom intensified, base airfares plunged to as low as a few cents, pushing several airlines over the brink. One was low-cost carrier Kingfisher Airlines which, like Jet, had tried to appeal to passengers with a full service offering. Founded by a beer tycoon, Kingfisher expanded rapidly serving both domestic and international routes, but eventually folded in 2012 under a mountain of debt owed to banks, staff, aircraft leasing firms and airports. In the aviation business especially, the shaky middle ground is where you tend to die In 2006, Jet dabbled in a budget airline subsidiary, buying up struggling Air Sahara for US$500 million in cash and rebranding it as JetLite. The venture filled seats but bled cash before eventually being written off nine years later. Meanwhile Jet was stuck with its full service business model and the costs that come with it, all the while slashing prices for passengers. Yet the spiralling debt also meant that Jet had few funds available to improve its service offering to keep up with challengers, particularly from fast-growing and well-funded competitors in the Gulf. Carriers such as Qatar, Emirates and Etihad as well as Turkish Airlines chipped away at Jet’s international routes, undercutting prices while offering better service and a greater network – two key differentiators that usually sway passenger choice on long-haul routes. In this situation, Jet found itself squeezed domestically and internationally, and was haemorrhaging money on both fronts. Uncomfortable middle Domestically, it was trying to compete with budget carriers, yet it remained burdened with a high cost base. Internationally, it was unable to match airlines which simply offered better service to less price-sensitive business travellers. That put Jet in an uncomfortable middle position: It was neither a premium airline, nor was it a cost leader. And in the aviation business especially, the shaky middle ground is where you tend to die. But Jet’s problems are also symptomatic of the challenging economics of today’s aviation industry. Despite huge capital costs, barriers to entry in the airline business are surprisingly low, especially when markets are rapidly expanding. Air Asia founder Tony Fernandes, for example, was famously able to start his airline by mortgaging his house. On the flipside however, when the going gets tough, barriers to exit are high. Airlines find themselves locked into expensive long-term leasing contracts. In a downturn, there is no demand for offloaded aircraft anyway. Passengers are more than likely to choose a low-price air ticket one day, while easily switching to another that offers an even better price the next day – especially if they, rather than their employers, are paying for the ticket. In part, this has been driven by the emergence of online flight comparison services such as Orbit and Skyscanner, which quickly sort passenger travel options by price, travel time, rating and number of stops. Price is the default sorting for the simple reason that for most passengers, it is the determining factor. In the Indian context, this price sensitivity has been amplified though a combination of extremely cost-conscious consumers and fierce competition. Add to that a recent surge in oil prices and a plunge in the value of the rupee, and ultimately Jet’s debts became unsustainable as it was unable to pass costs on to the consumer in the form of higher fares. With Jet now completely grounded, the question now is whether the airline will be able to secure new investment and return to operations in some form or other in the near future. Overseas carriers such as Qatar and Etihad – which has a 24 per cent state in Jet – have both previously expressed strong interest in getting into the Indian market. But complex ownership regulations and a limit on foreign stakes in Indian airlines have put many off. The booming Indian aviation market certainly means there is huge demand for air travel and much of it is still vastly underserved. The challenge will be for airlines to rework their business models to fit it. Jochen Wirtz is Professor of Marketing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. More on Marketing The Jewel in Changi Airport’s crown The magic of Apple’s buzz machine	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1842
__label__wiki	0.549855	0.549855	TV ReviewsThe Big Bang TheorySeason 2 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cushion Saturation” The Big Bang TheorySeason 2 “The Cushion Saturation” So far during the run of The Big Bang Theory, our favorite geek quartet have taken part in robot wars and renaissance festivals, in between obsessing over comic books, computers, Halo and Star Trek, and this week we saw them engaging in the ancient art of paintball (which I believe they've talked about before). I’ve given the writers of this show a lot of credit for being so specific with their geeky reference points, and they definitely are—at least when it comes to the breakdown of the four main characters and how they interact. But sometimes I think they use “geeky” as a kind of catch-all for anything that lonely single men do with their free time on weekends, and they don’t really consider whether there might be varying degrees of interest. Just once I’d like to hear one the guys pipe up and say, “Paintball? I don’t know… too much running around. Count me out.” But if that had happened we wouldn’t have gotten the dual set up for “The Cushion Saturation,” in which our heroes’ ineptitude on the field of paint-battle drives both the title plot and the more interesting (to me anyway) subplot. In the main plot, Penny mishandles a paintball-gun in the apartment and sends a splatter of green across the part of the sofa that Sheldon has designated “his spot.” (Don’t forget: If you sit in his spot, that’s a strike.) Despite Leonard and Penny’s best efforts to flip the cushion, move the cushion and clean the cushion—at a drycleaner that Sheldon distrusts because they also make keys—our inflexible Aspie can’t get comfortable anymore. Not until Leonard explains one of the other tiny modification/deceptions he’s perpetrated—namely that he’s been getting Sheldon’s weekly Chinese food order from a different restaurant for months—does Sheldon come to grips with the permanent changes in his spot. I laughed at Sheldon trying to find a new spot (including his straddling the sofa arm with his butt facing out), and at him wriggling everywhere he sat, like a princess atop a pea, but I confess I tend to get a little uncomfortable with storylines that rely too much on Sheldon’s intractability. Mainly I find that the more annoying Sheldon is, the less believable his friendship with Leonard becomes. (And it doesn’t help when Sheldon disparages Leonard’s intellect, as he did tonight.) It would’ve been great if this episode had made more out of Leonard’s take-out switcheroo, perhaps by adding some other examples of how Leonard accommodates Sheldon, before ending with Leonard telling Sheldon that there’s nothing that can be done about the cushion and that he’ll just have to deal with it. Believe me, I’ve got a son who likes everything just so and doesn’t handle changes in his schedule very well, but sometimes things happen, and though we're understanding of his complaints, we're nowhere near as tolerant as Leonard is. (Of course sometimes we let our son get over his frustration by punching an oversized pillow we keep on hand for just such an occasion. Perhaps Sheldon shooting Penny with a paintball-gun in the closing scene is his version of pillow-punching.) Anyway, all the cushion business shortchanged the storyline I would’ve liked to have seen more of, namely the return of Leonard’s occasional sex-partner Leslie Winkle, and her taking advantage of a heated paintball moment to jump Howard’s bones. (According to Howard, Leslie is “the fifth girl I’ve ever had sex with… for free.”) The coldly logical, perpetually horny Leslie starts helping Howard get grant money and access to research trips, in exchange for his sexual services and occasional “arm candy” duties, like being her guest at a family wedding. This quid pro quo makes Howard feel cheap (an emotion that, frankly, I don’t buy coming from Howard), but he goes along with it anyway. I like the dynamic between Howard and Leslie—especially they way they both enjoy how their “good fortune makes others miserable”—and I hope we haven’t seen the last of the couple. But as proven by the quick exit of Sara Rue (and the recent dropping of Sara Gilbert’s contract), this is not the kind of show that goes in for extended story arcs with, like, resolutions and stuff. I enjoy The Big Bang Theory, but it does bother me how the writers seem to do whatever it takes to get from scene to scene and episode to episode, regardless of how it strands the characters. I’m not asking for a complex mythology, but it would be nice to know for certain that if two people are dating at the end of one episode, they’ll still be together at the beginning of the next. My favorite quote of the night is in my alt-text, but here’s three more winners: -“We? You had your chance to be ‘we’ for about a year-and-a-half now.” -“Surrender, then Denny’s.” -“Despite the name, the Civet Cat is not a true cat. Now I’m done.” Recent from Noel Murray A new documentary about Toni Morrison puts a great American writer into context Hulu’s Das Boot miniseries is well-acted and well-crafted… but needs more boot The new Twilight Zone ends a mixed first season with a meta episode	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1846
__label__cc	0.694552	0.305448	Episode of Still Open All Hours Still Open All Hours Season 1, Episode 13 of 19 David Jason heads the cast in this one-off special revisiting the popular sitcom Open All Hours. Granville has inherited the shop from his beloved Uncle Arkwright, who is gone but not forgotten - not least in the tricks of the trade he passed on to his apprentice. Assisting Granville - when he feels like it - is his son Leroy, a good-looking young man who has more female admirers than Granville ever had and no intention of doing things his father's way. Times may have changed, but some of the regular customers haven't, including former nurse Gladys Emmanuel and the Black Widow. As Granville attempts to get a date with old flame Mavis without her terrifying sister Madge finding out, Leroy shuns the old delivery bike and finds a more attractive way to deliver the orders, and a sneaky new plan to shift a lot of anchovy paste has some rather surprising side effects. Previously Aired	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1847
__label__wiki	0.815495	0.815495	Write annotated bibliography essay Make note of the book title and the year of publishing. Once you have this information, you can learn how to write a bibliography. And now… Ephron's essay Arnold thinks well all get along, I think. Southbound, just a teeth-gritting, bone-sawing horror anthology these sorts of movies have become pass? in recent years, but this… Census essay in hindi People worldwide love Hindi songs and Hindi movies which clearly defines the fondness of this language. The language does not include any articles. Practice Exams, Problem Sets, Syllabi, Flashcards… Novels in essays b, entry 5b, entry 5,. . Further reading edit George Orwell: A Selected Bibliography by Zoltan. Victory or Vested Interest? Some were written by him and others were merely recited for radio broadcast. Peter Davison of De Montfort University spent 17 novels in essays years researching and correcting the entirety of Orwell's works 5 with Angus and Sheila Davison, and devoted the last eleven volumes of the twenty-volume series The Complete Works of George Orwell to essays, letters, and journal entries. Nks to the essays are provided when. Wells" LO Obituary for. The reason why Orwell chose to write as 'John Freeman' he never used this pseudonym again is not clear. Frank Norris: Novels Essays, library of America Ke Anita Desais other novels. 82 note 9 "The Spanish War" December 1939 Published in The Adelphi Spearhead: Ten Years' Experimental Writing in America edited by James Laughlin EL Book review published in The Times Literary Supplement " novels in essays The Spike " April 1931. 14 15 note 4 " The Art of Donald McGill " September 1941 aaip, cejl II, CoE, ColE, CrE, DotEM, EL, OD Published in Horizon " Arthur Koestler " 11 September 1944 CrE, ColE, cejl III, EL Unpublished. Owse Literature Essays; Newest; Novels By Letter;Saved Essays. Note 4 Critical Essays 14 February 1946 Published by Secker and Warburg in London and as Dickens, Dali and Others: Studies in Popular Culture by Reynal and Hitchcock in April 1946. Heinrich Mann's, novels and, essays - Boydell and Brewer Two attempts have been made at comprehensive collections: The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters in four volumes (1968, 1970 co-edited by Ian Angus and Orwell's widow. After studying art in Paris and literature at Berkeley and Harvard, he worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent, was expelled from South Africa in 1896, and reported on the Spanish-American War from Cuba in 1898, where he met Stephen Crane. Most verse novels cover topics and themes that young adults encounter in their everyday life. Nonetheless, for anybody who is new to essays, we have developed an overall outline for you you can carry out to compose your publication essay. Preedy, published in The New English Weekly "Red, White, and Brown" Published in Time and Tide "Reflections on Gandhi " January 1949 SaE, CoE, OR, cejl IV, EL, aaip Published in Partisan Review The Reilly Plan by Lawrence Wolfe. Eat essays written by well known writers. Revised and reprinted in College Days. Me Search Essays FAQ Contact. 56 57 "Man from the Sea" OY Published in The Observer "The Man in Kid Gloves" June 1929 Short story that was written before the summer of 1929 and has not survived Many Are Called by Edward Newhouse. Forster, Richie Calder, Cedric Dover, Hsiao Ch'ien and Others: A Selection of English Language Broadcasts to India, Orwell edited two newspapers during his Eton years College Days / The Colleger (1917) and Election Times (19171921). Voice #3 WB Readings by Mulk Raj Anand, William Empson, Herbert Read, and Stephen Spender. Came from The Labour Book Service on, with Orwell's "Culture and Democracy" (made up of the pieces "Fascism and Democracy" and "Patriots and Revolutionaries amongst others. Blair" "A Happy Vicar I Might Have Been" 1935 Poem "Herman Melville" March 1930 cejl I, Ceview of Herman Melville: A Study of His Life novels in essays and Vision by Lewis Mumford, published in The New Adelphi, Vol. Between 19e also wrote fifteen ". 104, possibly by Orwell 14 note 3 note 4 All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in New York City, edited by George Packer. Ztra, tento msc, pt msc, ve, ron. Theres no special rule saying you must have a concept before crafting an essay. 3 99 Victory or Vested Interest? 90 20 Talking to India,. Novels, Plays, Essays od 1 017 Erview; Guided Reading; Grades K 6 Collections; Grades 6 12 Recommendations; Reading Intervention; Classroom Book Search; Literature. They include book reviews, articles, literary columns, and parodies of popular authors in the hilarious Perverted Tales. Order total: The verse novels and poems use poetic devices that help a young adult reader concentrate. Lots of people eliminate emotional stress by novels in essays performing exercises, taking note of audio or by examining a novel. While working for the BBC, he collected six editions of a poetry magazine named Voice which were broadcast by Orwell, Mulk Raj Anand, John Atkins, Edmund Blunden, Venu Chitale, William Empson, Vida Hope, Godfrey Kenton, Una Marson, Herbert Read, and Stephen Spender. Literature Essay Novels by Letter:. 4 Over a dozen of these were published in collections during his life Inside the Whale and Other Essays by his original publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1940, and Critical Essays by Secker and Warburg in 1946. Eaned from various collections of this amazing American voice, the poems take the shape of manifestos. In addition he wrote book-length investigations of poverty in Britain in the form. Different kinds of guides worthy of centering on in essays about publications. (2004) George Orwell: Some Materials for a Bibliography. Wodehouse, Raffles and Miss Blandish, The Art of Donald McGill etc. Wells 9 September 1943 WB Adaptation of Wells' short story as a radio drama by Orwell, broadcast by the BBC "A Smoking Room Story" April 1949 cejl IV Unfinished story from his notebook "So Runs the World" OY Published in The Observer. List of works by George Orwell. Essays genre: new releases and popular books, including Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach, Sex Object by Jessica Valenti. These pieces include first-hand journalism (e.g. The Simple Gift demonstrates elements of belonging and acceptance that manifest themselves through pain and suffering of rejection, homelessness and dealing with death by characters, such as Billy, a sixteen years boy. Titles listed here are those found in George Orwell: A Bibliography by Fenwick, who gives them as originally printed, whereas Davison in The Complete Works seeks to cut out all titles that cannot with certainty be attributed to Orwell. The Road to Wigan Pier is initially a study of poverty in the North of England, but ends with an extended autobiographical essay describing some of Orwell's experiences with poverty. Blair" "Good Travellers" 2 December 1939 Published in Time and Tide " A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray ", SaE, OR, cejl IV, EL, FUF, stcm Published in Tribune The Great Dictator 21 December 1940 aaip. Down and Out in Paris and London records his experiences tramping and teaching in those two cities. "The British General Election" November 1945 Published in Commentary "Britain's Left-Wing Press" June 1948 EL novels in essays Published in The Progressive British Pamphleteers Volume 1: From the 16th Century the 18th Century April 1948 Published by Allan Wingate in Spring 1948, co-edited. James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution Socialist Book Centre, printing of Second Thoughts on James Burnham under this title in July 1946. 38 17 "England with the Knobs Off" July 1940 Published in The Adelphi " England Your England " 19 February 1941 SSWtJ, EYE, CoE, OR, SE, FUF First published in The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English. Stories, novels, & essays Steer and Spanish Testament by Arthur Koestler, published in Time and Tide Vol. In 1942 " Awake! King and Rolling Stonemason by Fred Bower, published in Time and Tide "Recent Novels" cejl I, CW X, EL Review of The Rock Pool by Cyril Connolly, Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad, The Wallet of Kai Lung. "Anti-Semitism in Britain" April 1945 SSWtJ, EYE, ColE, cejl III, EL Published in Contemporary Jewish Record "Are Books Too Dear?" EL Published in Manchester Evening News "A.R.D After rooms janney" Cock advertisement published unsigned in College Days. Desiring your well-being, which is our own, and searching for the best cure, I will do with you as the ancients of old did with their afflicted: expose them on the steps of the temple so that. Production of content and images in whole or in part is prohibited. They contribute uniquely to works written for young adult readers because they tend to take the form that verse novels use to appeal to young adult readers. Lousy textbooks allow you to be unhappy and depressed which will create bad habits. 24 20 note 5 "Burnham's View of the Contemporary World Struggle" cejl IV, EL Published in The New Leader Burnt Norton, The Dry Salvages, and East Coker. Essays on novels, plays, poems and films ranging from 12 Angry Men to Young Goodman Brown require membership. 10 65 The Orwell Reader, Fiction, Essays, and Reportage 1956 Published by Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich in New York City " Our Minds Are Married, but We Are Too Young " Christmas 1918 Coem given to Jacintha Buddicom 66 "Our Opportunity". 6 (5 February 1938). . quot;ng novels in essays "Travel Round and Down" cejl I, Ceview of Zest of Life by Johann W?ller, translated from the Danish by Claude Napier and I Took Off My Tie by Hugh Massingham, published in Time and Tide "Treasure and Travel". Morley, Long Shadows by Lady Sanderson, Who Goes Home? In a common sense, the verse uses ordinary language that appeals to the young adult reader. It helps detract the initial hesitation that young adult readers experience when they come across novels with foreign layout (Vardell 65). The Novels of Frank Norris, The Novels of Theodore Dreiser: A Critical Study, and, twentieth-Century American Literature Naturalism: An Interpretation. Orwell mainly submitted his typescripts listing only the name of the author and title of the work being reviewed. 39 (25 September 1937). In conclusion, verse novels and poetry appeal to young adult readers because of their readability, use of emotive language, thematic exploration, use of nonlinear structure and their exploration of themes. Review: Norris: Novels and Essays User Review Goodreads. Orwell is best remembered for his political commentary as a left-wing anti-totalitarian. Narayana Menon January 1943 EL, CrE, ColE, celj II Book review published in Horizon Diaries Edited by Peter Davison, published in London by Harvill Secker "Do Our Colonies Pay?" Published in Tribune Down and Out in Paris and. U can find the manual you are interested in in printed form orReview: Norris: Novels and Essays User Review Goodreads. Dag's Orwell Project is comprehensive, offering all of Orwell's main works in both English and Russian. 50 (11 December 1937). . Dont make it possible for the future prospect speculate or draw findings for their own end within the position you are trying in making. 78, attributed to Orwell with considerable uncertainty 14 94 note 4 " Thomas Hardy Looks at War" 18 September 1942 Published in Tribune "Three Years of Home Guard" OY Published in The Observer "Through a Glass, Rosily" 23 November. Retrieved 25 February 2017. This web-site also features full text versions of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Evgeny Zamyatin's WE (in Russian only so far). A b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q For further discussion on attribution of the texts in College Days, see Davison, The Complete Works, Vol. 83 22 The Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adam, translated by Dom Justin CEJook review published in The New English Weekly "The Sporting Spirit" 14 December 1945 cejl IV, EL, FUF, OD, SaE, Published in Tribune "Stalinism and Aristocracy". Custom Writing Service : Essays : Term Papers : College Crafting Persuasive Essays about Novels, the necessity of textbooks cant be denied in the persons everyday life. Note 4 Usually it is fairly certain that the titles of essays are novels in essays Orwell's. 8, signed "Eric Blair" 13 "Back to the Land" 3 September 1944 OY Published in The Observer "Back to the Twenties" CW XI Review of the September 1937 issue of the magazine The Booster published in the New English Weekly Vol. Chort story, manuscript,. The later does not contain the same texts as Decline of the English Murder and Other Essays, published by Penguin in association with Secker Warburg in 1965. Jonathan Franzens essays express his love of birds and of writers, especially his friend David Foster Wallace. Presently that will no longer be the way it is, almost all of the info is located online and scholars have preserved his or her self updated with adjust hence overlooking textbooks. 27 a b Orwell reviewed Alec Brown's The Fate of the Middle Classes on two separate occasions in the months following its 1936 publication, in April for The New English Weekly and in May for The Adelphi. 47 20 "Going Down" OY Published in The Observer "Good Bad Books" 2 November 1945 cejl IV, SaE, EL, aaip Published in Tribune "A Good 'Middle October 1930 CEJeview of Angel Pavement. Mégroz " 21 December 1945 SaE, cejl IV, EL Published in Tribune "Not Counting Niggers" July 1939 cejl I, CW XI, EL, OP Review of Union Now by Clarence. 2 and 7 note 11 OD, OR (excerpts SE (ch. Kliknutm na Rozumm nebo jinam souhlaste také s vyuvánm cookies a pedánm daj o chován na webu pro zobrazen clené reklamy na dalch webech. If you find anything interesting about George Orwell or his work not presented here, be free to send e-mail to. International Library of Cultural Studies. By so engaging in the scholars is able to access the most up-to-date publications with the education and learning market which assists in trying to think up very well considered misunderstandings within their performs. 10 McLaughlin 2007,. . Training books engage in a huge role in this lifestyles. 90, possibly by Orwell 14 note 4 " Evelyn Waugh " April 1949 cejl IV, EL Unpublished and unfinished essay written. George Orwell - Eric Arthur Blair It has posed a huge struggle to your novels field. Joining the publishing firm of Doubleday McClure in 1898, he met William Dean Howells, Hamlin Garland, and Theodore Dreiser, and published six novels between 18He died following an attack of appendicitis in October of 1902. Robert Atwan, the founder of The Best American Essays series, picks the 10 best essays of the postwar period. 1 on 19 February 1941. Note 4 "The Petition Crown" June 1929 Short story that was written before the summer of 1929 and has not survived "Pity and Terror" OY Published in The Observer " Pleasure Spots " cejl IV, EL Essay written during his stay in Burma, 19221927. Crafting Persuasive, essays about While fiction accounts for a small fraction of his total output, these two novels are his best-selling works, having sold almost fifty million copies in sixty-two languages by 2007more than any other pair of books by a twentieth-century author. Greed (1924) on this immensely powerful and grimly realistic novel. In the aforementioned series, Penguin also published the short collections Books. The verse novel came into existence after the advent of prose novels as a contemporary form to replace narrative poetry that acts as a prototype of all forms of literature. . Writers try to create works that appear natural and have a taste that would make young adult readers want to read them (Wolf, Coats and Jenkins 309). Most of the authors who write verse novels use the present tense and narrate them in the first person often using teen voice. They also address relationships that center on the emotional investment of the reader in a socially constructed manner. Many young adults have read the Simple Gifts because they find it easy. It is said transformation is expected. 13 note 4 " Shooting an Elephant " September 1936 cejl I, CoE, ColE, EL, FUF, OP, OR, SaE, SE, stcm Published in New Writing, number two, Autumn 1936, broadcast on the BBC Home Service ooting an Elephant and. 86 "A Summer Idyll" Chort story published unsigned in College Days. The young adult reader can identify with the character in the play because every event depicted in the piece of literature comes constructed through the feelings and emotions of the speaker. In a review published in Times Higher Education, Scott Bradfield writes: There are also times when Davison seems in too big a hurry to add a hitherto neglected item to the canon, such as his inclusion of an essay titled: "Can. George Orwell: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities volume 54) by Jeffrey Meyers and Valerie Meyers. Ponder and Don Gypsy by Walter Starkie, published in Time and Tide Trials in Burma by Maurice Collis cejl I, OP Review of Trials in Burma by Maurice Collispublished unsigned in The Listener. . Warren CW XI Review of Burmese Interlude. Review the information: Since you are examining an ebook, you should take notices which assists you establish a bottom line once you are accomplished looking. 50 17 "Hop-Picking" cejl I, OE Published in The New Statesman and Nation, a longer version appears in Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters I " How the Poor Die " November 1946 cejl IV, ColE, DotEM,. Both the techniques possess a prevalent unbiased which can be to come up with an novels in essays argument that can be stated well and its track record revealed and defended via the article writer. "The Intellectual Revolt" EL Published as part one of a series (with "What Is Socialism? The novel, mcTeague (1899) represented a radical departure for American fiction of its era in its frank treatment of sex, domestic violence, and obsession. "Wall Game" 29 November 1919 Coem published unsigned in College Days. There a few techniques used by writers to cope with this sort of essays. "London Letters" # cejl IV Published in Partisan Review, Summer 1946; sent early May 1946 "Looking Back on the Spanish War" 1943 SSWtJ, EYE, CoE, ColE, cejl II, EL, FUF Published in New Road, probably written in 1942 "Looking. Novels - Bossa Kids It Is What I Think. In any case, the article appeared in the Christmas issue and provoked much debate in the issues that followed. The subject matter of literature, both novels and graphic novels, has changed over time. Note 10 "Notes on the Way" cejl II, EL, OD Published in two issues of Time and Tide, 30 March and "Note to Whitehall's Road to Mandalay by Robert Duval" Published in Tribune "Occupation's Effect on French Outlook". Erich von Stroheim based his classic film. By Count Ferdinand von Czernin, published in Time and Tide 12 "The Adventure of the Lost Meat-card" Chort story published unsigned in The Election Times. Orwell kept a diary which has been published by his widowSonia Brownelland academic Peter Davison, in addition to his private correspondence. Disadvantages: Where by could the ebook have performed greater? 3a, entry b, entry 371A Davison 1998b, entry 4b, entry 4b, entry 3b, entry 4b, entry 4b, entry 3,. . London Letters " for the American political and literary quarterly. 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__label__cc	0.594646	0.405354	August 8 in Scientology history CSN Desperate for Content Apparently the CSN is short of content to put on the air. If you have ever tried to watch it, you will know this is true. They have about 24 hours of total programming that they repeat over and over. It's almost entirely the same stuff on today as was airing the day it launched. I know many cable stations repeat some programming, usually their hit/important shows. Not everything they broadcast. CSN should have a tag line — "Groundhog Day brought to life." So, they are asking people to send them free stuff they can air. Sort of like a "Writers of the Future" for film and documentary makers who don't mind being associated with scientology (either that, or their work will be unattributed...) That narrows the field to scientologists only. There are few of those, and mostly they already work for Gold or SuMP. So good luck with this. Tags: Quicky, Scientology Media Productions, Scientology Network, Writers of the Future Fake medals and kiddie diddlers: Scientology's cruise ship scandal gets even worse Our thanks to the tipster who sent us pages from the newest copy of Impact magazine, the publication of the International Association of Scientologists. There are a few things of note in this issue, but one that really jumped out at us was a report from this year's Maiden Voyage celebration aboard the cruise ship Freewinds that took place in the Caribbean. A bit of controversy was kicked up about that celebration recently when it turned out that Scientology leader David Miscavige accepted a medal from a retired Colombian police general who wasn't authorized to give it to him. But something else pretty distasteful took place during the celebration. Here, take a look... Tags: 1952, 2001, 2008, African-American, California, Caribbean, CCHR, Christopher King, Colombia, David Miscavige, Facebook, Fake, Fred Shaw, Freewinds, International Association of Scientologists, James Barbour, Los Angeles, Maiden Voyage, Mike Rinder, NAACP, New York Times, Quicky, Sunny Pereira, United for Human Rights Scientology, David Miscavige and Tom Cruise ft Marc Headley Tags: David Miscavige, Marc Headley, Quicky, Tom Cruise Church of Scientology's Original Hubbard Messenger Janis Grady -- Part 3 of 3 2017-08-08, SurvivingScientology, YouTube Janis Grady was born into the Church of Scientology. She joined the Sea Org at age 11 and was one of the first four original messengers in L. Ron Hubbard's Commodore's Messenger's Organization (CMO). Janis' mother was Yvonne Gillham Jentzsch who founded the Scientology Celebrity Centre. Tags: Celebrity Centre, Commodore's Messenger Organization, Janis Gillham, Quicky, Sea Org, Yvonne Jentzsch Scientologist on Twitter Admits Scientology's Purpose to Annihilate Psychiatry While Scientology's phony STAND group screams about discrimination, Scientologist and OSA operative John Alex Wood skipped the religion angle and went straight for the jugular on Twitter when he candidly and publicly admitted the true purpose of Scientology's Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR): This tweet is important to expose as it shows Scientology's naked fascist aggression and actual intent to destroy psychiatry on a global basis. There are law enforcement agencies that distribute literature from Scientology's front group Foundation for a Drug Free World. These agencies need to be informed that whenever they distribute this literature they are, unwittingly, aiding and abetting Scientology's goal to annihilate to psychiatry on a global basis. Tags: CCHR, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, John Wood, Narconon, Office of Special Affairs, Police, Quicky, STAND, Twitter Stephen Colbert: Do you believe Scientology is a religion at all? Leah Remini: No Oh my, what an appearance Leah Remini made last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote next week's premiere of A&E's 'Scientology and the Aftermath' season two. We thought you'd want to go through it with a fine-tooth comb, so we've put together a transcript for you to comment on today. If you remember the character Colbert played on his Comedy Central show, he had a great ability to pretend that he had a particular point of view in order to make a larger point. Keep that in mind as you watch this interview. If you know Colbert's history with Scientology, you know that he's doing his best to pretend that he has to have Leah convince him that Scientology is not just like other "religions." She does a pretty good job handling it, particularly when she compares Scientology to George Orwell's "1984." Colbert: My next guest starred for nine years on 'King of Queens,' she's now created a documentary series covering her fallout with the Church of Scientology. Please welcome Leah Remini. Tags: 1984, A&E, Catholic, Celebrity Centre, Comedy Central, Dianetics, George Orwell, Guardian's Office, Hollywood, Janis Gillham, Jeffrey Augustine, Keep Scientology Working, Kevin James, King of Queens, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, OT, Quicky, Rehabilitation Project Force, Scientology and the Aftermath, Sec Check, Stephen Colbert, Yvonne Jentzsch The Missing Executives of Scientology Guillaume Lesevre — scientology's vanished "Executive Director International" A lot of scientologists remember Guillaume Lesevre, though the COB has done his best to ensure he is forgotten. Guillaume is the "Executive Director International" or ED Int. This is the position L. Ron Hubbard specifically created to "wear my hat" running scientology. In fact, Hubbard did an analysis of his inability to "turn over his hat" and wrote a policy about it which created this position. Tags: Chairman of the Board, Church of Spiritual Technology, CMO Int, David Miscavige, Europe, Guillaume Lesevre, Heber Jentzsch, International Association of Scientologists, Italy, Janet Light, L. Ron Hubbard, Marc Yager, Mark Ingber, Mission, Norman Starkey, Quicky, Ray Mithoff, Russ Bellin, Sea Org, Sec Check, Suppressive Person, The Hole, Watchdog Committee The Almighty Stat Another in the ever-growing series of essays by Terra Cognita. See earlier posts here: The Reg, The Horrors of Wordclearing, Why Scientologists Don't FSM, Respect, The Survival Rundown - The Latest Scam, Communication in Scientology... Or Not, Am I Still A Thetan?, To Be Or Not To Be, An Evaluation of Scientology, Fear: That Which Drives Scientology and Justification and Rationalization. The Almighty Stat To a Scientologist, nothing is more important than statistics—or "stats" for short. LRH was all about measuring production, and all production can be measured with one stat or another. Having his stats up or down for the week, determines whether a staff member gets a pass or finds himself in deep shit. Tags: Clear, David Miscavige, Field Staff Member, International Association of Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard, Master at Arms, OT, Quicky, Scam, Survival Rundown, Terra Cognita Whale watching update: Your 2016 mid-year guide to who's propping up Scientology Our thanks to Artoo45, who procured the newest Impact magazine and let us know what was in it. We love Impact, the official publication of the International Association of Scientologists, because it reveals who has been lavished with praise for increasing their donations and propping up Scientology in its latter days. Now, normally we're most interested in the issue of Impact that comes out early in the year, because it shows us who was celebrated at the IAS Patrons Ball held in October, usually at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, England. This is the year's really big party for Scientology's whales (our word for the biggest donors) and even Tom Cruise is known to show up wearing his Freedom Medal of Valor as a special prize for the wealthy folks who turn over truly prodigious sums. But there's also an IAS Patron's Ball held in honor of Maiden Voyage, the set of summer events that commemorate the 1988 launching of Scientology's private cruise ship, the Freewinds. So this most recent issue of Impact shows us the richies who made the scene on the Freewinds somewhere in the Caribbean. Tags: 1980, 1988, ANZO, Austin, Australia, Bavaria, Beatrice Guignard, Benjamin Carlson, Bryan Seymour, CCHR, CNN, Connie Saunders, David Miscavige, Dennis Romeiser, Diamond Meritorious, East Grinstead, Elizabeth Doria, Elizabeth Gonzalez, England, Eric Berg, Facebook, Frank Suarez, Freedom Medal of Valor, Freewinds, Gerhard Lidl, Germany, Ghledis Carli, Gold Meritorious, Hamburg, Ideal Org, International Association of Scientologists, Karen Berg, Leslie Brock, London, Los Angeles, Louis Theroux, Louisa Chaubert, LRH Hall, Lucia Kuo, Maiden Voyage, Margaret Mercado, Marlies Thuermer, Marty Rathbun, Maurizio Polverini, Mission, Monika Lidl, Munich, My Scientology Movie, New Civilization Builder, OT Committee, Patron with Honors, Patrons Ball, Paul Seymour, Purple Heart, Quicky, Rome, Saint Hill Manor, Salila Travers, Scientology award, Scientology Media Productions, Sheridan Cyrus, Shun Min Wang, Silver Meritorious, Simone Hafenmayer, Simone Lorenzen, Steve Wu, Stuart Guy, Taipei, Taiwan, Texas, The Way to Happiness, Tom Cruise, UK, Vietnam, Vincenzo Aloe, Volunteer Ministers, Wendy Patten, Whale, WISE, Yu Mei Lu Normally I would have simply included a couple of these in the Thursday Funnies and been done with it. But this week it hit saturation level and I felt it deserves a single post that gathers together a sample of one week of pitches from the most OT org on earth. The top of the bridge. It doesn't get any better than this, what every scientologist is striving for. The Moneywinds no longer seems to operate on any pretense about "delivering service" — they are ONLY about helping people make money so they might extract it from them. What is that saying about money being the lowest motivating drive there is? Tags: Aruba, Curaçao, Freewinds, OT, OT VIII, Quicky, San Jose, Tamas Kasza, Thursday Funnies Why is the press so timid about outing Scientology's many front groups? We're very happy to see a small publication like the Santa Clarita Express in Southern California expose a Scientology front group for what it is. Reporter Melissa Lampert revealed in her Thursday story that the local branch of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office will be offering a class put on by the Foundation for a Drug-Free World for teens in September. We hope that kind of pressure makes the Sheriff's Office think about whether it really wants to get into bed with Scientology. But we felt for Lampert as we saw her strain to make the case that there is some kind of connection between Foundation for a Drug-Free World and Scientology... Called the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, the organization has repeatedly been linked with the drug rehabilitation center Narconon International, which was created based on the beliefs of the Church of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Tags: Alex Chudnovsky, California, Center for Inquiry, Claire Headley, Clearwater, Combatting Cult Mind Control, David Miscavige, Dissemination, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Hollywood Boulevard, Ideal Org, International Association of Scientologists, Jaffa, Japan, Jaquie Salmon, Jim Underdown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff, Marc Headley, Meghan Fialkoff, Melbourne, Melissa Lampert, Mike Rinder, Narconon, Narconon International, New York, Paulette Cooper, Quicky, Santa Clarita, Scientology executive, Sefi Fischer, Steve Allen Theater, Steven Hassan, Tokyo, Tom Cruise, Truth About Drugs Back To The Middle I take to heart the comments to my last post accusing me of casting too wide a net on the issue of whether one should trust a person wearing the scientology banner. To the extent I offended some folks, I apologize. So as to avoid such offense in the future I also provide here fair warning. If the last post offended you, the next several probably will too. If you want positive reinforcement for your faith, you will not find it here; but for possibly in the comments section where scientologists are free to provide their views with everyone else. There is an evolution afoot that perhaps ought be shared with readers here. Of late I have been asked by a number of journalists, documentarians and religious experts to explain any legitimate aspects of scientology. Since the church responded to the revelations of the Truth Rundown series – and its progeny – by bunkering down and going incommunicado with such folks, I have sort of inherited some of their public affairs function by default. In the course of that odd twist of fate one repeated question became increasingly difficult for me to answer: whether I recommend scientology to the public at large. My answer has evolved with my own experience and thoughts. Ultimately, my answer is that I would not recommend to anyone that they get involved in scientology. That is because having thoroughly deconstructed the subject I came to realize that its control and exploitation elements are so thoroughly embedded within the teachings of Hubbard as to make the journey more likely to be on-the-whole negative than positive. Tags: David Miscavige, Quicky, Religious Technology Center, Truth Rundown DOX: Here's Monique Rathbun's response to Scientology's appeal of its anti-SLAPP defeat This time, she's opposing Scientology's appeal of Comal County Judge Dib Waldrip's denial of the church's "anti-SLAPP" motion. And if the appeals court sides against Monique this time, the lawsuit is over. So there's a lot on the line, and Monique's attorney Leslie Hyman rises to the challenge. We've been telling you that it's really amazing to see Scientology try to use a law - the anti-SLAPP statute - which was intended to help protect the free speech rights of resource-poor individuals from being overwhelmed by the deep pockets of a litigious foe. In fact, Scientology's long history of litigious bullying and scorched-earth tactics was one of the inspirations for anti-SLAPP legislation in its early history. Tags: 2011, Church of Scientology International, Comal County, David Miscavige, Fair Game, First Amendment, Judge Dib Waldrip, Leslie Hyman, Marty Rathbun, Monique Rathbun, Rathbun v. Scientology, SLAPP, Squirrel Busters, Texas, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Texas Third Court of Appeals Lessons Of History: Jonestown Two Special Correspondents separately sent me information about the Jonestown tragedy in the last few days. And looking over what they sent, it seems there is a point to be made. First, I have long felt that there is no mass suicide in the future of scientology and I haven't changed that view. But I believe there are other fates that are the scientology equivalent of suicide (bankruptcy, destroyed families, despair at ever 'getting up the Bridge') and that the end story of scientology will be when everyone has been reduced to one or all of those states. Tags: 1971, 1977, 1978, California, CIA, Conditions, Int Base, IRS, Jesus Christ, Jim Jones, Jonestown, OT, Quicky, Reverend, San Diego, San Francisco, Suicide Objectives End Phenomena: Give More Money A quick posting before a more important one this afternoon. A couple of comments about this particular piece: 1. It is a further indicator of the increasingly prevalent pattern noticeable in the "successes" that are published by the church where they expound the "party line". "Acceptable" success stories include statements that are known to be what the church wants. Either parroting the promo for the service ("I have a clear mind now" after the Purif or "my OT perceptions are amazing now I can sense the salinity of my blood" after Super Power) or it's something like this "I went 'to hell with it' and just did my Patron/Humanitarian/Champion etc etc." Tags: End Phenomena, Humanitarian, International Association of Scientologists, OT, Purification Rundown, Quicky, Super Power The axiomatic L. Ron Hubbard, and legal counterclaims from Scientology in Oklahoma! Things heating up again in Oklahoma Scientology's various entities are firing back now at the National Assocation of Forensic Counselors (NAFC), which filed a lawsuit against 82 defendants it claimed were misusing its logos and trademarks in order to make Scientology's drug rehab network, Narconon, appear more legitimate than it really is. We'll let our legal types pore over these documents and let us know what they think about Scientology's salvos… Tags: 1954, 2000, 2005, Amends, Andy Lenarcic, Axioms, Bridge Publications, Bridge to Total Freedom, Charles Johnson, Church of Scientology International, Commodore's Messenger Organization, David Miscavige, Fransisco Sener, Freewinds, Heather Lenarcic, Hollywood, Hollywood Guaranty Building, Int Base, Jeff Porter, Jenny Butler, Judy Paransky, Kent McGregor, Kevin McEnery, Lane Porter, Los Angeles, Marc Headley, Martin Habschied, Master at Arms, Matt Butler, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon Eastern US, Narconon Georgia, Narconon International, Narconon South Texas, National Association of Forensic Counselors, Office of Special Affairs, Oklahoma, Paul Sarkany, Phoenix Lectures, Pinucio Tisi, Premazon, Raphael Zingel, Rehabilitation Project Force, Religious Technology Center, Ryan Fear, Sea Org, Spring Hill, Suncoast Rehabilitation Center, The Creation of Human Ability, Tom Cruise, Tony DeCrescenzo, Winston Mellor Dave Soroka Is Not In Doubt To answer a question that many had — who is that unidentified man in this photo with Nora? Doubt: The Church of Scientology vs the Independents This isn't my entire Doubt write-up. This is just my announcement to both sides, having done the other steps and arrived at a decision. Tags: Independent, Quicky KIDNAPPED! How Don Jason ESCAPED from the "Church" of Scientology Don was a senior Executive of the Church of Scientology at the Flag Land Base. This is a Tampa Bay Times video of his breathtaking escape. A repeating story in the "Church" is that people held against will FLEE. In their arrogance the "Church" believes they have the power of Federal Marshalls to pursue you like prey and take you into custody. There is a paranoia that you will reveal their dirty little secrets to the outside world. Other fleeing staff have had to call Riverside Sheriffs or Los Angeles Police Department to get help in escaping. Exited staff have Years of nightmares in their sleep of pursuit by the posses the "church" sends out. Tags: Don Jason, Flag Land Base, Los Angeles, Police, Quicky, Riverside, Tampa Bay Times L.A. police close inquiry into Scientology leader's wife 2013-08-08, Eric Kelsey, Reuters, Toronto Sun "The investigation has been closed and we consider the report to be unfounded," Los Angeles Police Detective Gus Villanueva said. He declined to elaborate on the details in the report and why it was closed. Shelly Miscavige's whereabouts have been a focus of church critics, who claim she has not appeared in public in six years. Tags: David Miscavige, Fringe of the Internet, Gus Villanueva, LAPD, Leah Remini, Shelly Miscavige LEAH REMINI FILES MISSING-PERSON REPORT ON SCIENTOLOGY LEADER'S WIFE (Shelly Miscavige at the Hollywood Celebrity Centre gala, circa 2005) UPDATE: LAPD CLOSES CASE WITHOUT BRIEFING LEAH REMINI ON HER MISSING-PERSON REPORT (See update below) Leah Remini has taken a surprising new step, the Underground Bunker has learned. Tags: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, Angry Gay Pope, Author Services Inc, Barbara Ruiz, California, Celebrity Centre, Church of Spiritual Technology, David Miscavige, Detox, Disconnection, Facebook, Gary Smith, Gregory Baek, Hemet, Hollywood, Int Base, J. Swift, Javier Ruiz, Jeanne LeFlore, Jefferson Hawkins, Karen de la Carriere, Katie Holmes, Lake Arrowhead, LAPD, Leah Remini, Lee Baca, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff, Lucas Catton, McAlester, McAlester News-Capital, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, New York Daily News, Oklahoma, Police, PZ Myers, Quicky, Riverside County, Scientology executive, Scott Campbell, Sea Org, Shelly Miscavige, Stacy Murphy, Suppressive Person, The Hole, Tom Cruise, Tommy Davis, Writers of the Future Medical detox center loses certification 2013-08-08, News OK Narconon Arrowhead's medical detox facility in McAlester is no longer state certified. The McAlester News-Capital reports that the temporary certification issued to the site for medical detox has expired. Meanwhile, the main non-medical drug rehab center in Canadian remains open. Tags: 1930, 1986, 2011, McAlester, McAlester News-Capital, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Narconon Arrowhead loses state certification 2013-08-08, Jeanne LeFlore, McAlester News-Capital Narconon Arrowhead's medical detox facility in McAlester has lost its state certification, officials say. "Their temporary permit has expired and Arrowhead Medical Detox is not certified for medical detox," said Jeff Dismukes of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services. The permit expired after Narconon Arrowhead failed to correct deficiencies found by the state during earlier inspections, according to Desmukes. Tags: Arrowhead Medical Detox, Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, Farley Ward, Gabriel Graves, Gary Richardson, Gary Smith, Hillary Holten, Jason Murphey, Jeffrey Dismukes, Kaysie Werninck, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, National Association of Forensic Counselors, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Stacy Murphy, Stacy's Law, Tom Ivester Scientology Inc Nightmare in New Mexico, Kidnap, held against will, beatings There was a sound snafu and we could not handle it. We have left the video here because of the valuable input in the comments, however, a version with sound can be found here: http://youtu.be/zSi0zmiP8Cc Scott Campbell Finale. He lived to tell. Scott was an engineer on the Prison Ship "the Freewinds". A ship chose to be the head office and corporation address of "International Association of Scientologists" as a tax haven. The Freewinds is not beholden to any government and on the high seas is away from the prying eyes of the FBI. Unspeakable punishments are carried out here. Senior Executives (my ex-husband Heber Jentzsch included) have to clean the BILGES 12 to 14 hours a day. Scott endured sleep deprivation for months before he had a mental breakdown. The 4 earlier videos in these stories tell you more of his story. This is the finale and happy ending. Radio Podcasts Tags: FBI, Freewinds, Heber Jentzsch, International Association of Scientologists, Mental breakdown, New Mexico, Quicky, Scott Campbell, Sleep deprivation The Waterkamps Declare Independence Gerhard Waterkamp and his family are living testament to the power of the Code of Honor. They stood up to the German government and now they are standing up to its latest alter ego - corporate Scientology. The Waterkamps I was born and raised in Germany in a roman catholic family. At age 14 I cognited that the Roman Catholic church was in the majority not a spiritual organization concerned with the advancement of the spiritual aspects of humanity, but an organization with the purpose of controlling populations. There were a lot of good Christian people in the church and I loved some of the monks in the Dominican order I where I served as an Altar boy and ran youth groups for the church. But really, the church was just there as a control operation. So I forfeited my life in heaven and exchanged it for an eternity in hell - at least that is what my priest told me when I told him I was quitting his operation. I hurt my mother as she was a strong believer in catholic doctrines and I am sorry for that. But it was more important to me to act on my principles and convictions than to take heed of other's feelings, not to mention threats of eternal fire and other scary stuff. As a young kid in postwar Germany you were still very directly confronted with the horrors of war and the holocaust. And there was one question on my mind: How in the world could good and decent people stand by when their jewish neighbors were put on a transport and killed? The answer eluded me for more than 40 years. Tags: 1963, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, AOLA, Catholic, Chairman of the Board, Chick Corea, Christian, Clear, Code of Honor, Congress, David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Delphi, Delphi Academy, Dianetics, Disconnection, Erich Fromm, Ethics, Facebook, Flag Land Base, Florida, Germany, Google, Green card, Hamburg, Heber Jentzsch, Holocaust, International Association of Scientologists, Isaac Hayes, John Travolta, Knowledge Report, L. Ron Hubbard, Leisa Goodman, Los Angeles, Maria Robb, Master at Arms, Mike Rinder, Mission, Muslim, Office of Special Affairs, Oregon, OT, OT V, Portland, Potential Trouble Source, Quicky, Rehabilitation Project Force, Scientology organization, Sea Org, Sec Check, Sleep deprivation, Super Power, Suppressive Person, Tommy Davis, Truth Rundown, Ursula Caberta, Verfassungsschutz, Wiebke Hansen A Scientologist's Open Letter to the Village Voice and its Readers Last week, after we revealed the beginning of our "Top 25 People Crippling Scientology" countdown, we received an e-mail from Mark Miglio, who for weeks has been providing some of the best pro-Scientology material in our comments section. Mark has good-naturedly sparred with the many critics of the church who read and respond to our articles. But now he was reaching out to me directly with a lengthy appeal. I responded by asking him to give me permission to publish his manifesto. Better to have it reach as many people as possible, I figured. He added to it and agreed to have me post it here. Tags: 1989, Anonymous, Clear, Clearing Course, Facebook, Mark Miglio, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, New York, OT, Purification, Rehabilitation Project Force, Scientology staff, Sea Org, Suppressive Person Ain't no party like a Scientology party: Juliette Lewis and John Travolta invite cameras into Church event for a rare glimpse 2011-08-08, Daily Mail They're notorious for shrouding their religion in secrecy. But members from the Church of Scientology invited the cameras behind the scenes for a rare glimpse into their lives on Saturday. A-list stars Juliette Lewis and John Travolta attended the Hollywood party, happily posing for photographs as if it was an ordinary red carpet event. Tags: 2009, Bahamas, BBC, Celebrity Centre, Erika Christensen, Florida, Hollywood, Jason Lee, Jenna Elfman, John Travolta, Juliette Lewis, Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley, L. Ron Hubbard, Mission, Paul Haggis, Peaches Geldof, Priscilla Presley, Quicky, Tom Cruise Scientology Espionage Exposed - Meet Bert Leahy Background reference: https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/08/07/our-goal-is-to-martys-life-a-living-hell/ Tags: Bert Leahy, Quicky 15 The Apostate, Gonnet I Day six, June 8: Scientology's personality test is fixed to exaggerate people's weaknesses and Scientologists themselves are trained to lie to the court, former member Roger Gonnet told the Paris trial. Politician Jean-Pierre Brard's testimony against Scientology, however damning, had been that of an outsider. Roger Gonnet, the next witness for the plaintiffs, spoke as a former insider. Gonnet became an active member of Scientology in 1975, setting up the Lyon branch of Scientology's operations and running it until he was declared a Suppressive Person, an enemy of the movement, in 1983. Since then he has been one its leading critics, writing a book about his experiences and setting up a network of websites on the subject. 1 Tags: 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1989, 2002, 2008, Alain Rosenberg, Apostate, Australia, Ballo, Celebrity Centre, Didier Michaux, Dissemination, East Grinstead, E-meter, England, Eric Roux, Ethics, France, Hubbard Communications Office, Jean-François Valli, Jean-Pierre Brard, Lyon, Norway, Olav Gunnar Ballo, Paris, Personality test, Politician, Quicky, Religious worker, Roger Gonnet, Scientology practice, Scientology staff, Suppressive Person Anonymous 08-08-08 EXPAND: download press release PDF: http://img1.anonbw.com/press/888.pdf digg it here: Tags: Advanced Org, Anonymous, Australia, Bob Bledsoe, Colin Davie, Commodore's Messenger Organization, Continental Liaison Office, Dublin, Europe, France, Ireland, Janet Laveau, London, Office of Special Affairs, Quicky, Saint Hill, Scientology staff, UK Controversial Cult: German Parties Reject Bid to Ban Scientology 2007-08-08, Spiegel Online, Spiegel Senior politicians from Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition have rejected calls for a ban on the Scientology cult. A legal bid to outlaw it would fail because authorities haven't had time to build a proper case against the organization, they say. Tags: Germany Councilman parties with H'Wood Scientology set 2007-08-08, David Seifman, New York Post City Councilman Hiram Monserrate said he paid his own way Saturday to the glitzy Hollywood event celebrating the 38th anniversary of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center. Tags: Celebrity Centre, Detox, Hiram Monserrate, New York City, New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, Peter Vallone Germany: Scientology a security threat? 2007-08-08, UPI HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The interior minister of Hamburg, Germany, sees Scientology as a threat to his state's security. Scientology is not a religious community but an "extremist grouping" that needs to be banned, said Udo Nagel, the interior minister of the northern German state of Hamburg. According to Nagel, Germany's Interior Ministry in Berlin is currently probing whether a ban of Scientology would hold up in court. Observers and virtually all political parties in Germany see Scientology as a cult; the country's Office for the Protection of the Constitution, a domestic intelligence service, is monitoring the church in Germany, where it has an estimated 6,000 followers. Tags: Berlin, Germany, Hamburg, Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Quicky, Udo Nagel Giant Robot Imprisons Parked Cars 2006-08-08, Quinn Norton, Wired The Hoboken garage is one of a handful of fully automated parking structures that make more efficient use of space by eliminating ramps and driving lanes, lifting and sliding automobiles into slots and shuffling them as needed. If the robot shuts down, there is no practical way to manually remove parked vehicles. In the days that followed, both sides dragged each other into court. Robotic accused Hoboken of violating its copyright. "This case is about them using software without a license," said Dennis Clarke, chief operating officer of Robotic Parking, in a telephone interview last week. At the same time, Hoboken accused Robotic of setting booby traps in the code, causing the garage to malfunction. Then Robotic accused Hoboken of endangering its business by allowing a competitor into the garage. Tags: 2005, Dennis Clarke, Hoboken, New Jersey, Robotic Parking A dose of madness 2002-08-08, Johan Jensen, Guardian Mystified by the new wonder drug LSD, the psychiatrist Louis Jolyon West and his colleague at the University of Oklahoma, Chester M Pierce, were looking for a new way to investigate the drug in 1962. They came up with an idea so outlandish it could only happen in the world of experimental psychology. Tags: 1962, Louis Jolyon West Scientology Opponents Seek Boycott of 'Mission Impossible' FRANKFURT, GERMANY FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ A youth organization appealed today for a boycott of Tom Cruise's movie "Mission Impossible," because the American actor is a Scientologist. The call came a day after a leading politician said German authorities should put the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology under observation as an extremist group. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's government says the organization has aims that threaten democracy and is not a church but a business enterprise with some traits of organized crime. Tags: Christian, Europe, Franz Riedl, Germany, Hamburg, Helmut Kohl, Johannes Gerster, Los Angeles, Mission Impossible, Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Quicky, Renate Rennebach, Scientology organization, Tom Cruise Preserve Hubbard's writings 1991-08-08, Richard Haworth, Letters, St. Petersburg Times It is important in studying any subject that we are not distracted by the deliberately sensationalized accounts of "news." People who write these "controversial" stories are afraid that others will read and evaluate for themselves the actual material. For these people, nothing would be worse than having increasing numbers of people, free of the distraction of the noise and "controversy," evaluate openly and fairly. Tags: Ben Kugler, Bent Corydon, Catholic, Chinese, Clearwater, Diane Steinle, Drama, Mormon, Tampa, USA Today Businessman says he will purchase the Gray Moss Inn 1987-08-08, Tony Doris, St. Petersburg Times The Gray Moss Inn is across the street from the Fort Harrison Hotel, the headquarters of the Church of Scientology. Scientologists and senior citizens were among the residents evacuated when city inspectors found 138 violations of building and fire codes at the Gray Moss Inn in September 1985. Officials finally cleared the building for occupancy last December after violations were corrected. Seiflein said he is a Scientologist but is not buying the hotel for the church. In fact, he was unsuccessful in trying to rent rooms to the church, he said. "They said they only wanted a real nice place." Scientology spokesman Richard Haworth also said the Scientologists have no part in the purchase agreement. Tags: 1985, Bob Snibbe, Clearwater, Fort Harrison, Gray Moss Inn, John Welch, Phil Seiflein, Richard Haworth, Super Power	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1857
__label__wiki	0.605016	0.605016	Explore this site ... About UMD For News Media Innovation @ UMD UMD Experts TerpVision Terp Magazine UMD Athletics University of Maryland Named a Fulbright Program Top Producing Institution Jennifer Burroughs, 301-405-4621 COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The University of Maryland has been recognized as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Listed among research institutions, UMD is one of only 16 schools to be represented in both categories. In addition, the university is also the top producer of Fulbright scholars in the state. For the 2017-2018 academic year, eleven students and alumni accepted Fulbright student grants to travel across the globe to conduct research and/or teach english abroad for individually designed projects; and seven scholars, faculty & staff members were selected to conduct research, lecture, and/or consult with other scholars and institutions abroad through a variety of international program awards. Read more about UMD’s Fulbright winners Each year, the Fulbright Program awards approximately 8,000 grants annually. Roughly 1,900 U.S. students, 4,000 foreign students, 1,200 U.S. scholars, and 900 visiting scholars receive awards, in addition to several hundred teachers and professionals. More than 380,000 "Fulbrighters" from over 160 countries have participated in the program since its inception in 1946. The top Fulbright-producing institutions are highlighted in the Feb. 18 online edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. UMD Physicist for Apollo Experiment Gets Chance to Send Next Gen Version to Moon NASA Selects UMD-Led Proposal to Upgrade Lunar Instruments Placed by Apollo Missions Read 2019 University of Maryland-Phillips Collection Fellowships Awarded The University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection announces the 2019–20 Postdoctoral Fellows: Dr. Marlaina Martin in Visual Culture and Dr. Alison Boyd in Modern and Contemporary Art History Read ‘Oumuamua Interstellar Object Was Not an Alien Spacecraft New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor Read Tweets by @UMDRightNow Flagship Institution of the University System of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA / Phone 301.405.1000 Copyright 2016 University of Maryland / Privacy Contact Us with comments, questions and feedback	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1858
__label__cc	0.723265	0.276735	Home>Cambodia Tours Cambodia tours provide you with some wonderful options that this country has to offer. Our selected tours all have well-designed itineraries, from a two week trip of Cambodia to single day tours. Why not have enjoy a themed tour that matches with your special travel interests. Come and browse these dedicated sample packages or question our expert travel consultants. We would love to help you plan your dream journey to Cambodia. Angkor Cambodia Classic Siem Reap Private Tour Phnom Penh Highlights Glimpse Of Siem Reap Cambodia Cruise From Siem Reap To Saigon Charming Cambodia Tour Essence Of Cambodia Cambodia Adventure & Cuisine Southern Cambodia Grand Cambodia Cambodia Complete Tour Southern Vietnam & Cambodia Discovery Cambodia & Thailand Highlights Siem Reap Explorer Saigon to Angkor Cruise Vietnam & Cambodia Combined Vietnam Holidays And Tours. Your Leading Travel Agents In Hanoi 13 Reasons Why You Should Visit Cambodia Cambodia has got the lot, from its enchanting landscapes, rich history and culture and the innate hospitality of the people. Here are a few reasons why the country should be on everyone’s bucket list. 1) Angkor Wat Cambodia’s biggest draw is undoubtedly Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world. Standing at the center of national pride. Cambodia and Afghanistan are the only countries that bare buildings on their state flag. The religious structure dates back to the 12th century, and it was once at the center of the glorious Angkor Empire. The sprawling temple complex is an architectural feat and home to a series of stunning structures and religious monuments. 2) Friendly faces Cambodians are renowned for their hospitality, and upon entering the Kingdom, visitors will be overwhelmed with the abundance of warm welcomes and smiles. The gentle nature of Khmers can be found in tuk tuk drivers, service staff, tour guides, stall owners and passersby on the street. Visitors should note that anger doesn’t bode well in Cambodia, and a bit of patience goes a very long way. 3) Remote islands While the masses flock to neighboring Thailand’s islands, Cambodia’s alternatives are often wrongly forgotten. That makes them unspoiled options. With the majority maintaining their authenticity and remaining off the mass tourism map. Koh Rong holds the crown as the party island. Nearby Koh Rong Samloem boasting pristine powder sands flanked by tropical flora. Other remote jewels include Koh Thmei, Koh Ta Kiev and Koh Totang. 4) Authentic travel Today’s travelers are seeking out authentic experiences over a couple of weeks lazing in the sun, and Cambodia has this by the bucket-load. You can take in everything from community home-stays, spending a few days trekking through the jungle soaking up the rare flora and fauna and cycling through the pristine countryside to learning how to cook Cambodian food and immersing yourself in the abundance of festivities that dot the calendar. 5) Wildlife Cambodia is home to an abundance of wonderful wildlife. Phnom Tamao Rescue Center, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, boasts an array of creatures. Many of these animals have been rescued from the clutches of poachers and the illegal trade. They rehabilitate the animals before releasing them back into the wild. The center has tigers, elephants, sun bears, gibbons and other animals. Sam Veasna Center offers a range of birding and wildlife tours in Siem Reap province. Visitors will find elephant sanctuaries in Mondulkiri. Plus, various treks through the Cardamom Mountains showcase the country’s unique flora and fauna. 6) Jungle The Cardamom Mountains, which sit in the northwest of Cambodia, are one of Southeast Asia’s most species-rich and intact natural habitats. While trekking through the dense jungle, one of the region’s largest remaining rain forests. It remains relatively off the beaten track, for now, a rising number of tours take visitors camping, kayaking, cycling and hiking through this unique tropical jungle. 7) Rich culture The Kingdom of Wonder comes coupled with a rich culture and heritage that runs through the veins of Cambodians. From magical apsara dancers, traditional music, elaborate ceremonies and stage shows. There are plenty of opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in the vibrant local scene. Sovannaphum Theatre in Phnom Penh puts on regular performances, with workshops in shadow puppetry available. Cambodian Living Arts also produces a series of traditional dance shows. 8) History History buffs will be in their element in Cambodia. The great Khmer Empire remaining at the center of national pride. From wandering around the ancient temples of Angkor Wat and discovering more about the kings who created them to the country’s switch from Hinduism to Buddhism and through to its recent violent past. The Kingdom holds a strong and fascinating history. 9) Art Despite lacking a national art gallery, the art scene is thriving in Cambodia. You will find a wave of young contemporary artists leading the way. Galleries sit throughout the capital and Siem Reap, as well as the artistic capital of Battambang and a handful in Kampot. Phnom Penh’s Sa Sa Bassac, Java Café and Gallery and Meta House often show the work of budding artists. In Siem Reap, Theam’s House, Constable Gallery at Large and The 1961 Co-working Space and Gallery are must-visits. 10) Markets If you like to drive a hard bargain, then get your haggling hat on and head to the nearest market. They are central to life in Cambodia. They are bustling early in the morning as people clamor to buy the freshest foods for the day. Russian Market, Central Market and BKK1 Market in Phnom Penh flog everything from clothes, souvenirs, music and DVDs to food, household goods and vehicle parts. In Siem Reap, Angkor Night Market and the Old Market are hot spots. 11) Celebrations The Cambodian calendar is full of public holidays, with celebrations taking place regularly throughout the year. The main holiday is Khmer New Year. Another favorite festival is Pchum Ben. The religious festival sees Cambodians remember the dead, with offerings given to monks. Water Festival, which lands in November, sees people flock to the riverside in Phnom Penh to watch the colorful display of boat races that take place on the Tonle Sap River. 12) Food From the country’s signature fish amok and beef lok lak to crab and Kampot pepper you will also find a mass of noodle and rice dishes. These are eaten on a daily basis, exploring the flavors of Cambodia is essential. A range of food tours and cookery classes are available to take visitors on a journey through the tastes of the Kingdom. The more adventurous can sample popular snacks such as deep-fried tarantulas, crickets and other grub. 13) Inspiring landscapes Whether it be tranquil views of a turquoise sea from powder white sand shores, looking over emerald green paddies or out across a deep jungle, Cambodia is full of breath-taking landscapes that will make any visitor stop and stare. Make sure you keep your camera fully charged for all of those Insta-worthy snaps. 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__label__cc	0.668505	0.331495	Home » Google » Movies » Technology » VR Video Production » You are reading » Google Immerse VR debuts with Race Identity Video Anushay Qaiser March 3, 2017 Google Immerse VR debuts with Race Identity Video2017-03-02T18:57:22+00:00 Google, Movies, Technology, VR Video Production No Comment The first episode of Google Immerse VR takes us closer to the life of a Google’s designer and her emotional race identity experience. Racial Identity: Dezzie’s Story 360° VR Video Google is seriously committed to Virtual Reality and now is also deeply involved in VR content creation as a way to add many interesting ways to enjoy the Daydream VR headset. The search giant recently released what would be the first episode of a series of its own making. The episode explores the intricacies of diversity, race, and identity. The video centers on Google UX designer Dezzie Dimbitsara, who describes how she navigates society along with her children. Join Dezzie, a UX Designer at Google, as she shares how racial identity, bias, and systematic racism impact her and her family every day. Dezzie says: “You can’t talk about racial identity without talking about racism.” Stand shoulder to shoulder in Virtual Reality with Dezzie and explore her challenges, successes, and sense of identity as you travel with her around Paris and back to her childhood home. We often forget that Virtual Reality depends not only on hardware improvements but also on high-quality content. It’s of no use to have powerful VR headsets if there is nothing interesting to do or watch with them. That’s why we welcome Google’s attempts to create VR content with open arms and hope for other major companies to do the same. Discover Why We Wear What We Wear in VR YouTube VR will Include Shared Rooms & Voice Chats Google’s Seurat Brings High-End 3D Graphics to VR YouTube Brings 360-degree Videos to TV’s Light Sail VR Creates VR Demo for The Off Season https://virtualrealitytimes.com/2017/03/03/google-immerse-vr-debuts-with-race-identity-video/https://virtualrealitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/maxresdefault-600x338.jpghttps://virtualrealitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/maxresdefault-150x90.jpg 2017-03-02T18:57:22+00:00 Anushay QaiserGoogleMoviesTechnologyVR Video ProductionThe first episode of Google Immerse VR takes us closer to the life of a Google’s designer and her emotional race identity experience. Racial Identity: Dezzie’s Story 360° VR Video Google is seriously committed to Virtual Reality and now is also deeply involved in VR content creation as a way to...Anushay QaiserAnushay Qaiseranushayqaiser@hotmail.comContributorAnushay is a writer from Pakistan, specializing in technology and futurism. She's a big VR fan, despite living in a country without much presence in high technology or virtual reality.Virtual Reality Times About Anushay Qaiser Anushay is a writer from Pakistan, specializing in technology and futurism. She's a big VR fan, despite living in a country without much presence in high technology or virtual reality. View all posts by Anushay Qaiser → « Including Our Noses in the VR World Google Tilt Brush Now Available On Oculus Rift » HTC Vive Debuts Ready Player One VR Experiences HTC Vive users will get to see for themselves a Virtual Reality demonstration of the fantastic … Star Wars Enters the World of Virtual Reality At the London Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm announced that it will collaborate with David Goyer (screenwriter … Apple is ready for Thousands of AR Apps Coming THIS IS HUGE, in what seems to be the biggest market push in Augmented Reality history, … The Indelicates Use Oculus Rift To Release New Single In the coming generation, we already expect a lot of changes in technology especially with the … Top 3 Most Fashionable VR Headsets When VR headsets were first conceptualized in the early 90’s, one of the first impressions that …	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1866
__label__wiki	0.613652	0.613652	Rail Advocates: House Bill Would Kill Amtrak The Pacific Surfliner train service, with its 240,000 annual passengers, could get zero federal support if the House gets its way. Photo: ##http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/07/the-people-are/##Wired## The 2012 transportation budget passed by a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday cut all high-speed rail funding and slashes Amtrak’s operating grant by 60 percent. What’s more, it forbids Amtrak from using that money to fund short corridors. Ridership on those short corridors grew five percent in the last year [PDF]. Twenty-seven train lines, including several in and out of Chicago, would suddenly see their federal funding disappear, if the House budget were to becomes law. That would only leave the Northeast Corridor and a handful of cross-country routes; half Amtrak’s ridership would be cut instantly. According to the National Association of Railroad Passengers, a rail advocacy group, the danger goes further than just the short corridors. The organization asserts that “the bill really would kill all of Amtrak because loss of the short corridors would cut revenues and balloon costs for Northeast Corridor and national network (overnight) trains… Overhead costs—such as for station facilities and maintenance back shops—which now are shared among routes would be dumped on the surviving trains. For example, the Texas Eagle would become the sole user of the St. Louis and Fort Worth terminals and six Illinois stations. And Amtrak’s Chicago terminal costs would be borne solely by eight overnight trains.” NARP says this bill overrides “ongoing negotiations among states and Amtrak aimed at complying with Amtrak’s 2008 reauthorization law—and overrides that law’s October 2013 target date for “equal treatment” of all states as to what they must pay for short corridors.” The House GOP proposal to privatize the Northeast Corridor has a section devoted to “state-supported” or short corridors. One plank of the plan involves “redirecting funds from Amtrak to state DOTs.” It seems that without any other elements of the plan in place — from initiating a competitive procurement process to holding negotiations with host freight railroads — the House is trying to move forward with just one piece: the part about de-funding Amtrak. A haphazard approach like this will certainly violate the first goal laid out in the privatization plan: to maintain current levels of service. Meanwhile, the High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail program, one of President Obama’s signature initiatives, which he hoped would extend high-speed rail to 80 percent of the country in 25 years, was zeroed out. Thirty-nine states have applied for funds, but much of the attention has focused on the three states – Wisconsin, Ohio, and Florida – which have rejected them. NARP said the elimination of this program is devastating to the effort to bring U.S. interstate transportation up to the level seen in the rest of the developed world, setting that movement “back by decades” and “severely undermining America’s ability to stay globally competitive.” Luckily this bill — like just about everything else introduced in Congress these days — appears destined for gridlock. If the two houses and the president ever agree on a 2012 budget, you can be sure that some of the programs that the House is trying to cut will make their way back into the final budget. Filed Under: Amtrak, Federal Funding, House of Representatives 8 thoughts on Rail Advocates: House Bill Would Kill Amtrak While I recognize that the subcommittee’s recommendations won’t actually become law, it’s worth teasing out what would likely happen. The immediate reaction from Amtrak, while understandable, was probably wrong. Not all corridor trains would die. The North Carolina trains, for example, lose about $1M/yr above the present NC subsidy. Pat Simmons has enough flexibility on rail funding to cover that. The Virginia trains, on current accounting, generate a surplus. In the PRIIA 209 negotiations, Amtrak has claimed that surplus is generated because revenue is allocated to Virginia service that should be allocated to NEC service. But on either interpretation, either the NEC is subsidizing Virginia or it’s self sufficient, it isn’t being subsidized by Federal operating funds. Vermont and Maine both undersubsidize their services by around $3M/yr. That’s a number which can be covered. There would be problems in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, but the East Coast as a whole would be able to function under the “no federal subsidy to short corridors” rule. So, too, the West. Caltrans has some flexibility; Brown a bias towards rail. There may be service reductions, but Amtrak California would continue. Equally, Amtrak Cascades is currently partially funded by Oregon and Washington. Service might be reduced, perhaps concentrated between Portland and Seattle, but would continue. It is the Midwest that would suffer the death spiral. The Hiawathas lose a lot of money and Wisconsin has an anti-rail administration. Illinois has too many money losing services. Michigan is broke. The fixed costs of the Chicago infrastructure (which includes maintenance facilities) shared among a diminishing number of services would kill all of them. Then there is the tiny operating subsidy. $263M for long distance services which today lose more than twice that sum. Routes would have to be cut, some entirely, some in part. The transcontinentals are very vulnerable. It will be very hard to justify three NEC-Chicago routes or two NEC-Florida routes. It is very conceivable that Amtrak would end up with two or three disconnected parts. In some ways, the reduction is subsidy is more damaging than it being confined to long distance trains. Alwaysjam? says: Why do you assume states – which continue to slash their budgets and still have deficits – will opt to add millions to their budgets to save rail? I don’t. On the unlikely event that something like this language ends up in the Continuing Resolution (there’s unlikely to be an actual appropriations bill), some States will, some won’t. NC has only a small shortfall in its existing subsidy, has a dedicated revenue stream for rail and has been robustly expanding it. It surely will cover its shortfall. On the other hand, the Heartland Flyer runs an equally small shortfall in its existing subsidy, but I can’t imagine the present governor of Texas authorizing an increase. It’s the details that matter. DanaPointer says: alwaysjamtoday, I agree with you, in some ways focusing rails into 2 separate systems, east coast and west coast system could even help funding, right now CA is not going to be willing to subsidize Amtrak’s midwest line, but system that focuses on just California, “caltrain” could get additional funding from state if it broke away from the national Amtrak system. This country is too big for 1 system, EU doesn’t have one rail system, why should US. Cyclelicious says: Pull the terrorism card. This weekend was a good time to remind everybody that Amtrak continued running when all flights were grounded after 9/11. Oh dear. No. I didn’t mean that zeroing out Amtrak services in the Midwest was a Good Thing. grantmasterflash says: The GOP wants rail to be the ONLY form of transportation in America that makes money. I say all transportation should so all freeways, airports, city streets and the FAA/TSA should make money. If they can’t shut them down too. Some trains CAN make money as shown by the TGV high speed lines in France which make more than a billion euros a year. However, the low speed lines (TER) that go to every little town loses money and is partially subsidized by the TGV. Overall rail even in France loses money. Yes, Amtrak Can Be Saved, As Long As Republican Proposals Fail By Tanya Snyder \| Sep 14, 2011 “Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways, and Lord knows we need that — but that’s more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history,” New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg said this morning at the start of a hearing on the future of passenger rail. “And unfortunately, some say we […] Amtrak’s Loco Locomotive Purchase for the Northeast Corridor By Stephen Smith \| Jul 22, 2011 We’re pleased to welcome Stephen Smith as a new contributor to Streetsblog Capitol Hill. We’ll be running Stephen’s work on a regular basis, and you can catch more of his writing at his home blog, Market Urbanism. Amtrak’s annual ridership may inch over 30 million for the first time this year, but the assault on its […] Don’t Look Now, But the House Amtrak Bill Actually Has Some Good Ideas Tomorrow, the House Transportation Committee will consider a bill that changes the nation’s policies on passenger rail. The proposal, while it includes some cuts, is a departure from the senseless vendetta many House Republicans have waged against Amtrak in the past. The National Association of Railroad Passengers, NARP, says the plan contains “commonsense regulatory and […] Cutting Train Budgets Could De-Rail Transamerican Routes By Kathryn Reid Moore \| May 17, 2011 The idyllic cross-country train trips that many Americans still take could get derailed by today’s “slash and burn” federal budget policies. Meanwhile, fears for the safety of rail passengers in the post-bin Laden era are drumming up political support for costly security measures and raising, once again, questions about why the federal government funds rail […] How Amtrak Can Provide World-Class Service on the Northeast Corridor By Tanya Snyder \| Apr 18, 2013 Yesterday was a tough day to try to get attention for a Senate hearing on the future of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. After all, at least one senator had gotten a poisonous letter and everyone on Capitol Hill was on high alert. What’s more, the Amtrak hearing coincided with the vote on gun control, one of […] UPDATE: Reminder: Amtrak Subsidies Pale in Comparison to Highway Subsidies UPDATED 9/24 with chart. House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica continued his “holy jihad” against Amtrak yesterday, holding the third full-committee hearing in a series on “Reviewing Amtrak’s Operations.” He’s planning at least three more hearings during the lame duck session after the election. Mica went after subsidies in this one, and he clearly thinks […]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1870
__label__wiki	0.827645	0.827645	Visionary Transpo Bureaucrats, Part 2: Keith Parker and Mike McKeever By Angie Schmitt This is the second part in Streetsblog’s series profiling 11 officials who are bringing American cities and towns into the 21st century when it comes to transportation and planning policy. Read the first three profiles in part one. President and CEO, VIA Transit, San Antonio (formerly director of the Charlotte Area Transit System, CATS) San Antonio's Keith Parker has developed a specialty: making transit work in car-centric cities. Photo: ##http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/07/27/story6.html?page=all##San Antonio Business Journal## When San Antonio decided it was time to embrace rail, the city turned to Keith Parker. Formerly the head of the Charlotte Area Transit System, Parker knows what it takes to make transit work in a car-centric city, as the overwhelming success of Charlotte’s LYNX attests. LYNX smashed ridership expectations and spurred a wave of transit-oriented development. Its success has inspired nearby cities like Durham to get serious about transit, and it is increasingly seen as a national model. Now San Antonio is looking to emulate that performance. Currently, this central Texas city is the country’s largest with a bus-only transit system. But San Antonio is making up for lost time, having approved plans for 39 miles of light rail and 57 miles of bus rapid transit. The first bus rapid transit line is expected to operate by the end of this year. And the city is planning a three-mile streetcar line through downtown. Parker, who took the top job at VIA in 2009, is direct about his goals. He told the San Antonio Business Journal shortly after his arrival in the city: “Any community that has not gotten a firm hold on how to deal with congestion, air quality and getting to and from jobs, school and recreational areas is going to get left behind.” And he’s finding creative ways to get it done. We gave Parker kudos last year for his ingenious move to grab streetcar funds from a fund that would otherwise be used to advance sprawl development in Texas’ unincorporated areas. We also like the program he started in Charlotte to lure people out of their cars and into transit; “Just Try Us” offered a free one-week pass to selected zip codes. Mike McKeever Director, Sacramento Area Council of Governments Mike McKeever, the man behind California's Sustainable Communities Planning Act. Photo: ##http://www.cafwd.org/thinkers/entry/mike-mckeever##California Forward## Mike McKeever is a planner who believes in community involvement. When the Sacramento region was developing its land use plan just over 10 years ago, his agency invested in three complementary data and mapping tools that help make the wonky business of regional land use planning accessible to regular people. These tools — a planning geek’s dream — used GIS visualization and data projections to present possible land use scenarios to local residents in a brilliantly streamlined and accessible way. So imagine this: At a public meeting, a visual showing five proposed land use scenarios appears on the screen. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments cross references each scenario with projections for key indicators like traffic volumes and rents, allowing residents to choose their preference wholly informed of the costs and benefits. (These tools are now recommended to communities around the country by the Federal Highway Administration.) What emerged from that project was Sacramento’s influential smart growth plan, the Sacramento Region Blueprint. The plan was groundbreaking in that it linked preferred land use outcomes to transportation spending, promoting “compact, mixed-use development and more transit choices as an alternative to low density development.” Sacramento’s Blueprint served as the basis for California’s Sustainable Communities Planning Act, also known as SB 375, tying transportation and land use decisions to emissions reduction targets. Now the law of the land across the state, this legislation makes regions responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles. And it does it through a common-sense, cost-saving approach: focusing growth where people already live and work. Filed Under: Streetsblog, Visionary Transportation Officials 2 thoughts on Visionary Transpo Bureaucrats, Part 2: Keith Parker and Mike McKeever Chris Morfas says: Mike McKeever deserves the accolades. The Sacramento region contains lots of blue, red and purple, yet Mike and SACOG have managed to unite the disparate jurisdictions around a shared vision. Jakewegmann says: It often strikes me that the mirror image of the dysfunction in DC these days is the creativity and inventiveness of people working on the local level, like these two gentlemen. Has there ever been more talent in US local politics and administration? I don’t think so. We always were a decentralized nation, but it seems more true than ever now that the federal government can hardly get anything done. San Antonio’s Sprawl-Busting Transit Chief By Angie Schmitt \| Aug 11, 2011 What we are about to tell you would be awesome anywhere. But the fact that it is happening in Texas just makes it that much better. Keith Parker, new head of the San Antonio transit system, has been pushing streetcars and bus rapid transit. Good news, right? Well, it gets better. Parker is using money […] Atlanta’s Streetcar Investment Is Not Paying Off By Yonah Freemark \| Mar 9, 2017 Unable to assemble new funding from the state to significantly improve the rapid transit system, the city of Atlanta chose to focus on a cheaper-to-implement streetcar line. But more than two years after launch, ridership on the streetcar is falling far short of expectations. Study: Better Transit Helps Latinos Live Healthier Lives By Aaron Short \| May 21, 2019 Two dynamics are at work for Latinos — and both have negative effects. A Fixation on Parking Threatens Transit Progress in Atlanta Darin Givens is frustrated with how Atlanta is planning for the future. “We don’t feel like the city is building transit that fits needs, or places that fit transit,” says the founder of local advocacy site Thread ATL. “You see nodes of density nowhere near transit, located nowhere near a MARTA station or a regular MARTA bus. We’re not matching development and transit.” How to Make TOD Work in Metro Dallas: Plano Shows the Way By Angie Schmitt \| Dec 2, 2011 For decades, Dallas mega-suburb Plano planned and prepared for this moment. The historic downtown — a poorly-scaled anachronism from when this city of 260,000 housed a mere 3,500 people — was revitalized and reimagined as a “transit village.” Tax increment financing helped support urban-style, walkable development. All because DART was building a rail line and […] Charlotte Transit Has Problems That Expensive Fantasy Maps Won’t Fix By Stephen Miller \| May 10, 2017 Kimley-Horn, a multinational consulting firm looking to plan the next phases of the Charlotte area's rail expansion, also has ideas for new rail lines above and beyond the region's long-term blueprint -- projects that would be designed and built, naturally, by multinational consulting firms like Kimley-Horn. Trouble is, the firm's fantasy exercise does nothing to address the real challenges facing Charlotte's transit network.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1871
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__label__cc	0.648894	0.351106	The Escapist Game Circle: Psychonauts Pages PREV 1 2 3 4 NEXT TomBeraha 71 POSTED: 30 Aug 2007 08:36 I've really enjoyed the game, can highly recommend it to people in the future, but it had a tendency to lose my interest when I wasn't playing it. I'm not really sure why that is. - Atmosphere. NO question. Best part of the game. - Character's have personality, and the voice acting and writing is the primary reason. - The cohesiveness of each individual level is great, and they all have a unique feel. - The humor present throughout the game kept me wanting to play, I think I would enjoy this game every bit as much as a spectator as I do playing it. - I feel that the story was weak, not bad, just weak. It was the type of story that feels cookie cutter to me, and in the middle of a game so unique, feels a little out of place. The game does soften this blow by making fun of itself as well. - I loved the levels in the game, but not playing them. What I mean by this is while I loved the milkman conspiracy and listening to what each person said and laughed tremendously, I hated trying to figure out where to go next, which places I had been, why did that door open now? it wasn't before, I didn't do anything etc etc. I felt... undirected, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, just isn't MY thing. - Collecting stuff. I hate it because I feel compelled to do it. You tell me that if you get every single figment that I get a secret, and I will feel compelled to play levels to the point of frustration to achieve that end, thus ruining my fun. (It's quite stupid actually, were I able to ignore the collecting impulse, I could enjoy the game more) Russ Pitts I think I enjoyed the game more because of the collecting impulse. The wall at the Milkman Gate is kind of lame, but I got a genuine thrill from finding new arrowheads and cards, and seeing if I could reach that ledge or that tree or that roof, etc. I agree with Tom about the levels, though. They were more fun as spectacle than experience. The Bullfighter level was frustrating as hell until the third playthrough or so, after I figured out the timing of thew acrobatics, but it was glorious to behold. fupjack Oh, to squeeze in a last comment before the end of the month: there's something psychological about the end of the game, which I'll describe hopefully without spoilers - the power you have in the final battle is suspiciously representative of a transition to adulthood. And: they cover dialogue for everything in the game - for instance, use the Brain Tumbler to enter Sascha or Milla's mind after they disappear, and the conversations you have change. Ajar Well, I finally got my 800 arrowheads. I hope I don't need any more arrowheads for anything other than Psi Cores. Geoffrey42 fupjack: Maybe more like puberty? You can think of the bounce between giant, energy-based, Raz, and back down to pipsqueak raz, as voice squeaks and the inevitable moments when your parents are old, wizened people, (parents), and then suddenly flawed, human, adults just like you (friends, contemporaries). Personally, I lack the patience to go back and talk to everyone after every mission. Once I get into the groove of the story, I have the urge to go save Lili, and not wait. I know it's a game, and (like Oblivion, ha) the world pauses in between milestones and I can mess around as much as I want. To ME, there is still an urgency to climbing that tower and saving Lili. -Excellent writing -Varied, yet consistent with the universe, levels. Not just as set pieces worth viewing, but as environments I enjoyed exploring -Undeniably fun -Level design in some places left me confused as to where I needed to go next, and I dislike that. Less so on my second playthrough, but that's something that you need to get right the first time. -I did not have as much trouble with most of the platforming as most did, but I will admit that the Meat Circus was annoying. Stupid escort missions. But, the one place that I never knew what I was supposed to do was those metal grates. Because Evil Dad was menacingly floating in the middle with his juggling, I kept trying to stay on the outside, or get on the top of them and run up them quickly so I could dodge. Big mistake... Once I started just jumping to the inside, no more problems. Question to the group: Did anyone ever get caught in the rising water while they were on that last ladder? When it takes the dip back towards the water, my heart just started racing, and I wanted to know if they planned it, or if it was possible to lose even once you were on the ladder. -(Minor annoyance) Unskippable stock animations, such as when sorting emotional baggage. They don't do new dances, just the same dance, every single time. Woooo, I sorted the handbag with the tag, everybody dance! Trillinon 76 POSTED: 1 Sep 2007 04:03 At least in the PC version, the stock animations were skippable by pressing the "X" key. I have to say, this game circle thing has done wonderful things among my social group. We have all been playing Psychonauts this month, and loving it. The discussion here has been great, and the discussion among my friends has been even better. Here's to looking forward to the next game. As far as discussion goes, I definitely intend to try and seed questions and feed even deeper discussions. Suggestions for the next game: Anachronox @Trillinon: I wish I knew about the "X" key a long time ago. That's what I get for not reading through the key-bindings more closely... Of your three suggestions, any but Call of Duty. Having played it, I'm not sure I see much potential for discussion, but I could be wrong. Edit: Explanation probably not required, but I meant "I'd take any of the three that aren't Call of Duty" or "Of your four...". You seemed to comprehend my halfway mumbo-jumbo just fine anyway. @Geoffrey42 Actually, I discuss Call of Duty all the time. It's a prime example of solid, well polished gameplay, pacing, and immersion. Moreover, nothing I've ever watched or read more powerfully conveyed WWII to me. That said, it's not the highest on my list of games that belong here. If you didn't catch it, check out the Zero Punctuation video on Psychonauts. Leaning toward Deus Ex. It's available for PC and PS2, and is easy to find used on both platforms. Plus, it's a great game with a lot of Game Circle potential. We might even be able to convince Warren to stop in and talk to us about that one. Still thinking about it though. Expect an official announcement Monday or Tuesday, whatever we decide. TomBeraha: You just described why I had to stop playing WindWaker. Once I found out there was treasure in the ocean, I just had to find it all...which, naturally, became an exercise in futility and frustration. I stopped playing shortly afterwards. Yes, I have issues. I know. If it is Deus Ex, I ruined myself by playing Deus Ex 2 first (I did actually finish it too), although I have Deus Ex I never played past the tutorial (sacrilege! heretic! traitor!). At least it'd mean I should reinstall it and play it through properly. I'd love to have an excuse to play Deus Ex again. It can be my homework assignment :) Goofonian I can see it now...... Tom's Mum: Tom, stop playing those damn video games and do your homework! Tom: But I am doing my homework mummy, I am! I remember trying to argue along those lines, my mother was cannier than I gave her credit for though - she knew the score. That's why I took "Videogames as Contemporary Literature" at my local college. We were required to play games. You know, this game has just been built up so much... I think I was expecting it to be something more than it is. Ajar: Im assuming your talking about psychonauts still. I completely understand where your coming from. The first time I put the game in and sunk a couple hours into it, I was quite surprised that this was the game everyone had been raving about so much. It wasn't until I forgot about what other people where saying and lost myself in the story and the characters that I began to really enjoy it. I feel the same way about ICO. Everyone goes on about it so much, that when I finally got around to playing it all I could think was that it was a pretty standard platform puzzler with a story that didn't make any sense. Guilty as charged re: ICO. :P Yeah, I was talking about Psychonauts. I'm definitely enjoying the game, especially the twisted humour... but it really hasn't blown me away like, say, Shadow of the Colossus did. For reference, I just finished the Milkman level that everyone raves about. I liked it, but wasn't floored the way a lot of people seem to have been. Of course, the fact that I hate collecting stuff in games doesn't really endear the game to me. ArtWDrahn Alright I'm trying to be patient but after finishing the amazing Psychonaughts I've been waiting to hear what the next Game Circle game is so I can get started on it. So seriously, WHAT IS IT?? Russ Pitts: A little past Tuesday, any consensus on this? Not exactly the hardest thing to deicide I'd have thought, unless there truly is only one good game to discuss :) That must be it. Psychonauts was the only example of the artistic quality of videogames. Everything else is just a remake of pong. Too bad. I'll have to start reading books again. I never played this game so i watched the milkmanlevel video on youtube and i have to say that i really liked it The youtube video was with german synchronization(iam german) Is the game multi or just localized? Because if its multi iam gonna buy it through steam immediatley else iam gonna trying buy it this monday from the nearest software store :> Answer would be appreciated much I have a theory about why this game partly failed... ... and it's about ugly main character design. Finished it today. The last level was horrific. Andrew Armstrong: Sorry. I've been out of the office. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/op-ed/1469-AGDC-2007-Inside-Garriott-s-Playground Expect an official announcement this coming week. And if you want to get a head start, Deus Ex would be a safe bet. If I wanted to get a head start, and were willing to bet on Deus Ex, does anyone have recommendations as to the best way to obtain it? I see that Steam has it for 9.95 (or bundled with Invisible War for 19.95, 5 cheaper than buying separately). OTOH, Amazon merchants have the boxed version (which includes soundtrack CD, and "newspaper" according to Wikipedia) for ~8.50 with shipping (but with an inherent shipping delay). Then again, there's a PS2 port called Deus Ex: The Conspiracy, which seems to be about the same, and can be had in a similar price range from online merchants. Gamefly has it as well, so that's an option for others, but I'm not in that crowd. Thoughts, anyone? Geoffrey, I would love to find out whats in said newspaper, and the soundtrack is pretty good, so I may have to rebuy this just for that. If all you want is the game for now, steam seems convenient, I've seen GOTY Edition Jewel Cases at various vendors for not too much at all. @Geoffrey42 Stick with the PC versions of the game. From what I heard Invisible War was not great, however I've not personally played it. If your big on having the box then order the game from Amazon. However I didn't find the game's music to be exceptional good, and the "newspaper" is probably cool, but unless you collect that kind of thing... So in the end I'd say just get it off of Steam, grab both games, 'cause hell Invisible War could be good. Or could be shit, but at twenty bucks for two games with Deus Ex being worth twenty by its self your not going to feel ripped off. Play the PC version if at all possible. This game was MADE for the PC in ways that few games have ever been. Computers in the game recognize keyboard commands for copy and paste. Numberpads in the game recognize your keyboard numberpad. Also, if you have trouble with the training mission, just skip it. It's only partially important, and harder than most of the game. 100 POSTED: 11 Sep 2007 07:25 I'll get onto Deus Ex then, thanks Russ. And don't play it on a console. Its a PC game, through and through, especially control wise (which is partially why Deus Ex 2 sucked, being made for a console at the same time made the controls really poor on the PC version). Wow. Still no official announcement on Deus Ex. But, hey, this is the hundredth post, so that's something special, right? Psychonauts is still being played around here. I live in a house with four other people, and they all started playing it, as well as the rest of my social circle. I swear, my friends alone probably doubled the total sales figures for that game. :) Escapist Game Circle - Deus Ex It was posted! Though it went in news instead of featured articles, I'm not really sure where it fits in their schematic, and it would appear neither are they :) Lilani 103 POSTED: 3 Oct 2009 14:45 EDIT: Wrong forum. Got my tabs mixed up ~.~ Never mind. similar.squirrel Wait..You're putting a Forum in my Forum, so I can Discuss while I'm Discussing? NotAPie I still have the case and the manual that comes with it. Damn manual is falling apart.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1875
__label__cc	0.539568	0.460432	IT & TelecommunicationsSection ICT News Zambia Last 7 days\|Last 30 days MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined 22 other organisations in signing a joint letter to executives at South African telecommunications company MTN Group, calling on them to end their roles in Sudan's internet shutdowns. By Justin Shilad 12 Jul 2019 Registration opens for AfricaCom 2019 Africa's largest and most influential telecoms and technology event, AfricaCom, has opened visitor registrations for AfricaCom 2019. Digital music service Spotify has introduced a new version of its app for those of us who have old devices, poor network connectivity and data plans. Spotify Lite operates as a smaller, faster and simplified version of the main Spotify app and is already available on Google Play in 36 markets across Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1881
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__label__wiki	0.539295	0.539295	The Little Theatre CLASSICAL 91.5 PRESENTS SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND ONE TAKE DOCS BLACK CINEMA SERIES THE LITTLE CONCERTS Ends Thursday, March 21. Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Hidden Figures, The 4400) and Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern... In the fight for equality, she had no equal. Felicity Jones is Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On The Basis of Sex. The film tells an inspiring and spirited... Ends Thursday, February 28. Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie... Ends Thursday, February 7. Early 18th century England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A... Open Captions: Tuesday, January 29 at 6:20pm. Ends Thursday, January 31. Based on the novel written by James Baldwin, and directed by Academy Award... Ends Thursday, January 31. When police officer Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is demoted to desk work, he expects a sleepy beat as an emergency... Open Captions: Tuesday, February 5 at 6:30pm and 9:00pm. Laurel & Hardy, one of the world’s great comedy teams, set out on a variety hall tour of... The Pastel Society The Dead Don't Die... 6:20PM 8:50PM The Arena Art Group: This is Jazz #2 Café hours today are 5pm-10pm Regular Run Openings: July 19: Wild Rose July 19: The Art of Self-Defense July 25: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (35mm) July 26: Maiden July: David Crosby: Remember My Name August: The Peanut Butter Falcon August: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love Sept. 20: Downton Abbey TBD: Lucy in the Sky Closings: July 18: The Dead Don't Die July 18: Pavarotti Upcoming Open Caption Screenings: July 16: The Dead Don't Die 6:20 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. *Openings and closings are subject to change Support for The Little Theatre comes from: Become a Little Theatre Sponsor Tweets by TheLittleRoch Follow @TheLittleRoch Movies and a Microphone, Episode 33: Indie Summer Movie Preview Movies and a Microphone, Episode 32: One Take Film Festival 2019 Preview Movies and a Microphone, Episode 31: Assistant to the Oscars Czar Movies and a Microphone, Episode 30: The 2018 Season Finale Episode Movies and a Microphone, Episode 29: Won't You Be Our Little Neighbor Want to see more? Or subscribe? Click here. Humans of The Little: Dorothy, The Popcorn Machine Introducing Leah Ou, Rochester's Own Pipa Player Important: Changes With The Little Business Office Featured Music Videos Master List The Tomorrow Man, Partially Filmed in Rochester, Opens + New Earlier Friday Showtimes Annual Business Partner Support provided by: The Little Theatre is the premier cultural center for the presentation of American independent and foreign films, visual arts and music for the greater Rochester community. Through educational events, the Little Theatre provides local artists a place to share and discuss their visions with a diverse audience. 240 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 (directions) WXXI Public Broadcasting and the Little Theatre are engaged in a formal, long-term affiliation. This combined organization promises to enhance the cultural life of the community and strengthens both institutions by pooling resources and experience in key mission areas. WXXI is the essential, life-long educational public media resource for the Greater Rochester area. Here's a quick link list to some frequently requested pages: Hours & Ticket Prices Sign up to receive our free weekly email! Support for this website was provided in part by the Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund of NYSCA Electronic Media and Film.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1896
__label__cc	0.639467	0.360533	Pictures Only Copiright Trending Image Quotes Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me? Written by Groucho Marx There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. Written by Mark Twain All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Written by George Orwell I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too. Written by Jim Goad A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. Written by Adlai Stevenson Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you. Written by Satchel Paige Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Written by Abraham Lincoln Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most. Written by Al Capp Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work. Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks. Written by Davy Crockett Trending Authors Jeremiah P. Ostriker Gary Peters Tiya Sircar J. M. W. Turner Graeme Base Oscar Taveras Richard Savage Chip Gaines The only thing scarier than Godzilla is Godzilla's lawyers. Written by Paul Watson Killing a baby seal is about the easiest thing you can do if you're inclined to be sadistic; you certainly can't say there's any sport in it - the animal is totally defenceless. The biggest predator of fish like cod is other fish - and seals keep fish like that in check. The seal hunt has made me ashamed to be a Canadian. Greenpeace is the world's largest feel-good organisation now, and I can say that 'cause I am one of their co-founders. We live on the most incredible planet, and yet we abuse it, and we abuse it mercilessly. We'll lose more species of plants and animals between 2000 and 2065 than we've lost in the last 65 million years. If we don't find answers to these problems, we're gonna be victims of this extinction event that we're at fault for. The environmental movement doesn't have many deserters and has a high level of recruitment. Eventually, there will be open war. Immigration is one of the leading contributors to population growth. I always say, 'I'm not a pirate, I just play one on TV.' I'm thankful to have time to write. No words can describe the personal liberation that heading seaward bestows upon me. In this aquatic realm, no man or woman is subject to the petty decrees of social bureaucracy. I will not watch a whale die. I've not seen a whale die since I left Greenpeace in 1977. You will not ever perceive the truth that is reality. There are many realities. Sometimes going to jail is just the price you have to pay for social reform or social change. I find it abhorrent to see a whale being slaughtered and do nothing but bear witness. People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture, so why on earth wouldn't I? People feel good about giving money to Greenpeace. The United Nations World Charter for Nature, section 21, empowers any nongovernmental organisation or individual to uphold international conservation law in areas beyond national jurisdiction and specifically on the high seas. The Brer Rabbit ploy has been quite effective for me. When a country is talking about prosecuting me, I demand to be charged and put on trial and offer to pay my own airfare. They know that I'm going to bring a lot of international media with me and put their whaling programme on trial, and they decide it's better to keep quiet and do nothing. Taiwan gives a lot of foreign aid to Costa Rica, so it looks like they are basically buying the right to fish, even though it's not legal. In Ecuador, if I go after an Ecuadoran, I'm in trouble; if I go after a Costa Rican, I'm a hero. I did not establish the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as a protest organisation. All confrontation is based on deception. As long as there is a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, Sea Shepherd crew will continue to patrol and defend it. Sea Shepherd does not condone, nor do we practise, violence. There are many who condemn my crew and I for taking the law into our own hands and for taking on the barons of corporate profit. I do what I do because it is the right thing to do. I am a warrior, and it is the way of the warrior to fight superior odds. I don't see the point in making a distinction between natives having more of a right to kill whales than nonnative people. There are quite a few disgruntled Greenpeacers who are opposed to its policy of non-cooperation. 9quotes.com 9quotes Menu Join our feeds to automatically receive the latest headlines, news, and information formatted for your club's website or news reader.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1901
__label__cc	0.514787	0.485213	ROI ABC Bulk Distribution Retail Sales (Sale or Return) A copy sold to a retailer, on a sale or return basis, for resale as a single copy to a consumer. Single copy knowingly paid for by the consumer to the retailer Copies are purchased from the publisher by the retailer, on a sale or return basis, either direct or via the distribution chain (typically distributor and/or wholesaler) Cover price must be published on or inside front or back cover of the publication The price paid for the publication by the consumer must be clear and conspicuous There must be an incentive for unsold copies/net sale to be reported to the publisher If the final net sale and/or rate classification are not known then estimates must be made Reported by rate, comparing price paid by the consumer with the Basic Cover Price 1. Single copy knowingly paid for by the consumer to the retailer The purchase by the consumer may be in cash or by other means agreed by ABC in writing. Back issues up to 12 months old can be claimed against the issue current at the time of sale. 2. Copies are purchased from the publisher by the retailer, on a sale or return basis, either direct or via the distribution chain (typically distributor and/or wholesaler) ‘Sale or Return’ means unsold copies are returned or reported for credit. The copies claimed will therefore be the net sale (copies supplied less credited copies). Where the publisher is not third party to the retailer then evidence of purchase by the consumer is required. For example EPOS reports and retailer revenues. You must account for net sales on an issue by issue basis. 3. Cover price must be published on or inside front or back cover of the publication 4. The price paid for the publication by the consumer must be clear and conspicuous If a voucher from a publisher controlled promotion is used the amount paid by the consumer is deemed to be the total of the cash paid to the retailer and any cash they paid for the voucher. The value (or perceived value) of gifts or cover mounts to the consumer have no effect on the price paid for ABC purposes. However cash reimbursements to the consumer must be taken into account (excluding limited low chance lottery style promotions). You must retain details of promotional or special offers during the reporting period. 5. There must be an incentive for unsold copies/net sale to be reported to the publisher No additional requirements 6. If the final net sale and/or rate classification are not known then estimates must be made If at the time you submit your circulation claim: Unsold copies could still be returned or reported, you must make an estimate of final sales. You are running a promotional scheme where the final position (e.g. the number of discounted sales via redeemed vouchers) is not known you must make an estimate of the final net sale and classification. You must adjust your claim in the following period to reflect any difference between the estimated net sale and classification and the actual net sale and classification. In relation to promotional schemes utilising voucher redemption: If you are reporting on a monthly basis and the effect of not making an estimate is judged to be unlikely to affect the figures claimed by more than 2% of the total average circulation then you can account for the vouchers on a wash through basis (i.e. as they are redeemed). 7. Reported by rate, comparing price paid by the consumer with the Basic Cover Price Sales by retailers will be treated as sales at the cover price unless there is evidence to the contrary. You will report retail sales as follows, which will be broken out on the ABC Certificate (note: the term Full Rate will replace full or Basic Cover Price for reporting purposes): By geographical type: United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland copies combined. By rate band: By total average retail sales over the period. By total retail sales (combined with single copy sales) for the Selected normal issue. G1. Single copy knowingly paid for by the consumer This doesn’t preclude a retailer selling more than one copy to a single purchaser (without the publisher’s knowledge). G2. Copies are purchased from the publisher by the retailer, on a sale or return basis, either direct or via the distribution chain (typically distributor and/or wholesaler) You will need to ensure all records required to support the retail sale claim are available for audit. This will include: Full details of the exact numbers claimed as unsold or returned copies (including undelivered, lost or stolen copies) for every issue in the audit period. Full issue by issue details of all financial records and contracts with distributors, wholesalers and retailers, with specific regard to normal and recognised trade terms. These must be reconcilable to the distribution and returns records on an issue specific basis and to the average net retail sales claim. Details of any change in trading terms from firm sale (if allowed) to sale or return (either temporarily or permanently) or vice versa. Details of discounts, special offers or restrictions on the return of unsold or undelivered copies. Copies reported using a pay on scan system will be reported in this category. You will need to ensure appropriate records of sales are available for audit. Retail sales of Digital Editions via a third party retailer (for example Apple Newsstand, Google, Amazon etc) will be reported in this category. G4. The price paid for the publication by the consumer must be clear and conspicuous As the price paid may be affected by promotional schemes you should keep details of purchases and promotional spends so you can demonstrate copies are purchased and that sales under incentives/offers are classified correctly, or disallowed as necessary. You can contact ABC for confidential advice, supplying copies of the promotional material and offer wording. The information kept may include: Title/s involved Issues involved Duration of promotion Retail outlets involved Wording of the promotion displayed at the retail outlet/s How the resultant copies are claimed How the promotion will be paid for Treatment of bundle/package promotions As each case can vary we recommend you contact us for advice before carrying out your promotion. How the price of the publication is presented to the consumer will affect how or whether the copy may be claimed for ABC purposes. If the price of the publication appears in the promotional material and it is legible (taking into account its presentation and prominence (including the size of the font used) and assuming a reasonable speed of reading) then the price is likely to be considered clear and conspicuous. Stating the publication’s price in relation to the promotion/bundle in the main wording of the offer will provide most clarity. The further away from the main offer wording and/or less prominent in the promotion the price of the publication becomes, the more likely it will not be considered clear and conspicuous. If the price of the publication is linked to the main offer wording with, say, an asterisk - this would make it more conspicuous. Merely stating the price of the publication without reference to the bundle/package could just be a statement about the normal price of the publication and so will not necessarily render the price clear and conspicuous. If there is conflicting information about the price, then the lowest price assessment would be taken for ABC purposes (which might mean it is free). The absence of a clear and conspicuous price would render the copies as free, as would explicit wording stating the publication is free. Promotion “Buy the publication and a bottle of water for €x”. The price of the publication is not clear and conspicuous. Promotion “Buy the publication and a bottle of water for €x” which is accompanied by the statement “The price of the publication in this promotion is €y”. The price of the publication is likely to be considered clear and conspicuous if the accompanying statement is either within the main body of the promotion, or is in a footnote that is asterisked to the main body and is legible. Promotion “Buy the publication and bottle of water for €x.” Elsewhere in promotion “Publication is €y Monday to Friday and €z on Saturdays”. The price of the publication is not in the promotion and is unlikely to be considered clear and conspicuous as this statement appears to be the normal price of the publication. Promotion: If a publication ‘ABC News’ is promoted as ‘Buy ABC News for €x and get a free bottle of water’ then the bottle of water is treated as a free gift and it is clear the price paid is solely for the purchase of the publication. Promotion: If the promotion is ‘Buy a bottle of water and get a free copy of ABC News’ then the publication will be treated as free for ABC purposes. Per section 4b: “The discount or cash reimbursement must be taken into account. Examples: Promotion: “Buy publication and spend €5 and you get €1 off your publication”. The publication is discounted by €1. Promotion: “Buy publication, spend €5 and get €1 off your shopping basket”. The publication is discounted as it is part of the shopping basket, but it is difficult to determine how much it is discounted and will be considered on a case by case basis. In this example, using the minimum spend requirement of the offer gives a 20% discount and would seem a reasonable treatment. Promotion: “Buy publication and get €1 off a jar of coffee”. Or “Buy publication and get the money off the rest of your shopping”. The publication is full price, provided that the publication is sold at full price and the reimbursement does not exceed the cost of the items being discounted. G6. If the final net sale and/or rate classification are not known then estimates must be made Estimates of final sale An assessment of likely sales should be based on current and historic information such as: Current levels of sales and unsold copies Historic data and seasonal trends Promotional activity Print orders Competitor activity Information from sales force Particular attention should be given to periods of promotion, re-launch and to non-ROI circulation in general in order to arrive at a fair and reasonable representation of the net circulation. You should record the calculations and assumptions used to arrive at the estimated net sale. All unsold copies must be accounted for. This means that all estimates of net sale must be reviewed in the next audit period to establish their accuracy and that claim adjusted to account for any over or under estimate from the previous period. This must be done for each relevant geographical area reported [Note: If the difference for a period is found to be material following an ABC audit or inspection, ABC may amend the Certificate for the period to which the estimate relates). View worked example E1 In relation to promotional schemes utilising voucher redemption a wash through basis means vouchers are accounted for as they are redeemed. The specific point at which they are treated as redeemed is not prescribed but you should use a reasonable and consistent basis. E1. If the final net sale and/or rate classification are not known then estimates must be made Worked example (assuming 12 issues in a reporting period) Issue Total ID Supply Returns Net Sale Sales% 1 88,500 26,229 62,271 70.36% closed 10 89,630 14,266 75,364 84.08% unclosed 11 89,820 9,655 80,165 89.25% unclosed 12 89,650 465 89,185 99.48% unclosed In this example issues 10, 11 and 12 are not yet closed so an estimate of the final net sales figures have to be made using the criteria mentioned above. You will, of course, notice that a proportion of the unsold copies have already been received, but at this stage you should just concentrate on what you think the final net sales will be. When all the estimates have been made the final figures for your claim may look something like this: - ID Supply Returns Est. Sale Sales% 10 89,630 25,096 64,534* 72% Estimated This means that your estimate of final net sale for these three unclosed issues is 194,649. Remember that you must report separate figures for any geographical areas broken out on the Certificate (e.g. UK / Republic of Ireland or overseas). Adjustment for the estimate In the next reporting period you would have a report giving you the actual net sales for issues 10, 11 and 12 because by then they would be closed off and complete. For example, the final report may be as follows: Issue Total Actual ID Supply Returns Sale Sales% 10 89,630 25,382 64,248 71.68% In this example the actual net sales relevant to your estimate is 191,522*. The difference between your original estimate and the actual figure (i.e. 194,649 minus 191,522) means you have overstimated sales by a total of 3,127 copies over those 3 issues. The average overestimate of sold copies was therefore 3,127 divided by 12 (total issues in the previous period) = 261. So you must deduct 261 copies from the average in the current period, to ensure the overestimate from the previous period is accounted for.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1905
__label__cc	0.732531	0.267469	Get the latest analysis and news on all warranty-related topics delivered to your inbox. Our weekly, informative newsletter for all Warranty-related professionals! Please enter your Name and Email address, then click Subscribe. Shortly afterwards, you will receive a confirmation email and can complete your subscription. Global Construction Equipment Warranties Half the companies report warranty expense rates that range from 1.0% to 2.3%. The other half are either above or below that range, mainly because most of their revenue and therefore most of their warranty costs come from other industries. And though there's been a few anomalies over the past 13 years, most of these manufacturers report steady and consistent warranty expenses Sports Equipment Warranty Report The makers of ATVs, jet skis, snowmobiles, and other sports vehicles are very serious about reducing their warranty expenses. But the makers of hockey sticks, helmets, camping gear and other equipment aren't. So for one side of the sports industry, warranty costs are dropping. But for the other, costs remain the same. Harnessing Big Data As more "Big Data" sources become available, extended warranty administrators can expand from break/fix into highly customized offerings, preventative maintenance and product monitoring services. But first they will have to decide what data is both meaningful and reliable. Telecom Equipment Warranty Report Some of the four very different segments of the telecom equipment industry are better at reducing their warranty costs than others. But the biggest trend over the last decade has been the contraction of the U.S.-based part of the industry, and the rise of European and Asian competitors in their place, except for the Internet/data and broadcasting/cable TV segments. Automotive Warranty Report Dollar for dollar, the cost of a truck warranty is about the same as the cost of a warranty on a much smaller vehicle. But with trucks, the costs are spread more evenly among multiple companies, while with cars the OEM usually pays the most. Top International Warranty Expense Reductions While HP saved itself a billion dollars a year, two German carmakers have saved themselves twice as much. Three others have cut their annual claims payments by hundreds of millions of dollars a year in the past decade. Auto Parts Supplier Warranties Of course the drivetrain component manufacturers pay more in warranty costs than other kinds of automotive parts suppliers. But who knew that the automotive electronics manufacturers pay out almost as much as the drivetrain companies? Multi-Part Series:Warranty Chain Management Conference More than anything, the WCM Conference is a place for manufacturers to meet and talk about problems and projects -- to see what everyone else is up to. Beginners learn from experts, and the experts learn from each other. 3-Part Series:Extended Warranty Image Problems Extended Warranty Image Problems, Part 1: Service contract professionals, their customers, and the media can't seem to agree on what to call these warranty extensions. And the terms the experts prefer to use are far from the most popular. Even the regulators aren't very consistent with their language and terminology. Mobile Phone Insurance Market Shares The top four wireless carriers in the U.S. collect more than $7.8 billion in protection plan premiums from their customers, and top electronics retailers collect an additional $4.3 billion for mobile phone service contracts. A handful of administration and insurance companies work with them. European Auto Warranty Expenses: While Volkswagen continues to recover from a record-setting recent spike in its warranty costs, some of the other top European carmakers have continued to drive down their warranty costs. Six warranty metrics are detailed for four companies over the past 16 years. Warranty Claims Rates by Industry: The collected industry average claims rates for 23 product warranty categories over 16 years are sorted into high, medium and low-cost buckets, revealing a peculiar relationship between where the group is in the supply chain and how high or low their warranty expenses are. Preventing Warranty Fraud: Warranty analytics is the key to detecting and preventing dealer and servicer fraud. This article provides a complete guide to warranty fraud -- what it is, why it's happening, and how in-depth warranty analytics can address it. Homebuilder Warranty Report: All the metrics were up in 2018, and the growth continued into the first quarter of 2019. Claims and accruals are back to pre-recession levels, and warranty reserves hit a new record high. Meanwhile, the level of warranty expenses per new home sold show some curious and sudden spikes for some builders and long-term stability for others. Building Material Warranty Report: As we've seen in recent reports, warranty costs are generally far below their levels of 16 years ago. But in the building trades, depending how we break them into groups, the most recent expense rates of the top manufacturers are the same or slightly higher than they were in 2003. More Warranty Newsletters Selected Newsletters European Auto Warranty Expenses: While Volkswagen continues to recover from a record-setting recent spike in its warranty costs, some of the other top European carmakers have continued to drive down their warranty costs. Six warranty metrics are detailed for four companies over the past 16 years. Now that we've completed our roundup of all the U.S.-based manufacturer warranty expense data, it's time to turn to some of the international companies that also report their claims and accrual data in their annual reports. This week, we'll take a look at four of the top European automakers: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), Daimler AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA), and Volkswagen AG (VW). Three are based in Germany, while FCA is based in either London, Amsterdam, or Torino, depending on who's asking. All four report just one set of warranty expense figures for all of their worldwide sales, however. We have three available warranty metrics: the amount of claims paid per year, the amount of accruals made each year, and the balance in the warranty reserve fund of each company at the end of each year. But we also have two other metrics to use: worldwide automotive sales revenue, and the number of vehicles sold. With these in hand, we can also calculate three more metrics: claims as a percent of revenue (the claims rate), accruals as a percent of revenue (the accrual rate), and the amount of accruals made per vehicle sold. Warranty & Corporate Inversions, August 4, 2016 Warranty & Corporate Inversions: Although warranty has an effect on taxes, the movement of a company's headquarters from a high-tax to a low-tax country doesn't seem to change its warranty claims or accrual rates. The merger of product lines has a much bigger effect, no matter what their nationality. But in at least one case, a company leaving the U.S. decided to cease complying with warranty reporting rules. In last week's newsletter, there were several solar equipment companies profiled that were incorporated in one country, had their headquarters in another country, and sold their stock in New York. Several were startups from Asia, which had acquired small U.S. companies in order to gain their stock listings. This, we said, could prove troublesome if any of the companies failed to outlive their extra-long warranties. However, this globalization of warranty liabilities is not all happening in one direction. An increasing number of U.S. companies seem to be re-incorporating themselves in Bermuda, Ireland, or some other business-friendly nation, appending a "PLC" or an "Ltd" to their name, and continuing business as usual. Most are moving abroad for tax reasons. For instance, the corporate tax rate in Ireland is 12.5%. It's 35% in the U.S. Therefore, by acquiring an Irish company and moving the official headquarters of the combined companies to Dublin, a formerly U.S.-based company could cut its nominal tax rate by almost two-thirds (not counting deductions). Since the disclosure of warranty expense information is a requirement of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), we wanted to see what effect this new kind of corporate emigration is having upon those disclosures. Changes in warranty accrual rates affect net income, and therefore have an impact on taxes. Warranty claims payments include parts affected by sales tax or VAT, and labor affected by payroll taxes. So there are clear links between warranty and taxes. But while these corporate inversions have a clear impact on tax rates, do they also have any impact in warranty expense rates? Solar Equipment Warranties, July 28, 2016 Solar Equipment Warranties: While product warranties that last for one or two decades are reassuring to buyers, they're not worth much unless funds are available to pay claims. That means betting on young startup companies eventually becoming old industry veterans. But who knows how reliable a system installed now will be in 10 or 20 years, and how much it will cost to repair or replace? The solar energy equipment market is growing fast and that growth is attracting more competitors and more manufacturing capacity, forcing product prices to fall rapidly. New market entrants with unknown brand names are reassuring customers that their equipment is built to last, issuing 10-, 25- or even 30-year product warranties as a mark of their expected longevity and reliability. But are these warranties really built to last? Are the companies issuing them to customers actually setting aside enough money to pay claims in two or three decades? And what happens if the fierce competition forces some of them to go out of business? In general, what we're finding is that most of the manufacturers are financing their very long warranties properly, while most of the installers are playing for the short term, hoping that the manufacturers will be there to pay at least the cost of replacement parts. And if not, well, let's hope they can work something out. Appliance Service Contract Market Shares, October 10, 2013 Appliance Service Contract Market Shares: Though the market has remained relatively flat for years, market shares are changing as online sales are gaining and new players are emerging. Still, six underwriters control 90% of the market share. In our series of articles on the major appliance service contract industry back in early 2011, we neglected to include one important item: a market share report. Seven consecutive weekly newsletters explored the history of ServiceBench Inc., GE Appliances, Lowe's, and Abt Electronics and Appliances, among others. But before we could get to the pie charts, the calendar mandated that coverage of the Warranty Chain Management Conference needed to begin. After that was done, we never went back to finish the series. This week, as part of our current half-year of service contract industry coverage, we'll fix that oversight and provide some details on appliance service contract market sizing and market share. But we'll admit to one major problem: seven of the top ten retailers of service contracts for major appliances sell considerably more service contracts for consumer electronics, mobile phones, and/or home computers. Separating those segments therefore required some heroic assumptions to be made. So what we're going to say is that our estimates are rough on both edges. They're rough in terms of estimating the amount of premiums paid by consumers for their service contracts, and they're rough in terms of what kind of product the consumer protected with a service contract when they shopped at Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's, Sears or Wal-Mart. Smartphone Warranties, July 25, 2013 Smartphone Warranties: As with luxury cars, we're finding that the smarter the phone and the more advanced its features, the higher the warranty costs. And some of the smartest phones with the biggest market shares are now driving up the warranty costs of their manufacturers. The smarter the phone, the harder they fall. As these little computers get more compact and sophisticated, their warranty costs are escalating. And it's beginning to hurt some of the largest players. Two weeks ago, we found that some of the most luxurious passenger cars with reputations for high quality also had relatively high warranty costs. That's not supposed to happen. High quality means low warranty costs, no? With smartphones, it seems to be a different problem. These units are sophisticated devices that aren't meant to be dropped, sat upon, or left out in the heat, cold, or humidity. But they're also meant to be portable and always available, so abuse and misuse are inevitable. We just collected some new warranty data that illustrates the problem. Research in Motion Ltd., or RIM, is the Canadian company responsible for the BlackBerry product line. In its most recent fiscal year, warranty claims cost more than seven percent of the company's revenue. And that was the fifth straight year in which warranty costs rose as a proportion of revenue. Latest Warranty Week Headlines Honda won't repair customer's peeling clearcoat paint layer under warranty. WTVD-TV Durham NC, July 11, 2019 Motorola expands iFixit do-it-yourself repair program to Europe. Press Release, July 10, 2019 Some Sears customers unable to find local warranty help. WHTM-TV Harrisburg PA, July 10, 2019 Safeware hires Vito Vacca as its new program development manager. ABB retreats from solar inverters due to high failure rates. 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__label__wiki	0.890731	0.890731	Shia LaBeouf Motivates Sonic The Hedgehog, New Unofficial Motivator By Jeff Williams The very last cut-scene from Sonic Generations is on the official Sonic The Hedgehog YouTube page right now, but with a slight twist… Spoilers Ahoy! (if you’ve never played it) Shia LaBeouf speaks from the heart to try to rouse Sonic The Hedgehog to action. Shia LaBeouf and his intense approach to motivation has been overlaid on top of the cut-scene, yelling at Sonic to help actualize his inner potential. Thankfully, due to Shia’s spirited encouragement, Sonic is able to rise up and save the day once again from Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Sonic Generations still looks to be a great entrant into the Sonic mythology, bringing back the lovely level design we loved from the originals and properly placing Sonic in a 3-dimensional world. Despite being 2D in movement and rather short, the genius platforming elements that created Sonic back in 1991 are undeniably back. Sonic Generations has been generally received very well by both critics and gamers alike. Perhaps Shia LaBeouf’s unique motivational style and flair for the dramatic is more appropriate for helping real people realize their dreams, but still it’s quite the remix, and is indeed hilarious. It’s unknown whether he’s still working on his own comic book project, though with the interesting mentality that he’s gained during his life could provide a great deal of interesting original content to sift through. It’s unfortunate that Shia has been involved in plagiarism with his first attempts. I’d really like to see his own original ideas, he’s a very artistic fellow. Detective Pikachu Trailer Provides a Horrifying First Look at Hollywood’s Take on Pokémon Super Mario Movie Keeping Miyamoto “Front and Center” Creatively, Release Window Revealed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Adventure Mode, Spirits Mode, and Season Pass Detailed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Adds Ken, Incineroar, and a Piranha Plant Fighter to its Roster The Legend of Zelda TV Series Reportedly Coming from Netflix Castlevania Producer	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1909
__label__cc	0.738104	0.261896	Tag Archives: #BrownBluff You visited Antarctica? Why? When I told friends we were visiting Antarctica, the first question was WHY? Let’s cast aside the fact that this was my 7th and final continent to visit — in the coming blogs I hope the answer to WHY is evident. On our flight from Atlanta, a lady sat next to us and told us she had flown over 1 million miles. We didn’t think much about it but later overheard her say she was going to Antarctica. We then learned that she was a National Geographic photographer and would be aboard our ship! Her name was Susan Seubert, an awarding winning photographer. We became fast friends and came to appreciate her savvy with the camera and her incredible gift. Her pictures have graced the covers of many magazines. We knew this was going to be an epic trip. We started our trip at the end of the world — Ushuaia, Argentina — at the bottom of South America. We boarded the Lindblad Explorer \| National Geographic ship and set out for our 2 day journey across the infamous Drake Passage. The Drake Passage can be a perilous journey due to high waves but we were lucky to have relatively smooth seas. Geographically, Antarctica is at the bottom of the earth and is directly south of South America. Here is how it looks if you tilted the globe looking directly into the South Pole: You won’t find hotels, homes or shops in Antarctica — it is only inhabited by scientists, researchers and support staff from many countries. Signed in 1959, the Antarctic Treaty was put in place by 12 countries who agreed to keep Antarctica peaceful and open to scientific research. This is where much of the studies regarding global warming are conducted. After 2 days of sailing, we reached Iceberg A57a — 10 miles of floating tabular ice. Icebergs are created as they slide off land’s surface into the sea. They are named by the area in which they came (Antarctica is divided into 4 quadrants; A/B/C/D) and are sequenced based on the number of icebergs from that quadrant. So A57a represents the 57th iceberg to slide off land in the A quadrant. Why the small “a” at the end? This particular iceberg slid off the land in a huge chunk and then divided into 2 pieces larger than 10 miles wide — therefore it became 2 icebergs (A57a and A57b). A few hours later, we reached False Bay in the South Shetland Islands. We hopped on a zodiac and encountered our first Leopard seal. This place was teaming with them — we saw at least 5 or 6. Leopard seals love to eat krill and wait for it — penguins. After celebrating our first Antarctic experience, we awoke to a new adventure — we had reached the Antarctic peninsula at Paulette Island. As we anchored off shore, we could hear loud squawks and could faintly see over 200,00 small dots on the island. Look closely at the dots on the land — it’s over 200,000 Adelie penguins! We made our way to Brown Bluff — another island just off the Antarctic mainland. Here we encountered a new species of penguin — Gentoo. They are curious and will walk right up to you. Just looking around – we were surrounded by glaciers, icebergs, penguins and incredible beauty — very surreal. As we traversed from island to island, we saw whales, albatross, penguins and icebergs. We reached Snow Hill Island where a group of scientists were camping for 2 weeks to study the impact of an iceberg that broke away from the island about 20 years ago. In 1902, a group of scientists built a wooden hut known as Nordenskiöld House and the group of Argentine scientists were reinforcing the hut. We were able to go in and visit the inside of the hut — this small space slept 6 people! As the iceberg broke off, thousands of 20 million year old fossils emerged and they were still uncovering them as we visited. After leaving Snow Hill Island, we spotted our first blue whale. Blue whales are the largest whale on earth and we had an up-close encounter. After sailing for a few hours, the ship captain revved the ship up and pointed the bow of the ship towards a huge ice sheet on Admiral T Sound. The boat penetrated the ice sheet and came to rest about 50 yards into the ice sheet. Now that’s not something you experience every day! We jumped on the zodiac and made our way to the ice sheet where everyone spent a hour exploring. In the picture below, that is Susan Seubert (the award winning National Geographic photographer) in the middle. She took the picture of us jumping in the air using my iPhone. After reembarking the ship, we had a BBQ at the stern of the boat. How cool is that? After 2 days of traversing the Drake Passage and 3 days visiting islands, we still had lots more in store. Keep following our blog and we will continue the story. This trip was epic and was the first trips we’ve taken where most of the people on trip were as well (or better) traveled than us. For most of the passengers, this was also their 7th continent to visit and we were able to share stories about common trips we’ve taken. It’s as if we were with “our peeps” — adventurers and wanderers. Here a quick video that gives you more of a sense of what we discovered in our first 5 days: This entry was posted in Our Travels, Travels to Antarctica and tagged #AdmiralTSound, #Antartica, #BrownBluff, #FalseBay, #IcebergA57A, #LinbladExpeditions, #LindbladExpeditions, #NationalGeographic, #PauletteIsland, #SnowHillIsland, #SouthShetlandIslands, #WeBeTripping on February 9, 2019 by smiller257.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1911
__label__wiki	0.577863	0.577863	Classical music: The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society closes its 28th season this weekend by honoring three guest artists. Plus, here are all the winners of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition IF YOU LIKE A CERTAIN BLOG POST, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD A LINK TO IT OR, SHARE IT or TAG IT (not just “Like” it) ON FACEBOOK. Performers can use the extra exposure to draw potential audience members to an event. And you might even attract new readers and subscribers to the blog. ALERT: The Ear has been following two competitors in the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia who have local ties. (The only American to win Gold was cellist Zlatomir Fung.) The final results are in: trumpet player Ansel Norris took fifth place and received an artist’s diploma; pianist Kenneth Broberg shared the third prize with two other winners. For a complete list of winners in all the categories — piano, violin, cello, voice, brass and woodwinds — go to this page: https://tch16.com/en/news/ You can also watch and listen to, via live streaming, the two Gala Concerts for the winners today at 11 a.m. and on Saturday at 1 a.m. Valery Gergiev will conduct both. Go to https://tch16.medici.tv This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society will close out its 28th annual summer chamber music season with concerts in Madison, Stoughton and Spring Green. Judging by the first two weekends of concerts, The Ear expects it to be a memorable conclusion of the season with the punning theme of “Name Dropping.” Here is the announcement he received. “Our third week of concerts celebrates three great musicians, all of whom are audience favorites: cellist couple Anthony (“Tony”) Ross and Beth Rapier; and firebrand violinist Carmit Zori. “And the Tony Award for Rapier Wit goes to…” is a program centered around cello duets. Rapier and Ross (below), principal and co-principal cellists with the Minnesota Orchestra, start the program with George Frideric Handel’s gorgeous Sonata in G minor for two cellos and piano. (You can hear the Handel sonata, payed by Amit Peled in the YouTube video at the bottom.) They both display crazy virtuosity in Luigi Boccherini’s Quintet in B-flat Major for flute, violin, viola and two cellos. The first half ends with Gian Carlo Menotti’s Suite for two cellos and piano, a work that they have performed to acclaim around the world. The second half of the program is given over to one of Brahms’ greatest works, the Sextet in G Major, Op. 36, for two violins, two violas and two cellos. Ross and Rapier are joined by violinists Carmit Zori and Leanne League (assistant concertmaster of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra) and violists Toby Appel (below, a faculty member at the Juilliard School who plays in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center) and Katrin Talbot (a Madisonian who performs with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra) in this spectacular piece. “And the Tony Award for Rapier Wit goes to…” will be performed at the Stoughton Opera House on Friday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m.; and in Spring Green at the Hillside Theater at Taliesin on Sunday, June 30, at 2:30 p.m. Firebrand violinist Carmit Zori (below), founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society in New York City, will sizzle her way through the second program, entitled “The Legend of Zori.” The program will open with Johannes Brahms’ Sonata in G Major for violin and piano. Viaje, by living Chinese composer Zhou Tian, is a fun and exciting new piece featuring flute and string quartet. Zori will bring the program home with the torridly passionate Piano Quintet in F minor by Cesar Franck (below), a work written while Franck was in the throes of a love affair with one of his young students. “The Legend of Zori” will be performed at The Playhouse at the Overture Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m.; and in Spring Green at the Hillside Theater at Taliesin, on Sunday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m. Venue Locations: the Stoughton Opera House is at 381 East Main Street; the Overture Center in Madison is at 201 State Street; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Hillside Theater in on County Highway 23 in Spring Green. Single admission tickets start are $43 and $49. Student tickets are always $10. All single tickets must now be purchased from Overture Center for the Arts, www.overturecenter.org or (608) 258-4141 (additional fees apply) or at the box office. Tickets are available at the door at all locations. You can also enjoy a pre-ordered picnic at the Hillside Theater made with love from Pasture and Plenty, using ingredients from local farmers and producers. They are available for pick up at the Hillside Theater after the 2:30 p.m. concert or before the 6:30 p.m. concert, for $18. Spread a blanket on the beautiful Hillside Theater grounds or eat in the Taliesin Architecture School Dining Room, which will be open exclusively to BDDS concert-goers. Choose from Green Goddess Chicken Salad, Market Veggie Quiche with Greens, or Hearty Greens and Grains with Seasonal Veggie Bowl (gluten-free/vegan). Seasonal sweet treat and beverage included. See the BDDS order form or call BDDS at 608 255-9866. 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You can hear him perform live on Thursday morning or in replay A REMINDER and CORRECTION: American pianist Kenneth Broberg, who performed last season in Madison on the Salon Piano Series at Farley’s House of Pianos, will be the last finalist – not the second-to-last – in the final concerto round of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition. The pianist from China that was to play after him played yesterday instead. Broberg will play the “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” by Sergei Rachmaninoff and the Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23, by Tchaikovsky. You can watch his performance live still on Thursday morning at 11:45 a.m. by going to https://tch16.medici.tv/en/ and clicking on PIANO LIVE or REPLAY after the performance. This news came to The Ear late or he would have passed along more information much earlier. Ansel Norris (below), a 26-year-old Madison native and virtuoso trumpeter, has made it as one of the nine finalists — the contest started with 47 contestants in trombone, French horn, trumpet and tuba — in the first-ever Brass Competition at the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition. You can hear Norris perform live on Thursday morning at 7:45 a.m. via live-streaming or afterwards via replay. Just go to https://tch16.medici.tv/en/ Then click on BRASS and choose WATCH or REPLAY. You can also listen to his earlier performances. Here is a link to his performance in the first round, when he played a concerto by Franz Joseph Haydn plus works by Allen Vizzutti and Georges Enescu: https://tch16.medici.tv/en/replay/first-round-with-ansel-norris/ And here is a link to his performance in the semi-final round, where he played concertos by Johann Friedrich Fasch and Vladimir Peskin — you can hear a much younger Norris play the first movement with piano in the YouTube video at the bottom — as well as a solo competition piece by Théo Charlier: https://tch16.medici.tv/en/replay/semi-final-with-ansel-norris/#filter?instrument=brass His performance in the finals, with an orchestra in St. Petersburg instead of Moscow, will take place on Thursday, June 27, at 7:45 a.m. He will play Lensky’s aria “Where, Where Have You Gone?” from the opera “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikovsky and the Trumpet Concerto by Rodion Shchedrin. Playing opera arias and art songs on the trumpet is a Norris specialty. Norris, a graduate of Northwestern University who was also a member of the well-known New World Symphony in Miami, studied with John Aley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Emeritus Professor and Principal Trumpet of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and played for many years in the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. Norris is the son of Katherine Esposito, the concert manager and publicity coordinator at the UW-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music. 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Performances start being live-streamed on Tuesday morning It started with 25. Then there were 14. And now there are seven. And American pianist Kenneth Broberg (below), 26, is among the seven pianists who have survived into the concerto finals of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. (Competitions, some in Saint Petersburg, are also taking place in violin, cello, voice, woodwinds and brass. You can see the official preview in the YouTube video at the bottom.) Broberg, the silver medalist at the 2017 Van Cliburn Competition performed a recital in Madison last season as part of the Salon Piano Series at Farley’s House of Pianos. The other American, 32-year-old Sara Daneshpour (below), was eliminated during the semi-finals that finished yesterday. Each finalist must perform a Tchaikovsky piano concerto, either the famous No. 1 or the much less familiar Piano Concerto No. 2, plus another concerto of their choice. Usually there is also a lot of Rachmaninoff and often Prokofiev. So far, The Ear hasn’t seen what concertos Broberg will play or on what day he will perform. When he finds out, he will let you know. If you find out, please leave the information in the comment space. The concerto concerts will be live-streamed for FREE on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. because of the eight-hour time difference with Moscow. (Below the logo is the historic Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, where the concerto performances, like the solo recitals, are held.) To follow the concertos, go to: https://tch16.medici.tv/en/ If you hover the cursor over PIANO and then CONTESTANTS you can also find out a lot, and also hear the preliminary and semi-final recitals that Broberg performed. Here is a link to his biography and background plus his two performances in Moscow: https://tch16.medici.tv/en/competitors/kenneth-broberg-/ There are suggestions that there was some disagreement among the international panel of judges. The original 25 contestants were supposed to be reduced to 12, but ended up being 14. Then there were supposed to be six finalists, but they named seven. The other finalists are: Konstantin Emelyanov, 25, of Russia; Mao Fujita, 20, of Japan; Alexandre Kantorow, 22, of France; Alexey Melnikov, 29, of Russia; Dmitry Shishkin, 27, of Russia; and An Tianxu, 20, of China. All were impressive during the first two solo rounds and received enthusiastic applause, but Mao Fujita received the only standing ovations over 39 solo recitals. The archived performances of all of them are also worth checking out. 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Plus, both American pianists have advanced in the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition The summer solstice arrives this morning at 10:54 a.m. That means today is when Make Music Madison takes place. Wisconsin’s capital city will join more than 1,000 other cities across the globe in celebrating live music-making of all kinds that is FREE and mostly outdoors. Here is a link to the site with a map of various artists and venues – some 400 events in about 100 venues — and well as times around Madison: http://www.makemusicmadison.org Here is an earlier post with more details about the worldwide event: https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2019/06/15/classical-music-the-seventh-annual-make-music-madison-is-on-friday-june-21-and-features-17-different-free-classical-concerts-as-well-as-dozens-of-performances-of-jazz-folk-blues-hip-hop-swing-a/ But that’s not the only news today. Last night, the 24 piano contestants in the preliminary round of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and Saint Petersburg were trimmed down to 14 semi-finalists. (It was supposed to be 12, but the jury couldn’t agree on 12.) And the good news is that both Americans — Sara Daneshpour (below top) and Kenneth Broberg (below bottom, in a photo by Jeremy Enlow), who performed a recital last season in Madison at the Salon Piano Series held at Farley’s House of Pianos — made the cut. The next round starts very early today, given the 8 hours ahead time difference between here and Moscow, and runs into the afternoon. Here is the complete list of the piano semi-finalists: https://tch16.medici.tv/en/news/piano-first-round-results/ Of course, pianists aren’t the only ones who might be interested in the competition that became well known in the West when Van Cliburn won the inaugural competition in 1958. These days, competitions are also going on in violin, cello, voice, brass and woodwinds as well as piano. What’s more, the entire competition is being live-streamed on Medici TV, and all the performances, from the preliminaries through the finals, are being streamed in real time and also archived. Plus, it’s all FREE. Thank you, Medici! Here is a link. You’ll find archived performances, which go up pretty fast, under replays. The Ear has found that the sound is excellent and the website pretty self-explanatory and easy to navigate. Check out the preliminary recitals with music by Bach, Haydn. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and of course Tchaikovsky. Here is a link: https://tch16.medici.tv/en/ Today being the first day of summer, you’ll probably get to hear “Summer” from “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi. But given other news, something by Tchaikovsky seems especially appropriate. So here is the “June” Barcarolle, or boat song, from the solo piano suite “The Four Seasons,” which features one piece for each of the 12 months in the year. You can hear “June” in the YouTube video at the bottom. 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The concerts are this Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2:30 p.m. in Overture Hall, 201 State Street. Beyond the Score®: Scheherazade is an opportunity for concertgoers to discover Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful and exotic Scheherazade in a whole new way. The first half experience encompasses video, photos, musical excerpts, and actors Jim DeVita (below top) and Brenda DeVita (below bottom), of American Players Theatre in Spring Green, telling the story. In the second half, Scheherazade will be performed from start to finish, by the Madison Symphony Orchestra with John DeMain conducting. The captivating music of Scheherazade evokes images and passions with a solo violin representing the intoxicating storyteller, Scheherazade. Based on an ancient Persian legend, Scheherazade staves off her death at the hands of her cruel Sultan husband, by regaling him with stories for 1001 nights until he falls in love with her. Rimsky-Korsakov evokes the moods of her various tales with memorable and haunting melodies. (You can hear “Scheherazade,” conducted by the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, in the YouTube video at the bottom.) Designed for classical music aficionados and newcomers looking to delve deeper into the world of classical music, Beyond the Score explores Scheherazade’s context in history, how it relates to the work of other composers, and the events of Rimsky-Korsakov’s life that influenced its creation. The Chicago Tribune said of the Beyond the Score series, “Seldom has enlightenment proved so entertaining.” As a young man, Rimsky-Korsakov (below) spent almost three years at sea with the Russian Navy and was exposed to other cultures. With 19th-century readers fascinated by exotic settings and fairy tales, he first conceived of creating an orchestral work based on the tales known as The Thousand and One Nights in 1887, when he was the leading teacher at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Single Tickets are $15 to $60 each, available at madisonsymphony.org/beyondthescore, through the Overture Center Box Office at 201 State Street, or by calling the Box Office at (608) 258-4141. Groups of 15 or more can save 25% by calling the MSO office at (608) 257-3734. For more information, visit madisonsymphony.org/groups. Student rush tickets can be purchased in person on the day of the concert at the Overture Center Box Office at 201 State Street. Students must show a valid student ID and can receive up to two $12 or $15 tickets. More information is at: madisonsymphony.org/studentrush. Students receive 20% savings on advance ticket purchases for seats in select areas of the hall. Seniors age 62 and up receive 20% savings on advance and day-of-concert ticket purchases in select areas of the hall. Discounted seats are subject to availability, and discounts may NOT be combined. Beyond the Score® is a production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Gerard McBurney, Creative Director for Beyond the Score®. Tags: 1001 Nights, Actor, American Players Theatre, Arts, Beyond the Score, Brenda DeVita, Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Tribune, Classical music, composer, conductor, conservatory, drama, fairy tales, husband, Jacob Stockinger, Jim DeVita, John DeMain, legend, Madison, Madison Symphony Orchestra, media, melody, mixed, Music, navy, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Orchestra, Overture Center, performance, Persia, photo, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Scheherazade, St. Petersburg, sultan, symphony, United States, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, University of Wisconsin–Madison, video, Violin, YouTube Classical music: A critic “unwraps” the holiday gift of Tchaikovsky’s music and other mysteries in “The Nutcracker.” The production by the Madison Ballet and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra opens this Friday and runs through Dec. 27. Perhaps it is because it is so popular, especially at holiday time when it has become an annual tradition almost everywhere. Perhaps it is because it is basically a story about children and the holidays, especially Christmas. Whatever the reason, the ballet “The Nutcracker” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is usually seen as a largely naïve work, an innocent fairy tale or fantasy with some darker undertones. But the truth is that, if you dig into it, “The Nutcracker” is far more complex than most people usually think. Of course it was meant to be more about dance — classical ballet — than about the music. Yet it is the beautiful music by one of history’s greatest melody writers that draws so many people to the work. And according to one writer for The New York Times, of the many mysteries layered in “The Nutcracker,” the music remains one of the biggest mysteries. (In a YouTube video at the bottom, you can hear a 2012 performance by conductor Valery Gergiev at the Mariinsky Theatre in St, Petersburg, Russia.) It is always especially relevant at this time of the year. So The Ear is posting about the production by the Madison Ballet and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, which opens this coming Friday night for nine performances in Overture Hall of the Overture Center. It features the choreography of Madison Ballet’s artistic director W. Earle Smith (below top) and the live music by the WCO under the baton of its longtime music director Andrew Sewell (below bottom). Here are performance dates: December 12 \| 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday December 13 \| 2 p.m. Sunday December 24 \| 1 p.m. Thursday December 26 \| 2 p.m. Saturday Here are links with detail of the performances and the production, including tickets, which start at $14: http://www.wcoconcerts.org/performances/nutcracker/ http://www.madisonballet.org/nutcracker/ And here is a link to a story in The New York Times with some excellent background about various productions and their interpretations: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/arts/dance/the-nutcracker-and-its-many-mysteries.html?_r=0 If you go see and hear “The Nutcracker,” enjoy — and solve or at least appreciate — some of the mysteries in this evergreen holiday work! Tags: Andrew Sewell, Artistic director, Arts, ballet, choral music, choreogrpahy, Christmas, Classical music, conduct, dance, Holiday, Holidays, Jacob Stockinger, Madison Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre, melody, Music, New York Times, Orchestra, Overture Center, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russia, Saint Petersburg, The Nutcracker, Valery Gergiev, vocal music, W. Earle Smith, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, YouTube Classical music: Here are the winners of the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition. You can stream the winners’ concerts LIVE tonight and Friday night for FREE with a link that is here. The major event in the world of classical music for the past several weeks has been the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition that was held in Moscow and St. Petersburg. (Below is American pianist Van Cliburn, who won the first competition and made history.) The winners – in the categories of piano, violin, cello and voice — were announced yesterday. Here they are, along with a link to a way for you to stream the winners’ concerts, under competition head and conductor Valery Gergiev (below), live TONIGHT and Friday and for FREE. http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/tchaikovsky-competition-2015-winners-announced?pmtx=recommended&utm_expid=32540977-5.-DEFmKXoQdmXwfDwHzJRUQ.2&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Tags: Arts, Cello, Classical music, International Tchaikovsky Competition, Jacob Stockinger, Madison, Moscow, Music, Orchestra, Piano, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Saint Petersburg, Tchaikovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Valery Gergiev, Van Cliburn, Violin, vocal music Classical music: The 15th International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow will be streamed LIVE and for FREE starting this Tuesday on medici.tv The Ear received the following press release – with a lot of important information and excellent background – that he wants to share. He notes that Moscow is 8 hours ahead of Madison in time difference. The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and medici.tv Launch Tch15.medici.tv This Week – the Dedicated Website for Free Live Webcasts, Competition News, Interviews and More The new relationship between the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and medici.tv will produce 19 days of nonstop free live webcasts from Russia, June 15 to July 3, 2015. These webcasts will present the performances of 120 candidates from around the globe, available to a worldwide audience live from Moscow (piano and violin) and St. Petersburg (cello and voice). Below is a portrait of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The dedicated online platform for these competition webcasts – tch15.medici.tv – went live with scene-setting content this Wednesday, June 10. The eight hosts for the live tch15.medici.tv presentations – in both English and Russian – include Gramophone magazine editor-in-chief and BBC broadcaster James Jolly, longtime Libération critic Eric Dahan, violinist Sascha Maisky, and Radio Orpheus broadcaster Irina Tushintseva, among other European journalists and music personalities. Five medici.tv Daily Journal video teams will be on hand to create exclusive content from Russia for tch15.medici.tv, which will feature the latest news from the competition and much more – including interviews with the prestigious jurors, many of whom are past winners of the Tchaikovsky Competition, such as Deborah Voigt (below) and Denis Matsuev (with complete jury listing below). A brand name/hash tag for this year’s events – #TCH15 – will help galvanize the passionate social-media communities that follow this preeminent international classical music event in this 175th anniversary year of Tchaikovsky’s birth. The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and medici.tv also have key partners, including TV Kanal Kultura, The Mariinsky Foundation of America, iTunes, WQXR, euronews, and Ross Telecom, among others to be announced. The appointment of Valery Gergiev (below) as chairman in 2011 and the presence of exceptional jury members have resulted in the rebirth of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. This event’s unique international influence was underscored by the rocketing ascent of pianist Daniil Trifonov, winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition, a feat reminiscent of Van Cliburn’s dazzling success at the inaugural contest in 1958. On June 15 at 7 p.m. Moscow time is the live webcast of the Opening Gala concert from Moscow. The complete competition rounds will be presented from June 16 to June 30, with the climactic Award Ceremony on July 1. Winners will then perform at Gala Concerts on July 2 in Moscow and July 3 in St. Petersburg, where a Grand Prix Winner may be declared. The 120 candidates for the three rounds of this year’s Tchaikovsky Competition – in piano, violin, cello and voice – will be narrowed from 236 young musicians from 37 countries who made it to the preliminary auditions (after 623 initial applications from 45 countries). The list of competitors selected for the preliminary auditions has been published on the official site of the XV Tchaikovsky Competition: http://tchaikovskycompetition.com/en/contestants. The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition will remain available for free on all devices on tch15.medici.tv until the next competition. Held once every four years, the International Tchaikovsky Competition has helped launch the careers of an all-time who’s who of classical music, including such artists as pianists Van Cliburn (below), Vladimir Ashkenazy, Grigory Sokolov, Mikhail Pletnev, Boris Berezovsky, Nikolai Lugansky, Denis Matsuev and Daniil Trifonov; violinists Viktor Tretiakov, Gidon Kremer, Viktoria Mullova and Akiko Suwanai; cellists Natalia Gutman, Mischa Maisky, David Geringas, Boris Pergamenschikov, Antônio Meneses, Ivan Monighetti and Alexander Kniazev; and singers Deborah Voigt, Paata Burchuladze, Evgeny Nikitin, Mikhail Kazakov and Jong Min Park, among others. “The International Tchaikovsky Competition is 57 years old – it’s a significant age with a remarkable history of introducing so many exceptional talents to the world – but we live in the Internet era,” says Valery Gergiev, artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre and co-chair of the organizing committee of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. “Now, both amateurs and professionals of classical music are ready to join us via the Internet, TV broadcasts or any other form of media communication that one might only imagine – this truly international audience wishes to be part of our great musical adventure. We aim to expand this audience, to offer music lovers the world over the chance to become part of the digitally engaged virtual audience of the Tchaikovsky Competition. Our partners from medici.tv share this passion with us.” Schedule and Jury members of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition June 15: Opening Concert of the Competition at the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory June 16 to June 30: Competition rounds (see details below) July 1: Awards Ceremony at the Moscow Philharmonic’s Tchaikovsky Concert Hall July 2: Winners Concert at the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory July 3: Winners Concert at Mariinsky II in St. Petersburg Piano Rounds Round I: June 16-20, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory Round II: June 21-25, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory Round III (Finals): June 28-30, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory Jury members: Dmitri Bashkirov, Michel Béroff, Boris Berezovsky, Peter Donohoe, Sergei Dorensky, Barry Douglas, Vladimir Feltsman, Klaus Hellwig, Denis Matsuev, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Alexander Toradze; and Martin T. Son Engström. Violin Rounds Round I: June 17-20, Small Hall of Moscow Conservatory Round II: June 21-25, Small Hall of Moscow Conservatory Round III (Finals): June 28-30, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of Moscow Philharmonic Jury members: Salvatore Accardo, Yuri Bashmet, James Ehnes, Maxim Fedotov, Liana Isakadze, Ilya Kaler, Leonidas Kavakos, Boris Kuschnir, Vera Tsu Wei Ling, Mihaela Martin, Vadim Repin, Roman Simovic, Viktor Tretyakov, Maxim Vengerov, Nikolaj Znaider, and Michael Haefliger. Cello Rounds Round I: June 17-20,Small Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Round II: June 21-25, Small Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Round III (Finals): June 28-30, Great Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic Jury members: Wolfgang Boettcher, Mario Brunello, Myung-wha Chung, David Geringas, Lynn Harrell, Alexander Kniazev, Mischa Maisky, Ivan Monighetti, Sergei Roldugin, Martti Rousi, Jan Vogler, Jian Wang, and Clive Gillinson. Voice Rounds Round I: June 23-25, Mussorgsky Chamber Hall at Mariinsky II, St. Petersburg Round II: June 27-28,Mussorgsky Chamber Hall at Mariinsky II, St. Petersburg Round III (Finals): June 30, Mariinsky Concert Hall, St. Petersburg Jury members: Olga Borodina, Mikhail Kazakov, Dennis O’Neill, Mikhail Petrenko, Thomas Quasthoff, Deborah Voigt, Chen-Ye Yuan, Sarah Billinghurst, John Fisher, Larisa Gergieva, Tobias Richter, and Eva Wagner-Pasquier. About the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition June 15 to July 3, 2015 – Moscow (piano, violin), St. Petersburg (cello, voice) This year’s competition attracted 623 applications from 45 countries: Russia, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. In the qualifying round, the competition jury accepted a total of 236 musicians: 61 pianists, 48 violinists, 48 cellists and 79 vocalists (40 male, 39 female). In addition, the selection commission may invite applicants directly to Round I who have won First Prize in competitions of the World Federation of Music Competitions, the Alink-Argerich Foundation and the All-Russian Music Competition. For Round I, the XV Competition has accepted two pianists, one violinist, three cellists and two vocalists (one male, one female). After the preliminary auditions, the total number of contestants accepted by the competition will be 30 pianists, 25 violinists, 25 cellists and 40 vocalists (20 male, 20 female). Of course, the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition welcomes musicians from any country in the world. The contestants in the piano, violin and cello competitions must be between 16 and 32 years old as of the June 15 opening of the competition. The voice contestants must be between 19 and 32 years old. Prior to the preliminary auditions, for which a schedule will be announced separately, the judges will arrive at a shortlist of applicants based on the video recordings submitted. The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition will award six prizes for pianists, six for violinists, six for cellists, four for male singers and four for female singers. From among the First Prize winners, one will be singled out to receive the Grand Prix, a prize of $100,000 in addition to the winner’s First Prize. The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition will offer the following prizes in each category: First Prize of $30,000 USD and a Gold Medal, Second Prize of $20,000 and a Silver Medal; Third Prize of $10,000 and a Bronze Medal; Fourth Prize of $5,000 and a Diploma; Fifth Prize of $3,000 and a Diploma; Sixth Prize of $2,000 and a Diploma. There will be additional prizes of $2,000 and a Diploma for the best concerto performance with a chamber orchestra in Round II – one prize each for a pianist, a violinist and a cellist. The two best musicians in each category from Round II that are eliminated from Round III will receive a Diploma and a runner-up prize of $1,000. Depending on the outcomes of the competition and within the limits on the number of prizes, the judges may choose not to award all prizes or to divide them among the contestants (except for the Grand Prix). In addition, the jury may award Diplomas and a prize of $1,000 to the best accompanists in the Competition (no more than two awards in each category). Follow the International Tchaikovsky Competition: http://tch15.medici.tv/en/ www.tchaikovskycompetition.com www.facebook.com/InternationalTchaikovskyCompetition/timeline Tags: Arts, Bach, Baroque, Beethoven, Cello, Chamber music, choral music, Classical music, concerto, Gidon Kremer, International Tchaikovsky Competition, Jacob Stockinger, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, London, Ludwig van Beethoven, Mariinsky Theatre, medici.tv, Mischa Maisky, Moscow, Mozart, Music, Orchestra, Piano, Russia, Russian, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Tchaikovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Valery Gergiev, Van Cliburn, Violin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, vocal music, YouTube Classical music: Is it payback time for Russian musicians at the Winter Olympics in Sochi? Conductor Valery Gergiev is the official maestro of Vladimir Putin’s big show that opens tonight with grand ceremony. If you have been waiting for the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics (below is the official logo), tonight is the night it all begins for real –- at least officially because some preliminary rounds of sporting events like figure skating and snowboarding have already been held — even amid the terrorist threats, corruption, unfinished construction, dog roundups, authoritarianism and homophobia. Many of us here in the U.S. will be tuning in at 8 p.m. EST to NBC-TV and streaming the games on-line. Here is a link to a schedule, to background stories and to other links. http://www.nbcolympics.com For a complete schedule of events, check out: http://www.sochi2014.com And tonight is the opening ceremonies, the March of Nations, where all the athletes will march into the main stadium. Could it also be payback time for Russian superstar musicians? The maestro of music for the Olympics is the ever busy, often unshaven and always critically acclaimed conductor Valery Gergiev (below), who guest conducts around the world and holds his own podium at the Mariinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg. But ironically, the maestro is a very close friend and political supporter – as is superstar soprano Anna Netrebko (below), who may or may not show up at Sochi — of the heavy-handed and thuggish Russian President, and former KGB agent, Vladimir Putin. (Below is a photo of Vladimir Putin pinning a state decoration on Valery Gergiev.) The combination of the two V-Men — Vladimir and Valery — creates certain ironies and some wariness or even dissatisfaction. Here is a link to a fine story about Gergiev, Putin and the Olympics that aired in NPR. It also has links to some music. http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/02/03/271168650/valery-gergiev-the-powerful-and-polarizing-maestro And The New York Times has also published a story about Gergiev that focuses on his role as an ambassador and defender of Russian culture’s rebirth under Putin, whom Gergiev endorsed in the last presidential election (both are below), despite the foreign political fallout. So, will Anna Netrebko (seen below in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin”), who also endorsed Putin, show up to sing? Will some of the famous ballet dancers from the famed but beleaguered Bolshoi company in Moscow also perform? Tune in and see. But while we wait for the Winter Olympics to reveal themselves and for their many cultural contradictions to surface — and to help warm you up in this cold, cold Midwest winter -– here is some of the best music ever composed for the Olympics or sports events: A YouTube video of Milwaukee-born composer Michel Torke’s “Javelin” written for the 1996 Summer Olympics Games in Atlanta, Georgia: Tags: 2014 Winter Olympics, Anna Netrebko, Arts, Atlanta, ballet, Bolshoi, Classical music, conductor, corruption, dog, figure skating, gay, Georgia, homophobia, Jacob Stockinger, Javelin, Madison Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, Michael Torke, Moscow, NBC, NBC-TV, New York Times, Olympics, Russia, Russian culture, Saint Petersburg, snowboarding, Sochi, Sports, Summer Olympics, terrorism, The New York Times, Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Putin, Winter Olympics, YouTube Classical music: Let’s boycott them if music superstars Anna Netrebko and conductor Valery Gergiev don’t try to enlighten Vladimir Putin about gays and lesbians. Like everybody else, I am pretty angry, disappointed and frustrated about Russia and the spoiler role it continues to play in defending Syria’s genocidal actions and in blocking justified moves by the United Nations against President Assad and his murderous regime. But I am also very irritated, annoyed and angered by the way that Macho Man Russian President and former KGB agent Vladimir Putin (below) and the Russian right-wing politicians have stigmatized gays and lesbians and passed laws against the LGBT community. Which is also why I was so proud of U.S. President Barack Obama for openly meeting with LGBT advocates in Saint Petersburg when he recently went there for the G-20 summit of economically powerful nations. So why can’t other important figures speak out about gay rights, as I bet the famous late cellist, conductor and outspoken dissident and defender of human rights Mstislav Rostropovich (below) would have done. How about the opera superstar soprano Anna Netrebko? And how about the globe-trotting and critically acclaimed Russian orchestra conductor Valery Gergiev? You may recall that in the Russian election both of those artists supported the strongman Vladimir Putin as their candidate. (Below top is a photo of Valery Gergiev, on the right, with Vladimir Putin, below bottom, Vladimir Putin greets Anna Netrebko with flowers) Isn’t that special? as The Church Lady used to say on “Saturday Night Live.” Well, The Ear wonders why the two world-renowned classical musicians don’t go to their favored candidate and enlighten him about gays and lesbians? About gay rights as human rights? I mean is it is not as if they are personally ignorant of or uninvolved in the important role that gays and lesbians play in the world of classical music and opera, and in the performing arts in general. It is impossible to believe that both Anna Netrebko and Valery Gergiev don’t count gays and lesbians among their closest friends and collaborators. Why are they holding back? They are being hypocritical and should be ashamed. (Below is a YouTube video, with almost one million hits, of Anna Netrebko singing the famous aria “Sempre Libera” — Always Free — from Giuseppe Verdi‘s popular opera “La Traviata.) Or could it possibly be that they actually support Putin’s oppressive and repressive policy – now official law – that makes it a crime even to speak about homosexuality openly for fear of spoiling and recruiting young people? Why don’t they speak out against the violent and thuggish beatings that the intolerant Russians have inflicted on gays and lesbians? Why don’t they support gay rights protests and protesters in Russia? And if they have, who don’t we know about it? It would sure be news, even if it meant bad box office in their native land. And if it is the case that Netrebko and Gergiev have remained silence and uninvolved, then The Ear says: It is time to boycott their productions, concert appearances and their recordings. It would be similar to the boycott of Russian vodka that gay rights advocates have called for (below). Tags: Anna Netrebko, Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, boycott, Church Lady, conductor, gay, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, gay rights, Giuseppe Verdi, human rights, Jacob Stockinger, lesbian, LGBT, opera, Orchestra, Russia, Saint Petersburg, soprano, Syria, United Nations, Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Putin, vodka, YouTube	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1913
__label__cc	0.626257	0.373743	Home Yukon Lifestyle Hobbies Dance of the Planets Social Media and Sweet Aurora April Cosmic Showers; Fire in the Sky Dance of the Planets by James Cackette nightlight.jpg Here is another look at the spectacular light show on February 14 (I had too many favourite shots to share in the March 1 issue), captured with a Cannon 5D Mark II, ISO 1000, f2.8 for five seconds on. Keep your camera ready for more lights this month The Yukon night skies have been alive with planets playing tag with the moon. The last couple of weeks have presented a planetary show, including Mars, Venus and Jupiter in the evening hours, and Saturn in the early morning hours before sunrise. So let's start with the brightest planet, Venus, which is at its greatest angle (also known as elongation) away from the sun on March 27. This means Venus will be at its highest in the evening sky for the year, presenting the best view. By the end of April, Venus will have moved closer to the sun, growing to maximum brilliance on April 30. As for what can be seen on Venus with binoculars or a telescope, it can be a little disappointing for some people. At best, you will see the phase the planet is in. Much as our moon has phases, so does Venus. Other than that, there is no discernible detail to be seen, even in a 14-inch telescope. Jupiter is the complete opposite of Venus, in that she always offers something to see. There are four brighter moons—Lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto—that endlessly orbit the massive gas giant, as well as varying cloud bands. Jupiter can be found near brilliant Venus in the western evening sky. As Venus rises higher in the evening sky, Jupiter will be slowly sinking into the horizon. By late April, Jupiter will disappear from our view behind the sun. In the eastern evening sky, you will find Mars passing through the constellation of Leo. Mars is the only planet that amateur and professional astronomers can see actual planetary detail, like mountain ranges and planet-wide dust storms. This spring the northern hemisphere of Mars is pointed at us, which will let us see the shrinking northern polar ice cap. The best observing window to view Mars is from now to April 30. Considering that Mars is at least 100 million kilometres distant, and growing more distant each night, it is recommended that a six-inch or larger telescope be used for observing this planet. You will also require a 150 to 200-power eyepiece with crystal clear skies to see any detail on the planet surface. In March, Mars rises at sunset, but is not high in the southern sky until midnight or so. This is the best time for viewing Mars as it climbs high off the horizon into the inky Yukon night skies. Mars is rising earlier each evening throughout spring, and in April the little red planet will be at its prime viewing location in the night sky, but will also be much smaller and much further away. So if an opportunity presents itself and you have access to a telescope, head outside and take a look for yourself. Our last planet, Saturn the ringed gas giant, can be found rising off the eastern horizon an hour or so before sunrise in the constellation of Virgo. You will need a spotting scope or a telescope to see the rings, and shadows of the rings, on the planet. As with all planets, the larger the telescope the more detail that can be seen. Crystal clear skies and stable air are imperative for any planetary viewing. By April 15, Saturn will rise at sunset and can be viewed all night long. From March 24 to March 27, the night skies will offer a splendid show. In the early evening western skies on March 24, Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon will cluster together making for an excellent photo opportunity. On March 25, the crescent moon passes within 1.5 degrees of Jupiter, with Venus right above this amazing pair. On March 26, the crescent moon is only a mere 2.5 degrees away from Venus, with Jupiter resting below. By March 27, the crescent moon will be cruising past the Hyades star cluster, presenting another excellent photo opportunity. All of these amazing events take place right underneath the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters star cluster. All these events can be viewed with binoculars, spotting scopes or, as preferred, a telescope. As for photography, you couldn't ask for a better arrangement in the night sky. So head outside, take a chair, a current issue of Sky News magazine, coffee and your binoculars or telescope and take a look for yourself—you won't be disappointed! Also, don't forget to keep an eye open for active northern lights. Clear Skies! James “Deep Sky” Cackette can be reached at yukonnightskies@yahoo.ca. See his photo adventures on Facebook at Yukon Night Skies. Night Lights Column Telescope & Binoculars Photography Astronomy Moon Mars Northern Lights Sky News Magazine Issue: 2012-03-15 Games & Hobbies	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1916
__label__cc	0.671357	0.328643	About Which-50 Media Industrial Internet Digital Intelligence Unit/Industrial Internet/Internet of Things The Internet of Things explained & how to benefit from it Kevin Hua / June 26, 2017 Home > Digital Intelligence Unit > The Internet of Things explained & how to benefit from it Kevin Hua 2017-06-26 In 2008, there were already more “things” or objects connected to the Internet than people. By 2020, it is estimated that the number of Internet-connected things will reach 50 billion. A recent research report compiled by McKinsey forecasted that the total economic impact of the IoT on the global economy could reach US$11.1 trillion per year by 2025. At AtlasTrend, we continually monitor our investment universe for new opportunities for our Trends including newly listed companies. Sign Up For Free Two ways to benefit from the Industrial Internet of Things Companies operating in the oil & gas and mining sectors are rapidly discovering the power of the IoT. These Industrial Internet of Things (“IIoT”) are already changing the way we work as companies are increasingly using machines and network systems to automate tasks that can be completed at lower cost and to a higher quality. This automation will allow people to focus on human elements such as creativity and problem-solving creating a blended workforce of humans and machines to deliver outcomes that were previously unattainable. For investors, the value generated from IIoT can be realised in two ways. 1. Companies investing in the technology will see improved performance This should result in measurable cost reduction resulting in margin improvement. In a study published by General Electric (GE US), it was concluded that the average daily financial loss resulting from downtime on an oil rig due to repair and maintenance is approximately US$224,000. When multiplied by the statistical average of nine days of downtime per year this equates to US$2 million in losses due to reactive maintenance. General Electric claims their new “Predix” technology can remove the need for any downtime due to its predictive maintenance application. This claim is supported by McKinsey who estimate that improvements in operations from IIoT applications could be worth more than US$470 billion per year in 2025 in worksites and potentially more than US$360 billion per year would flow from improved equipment maintenance. By utilising sensors to monitor the operating efficiency of machinery in use, companies can shift to a condition-based maintenance model (maintaining equipment when there is an actual need through predictive analytics) rather than relying on a regular maintenance schedule or repairing equipment only when it breaks down. 2. The IIoT is a long term structural trend investors can benefit from Investors can also benefit from the IIoT by investing in the companies that create the hardware and software which drive connectivity and monitoring in the IIoT. We believe this is an area where investors can invest now to benefit from a long term structural trend. Some of the key players in this industry are General Electric who build the hardware that supports IIoT capabilities such as Predix. JPMorgan has estimated that over US$400m of General Electric’s oil & gas orders are either directly or indirectly attributed to Predix. The system also handles communications, mobility, and data management, and enables third party application development. An example of the IIoT working in practice is General Electric’s recently announced partnership with the Noble Group on a “digital rig” solution, which incorporates its asset performance management systems and analytics capabilities in a four-rig pilot. General Electric will install digital sensors on the rigs and overlay its monitoring system to improve overall drilling performance and maintenance processes. The digital rig solution will also provide real time data to offsite personnel worldwide, allowing them to monitor the drilling process and spot concerns before they occur. General Electric has also collaborated with IBM (IBM US) in creating products such as the “rig sentry” a blow-out preventer using predicative analysis on large oil rigs. Source: TMT Analytics IBM has also invested heavily in the IIoT, developing the software components for many of these products. IBM’s Watson is using machine learning technology to collect more relevant and specific data to better predict failures ahead of time. IBM is also leading the way with its cloud based technology which allows remote access to large industrial machinery from anywhere in the world. This technology has become particularly useful to mining and oil rig operations as they are usually located in remote areas and allow engineers to monitor their performance from either their head office or home. Mitsubishi Electric, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP), is experimenting with augmented reality software using Epson’s Moverio smart glasses to help air conditioner technicians perform repair services. Amazon.com (AMZN US) with its recent acquisition of Kiva Systems, now operates one of the world’s largest fleets of industrial robots in its warehouses, where humans and robots work side-by-side. This partnership can fulfil orders up to 70 per cent faster than a non-automated warehouse. Untapped opportunities and associated hurdles The potential of IoT is still in its infancy. The benefits and potential applications are very promising but remain largely untapped. There is a lot of potential to use the data that is being created more effectively. According to a report by Accenture, less than 1 per cent of the data being generated by the 30,000 sensors on an offshore oil rig is currently used to make decisions. This marks significant potential for growth as the technology develops further. For now, implementing IoT in a business can be a costly activity, usually requiring a large capital investment and the payment of ongoing licencing fees to use the cloud based services. Part of this cost relates to interoperability – to effectively use the IoT to its full potential requires interoperability across a variety of different devices and service providers so that they can all work together to provide accurate data. However, costs associated with the IoT are likely to fall over time with a growing number of companies adopting the technology as applications for IoT broaden. Security implications from IoT The IoT also brings with it security and privacy risks. Risks from cyberattacks is the most commonly cited concern by businesses and consumers. The IoT effectively increases the “surface area” available for breaches as more things are connected with each node becoming an entry point for attack. Applications like self-driving cars or home security pose a serious concern to the health and wellbeing of people if they are compromised. The potential for illegitimate access to household and business data are further concerns. Synonymous to security, there are also concerns about privacy and confidentiality, ranging from sensitive personal information collected by health and wellbeing applications to trade secrets guarded by large multi-national companies. Nevertheless, we believe the IoT is an area where investors can invest now to benefit from a long term structural trend, particularly in those service providers who are supplying the software and hardware enabling the IoT. Ironically, the greater the security threat from IoT, the more financial benefits these companies may gain as their customers become more willing to pay for higher end secure IoT systems. At the time of writing, the AtlasTrend Big Data Big Fund owned shares in Amazon.com and IBM. Find out more about why we have invested in these companies here and click “Learn More” on the company cards. *The information above does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider if the relevant investment is appropriate having regard to your own objectives, financial situation and needs. Kevin Hua is the co-founder of AtlasTrend which is a member of the Which-50 Digital Intelligence Unit. Members contribute their expertise for the benefit of our readers. Membership fees apply. 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__label__wiki	0.845644	0.845644	Barcelona ‘will try’ to sign both Neymar & Griezmann/How Blaugrana could line-up next season Home » News » Barcelona ‘will try’ to sign both Neymar & Griezmann/How Blaugrana could line-up next season By Conor Laird Last Updated: June 23, 2019 10:07 pm The reliable CatRadio have this evening outlandishly claimed that Barcelona will attempt to coax both Neymar and Antoine Griezmann to the club this summer. In this piece, we took a look at how the La Liga champions could line up next season, with two of world football’s most gifted attackers added to the Blaugrana’s already star-studded frontline. PSG struggles Following 4 trophy-laden seasons at the Camp Nou, Brazilian superstar Neymar made the move to PSG in the summer of 2017, for a world-record 222 million Euro fee. Barcelona quickly moved to replace the Selecao star, snapping up Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund for a fee with the potential to rise to almost 150 million Euro. However, to say that both moves have since proven somewhat underwhelming would be putting it lightly. While Neymar has absolutely dazzled when fit and firing at the Parc des Princes, a pair of long-term injury problems have seen the 27-year-old confined to the sidelines when PSG have needed him most in each of his two seasons in Paris. Neymar during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) In addition, rumours of dressing room unrest have been rampant, with PSG’s shock collapse at the hands of Manchester United in the Champions League’s last-16 this past season having no doubt seen Thomas Tuchel’s fractious, ego-rampant squad pushed further apart. Barcelona return? And such problems have since led to mounting murmurs in the media over recent weeks, suggesting that Neymar could yet depart the Parc des Princes this summer. Barcelona, meanwhile, have been increasingly-touted as a possible landing spot. Reports emerging from Spain of late have suggested that Neymar has set his sights firmly on a return to the Camp Nou, with the fleet-footed wide-man said to be desperate to reunite with close friends Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Total divorce between PSG and Neymar https://t.co/AKhF3HRUIu — SPORT English (@Sport_EN) June 11, 2019 Multiple French outlets, including L’Equipe, meanwhile, have added that PSG would not be opposed to allowing the world’s most expensive player to depart over the coming months. Breaking \| Respected L’Équipe journalist @BilelGhazi reports tonight that PSG will sell Neymar this summer if they receive a considerable offer. More follows. — Get French Football News (@GFFN) June 16, 2019 As such, despite reports of a possible Camp Nou return for Neymar having initially been widely dismissed, such a transfer coming to fruition this summer now does not appear beyond the realms of reality. Griezmann confirms Atleti departure The case of Antoine Griezmann, on the other hand, appeared, until recently, to be far more straightforward. On the back of 5 hugely-successful years on the books of Atletico madrid, Griezmann announced his intention to depart the Wanda Metropolitano last month. After Atleti released a surprise statement, revealing that their star man had informed the club’s board that he would seek pastures new this summer, Griezmann himself provided a full explanation for his decision in a parting video: .@AntoGriezmann ha comunicado al club que no seguirá como rojiblanco la próxima temporada. — Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) May 14, 2019 ‘It’s been an incredible five years. Thank you very much for everything. I will take you in my heart.’ .@AntoGriezmann: “Han sido cinco años increíbles; muchas gracias por todo, os llevo en el corazón”. pic.twitter.com/9XorY05u1T Barcelona links As such, Griezmann’s announcement has since led to inevitable speculation surrounding where the World Cup winner is set to end up next. Atleti’s La Liga rivals Barcelona have been the club by far the most persistently-tipped as a potential destination, with it having initially been viewed as a near formality that the Blaugrana would simply activate Griezmann’s 125 million Euro release clause. Barcelona are now ready to pay €125M release clause for Antoine Griezmann. Talks ongoing with the player about the contract (5 years).  #Barça #Atleti #transfers — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 14, 2019 The weeks since, though, have surprisingly seen claims begin to mount that Barca could yet pass on the French attacker, amid squad unrest over his potential arrival. And Blaugrana president Josep Maria Bartomeu poured further cold water on the links between the Spanish champions and Griezmann earlier this week, when he insisted that negotiations between the parties had not yet even begun: ‘We’ve always said it. We’ve never spoken to him. There’s nothing. We’re already seeing how the market is growing these days and weeks.’ This comes despite Atletico CEO Gil Marin having suggested just days before that the Rojiblancos’ crown jewel has long had an agreement in place to make the move to Catalunya: ‘I know exactly where he’s going to play. I’ve known since March. In Barcelona.’ Neymar & Griezmann to Barca? As per the latest update emerging from Spain this evening, though, Griezmann need not fret over the possibility of his dream Camp Nou switch falling through. This comes amid claims that Barcelona have incredibly decided to pursue BOTH the World Cup winner and Neymar this summer. The outlandish statement comes courtesy of Cat Radio, regarded as highly-reliable when it comes to the transfer dealings of the Blaugrana. Barcelona have decided to go for both Griezmann and Neymar this summer. [cat radio] — barcacentre (@barcacentre) June 23, 2019 Such a pair of moves would presumably have to be offset by a number of departures from Ernesto Valverde’s squad, though. The likes of Samuel Umtiti, Nelson Semedo, Ivan Rakitic, Philippe Coutinho, Malcom and Ousmane Dembele have all been tipped for Camp Nou exits already this summer. Philippe Coutinho appears the most likely to move on, with Frenkie de Jong’s arrival, along with the emergence of Carles Alena, also throwing Rakitic’s future into serious doubt. The arrivals of either or both of Neymar and Griezmann, meanwhile, would no doubt see Malcom’s time with Barca come to a close. Umtiti, on the other hand, appears increasingly likely to stay put, following Barca’s alleged dropping of their interest in Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt. Barcelona’s options With all of this in mind, below, we take a closer look at how the potential additions of Neymar and Griezmann to Ernesto Valverde’s squad would affect Barca’s line-up for next season. A number of options are showcased, with Coutinho, Rakitic and Malcom omitted from all potential XI’s. Luis Suarez is included in just one line-up, with it highly unlikely that Valverde would opt for a side consisting of all of the Uruguayan, Griezmann, Messi and Neymar at once. As such, with Suarez’s form over the course of the 2018/19 campaign having been erratic at best, and the former Liverpool man now 32, it appears likely that he would stand as the odd man out in a star-studded Blaugrana front-line next season. Dembele is also only named in one XI, due to the possibility of the Frenchman being sold, or even included as a makeweight in a deal for Neymar. Barcelona consider Dani Alves return after he leaves PSG – RAC1 Three potential destinations for Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho including PSG Leo Messi & Argentina appeal World Cup qualification ba... FC Porto vs Fulham live streaming: Watch online, preview, pr...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1920
__label__wiki	0.713547	0.713547	https://www.3xlogic.com/news/3xlogic-continues-grow-national-sales-organization 3xLOGIC Continues to Grow National Sales Organization celinabaginski Westminster, CO—10 May, 2019—3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, and a three-time Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ winner, today announced the company has added to its growing North American sales network, along with other personnel moves at its umbrella company, Stanley Products and Solutions (SPS). The company added two new RSMs to further penetrate key markets in the Pacific NW as well as the Mid-Atlantic regions, and appointed a new Marketing Manager for the PACOM brand of products. 3xLOGIC welcomes Joel Dombovy as a Regional Sales Manager (RSM) in the Northwest. Joel comes to the company with 14 years of security industry experience, working with companies such as Interlogix, GE Security, and Honeywell. John Saxen will support Joel as the Inside Sales Account Manager for the region. Jake Franklin takes over as RSM for the Mid-Atlantic. He joins the company from RF Technologies, a safety solutions company in healthcare where he was RSM for the Northeast. Prior to that, he worked as Critical Infrastructure Account Manager & Sales Representative at a security integration company. Jake’s passion for technology and previous security experience make him an excellent addition to 3xLOGIC’s powerful sales team. Bill Hobbs, Global VP of Sales for SPS, announced that both Joel and Jake will report to Jason Bryan, Director of Sales. Jennifer Joyce is the new Marketing Manager for PACOM, sister company of 3xLOGIC, as the company continues to expand efforts in the North American to market the wide range of PACOM solutions that have found success all over the world. She brings more than 25 years of marketing and design experience to the team. Her global marketing experience began with Firestone Industrial Products and Jennifer most recently spent her time in digital marketing as Marketing Director for Orbis Education. She will report to Suzi Abell, Senior Director of Global Marketing, SPS. Elsewhere in the larger SPS organization Charlie Erickson has a new title reflecting his growing responsibilities—Chief Technology Officer. He continues to oversee Product Management as his team continues to expand. Reporting directly to Charlie, Michael Poe has been promoted to Director of Product Management. He will be leading the Video, Blue, DIY, and TRENDS products lines. Rick Walker will be aligned under Poe’s leadership. Also reporting to Charlie, Gavin O’Keeffe has been promoted to Director of Product Management, and he will be leading the PAC, PACOM, infinias, and Sonitrol product teams. We also welcome Darren Monroe, Product Manager for infinias to Gavin’s team. Darren will work in the 3xLOGIC office in Indianapolis and Gavin works out of the PACOM Australia office. Drew Alexander continues as Sr. Director of Program Management, and he will continue to add Program Managers to his team to facilitate a growing list of product launches and business initiatives. About 3xLOGIC 3xLOGIC Inc. has been a leading innovator in server and cloud-based security technology for 15+ years. The company is recognized for providing easy-to-use surveillance and business intelligence solutions that seamlessly integrate video, access control, and disparate data such as ATM, Point-of-Sale, analytics, and more. 3xLOGIC’s video surveillance solutions are engineered for ease of installation, scalability and affordability combined with a managed services portfolio that enables integrators to effectively evolve from dealers to high-value strategic partners. Follow 3xLOGIC on Facebook, Linked-in, or our Twitter account, and read our latest news at www.3xlogic.com. Press Contact North America Bruce J. Doneff, Public Relations, 3xLOGIC doneff@verizon.net Press Contact UK and Europe Linda Tyrrell, The Henley Group International linda@henley.co.uk	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1924
__label__cc	0.56562	0.43438	Action Figure Review: Spider-Girl (Warriors of the Web) from Marvel Legends Infinite Series: Spider-Man by Hasbro The cast of the Confirmed Epic Podcast often chastised me due to the fact that Spider-Man is not in my top 10 favorite superheroes. In all honesty, he's probably not even in my top 25. I don't feel like I dislike Spider-Man or anything; I just never really gravitate towards him. I enjoyed the Sam Raimi films (yes, even part of Spider-Man 3), the older animated series, and some of the video games, but I've just never really had a crazy connection to the character. I'm really curious to see what Marvel Studios and Sony do with the new Marvel cinematic universe Spider-Man but that's neither here nor there. Today I'm looking at May "Mayday" Parker, AKA Spider-Girl! She the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane in some kind of alternate universe or something. Clones, Mephisto, MC2, blah blah blah: To me, someone who doesn't follow Spider-Man stuff, this is simply a really cool figure of a butt-kicking female in Ben Reilly's Spider-Man suit who is ready to clean up the streets. Ready for a closer look? Then join me after the break... Posted by Barbecue17 at 4/30/2015 2 comments: Links to this post Action Figure Review: Captain Marvel (Maidens of Might) from Marvel Legends: Infinite Series by Hasbro Captain Marvel is going to get her own movie from Marvel Studios. It's scheduled for November 2018. Who wants to bet that she appears on the silver screen before DC's Wonder Woman film comes out in 2017? Yup, while Carol Danvers has existed in the Marvel universe since the 1960s and became Ms. Marvel in 1977, she really seems to be breaking through into popular culture. Good for her! Carol's an awesome character and she deserves to stand alongside all of the other superheroes. That's why I'm a bit aggravated that, once again, Hasbro decided to lump her together with Scarlet Witch under the label "Maidens of Might." Yup, Hasbro couldn't even give the awesome Ms. Danvers her own name on the package. That's just lame in my book. Carol was originally supposed to make an appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron but it was decided to hold her back. As much as I look forward to seeing her on the silver screen, it's probably for the best. AOU not only has to introduce us to Ultron but also is going to have to work in Vision, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and anyone else they're going to sneak into the movie. While you might have to wait a few years to see Captain Marvel at your local theater, you can purchase her action figure right now as part of the Marvel Legends: Infinite Series Allfather wave. Ready for a closer look at Captain Marvel? Then join me after the break... Posted by Barbecue17 at 4/29/2015 No comments: Links to this post Masters of the Universe Day 2015: Masters of the Universe Memories Happy Masters of the Universe Day 2015! Some people have memories that are triggered by smells. A certain smell can bring to mind thoughts of people, places, and events from their past. For others it's music, as a certain song can carry them back. For me, action figures always conjure up memories. Whether they're memories of loved ones, friends, special events, or certain places, when thinking about the toys from my childhood (and even now) the memories just keep flowing. To celebrate Masters of the Universe Day 2015, I'm sharing a few of my most vivid MOTU influenced memories. Some I've shared in years past while others are quite new. They're all special, though, and I'm sharing them after the break... Action Figure Review: Scarlet Witch (Maidens of Might) from Marvel Legends: Infinite Series by Hasbro Since she's appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron (which opens Friday here in the States) it seems like as good of a time as any to review one of the newest Marvel Legends Infinite Series figures: The Scarlet Witch! Hasbro opted to make this newer version of Scarlet Witch an amalgam of her various comic book appearances rather than base her on Elizabeth Olsen's appearance in the new film, but it seems like that was a good choice. Scarlet Witch hasn't had a Marvel Legends figure since Toy Biz released one in 2004 that...wasn't very well received. This version of Wanda Maximoff is definitely an improvement over that now 11 year old relic. She's also one of Hasbro's weird "not-variants" and is released under the label "Maidens of Might" along with Captain Marvel. Seriously, can Hasbro not just release the female characters with their legit names on the package? I know they do this for a few male figures as well but it seems like the females end up far more often getting the generic "two-for-one" name. In Hasbro's defense I will say that I have seen every figure from all three current Marvel Legends Infinite Series figures at retail within the past two-three weeks. That's hopefully a good sign that Hasbro has worked out some of the distribution issues that have plagued many of their lines over the past couple of years. While we saw a brief cameo of Scarlet Witch and her brother Quicksilver during the credits of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I'm really curious to see how these two new characters (and the Vision) interact with the rest of the established Avengers crew. Of course, at the moment I'm more interested to see how this Scarlet Witch figure functions as a toy. Ready for a closer look at this mutant...uh, I mean "miracle?" Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Han Solo (Stormtrooper Disguise) from Star Wars: The Black Series Phase II by Hasbro I've written before about having Star Wars figures sitting around my house as a kid and not knowing what they were, but the first Star Wars figure I ever "purchased" was the Power of the Force II mail-away figure of Han Solo in Stromtrooper Disguise from Kellogg's. In all honesty it was my first real exposure to Star Wars. I was in 6th grade and we had some sort of school project where we had to bring cereal boxes to class. At some point I looked at a classmate's cereal box and saw the order form for Han Solo. Without even knowing who the character was I was impressed by the toy. I really, really wanted that figure! After our project the classmate gave me his cereal box and I proceeded to order Han Solo that day without even knowing anything about Star Wars. The next day I went to my 6th grade teachers book shelf that was stocked with sci-fi and fantasy books and noticed a copy of the Star Wars novelization (ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster) and borrowed it. From there, my friends, it was a one way trip for me to a galaxy far, far away. I've been trying to limit my The Black Series collecting to troopers, bounty hunters, characters from the first year of The Power of the Force II, and the odd character I have special affection for (i.e. Admiral Ackbar), so not only did this Han Solo in Stormtrooper Disguise qualify as both a trooper and a character released in the first year of Kenner's The Power of the Force II line but he's also a character I have special affection for due to my memories of ordering him from a cereal box. Ready for a look at the newest version of everyone's favorite smuggler? Then join me after the break... Posted by Barbecue17 at 4/27/2015 1 comment: Links to this post Action Figure Review: Evil Robot from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 by Fisher-Price Well, here's the last figure from the fourth series of Imaginext Collectible Figures: The Evil Robot? What makes this robot evil? My guess is his programming and a black and purple color scheme. Imaginext has had a space theme going for for a couple of years so the Evil Robot makes a nice addition for fans of that sub-set. Otherwise, this is just a cool Evil Robot on a space surfboard that some folks see as bearing a resemblance to Galactus (I'm not). Ready for a look at the Evil Robot? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Mad Scientist from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 by Fisher-Price I'm on figure #7 of the new Imaginext Collectible Figures Series! While I haven't been as impressed by as many figures in this series as I have been by the past three sets, the Witch and the Space Gorilla have stood out to me as two of the best Imaginext figures overall. Today I'm looking at another really good figure from this series: The Mad Scientist! The Mad Scientist isn't your standard, typical Mad Scientist, though. He looks more like a villains from an early 90's cartoon or toyline. You know the type: G.I. Joe Eco-Force, the Toxic Crusaders, and Captain Planet. He's an interesting addition to the line and a fun figure all on his own. ready for a closer look at this guy? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Witch from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 by Fisher-Price Over the past few sets of blind-bagged Imaginext figures Fisher-Price has given us some great horror themed figures. We've gotten a Mummy, Dracula, the Gillman, Frankenstein's Monster, and a Zombie. While many of us were expecting a Werewolf in series 4, the inclusion of the Witch was a nice surprise. One of the coolest things about this witch is that she fits both of the witch archetypes due to the removable costume. With it on she's your typical scary old hag.Take it off, however, and you've got the classic sexy witch. One thing that Imaginext has done throughout the line is create some cool homage figures. Whether it's series 1's "Not-James Bond," series 2's "Not-Crocodile Dundee," series 3's "Not- Walter White," or even this series' "Not-Julius Erving," there's always a figure or two that makes you look twice. The Witch is one of those. While a green witch is pretty much a public domain character, I have to wonder if she's intended to be based on Elphaba from Wicked or on Gruntilda from the Banjo-Kazooie video games. In Banjo- Kazooie, Gruntila could go from looking like this to looking like this, kind of like this figure. Ready for a closer look at this classic Witch? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Clown from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 by Fisher-Price I'm not really a fan of clowns. I'm not coulrophobic; I just don't really like clowns in general. I'm fine with a creepy clown appearing in a movie (i.e. Pennywise) or with villainous clowns like the Joker. And Harley Quinn? I am 100% A-OK with her. But in general, I just find clowns.....odd. I don't know what it is. Anyways, what is one to do with a Clown in the Imaginext toy line? Here's the simple answer: Pretend that he's a Joker goon! That automatically makes this figure better, don't you think? Anyways, let's take a closer look at this Clown after the break... Action Figure Review: Space Gorilla from Imaginext Collectible Series 4 by Fisher-Price I'm not saying that the Space Gorilla is a reference to Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys; I'm just saying that Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys had a toyline made by Mattel in 1996. Of course there are plenty of other space monkeys out there so maybe Mattel/ Fisher-Price were just channeling all of them. Anyways, Space Gorilla is another figure from the fourth series of the Imaginext Collectible Figures and he might just be the coolest figure in this series. Ready for a look at the high flying daring Space Gorilla? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Basketball Player from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 from Fisher-Price I guess I'm getting all of the sports figures from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 out of the way because I've reviewed the Boxer, the Snowboarder, and now the Basketball Player. I have to say that this guy is definitely the least exciting figure to me in the entire set simply because I'm not into sports at all. Honestly, the only Imaginext figure I can think of that's more boring than this guy is the Soccer Player from series 1. This is a nice looking figure, no doubt, but basketball just isn't my cup of tea. Anyways, this will be a short one today, so read on and enjoy. Action Figure Review: Snowboarder from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 by Fisher-Price As I mentioned in my review of the Imaginext Boxer, sports themed figures really aren't my thing. Today I'm looking at the Snowboarder from the Imaginext Collectible Figures series 4 but I don't have too much familiarity with the sport: The only two things snowboarding related that I've ever been into were 1080 Snowboarding on the Nintendo 64 and the second version of the Snow Serpent from G.I. Joe that came with a purple snowboard. That's it. Still, this is an interesting figure in that I'm a big fan of toys clothed in cold weather gear and this is one of the first two female Imaginext figures to appear in the blind bagged series. The DC Superfriends series has had figures of characters like Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman, but the main line hasn't seen many (or any) females yet as far as I know. Let's check out the Snowboarder today, shall we? Action Figure Review: Boxer from Imaginext Collectible Figures Series 4 by Fisher-Price I hope you like Imaginext because I just got the entire fourth series of collectible blind-bagged figures in and I'm ready to go! While I haven't been reviewed much from the previous three sets of figures, I'm hoping to have series four reviewed in its entirety. Remember that these are sold in blind bags but the bags have a serial number on them that, at the least, makes it easy to know you are not getting duplicates and can help you identify the figures if you actually have the codes. These blindbagged Imaginext minifigures have been pretty diverse as to what they've offered including monsters, warriors, military guys, chemists, and sports figures. I'll be honest: Sports guys (and sports in general) usually bore me. I like boxing. Well, I've never seen a real boxing match, but I love the Rocky films, Raging Bull, the G.I. Joe figure Big Boa, and the Simon and Garfunkel song, so I'm giving this guy a shot. Ready for a look at the Imaginext boxer? Then join me after the break... Geocaching Review: Micro Ammo Can Geocache Container by Groundspeak, Inc. Geo what? Geocaching. Collecting action figures is my number one favorite hobby but geocaching might just be my second. It's a game that's played by hiding containers outside and using a handheld GPS receiver (or a smart phone these days, but that's just not my style) to find them. Caches can be found almost anywhere (parks, parking lots, remote and wild areas of nature) and can come in a variety of sizes. While the most common caches these days seem to be smaller repurposed containers like film canisters or old pill bottles covered in duct tape, the most iconic type of cache is the good old fashioned metal ammo box. They're rugged, durable, and waterproof. Heck, I found one last August that had endured a wildfire: You could see that the contents had melted inside but the ammo box itself was still in fine shape. Anyways, a few months ago while out geocaching with my family we found a cache that was hidden in the container just like the one pictured here. I thought it was pretty nifty and was quite glad to find one just like it in my Easter basket this year! Ready for a look at this Micro Ammo Can Geocache Container by Groundspeak, Inc? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Bray Wyatt from WWE Elite: WrestleMania XXX by Mattel Last year Andrew, one of my fellow podcasters on the Confirmed Epic Podcast, invited me over to his house to watch WrestleMania XXX. I can't say that I've ever been into wrestling before, despite trying to get into it back in 9th grade (1998-1999) when everyone else was, but the allure of hanging out with friends and eating chicken wings was too much. I ended up...captivated. I really enjoyed it and since have become a casual fan watching a few of the Pay Per Views over the past year along with WrestleMania XXXI. Of course, the most interesting part of WWE to me thus far has been Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt Family. I'm all about the horror themed stuff and their entrance at WrestleMania XXX last year just sold me on their whole gimmick. So far the only WWE Elite figures I've purchased have been the (now disbanded) Wyatt Family: Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan. I've been amazed by how great these figures are and have been anxiously looking forward to other characters that I like to be released in the WWE Elite line. While I'm still waiting to get Rusev (that guy cracks me up), Goldust and Stardust (they're so bizarre!) and Paige (cause, y'know-it's Paige), I managed to find this Bray Wyatt figure from his appearance at Wrestlemania XXX which is part of a Toys 'R Us exclusive wave that features a build-a-figure Corporate Kane. I actually bought mine loose without his build-a-figure piece, so i don't have that (but I wasn't going to use it anyways). Ready for a look at The New Face of Fear? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Bossk from Star Wars: The Black Series (Phase II) by Hasbro One of the best things about Star Wars is that even the most minor characters can evolve into fan favorites and take on an important role in the universe. Take Bossk: The guys appears for just a few seconds in The Empire Strikes Back and for even less time in Return of the Jedi and yet everyone knows who he is (of course now he has also had a fairly lengthy appearance in The Clone Wars to help continue the Bossk love). Bossk has had multiple action figures and statues based on his likeness which have often been some of the best action figures released in their respective lines. I still remember how impressed I was by the Power of the Force 2 Bossk from 1997 as he turned out to be one of the best Star Wars figures released in that line. Today, however, I'm looking at the newest version of Bossk from the 6 inch scaled The Black Series line. Bossk ships in a case along with Han Solo (Stormtrooper Disguise) and repacks of Chewbacca and the TIE Pilot and seems to be hitting store shelves in fairly decent numbers right now. Ready for a look at everyone's favorite Trandoshan bounty hunter? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Sulu from Star Trek ReAction by Funko When it comes to Star Trek, I'm an original series fan. If it doesn't have Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Chekov, Scotty, and Sulu, I really just don't care that much about it. I've seen (and enjoyed) some Next Gen and such but really, if it isn't the original series, the movies with those characters, or the new Trek films, I just don't care that much. That being said, I'm not quite a Trekkie. I mean, I own the complete original series and most of the movies, but I'm not as into Trek as I am into many other things. Honestly, I'm probably a bigger fan of the actors themselves than I am of the show. Still, when I saw that Funko was releasing ReAction Star Trek figures, I knew I'd end up with a few of them. While the first series of figures consists of Spock, Uhura, McCoy, and Sulu (a strong group), I went with Lt. Hikaru Sulu. First, because Sulu is awesome and the figure comes with a phaser but secondly because George Takei is also awesome and quite hilarious. Oh my, indeed. Ready for a look at Lt. Sulu? Well, say hellooo and join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Ezra Bridger from Star Wars: Rebels by Hasbro I'm still trying to assemble the crew of the Ghost from Star Wars: Rebels and, after much searching, I'm up to two crew members: Zeb and Ezra. It's Ezra that I'm reviewing today after having just found him in a Target. I'm not sure why (there are dozens of theories) but Hasbro cannot seem to get these figures out to stores. Here we are, six months after the premiere of the series and in a movie year, and Hasbro still cannot manage to get over the distribution problems that have plagued them since at least 2012. Anyways, I've managed to get this toy in hand so let's jump on to looking at Ezra after the break... A New Batgirl Review: Batgirl from DC Superheroes Collection by Warner Brothers Today I'm looking at a new addition to my Batgirl collection: Batgirl from the Warner Brothers' Store DC Superheroes Collection. Released in 2000 and sold exclusively at the now defunct Warner Brothers store, this is an 11 inch tall articulated Batgirl vinyl figure. I've been aware of this figure for a year or two but I've found it a bit difficult to find one in great shape at a price I wanted to pay. These can be somewhat difficult to find in good shape because they were sold loose with just a cardboard tag, kind of like the vinyl Star Wars figures released by Applause in the mid to late 1990s. In fact, I'm actually curious as to whether or not this was manufactured by the also now defunct Applause, Inc. I know they manufactured toys such as this for many companies, including Warner Brothers. Could this be their work as well? I'll keep looking into this but for now I take solace in the fact that this is a very lovely Batgirl figure that I'm thrilled to have finally added to my collection. Let's take a closer look at the favorite superhero of every sane, intelligent, and rational person out there, shall we? Action Figure Review : Oo-Lar from Masters of the Universe Classics by Mattel The best decision ever made in the Masters of the Universe Classics line was the idea to unite every element of Masters of the Universe under one canon. The original toyline, Filmation cartoons, New Adventures of He-Man, 200x/ MYP productions, and even concept art and ideas are all joined together under one banner. While it definitely makes for a convoluted and messy story line told through the brief bios on the rear of the backer cards and in a few minicomics, it does interestingly justify the greatest amount of characters in a single toyline, such as Oo-lar, the Jungle He-Man. Oo-Lar is a new name and identity applied to the He-Man's appearance in the original minicomic "He-Man and the Power Sword" that was packed in with the original He-Man action figure in 1982. In that story, there is no Prince Adam; Instead, He-Man is the greatest warrior of an Eternian jungle tribe who leaves his village to go and defend the mysterious Castle Grayskull. It's an incredibly different origin for He-Man, thus Mattel chose to now dub that incarnation of the character with a new name and a new identity. Giving various concept images of He-Man new identities has been par for the course in MOTUC as we've seen Vikor, Vykron, and Wun-dar created as precursors to He-Man for the MOTUC canon. While many fans love the dual identity of He-Man as Prince Adam, others whose introduction to the mythos was through the original minicomics have come to cherish the jungle barbarian version of He-Man. No matter what you like or what you call him, subscribers to the 2015 Club Eternia subscription now have a jungle He-Man of their own! Ready for the review? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Huntara from Masters of the Universe Classics by Mattel So....I'm a really proud parent these days! My 19 month old, when passing through the living room and seeing our TV, will get excited and yell "She! She! She!" That means she wants to watch She-Ra. While there are so many toylines, comics, cartoons, and movies that I love, I'm really glad that Masters of the Universe has the Filmation animated series. It's just so kid friendly and it's something great that her and I (and my wife, somewhat reluctantly) can share together. She gets really excited whenever She-Ra transforms, she loves Skeletor's voice (she laughs whenever he talks), and she also thinks that Loo-Kee showing up at the end is the greatest thing ever. Anyways, it's giving me fresh eyes on the property and I was really excited that just the other night the episode "Huntara" came on. Today's figure, Huntara, is the guest star of that episode. She's a Silaxian bounty hunter whom Hordak hires to bring down She-Ra. Of course, Hordak has to convince Huntara that She-Ra is evil since Huntara is apparently an ethical bounty hunter. Anyways, she's a pretty cool one-off character, the winner of a fan's choice poll (I think she beat out Lord Masque), and a figure that wasn't listed for sale in Mattel's March sale, effectively making her another sub-exclusive (at least for now). Ready for Huntara? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Star-Lord and Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy by Hasbro Before I get into the review, I want to think Action Figure Man over at Action Figure Imagery for sending me these figures. I won their February 2015 contest and received this set and Split Cycle Superman from Man of Steel. I appreciate Action Figure Man's generosity in running these contests pretty frequently and giving out prizes! Thank you so much! Guardians of the Galaxy was without a doubt my favorite movie released last year. It's also my favorite Marvel film overall. Since I bought the Awesome Mix soundtrack last August I'm not sure it's left my car. I've cosplayed as Star-Lord as the 2014 Charlotte Heroes Convention and as part of a group Halloween costume. I'm a fan. That being said, I found Hasbro Guardians of the Galaxy action figure offerings to be...disappointing. Guardians simply lacked many of the problems that so many other superhero movie based toylines face: It had a full cast of heroes (versus one hero like Man of Steel or any of the Spiderman films), it had multiple non-human villains, vehicles were an integral part of the plot (no need to make up an ATV for the Hulk to ride), and kids didn't already have these characters in action figure form. This should have been a line that perfectly married a superhero line with the collectability and depth of something like Star Wars. So what happened? Hasbro, that's what. Let's be honest: Hasbro has pretty much killed G.I. Joe, 1/18th scale Star Wars figures, and the only decent Marvel stuff they put out are Marvel Legends and the Marvel Super Hero mashers. For Guardians of the Galaxy Hasbro tried something different by offering packs of 2.5 inch tall articulated figures. That's not a problem, necessarily, as I have fond memories of smaller lines like Eagle Force, M.A.S.K., and Air Raiders. Unfortunately, these won't blend into any established Marvel collection. Ready for a closer look at these? Then join me after the break... Action Figure Review: Spider-Girl (Warriors of the... Action Figure Review: Captain Marvel (Maidens of M... Masters of the Universe Day 2015: Masters of the U... Action Figure Review: Scarlet Witch (Maidens of Mi... Action Figure Review: Han Solo (Stormtrooper Disgu... Action Figure Review: Evil Robot from Imaginext Co... Action Figure Review: Mad Scientist from Imaginext... Action Figure Review: Witch from Imaginext Collect... Action Figure Review: Clown from Imaginext Collect... Action Figure Review: Space Gorilla from Imaginext... Action Figure Review: Basketball Player from Imagi... Action Figure Review: Snowboarder from Imaginext C... Action Figure Review: Boxer from Imaginext Collect... Geocaching Review: Micro Ammo Can Geocache Contain... Action Figure Review: Bray Wyatt from WWE Elite: W... Action Figure Review: Bossk from Star Wars: The Bl... Action Figure Review: Sulu from Star Trek ReAction... Action Figure Review: Ezra Bridger from Star Wars:... A New Batgirl Review: Batgirl from DC Superheroes ... Action Figure Review : Oo-Lar from Masters of the ... Action Figure Review: Huntara from Masters of the ... Action Figure Review: Star-Lord and Gamora from Gu...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1930
__label__wiki	0.857442	0.857442	Home » Keywords » expansions Items Tagged with 'expansions' Top 5 News that Sticks Updated Liquid-Applied Flashing Standard Leads the News Readers last week were most drawn to news from the American Architectural Manufacturers Association regarding an updated flashing standard. How do industry standards impact your business? I’d love to hear about your experiences! LANXESS Launches High-Performance Prepolymers Production in Brazil In addition to increasing production capacity, the company reports that application development and technical services are provided from a state-of-the-art laboratory at the site. LANXESS recently announced that it has started the production of high-performance prepolymers at its site in Porto Feliz, Brazil. Evonik Expands Fumed Silica Capacity with New Facility in Antwerp Typical applications for Evonik’s fumed silica include paints and coatings, advanced adhesive systems, transparent silicones, and non-combustible high-performance insulation materials. Evonik recently announced that it has started up a new plant complex for the production of fumed silica in Antwerp in order to meet high demand. Wacker’s Capacity Expansion in China is Top News Readers last week were most drawn to news from Wacker about its new production line in China. Does your company have news to share with the industry? Please send press releases to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com. Readers Most Interested in Henkel’s New Aerospace Adhesives Facility Last week, news from Henkel regarding its new facility for aerospace adhesives drew the most reader interest. What markets is your company focusing on? I’d love to hear about it! With an annual capacity of several thousand metric tons, the facility will reportedly help support Wacker’s future growth path in China. Wacker recently inaugurated a new production line for silicone elastomers at its Zhangjiagang site in China. ExxonMobil and SABIC Agree to Proceed with Gulf Coast Growth Ventures Project The joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC, called Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, received final environmental regulatory approval in June 2019 to build an ethane steam cracker, two polyethylene, units and a monoethylene glycol unit. ExxonMobil and SABIC recently announced the decision to proceed with the construction of a chemical facility and a 1.8 Mt ethane steam cracker in San Patricio County, Texas. Nouryon Increases Production Capacity for Expandable Microspheres in Sweden Nouryon also announced earlier this year that it would invest in a new world-scale Expancel plant in the U.S., subject to final board approval. Nouryon has completed a €20 million (approximately $22.4 million) project in Sundsvall, Sweden, that significantly raises production capacity for its Expancel expandable microspheres. Eastman Expands DEHA Capacity at St. Gabriel Site Diethylhydroxylamine is used primarily in water treatment and in the production of various polymers, such as styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). Eastman Chemical Co. recently announced the successful completion of a de-bottlenecking of its diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA) unit in St. Gabriel, La. More Articles Tagged with 'expansions'	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1933
__label__wiki	0.642981	0.642981	Dons in cup tie tonight London Senior Cup at Thamesmead Town AFC Wimbledon will be aiming to make progress in the London Senior Cup tonight with a victory at Thamesmead Town (7.45 pm kick-off). The Dons will select a side consisting of players from Alan Reeves’ development squad for the first round tie of a competition won by AFC Wimbledon in 2014. Thamesmead Town are currently seventh in Ryman Division North and they are managed by former Maldon & Tiptree boss Terry Spillane. The full address for Monday’s venue is as follows: Thamesmead Town FC, Sporting Club Thamesmead, Bayliss Avenue, London, SE28 8NJ. Entry prices are as follows: Adults £8, Concessions £5, Under-16s free of charge. The picture above shows David Fitzpatrick in match action during a recent game for the development side at Luton Town.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1934
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CLICK HERE to LOGIN to your account and use the promo code 2019PRORATE to get 50% your 2019 ACBA Membership for the remainder of the year! or CLICK HERE to download the PAPER RENEWAL FORM. President's Message \| May/June 2019 Newsletter Want to Find a President Early in the Morning? Try looking at the Crossings in Latham. For most, this time of year is spring. For me, it is the end of the running season. And the event that marks the end of that season is the ACBA Run Against Domestic Violence (which was on May 2 this year). For the last many years, I have used the ACBA Run as the transition to my exercise of choice; bike riding. And perhaps because running is not my favorite, I very much look forward to the ACBA Run (ironic). This year was especially meaningful and memorable, because the Run was celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Twenty-five years that lawyers and friends in Albany County have raised money for programs that provide care and comfort in our community. Truly amazing. You might have guessed this, but something like a Run does not happen without a lot of hard work. Many dedicated members of ACBA (and non-members) spend months preparing for and putting on the Run. Our co-chairs this year for the Committee, Dan Coffey and Elizabeth Grogan have been working on the Run for years. In fact, Dan Coffey has been on the Committee or its Chair for the entirety of the twenty-five years of the Run (he started working on the Run when a mere child). And Elizabeth Grogan has been a stalwart on the committee and as a co-chair the last several years. Indeed, the committee, which generally consists of up to ten other members, does a fantastic job every year of raising money for the Albany County Bar Association Foundation (a separate charitable [501 (c)(3)] organization that has its own Board and Officers). Celebrating this event with so many people at the Crossing caused me to reflect on all the various activities that ACBA is involved in and the many Committees that do the heavy lifting. Before becoming involved with the Board, I certainly did not fully appreciate all that ACBA does for and with its members to benefit both our community of lawyers and non-lawyers. Pondering the above made me want to share with you some of the things that ACBA does year in and year out, without much fanfare. To that end, I have asked Marquita Rhodes, our Executive Director, to begin listing in the Newsletter the different Committees and Chairs of those Committees that ACBA supports. I also intend to discuss some of the Committees in the membership portion of this message in the coming months. Let’s Talk About Membership By my count, and I think I am forgetting some, ACBA has over twenty Committees. The Committees run the gamut and almost cover the alphabet, from A (Appellate Moot Argument Committee) to Y (Young Lawyers Committee). And all are chaired and populated by ACBA members that go above and beyond, getting that much more involved in our membership. This month, I want to focus on two of the Committees, the Mock Trial and Newsletter Committees. Every year, ACBA puts on a county wide Mock Trial Competition for local high schools. The schools sponsor teams (many times with local lawyers as coaches) and gather to compete for the right to represent Albany County in the regional competition, the winner going on to the state competition. The county wide competition takes place in the spring of each year, and is no easy task to coordinate and manage. There are literally hundreds of students, educators, judges and lawyers in Albany County that take part of this competition. But year after year, ACBA members devote an incredible amount of time and resources to this effort. The Mock Trial Committee this year was made up of Ryan Manley and Kathryn Mabey. They did yeoman work on this program, that does not get the attention and credit it deserves. Marquita and Lindsay Panzica from the ACBA offices were also instrumental in pulling off this event. And the Committee relies on many Judges, lawyers and others in the community to volunteer their time and talent to this event. This year, as happens every four years, ACBA was host to the regional competition, which quadruples the effort put in by the Committee, staff, Judges and everyone else that works so hard to make this program a success. If you have never had the pleasure of participating in or watching the Mock Trial Competition, you are missing a remarkable demonstration of talent. The students are extremely well coached and do a great job of presenting the cases. The Judges not only make the difficult decision of choosing winners, but also provide invaluable feedback for the students. And the Committee and ACBA staff run this program with true panache. This Newsletter does not write itself. There is, in fact, a Newsletter Committee headed by John Harwick and more than ten members that make it all happen. In the last several years, the Newsletter Committee has been working hard to improve the presentation, content and advertising in the Newsletter. The Newsletter was, for many years, a money losing venture for ACBA. Under John Harwick’s leadership, that has changed and the Newsletter is now budget neutral, with hopes that it can generate a bit more than it costs to print and ship this year. The key is advertising, and that involves running down leads and making the ask. In fact, the Committee is always looking for leads and would very much appreciate it if members reading this message can share leads you might have for advertising (feel free to send to me at dhurteau@nixonpeabody.com). It is also important that the Newsletter provide interesting and useful content for all members. To that end, the Committee is trying to add new columns, including a column on civil practice in New York. The Committee is also adding some new columnist to give others a voice and an opportunity to provide substantive content. This is an ever evolving process, and I know that the Committee is interested in your feedback. The Newsletter Committee is also working with the printer to add more color pages and to include as many pictures of members attending events as can squeeze into the Newsletter. The look and presentation in the Newsletter is very important, as many types of media vie for our attention. And the hard work does pay off. I often get comments from members of other bars around the State that are impressed with the substance and professionalism of the ACBA Newsletter. Our Newsletter is something to be proud of and I commend the Committee for all of its hard work. I am writing about these committees to let members know what they do, but also to entice members to be curious and get involved. Every committee could use more members, and all are welcome. So, as I write about the committees, please feel free to sign up for one or more that interest you. Let’s Talk About Access to Justice. I teased the Clean Slate program in the last Newsletter. ACBA is teaming up with the Albany County District Attorney’s office to assist people pro bono who qualify to have their criminal records sealed. In an article that is included in this Newsletter, Vincent Stark, provides the details of the Clean Slate program and how members of ACBA can get involved. In fact, Vincent has been putting on presentations around the County on the program and the efforts by the District Attorney’s office to inform members of the program and enlist our support. This is a pro bono program that requires very little effort by members, but can be extremely meaningful and life changing for those that qualify. The District Attorney’s office has put together forms that can be filled out and instructions on how to assist people that qualify. In many instances, there will never be a Court hearing and all flavors of attorneys (litigators, transactional, real estate) can get involved. So please read the article by Vincent, and stay tuned as this program is rolled out and ACBA looks for its members to get involved. Daniel J. Hurteau, Esq. ACBA President 7/11/2019SENIOR ATTORNEY - Mental Hygiene Legal Services Regional Office 6/27/2019Civil Recoveries Bureau - Assistant Attorney General 6/24/2019REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE 6/20/2019COSAC Proposals to Amend to Rules Farm Day Volunteer Event ACBA 5K Running Club 112 State Street \| Suite 545 acba@albanycountybar.com \| Contact Us Copyright © Albany County Bar Association, 2018. 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__label__cc	0.562672	0.437328	Ukraine: The cold reality of Europe's forgotten conflict With 1.5 million people displaced and 3,000 lives taken, the conflict in Ukraine will enter its fifth year in 2019. by Ingebjorg Karstad Wed Dec 26 2018 07:04:10 GMT+0000 The map of Ukraine before 2014 painted on a separation wall at the checkpoint between government-controlled and non-government-controlled areas in Stanytsia Luhanska in eastern Ukraine. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Next year, the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine will enter its fifth year. The conflict has taken 3,000 civilian lives, displaced 1.5 million people and left 3.5 million in need - more than 30 percent of whom are above the age of 60. Despite the high numbers of civilians affected, the crisis remains neglected with the humanitarian response plan funded by only 38 percent so far this year. Parties to the conflict also continue to disregard the ceasefire agreement. Shelling, violent clashes, landmines and unexploded remnants of war have become brutal normality in the everyday life of Ukrainians trying to survive. The protracted crisis continues to damage civilian infrastructure such as water and sanitation facilities adding more challenges to an already worn-out population. Every month, more than one million civilians risk their lives by crossing the 420-kilometre-long so-called "contact line", which separates government-controlled areas from non-government-controlled areas, to collect their pension, have ID documents issued, access markets and healthcare, meet their family members or look after their remaining property. People, mainly elderly, are forced to wait for hours in the severe cold or under the scorching summer sun before they are allowed to pass the many checkpoints dividing the country. A deteriorating economy coupled with high levels of stress, fear and human loss have left many with serious mental health issues. Elderly are left on their own without the means to properly fend for themselves. Civilians continue to pay the highest price of the ongoing conflict and as we enter a new year, more people are affected by the devastating effect of the crisis than before. This photo essay is provided by the Norwegian Refugee Council. Iliya, 5, is watching TV while his father Viktor has a short rest in the kitchen. The youngest girl, Aryna, 2, is having her afternoon nap. Their house was heavily damaged during the early days of the war, and the family spent many nights in the basement sleeping close together to keep warm. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Liliia Poturoieva, 39, mother of six, lives close to the contact line in eastern Ukraine. One midnight in February 2015 another round of heavy shelling began and hit Liliia's house. That night she saved the life of her youngest son. 'The blast wave knocked out all the windows in the house, but I covered my baby who slept in his bed right under the window with my own body and the glass pieces hit me in the back.' After that night Liliia began having problems with her speech. The stuttering is a daily reminder of the war. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Iryna is 10 years old, and Liliia's eldest daughter. She still remembers the night their house was hit. Iryna and her sibling suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. It is hard to concentrate in the school and she has nightmares and anxiety. 'I am afraid that my house will be destroyed again. After all, we hear the sounds of shots every night,' said her mother Liliia. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Vasyl Akymenko, 69, lives in the front-line village of Stanytsia Luhanska. In September 2014, his house was destroyed by shelling and his wife died under the rubble. 'Only on the fourth day after the shelling, I began to understand what had happened. I buried my wife without understanding what was going on around me. Everything was done unconsciously. The shelling did not stop during the funeral. No one could say goodbye to her,' Vasyl said. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Vasyl and his late wife spent 45 years together, raising two sons in the house that was bombed. For two years after the attack, Vasyl lived alone in a cold garage before he was able to rebuild a house with the help of the Norwegian Refugee Council. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] 'I was living with my husband Mykola for many years in Zolotarivka village. I worked as a storekeeper, my husband worked as a plumber. We brought up three children. We had everything we needed for a normal and stable life: a house, car, walking tractor, cow, pigs, chickens,' said Liudmyla. Her village became one of the first hotspots of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. 'On 17 July 2014, during the night, we had very heavy shelling. One of the shells hit our house and completely destroyed it. Our house was burning for three days. Only one chicken remained alive. We lost everything we had. When we went out from the bombed shelter and my husband saw all this, his legs failed him. We took him to the hospital, and they diagnosed him with cancer.' [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Eight months after their home was bombed, Liudmyla's husband Mykola passed away. 'I still remember the day we first met. It was in a movie theatre. It was love at first sight,' said Liudmyla with a smile. She often visits his grave at the local graveyard and decorates it with colourful flowers. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Liudmyla has buried her husband, brother and mother and feels lonely in life. 'Now my heart and soul are petrified with grief.' [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Every day, thousands of people, many of them elderly, have to cross the checkpoint dividing government-controlled and non-government-controlled areas at Stanytsia Luhanska. The bridge is destroyed, making it impossible for cars to pass and forcing people to walk for several kilometres through no man's land and wait for three-four hours to pass each way. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] To receive pension and other social benefits, inhabitants living in the non-government-controlled areas have to show up in person in the government-controlled areas every month. The journey is long, exhausting and costly. 'Nobody worries about us. We are forgotten here,' said Halyna, 58. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Many families have kept the shrapnel that damaged their houses. A visible reminder of the war that many still hear the sounds of every night along the contact line. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] 'I missed my home.' Polieshko decided to return to his village located by the contact line after some time in Russia despite damages to his house, loss of income and frequent shelling. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Oleksandr is 32 years old and lives with his mother in a small flat in Shchastya town close to the contact line. He has been injured in two attacks and underwent complex surgery in 2015. The injuries have made it nearly impossible for him to work and have an income. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] 'We have 300-400 UAH ($11-15) to spend on food per week. This is enough to buy bread, sunflower oil, some potatoes and the cheapest cereal. Our regular lunch is soup and porridge. I can't remember the last time I ate meat,' Oleksandr said. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council] Temperatures reach far below zero during the heavy winter months in eastern Ukraine, leaving the conflict-affected population vulnerable to the cold as they try to survive in partly damaged houses with low incomes. [Ingebjorg Karstad/Norwegian Refugee Council]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1938
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__label__cc	0.619832	0.380168	Flavor Paper’s Founder on the Craziest Wallpaper the Studio’s Ever Designed and Why He Looks Up to Lin-Manuel Miranda AD talks with Jon Sherman about his forward-thinking wallpaper designs Lindsey Mather One of Flavorpaper‘s wallpaper designs.Photo: Courtesy of Flavorpaper If you happened to get in an elevator with Jon Sherman this year, here’s how he would pitch you the business he founded in New Orleans and moved to Brooklyn seven years ago: “Flavor Paper is a design-centric wallpaper company hand-screening and digitally printing eco-friendly murals and patterns that will change your world.” It might seem over-the-top to say that wall coverings will transform our lives, but Flavor Paper is definitely making strides to challenge the status quo. Just one example: It’s now possible to cover your entryway in actual scratch-and-sniff wallpaper—yes, like the stickers—and not be worried about it harming your toddler or the water supply, to boot. Here, Sherman chats with us about his favorite innovation so far, the craziest design the company’s ever created, and more. Architectural Digest: What makes Flavor Paper innovative? Jon Sherman: We are totally water-based, which is good for the environment inside and outside of your space. We use the highest-quality materials, latest equipment, and work with the brightest designers in the world. All processes are in-house, which allows us to respond to a custom request extremely quickly from concept to creation. AD: What innovation are you most proud of? JS: Creating scratch-and-sniff wallpaper that went into the Cooper Hewitt’s permanent collection was pretty rewarding, but I had always considered the idea to be more of a joke; we had no idea that it would take off. The decision to allow customers to choose their ink colors, materials, and pattern to create a bespoke hand-printed wallpaper without any additional cost or lead time way back in 2004 is really the biggest innovation Flavor Paper brought to the table. AD: What was the inspiration behind some of your more unexpected wallpaper finishes? JS: We always search out the unusual and are looking for another way to add something unexpected to wallpaper. Holographics was a fun and easy option by just adding a different overlay onto our base ground. Scratch and sniff was our collaborator Michael Angelo’s idea. He wanted to design a paper for us and when he went back to his high school sketchbooks, he found all of these old stickers and asked if we could do it. I did some research, discovered it was possible, even water-based, and the Fruit Cocktail collection was born! AD: What is the most unusual wallpaper you’ve come up with—even if it wasn’t feasible? JS: We’ve printed some crazy wallpapers, so hard to say! We tested over 30 types of materials trying to replicate Warhol’s diamond dust, which was really just small shards of glass. We went as far as grinding our own glass shards in a ceramic coffee grinder trying to get to a size and consistency that would work with a screen, but in the end we used a combination of several different cuts, colors, and sizes of glitter so it wouldn’t fall off the wallpaper or cause installation issues like glass beads. I think our craziest wallpaper was for Governor restaurant in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, which unfortunately flooded in Hurricane Sandy just weeks after they opened. You can see it on our website—we used an image of Robert Gair, who was called Governor, and placed his head into numerous compromising positions within vintage soft-core porn. We then burned the images onto photographs I’d taken of stacks of corrugated cardboard. It was amazingly fun and wild. AD: Why the focus on being eco-friendly? JS: My major was in environmental science with a focus on water law, so for me maintaining the water supply has always been paramount. I didn’t want to start a company that could potentially kill me or my clients, so I made a very early decision to go water-based, having no idea how difficult that would prove to be. I stuck with it, though, and we have made many improvements over the years that have allowed us to perfect the technique; we can achieve colors and effects that cannot be done with solvents. And it won’t harm your baby to have this wallpaper in his or her room, unlike many of our competitors’ products. AD: Who do you look up to as an innovator? JS: I have been absolutely blown away with the creative innovation that is Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda took a classic art form, historic text, and made it into something so fresh and forward that it is bound to change the course of Broadway plays. Even school plays for that matter! Super-inspiring. AD: How do you encourage your staff to think like innovators? JS: Nothing is off-limits, so take chances and make something different. The team has come up with ways to print wallpaper I had never known were even possible and those have become my favorites. AD: What’s next for Flavor Paper? JS: We are working on something that will change the way you look at your walls, so stay tuned! Related: See More AD Innovators ExploreArchitecture + designinnovative designinnovatorshomes + decor Thomas Juul-Hansen Did His Homework When Transforming a Former Art School Into a Luxe Tribeca Building Miranda Agee Inside Ellen Van Dusen's Pattern-Happy Brooklyn Brownstone In Florida, You Can Now Step Into the World of Liebherr Brutalism Is About to Be Everywhere in Interiors Benjamin Reynaert	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1948
__label__wiki	0.728648	0.728648	Oscar Ballot Explained + Academy Award Predictions Include Amy Adams & Tom Wilkinson by S. Montgomery 11 years ago S. Montgomery 11 years ago Michael Clayton with Tom Wilkinson: Oscar ballot and the preferential voting system explained. For a movie like Tony Gilroy’s Michael Clayton or an actor like Tom Wilkinson to be shortlisted for the 2008 Academy Awards, each needs to receive at least 1/6 + 1 of the vote in their respective categories, beginning with the top choices, then second choices, and so on. More than one round of Oscar ballot-tallying – i.e., getting to second and perhaps third choices – are likely necessary for the selection of a not insignificant number of Oscar nominees. The (nominations) Oscar ballot explained (in brief): Meet the ‘preferential voting system’ When it comes to the nominations, how does the Oscar ballot work? How do members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences make their choices? How are the eventual nominees – five in most categories – selected? Using as his sources top people from PricewaterhouseCoopers – that’s the Academy Awards’ accounting firm – Variety‘s Timothy M. Gray attempts to explain “Oscar’s enigmatic ballot” in a few paragraphs. It goes more or less like this: When voters cast their Oscar ballot, they write down their top five choices per category according to their particular Academy branch – e.g., actors nominate actors, directors nominate directors, film editors nominate film editors, and so on. Just about everyone is allowed to vote for Best Picture. PricewaterhouseCoopers representatives then sort out each Oscar ballot so they can figure out the five – in some special categories, three – nominees. Key to Oscar ballot tallying How do the PricewaterhouseCoopers people do that? In accordance with Academy rules, they follow what’s known as the “preferential voting system.” But what is the “preferential voting system”? As Gray explains, one key element of the Oscar ballot tallying – and the preferential voting system – is that “the order in which you list your preferences is important. In the first round of ballot-counting, the [PricewaterhouseCoopers] honchos go through all the first choices. If your first choice winds up with a nomination [i.e., with a minimum of 1/6 + 1 of the votes in each category with five available slots], your ballot is set aside.” Minimum & maximum + one & only choice Why are at least 1/6 + 1 of the votes necessary for a nomination in the “regular” Oscar categories? Because that’s the minimum number of votes allowing for a maximum of five nominees. In other words, it’s mathematically impossible to have six nominees, each with 1/6 + 1 of the total voting tally. Why is the Oscar ballot set aside? After the Academy member’s choice is added to the roster of nominees, their Oscar ballot is set aside because their voice has officially been heard. That may sound like a good thing, but that also means the other four choices on each member’s ballot will be duly ignored. Is that a good idea? One-round voting example Well, let’s say that 1,000 Academy members voted for this year’s Best Picture Oscar and that only one round of ballot-tallying was needed to decide the five nominees. Let’s now say that 208 members placed No Country for Old Men as the top choice on their Oscar ballot; 208 other members chose There Will Be Blood, 208 chose Juno, and 207 chose Michael Clayton. These four movies are all automatically nominated as they’ve received more than 1/6 + 1 [1,000 ÷ 6 + 1 = 168] of the vote. Now, once you add up the votes for these four titles we reach a total of 831 tallied ballots. That means there are now 169 ballots left. Lo and behold, 168 ballots have Into the Wild as their top Best Picture choice. And we now have the Academy’s five Best Picture nominees of 2007. But what about the remaining Oscar ballot? That lone Academy voter opted for Joe Wright’s Atonement as her no. 1 pick. Why? See further below. Minority rule Since each Oscar ballot is set aside after one choice is tallied – in the example above, the very first choice – that means each voter’s four other Best Picture selections will be completely ignored. Once again, good idea? Let’s say that besides the 168 Academy voters who selected Into the Wild as their top film, only another 20 included it as their second, third, fourth, or fifth choice. Into the Wild was thus found in 188 out of 1,000 ballots. Let’s also say that, besides its lone no. 1 vote Atonement was found in second place on 900 ballots, and in third, fourth, or fifth place on the remaining 99 ballots. That means the romantic period drama starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy was listed on every single Oscar ballot. It was the second choice in 90 percent of the ballots. Even so, in the example above Atonement was not one of the 2007 Best Picture nominees, while Into the Wild – found in 812 fewer ballots – was shortlisted. Sounds fair? Atonement with Keira Knightley and James McAvoy: Oscar ballot choices vs. the preferential voting system. In our “Oscar ballot explained” example, Joe Wright’s Atonement fails to receive a Best Picture Academy Award nomination even though it is found – in second place – in 90 percent of the ballots. Nominated instead is the less widely – but more wildly – popular Into the Wild. (No bad pun intended.) In real life, will there be enough enthusiastic Academy (Actors Branch) voters to warrant a nomination for Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai, and veteran Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress for Julia, 1977)? Preferential voting system leads to surprises Whether or not you think so, the preferential voting system helps to explain a number of surprises among the Oscar nominations. Because a relatively small but ardent group of supporters of a film or performance or cinematographer can get their favorites – listed at the top or in second place – nominated, while a (much?) more numerous but less ardent group of voters can have their near-favorites – listed in second, third, fourth, or fifth place – “snubbed.” And in case you’re wondering about the need for the lone no. 1 vote for Atonement, well, that’s due to an Academy rule requiring that each nominee must have topped at least one Oscar ballot. Are Academy members aware? Do Academy members know how their votes are tallied? An understanding of the “Oscar ballot process” would be essential for the vote counting to be a (at least reasonably) fair representation of the members’ preferences. For instance, do Academy voters know that only one of their five choices will be tabulated? And that most likely that’ll be either their top or second pick? Don’t bet on it. Is Meryl Streep The Queen of Hollywood? Lastly, Timothy Gray’s Variety article also tells us that “PWC accountants do not penalize you for spelling mistakes or bad penmanship. But if you offer confusing information – voting for Meryl Streep in The Queen, for example – that vote is thrown out.” In other words, Academy members shouldn’t drink (or do drugs) and vote. They also should be able to tell the difference between the various light-haired English-speaking actresses. Plurality takes all Before we wrap this up, it should be noted that the Academy’s preferential voting system is not used to select the winners. On that particular Oscar ballot, Academy members make only one choice per category. That means a movie or actor or costume designer could theoretically take home an Oscar statuette with only 1/5 + 1 of the total number of votes. For instance, if 1,000 Academy members were to vote in the Best Picture category, No Country for Old Men would win with a mere 201 votes (1/5 + 1 of the total) – as long as There Will Be Blood received 200 votes, Juno 200 votes, Michael Clayton 200 votes, and Into the Wild 199 votes. Silence = luster Of course, the PricewaterhouseCoopers people have to keep their mouths shut about the final tallies. After all, much of the Academy Awards’ luster is the result of (almost) no one knowing exactly how each Academy member fills out their Oscar ballot, or how many votes goes to a specific winner (or nominee). Additionally, an absolute Oscar victory would look considerably less absolute if it were revealed that the win was the outcome of only a handful of (extra) votes. Perhaps even a single one. In recent years, think Little Miss Sunshine vs. The Departed, Crash vs. Brokeback Mountain, and Million Dollar Baby vs. The Aviator vs. Sideways. Whether in regard to winners or nominees, keep this possibility in mind next time you blame the 6,000-strong Academy for the idiotic choices of perhaps no more than 600 – or 60 or 6 – members. Enchanted with Amy Adams. Despite its popularity and generally warm notices, Kevin Lima’s female-centered romantic fantasy Enchanted has been all but ignored this awards season. Equally ignored has been the film’s lead, Amy Adams, a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee two years ago for her work in Phil Morrison’s Junebug. Yet Adams is found on our own “Oscar ballot” predictions (see below) as one of the five Best Actress contenders alongside favorites Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page – plus Angelina Jolie. Also in the Enchanted cast: Patrick Dempsey, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, and Idina Menzel. In other Oscar ballot news… The 2008 Academy Awards have a number of front-runners and near-front-runners: No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood for Best Picture; Ratatouille for Best Animated Feature; Joel and Ethan Coen for Best Director(s); Daniel Day-Lewis and George Clooney for Best Actor; Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page for Best Actress. Since Alt Film Guide has received a number of queries and comments about potential Oscar 2008 contenders, we’ve come up with our list of Oscar Predictions in several categories. See below. See also: Oscar 2008: Best Foreign Language Film semifinalists & Oscar 2008: Best Documentary Feature semifinalists. No Country for Old Men. There Will Be Blood. Into the Wild. Michael Clayton. Atonement. Other possibilities: Juno, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, American Gangster, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Kite Runner. Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men. Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood. Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly / Le Scaphandre et le Papillon. Sean Penn, Into the Wild. Jason Reitman, Juno. Other possibilities: Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton; Ridley Scott, American Gangster; Joe Wright, Atonement; Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Sidney Lumet, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. Julie Christie, Away from Her. Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose / La Môme. Ellen Page, Juno. Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart. Amy Adams, Enchanted. Other possibilities: Keira Knightley, Atonement; Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age; Laura Linney, The Savages. George Clooney, Michael Clayton. Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood. Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises. Denzel Washington, American Gangster. Frank Langella, Starting Out in the Evening. Other possibilities: James McAvoy, Atonement; Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild; Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl; Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah. Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone. Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton. Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There. Saoirse Ronan, Atonement. Ruby Dee, American Gangster. Other possibilities: Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement; Marisa Tomei, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead; Catherine Keener, Into the Wild. Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men. Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild. Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton. Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men. Other possibilities: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War; Paul Dano, There Will Be Blood; Max von Sydow, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Christopher Hampton, Atonement. Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Sarah Polley, Away from Her. Other possibilities: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis; David Benioff, The Kite Runner. Kelly Masterson, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. Tamara Jenkins, The Savages. Diablo Cody, Juno. Brad Bird, Ratatouille. Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton. Other possibilities: Steven Zaillian, American Gangster (though actually “inspired” by a magazine article.) Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men. Seamus McGarvey, Atonement. Dariusz Wolski, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Other possibilities: Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood. Persepolis. Beowulf. Other possibilities: The Simpsons Movie. Tom Wilkinson Michael Clayton image: Warner Bros. Keira Knightley and James McAvoy Atonement image: Universal Pictures. 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__label__wiki	0.829837	0.829837	« Did Obama use Fusion GPS as a vehicle to do his own spying on Trump? \| Gowdy criticizes illegal grand jury leaks by Mueller's office » Dozens of groups fined by FEC refusing to pay By Rick Moran Campaign finance laws are a byzantine maze that candidates and PACs must find their way through to avoid violations. What's worse, the Federal Election Commission can interpret those laws any way it wishes, punishing some groups while letting others skate. The only way the FEC can punish an organization is by fining it. But Congress forgot to give the agency enforcement powers when it created it. The FEC can hector, cajole, even threaten groups to pay what they legally owe in fines – but if a group doesn't want to pay, the FEC has little recourse to collect. Politico is reporting that the Center for Public Integrity has discovered that 160 candidates and political groups have refused to pay $1.3 million in fines to the FEC. The agency could take these groups to court – but doesn't. And it can't turn them over to the Justice Department, either. So the agency simply marks the debt as "uncollectible" and moves on. How did this state of affairs come about? Uncooperative political committee leaders, bureaucratic bumbling and flaccid fine enforcement efforts all contribute to election law breakers outrunning penalties during a time when campaign shenanigans – from Russian advertisements to government contractors bankrolling super PACs – are increasingly brazen and sophisticated. The situation "reinforces the view of many political actors that there really isn't a sheriff in town," said Adam Rappaport, chief counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which filed a complaint against the 60 Plus Association that prompted the FEC's fine. "Political actors feel confident and comfortable that the FEC will not enforce campaign finance laws against them." Commissioners argue – and agency records confirm – that the FEC collects on the vast majority of fines it doles out for election law violations great and small. This decade, the FEC has, on average, assessed about $997,000 in fines each year. It's really not that difficult to avoid paying an FEC fine. · Offenders often just begin by waiting 180 days after the FEC makes its final ruling on the fine, and ignoring the FEC's strongly-worded letters. The FEC has no unilateral power to seize a political committee's assets, and it rarely sues in federal court. Generally, Walther says, such legal action is too costly and time-consuming. The FEC isn't allowed to pocket fine money derived from its own enforcement actions – cash it collects goes straight to the U.S. government's general fund. "We can't justify the expense," Walther said. · If there's no payment after 180 days, the FEC itself gives up and refers the debt to its de facto collection agent, the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. · Officials at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service typically try to compel payment with more phone calls, demand letters or even referral to a private collection agency. But many offenders just ignore these efforts as well. And why wouldn't they? Despite having the power to do so, the bureau "has not referred any debts originating with FEC to [the Department of Justice] for litigation," said Alyssa Riedl, director of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Debt Collection Program Management Directorate. · The Bureau of the Fiscal Service then often declares the debt "uncollectable" and refers it back to the FEC. "Fiscal Service may return a debt to an agency if it determines that the cost of additional collection efforts will exceed anticipated collections," Riedl said. One of the least surprising scofflaws is Al Sharpton: Sharpton's 2004 Democratic presidential campaign still owes $2,150 from three fines the FEC issued from 2004 to 2005. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service has deemed Sharpton's debt "uncollectable" even though Sharpton, whose old campaign committee owes numerous other debts to public and private creditors, remains omnipresent in U.S. politics – President Barack Obama enshrined Sharpton as a key, if informal adviser, and Sharpton even has his own MSNBC television show. Jesse Jackson III, who owes $25,000 in FEC fines, went to jail for two years for stealing money from his campaign for personal use. He has yet to pay any fines to the agency. Joe Scarborough owes a small amount to the FEC, as does Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Large or small, those who seek to avoid FEC fines are in violation of federal law – no matter what they or we think about the efficacy of campaign finance regulations. Every year, the FEC asks for more enforcement powers, and every year, Congress ignores it. Maybe after this report, Congress will get serious about enforcing the law.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1952
__label__wiki	0.501583	0.501583	« Malaysia's anti-Semitic Mahathir gets small smackdown from Australia over Jerusalem embassy, needs big one \| Trump administration considers extraditing Erdogan foe living in the US to Turkey » Avenatti claiming he was set up with false allegations of violence By Thomas Lifson This is too delicious. Michael Avenatti is now claiming he was set-up with false allegations of abuse of a woman. Amanda Woods reports in the New York Post: Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was busted in LA for domestic violence, has blamed his arrest on far-right conspiracy theorist Jacob Wohl. Say it ain’t so, Mike! Do you mean to say that unscrupulous people make false allegations of abuse of women to score political points? I thought that we were supposed to #Believe All Women…. Photo credit: Luke Harold Avenatti is attempting to gain the high ground by praising the cops who arrested him: “I wish to thank the hard working men and women of the LAPD for their professionalism they were only doing their jobs in light of the completely bogus allegations against me,” he said in a statement. “I have never been physically abusive in my life nor was I last night. Any accusations to the contrary are fabricated and meant to do harm to my reputation. I look forward to being fully exonerated.” “I want to be clear: I DID NOT commit domestic violence nor have I ever committed domestic violence,” he posted to Twitter. “I did not strike any woman nor have I ever. I did not strike my ex-wife in the face nor did I hit anyone else in the face. I am a decent man & I look forward to being exonerated.” Among those who still honor the allegations against Justice Kavanaugh are the airheads of The View: I fully endorse due process for Avenatti and think it is indeed possible that the allegations against him are false, because I know that some (a few, we hope) women do lie about attacks for all sorts of reasons. If Avenatti gets vindicated, it will also tend to vindicate Justice Kavanaugh. Let the wheel of justice turn.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1953
__label__wiki	0.681932	0.681932	User Rewards Ancient Origins Membership Site Get our Free APP » All Artifacts -Ancient Technology -Ancient Writings -Other ArtifactsNews -General -History & Archaeology -Science & Space -Evolution & Human Origins -Mysterious PhenomenaHuman Origins -Science -Religions -FolkloreMyths & Legends -Europe -Asia -Americas -Australia -Africa -AntarcticaAncient Places -Europe -Asia -Americas -Australia & Oceania -Africa -AntarcticaUnexplained PhenomenaVideoOpinion -Guest Authors -Editorials -Letters to the Editor -Author ProfilesHistory -Ancient Traditions -Important Events -Famous People Evolution & Human Origins Mysterious Phenomena Ancient Traditions Ancient Writings Ancient Places Ads-FREE Content Bible origins American Bald Eagle Information Eagle Myths, Folklore and Legends Natural rock formations or man made? 30 July, 2016 - 14:51 Kerry Sullivan Japanese Wooden Statue Weeps, Sheds Blood, and Performs Miracles Created in the 1960s by a Buddhist woodcarver, the wooden Virgin Mary resided quietly for years in the chapel of a Japanese convent in the northwestern town Akita. Yet today, the statue and her tiny chapel are world renowned for miraculous apparitions and healings. Beginning in 1973, the solid wooden statue was seen weeping, perspiring, and bleeding. She also reportedly cured a deaf nun and healed a visitor’s brain tumor. Scientists have not been able to explain these phenomena. Catholic leaders have approved of the Lady of Akita miracles, albeit hesitantly. The Miracle of Sister Agnes Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa, 42, entered the Our Lady of Akita convent in May 1973. A recent convert from Buddhism, Sister Agnes had spent the past several decades battling numerous health problems, believed to have stemmed from a botched appendix surgery. For years, she had been deaf in her left ear and slowly, her ability to hear out of her right hear was diminishing. A few months before entering the convent, her hearing was officially lost, as documented by her application for and approval of state disability subsidies. As per state policy, her total and incurable deafness was confirmed by two experts (Dr. Sawada of the Niigata Rosai Hospital in Joetsu, Niigata and Dr. Arai of the Eye and Ear Division of Akita Red Cross Hospital) in order for her to receive the disability payments. The Chartres Cathedral – A Sacred Site for Ancient Druids and Christians The Thousand-Year History of the Spectacular Cliff Face Monastery of Sumela Le Chene Chapelle: The Ancient Oak Tree Chapel as Old As France Itself After only a few weeks of being at Akita, Sister Agnes witnessed the first miracle of the Virgin Mary statue. On June 12, 1973, a brilliant light shone around the chapel’s Tabernacle and an apparition like smoke or mist hovered in the air over the altar. Sister Agnes saw “a multitude of beings similar to Angels who surrounded the altar in adoration before the Host.” She was also visited by an apparition she believed to be her guardian Angel, whom she described as having “a round face, an expression of sweetness . . . a person covered with a shining whiteness like snow.” The Angel prayed with Sister Agnes and offered her advice and guidance. The nun confided the miraculous events to the Catholic leader in the area, Bishop John Shojiro Ito, as well as the convent’s director, Reverend Teiji Yasuda. Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa . ( ajoyly.blogspot.com) Beginning on June 28, 1973, Sister Agnes began having stigmatic experiences (wounds or sensations of pain on the wrists and/or feet in the places where Jesus was nailed to the cross). On the palm of her left hand, a small, cross-shaped wound appeared and began to bleed. The pain would start on Thursday nights and continue on throughout Friday, at times becoming almost too much for Sister Agnes to bear. Yet her guardian Angel came and comforted her, saying “The wounds of Mary are much deeper and more sorrowful than yours. Let us go to pray together in the chapel.” Sister Sasagawa praying. ( YouTube Screenshot ) After praying, Sister Agnes looked to the statue of the Virgin Mary. The three-foot tall statue was carved out a single piece of hardwood from the Judea tree. It features the Virgin standing in front of a cross with her arms held slightly forward by her sights, palms face up, in a gesture of invitation and welcome. The Virgin is depicted standing on a globe. There were no joints or cracks in the statue yet, on July 6, 1973, “I suddenly felt that the wooden statue came to life and was about to speak to me,” said Sister Agnes. “She was bathed in a brilliant light . . . and at the same moment, a voice of indescribable beauty struck my totally deaf ears… [The Virgin said] ‘Your deafness will be healed’” Our Lady in Akita weeping. ( ajoyly.blogspot.com) The next day, as the nuns gather for prayers, they were shocked to discovered blood flowing from the right wrist of the statue. Every Friday throughout that July, the wound would reappear and blood would issue forth from it to the astonishment of numerous visitors. “It seemed to be truly cut into flesh,” said another nun of the covenant. “The edge of the cross had the aspect of human flesh and one even saw the grain of the skin like a fingerprint. I said to myself at that moment that the wound was real.” At the end of July, the wounds of Sister Agnes disappeared; the wounds of the Virgin Mary would remain until September 29, although no longer bleeding. In total, the Virgin Mary appeared to speak to Sister Agnes three times. In the third visitation, the statue proclaimed a message remarkably similar to the Third Secret of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady of Akita said: “My dear daughter, listen well to what I have to say to you. You will inform your superior. As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never have seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity...the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayer of the Rosary. With the Rosary pray for the Pope, bishops and the priests. The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, and bishops against other bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres...churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord. The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them. With courage, speak to your superior. He will know how to encourage each one of you to pray and to accomplish works of reparation. It is Bishop Ito, who directs your community. You have still something to ask? Today is the last time that I will speak to you in living voice. From now on you will obey the one sent to you and your superior. Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary. I alone am able still to save you from the calamities which approach. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved.” Mary promised to heal Sister Agnes hearing and, by 1982, the once-deaf Agnes had perfect hearing again, despite be declared incurable. In 1981, a South Korean woman named Teresa Chun Sun Ho had visions of the Lady of Akita while in a coma. Chun suffered from a brain tumor and was not expected to recover. Upon awaking, she traveled to Japan and prayed at the Our Lady of Akita shrine. When she returned to South Korea, her doctors were amazed to find her totally cured. Video of Akita Apparitions and Sister Sasagawa In addition to the bleeding palms, the statue was seen perspiring a sweet perform and weeping several times, some of which were caught on film by local news reporters. All told, the statue wept, perspired, or bled 101 times. The number is believed to be significant: the first 1 represents the sin a woman brought into the world (Eve biting the apple); the second 1 represents the salvation another woman brought into the world (Mary giving birth to Jesus Christ); the 0 in between represents the eternity of the Holy Spirit. The Celestial Snow White – Ancient Tale, Hidden Cypher- PART I A Pilgrimage of Thought: Dante Treks through the Inferno of Satan The Monastery of Saint Catherine: A Controversial Agreement Across Faiths Non-Catholic specialists examined the fluids of the statue and found them to be human fluids. Initially, the Archbishop of Tokyo dismissed the miraculous claims without even visiting Akita. However, Bishop Ito, who had witnessed the miracles, pushed for the Roman officials to establish a commission. While the Holy See has never officially confirmed the legend of Our Lady of Akita, Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) approved of the veracity of the messages from the Virgin Mary that came to the people of Akita. Top image: Our Lady of Akita, Japan. Photo Source: ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) By Kerry Sullivan Catholic Tradition. "Our Lady Of Akita." Our Lady Of Akita. Catholic Tradition, 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 23 July 2016. http://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/akita.htm The Miracle Hunter. "Akita, Japan (1973-81)." Marian Apparitions. The Miracle Hunter, 2015. Web. 23 July 2016. http://www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/approved_apparitions/akita/ These Last Days Ministries. "The Approved Apparitions of Our Lady of Akita, Japan and the Third Secret." The Approved Apparitions of Our Lady of Akita, Japan and the Third Secret. These Last Days Ministries, Inc., 2012. Web. 23 July 2016. http://www.tldm.org/News10/Akita.htm Our Lady of Akita Kerry Sullivan has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts and is currently a freelance writer, completing assignments on historical, religious, and political topics. Login or Register in order to comment White Eagle wrote on 9 August, 2016 - 01:53 Permalink The phenomen can be real, however, I must point to the fact that both creating images and bowing down (reverencing) them is specifically prohibited in the Bible. Therefore the powers that be behind these phenomena are NOT of YHWH , the Creator God of the Bible, but by one who is his enemy, and seeks to mislead his people, one of the deceiving spirit his prophets warned us about. Mike S wrote on 2 August, 2016 - 03:18 Permalink The Miracle in Naju, Korea - Heaven Speaks to the World Paperback – 1992 https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Naju-Korea-Heaven-Speaks/dp/B000LG9YGO Wildgraywolf wrote on 3 August, 2016 - 19:08 Permalink @ Abracadabra - This phenomena has been studied by actual, factual scientists since the 70's and they've been unable to explain it. If you, Abracadabra, know this phenomena to be false I suggest you publish your data and findings. Abracadabra wrote on 30 July, 2016 - 16:56 Permalink History has proven that scaring the sh*t out of people, combined with calls for redemption and stories of liberating miracles is the most profitable business model for religious leaders. And there will always be stupid people that fall for these swindlers. Related Articles on Ancient-Origins 10 July, 2019 - 19:08 Aleksa Vučković A Beauty in Darkness: The Hidden Secrets of the Catacomb Saints Death was always a source of mystery for people around the world. 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__label__wiki	0.565906	0.565906	The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals! Android Authority is reader supported. When you buy through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More. OnePlus 7 Pro review: Bigger and brighter, but is it better? David Imel / @Durvidimel Buy from OnePlus Great display Smooth 90Hz refresh rate Top-notch UI Fantastic build quality Solid triple cameras Great performance and storage speed Too big to use comfortably with one hand No IP rating No wireless charging No headphone jack Bad camera performance in low-light The OnePlus 7 Pro offers quite a bit of value for what the company is asking, but it's missing a few key features for which consumers might be willing to cough up the extra dough. While the display and camera versatility are much better than they were on the OnePlus 6T, the downgraded battery life, lack of wireless charging, and lack of water resistance make this an option, rather than a no-brainer. by OnePlus Since its inception, OnePlus has been one of the most beloved companies among Android users. Its rapid growth was driven by fan input and was literally molded over time to produce phones its fans wanted to buy. The OnePlus 7 Pro feels like the first device from the company that has truly entered the hyper-premium space. It’s bigger, faster, and more expensive than any OnePlus device before it. The company clearly listened to fan input around the design of this phone, but it also added features made to directly compete with Samsung and Huawei — and it shows in the price. Do the new features justify the higher cost, and will fans stick with the company now that it is trying to compete more directly with the big dogs? This is Android Authority’s OnePlus 7 Pro review. Buy from T-Mobile About this review: I used a OnePlus 7 Pro review unit supplied by the manufacturer over a period of 10 days. I used the Nebula Blue model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, running Oxygen OS firmware version 9.5.GM21AA. OnePlus 7 Pro review: The big picture The OnePlus 7 Pro is the biggest, fastest, and most expensive device the company has ever offered. Its edge-to-edge display trades the notch for a mechanical pop-up selfie camera, and the new high-resolution 90Hz display looks and feels amazing. In adding these features, however, the 7 Pro trades a key benefit for which the company has traditionally been known: battery life. OnePlus devices have typically targeted customers who want the best experience at the lowest price. The latest from OnePlus still undercuts the competition in raw price-to-performance, but the 7 Pro doesn’t quite offer all the bells and whistles found in devices like the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus or the Huawei P30 Pro. OnePlus is also launching a standard OnePlus 7, albeit not in the U.S., and that might be a better option for people who prioritize battery life over the display and triple-camera array. The standard model is substantially cheaper than the OnePlus 7 Pro, so if you liked the form factor of the OnePlus 6T you’ll find updated specs at a reasonable price. Warp Charge 30 (30W) charging brick Red OnePlus USB-A to USB-C cable Clear protective case The OnePlus 7 Pro comes with the company’s Warp Charge 30 charger. This is a 30W brick. It doesn’t charge quite as rapidly as Huawei’s 40W SuperCharger, but it does get close. When you plug the phone in you’ll see a special animation. It’s nice to be able to top up the battery extremely quickly. OnePlus says its charger keeps the phone from getting too hot by converting the voltage to 5V at 6A in the charger itself, instead of handling the conversion on the device. The phone also comes with a cheap clear TPU case. OnePlus’ wide array of first-party cases are some of the best we’ve used over the years, so we recommend checking those out to replace the case boxed with the device. Read: The best OnePlus 7 Pro screen protectors you can buy 162.6 x 75.9 x 8.8mm No notch Curved display edges Pop-up camera OnePlus refines its design about twice a year and has done so for the last five years. I’d label the OnePlus 6 as the height of design for its smartphones. It’s clear the company sees curved edges and bigger screens as the preferred design aesthetic, and that isn’t a bad assumption. Both Samsung and Huawei use curved edges on their flagship devices, and while bigger screens and curved edges arguably add a premium look, there’s a point at which screens just feel too big. The OnePlus 7 Pro has a 6.67-inch display that’s great for consuming media, but doesn’t lend itself to one-handed use. I feel OnePlus should have maintained the body size of the OnePlus 6T — or even gone smaller since there is no notch and very little bezel in the OnePlus 7 Pro. Instead, OnePlus went the other direction. OnePlus achieves this nearly-bezel-less design by hiding the selfie camera in a pop-up mechanism in the top of the device. The mechanism is quite silent and fast, and you can even use it for face unlock without skipping a beat. OnePlus says it takes 0.53 seconds for the camera to emerge from the housing and 0.65 seconds to recognize your face for unlocking the device. Like Oppo’s Find X, I found this unlock mechanism to be surprisingly fast and accurate. This isn’t 3D face unlock, though, so it may not be as secure as something like the in-display fingerprint reader. The pop-up camera allows for a really, really big display. The rear of the device is made of the same soft-touch glass as the OnePlus 6T. It feels more like metal than glass, so depending on your preference you might love it or hate it. The phone comes in Nebula Blue, Mirror Grey, and Almond, depending on your market. The colors are very classy and subtle. A Mirror Blue colorway was announced exclusively for India on July 8, though we may see it show up in other countries in the future. OnePlus makes some of the best first-party cases on the market, and with most any smartphone you’re probably going to want to use some protection. Here are some good options. The OnePlus 7 Pro has one speaker grille on the bottom of the device, and another embedded in the top bezel. OnePlus was able to hide the top speaker in the crevice between the aluminum frame and the display, and it doesn’t take up much more physical space than the bezel itself. This allows for a nearly edge-to-edge display, with only the slimmest chin on the bottom. On the right side of the frame, you’ll find the power button and classic physical mute switch, and on the left, you’ll find the volume rockers. The phone is fairly bare otherwise, save for the pop-out camera in the top. The bottom of the device also houses a USB-C port. To the left of that, you’ll find a dual-SIM slot, but there is no Micro-SD card expansion in this device. You won’t find a headphone jack, either. The screen is made of Gorilla Glass 5, so while it isn’t the absolute newest glass on the market, it’s still relatively shatter resistant. 6.67-inches 3,120 x 1,440 Quad HD+ resolution 19.5:9 aspect ratio HDR10 / HDR+ Certified 516ppi 90Hz AMOLED display Most flagship devices are now using OLED displays, and OnePlus is looking to reinstate its “Flagship Killer” prowess with a high-quality Samsung AMOLED panel. This enables things like an always-on display and enhanced battery performance in apps with AMOLED modes. There’s a certain magic of having only the necessary pixels illuminate to display notification information on your display. The huge 90Hz display is faster and smoother than any OnePlus phone before it — at the cost of battery life. This isn’t a standard Samsung AMOLED display, though. OnePlus is using a 90Hz panel in the OnePlus 7 Pro, which means animations and movement look more fluid than they would on a 60Hz screen. We’ve seen manufacturers such as Razer ship devices with high refresh rate panels, but Razer opted for an LCD panel where OnePlus chose AMOLED. The 7 Pro won’t force apps to run at 90Hz, but apps and animations that support 90Hz look noticeably smoother than they would on a phone with a slower refresh rate. OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro This is also the first device OnePlus has sold at the Quad HD+ resolution. I don’t usually mind smartphones sticking with 1080p, especially since many apps and content default to that resolution anyway. Since the OnePlus 7 Pro costs more than previous devices and the screen is noticeably larger, it’s nice to see the spec bump. The display on the OnePlus 7 Pro is one of the best smartphone displays I’ve ever used. Colors are bright and vivid but not overly saturated. DisplayMate even gave the OnePlus 7 Pro an A+ rating, which is the highest score awarded to the company. The 90Hz screen makes a bigger difference than you might think, playing well into the “fast and smooth” motto that OnePlus professes. Even scrolling through the app drawer feels fluid. This panel is also HDR10 and HDR+ compatible, meaning it can properly display content with more color and contrast information between pure black and pure white. Services like Netflix are actively adding HDR content for consumption (the OnePlus 7 Pro comes with Netflix pre-installed.) While I’m not a fan of pre-installed third-party software of any kind, it’s clear OnePlus wants consumers to experience HDR10 content on this device. HDR content, by the way, looks good, particularly very dark content such as Stranger Things. Adreno 640 GPU 8GB or 12GB of RAM 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.0 Storage No expandable storage The OnePlus 7 Pro continues the company’s heritage of delivering one of the smoothest experiences on the market. Nearly all the device’s components are on the bleeding edge, including the newest premiere processor and fastest storage on the market. The combination of the capable hardware and wonderful software makes performance on the OnePlus 7 Pro great. In day-to-day use, OnePlus offers a number of features that help the device fly. It does things like keep key app data in the memory to make apps launch faster, and this makes a big difference. The device is well optimized, and I never once felt a stutter or slowdown during my time with it. In benchmarks, the OnePlus 7 Pro scores well. It achieved a score of 361,038 in AnTuTu. In 3DMark, it achieved a score of 5,412 and 4,814, respectively, in OpenGL and Vulcan. In Geekbench, it nabbed 3,411 and 10,628 for the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. In Gary’s Speed Test G, the OnePlus 7 Pro finished the course in 1 minute 33 seconds, tying the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus exactly. 4,000mAh Warp Charge 30 (30-Watt, 5V/6A) The OnePlus 7 Pro uses a 4,000mAh battery, up from the 3,700mAh cell in the OnePlus 6T. This is counteracted by the larger, higher-resolution display and faster refresh rate. Disappointingly, this resulted in worse battery life during my time with the phone. OnePlus says the two phones should have similar battery life, but I got about 5.5 hours of screen-on time with the 7 Pro compared to the 6.5 to 8 hours I got with the 6T. That’s a significant drop. Further reading: OnePlus 7 vs OnePlus 7 Pro battery comparison: It all evens out If you reduce the resolution and refresh rate of the display — a trick often used by power users — you can achieve much better battery life, as long as you don’t mind the less dazzling experience. While it’s nice to have the option to toggle these settings to optimize longevity, I’m not sure regular consumers will know to do it. I would have preferred to see OnePlus prioritize battery life over the display. OnePlus’s Warp Charge 30 charger helps top off the device quickly, without generating too much heat. The 7 Pro uses a special liquid cooling system to prevent heat build-up during intense usage. I only found it got warm during an extended time plugged into the Warp Charger. In daily use, it never got too hot, even while multitasking. How fast charging really works Fast charging is a must have feature in today's phones. It keeps our batteries topped up through busy days. However, there are a variety of different standards from different companies. Some only work with specific … Unfortunately, OnePlus did not include any wireless charging in the 7 Pro. Though wireless charging hasn’t completely taken off in many markets, it would have been nice to see this “flagship” feature included, especially since the company increased the phone’s price by a substantial amount. OnePlus told Android Authority it has confidence in the charging speed of its wired connection. Meanwhile, OnePlus competitors such as Xiaomi have not only added wireless charging to their phones, they’ve also unveiled fast wireless chargers. OnePlus needs to step it up. Standard: 48MP, f/1.6, OIS Pixel-binned images at 12MP Wide-angle: 16MP, f/2.2, 117-degree FoV 3x Telephoto: 8MP, f/2.2, OIS Pop-up Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.0 Update, July 9: The OnePlus 7 Pro received a fairly large camera update on June 7. The software patch is supposed to improve image quality across the board. Our impressions below still stand. OnePlus has never been known for making impressive cameras and, unfortunately, that remains the case with the 7 Pro. The photos it produces aren’t bad, and in good light, it can snag some nice shots, but if the light you feed the lenses drops even a little bit the images end up washed out and muddy. Three cameras should be the standard for flagship smartphones in 2019. Notice how I said lenses? OnePlus has adopted the three-camera configuration on the back of this phone. You’ll find a standard, wide-angle, and telephoto trio with various resolutions and apertures. After using similar setups on phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Huawei P30 Pro, I’m really glad OnePlus went this route. The versatility three lenses afford you is amazing, and I can’t see myself going back to a two-lens setup, let alone a single lens. The standard lens is probably the best of the bunch, with the new 48MP sensor taking in more light thanks to pixel binning. This results in sharper, brighter photos. The 3x optical telephoto lens delivers quite good results, too, and I didn’t notice a significant loss in quality. The wide lens feels a bit too wide for most circumstances, but it works wonderfully for landscapes. In general, I really liked the color profile of images produced from this device. Photos have a nice exposure, but weren’t particularly overexposed or oversaturated. The level of sharpness seemed pretty exceptional in good light. Images are sharp but not too sharp, and they looked natural overall. In low-light circumstances, though, the camera really fell apart and images of simple things like people became muddy. Person in low light person in medium light – Portrait mode If OnePlus wants to compete head-to-head with the other flagships on the market it really needs to make low-light performance better. The Pixel 3a — which costs only $399 — makes most every other flagship camera seem horrible when you weigh the price. I’d like to see OnePlus up its low-light game. .6x Good Light OnePlus 7 Pro -1x Good Light 3x Good Light .6x Low Light 1x Low Light The OnePlus camera app is very simplistic and easy to use. You’ve got most everything you need within a tap, and you can access extra settings by swiping up from the bottom of the viewfinder. Pro mode will allow you to get technical with the camera, while Nightscape allows for better dynamic range at the cost of extra shooting and processing time. Just like on the OnePlus 6T, Nightscape shots are really made for preserving highlights, but not for brightening shadows like other devices. OnePlus says it’s improved the processing, but the results seemed the same as the OnePlus 6T. The selfie camera is where the OnePlus 7 Pro gets both interesting and surprisingly good. The selfie cam physically slides out of the device. We’ve seen this kind of mechanism in Vivo and Oppo phones in the past, but this is one of the first with this design to come to the U.S.. Images are sharp and have great color reproduction, and the lens is wide enough to fit a lot of people in the frame. If you drop the device while the camera is open, it will retract back into the phone, keeping it from taking damage on impact. The camera closes extremely quickly, and I tested this by dropping it repetitively on a pillow. This worked every single time. OnePlus added a gasket around the camera to keep dust and liquids out, but I found dust on the module nearly every time I opened it, which means some debris is still getting inside. I wouldn’t use the selfie camera in the rain for fear of water damaging the internals. OnePlus 7 Pro selfie The design is no doubt set to be controversial due to the unique mechanical design, and we’ll have to want and see how consumers react to it. It’s the trade-off you have to make when creating a full-screen phone. Video quality on the 7 Pro was good, and I liked the ability to switch cameras while recording. The low-light performance seemed better in video mode than it did in photo mode, and audio quality is good, with audio that feels full and well-bodied. Color is not as punchy as we’ve seen on some other devices, such as the Google Pixel 3, but that’s because OnePlus’ color science is a bit flatter. If you want to see a low-light video sample, check out the clip above. The images above have been compressed for page load speed. If you want to see the full resolution images, check this Google Drive Link. Further reading: OnePlus 7 Pro camera review: Average at best OxygenOS 9.5 OxygenOS hasn’t changed significantly since the OnePlus 6T, but that’s not a bad thing. OnePlus has a tremendous track record of keeping its devices up to date with the latest version of Android. Even the OnePlus 3T is running Android 9 Pie, so if you buy a OnePlus 7 Pro you can feel confident your phone will be supported for a long time. In my opinion, OnePlus makes the best Android skin of any manufacturer. The OnePlus 7 Pro is running OxygenOS 9.5 based on Android 9 Pie, the latest publically available Android version. OnePlus was one of the first companies to get an Android Pie beta up and running on its devices, so it’s likely the OnePlus 7 Pro will see Android Q soon after it becomes available in final form. OxygenOS is the best Android skin I’ve ever used. It’s clean, lightweight, and has useful additions that aren’t just bloatware or gimmicks. This includes things like reading mode, which makes the display black and white while reading, and gaming mode, which prioritizes data throughput to select apps and restricts certain notifications. OnePlus is great at listening to its community and crowdsources new features that actually bring value to consumers. The OnePlus 7 Pro is introducing a few new OxygenOS features, which will likely make their way to other OnePlus devices in the future. The first new feature is a built-in screen recorder. This is a feature that Android users have been clamoring for and that Google will eventually add to Android Q. The feature is already available in the iPhone and the Huawei P30 Pro, so we’re happy to see it reach more devices. Quick toggles Zen Mode OxygenOS 9.5 introduces a new setting called Zen Mode, which puts your phone into a 20 minute “paused” state. This means you can’t use your device or receive notifications, though you can still make and receive emergency calls. Even if you restart the phone, it will remain locked until the 20 minutes have fully elapsed. Community feedback directly inspired this feature thanks in part to Google’s Digital Wellbeing initiative. The final change to OxygenOS in the OnePlus 7 Pro is the introduction of Night Mode 2.0. This filters out the blue light that keeps you awake at night, and OnePlus managed to reduce screen brightness to just 0.27 nits. Don’t miss: OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro update hub Dolby Atmos certified The OnePlus 7 Pro doesn’t have a headphone jack, but it does have stereo speakers. These speakers are Dolby Atmos certified, but I found the sound to be lacking. The phone definitely gets loud, but it doesn’t sound great at high volumes and lacks bass. The Dolby Atmos certification is certainly at work here though, because stereo separation on video with stereo audio is great. I recommend cupping your hand to direct the bottom speaker audio toward you though because the top speaker sends audio directly at you while the bottom speaker sends it away from you. OnePlus is selling some new Bullets Wireless 2 Bluetooth headphones, which we’ve got a review for as well, but you’ll have to get some USB-C headphones or an adapter if you want to go wired. OnePlus 7 Pro specs Display 6.67-inch AMOLED 3,120 x 1,440 QHD + resolution 19.5:9 screen ratio 90Hz display SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa-core, 7nm RAM 6GB/8GB/12GB LPDDR4X Storage 128GB/256GB Cameras Rear cameras Main: Sony IMX586 48MP, f/1.6 aperture, OIS Wide: 16MP, f/2.2 aperture, 117 degrees 3x Telephoto: 8MP f/2.4 aperture, OIS Video: 4K resolution video at 30/60fps Front cameras Main: Sony IMX4791 16MP, f/2 aperture EIS: Yes Video: 1080P video at 30fps Audio USB 3.1 Type-C Strereo speakers Battery 4,000mAh battery Non-removable Warp Charge 30 (5V, 6A) IP rating N/A Sensors Optical In-screen fingerprint sensor Electronic compass Sensor hub Network LTE: Supports 5xCA, 64QAM, 256QAM & 4x4 MIMO, up to DL CAT16 (1Gbps)/UL CAT13 (150 Mbps) depending on carrier support NA/EU: FDD LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/66/71 TDD LTE: Band 34/38/39/40/41/46 TD-SCDMA: Band 34/39 UMTS(WCDMA): Band 1/2/4/5/8/9/19 CDMA: BC0/BC1GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz CN/IN: FDD LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/1213/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/66 TDD LTE: Band 34/38/39/40/41 CDMA: BC0/BC1 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Connectivity Wi-Fi: 2x2 MIMO, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4G/5G Bluetooth 5.0, support aptX & aptX HD GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galile SIM Dual nano-SIM slot (single on T-Mobile model) Software OxygenOS based on Android 9 Pie Colors Mirror Grey, Nebula Blue, Almond In-box Screen protector (pre-applied) Translucent phone Case OnePlus Fast Charge Type-C cable OnePlus Warp Charge 30 power adapter OnePlus 7 Pro: 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM — $669 OnePlus 7 Pro: 12GB RAM, 256GB ROM — $749 Compared to the $1,000 price point that has become standard for flagships these days, the OnePlus 7 Pro is still a value-oriented phone. For the money, it undercuts the competition in regards to raw power, UI, and build quality even if it does miss out on some things. This is still definitely a flagship device, but it makes trade-offs some users may not be happy about. If you’re a user who wants an incredible camera, great battery life, wireless charging, officially rated water resistance, or a headphone jack, you’ll have to cough up a bit more dough for something like the Samsung Galaxy S10e for $749 or S10 for $899. But if you’re just focused on speed, a great UI, and a huge, bright screen, the 7 Pro is still a decent deal. Want a big phone with a great camera at a great price? It’s hard to beat the Pixel 3a XL. At $470, it offers stock Android, consistent updates, good battery life, and arguably the best camera on the market. Those willing to part ways with even more money for an amazing camera and performance, the Huawei P30 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus ($999) and Pixel 3 XL ($899) are all worth taking a look at. They offer best-in-class optics you just can’t get anywhere else, save maybe the Pixel 3a. Update, July 9: Since our OnePlus 7 Pro review was first published, a number of strong competitors emerged. These include the Xiaomi Mi 9T/Redmi K20, the Asus ZenFone 6, Honor 20 Pro, and the ZTE Axon 10 Pro. OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro: Price, release date, and deals OnePlus is also offering a standard model OnePlus 7, which has a similar frame to the OnePlus 6T but offers a newer processor and the new 48MP camera from the OnePlus 7 Pro. This device isn’t available in the U.S. right now, but it’s definitely worth taking a look at. Check out our full comparison here. You can pick up the OnePlus 7 Pro at OnePlus.com and T-Mobile for $669. OnePlus has also mentioned it will be offering a lucrative trade-in program for people who want to upgrade to this device, but we don’t have any information on this program just yet. OnePlus 7 Pro review: The verdict Starting at $669, the OnePlus 7 Pro is the company’s most expensive device yet. While the OnePlus 7 Pro may not necessarily offer the same camera, battery life, and extra features as the Samsung Galaxy S10, Huawei P30 Pro, and Google Pixel 3 XL, it makes up for it in performance, build quality, and that clean user interface. Overall, the positioning for this device is quite weird. It’s still a lot cheaper than the competition, but it skips a lot of fundamentals that many users find important. Its camera is pretty good, but suffers in low light. The battery life is average at best. You can’t officially use this phone in the shower. There is no headphone jack. Nor is there wireless charging. If these are all things you need, you’re going to have to pay for a pricier flagship to get them. OnePlus devices used to feel like no-brainer recommendations to me. They offered cutting-edge specs and an amazing user interface at half the cost of the competition. With the incomplete mix of features in the 7 Pro, the phone feels like just another option in an increasingly crowded market. You’re really going to have to weigh what you value before jumping in with your eyes closed. Thanks for reading Android Authority’s OnePlus 7 Pro review. OnePlus 7 Pro in the news New Mirror Blue color option coming to India No, your OnePlus 7 Pro notifications aren’t hacked Own a OnePlus 7 or OnePlus 7 Pro? The company needs your help We went behind the scenes with the OnePlus camera team. Here’s what we learned. OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro get second beta of Android Q OnePlus 7 Pro gets update: Expect touch sensitivity and front camera fixes Here’s the OnePlus 7 Pro ‘ghost touching’ problem (Update: Fix incoming) OnePlus clears the air about OnePlus 7 Pro camera confusion (Updated) OnePlus 7 Pro update delivers camera tweaks: Expect better HDR, low light shots Here are all the Oxygen OS features coming exclusively to India Before you go.. Interested in learning more about the OnePlus 7 Pro? David Imel shares his thoughts with Adam Doud and Jonathan Feist in the latest episode of the Android Authority podcast. Listen to it below and subscribe! OnePlus, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro OnePlusOnePlus 7 ProOnePlus 7 Your source for all things Android! ©2019 Android Authority \| All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1957
__label__cc	0.532527	0.467473	HTC WF5w Certified, HTC's Thinnest Smartphone To Date By Kristijan Lucic May 26, 2015, 11:30pm HTC has released a number of high-end devices this year, starting with their One M9 flagship which was announced during the Mobile World Congress in March. The HTC One M9+ and One E9+ followed, and another premium offering by the company leaked recently (One ME9). This Taiwan-based smartphone OEM has a rather odd approach to releasing smartphones this year, and it will be interesting how will they fare in the market, especially considering that the majority of those high-end offerings are Asia exclusives. Anyhow, we're not here to talk about a high-end HTC device, but a mid-range one which was mentioned recently. As you might recall, the HTC A50C handset surfaced recently, and it seems like that handset just got certified by TENAA (China's equivalent to the FCC). This handset was listed as 'HTC WF5w' on TENAA's webpage, and according to the listing this is a relatively solid mid-ranger. The HTC WF5w will feature a 5.5-inch 720p (1280 x 720) display along with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card). This handset will be powered by an octa-core SoC clocked at 1.5GHz, the manufacturer of this processor wasn't mentioned, but according to upleaks' previous leak, we're looking at a MT6753T chip here. The 13-megapixel camera will be located both on its back and front it seems, and below the rear-facing sensor you'll be able to find an LED flash unit. The HTC WF5w will ship with Android 5.0 Lollipop pre-installed with HTC's Sense UI on top of Google's operating system. This device will also offer 4G LTE connectivity, and the model listed on TENAA supports TD-LTE bands. We still don't know what will this thing be called, but according to some previous info, this is yet another member of HTC's 'Desire' family of devices. If TENAA's listing is accurate, this thing will be the thinnest HTC-branded smartphone to date, it measures 158.7 x 79.7 x 7.49mm and weighs 152 grams, which makes it even thinner than the One E9+. There you have it, the HTC WF5w will quite probably launch in China in the coming weeks under the 'Desire' name, so stay tuned for that. Source: TENAA (Chinese) Via: Phone Arena Chinese SmartphonesHTCAndroid Phones Kristijan Lucic Kristijan has been writing for Android Headlines since 2014 and is an editor for the site. He has worked as a writer for several outlets before joining Android Headlines, and has a background in writing about Android and technology in general. He is a smartphone enthusiast that specializes in Android applications, and that platform in general. Contact him at Kristijan. [email protected]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1958
__label__cc	0.633153	0.366847	Fitbit testing new app UI with consolidated Today, Discover, and Community tabs Along with the announcement of the Inspire and Inspire HR, Fitbit said it was redesigning and simplifying its mobile app for Android and iOS. The new app was supposed to go into beta testing first, then be released toward the end of 2019. It seems that the first phase is now in motion, as a few users have reported getting the new Fitbit interface on Android. The updated UI consolidates Fitbit's five bottom tabs into three: Discover, Today, and Community. Today is the new Dashboard; it's your central stats tab with access to steps, active minutes, heart rate and sleep data, as well as other trackable info such as water and calorie intake. It will also surface useful hints to keep you on the right path. Discover becomes the place where you can understand more about some of your health stats such as sleep and heart rate, join and launch challenges, and start a workout (with Fitbit Coach). And the Community tab remains unchanged with your feed, friends, and groups all accessible through it. The only thing you may find missing are notifications, but they're still accessible through the inbox button at the top right of the Today tab. Your profile and devices move to the top left. There doesn't seem to be anything groundbreakingly different about the new interface, which leaves me disappointed. I'd like to see better month over month, and week over week stats, for example, and more clearly actionable tips, among others. The new interface doesn't seem to be linked to any particular version of the Fitbit app — we've seen it pop up in both v2.95 (APK Mirror) and 3.0 (APK Mirror), but it's triggered server-side. Despite being on the latest v3.0, I don't have it on any of my devices, so all I can do is wait until it rolls out to me. Developer: Fitbit, Inc. Price: Free+ Joshua Baird fitbit android fitbit app New Google Pixel 4 XL renders show large forehead and bottom-firing speakers [Update: U11+ too] HTC begins the U12+ Pie rollout, hopefully doesn't brick phones this time	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1960
__label__wiki	0.863105	0.863105	Follow President Donald Trump as he shapes America’s future Trump laid out 3 potential paths forward after the latest Republican failure on healthcare The day after the latest Republican healthcare bill collapsed, President Donald Trump laid out a few potential paths forward on healthcare for the federal government. During a question-and-answer session with reporters on the lawn of the White House, Trump suggested a few things: that Republicans have enough votes to go it alone on repealing the Affordable Care Act; that he could work with Democrats to pass a bill by early 2018; and that he could issue executive orders within weeks to make unilateral changes to the system. Trump repeatedly claimed Wednesday that Republicans had enough votes to pass a healthcare bill, which flew in the face of what the bill's actual authors and GOP leaders said when they pulled the bill from a planned floor vote the day before. Trump blamed a Friday deadline for why it would have to be pushed back to January or February. Protests against the Republican health care bill THE PARK IMPERIAL AT 230 WEST 56TH ST , NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2017/07/10: New Yorkers and healthcare advocacy groups organized a protest on July 10, 2017; outside Rep. John Faso's fundraiser as donors arrive at the Park Imperial at 230 West 56th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Faso voted for the House Trumpcare bill in May, he also coauthored the notorious Collins-Faso amendment to both the House and Senate bills that would shift New York Medicaid funding from counties budgets to the state budget. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) A healthcare activist protests to stop the Republican health care bill at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Healthcare activists protest to stop the Republican health care bill at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Healthcare activists get a police warning during a protest to stop the Republican health care bill at Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Healthcare activists protest to stop the Republican health care bill at Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: A demonstrater from Arizona chants, 'Kill the bill or lose your job' while sitting on the floor outside the offices of Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) during a protest against health care reform legislation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill July 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. More than 100 people from across the country were arrested during the protest that was organized by Housing Works and Center for Popular Democracy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) NEW YORK COUNTY REPUBLICAN OFFICE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2017/07/05: The Socialist Feminists of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organized a protest outside of the New York County Republican Office in New York City on July 5, 2017; to tell Republicans that is it despicable and undemocratic that they are trying to ram Trumpcare through the Senate without debate or public hearings. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) UNITED STATES - JULY 10: Health care protesters from Arkansas chant outside of the office of Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., in the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday, July 10, 2017. About a dozen people loudly voiced opposition to the GOP health care bill. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) NEW YORK, NY - JULY 5: A small group of activists rally against the GOP health care plan outside of the Metropolitan Republican Club, July 5, 2017 in New York City. Republicans in the Senate will resume work on the bill next week when Congress returns to Washington after a holiday recess. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A small group of activists rally against the GOP health care plan outside of the Metropolitan Republican Club, July 5, 2017 in New York City. Republicans in the Senate will resume work on the bill next week when Congress returns to Washington after a holiday recess. (Photo by Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Healthcare activists are detained after a protest to stop the Republican health care bill at Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas A staff members asks the media to leave the room as Healthcare activists protest in the office of Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to stop the Republican health care bill at Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. Capitol police arrest demonstrators in wheelchairs protesting against the AHCA health care bill put forward by President Trump and Congressional Republicans as several dozen protestors are taken into custody after refusing to leave the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act outside the Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Healthcare activists are detained after a protest to stop the Republican health care bill at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas "We have the votes, but we can't go longer than Friday," Trump said. Republicans' ability, at least for awhile, to use the budget reconciliation process to pass a bill without the threat of a Democratic filibuster expires September 30. They will have to pass a new budget resolution with new reconciliation rules, but the Republican pivot to tax reform would complicate any plans to move a healthcare bill. Then Trump suggested a possible bipartisan push to solve the issue with Democrats. "I'm also going to meet with Democrats and see if we can get a health care plan that's even better," said the president. "So I will negotiate with Democrats." It's unclear what sort of plan Trump would seek with Democrats. It could be simply a stabilization package for the Obamacare exchanges, similar to one that was being developed by GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray — before Republican leaders scrapped the plan. It could also be a broader package to help correct some of the issues with Obamacare. Finally, Trump said he was considering signing an executive order that he said would allow people to purchase insurance across state lines. "I am considering an executive order on associations and that will take care of a tremendous number of people when it comes to healthcare," Trump said. "And I'll probably be signing a very major executive order where people can go out, cross state lines, do lots of things, and buy their own healthcare. And that will be probably signed next week, it's being finished now." Allowing insurance to be sold across state lines has long been a focus for Trump. But Obamacare already allows it, no insurers use it, and it would likely do little to bring down costs. The other idea he mentioned would allow association health plans, which would permit employees at small businesses and other individuals to pool together to buy insurance at more favorable rates. Preventative health care costs under Trump The plans would not be subject to Obamacare regulations, and experts say they could destabilize the rest of the individual insurance market. "Potentially quite destabilizing if these non-compliant association plans could skim of healthy individuals and small businesses," tweeted Larry Levitt, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump did not specify which of these three options he would pursue first, or if they would all work in conjunction. NOW WATCH: Watch Stephen Colbert bring out Sean Spicer at the Emmys to defend the crowd size Mitch McConnell just had a brutal 24 hours Trump has started physically mocking Mitch McConnell and John McCain in private Trump tweets 'we have the HCare Vote, but not for Friday!' after the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill collapses SEE ALSO: There's a way Republicans could bring back Obamacare repeal — but it could wreck their tax plan Chat live about Trump's presidency	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1961
__label__wiki	0.848174	0.848174	Women's eNews (https://womensenews.org/author/ajensenvargas/page/2/) Self-Help Books Moved Views from Nurture to Nature By: Lynn Roseberry and Johan Roos \| October 26, 2014 The self-help books of the 1990s changed popular opinion and the public began believing nature is more influential than nurture for differences between men and women, Lynn Roseberry and Johan Roos say in this excerpt from “Bridging the Gender Gap.” bell hooks Reignites a Writer’s Feminist Identity By: Danielle Henderson \| October 19, 2014 “I felt like she’d been waiting out there, to help me make sense of my life,” says Danielle Henderson about discovering hooks’ work, in this excerpt from the book of essays “Icon.” Suddenly being shut out for being a black woman made more sense. Why I’m Not Buying Beyoncé’s Brand of Feminism By: Cherise Smith \| October 17, 2014 It’s not about having a successful career, making buckets of money and forming a perfect nuclear family. Maybe it’s old school, but for me feminism is still about caring about the women out there who are still stuck in a raw deal. Photoshopping: ‘C’mon Now Make it Stop!’ By: Annetta Ramsay \| October 13, 2014 In recent weeks, five of my eating-disorder clients told me how much they identified with “All About That Bass.” One said she can’t stop listening to it. Maybe it’s time to back the bill aimed at ending digital body distortion. Nepali Villagers Protest a Temple’s Locked Doors By: Elizabeth Enslin \| October 12, 2014 While spending time with her in-laws in a remote village in Nepal, Elizabeth Enslin saw local women press their rights. In this excerpt from “While the Gods Were Sleeping,” some decided to plant trees instead of throwing rocks and breaking windows. Change Those Diaper Rules; Once a Day Not Enough By: Emily Harper \| October 7, 2014 (WOMENSENEWS)–Babies need diapers — and so do their parents. Even in developed countries such as the United States, though, this basic need goes unmet. When this happens, babies become unhealthy and their parents also find it harder to break loose from the chains of poverty. Does that link shock you? California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez does not think so. ‘Lady Parts Justice’ Pushes Election Awareness By: Hilary Weaver \| October 6, 2014 (WOMENSENEWS)– Lizz Winstead is fond of the word "psyched." She uses it when she talks about her career as a writer, actress and comedian, her passion for feminism and reproductive rights. So the co-founder of Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" on cable TV is decidedly psyched about Sept. 27, which Winstead proudly declares the first annual "V to Shining V Day." (While the Vs stand for vaginas, the day has no formal ties to Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues, or V-Day, the global antiviolence movement Ensler started.) V to Shining V Day is planned as a chance for women to send their legislators loud messages against "archaic" legislation affecting abortion and women’s health. Possible examples: Missouri’s 72-hour abortion waiting period law passed on Sept. 10 and Colorado Rep. Stephen Humphrey’s proposal to define life as beginning at conception, including in the events of rape or incest. Greek Mythic Warrior Women Not Purely Imaginary By: Adrienne Mayor \| October 5, 2014 Overwhelming evidence now shows that the Amazon traditions of the Greeks and other ancient societies were based largely on historical facts, says Adrienne Mayor in this excerpt from “The Amazons,” which looks at these women in myth and history. Ladies Everywhere: Let’s Get Registered and Vote By: Cindia Cameron \| October 2, 2014 The deadline for voter registration in many states is Oct. 6. Women face so many voting obstacles–legislated and not– that it’s important we get registered and after that, turn out to vote. Postmortem Fame, Public Shame for Black Mothers By: Daina Ramey Berry \| September 30, 2014 Black women are hardly ever on the cover of commercial publications or standing in front of television cameras with a sea of microphones in their faces unless they are famous actresses, entertainers, public figures–or their sons were murdered.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1967
__label__wiki	0.604339	0.604339	Women's eNews (https://womensenews.org/author/carol-roye/) Carol Roye Religious Birth Control Barriers Block the Best RX By: Carol Roye \| February 7, 2014 Getting health insurance through a Catholic organization is one way that some women aren’t getting coverage for contraception, says Carol Roye in this excerpt from “A Woman’s Right to Know.” Attacking birth control access is especially damaging for poor women. Birth Control, Abortion Crucial to Reducing Deaths By: Carol Roye \| October 14, 2013 Contraception and abortion need to be understood in a public health context. As access comes under heavier attack in this country we can expect higher maternal and infant mortality, more teen anemia and higher risks of child abuse and neglect. Anti-Choice Religious Bloc Began With Tax Battle By: Carol Roye \| March 18, 2011 The religious right’s righteous condemnation of abortion began with anti-integration, anti-taxation efforts in the 1970s, says Carol Roye. Along the way it turned into the current assault on the needs of women and children. Hymen Mystique Remains Intact in Bare-All Culture By: Carol Roye \| December 3, 2008 An outbreak in surgeries to restore virginity have spurred Carol Roye, a registered nurse, to talk about what every woman–and every teen in particular–should know about the most fabled part of her reproductive anatomy. Global Gag Rule Must Not Be Domesticated By: Carol Roye \| June 25, 2008 If Democrats take back the White House, a U.S. restriction on overseas family planning aid should be lifted. Meantime, Carol Roye says, watch out for a domestic version of the “global gag rule” in the Bush administration’s final days.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1968
__label__wiki	0.519386	0.519386	Memphis robber sentenced to 27 years in armored car heist Posted 4:57 am, June 1, 2018, by AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who was injured by an armored truck driver during an attempted robbery has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. The U.S. attorney’s office says 49-year-old Cornelius Richmond was sentenced May 23 by a federal judge in Memphis. Richmond had pleaded guilty to committing armed robberies in interstate commerce. A Brink’s armored truck employee was loading two cash cassettes containing $192,000 into an ATM at the Regions Bank at Austin Peay and Yale in May 2016 when Richmond approached at gunpoint. Authorities say a second robber, 52-year-old Roderick Herron, was in a truck nearby. A second employee who stayed in the Brink’s truck rammed the robbers’ vehicle, knocking Richmond to the ground. Prosecutors say Herron drove away, leaving Richmond with a broken leg. Herron has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. Brinks driver runs over suspected Regions Bank robber Topics: crime, Memphis, Regions, Tennessee Click here to reach us by email or phone Mississippi man convicted of murdering man in Raleigh Memphis man accused of killing wife in front of kids has been in trouble before Memphis man pleads guilty in 78-year-old’s murder Four indicted in carjacking, first-degree murder cases Second suspect charged in deadly Raleigh shooting ‘I had to gain my rank’: Memphis man pleads guilty to roommate’s stabbing death Man shot during attempted robbery in Raleigh neighborhood Man convicted in ambush killing sentenced to 43 years in prison Arkansas man sentenced to 110 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing grandparents Man arrested following Frayser shooting that left 5-year-old injured Man gets life in prison for distributing drugs in west Tennessee Man sentenced to life in Mississippi State student’s murder Rapper whose show ended in shootout sentenced to prison	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1971
__label__wiki	0.552155	0.552155	Home > 2013: Vol. 35, Num. 1 > Díaz Bild The Finkler Question: Very Funny is Very Serious. Aída Díaz Bild Most critics agree that Jewish humour is defined by its capacity to laugh in the face of despair, tragedy, persecution. Humour has been a source of salvation for the Jews, allowing them to survive in a hostile world. Howard Jacobson is an English Jewish writer who has always celebrated the important role that comedy plays in literature. He regrets the false division between comedy and seriousness that critics have created and firmly believes that comedy reaffirms the value of life by offering us a way to transcend our sadness and misfortunes. In The Finkler Question humour indeed fulfils this redeeming function and allows Jacobson to tackle the dark forces of anti-Semitism. Jewish; comedy; seriousness; transcendence; anti-Semitism; anti-Zionism.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1972
__label__wiki	0.644433	0.644433	helpful votes John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme: The Complete Series 1 By: John Finnemore Narrated by: John Finnemore Original Recording John Finnemore, writer and star of Cabin Pressure, returns in four episodes of his own sketches, as heard on BBC Radio. These episodes feature a tiger with a gun, reveal the truth behind the war effort, visit some documentary-makers, has a big debate and then treats itself to a little trophy. Plus, there are also some musical interludes from the zoo. John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme is written by and stars John Finnemore (The Now Show, Miranda, That Mitchell and Webb Look). Gets better in later series but still brilliant. By Mez Kyte on 12-01-15 John Finaganza Reviewed: 18-03-15 I've listed to quite a few of John Finnemore's radio comedies, with my favourite being cabin pressure. This compilation of sketches is quite brilliant and has really made me fall I. Love with his writing and comedic style. I want more now, so come on john, don't disappoint. Free: The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories By: R. A. Salvatore Narrated by: An All-Star Cast The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories expands upon the epic legend of the dark elf with 12 tales performed by the all-star cast of Felicia Day, Dan Harmon, Greg Grunberg, Tom Felton, Danny Pudi, Sean Astin, Melissa Rauch, Ice-T, Wil Wheaton, Al Yankovic, Michael Chiklis, and David Duchovny! The Legend of Drizzt By Kawie1 on 08-09-14 Superb tales, superb narrators, and superbly free I've always found the tales of drizzt to be engaging and provoking. These short stories were no exception. Read by a selection of narrators well known and loved by fans of fantasy, science fiction, comics and all things geeky, this is a must listen collection if you are a fan of Salvator. Fool's Errand Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 1 By: Robin Hobb Narrated by: Nick Taylor Return to the world of the Farseers… Robin Hobb’s best loved characters, Fitz , The Fool and Nighteyes the wolf, face new adventures and trials in the first book of The Tawny Man trilogy. When Assassin’s Quest closed, Fitz was living in self-imposed exile. Wracked with pain, he had chosen to discard the magical gifts that had seen him survive the wonders and torments of navigating the legendary city of the Elderlings, and of raising a dragon. Changes in narrators By julia harrold on 08-01-17 Stella performance The voice actor for this one of robin Hobbs books far outshines those of the assassins and dragon keepers series, probably a personal preference as the accent and pronunciation of the other actors occasionally broke the weave of the story for me. And as always a tremendous story, robin hobb always does well for me. Assassin’s Apprentice The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1 Narrated by: Paul Boehmer In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma.Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chilvary Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways. Great book but the narrator is all wrong! By Lucy Clarke on 11-10-12 "Poisonously" addictive. A well written and well narrated story Hob is engaging in all her books but I feel it is in this trilogy that she really shines. A must read/listen for any fan of fantasy.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1973
__label__wiki	0.869565	0.869565	Six Things You Didn’t Know About “Old Town Road” Producer YoungKio The Dutch Producer Is One of the Top Users on Music Marketplace BeatStars, Where He Sold the Instrumental That Became “Old Town Road” to Lil Nas X Press for BeatStars: “The music situation improved in October, when Hill stumbled upon the beat for ‘Old Town Road’ while trawling the site BeatStars, which allows aspiring artists to purchase or lease instrumentals. The track was made by Young Kio, a teen in the Netherlands. Kio marked the ‘Old Town Road’ instrumental as a ‘Future type beat,’ and Hill found it intoxicating.” – Rolling Stone “Lil Nas X, however, says it’s all due to a combination of hard work and knowing how to use the tools of the internet to create something that would click with the masses. ‘Old Town Road,’ after all, started with a track he found on BeatStars, a site launched in 2008 for aspiring musicians to upload their instrumentals, that was created by YoungKio, a fellow teen from the Netherlands. Lil Nas X bought the track for $30 and wrote lyrics inspired by his anxieties over his parents’ disapproval of him dropping out of college.” – Vulture “So, out of a combination of ingenuity and desperation, [BeatStars founder Abe Batshon] came up with an unprecedented idea. He hit up a producer in a chatroom, asking to use a beat. He offered to pay something, but less than the sale price—under the condition that the producer could still sell the beat to someone else. Thus the concept of a non-exclusive license for a beat was born. Batshon wouldn’t turn his idea into a full-fledged business until 2008, when he started Beatstars, an online marketplace for beats.” – Complex “Sites like BeatStars help democratize the hip-hop landscape.” – Genius “Old Town Road,” 2019’s defining number one hit didn’t arise from a songwriting camp, or the office of a major publishing company, or the mind of a Grammy-winning star. Instead, rapper Lil Nas X and producer YoungKio, two teenagers separated by thousands of miles and the Atlantic Ocean, connected on BeatStars, the world’s leading music marketplace. Atlanta rapper Lil Nas X gets the headlines and the TV appearances, but Amsterdam producer YoungKio, a top-selling artist on BeatStars, is an interesting figure in his own right. Below are some quick-hitting facts about YoungKio and BeatStars: “Old Town Road” originated from an instrumental track called “Ninety,” which sampled Nine Inch Nails’ “34 Ghosts IV,” billed as a “Future-type beat” and a “Kodak Black-type beat.” Before selling to Lil Nas X for $30, nine other rappers licensed the right to use “Ninety” for one of their songs. YoungKio has more than 300,000 total streams on his productions on BeatStars Kio has uploaded over 1,000 tracks to BeatStars to date, and is one of the site’s Top 300 sellers of all-time. Kio, a resident of Amsterdam, is one of over 1800 producers located in The Netherlands. There are over 325,000 active sellers on the platform out of a total of 1.5 million users. Rappers like Future, 6ix9ine, Flipp Dinero, and Joyner Lucas have purchased beats on BeatStars. Check out YoungKio’s recent interview with NME: https://www.nme.com/features/sparked-conversation-old-town-road-producer-youngkio-controversial-song-year-2484969 Check out YoungKio’s profile on BeatStars: https://www.beatstars.com/youngkio/ Notable Beats sourced from BeatStars: Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road” (Remix) (prod by YoungKio) Future & Rihanna – “Selfish” (prod by Mantra) Future – “Fresh Air” (prod by Mantra) 6ix9ine – “Kooda” (prod by Koncept P) Flipp Dinero – “Leave Me Alone” (prod by Young Forever Beats) Queen Naija – “Medicine” (prod by 30Hertz) Joyner Lucas – “I’m Not Racist” (prod by The Cratez) Youngboy Never Broke Again – “Highway” (produced by The Martianz) Founded in 2008, BeatStars is the leading global music marketplace connecting over 1.5 million recording artists and music producers, helping them collaborate, network and license beats. Since inception, BeatStars has paid out over $45 million to music producers licensing beats to recording artists on the platform. Founded by Abe Batshon, BeatStars currently has offices in Austin, Texas, Funchal, Portugal and Porto Alegre, Brazil. Please contact Michelle or Scott if interested in talking with Abe Batshon of BeatStars or YoungKio. BeatStars: website \| youtube \| instagram \| facebook \| twitter YoungKio: instagram \| beatstars « ATL Artist Domani Announces 6/7 Time Will Tell Project, Calls Checkmate in “Game We Play” Video » Days Of Summer Fest Adds Artists to Lineup, Including Roddy Ricch, Brianna Perry & More	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1974
__label__cc	0.652538	0.347462	May 4, 2017 ΞComments are off 2017 Infiniti Q60S Red Sport 400: The Least Expensive Way to get 2-Door Luxury with 400 Horsepower Filed under Automotive, Infiniti, Test Drives Infiniti has raised the bar with the new Q60 luxury sports coupe, and in recent months since its introduction to its segment, it has captivated onlookers and its competition. I recently had the chance to experience the new 2017 Infiniti Q60 in its top trim, the Red Sport 400, which indicates 400 horsepower from its new 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine. I gave my honest opinion in what the Q60 offered and how it stacked up against the competition at that time. In the past week, I had the chance to revisit the Q60 in the same trim level but without all of the option packages, which naturally lowered the price to an attractive price point. See: 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Full Review At its as-tested price point of $52,205, the 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 in my garage this week is the least expensive way to get a two-door luxury car with 400 horsepower. With that, Infiniti has set on a course to receive new recognition, an endowment that raises eyebrows from the likings of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and even Audi. >> Get the best price on the Infiniti Q60 from a network of local dealers now. << Currently, configuring a new 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 without any add-on option packages, you get a luxury sports coupe capable of running to 60 mph in about 4.6 seconds (or better) as I was able to best in a series of tests. Such a feat isn’t easy, and it’s impossible to do in the Q60’s segmented competition for $50 grand. Much to do with the forward-thinking engineering out of the Infiniti outfit where they take a page from the Nissan GT-R engine’s fundamentals in the development of the new 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine found in the Q60 Red Sport 400. Not to mention, the added availability of all-wheel-drive in place of the standard rear-wheel-drive configuration makes the Q60 an even more attractive buy for some. Moreover, the stunning styling of the Q60 that drew the attention of onlookers as I tested out the 400-horsepower head-turner wearing a sparkling ‘Iridium Blue’ paint job gains a new recognition for the Infiniti brand and I can’t wait to see what’s next. The only other luxury vehicles right outside of the Q60’s class that can compare in terms of price and shear power output are the new Lincoln MKZ 3.0T with 400 horsepower starting at about $43K for the all-wheel-drive model and the Genesis G80 V8, with 420 horsepower and a price starting around $54K. Apart from those vehicles, Infiniti is consistently winning over light hearted and serious enthusiasts with its 400 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque in the Q60 Red Sport 400. Now, only if Infiniti would up the ante ever-so-slightly and introduce a performance-branded version of the Q60, the outfits of AMG, BMW M, and Audi RS would be put on notice. I would go as far as to say that such is coming from Infiniti as the Q60 Red Sport 400 could use a bit more chassis tuning to handle the 400 horsepower from its new engine. The Japanese brand certainly has the chops to get the job done and run with the big performance dogs. Time will tell if such comes to fruition. It’s prudent to mention that the new 2017 Infiniti Q60 in its base form with the 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine and 208 horsepower is a decent value as well, starting at a price of $38,950. As I know all-too-well, horsepower isn’t everything. Though, in the retrospect of a luxury sports coupe, performance is a big part of the formula and Infiniti is on its way to perfecting it. Price: Base Q60 2.0t Coupe $38,950 / As-Tested Q60 Red Sport 400 Coupe $52,205 Engine: 3.0-liter DOHC Twin-Turbo Direct-Injected V6 400 horsepower @6,400 rpm / 350 ft-lbs. torque @ 1,600 rpm Transmission: 7-speed automatic w/steering wheel shift paddles Wheelbase: 112.2 in. Total length: 184.4 in. Total width: 72.8 in. Total height: 54.5 in. Turning circle: 36.7 ft. Headroom: front/rear-37.4/34.5 in. Legroom: front/rear-43.1/32.4 in. Cargo volume: 8.7 cu.ft. 0-60 mph: 4.4 seconds EPA mileage: 20 mpg city / 27 mpg highway 2018 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Review & Test Drive 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Coupe Review & Test Drive Infiniti Q60 Sports Coupe Debuts at 2016 Detroit Auto Show Quick Run Down at 2015 North American International Auto Show Infiniti Q60 Concept Looks Promising – To Debut at 2015 NAIAS in Detroit	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1976
__label__wiki	0.958507	0.958507	Governor must remove Arizona's prisons director, Democrats say in letter The Democratic lawmakers called the state's prison system a "dangerous place" for employees and inmates in a letter to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. Governor must remove Arizona's prisons director, Democrats say in letter The Democratic lawmakers called the state's prison system a "dangerous place" for employees and inmates in a letter to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. Check out this story on azcentral.com: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/04/29/arizona-democrats-demand-gov-doug-ducey-fire-corrections-director/3622183002/ Maria Polletta, Arizona Republic Published 6:01 p.m. MT April 29, 2019 \| Updated 6:09 p.m. MT April 29, 2019 Arizona state prisons are in need of major change, according to Democratic lawmakers (Photo: Nick Oza/The Republic) Democratic lawmakers on Monday demanded the immediate removal of Arizona's Department of Corrections director, calling the state's prison system a "dangerous place" for employees and inmates in a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey. "A sea change is needed," the legislators told the Republican governor, deeming DOC Director Charles Ryan "a poor steward of Arizona taxpayer money" who "has lost the public's trust and should not spend another day in your administration." "Over eight years ago, the Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Association submitted a letter of 'no confidence' regarding Mr. Ryan," the lawmakers wrote. "Their call for new leadership at the Department of Corrections went unheeded, and now it seems that the safety and security in our state-run and private prisons has reached unprecedented levels." Legislators delivered the letter the same day the Arizona Republic reported on understaffed prisons and underpaid corrections officers, and a few days after ABC15 confirmed Ryan was aware of broken locks on cell doors at Lewis Prison. Understaffing, overcrowding at an Arizona state prison in Florence Carson A. McWilliams, Prison Operations Director of Arizona Department of Corrections talks to inmate in Maximum Security Prison unit. Nick Oza/The Republic Deputy Warden Jason Monson talks to one of the inmate in his cell while he oversees the Central Unit at the Florence Arizona State Prison Complex. Nick Oza/The Republic Inmate in his cell at Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Nick Oza/The Republic A newly-recruited prison guard watches inmates at Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Nick Oza/The Republic Inmates in their cells at Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Nick Oza/The Republic Marcus Sandoval oversees officers who guard death row inmates at the Central Unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Nick Oza/The Republic Inmate in his cell at Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. A decade-long wage freeze has led many corrections officers to leave jobs in Arizona's state prisons. Gov. Doug Ducey wants to give officers a pay raise this year. Understaffing in the prisons has created safety concerns for officers who must often work overtime to help fill the gap. Nick Oza/The Republic An inmate has been removed from one of the unit to get some medical attention, according to Carson A. McWilliams, Prison Operations Director of Arizona Department of Corrections. They are struggling with staffing due to decade-long wage freeze has led many corrections officers to leave jobs in Arizona's state prisons. Nick Oza/The Republic Carson A. McWilliams, Prison Operations Director of Arizona Department of Corrections gives a tour of Florence unit. A decade-long wage freeze has led many corrections officers to leave jobs in Arizona's state prisons. Gov. Doug Ducey wants to give officers a pay raise this year. Understaffing in the prisons has created safety concerns for officers who must often work overtime to help fill the gap. Nick Oza/The Republic A correctional officer escorts maximum Security Prison unit inmate. Nick Oza/The Republic Inmate in a recreational yard at the Florence Prison. Nick Oza/The Republic Wilfredo Maisonet, a Correctional Officer 2 at the Florence Prison, watches inmate in a recreational yard. Nick Oza/The Republic Asked to respond, Governor's Office spokesman Patrick Ptak did not address Ryan's future but acknowledged recent prison-facility problems as "deeply concerning." "An environment that poses a threat to the safety of either correctional officers or inmates is unacceptable and must be addressed immediately," Ptak said via email. "We are deploying a special team of law enforcement and management leaders … to ensure immediate action is being taken by the Department of Corrections." The state also will launch "an independent, third-party review of department policies and actions" to gather "long-term recommendations on how to prevent a situation like this again," he said. Ryan spent the weekend at Lewis Prison overseeing temporary padlock installations on close-custody cells, according to a Department of Corrections spokesman. The agency's emergency-evacuation procedures are under review. Letter: Prison safety, health care lacking The letter — signed by House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, assistant Minority Leader Randy Friese, and minority co-whips Reginald Bolding and Athena Salman — argued Ryan had "amassed a long list of reasons for his resignation" over the last several years. Legislators cited a lawsuit spurred by "abysmally poor medical care for inmates" as an example and said the department "continues to require federal judicial oversight" in this area." Inmate in his cell at Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. (Photo: Nick Oza/The Republic) They also referenced a 2011 audit that "found many troubling security violations, including broken perimeter alarm systems that staff simply ignored and failure to keep an inventory of keys." "Auditors found that in one private prison, the staff reported that the indicator lights on the control room panel were not functioning, which meant that staff could not determine if inmate doors were unsecure or ajar," lawmakers wrote. "The failure to secure doors — which is a fundamental function of a prison facility — is a problem that continues to plague our state-run facilities." Indeed, Ryan confirmed locks on several doors at Lewis Prison were broken just last week. At the time, he said the department needed to evaluate and address other security projects first, rather than repair the locks immediately. Corrections officials spent the weekend installing temporary locks, and they expected to finish that project by Tuesday. Ryan the tip of the iceberg, Dems say Democratic leaders urged the governor to remove not only Ryan but also any DOC leaders "who would continue his poor oversight, lack of effective management, and disdain for the public dollars entrusted to them." Inmate attacks on officers and prison staff have increased by nearly 50 percent over a decade, The Republic found, peaking in 2016 with 590 attacks. Assaults and fights among inmates also have shot up, as have the rates of prisoners trying to injure or kill themselves. Governor Doug Ducey speaks with inmate Marcus Moore during a tour of the Second Chance Center in the Eagle Point Unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis in Buckeye on October 23, 2018. (Photo: David Wallace/The Republic) Despite the dangers of the job, corrections officers are among the lowest paid law-enforcement officers in the state, with a starting salary of about $33,000 per year. That has contributed to an ongoing corrections-officer shortage: The ratio of guards to prisoners at the East Unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex-Florence facility is 61-to-1. "New leadership must be put in place before any other correctional officers or inmates are injured," the lawmakers wrote. Ducey has acknowledged the corrections-officer shortage when discussing his executive budget, which proposes an across-the-board raise for them. Ptak, his spokesman, said Monday that "the safety and well-being of officers and inmates remains a top priority, and we have urgency around swift resolution." Reach the reporter at maria.polletta@arizonarepublic.com or 602-653-6807. Follow her on Twitter @mpolletta. Read or Share this story: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/04/29/arizona-democrats-demand-gov-doug-ducey-fire-corrections-director/3622183002/ Brittany Zamora's attorney shifts blame to 13-year-old student Brittany Zamora sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting student Satanists take Scottsdale to court as Surprise adds prayer to meetings Former ASU professor received $250K donation from Jeffrey Epstein You can almost smell the first monsoon storm in the air. Is it finally here? Motorcyclist dies after collision with suspected impaired driver in Phoenix	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1978
__label__wiki	0.535135	0.535135	Paper (fiber product) Drawings (visual works) (1588) Pen and ink drawings (534) Chalk (373) Ink with wash (215) Paper (fiber product) (2792) Coating (material) (1060) Inorganic material (1038) Wash (759) Black chalk (578) Chalk sticks (570) Giovanni Battista Piranesi (194) Francesco Bartolozzi (102) Stefano della Bella (96) Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (83) Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (49) Master of the Die (44) Canaletto (41) Unknown artist (41) Prints and drawings (15) Christian subjects (8) Century of Progress (5) Chicago World's Fairs (5) World's fairs (5) Architecture and Design (7) Contemporary Art (1) The Creation of Adam, c. 1642 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Bowcase and Quiver of Arrows, 1438 Antonio Pisano, called Pisanello Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter, 1518/20 Satyr Surprising a Satyress, 1759/91 Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Sketches of the Emperor John VIII Palaeologus, a Monk, and a Scabbard, 1438 The Judgment of Paris, 1517/ 20 Marcantonio Raimondi Three Nude Women, n.d. Workshop of Raphael The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon, 1666 Pietro da Cortona Sacrifice to Priapus, the smaller plate, 1501/03 Jacopo de’ Barbari The Morbetto, or The Plague of Phrygia, 1515/16 Guard Drawing His Sword, 17th century Self-Portrait with Straw Boater, 1912 Foliage Ornament from Ancient Roman Church, c. 1530–35 Agostino dei Musi Madonna and Child (recto), and Fragment of Woman’s Torso (verso), 1800/25 Battle of the Naked Men, 1470/75 Antonio Pollaiuolo The Fall of the Giants, 1663 Salvator Rosa Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building(verso), c. 1720 Jupiter and Callisto, 1560/70 Domenico Vito Daedalus and Icarus, early 1530s Study for Spandrel Decoration with Satyress, Satyrs, and Putti (recto); Head of Putto (verso), c. 1588 Paolo Farinato The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, from Views of Rome, 1750/59, published 1800–07 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Child’s Head (Recto) Nude Male Figure (Verso), n.d. Daedalus and Icarus, n.d. Battle of the Naked Men, 1517 Domenico Campagnola Cupid and Psyche, 1821 Giuseppe Cammarano Head of Comity, c. 1750 The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom, c. 1510 Giulio Campagnola Two Studies of the Head of a Youth, c. 1550 Baccio Bandinelli Angel Playing a Flute, c. 1591 Circle of Giuseppe Cesari Sacrifice to Priapus, the Large Plate, 1499/1501 The Trojan Horse Being Dragged into the City of Troy, 1545 Giulio di Antonio Bonasone Diego Rivera, 1915 Dance of Cupids, 1517/20 Reclining Male Nude, Foreshortened, 1562 Nude Warriors, n.d. Circle of Federico Zuccaro The Entombment of Christ, 1579/93 Federico Barocci Mars, Venus, and Cupid, 1508 Two Standing Male Nudes, 1548/50 School of Baccio Bandinelli Caryatid, c. 1913 The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, c. 1520 Ugo da Carpi Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni, c. 1565 Putti Carrying the Cross (recto); Studies of a Hand (verso), 1672/75 Gian Lorenzo Bernini The Astronomers, 1711 Donato Creti The Calumny of Apelles, 1500/1506 Girolamo Mocetto Fantasy on the Death of Seneca, 1735/40 Giambattista Tiepolo Saint Jerome in the Desert, c. 1575 Cherubino Alberti View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer], from Views of Rome, 1750/59 Il Ridotto, 1752/55 Giovanni Antonio Guardi The Battle around the Shield and Lance, c. 1527 Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1981
__label__wiki	0.640236	0.640236	Spanish Lawyers Warm to AI as Luminance Bags Araoz & Rueda 8th January 2018 artificiallawyer Legal AI Client Win 0 Spanish lawyers appear to be warming to the use of legal AI systems for document review as another law firm, in this case, Araoz & Rueda, has chosen UK-based Luminance for the automation of its M&A due diligence work. Luminance has now bagged several leading Spanish law firms as clients, including Uria Menendez and Perez-Llorca. Spain has a nascent legal tech scene with a growing number of lawyers and legal experts highly interested in AI; and this looks set to grow rapidly in 2018. The move also suggests that as with other markets, although early adopters are often firms of the size of Uria, which is one of the largest law firms in Spain, soon enough the rest of the leading firms also adopt AI as well. It is also worth noting that Luminance is providing a Spanish natural language processing capability, which no doubt has been a significant factor in the company’s success here. Madrid-based (pictured above) Araoz & Rueda said that the AI platform removes the burden of low-level cognitive tasks so lawyers can focus on delivering ‘both the highest quality and best value results to their clients’. Pedro Rueda, partner and head of Araoz & Rueda’s M&A team, said in a statement released at the end of last year: ‘Luminance will help us maintain the high standards our clients expect in corporate and commercial transactions. By saving time in the due diligence review, we can focus on quality and service.’ Rueda concluded: ‘We particularly like how quickly the technology adapted to the Spanish language, picking up unusual clauses and contracts without any instruction.’ Luminance added that the firm is now exploring further use cases for the technology in other areas of practice. The UK AI company also said that the Spanish firm benefitted from Luminance’s Virtual Data Room integration where files were uploaded directly from Dropbox. Smart Contract Group Accord Project In Landmark Global ID Standards Deal Legal IT Association LITIG Appoints Tromans Consulting as AI Advisor	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1982
__label__wiki	0.784752	0.784752	The Aston Martin Valhalla: AM-RB 003 continues 'V' car tradition Valhalla joins Valkyrie in taking its name from ancient Norse mythology Continuation of a naming tradition stretching back seven decades Latest mid-engined addition to the famous lineage of Aston Martin ‘V’ cars 18 June 2019, New York: Formerly identified by its codename AM-RB 003, Aston Martin’s latest mid-engined hypercar collaboration with Red Bull Advanced Technologies and Adrian Newey has been officially named the Aston Martin Valhalla. Named after the warrior’s paradise celebrated in ancient Norse mythology, Valhalla follows Valkyrie on Aston Martin’s journey into the highest echelons of road car performance. Employing lightweight construction methods and radical aerodynamics pioneered in Valkyrie, Valhalla will be propelled by a combination of high-efficiency, high-output turbocharged V6 petrol engine and battery-electric hybrid system. Just 500 Coupe examples of the all-carbon fibre hypercar will be built. In continuing the fine tradition of Aston Martin ‘V’ cars, Valhalla can trace its lineage back to 1951, when the Vantage designation was given to high performance variants of the then current model, the DB2. Though actual Vantage badging was never applied, the name stuck. The first time the Vantage name appeared was on the flanks of the DB5. Still it remained a name reserved for the most potent model derivatives until 2005, when the Vantage became a model line in its own right. Fourteen years later that acclaimed family of V8 and V12-powered models is remembered as the most successful in Aston Martin’s history. Since then the all-new generation of turbocharged Vantage has fast forged a reputation as the most dynamically focussed series production Aston Martin ever. Together with the recently announced Vanquish Vision Concept, Valhalla continues this proud, seven decade old ‘V’ car naming strategy, providing an evocative and powerful moniker fit for one of the world’s most compelling ultra-high performance cars. Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Andy Palmer said: “Aston Martin model names always attract a lot of attention. They do so because they invariably capture an emotion or tell a story. In following the Valkyrie we knew the Aston Martin Valhalla needed to make a strong statement of its own, yet also offer continuity and a clear connection. Norse mythology contains such powerful language and rich storytelling it felt only right that the AM-RB 003 should follow the Valkyrie’s theme. For those fortunate enough to own one I’m sure they will recognise and appreciate the name’s connotations of glory and happiness, for there can be few more hallowed places than the driver’s seat of an Aston Martin Valhalla.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1986
__label__wiki	0.600236	0.600236	BREAKING NEWS: BHS stores set to close after rescue bid collapse Published: 15:19 Updated: 15:23 Thursday 02 June 2016 BHS stores across the county are now certain to close in the coming weeks after a rescue deal to save the retailer fell through. The long running British retailer slipped into administration in April following years of declining sales. It had been hoped a buyout deal could be struck, but the administrators Duff & Phelps has now judged those offers to be unacceptable. It means stores in Northampton, Coventry, Nuneaton, Leicester, Banbury, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton and Aylesbury will hold closing down sales in the coming weeks to get rid of stock. A statement from Duff & Phelps reads: “Despite the considerable efforts of the administrators and BHS senior management, it has not been possible to agree a sale of the business. “Although multiple offers were received, none were able to complete a deal due to the working capital required to secure the future of the company. “Our thoughts today are with the employees. We thank them for their professionalism and hard work. We would also like to thank the great British public for helping us in our efforts to save BHS resulting in several weeks of significant sales.” The announcement means all 163 BHS stores will now close across the UK - meaning 8,000 jobs are likely to go. A further 3,000 staff not directly employed by BHS are also at risk.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1988
__label__wiki	0.707716	0.707716	Suzuki-powered Michael Dunlop takes his 15th TT win The re-started 2017 Senior TT was always going to be Michael Dunlop’s. His brand new Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R took the Balleymoney man to his 15th TT win, beating Mike Hailwood’s record and leaving the 28-year old just 11 shy of his Uncle Joey’s record. The Hawk racing team made the “impossible possible” by bringing a brand-spanking new bike to the Isle of Man with hardly any practice time around the 37.73-mile course on the machine. Dunlop marked his return with a huge burnout in parc ferme having taken the chequered flag in the shortened four-lap race, and said: “We made the impossible possible. We had a brand new motorbike, Steve, Stewart, the boys, it was hard work and I was under a lot of pressure there. Can’t say enough - bike never missed a beat.” “Too many to count. Bring me here on anything, I’ll win on it. That lady coming home, that’s the main thing. The potential was coming and if I had what I had now at the North West that would be a different story. I’ve been very sore on them just to get this - this is the end product and this is what we wanted. I only want to be here in the middle of the podium and we got here again.” The first part of the Senior TT saw Tyco BMW’s Ian Hutchinson leading until he crashed at the 27th Milestone on lap two. Hutchinson was airlifted to hospital with a broken femur. But for the re-started race, Dunlop had clearly given himself a talking to and made a change to the rear shock. From lap one the Ulsterman led the race with a lead of just 1.514 seconds in front of Bruce Anstey with Dean Harrison in third place and Peter Hickman in fourth. But that line-up didn’t last long. By lap two Hickman pushed through to second place, just four seconds behind Dunlop. However hard Hickman pushed though - and he pushed hard – no-one could catch Dunlop. Hickman rode even faster than he raced in Sunday’s Superbike race but Dunlop proved to be impossible to beat. Hickman finished second by 13.320s, capping off a fine week. He said: “This is mega, the bike’s run mint, the pitstop was mega and the race went really great but Michael was just a bit too good. A huge thanks to everyone and all my sponsors and fans out there. All the way round there were people clapping and cheering. I had a sore leg all week but it didn’t bother me all that race, it must have been the adrenaline.” Hickman battled hard for his second place, riding even faster than he raced in Sunday’s Superbike race but Dunlop proved too difficult to beat. Norton also had a good race, Josh Brookes smashed a lap speed of 130.551 - his first 130 plus lap on a Norton. The Aussie finished sixth, behind Michael Rutter, in fifth and James Hillier in fourth. Dean Harrison had another good run, clinching a third finish. He said: “It hasn’t sunk in yet but I’ll know what it feels like once I’ve got a few beers down me.” 1. Michael Dunlop – Bennetts Suzuki 2. Peter Hickman – Smiths BMW +13.320 3. Dean Harrison – Silicone Engineering Kawasaki +10.185 (to Hickman) 4. James Hillier – JG Speedfit Kawasaki +23.497 5. Michael Rutter – Bathams BMW +0.644 6. Josh Brookes – Norton +16.436 7. David Johnson – Norton +2.678 8. Conor Cummins – Padgetts Honda +26.817 9. Martin Jessopp – Riders Motorcycles BMW +11.459 10. William Dunlop – Temple Golf Yamaha +0.869 Suzuki GSX-R1000R (2017) - first ride and review Bennetts Lightweight TT race start order confirmed McGuinness Top 5 IoM TT corners Guy Martin I should have quit the TT four years ago Latest News from BikeSocial Latest IOM TT News Classic TT 2019 \| Jamie Coward confirmed on a two-stroke Living in the TT paddock... Isle of Man \| The TT’s closest finishes /bikesocial/news-and-views/racing/isle-of-man-tt/news/iom-tt-2017-senior-tt-race-results bikesocial/news-and-views/Racing/isle-of-man-tt/news/IoM TT 2017 Senior TT Race Results	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0007.json.gz/line1991

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