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NBC's 'Undercovers' Signals Change in Network "Creative Reasoning"
September 28, 2010 | By Gerald Jordan
The conversation still is vivid in my mind.
CBS had just previewed Scarecrow and Mrs. King for television critics from across the country and the hour-long drama looked as though it would be popular.
My own campaign, though not personal, was nonetheless persistent. The time was 1983, and African American actors still were pushed to the margins when television networks looked to fill leading dramatic roles. The reasons, though, seemed flimsy...
Television executives always were "looking for the right fit," or awaiting the "development" of African Americans who could carry a dramatic lead. Never mind the overwhelming success of theater groups, notably the Negro Ensemble Company, which perennially produced excellent actors. Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee weren't good enough, I guess.
After a couple of days of jousting with execs over the nettlesome matter of American TV that didn't look much like America, I chose Scarecrow and Mrs. King to stake my claim.
You'll need a bit of background.
Amanda King was a single, suburban homemaker played by Kate Jackson, who already had won TV audiences through her role as one of Charlie's Angels.
The Scarecrow was the spy code name for Bruce Boxleitner, who, after portraying the TV version of Frank Buck in Bring 'Em Back Alive, was so damned telegenic that he would have been cast in just about anything to jack up the Q ratings.
Mrs. King developed a crush on the Scarecrow, and the two worked together on espionage missions.
In the midst of that feel-good, "OMG are they ever hot!" moment, I asked about roles for minorities, and after a couple of modest stiff-arms from the CBS, I lobbed this question: Why couldn't the Scarecrow be black?
He was nearly apoplectic.
"The Scarecrow couldn't possibly be black," he said.
I knew just enough about television to know that if the top execs say it will happen, it happens.
"Well, for creative reasons," I was told. And the debate ended there.
OK, flash forward 27 years to Wednesday prime time on NBC, where Undercovers shows us that spies come in all colors.
Boris Kodjoe is Steven Bloom, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is his wife, Samantha. They are a stunningly beautiful couple (think Stephanie Powers and Robert Wagner in Hart to Hart) who have everything going for them. They shoot straight, fight hard, run fast, jump high and love each other deeply. This formula would make reasonably good television in any culture.
We've seen Kodjoe in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Vacation and Soul Food, among other credits. Mbatha-Raw's role in Doctor Who gave her a step toward derring-do.
The couple they play were two of the best spies the Central Intelligence Agency ever produced. They fell in love, married and retired from the company. And just when they thought all was safe, both were sucked back into active service.
Never mind that the dramatic series, with its tongue-in-cheek flourishes, does not threaten Mad Men or Breaking Bad for Emmy cred. The lead characters are just too good looking to be ignored (remember Boxleitner?).
I'm not privy to the NBC strategy. Maybe the network is aiming directly at moving the multicultural ratings needle over a bit from TBS. Maybe Undercovers won't survive; it is light, in spite of the rough-and-tumble scenes the couple execute.
I plan to enjoy the run, sit back with my feet up, and chuckle at my feeble attempt to argue for diverse casts in prime-time dramas nearly 30 years ago.
Time passes. Times change.
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Review: Matthias Goerne in Recital | Dallas Symphony Orchestra | Moody Performance Hall
The Lion of Winter
Dallas Symphony's Soluna Festival is off to a brilliant start after Matthias Goerne's performance of Schubert's Winterreise.
by J. Robin Coffelt
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Matthias Goerne
Dallas — Wow. Just wow. My only regret about baritone Matthias Goerne’s performance of Franz Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise at Dallas City Performance Hall Tuesday night—the first concert in the Dallas Symphony’s third Soluna: International Music and Arts Festival—is that the hall wasn’t full. That means that potential listeners missed out on what is sure to be one of the best performances of the year.
Schubert’s Winterreise, or “Winter’s Journey,” is a cycle of 24 songs describing the wanderings of a young man who has been jilted by his love. He travels through dark, gloomy winter weather, away from his home village and into the country. The cycle tracks not only his physical wanderings but also his emotional ones: grief, loss, loneliness, despair, with only occasional reprieves. It ends without solace, as the wanderer contemplates abandoning life in community and joining the beggar, the hurdy-gurdy man, in his travels.
Several things have to happen for a performance of this cycle to be effective. First, the pianist must evoke a variety of effects, including rustling leaves, a posthorn, and other background that the wanderer experiences. Pianist Markus Hinterhäuser ably achieved these effects while supporting Goerne and never overbalancing him. Hinterhäuser, the Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival, is best known for his performances of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern as a soloist, but is a leading interpreter of lieder, as well, and it showed Tuesday night.
Matthias Goerne, a frequent soloist with the Dallas Symphony, did nearly everything just right. His dynamic range is enormous, his tonal palette extensive, and his phrasing nuanced and evocative. His diction is a bit quirky, less guttural than is usual. I speculated that this reflected a Bavarian accent in his spoken German, but no, he is from Weimar, about 150 miles north of Bavaria. His voice projected throughout Dallas City Performance Hall—little surprise, since this is a baritone who can easily fill the Meyerson. Still, I sat near the back of the hall to make sure. While this slightly reduced the intimacy of this, the most expressively vulnerable of song cycles, it established definitively that his is a voice that can reach the exit row.
The most famous songs in the cycle, “The Linden Tree” and “The Organ Grinder,” were especially fine. “The Linden Tree” begins, unusually for this cycle, in a major key, E major, and in past tense, evoking a happier time before the wanderer left home. Ultimately, though, the linden tree calls to the wanderer, offering only the peace of death. Goerne created a beautiful, poignant simplicity in this song, with moderate vibrato and clarity of phrasing. His high register here—and throughout—was gorgeous, lush yet unaffected. The change of character in the fifth stanza, from lyrical to rather terrifying, then back to lyrical in the sixth and final stanza, was dramatic without being overwrought. Just perfect.
The final song, “The Organ Grinder” (often also translated as “The Hurdy-Gurdy Man”) ends with a question: “Strange old man,/ Shall I go with you?/ Will you play your organ/ To my songs?” Baritone and scholar Ian Bostridge suggests that these final lines imply that the songs function as a neverending loop, with the second and subsequent performances accompanied by the hurdy-gurdy rather than the piano. For sure, there is no resolution here. The wanderer has not decided on a course of action or a solution to his woes. Goerne’s Wanderer experiences no redemption, and the cycle ends on a note of interrogative woe.
Matthias Goerne and Markus Hinterhäuser’s performance of Schubert’s Winterreise is just the sort of thing that makes the Soluna Festival so special: two remarkable musicians, performing remarkable music brilliantly well.
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Kahleen Crawford
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Kahleen Crawford Casting Ltd
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Christopher Farrar, Hamilton Hodell (0207 636 1221) christopher@hamiltonhodell.co.uk
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Casting feature films, television and commercials since 2000. Offices in Glasgow and London.
Notable Projects
Outlaw King (2018) Director: David Mackenzie, Producer: Gillian Berrie, Netflix Original Feature; Only You (2018) Director: Harry Wootliff, Producers: Tristan Goligher, Rachel Dargavel, Matthieu De Braconier; The Miniaturist (2017) Director: Guillem Morales, Producer: Kate Sinclair and Gethin Scourfield, BBC One Miniseries; I, Daniel Blake (2016) Director: Ken Loach, Producer: Rebecca O'Brien, Feature Film; One of Us (2015) Director: William McGregor Producer: Colin Wratten, BBC One Television miniseries; Una (2017) Director: Benedict Andrews Producers: Jean Doumanian and Patrick Daly, Feature film; Under the Skin (2014) Director: Jonathan Glazer Producers: Jim Wilson and Nick Wechsler, Feature film; 45 Years (2015) Director: Andrew Haigh Producer: Tristan Goligher, Feature film; Jimmy’s Hall (2014) Director: Ken Loach Producer: Rebecca O’Brien, Feature film; Filth (2013) Director: Jon S. Baird Producer: Ken Marshall, Feature film; The Angels’ Share (2012) Director: Ken Loach Producer: Rebecca O’Brien, Feature film; Weekend (2011) Director: Andrew Haigh Producer: Tristan Goligher, Feature film Looking for Eric (2009) Director: Ken Loach Producer: Rebecca O’Brien, Feature film; Red Road (2005) Director: Andrea Arnold Producer: Carrie Comerford, Feature film
London, Scotland
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UK, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, Middle East
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This still looks better than "Spy"
Sometimes, no matter how long a commercial is, there's just one scene that jumps out and sticks with me. Sometimes I can't get past that one scene, and it becomes the only thing I comment on. This is one of those commercials.
I really don't care about the "haha isn't this funny it kind of looks like a Lifetime Movie trailer" bit- it's been done before, it's old, it's stale, and it can just go away now. There's nothing especially clever about disguising an ad as something else, and there's certainly nothing clever about this version.
But here's the part that really rankles- the narrator is talking about "new beginnings," inferring that it's time for someone- the scruffy suburban jackass drooling over the Audi- to get himself a new car. Scruffy Suburban Jackass is so determined to get himself one of these sweet Audis that he's got a FOR SALE sign on what is obviously a brand new BMW.
Oh yes, we can so relate, Audi. It's so easy for this particular reviewer to relate that I hope if someone like Scruffy Suburban Jackass actually exists in real life, and if he actually manages to sell his showroom-gleaming BMW (another impulse purchase) by sticking a FOR SALE sign on the windshield (instead of, oh, I don't know, taking it to an Audi dealer as a trade-in,) he eventually grows up and stops being such a stupid, impulsive, dissatisfied idiot when it comes to his gilded yet oddly pointless life. Or that he bursts into flames for absolutely no reason. Either would be fine with me.
Morning Kvetch June 28, 2015 at 9:00 PM
Every once in a while, I feel compelled to make a request.
I have seen this commercial way too many times this past week, and I need to see you rip it apart, as I know you will:
https://youtu.be/IYxO0bizEFI
Yet another commercial in which parents are frantic slaves to their demanding spawn. In this case, they must desperately race to wash juice-box spillage off their daughter's most beloved toy and return it to her ASAP--despite the fact that you know who spilled the juice box, and it wasn't them. And the fact that they're treating this task as if it's as time-crucial as life-saving ER surgery and as dangerous as wrangling a wild animal ("Don't let her see the fear in your eyes!")--is supposed to be HILARIOUSLY FUNNY. But it's not. It's just as annoying as hell.
John Jamele June 29, 2015 at 4:31 AM
thank you- I think I tried to find this commercial on YouTube once and couldn't. I'll get right on it!
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music / Electronic
Live: Mutek Festival Day 2
By Emilie Friedlander
Navigating electronic music in
a strange city
By my second day at Mutek, I had enough of a grasp of the city’s logistics to feel ready to explore a little more (read about my first day here). I woke up late, wolfed down a crepe and booked it over to the Monument-National building to catch a live Q&A that Robert Hood was doing with the Wire magazine. To my surprise, following the boozy delirium of the party he’d headlined last night, the fresh-faced, 54-year-old elderstatesmen spent the greater part of the hour talking about god. It wasn’t the sort of thing you’d expect to hear in the techno-progressive, academic environment of Mutek’s daytime programming, but when the born-again man and former Underground Resistance explained his conviction in the inherent compatibility of God and minimal techno (“it’s about exalting what’s essential”), it was hard to not feel strangely moved, if not a bit confused, by how inseparable music can be from our spiritual impulses.
After the talk, still wrapping my mind around the experience, I decided to put in my earbuds and try to find my way over to the Arbutus Records office while listening to Julia Holter’s delicately cosmic new single, “World,” on repeat. It was hot and muggy as hell outside, and I was worried about how many incidental data roaming charges I would wrack up on my cellphone bill by trying to Google map my way out to Montreal’s industrial Outremont neighborhood. As someone who once spent a good two weeks mapping out a family tree of pretty much every Canadian artist affiliated with Grimes and Montreal’s flagship, Anglophone weird music label, it felt like a pretty necessary pilgrimage to make—especially because SFV Acid was playing a pop-up show there, probably because it was Mutek weekend. I got on the wrong bus, located the right one and whizzed past a landmark Kosher delicatessen called Schwartz’s on my way up Saint Laurent. I walked what felt like a pretty long way under the needling gaze of the sun, and paused to snap a few photos of the strange, glob-like piles of fuzzy white plant seeds that seemed to be accumulating everywhere on the street.
Inside the large loft building where Arbutus Records is located, the scene was everything I expected, just about 60 degrees hotter (for some reason, probably because they’re from Canada, I’d always imagined the label’s roster to live in a perpetual state of cold). A door in a concrete stairwell opened up into a room full of faces that I’d mostly only seen on the Internet. Arbutus employee Marillis Cardinal was standing at a makeshift bar, doling out bottles of Kronenbourg 1664 to a crowd that included D’eon, Tops’ Jane Penny and a handful of bohemian-looking youths in colorful fabrics, vibing out to a Blue Hawaii DJ set with some of the most extravagant bodily contortions I’d seen all weekend. One of these vibey dancers was none other than Magical Cloudz’ Devon Welsh, but when SFV Acid’s Zane Reynolds finally sat down to play—slanting to one side and looking bored out of his skull as he extracted a few snappy house productions out of some hardware on a table—Woodhead retired to a solitary seat on the ground, suddenly and inexplicably lost in thought.
The experience almost felt like it could have been constructed for a scene piece on the Arbutus family, but I had to get back to Mutek. I went outside and found a cab driver in mid-negotiation with a hipsterish young man who seemed to belong to the building. From what I could glean from the conversation, which occurred entirely French, the cab driver was there to see if the young man could teach his son how to play the drums. During a lag in the discussion, I asked him if he could take me downtown to the festival, and he told me he would if I waited for him to drive home and fetch his son. He returned about 15 minutes later, escorted a grade-school-age boy into the loft and, as promised, drove me to the festival, explaining that he wanted his son to play in his church’s gospel choir. I paid my fare and wandered into the ultra-modern Vitrine cultural center, thinking that it was strange how god and music had become a recurring theme that day at Mutek.
Inside la Vitrine, the walls were flickering with delicate, geometrical veins of multi-colored light. I bought a ticket for another audiovisual event called “Dromos,” and wandered my way into a large, planetarium-like dome where festival-goers were splayed out across an assortment of low-lying cushions. I shut off my cellphone and took in a presentation by a French duo called Maotick and Fraction, genuinely confused by its unfolding series of optical illusions, which occasionally made the rounded ceiling of theater look like it was reaching in an infinite hallway up to the sky.
By the time I arrived at the Metropolis to catch the fest’s penultimate evening of headlining dance music acts, both Mutek and the strip-club-ridden Saint Laurent were gearing up for Saturday night. A crowd of French-speaking punk kids were chatting and smoking butts outside a theater advertising an appearance by Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death, and inside the Metropolis, the electronic kids were getting equally turned up before a spiritedly dancing Laurel Halo, who somehow managed to put on what was simultaneously the most sonically disjointed and rhythmically driving show I heard at Mutek this year. (full disclosure: Laurel is a friend and former roommate.) It was also one of the most challenging sets I heard at the Metropolis, and it made Barcelona house producer John Talabot, who arrived onstage with traveling partner and Fin collaborator Pional, sound comparatively like straight pop. Seeing Pional sing on some of the tracks made me realize me that I hadn’t seen anyone sing the whole weekend, and hearing both of the Barcelona musicians beat syncopated rhythms onto their drum pads and cymbals reminded me that I also hadn’t seen anyone play anything remotely resembling a conventional instrument.
As New York-based producer John Roberts set up on stage, I thought about how I had come to Mutek thinking that I was entering a world that was very niche, only to find that it was populated by dozens of niches, even niches within niches. Between the electro-acoustic people, the experimental techno people and the more pop-oriented people who happened to find themselves there, it was hard to tell if there was any single experience that everybody present had come to Mutek looking for—and whether it was more an experience for the head, an experience for the body, or something more elusive entirely. But I knew what mine was after John Roberts riled up the late-night crowd with a warming set of delicately unfolding techno. Down in the lobby, a friend of mine asked why I had liked it so much, and I realized that the rush it gave me felt so new and different that I didn’t have the words to explain why yet.
1. Scan of receipts from Mutek weekend.
2. Instagram @emiliefriedlander
3. Mautik & Fraction; photography Caroline Hayeur.
4. Laurel Halo, photography Miguel Legault.
John Talabot Pional Laurel Halo SFV Acid John Roberts robert hood Emilie Friedlander
arbutus, Electronic, Emilie Friedlander, John Roberts, John Talabot, Laurel Halo, Mutek, Pional, robert hood, SFV Acid
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Soilwork Announces DVD Shoot
SOILWORK have announced a special show to take place at Circus in Helsinki, Finnland on Friday, March 21st. The show will be recorded for a future DVD release and thus be a special night in the history of the pioneering band. The repertoire is set to be career spanning, special guest appearances to be made as well as some not to be unveiled surprises to come up.
The choice where to record the first ever Soilwork audiovisual live document was an easy one since Helsinki has always been a second home to the band. The venue itself, Circus, was just the right one to offer a full on Soilwork show. Expect great things to happen.
The show will mark Soilwork's only scandinavian show in spring 2014 and will be produced by Jouni Markkanen and directed by Ville Lipiäinen who also shot the most recent NIGHTWISH DVD release, Showtime, Storytime. Tickets for this special show will go on sale on Wednesday, December 18th.
Soilwork have been heavily touring all throughout 2013 in support of their current output, The Living Infinite, the first double album in the history of melodic death metal. When released in March, the album received raving reviews from all over the world and hit the charts in several countries.
Confirmed live dates, with support from DARKANE and SYSTEM DIVIDE include:
5 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Shoko
6 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Salamandra 1
7 - Romagnano, Italy - Rock’n’Roll Arena
8 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - den Atelier
9 - Paris, France - Divan du monde
11 - Bristol, UK - The Fleece
12 - Manchester, UK - Sound Countrol
13 - London, UK - Islington Academy
14 - North Wales, UK - Hammerfest
15 - Birmingham, UK - Libary
17 - Dordrecht, Netherlands - Biebelot
Tags: Soilwork, Nuclear Blast Records
Jason Fisher December 16, 2013
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Top Receiving Prospect in the 2014 NFL Draft - Who will end up in Florham Park?
by Dick Bonneville on February 26, 2014
<u><strong>Can't wait for the 2014 NFL Draft? Here are some of the marquis talents at wide receiver broken down for Jets fans</strong></u></p>
I'm not a scout, but I am a life-long Jets fan that has spent significant time following the combine results live, and I've looked at a bunch of tape of this class' talented receivers. I'm now more convinced than ever that there are some can't-miss prospects in this years crop of pass catchers.</p>
<u><strong>Background:</strong></u></p>
The Jets need play makers if they expect Geno Smith to make strides during the 2014 campaign, and that means receivers that can battle for jump balls, stretch defenses and find dead zones in the secondary. While I think a big, capable tight end would be ideal, I think Eric Ebron will be gone by the time the Jets pick at 18, and I'm not sold on Jace Amaro after a sub-par showing at this week's combine in Indy. The Jets are set at running back with the two headed monster of Chris Ivory and Bilal Powell. They could use a sure set of hands coming out of the backfield, but that's a luxury at this point. The bigger, more immediate need is Wide Receiver.. Let's take a closer look at some of the prospects being talked about for the Jets coming into 2014:</p>
<u><strong>Mike Evans (<em>Texas A&M</em>)</strong></u></p>
This guy is a beast. 6'5", 231 pounds with an enormous wingspan and great hands. He ran an solid 4.53 40 which (rightfully) catapulted him into most teams #2 spot on their draft boards. He has the strength and the "want to" to grab contested passes and with impressive speed and size, I don't see the Jets passing on him should he fall to them at #18.</p>
<u><strong>Marquise Lee (<em>USC</em>)</strong></u></p>
I have seen Lee's name tied to the Jets since well before the combine, and I don't see that changing based on his performance there. The thing that jumped out at me on tape is that, despite Lee's size (5' 11 3/4", 192 pounds), he plays "long". He's a long strider and a solid route runner, and over and over you see him behind defenses. With his impressive leaping ability (10' 7" in the standing broad jump and a 38" vertical), he can also go up and get balls over defenders. Lee could be a welcome security blanket for Geno Smith. Lee's experience in USC's pro-style offense also makes him attractive, as he could likely be a starter from day 1.</p>
<u><strong>Odell Beckham Jr (<em>LSU</em>)</strong></u></p>
Once again, Beckham is a little undersized for the Jets, but I loved him on tape. He is fearless, fast and heady, and he is what I call an ankle-breaker in the open field. Beckham ran a blistering 4.43 40 at the combine. He is an explosive, competitive play maker who could help immediately in the return game and as number 2 receiver. Beckham's stock rose at the combine, so it's hard to say where he might go, as some might say he would be a stretch at 18. If the Jets top guys are off the board when the commissioner calls their name, they may do well to trade down, stockpile more picks (it is a very strong draft, top to bottom) and take Beckham later in round 1 or early in round 2.</p>
<u><strong>Jordan Matthews (<em>Vanderbilt</em>)</strong></u></p>
Matthews is intriguing, as he has good size and good, deceptive speed. He caught a gaudy number of long balls (19.0 average) and looks pro ready to me on film. He is not one of these guys who can jump out of the gym, but he is a polished route runner, and his size would be welcome on a Jets roster desperate for someone to step up in the red zone.</p>
<u><strong>Brandin Cooks (<em>Oregon State</em>)</strong></u></p>
The speedster out of Oregon State, ran a ridiculous 4.33 40 in Indy this week, and there's no doubt that he is a gifted athlete. That said, at 5' 10", he relies on speed and separation to get his touches. This formula is one that served him well at Oregon State, but I'm not sure that he will enjoy that much success at the next level. The Jets really need someone who can help Geno out when the pocket collapses, and Cooks is not that guy. He's a burner with good hands, but not a possession receiver across the middle. On tape, I've seen him make great grabs and great moves, but he likes the sideline and he's much more likely to step out of bounds than take a hit. That said, if he falls to the third round and the Jets are still in need, it's tough to pass up that kind of athletic ability.</p>
<u><strong>Thoughts</strong></u></p>
There are several other intriguing receivers among this year's crop, but these seemed the most likely fit for the Jets given draft position and need. We know that Idzik loves competition and adheres to that old GM mantra "pick the best player on the board, regardless of position", and I think, to some degree, that's true, but I would be stunned if the Jets don't use one of their first two picks on a Wide Receiver. In truth, I wouldn't be that surprised if they used both picks on pass catchers. To me, it comes down to value. With Watkins and Evans likely off the board before the Jets are on the clock, I believe Lee would be a solid pick at #18. I think the best value pick may come with Odell Beckham. Despite a good showing at the combine, I still think a lot of teams aren't sold. If the Jets could trade down and get him late in the first round, I think he would end up being one of the steals of the draft. He's got a non-stop motor and special skills. I'm hoping to see him in green and white next year.</p>
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NFL Pick 'em - How to win it all in 2012
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The Risk Tip
An unstuffy miscellany of risk and ethics issues of questionable interest to lawyers, risk managers, and other kindred souls who spend too much time on the internet.
Author: Eddie Reich
Dredgers, Enquiries, and Wire Transfers
Posted on April 15, 2016 By Eddie Reich
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It’s a real boost to the legal ego when a foreign company chooses you to handle a major transaction or litigation in the US. Even better, it’s a brand new client. And just to be safe, you google them and confirm they are a legit company.
I hate to burst the bubble folks, but it ain’t real. Here’s how it works: You get an email from someone (usually from a foreign country) who seeks a lawyer to assist with debt collection or a transaction and they your name from a bar association or our website. After a brief communication, your are informed that the adverse party has sent a settlement check or deposit. The unsuspecting lawyer then deposits the money and wires the proceeds to his “client,” only to later discover that the check was phony. Of course, the firm’s money that he just wired out is not.
These and other email and telephone scams (often involving wire transfer requests) are becoming more prevalent and lawyers — including at large firms — are falling prey to them all the time. Recently, a victimized lawyer lost his bid to shift responsibility to his bank. And bar associations opinions are starting to weigh in as well, suggesting lawyers may have ethical obligations to inform other clients if they are victimized.
Here are some red flags that will tell you whether an unsolicited email is a phony:
*They come from what purport to be foreign companies (or individuals) seeking an attorney in the United States;
*The names of the companies and individuals are legit — but the emails are sent from a gmail, yahoo or similar domain;
*The emails identify no referral source;
*They grammar be not well; and
*They promise lots of money for little work.
If you receive one of these emails, you’re better off just deleting it.
For information on another scam that is making its rounds, please review the attached important tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QHaQib3HQLA
Wasted on the Way
Posted on March 11, 2016 By Eddie Reich
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“[Crosby and I] were in love with each other and in possession of something magical.” Graham Nash, 1990.
“I don’t want anything to do with Crosby at all . . . I’m done. F**k you.” Graham Nash, March 2016.
I could tolerate last year’s war of words between David Crosby and Neil Young. And sure, there has always been tension with that hothead (but genius) Stills. But for Crosby Stills & Nash fans, a Crosby/Nash rift is a surprising and devastating turn of events. After 47 years together, having weathered drug addictions, prison stints and liver transplants, I, for one, was unprepared for the split. So much for “Love the One You’re With.”
Lawyers can’t afford to be caught off guard when their clients break with one another. Whether it’s a husband and wife, business partners, or a corporation and its employee, we are often asked to represent multiple clients in a single matter. At the outset of the representation, everyone is seemingly on the same page and happy. As the matter evolves though, interests can diverge and once agreeable clients can descend into the darkness while the seemingly helpless lawyer watches.
So what do you do when one client wants copies of your communications with the other? Or when one client stops paying? Or when one wants you to fire the other and continue to represent him or her? You don’t have to cry; these questions can be really easy to answer — if you have a fully executed engagement letter with appropriate disclosures and consents. Specifically:
Everybody I Love You: Have the clients confirm that their interests are aligned.
50/50: Be clear on the responsibility for payment of fees. Are they split evenly or is one paying for all?
Yours and Mine: Explain the disadvantages of joint representation, including that there is no privilege as between or among joint clients. In other words, if we learn something from one client that we think the other needs to know, we will disclose the information to the other.
See The Changes: Be clear on what happens if a conflict develops. Are we going to withdraw from the representation? Or will we withdraw from representing one (e.g., a corporate officer), but continue representing the other (e.g., the company)?
Turn Back the Pages: Make sure the letter is executed by each of the clients.
This way, if and when your clients go CSN on you, you’ll be able to carry on.
And, for what it’s worth, anytime CSN are ready to get back together, they can count me in.
Enter Sandman, Exit Lawyer
Posted on January 22, 2016 By Eddie Reich
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Ok, so not everyone is an opera fan. Thankfully, we at the Risk Tip enjoy a wide variety of musical tastes. Unfortunately, that also means that we’ve had a lot of musicians to mourn in recent weeks: David Bowie. Natalie Cole. Glenn Frey. Dale Griffin (of Mott the Hoople). Lemmy Kilmaster. All of these talents are worthy of tribute.
Of course, there are those who make it their life’s work to pay to tribute to musicians. And we’re not just talking Elvis impersonators. Some tribute bands are made up of serious musicians who rival the band or performer they seek to emulate. My favorites though, are the ones that introduce a bit of a twist on the original. Have you ever wondered how Back in Black would sound sung by women? Try AC/DShe. Would you like to hear Like a Virgin sung by a baritone? Then the all-male Mandonna is for you.
Alas, tribute bands rarely get their due. But one of them came out on top this week. The Metallica tribute band Sandman (named for the song Enter Sandman) made news after it received a 41 page cease and desist letter from Metallica’s lawyer, threatening legal action over claimed trademark violations. Fortunately for Sandman, Metallica’s members professed to know nothing of the letter and, as luck would have it, they are fans of Sandman. They announced on their website that Sandman could throw the letter in the trash. As the band explained: “[N]either we nor our management were aware of [the letter] until it surfaced online. [It] turns out that we have a very overzealous attorney who sent this letter without our knowledge.” Where is the attorney now? He’s “catching a flight to go permanently ice fishing in Alaska,” said the band.
The erstwhile Metallica lawyer better hope that’s the last of it. ABA Model Rule 1.2 makes clear that the client, not the lawyer, generally has the authority to make decisions (subject to legal and ethical limitations) regarding the representation. Whether it’s accepting/making a settlement offer, agreeing on material transaction terms, or sending a cease and desist letter, it’s the client’s call, not the lawyer’s. And unless you want to end up ice fishing in Alaska — or be subject to discipline or a claim — it’s always best to document the client’s instruction. Because if there is a dispute later on, you don’t want to end up like another Metallica song: Broken, Beat and Scarred.
Heavy metal, like opera, is not for everyone. But fear not, classical music fans. This week’s clip features the soothing sounds of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. And Metallica. Together. Enjoy.
Great Moments in Opera (No. 1)
Posted on January 8, 2016 By Eddie Reich
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As we enter a New Year, it seems appropriate to heighten the cultural level of the Risk Tip. Sure, Dr. Seuss is fun. And who doesn’t enjoy reports of the latest Kardashian exploits. But perhaps it’s time to employ high culture over pop culture to convey risk management advice.
To that end, I went to the opera over the holiday break. Though not my favorite, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is an enjoyable romp with a suitably ridiculous plot characteristic of opera buffa. The rich Count Almaviva falls for the beautiful Rosina, ward of the lecherous Dr. Bartolo who has his own designs on Rosina, whom he keeps under lock and key. Wanting to be sure Rosina doesn’t just fall for him because he’s rich, Almaviva poses as the poor student Lindoro. Almaviva/Lindoro and the wily Figaro hatch a series of schemes aimed at foiling Dr. Bartolo and uniting the two lovers. Operatic hilarity (as oxymoronic as that may sound) ensues.
A minor, but pivotal, character is the notary who is brought in in the final scene to officiate at the wedding. Here’s where I could no longer suspend my disbelief. Il Notaio made no effort to verify the identities of Almaviva or Rosina. Operatic license is one thing, but this was taking things a bit too far.
Every jurisdiction has its own rules applicable to when and how a document can be properly notarized. But a basic requirement is that the notary verify the identity of the party signing a document. Not only notaries, but lawyers who direct them, can face severe consequences for failing to comply with notarial requirements. These include criminal penalties, sanctions, and attorney discipline. As one federal court recently observed when sanctioning a notary and his law firm employer for improperly notarizing an affidavit: “The administration of an oath by a notary public and the notary’s attestation to the same is not merely a quaint custom mindlessly carried over from ancient precedents.”
In other words, no shortcuts. Notaries need to know the applicable laws and should not notarize a document contrary to those laws — even if asked. And lawyers and other professionals who utilize notaries likewise need to ensure that appropriate arrangements are made to comply with the relevant notary laws and defer to notaries on the limits of what they can and cannot do.
Thankfully, Rossini’s notarial transgressions had little impact on the success of Il Barbiere. Indeed, the most difficult part of writing this Tip has been finding the most compelling performance to attach. After wading through so many wonderful clips featuring Callas, Domingo and others, the attached seems most appropriate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=COmpaVjPyHg
Tune in next week when we discuss Puccini’s La Boheme and the risk management lessons derived from Mimi’s battle with tuberculosis. It’s sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Posted on November 13, 2015 By Eddie Reich
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“On November 13th, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right. But he also knew that someday he would return to her.”
It seems only fitting to mark the anniversary of Felix’s eviction (and the recent passing of Murray the Cop) with some sage legal advice courtesy of everyone’s favorite neat freak/hypochondriac/opera buff. After his divorce, Felix had his share of dalliances; he even tried to rekindle his relationship with his high school sweetheart (“There’s nobody cleaner than Mildred Fleener”). But he always held out hope that his ex-wife Gloria would welcome him back. And indeed — SPOILER ALERT (if you can have such a thing for a show that ended 40 years ago) — she did. Before it became fashionable to have a final episode, the series concluded with the second wedding of Felix and Gloria. For as much as Gloria was always in Felix’s heart, he recognized the need to formalize the renewed relationship with new vows.
Lawyers, take note. After our work for a client has concluded, we, like Felix, hope that the client will someday return. We keep in touch with them, maybe take them out to dinner. We forward them marketing material and do formal pitches. And when they return we are happy.
But make no mistake — like Felix and Gloria, lawyers must formalize this renewed relationship. If two years (or even less) have passed since you last did work for a client, don’t assume you can just pick where you left off. Why not? Felix answers that as well:
There are lots of issues to be addressed first: Has the entity’s ownership changed? Has a colleague undertaken a matter adverse to the erstwhile client? Does the client expect to pay two-year old rates? For all these reasons (and more) you must go through the new matter intake process, including running a conflicts check and issuing a new engagement letter, before undertaking new work for a former client. This way there’s no confusion about who our client is, what waivers (if any) are required, and what are the terms of the engagement.
As good a lesson as we learn from Felix (and the above clip notwithstanding), Felix’s forays into the practice of law were generally less than successful. So here’s another tip — if you choose to hire a commercial photographer (portraits a specialty) as your lawyer, let it be on your head.
Wooly Bully
Posted on November 2, 2015 By Eddie Reich
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“Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw/Had two big horns and a wooly jaw/Wooly bully, wooly bully.”
Truer words have never been spoken. Certainly, when Sam the Sham and the Pharoah sang Wooly Bully, they could not have foreseen the impact the song would have on the legal profession.
Ok, perhaps I overstate things a bit. But it’s not an overstatement that bullying has become a real problem for lawyers. Sure, lawyers are obligated to zealously advocate for their clients. But there’s a fine line between zealous advocacy and bullying and other unprofessional conduct (there’s also a fine line between clever and stupid, as another rocker, Spinal Tap’s David St. Hubbins, is fond of saying, but that’s for another Tip).
In an extreme, but true, example, a New Mexico lawyer was disciplined for trying to run over a judge with his car. Talk about unprofessional. But closer to home, two recent decisions have highlighted the issue and made clear that crossing that line can have serious consequences:
*A lawyer was sanctioned — and subsequently lost his job — for unprofessional conduct in his divorce proceeding, where he was appearing pro se. As the Court explained: “Rather than act in a constructive manner, plaintiff has done everything in his power to undermine the legal process and use his law license as a tool to threaten, bully and intimidate.”
*A law firm was recently sanctioned more than $135,000 for conduct in a deposition. The judge in that case wrote: “The litigation of these actions has been a heated affair to be sure, but that does not excuse unprofessional conduct.”
Sam the Sham apparently took all this to heart as well. After his musical career, he became a poet and a motivational speaker for prison inmates. Maybe he’ll speak to the guy who tried to run over the judge.
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Posted on October 20, 2015 By Eddie Reich
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I’m not into text messaging and I’m certainly not a fan of the whole group chat thing. My kids, by contrast, survive on a steady diet of group chats. They even have a “group” consisting of everyone on their school bus. “Why not just talk to each other during the ride to school,” I ask? The response: “How else can we talk about the bus driver?” Fair enough. Still, as the attached clip, demonstrates, signing on to a group can introduce a host of problems.
Lawyers who are asked to represent a group can face even greater challenges. There are lots of different kinds of groups that can become clients: a trade association, an LLC, a group of investors, etc. Some groups are well organized and financed (e.g., a well-heeled industry lobbying group); others, like a subdivision association, are more loosely put together and rely on the finances of its members.
Either way, unique challenges arise when representing a group. These should be raised with the client at the outset and addressed in a detailed engagement letter. For example:
Identify the Client: While lawyers know that the representation of a group isn’t the representation of its members, that may not be apparent to all of the members of the group. It’s important to make clear up front precisely who is the client so you don’t inadvertently undertake obligations to specific members.
Identify the Decision Maker: What happens when group members disagree on a course of action? From whom do you take instruction? Clarify at the outset who has the decision-making power.
Be Clear as To Payment Obligations: For an independently financed group, this may not be a problem. But in the absence of comfort with the existence of the group as an entity and with its funding and payment procedures (replenishing retainers, etc.), each member needs to sign the engagement letter, with a clear understanding of responsibility for fees. Otherwise, as each group member slinks off to the side, leaves the group, etc., the lawyer is left holding the bag. And, if a third party is paying for the fees of a client, there may be disclosures you should make.
Address Conflicts: Even where there is no conflict in representing the group, you want to be careful not to step into a conflict relating to the members, where you may have unrelated matters for or against them. You also want to be careful not to undertake matters for an individual member that might conflict you from representing the group. Where the group itself is not viable over time, you may want to preserve the ability to represent one or more individual members (usually, the one that introduced you to the group) adverse to another in matters not related to the group. In all events, these issues should be spelled out.
Following these steps will ensure a good attorney/client relationship and help you avoid a different kind of group: group therapy.
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You’re busy working at your desk, and the receptionist calls. “There are a pair of FBI agents in the lobby, and they would like to talk to you about a matter you worked on a few years ago. They know they don’t have an appointment, but they promise it won’t take long and said it’s really important. Can you come down and see them?” Or maybe they call you directly. Or show up at your home, while you’re having dinner.
Many of us have the entirely understandable urge to be cooperative citizens. But hold on — you also have obligations to your clients and to the firm. Have you thought through privilege issues? Do you have a duty to notify your current (or former) client of the contact? What do you do if the officers ask you to keep their inquiry confidential? Will you have to testify in a grand jury? What if there are national security overtones? What if you say something, and later think that wasn’t quite right?
This is a lot to process on the spur of the moment. And believe it or not, sometimes the law enforcement officials wouldn’t be too disappointed to catch you off guard — there are plenty of stories of folks who helpfully answered a law enforcement officer’s questions without counsel, then later found themselves indicted on felony charges.
So, what do you do? Try this: “Hi. Thanks for coming. While I appreciate you’ve come all this way, our firm has a procedure that I need to follow. Can I have your card? I or someone else will get back to you promptly.”
Law enforcement agents (whether from the FBI, another federal agency or a state or local agency) can be persistent. Stick to your position and just repeat the above without adding to it. If you have to repeat it 5 or even 10 times before they leave, then so be it. Be polite but firm. Then call a lawyer.
Not persuaded? Click on the attached to see what happened to the last guy who met with agents without counsel present.
Ain’t It Over?
Posted on September 25, 2015 By Eddie Reich
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As we celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Yogi Berra, there probably isn’t a newspaper the country that hasn’t quoted (if not headlined) that most famous of Yogi-isms: “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over.” For me, the quote evokes memories of 1981, when I painted it on a bedsheet and went with a friend to Banner Day at the old Shea Stadium to watch the then hapless Mets (that was then, this is now). Ok, we weren’t particularly original; but it got us onto the field of a major league ballpark, where we proudly marched our banner between games of a double-header.
As I reflect on Yogi’s words today, I find them particularly thought provoking from a risk management perspective. For when is an attorney-client relationship truly over? Yogi’s wisdom underscores the benefits to clearly documenting that the representation of a client — even on just a specific matter — is in fact “over”:
*Defining expectations. It may not always be obvious when a particular matter has concluded. A disengagement letter prevents a client from claiming they believed that you continued to represent them and thus relied on you to advise them on a matter.
*Avoiding misunderstandings. Even after a deal closes, there may be follow-up business tasks that the client needs to do. If you are undertaking to advise the client on those, great. If not, a disengagement letter makes clear that your role in the deal has concluded.
*Preventing conflicts. Under the conflict rules, lawyers are usually precluded (absent consent) from acting adversely to a current client, even if the matter is unrelated to your representation. In contrast, you generally can act adversely to a former client, unless the matter is substantially related to your prior work.
As always, Yogi spoke the truth. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t say that he did.
Coming up next week: We’ll study the ways in which another Yogi-ism — “If you come to a fork in the road, take it” — can be utilized to resolve conflicts of interests under Model Rule 1.7. For now, enjoy the attached musical tribute.
FBDO
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The Smoot-Hawley (or Hawley-Smoot) Tariff Act of 1930 seemed like a good idea. Raise tariffs, generate revenue for the federal government, and encourage domestic business. But that’s not quite the way it played out — Our foreign trading partners retaliated, and the resulting trade wars helped lead the country into the Great Depression.
It didn’t have to be that way. There were plenty of warning signs that the Act would fail: hundreds of respected economists publicly pointed out the flaws; boycotts preceded the passage of the Act; and prominent business leaders such as Henry Ford and Abe Froman tried desperately to dissuade President Hoover from signing the bill. Hoover signed it anyway.
As I look down on the Von Steuben Day parade from Chicago’s Willis Tower, it occurs to me that lawyers could learn a lot from Hoover’s mistake. We often think our clients are righteous dudes and it’s easy to overlook warning signs that we might be better off (or even required) to withdraw from a representation. While it is usually a course of last resort, there are some telltale signs that a prompt withdrawal might be the best, or even only, course:
*The client brags about his 1961 Ferrari GT250, yet the A/R is growing and, despite promises to pay, nothing has come in.
*The client ignores your advice and insists on pursuing a course that you believe is unwise.
*The client is repeatedly complaining about the bills, your work, and everything else.
*Joint clients disagree on a course of action or are otherwise at each other’s throats.
*The client is engaging in activity that you think may be questionable.
If you come across any of these warning signs, don’t just wait for things to get better; if you get too far down the road, it’s hard to dial back the odometer. Give some serious thought to whether withdrawal is appropriate and, if so, how best to accomplish it. While no one wants to let a client go, in the long run, you may say danke schoen that you did. After all, life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Need more convincing? Check out this stirring analysis of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dxPVyieptwA
*Trivia — How many references to FBDO are there in this Tip? And if you have to ask what FBDO stands for, you lose.
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Liverpool Sound City 2012 – Day By Day Highlights.
By Andy Von Pip on 21/05/2012 Live Reviews Music News The Best Of
Day 1 – Thursday
Liverpool Sound City returned for its fifth year serving up an eclectic selection of up and coming musical movers and shakers, indie buzz bands, John Peel approved legends and rappers who aren’t really Professors. One imagines the first five years have been a learning curve, as each year seems to take massive strides forward, both in terms of the artists involved and the event logistics. This year’s festival benefited massively from the creation of “pop up” venues, with the majority of them being in easy walking distance of each other, ensuring the area around Wolstenholme Square was imbued with a real festival vibe and an atmosphere of genuine camaraderie seemed to envelop the area. For music fans, artists and industry bods alike, Sound City is rather like Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day, there’s a sense of expectation, a real sense of community, a plethora of treats, and for those who (like us,) overindulged, a Boxing Day style hangover.
Sunless 97
The first venue we take in at this year’s festival looks rather like a car-park cleverly disguised as a music venue, possibly because that’s exactly what it is, yup, an NCP building is magically transformed into a bespoke stage known as “The Red Bull Garage” for the duration of Sound City. It’s a pretty impressive performance space, but unless it’s full, does tend to lack a little bit of atmosphere. Unfortunately the first band we see, Sunless 97 , are experiencing some technical difficulties which results in a slightly faltering, stop start performance. This is Ed Larrkin’s (formerly of Larrkin Love) new musical vehicle, and their dreamy, often beautiful hazy pop (listen to “Wicked Gravity” below for example) seems to get somewhat lost in what is quite a sizeable building. It’s possible that with such a chilled sound Sunless 97 ‘s music may have communicated itself more eloquently much later in the evening, but tonight, sadly, it doesn’t quite happen for them.
Ghost Outfit/Stealing Sheep
We then cross the street over to another “pop up” venue, the Liverpool Arts Academy, which looks suspiciously like an art gallery converted into a music venue (no shit Sherlock! ) where Mystery Jets are playing to an appreciative crowd. We’ve never really clicked with Mystery Jets for some reason, but they do what they do very well, the crowd love it, and we decide to try another musical flavour and take in Ghost Oufit at the Kazimier next door who are full of frenetic purpose and are at times, ear shreddingly loud. Thankfully Stealing Sheep are on next, back at the “Red Bull Garage” to pour some honey in our ears with their mix of tribal drums, ethereal vocals and eastern mysticism. The place is much busier now and Stealing Sheep are a band who just seem to get better and better every time we’ve seen them and, they always look like they are having an absolute blast on stage. Over at the Kazimier the hip and happening TOY are playing to another packed house and proving there’s much more to them than the next chisel cheeked indie poster boys, (those really are some pointy cheek bones lads) they really can play!! Very enjoyable but we are unable to catch the full set as we are determined to keep to our schedule.
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Wet Mouth.
The running order at “The Attic” one of the smaller venues on tonight’s itinerary isn’t running quite as smooth as the “leather on the passenger seat”, so instead of “pondering life’s complexities” we have a “straightner” in one of the local bars, and then return to check out Wet Mouth’s rescheduled set. We’d only heard a few demos by them via Soundcloud and were impressed but live they blew us away, definitely the find of the festival. Expect big things from them in the next few months.
Slow Club/Still Corners
Next up it’s back to the Art Academy for Slow Club who play a fantastic set, full of energy and verve, so much so that despite being in the photo pit we forgot to take any pictures for the first two songs. After getting stuck in a chemical loo for five long and terrifying minutes, which brings back horrific nightmares of Trainspotting via Glastonbury (don’t ask) it’s over to the Leaf Cafe, for the majestic, cinematic synth grandeur that is Still Corners.
Their hypnotic, seductive electronic flourishes and reverb soaked guitars are quite mesmeric and live versions of tracks such as the fabulous “Endless Summer” take on a hugeness of monolithic proportions and fills the entire venue with a wall of beautiful sound. The only down side was that during the quieter numbers there were a handful of boorish oafs afflicted with the spreading malaise that afflicts some gig goers who seemingly cannot resist babbling utter shite and regaling friends with the minutiae of their every day existence, whilst the rest of us attempt to listen to the music. A nice big steaming cup of “shut the fuck up” may well be just what the doctor ordered! Or possibly a browse through our “T.W.A.T.S” Campaign literature.
There’s just time for one more band back over at the Kazimier, it’s Brooklyn’s The Big Sleep who induce anything but that, their latest release “Nature Experiments” is an album we’ve been loving this year, a hypnotic sprawling psych-rock shoegaze master-class, and despite the lateness of the hour and running 45 minutes late, the band give it their all, with bassist/vocalist and keyboard player Sonya Balchandani bouncing away on stage whilst Danny Barria’s Led Zep meet My Bloody Valentine guitar riffs are a thing of wonder.
Day 2 – Friday.
Swiss Lips/ Dear Prudence.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is as weak as David Cameron’s ability to competently arrange a piss up in a brewery, but a couple of complimentary drinks (well it would be rude not to) in the Liverpool Hilton helps clear the noggin, and the previous nights cobwebs are positively blasted away by a blistering set from Manchester’s Swiss Lips who bridge the gap between dance, pop, indie and electro with some aplomb. Bags of energy, fabulous pop tunes, leather jackets and shades, we really couldn’t think of a better way to kick off day two. Over the road at the Art Academy Dear Prudence have “come out to play” and founder and front women Madeleine Poncia can certainly belt out a tune and is a mesmeric presence on stage to boot. Musically they straddle a line between 80’s influenced radio friendly indie and rock which was actually more exciting and visceral live, than some their recorded tracks, which we felt were a little too polished.
We manage to take in a few numbers at Generators North East Invasion showcase which is always excellent, particularly impressive are Mammal Club, and then….
Bird.
It’s off to the snappily named “Wolstenholme Creative Space”, which makes Harry Potter’s bedroom under the stairs look positively roomy for local band, Bird. We’ve not seen them live for over a year now, we’ve always rated them highly, but they’ve raised their game again and are transferring their huge potential into something much more tangible. Surely their new single, due in June “My Love Sleeps With Lions” will elevate them to the next level and start making people beyond Merseyside sit up and take notice.
Feisty pop upstart, Charli XCX, is on at the “Red Bull Garage,” she’s currently hot on the buzz radar being touted as the next new big pop hopeful and she’s certainly an interesting character. Her Dad used to book bands like Siouxsie and The Banshees, she was raised on The Spice Girls, she’s previously stated that although she likes Lady Gaga’s style she’d quite like to punch her in the face. Furthermore she likes La Roux but finds her voice incredibly annoying and she thinks Darth Vadar is something of a hot fox -“the mask, the voice, the heavy breathing, and the way that his cape whooshes when he walks.” All entertaining stuff but has she got the musical chops to be a potential chart botherer ? She looks a million dollars and every inch the pop princess in waiting, she’s certainly got the moves,the voice but what about the songs ? Tonight’s set was a little hit and miss but there was still plenty to enjoy and when she hit her stride it was hard not to get swept away by her charm and energy.
We finished day two with the polar opposite of Charlie XCX, a sonic and visual assault from The Dead Class at the Antipop Records After-Party in which we were harrowed to the very core of our being by the sight of a demented naked man with a rabbits head and a hole in his chest leaping about like some sort of pale ghastly pipe cleaner on speed doing unspeakable things. We left with our eyes bleeding and our ears ringing!
Day 3 Saturday
By day three we are starting to resemble one of the less attractive cast members of “The Walking Dead,” the inverse ratio of sleep to beer is finally catching up with us, as we grab our liver which is trembling in the corner and promise that it will be a quieter night tonight (we lied.) Saturday night in Liverpool City centre is often stag and hen night hell, so it’s a relief that the majority of venues for Sound City are tucked away from the pukers and brawlers, unless of course being accosted by hormonal middle aged women dressed as St. Trinians school girls is your bag ? Horses for courses and our course was set for Heebie Jeebies and the now legendary “Aussie Barbecue.”
It ‘s fairly packed but we managed to catch part of Emma Louise’s set which sounded rather impressive and then it was back over to ” Wolstenholme Creative Space ” to see a band from Manchester who have been getting quite a bit of blog love of late. PINS set was defiantly one of the highlights of the entire three days and proved beyond a doubt that the hype is well and truly justified. Noisy layered buzz saw guitars, great hook laden melodies and honeyed and occasionally haughty Siouxsie style vocals make for an intoxicating mix, and you certainly get the feeling that this is a band who are going places for sure.
The Daydream Club/ Pete Bentham And The Dinner Ladies.
Next up on our musical agenda was the Gothic majesty of Liverpool’s “Bombed Out Church” and although it was a tad chilly for an outdoor gig, The Daydream Club’s beautiful harmonies and evocative tunes soon had the effect of bathing us in imaginary sunshine (as we write this, we wish we also had an imaginary hangover.) Very nice people too!
We were starting to flag at this stage but Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies rev it up with an entertaining set back at the Art Academy and prove punks not dead, it just wears a shiny 80’s suit and is surrounded by Dinner ladies, it also proves that you can write a decent protest song without being a po-faced navel gazer, or tortured poet with a shit beard. “Do The Don’t” “Part Time Punk” and ” Hip Potater” are all crowd pleasers, but if you listen and pay attention you’ll find that behind the “fun” façade Mr Bentham’s got plenty to say and raises some very salient points.
The Wedding Present/ Tall Ships
Next it’s off to see indie legends the Wedding Present at the Zanzibar, Gedge is on fine form and seems to be looking younger by the year, one can only assume he has a Dorian Grey style portrait in the attic these days. He played a set that featured mainly new tunes mixed up with a few classics from a back catalogue positively groaning with quality. In a major timing balls up on our part we than dash over to catch one tune by Bleached as the wrap up their set, before managing to watch The History Of Apple Pie pack up their equipment and leave . And so we round off the festival with Tall Ships at the “This Is Two / Big Scary Monsters’ Screenadelica Showcase” who close SC 2102 in explosive style. Rather apt given that we are now slightly bombed.
And so concludes another great year at Sound City, a fabulous opportunity to see emerging talent from around the world in intimate venues, meet friends old and new and show case what Liverpool now has to offer as a great place for live music. There is life outside of London! Although if Cameron found out we were having this much fun up North he’d probably ban it ! Hats off to the promoters and organisers who worked their socks off during the three days of musical madness. It was a blast, we should do it more often.. But now we’ll sleep for a week.
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David Giggleo III 22/05/2012 2:58 PM
Looks a total BLAST ! I’m there next year, great write up and some lovely pics
Black Bella 22/05/2012 7:30 PM
Andy, I had a great time what an amazing City. Thanks for your help and crazy jokes, and beer, oh yes the beer ! Great to meet you, we’ll do the same in Austin xx
Andy Von Pip Post Author 23/05/2012 6:18 PM
hehe ta, did I agree to Austin ?? x
suzyP 23/05/2012 6:20 PM
Looks amazing, wish I was there! !
Gidieon Woe 27/05/2012 9:44 AM
Great write up . Intend to attend next time as I love Liverpool. Its transformed beyond recognition over the last ten years
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Flash Release 2015 Preseason Roster
03/09/2015 1:58 PM -
The Western New York Flash has announced its 2015 preseason roster, as the Flash began the new NWSL season Monday morning at Sahlen Sports Park in Elma, NY.
After a busy offseason, the Flash return just five players from its 2014 roster. On the backline, Brittany Taylor will suit up for her third season with the club and will be joined by U.S. Women’s National Team allocation Whitney Engen. The Flash acquired Engen in October in a trade with Houston that also brought Becky Edwards to Buffalo for midfielder Carli Lloyd. Recently, the Flash also acquired center back Toni Pressley, who played for the club in 2012, from the Washington Spirit.
Amber Brooks and Jordan Angeli will join Edwards, who with Engen was a member of the Flash’s 2011 WPS Championship team, in the midfield. Brooks was acquired by the Flash in a November trade with Portland, while Angeli is a former member of the Washington Spirit.
On the offensive end of the field, the Flash has again been allocated Rochester, NY native Abby Wambach. After setting the record in 2013, Wambach remains the world’s all-time international goal scorer with 177 goals to date. Jasmyne Spencer, who scored three times in 2014, will also return at forward. Western New York has also brought in two international attackers, signing Denmark’s Camilla Kur-Larsen and Cameroon’s Ajara Nchout Njoya in January.
The 2015 NWSL College Draft will have a large footprint in the Flash’s preseason roster as the club welcomes UCLA products Abby Dahlkemper and Samantha Mewis as well as Texas Tech defender Jaelene Hinkle and Pepperdine forward Lynn Williams.
Defender Haley Palmer, who was a member of the Flash during the 2014 season, will not be participating in preseason due to injury. Tatiana Coleman, who was drafted 18th overall by the Flash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft, has decided to play overseas. The Flash will retain her rights.
2015 season ticket, mini and Flex-8 packages are now on sale. Individual tickets will be available starting Monday, March 30. For more information or to order tickets, visit wnyflash.com or call the Flash at (716) 655-PLAY.
Complete Western New York Flash Preseason Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Sabrina D’Angelo1, DiDi Haracic2, Chantel Jones
DEFENDERS (11): Megan Brigman2, Abby Dahlkemper1, Kristen Edmonds, Whitney Engen3*, Jaelene Hinkle1, Shanna Hudson2, Haley Palmer*, Toni Pressley, Chelsea Stewart2, Brittany Taylor, India Trotter
MIDFIELDERS (6): Jordan Angeli, Amber Brooks, Dominika Conc2, Becky Edwards, Samantha Mewis1, Mami Yamaguchi2
FORWARDS (7): Kristen Hamilton2, Camilla Kur-Larsen*, Ajara Nchout Njoya*, Pia Rijsdijk2, Jasmyne Spencer, Abby Wambach3*, Lynn Williams1
1 2015 NWSL College Draft pick
2 Non-roster invitee
3 Allocated player
* Not currently in camp
About WNY Flash
The Western New York Flash is one of nine members of the National Women’s Soccer League. The club won the inaugural NWSL Shield after finishing the 2013 with the best regular-season record. Fans can keep up-to-date on the most recent Flash news by following the Flash’s official Twitter account (@WNYFlash) or by liking the team’s Facebook page.
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Anthony Towns
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Anthony Towns is a computer programmer who was a long-time Debian release manager ftpmaster team member and later the Debian Project Leader (from 17 April 2006 until 17 April 2007). He is also the secretary of Linux Australia and has been an active member of HUMBUG since the late 1990s in his home town of Brisbane Queensland where he has resided since 1990.
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Reviews for Breaking Stalins Nose
by Eugene Yelchin
Gr 5-7-Velchin skillfully combines narrative with dramatic black-and-white illustrations to tell the story of life in the Soviet Union under Stalin. Sasha Zaichik, the 10-year-old son of a member of the secret police, is bursting with pride because he is ready to become a Young Pioneer. He is equally excited that his father will be officiating at the ceremony. But then he watches as his father is taken away to prison, turned in by a neighbor vying for bigger living quarters. Sasha joins his peers in taunting Borka Finkelstein, their only Jewish classmate, even though readers sense that he doesn't really want to do it. The question of who is a good Communist underlies much of the plot. The book's intriguing title refers to Sasha's accidentally breaking the nose off a bust of Stalin. Borka, desperate to see his imprisoned parents, confesses to the action, with the hope that he will be taken to prison, too. Sasha does not admit his own guilt. Eventually disillusionment overtakes homeless Sasha as he waits in line to visit his father. Velchin's illustrations are filled with pathos and breathe life into the narrative. Though there are many two-dimensional characters, mostly among the adults, Sasha and Borka are more fully drawn. While the story was obviously created to shed light on the oppression, secrecy, and atrocities under Stalin's regime, Sasha's emotions ring true. This is an absorbing, quick, multilayered read in which predictable and surprising events intertwine. Velchin clearly dramatizes the dangers of blindly believing in anything. Along with Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray (Philomel, 2011), this selection gives young people a look at this dark history.-Renee Steinberg, formerly at Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Picture book author/illustrator Yelchin (Won Ton) makes an impressive middle-grade debut with this compact novel about a devoted young Communist in Stalin-era Russia, illustrated with dramatically lit spot art. Ten-year-old Sasha lives with his father, a State Security secret policeman whom he worships (almost as much as he worships Stalin), and 46 others in a communal apartment. The story opens on the eve of the fulfillment of Sasha's dream-to become a Young Soviet Pioneer-and traces the downward spiral of the following 24 hours, as he resists his growing understanding that his beloved Communist state is far from ideal. Through Sasha's fresh and optimistic voice, Yelchin powerfully renders an atmosphere of fear that forces false confessions, even among schoolchildren, and encourages neighbors and family members to betray one another without evidence. Readers will quickly pick up on the dichotomy between Sasha's ardent beliefs and the reality of life under Stalinism, and be glad for his ultimate disillusion, even as they worry for his future. An author's note concisely presents the chilling historical background and personal connection that underlie the story. Ages 9-12. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission.
Growing up under Stalin, Sasha Zaichik, 10, lives with his widower dad and 48 others in a crowded apartment with one kitchen and one toilet. Sasha's dream is to be like his father, serving the great leader and working in the State Security secret police. Then his dad is arrested: did a neighbor betray him? At school, Sasha is recruited to report on anticommunist activity. The present-tense narrative is true to the young kid's naive viewpoint, but the story is for older readers, especially as the shocking revelations reach the climax of what torture can make you confess. Picture-book illustrator Yelchin was raised in post-Stalinist Russia in the 1960s and left the country when he was 27. In his first novel, he uses the child's innocent viewpoint to dramatize the heartbreaking secrets and lies, and graphite illustrations show the terrifying arrests of enemies of the people, even children, like Sasha's classmate. In an afterword, Yelchin discusses the history and the brutal regime that affected millions.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Pelican - March Into the Sea (2005)
No this isnt a re-release or anything, I just found the artwork for the vinyl and thought it was pretty cool...but nonetheless, Pelican's March Into the Sea is a monolithic piece of music that is perfectly suited to its name. The 20 minute version of the song is the definitive version and to me, is the definitive Pelican release. Not to say I dont like Australasia or The Fire in Our Throats, but when I have a need for Pelican I reach for this album first. Its really hard to put into words a piece of music this large and this broad. Suffice to say, it is crushing and ever changing. About halfway through the heavy part of the song comes to end and it trails off into a wtarey abyss of acoustic strum and drone. A fitting ending.
Pelican also reside in Chicago, city of many great post-rock bands, and some might say the capital. But Pelican brand of post-rock reminds me more of Metallicas old instrumental songs like Orion or Call of Kthulu. And for this I applaud Pelican for taking those sounds and expanding them to such picturesque detail as they have.
Pelican is releasing their 3rd full length album called City of Echoes, and while I think they busted their load on March Into the Sea they are still a mighty good band and Coty of Echoes is looking to be a good one.
Of course you should Visit Them at their well designed Hydra Head records site.
Do you want a link to their new CD?
I saw Pelican once, after Big Business or some other band. Now I may or may not have had the show ruined for me by Red Sparowes owning the building as openers, or the fact that I personally found Big Business to be hellaciously irritating afterward, but in my honest opinion I just didn't enjoy them that much. They were too withdrawn from the show and very plain live. I enjoyed them for a bit, and I found the thing where one guitarist started playing with a violin bow to be interesting, but overall Pelican can't particularly hold my interest when bands like Explosions in the Sky and Gregor Samsa exist.
thanks, i have it...it is my policy not to post things that havent come out...there are plenty of blogs for that...
i have also heard other say Pelican is not so great live...I pretty much only listen to Nightendday, Drought and March Into The Sea...
Pelican doesnt compare to EITS or Gregor Samsa.
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Jerry Jones Doesn't Speak To Reporters After Loss
LOS ANGELES (105.3 The Fan) - Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did something he very rarely ever does after a game ... he didn't show up for his postgame press conference.
Reporters typically wait for Jones before heading into the locker room to speak to the players, however, Jones didn't show up.
Never afraid of the spotlight, Jones' absence speaks volumes to his likely disappointment with the team's overall performance.
After allowing just 107 rushing yards per game, the Cowboys defense was sliced and diced all night by the Rams one-two punch of Todd Gurley and C.J. Anderson to a tune of 238 yards.
The Cowboys offense wasn't much better as Ezekiel Elliott was held to just 47 yards on the ground. Prescott had a solid game, throwing for 266 yards and a touchdown, but the voices calling for offensive coordinator Scott Linehan's ouster will only grow louder after Prescott's first designed run came in the fourth quarter.
Linehan also declined to speak to the media after the game.
NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported earlier Saturday that Jones was planning on signing Garrett to "a pretty lucrative extension" in the offseason.
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On Carbon Dioxide Toxicity
Posted on April 10, 2016 by Blair
The other evening I became engaged in a fascinating discussion (for me) with a climate skeptic on the topic of carbon dioxide, specifically whether it was “toxic” or not. After that discussion I committed to do a write-up on the toxicology of carbon dioxide so here we go.
One of the first things my skeptic colleague did was to try and convince me that carbon dioxide was not “toxic”. He did so by citing the Wikipedia article on the topic. Now I know you are going to laugh, but Wikipedia is actually a very good place to go to for basic information about chemical compounds. I often use it to get basic information because it almost always gets the basics right. In this case it got the basics right but fell down in explaining the details [which explains why we have blogs 🙂 ]. Specifically, Wikipedia had this to say about carbon dioxide toxicity:
CO2 is an asphyxiant gas and not classified as toxic or harmful in accordance with Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals standards of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe by using the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals. In concentrations up to 1% (10,000 ppm), it will make some people feel drowsy and give the lungs a stuffy feeling.
A person reading this paragraph may, incorrectly, believe that carbon dioxide was not toxic because that is how the text reads; but that is not what the text actually says. The text correctly points out that carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant gas. That, in and of itself, does not preclude it from being toxic (more on that later). It also points out that the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) does not classify it as toxic. Admittedly, it incorrectly includes the term “harmful” which is absolutely wrong. Unfortunately the GHS isn’t in the business of assessing chemical toxicity per se and says nothing about whether a compound is harmful.
You may ask: what is the GHS? Well, most of you out there were probably forced to take a Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) course in your day. GHS is the new global standard replacing WHMIS. The GHS has a mandate for labeling chemicals during transportation and for use in non-household environments. The target audiences for GHS include workers, transport workers, emergency responders and consumers.
GHS has a relatively complicated method for establishing whether a chemical is “toxic” for the purposes of labeling. Here is a link to the document saying how to do it and here is a link to a GHS-compliant SDS for carbon dioxide. Scroll down the sheet to the “Acute Toxicity” section and you will see a note:
Based on a LC50 value of 470000 ppm/0.5h (167857 ppm/4h) (PATTY (5th, 2001)), this substance was classified as “Not classified”
For those of you who don’t read SDS what this says is that carbon dioxide kills half of the test subjects who encounter a concentration of 470,000 parts per million for a half hour. So while, it is not considered toxic for the purposes of the labeling system, it certainly kills people (and is absolutely “harmful”). The thing to understand is that since it doesn’t do so in the course of normal industrial and commercial use it is not necessary to label it as “toxic” for the purposes of the labeling system. What this might also say is that, yes carbon dioxide is toxic, just not toxic in a standard work environment, so don’t worry about it too much.
Remember the first argument my colleague noted above was that carbon dioxide was not toxic because it was an asphyxiant. This is a common misconception based on a misunderstanding of the difference between the two terms since a chemical can be both toxic and an asphyxiant. As an asphyxiant, it will displace oxygen and at high enough concentrations it will kill. Specifically the Bureau of Land Management Health Risk Evaluation for Carbon Dioxide points out:
A value of 40,000 ppm is considered immediately dangerous to life and health based on the fact that a 30-minute exposure to 50,000 ppm produces intoxication, and concentrations greater than that (7-10%) produce unconsciousness (NIOSH 1996; Tox. Review 2005). Additionally, acute toxicity data show the lethal concentration low (LCLo) for CO2 is 90,000 ppm (9%) over 5 minutes (NIOSH 1996).
But carbon dioxide is not just an asphyxiant, as described above, it is also toxic. Now remember from my earlier post on the subject, the toxicity of a chemical is based on the dose. A compound that is harmless, or even beneficial, at low concentrations can be toxic at higher concentrations. Consider that water is toxic at high concentrations; the effect is called hyponatremia. So technically water can be called “toxic” as well.
A detailed discussion of the toxicity of carbon dioxide is presented in the article Toxicity of Carbon Dioxide: A Review by Guais et al. A review study by MIT and NASA (prepared for among other things the space program) also presents a very good overview of the effects of carbon dioxide, especially at lower doses. As described in the two reports, the initial physiology of carbon dioxide toxicity is based on the perturbation of the acid/base balance in your blood resulting in acidosis. The human body is able to handle this sort of thing. Our initial response is cellular buffering that occurs within minutes-to-hours. In the continued presence of elevated carbon dioxide renal compensation occurs over around 35 days. What this means is that your body will adapt to higher concentrations, over time. Carbon dioxide is also a potent vasodilator and as anyone who has migraines knows, vasodilators are also associated with headaches. Reading the literature, the following is clear:
At high concentrations carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant that displaces oxygen and kills affected individuals.
At moderately high concentrations it has both short-term and long-term toxic effects.
At moderate concentrations it is tolerable as your body will adapt to the exposure.
What we have not discussed is the effect at lower concentrations. We all know that at atmospheric concentrations it is essentially harmless, but what about concentrations between atmospheric (400 ppm) and the problematic doses (over 10,000 ppm). Well the answer is that it varies. The literature is clear that your body will adapt to those concentrations and will quickly adapt back once the exposure is reversed. As for what happens in the meantime, well there is an entire academic field on “sick building syndrome” that gives a pretty clear indication of what happens. The following references all discuss how elevated carbon dioxide concentrations (Apte et al, 2000, Wargocki et al, 2000, Seppanen, Fisk and Mendall, 1999) effect human health. All point out that a proportion of the human population reacts poorly to daily variations in carbon dioxide concentrations. This is understandable since, as a vasodilator, it would be expected to have particular effects on people prone to migraines or headaches.
By far the most interesting new study comes from Satish (et al, 2012) and suggests that even moderately elevated carbon dioxide concentrations have the potential to affect decision-making. This study has not yet been replicated but certainly opens a new level of discussion.
I will end this post on that thought, but since I have been asked to write them down, please find below a quick break-out of some of the numbers I found while doing my research.
Critical Concentrations for Carbon Dioxide:
300,000 ppm (30%) – Immediate coma, convulsions and death (BLM)
100,000 ppm (10%) – Unconscious in one minute and unless prompt action is taken, further exposure to these high levels will eventually result in death (BLM and CDC)
40,000 ppm (4%) – NIOSH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentration – CDC
30,000 ppm (3%) – OSHA short-term exposure limit (15 – minute STEL) to protect against metabolic and respiratory changes CDC
10,000 ppm – 30,000 ppm (1.5% – 3%) – electrolyte imbalances and other metabolic changes have been associated with prolonged exposures (CDC)
10,000 ppm (1%) – US OSHA 8-hour permissible exposure limit (PEL) to protect against metabolic and respiratory changes CDC
5,000 ppm (0.5%) – British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, 8-hour Time Weighted Average exposure limit (OH&S Reg)
2,000 ppm – 5,000 ppm – level associated with headaches, sleepiness, and stagnant, stale, stuffy air. Poor concentration, loss of attention, increased heart rate and slight nausea may also be present. (WDHS)
2,500 ppm (0.25%) Satish et al 2012 observed large and statistically significant reductions occurred in seven scales of decision-making performance in office workers
1,000 ppm – 2,000 Levels associated with complaints of drowsiness and poor air (WDHS)
1,000 – 1,100 ppm – The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 62-2007 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality provides standards for ventilation based on surface area and occupancy, “a surrogate for human comfort (odour)” but “not considered a health risk.” (National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health)
1,000 ppm (0.1%) Satish et al 2012 observed moderate and statistically significant reductions occurred in seven scales of decision-making performance in office workers
400 ppm – 1,000 ppm – Typical levels found in occupied spaces with good ventilation (WDHS)
400 ppm (0.04%) Approximate current atmospheric concentration
Author’s note:
I’ve had numerous people note that submariners etc.. live in conditions with elevated carbon dioxide concentrations. That is both true and doesn’t take away from what I have written. As I noted, the body adapts to higher carbon dioxide concentrations and so if you are put in a cylinder with 8,000 ppm carbon dioxide for a month you will adapt admirably. What causes the human health complaints is rapid shifts from areas of high to low concentrations which leave your body trying to adapt. The results can be, as described, uncomfortable but not life-threatening. Most sick building reports identify occupants as showing effects after being exposed for hours at a time, just long enough for your body to respond but not long enough to reach a stable condition.
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Neodymigo says:
Blair, I think you should have tabulated the ppm’s of CO2 and general effects, there seems to be enough meat in the reference articles to do that. You would probably be famous or at least your tabulation would be. Sort of like they do with sound levels, i.e. whisper, normal conversation, up to jet engine. Apte et al show effects at about double ambient CO2. A good discussion point in how much CO2 is too much for your circumstance. There should also be studies available on the effects on submariners and astronauts, all of whom experience long term exposure.
Douglas MacKenzie says:
That was fast…good addition…you probably should have told me “do your own google search”
Morley Sutter says:
“Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.” – Paracelsus 1493-1541.
DHR says:
Submarines routinely have abt 4,000 ppm and sometimes higher. No ill effects I am aware of.
As described, people can adapt to the higher concentrations if exposed consistently over a prolonged period. Where people suffer is when they yo-yo in and out of elevated concentrations as their bodies do not get the opportunity to adapt.
Ikemeister says:
So pretty much like any other toxin … including radiation.
mseverijnen says:
Prolonged close contact with other humans should be avoided, since we exhale 40.000-50.000 ppm CO2 …….And if the other human makes you breathless for a minute, your CO2 emission might reach a dangerous 60.000-70.000 ppm….
Which is why buildings are built with HVAC systems.
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??? Typo …. 1,000 – 1,1000 ppm In table
Fixed, thanks for the heads up.
Whither says:
Having been suffering a sick building, it’s not the CO2, but rather bad ventilation combined with various glues that were commonly used in 1970’s, possibly added with mouldy structures through which the replacement air comes. Being sick has nothing to do with CO2, but of course CO2 can be used to measure ventilation efficiency per inhabitant.
One of the poisons included is formaldehyde, which made me replace all inner walls in my apartment. You can smell it, so it is pretty easy to track.
howb says:
Thanks for taking the time to write these great posts. I found your website yesterday and have read through a few of your posts starting with the crybully article.
I think that your comments are right on the mark, and I really enjoyed learning about CO2 toxicity. I would never have thought about it because it seems so unlikely that I’d encounter such conditions.
Having said that, I think that you’re a little imprecise in using the term “climate skeptic”. I think that I’m probably in that group that you call climate skeptics, but I have to say that:
– I believe that “climate” exists,
– I believe that we’re adding more CO2 (and more importantly, water vapour) to the atmosphere,
– I believe that these are greenhouse gasses,
– I believe that this must have an effect,
– but I do not believe that this is having a significant effect, it’s likely not measureable let alone detectable (the CO2 portion)
regard belief see: https://judithcurry.com/2016/01/09/on-distinguishing-disbelief-and-nonbelief/
I read on another blog (still looking through Climate Etc., BishopHill, WUWT, and Climate Audit) a post that discusses the effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas. The blog stated that at some point adding more CO2 to the atmosphere does not cause more heat to be trapped, and these CO2 concentrations are well below present values. It kind of parallels changing the CO2 concentrations from 30% to 35% won’t change the toxicity outcome. If concentrations are already at that level then the changes have no effect. Or to put it a way that west coasters might appreciate – wearing a second gore text coat won’t keep you twice as dry.
I’m a geologist who uses precision like +/- a million years, and I admire your ability to measure and detect in moles and micrograms. I have to say that “climate skeptic” is a pretty broad brush in the “climate advocate” – “lukewarmer” – “skeptic” spectrum. I’d appreciate it if you’d refer to me as “someone who doesn’t believe that we’re heating up the atmosphere by adding trace amounts of a trace gas”.
Being the imprecise geologist that I am, I think that if CO2 increases were actually making a difference as the models suggest, then the measured temperatures would be increasing as the models suggest. But this isn’t the case. As Feynman said – “It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.” Temperatures have stayed flat (within the error bars) over the last 17 years as CO2 increased.
Also, if AGW/CAGW was real then we’d be breaking temperature records from last year, not from the 1930’s or earlier (i.e. temperature records that existed from before CAGW).
Anyway, I love your blog, I’m jealous of your writing skills, and I really appreciate your efforts to help the scientifically illiterate. I’ve forwarded “crybullys” and “BPA” to pals of mine, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of your blog.
The Logarithmic Effect of Carbon Dioxide
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/03/08/the-logarithmic-effect-of-carbon-dioxide/
Chris Manuell says:
On that basis oxygen should also be treated as toxic.
The result of breathing increased partial pressures of oxygen is hyperoxia, an excess of oxygen in body tissues. The body is affected in different ways depending on the type of exposure. Central nervous system toxicity is caused by short exposure to high partial pressures of oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure. Pulmonary and ocular toxicity result from longer exposure to increased oxygen levels at normal pressure. Symptoms may include disorientation, breathing problems, and vision changes such as myopia. Prolonged exposure to above-normal oxygen partial pressures, or shorter exposures to very high partial pressures, can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes, collapse of the alveoli in the lungs, retinal detachment, and seizures.
It just gets silly doesn’t it.
Minarchist says:
Interesting but ultimately irrelevant to the climate change debate.
We have a saying in medicine that all drugs are poisons and all poisons are potentially drugs. The same principle applies: Yes, CO2 is toxic at high enough concentration, but we are talking orders of magnitude here. This is also true for O2 and a whole lot of otherwise benign substances.
The toxicity issue arose because of the nonsense of the EPA Endangerment Finding, which was based on very bad science and allowed Obama to side-step Kyoto-like accords and regulate CO2 as a “pollutant” by regulatory fiat. It’s not a pollutant — CO2 is life: 6CO2 + 6H2O —> C6H12O6 + 6O2. Show that formula to the average liberal who probably doesn’t know the difference between CO and CO2 and their eyes glaze over. They also won’t understand the log dependence of CO2 IR absorption.
But here are a few more benchmark levels, just for fun:
560 ppm – the concentration around 2080-2110 (the “doubled CO2” relatively to the pre-industrial values) relevant for the calculations of climate sensitivity); a concentration routinely found outdoors today
700 ppm – the concentration in an average living room
900 ppm – concentration in an average kitchen
1,270 ppm – the concentration used to double the growth of Cowpea in that famous video
1,700 ppm – the average concentration in the Cretaceous 145-65 million years ago (early mammals came, plus figs, magnolias, birds, modern sharks)
4,500 ppm – the concentration 444-416 million years ago (the Silurian dominated by corals and mosses); see other values in geological epochs
10,000 ppm – sensitive people start to feel weaker
40,000 ppm – the concentration of CO2 in the air we breath out
50,000 ppm – toxic levels at which the animals like us get weaker in hours; the value is 5 percent of the volume
180,000 ppm – the concentration of CO2 in exhausts of a healthy motor; that’s 18 percent
1,000,000 ppm – pure CO2
given that human sensitivity to abnormal co2 levels is most likely a spectrum, at what levels could, say 1% of the population experience health problems or breathing difficulties?
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Improving the Critical Care Advisory Service
Western NSW Local Health District
Critical CareEmergency CareRural HealthTelehealth Innovation Award
6 June 2018 Last updated:
Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) enhanced its Critical Care Advisory Service (CCAS) by conducting an audit, delivering staff education, streamlining clinical pathways and improving the patient experience.
To increase the number of clinicians in WNSWLHD who phone the dedicated CCAS line appropriately, by 50 per cent by 2016-17.
Provides best practice care in a timely manner, with minimal clinical variation.
Ensures timely and appropriate escalation of clinical deterioration.
Reduces the risk of patient harm and the need for out-of-district transfers.
Improves the patient experience and delivers care close to their home.
Supports the development of clinicians, while increasing satisfaction and retention.
Enhances partnerships with key stakeholders across the local health district.
Achieves objectives on a broad scale using existing resources available.
WNSWLHD has hospitals in more than 40 regional and rural locations in NSW, spread across 31 per cent of the region. As such, access to specialist medical services can be a challenge. In 2008, the CCAS was established to deliver a coordinated outreach service and specialist management guidance for clinicians caring for critically ill patients. It was delivered by the Patient Flow Transport Unit (PFTU) using telehealth technology, and is considered a successful model for ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
The CCAS has made a number of gradual improvements to the program since its inception, to maintain service quality and growth while supporting a transient clinical workforce of more than 7000 people. However, service demand and productivity has increased significantly in recent years, despite resourcing remaining stable. An increase in critical care patients has the potential to increase morbidity and mortality, emergency transport costs and healthcare resources. As such, it was determined that new ways of working were required, to better manage the increase in CCAS events with existing resources.
A multi-level audit and governance review of the CCAS was implemented in 2015, to improve consistency of service delivery and strengthen partnership engagement, as well as identify ways to improve care. This included the development of governance processes relating to quality and safety, as well as a feedback system where the nurse coordinator calls the referring team within 24 hours of the event, with a clinical update and discussion about what worked well and what could be improved. A nurse manager then conducts a secondary review of the event and provides a written report detailing the event and outlining quality improvement suggestions to be discussed at each facility’s quality and safety meetings.
In 2015, a CCAS Toolkit was released with an A to Z listing of resources, including newsletters, referral patterns and information about partner services and CCAS business processes.
A CCAS training movie was developed in 2016, to increase staff education on the service, including how and when to access it. The movie was placed on the intranet and incorporated into inductions for new staff. Health service managers were also responsible for ensuring it was viewed by existing staff.
Monthly PFTU morbidity and mortality meetings were conducted using video conference technology in December 2015. All local health district and state partners were invited to examine patient journeys and discuss systems and processes affecting patient outcomes and experience. An evaluation tool was developed to receive feedback from attendees.
Weekly best practice forums were established and trialled for five months in 2017, to strengthen the support role of PFTU for rural and remote clinicians.
12 clinical pathways were developed for the PFTU, to standardise business processes, reduce unwarranted clinical variation, define escalation processes and maximise efficiency. A script was developed, with five mandated questions for the beginning of each phone referral, with CCAS referral criteria developed to identify critically ill patients and streamline care coordination practices. Internal audit tools were developed to measure compliance and effectiveness.
A clinician survey was undertaken from January 2015 to December 2016, to measure staff experience with the level of support provided by CCAS team when caring for critically ill patients, including whether their clinical needs were met, the value of feedback system and ideas for improvement.
Patient and service rounding was undertaken in 2016, to evaluate what was working well and what could be improved.
Partnerships were established with clinical nurse coordinators and clinical nurse educators across the local health district, to champion appropriate access and use of PFTU and CCAS. In 2014-15, CCAS nurse managers visited facilities and provided in-service education. As CCAS activity increased, this was no longer sustainable and video conference education was offered, including a tour of the PFTU. This education was incorporated into orientations for new registered nurses in the PFTU and CCAS.
WNSWLHD Patient Flow Transport Unit
The WNSWLHD Living Well Together strategy aims to provide ‘one health service across many places’.1 CCAS and PFTU play a critical role in delivering this goal, by providing staff in rural and remote facilities with access to experienced clinical decision-making support and experienced clinical leadership in critical care emergencies.
The total number of clinicians calling the CCAS line with a critical ill referral increased from 274 in 2013-14 to 509 in 2016-17. This is an 82 per cent growth in three years, which exceeded the aim of the project.
The number of clinicians calling the CCAS line instead of the non-emergency patient flow line (a queue conference system) reached 60 per cent by March 2017, improving access to specialist management advice.
The number of Transport Level Category A (emergency or life-threatening) inter-facility transfers remained at 2.3 per cent of all patient transfers between 2012 and 2016, despite significant growth in CCAS activity. This shows that the project has reduced unnecessary transfers and optimised modes of transport through early best practice treatment.
Results from service, staff and patient rounding between 2015 and 2016 showed that CCAS service and patient rounding were 100 per cent positive, and clinician rounding was 99 per cent positive.
Weekly best practice forums were suspended following the trial period, due to poor attendance by local health district clinicians. Despite this, feedback from attendees show it provided a valuable professional development and networking opportunity. It will be trialled again once the PFTU is better resourced to promote the forums and improve engagement with clinicians.
Feedback on the training movie was positive, with comments as follows:
‘It is an excellent service’
‘We need to include this in the LHD orientation for new staff’
‘Great training movie, it gives you a wide knowledge of the process that occurs with CCAS. Well done’
‘Great for small outback towns’
‘Very well done, easy to understand and our little remote towns welcome this service very much’
‘Excellent, glad we got to see behind the scenes’
‘Well explained and professional production. Nice work’.
WNSWLHD has engaged audit and advisory firm KPMG to develop a business case and implementation plan for the expansion of the PFTU over the next five years. This will include transition to proactive remote support virtual model operating out of PFTU. Future innovations will continue the development and expansion of the CCAS, using the latest technologies and models of care, such as electronic medication management and remote patient monitoring.
2017 NSW Premiers Award - Improving Service Levels in Hospitals Winner
2017 WNSWLHD Innovation Awards – Bob Leece Transforming Health Award Finalist
Standardising best practice requires consistent communication, feedback, support, resources and a relentless focus on patient safety and quality service.
Identifying challenges and enablers early on was vital to the success of the project.
Align the goals and processes of nurse coordinators and CCAS consultants early in the project, to ensure a safe and quality service.
It is important to build a reliable service that is perceived as open and transparent, but adds a supportive layer to local health district staff.
It is important to build and maintain reliable data systems to evaluate the effectiveness of the project and influence change management strategies.
Build capacity in the local health district, by sharing knowledge and data between critical care services.
Build the program into existing local health district systems, and formalise pathways, roles and responsibilities into endorsed procedures.
Provide constructive feedback during the project and always welcome feedback from stakeholders, with updates on any subsequent action taken.
Provide recognition to staff and be sincere and supportive, while dispelling myths and continually promoting the objective of the project.
Western NSW Local Health District. Strategic Plan 2016-2020. Dubbo NSW: WNSWLHD; 2016.
Amanda Hunter
Nurse Manager, Critical Care Advisory Service
Patient Flow Transport Unit
Phone: 02 6809 8811 or 0427 398 238
amanda.hunter@health.nsw.gov.au
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Improving Provision of Skin-to-Skin Care
Improving Provision of Skin-to-Skin Care in Preterm Neonates
John Hunter Children's Hospital
PaediatricCapability Building Clinical Leadership Program
2 May 2018 Last updated:
John Hunter Children’s Hospital developed a step-by-step guide to encourage the delivery of Kangaroo Care to premature babies, and provided education to staff and parents on the topic.
To increase the proportion of babies born at less than 29 weeks gestation who receive Kangaroo Care (skin-to-skin care) by 72 hours of age, to 60 per cent by 31 December 2017.
Improves temperature and bodily function regulation for premature babies.
Enhances mother-baby bonding and parent confidence in caring for their baby.
Supports higher scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
Improves sleep, stress response, nervous system function and cognitive control later in life.
Encourages higher volumes of breast milk production, with longer and more exclusive breastfeeding times.
Strengthens the family’s role in the care of premature babies.
Kangaroo Care is a method of holding a baby that involves skin-to-skin contact. The baby, who is naked except for a nappy or piece of cloth covering their back, is placed in an upright position against the parent’s bare chest. Research has shown that Kangaroo Care can stabilise heart and respiratory rates, improve oxygen saturation rates, better regulate the baby’s body temperature, conserves calories for growth, and positively affect brain development.1
In NSW, Neonatal Intensive Care Units’ data on the provision of skin-to-skin care between 2013 and 2015 showed that babies born before 29 weeks often did not receive Kangaroo Care until late into their first week of life. For very premature babies, Kangaroo Care was first provided at 17 days.2 An audit of John Hunter Children’s Hospital practices from June 2016 to January 2017 showed a similar pattern, with only 18 per cent of babies born at less than 29 weeks receiving skin-to-skin care by 72 hours of age.
A survey of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) staff and parents in March 2017 showed that parents often felt helpless in their ability to support their sick baby. This led to delayed expression of breast milk by the mother and delayed receipt of breast milk by the baby. There was an overwhelming willingness by staff and families to change the status quo and aim to deliver Kangaroo Care for 60 minutes or more per day to babies born before 29 weeks.
A project team was established, comprising two parents, neonatal consultants, fellows, senior and junior nursing staff, lactation consultants and midwifery staff.
Brainstorming sessions and multi-voting tools were used to identify the key barriers to delivering Kangaroo Care. These included parental fear and ignorance on the benefits of Kangaroo Care, apprehension by nursing staff about moving premature babies and dislodging catheters and tubes, and a lack of guidelines on Kangaroo Care for the NICU.
A comprehensive step-by-step guide was developed in collaboration with parent representatives, to help staff encourage and support safe Kangaroo Care by the mother’s bedside.
Staff were trained to use the guide in small group education sessions over an eight-week period (10 group sessions and some one-on-one education), capturing 57 per cent (118 out of 206) of NICU nursing staff.
Parent information sheets were developed by the project team and modified based on feedback from five parent sets. These were distributed to all parents as part of the NICU admission pack, to educate them on the benefits of Kangaroo Care and empower them to provide it to their babies during their hospital stay and at home.
12 May 2017 – 31 December 2017
Implementation sites
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, John Hunter Children’s Hospital, HNELHD
Clinical Excellence Commission Clinical Leadership Program
The proportion of babies born at less than 29 weeks who received Kangaroo Care within 72 hours increased from 19 per cent in January 2017, to 86 per cent in December 2017.
The median time taken to first deliver Kangaroo Care to babies born at less than 29 weeks reduced from 5.7 days in January 2017 to 1.9 days in December 2017.
The project aim has been achieved and maintained for eight months and is now a routine standard of care, with ongoing surveillance of practice and monitoring of data.
Involving grass roots staff in the change can help achieve and sustain goals.
Consumer involvement and partnership is essential to deliver relevant healthcare outcomes.
Cleveland Clinic. Kangaroo Care. Ohio USA: Cleveland Clinic; 2015.
NSW Pregnancy and Newborn Services Network. NICUS Registry Data 2015. St Pauls NSW: NSW Pregnancy and Newborn Services Network; 2015.
Boundy EO, Dastjerdi R, Spiegelman D et al. Kangaroo mother care and neonatal outcomes: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2016;137(1):e20152238.
Conde-Agudelo A, Díaz-Rossello JL. Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016;8:CD002771. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.
Feldman R, Eidelman AI, Sirota L et al. Comparison of skin-to-skin (Kangaroo) and traditional care: parenting outcomes and preterm infant development. Pediatrics 2002;110(1 pt 1):16-26.
Feldman R, Rosenthal Z, Eidelman AI. Maternal-preterm skin-to-skin contact enhances child physiologic organization and cognitive control across the first 10 years of life. Biological Psychiatry 2014;75(1):56-64.
Lee K, Bang K. The effects of Kangaroo Care on maternal self-esteem and premature infants’ physiological stability. Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2011;17(5):454-62.
Dr Javeed Travadi
Deputy Director, Newborn Services
John Hunter Children’s Hospital
Hunter New England Local Health District
Javeed.Travadi@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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17.23 BST: Just months after Arsenal were quoted a price of £40 million for Boca Juniors winger Cristian Pavon, new reports indicate the talented youngster could be headed for the United States at a much cheaper price.
ESPN Argentina are reporting that the 23-year-old Argentina international could link up with his former coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto with the LA Galaxy. The report claims that Pavon is now being offered to the Galaxy for only £9.44m!
One catch for the Galaxy is that they already have three Designated players in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jonathan dos Santos and Romain Alessandrini on the roster, meaning the club would need to cut one of the three (likely the injured Alessandrini) before they could sign Pavon.
16.51 BST: Juventus are leading the race to sign Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.
The report claims Lazio want €100m, but Juve are hopeful they will be able to strike a deal somewhere in the region of €70-80m.
16.12 BST: Barcelona are monitoring Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata's contract situations but neither of the two Manchester United players are priorities for the Catalan club, sources have told ESPN FC.
Rashford, 21, has just one year to run on his deal at Old Trafford, although United have an option to extend his deal by an additional year.
A source at Barcelona has confirmed that the La Liga champions are following the striker as talks continue with the English side over a new contract.
15.36 BST: Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign winger Daniel James from Swansea.
The 21-year-old will move to Old Trafford for a fee of around £15 million, potentially rising to around £22m, to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first signing of the summer.
"Manchester United is delighted to announce that it has agreed, in principle, terms with both Swansea City and Daniel James for his transfer to the club," a United statement read.
15.09 BST: Sticking with Serie A and there are reports new Fiorentina owner Rocco B. Commisso could hand backroom roles to club legends Gabriel Batistuta and Manuel Rui Costa.
The duo were the linchpins of the Fiorentina side of the 1990s which often challenged for the Scudetto and qualified for the Champions League in 1999.
Batistuta recently told ESPN FC he was open to managing Middlesbrough, while Rui Costa is a director at Benfica.
14.37 BST: Napoli have completed the signing of right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Empoli.
Benvenuto Giovanni Di Lorenzo!
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/AdYgVy6HUw
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) June 7, 2019
14.06 BST: Chelsea have lodged an appeal against the two-window transfer ban handed down and upheld by FIFA, the Court of Arbitration for Sport have confirmed.
As things stand, Chelsea cannot register any new players over the age of 16 this summer or in January 2020. If they succeed with their appeal, the club could have the punishment reduced or even overturned.
- When does the transfer window close?
FIFA gave Chelsea the punishment in February after the club were deemed to have breached transfer rules relating to the signing of 29 players under the age of 18, and the governing body's Appeals Committee upheld the sanction in May.
13.32 BST: Real Madrid will sign France international left-back Ferland Mendy from Lyon for around €55 million next week, a source has told ESPN FC.
Mendy, 23, has been identified by Zinedine Zidane as the team's future left-back, with the Bernabeu outfit having sealed the deal ahead of other reported suitors including Juventus and Manchester United.
After a fee was agreed following complex negotiations with Lyon, Mendy underwent an initial medical examination by Madrid staff in Paris this week. Reports a hip problem was found which could endanger the move are wide of the mark, and the transfer will go through once his international commitments allow for the full medical to be completed.
12.59 BST: Joao Felix has said he will not make a decision regarding his future until after the UEFA Nations League final.
The young Benfica forward -- hailed as 'the new Cristiano Ronaldo' -- is preparing to play against Netherlands with Portugal on Sunday and has attracted the attention of top European clubs this season, including Manchester City and Manchester United, after scoring 15 goals and setting up nine more in 26 league appearances. It was his debut season with Benfica and helped the club win the Portuguese league title.
"Right now my focus is on the national team," Felix, 19, told Record. "Once the Nations League is over, I will resolve my future."
12.21 BST: Reports are emerging in Italy that Roma have agreed a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk which will allow Paulo Fonseca to become their new manager.
ESPN FC sources understand the deal was held up after the Ukrainian side had demanded a higher amount of compensation -- but it appears these issues haven now been resolved.
Paulo #Fonseca nuovo allenatore della @OfficialASRoma #calciomercato @SkySport
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) June 7, 2019
11.40 BST: Ante Rebic could follow Real Madrid-bound Luka Jovic out of the door at Eintracht Frankfurt. While 21-year-old Serbia international Jovic earlier this week moved to the Bernabeu, 25-year-old Croatia forward Rebic could return to Italy where Inter reportedly are keen on the 2018 World Cup finalist.
Bild claims the Serie A club have offered Rebic, who scored 10 goals for Frankfurt last season as they reached the Europa League semifinals, an annual net salary of €4m.
Also this week, sources told ESPN FC that Manchester United are interested in Sebastian Haller, the third Frankfurt star. It looks like Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic will need to rebuild major parts of his squad.
11.15 BST: Atletico Madrid have offered €18m for Napoli right-back Elseid Hysaj, but the Serie A side are holding out for around €25m with Juventus also interested, a source has told ESPN FC.
Atletico are looking to replace departed veteran Juanfran Torres as they rebuild their defence completely this summer, and coach Diego Simeone and sporting director Andrea Berta have been tracking the Albania international over the last two seasons.
Hysaj, 25, has two years left on his current deal but is likely to move on this summer after four seasons at Napoli. Should his former Napoil and Empoli coach Maurizio Sarri join Chelsea from Juventus in the coming weeks then a move to Turin is an option.
Inter Milan and two English clubs have also made enquiries about the raiding right-back, who has 44 international caps for his country and played at Euro 2016, the source said.
10.45 BST: Matthijs de Ligt maintained the mystery around his future after helping Netherlands knock England out of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday. The Ajax defender, who is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Manchester United, among others, scored the equaliser as the Dutch went on to beat Gareth Southgate's men 3-1 after extra-time.
Sources have told ESPN FC that PSG believe they are the frontrunners to land De Ligt, although the 19-year-old is still giving no clues away as the transfer saga rumbles on.
"I will take my time to reflect on what is the best option for my future," he told reporters after the win over England.
Bayern Munich have dropped out of the race for De Ligt while Manchester United have become increasingly pessimistic about their chances of landing him. Liverpool and Juventus have also been touted as contenders to land his signature, but PSG and Barca are the favourites.
10.20 BST: Thomas Vermaelen is set to finalise a move to Olympiakos in the coming days, according to a report in AS. The Belgian defender's contract with Barcelona expires at the end of June and the Catalan club have decided against offering him an extension.
Vermaelen's five-year stay at Camp Nou has been blighted by injuries, but the Greek side are prepared to take a risk on him because he's available for free. Barca coach Ernesto Valverde, who has twice managed Olympiakos, is said to have played a 'decisive' role in the negotiations.
The former Arsenal centre-back, who will turn 34 in November, has made 53 appearances for Barcelona, with the last coming against Celta Vigo in May.
09.45 BST: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen has been a long-term target for Real Madrid -- and he even talked up the prospect of a move to the Bernabeu this week -- while yesterday it was reported that Inter Milan had entered the race to sign him.
Now the Daily Mirror reports that Paris Saint-Germain attacker Julian Draxler is the man Spurs have identified as Eriksen's replacement.
The paper says the Germany international would cost Spurs in the region of £35m, meaning they would stand to make a big profit on Eriksen's sale and have a decent player in his place.
09.10 BST: Youri Tielemans has admitted he is highly likely to leave Monaco this summer after a successful loan spell with Leicester City. The Belgium international impressed in 13 Premier League appearances for the Foxes in the second half of last season.
Tielemans has since been linked with Manchester United and Tottenham, as well as a permanent switch to the King Power Stadium, and the 22-year-old acknowledged he is all but certain not to feature for Monaco again.
"There is very little chance I'll stay at Monaco," Tielemans, who has three years left on his contract in the principality, told media at his national squad's training base outside Brussels.
"A loan in January was the best solution at that time, but I want to be fixed regarding my future. A permanent transfer looks to be the best solution to me, and I hope to stay in Europe. There has already been contact with some very big clubs, I'm happy about that."
08.40 BST: Spanish forward Rodrigo Moreno, a reported target of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, says that he cannot guarantee that he will continue at Valencia next season.
The 28-year-old, who scored in his team's 2-1 win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final last month, is contracted to Los Che until June 2022. He has a €120m release clause.
"The club has some needs just as the [Valencia general director] Mateu Alemany and [coach] Marcelino said and it all depends on what happens," Rodrigo said as reported in Superdeporte. "Right now I cannot guarantee that I will continue [at Valencia] or not."
Rodrigo was linked with Barcelona last summer and the Catalan outfit has reportedly rekindled that interest.
"I'm happy and it motivates me that they are monitoring me," he said of Barca. "It's a sign that I'm doing things well and I'm growing year after year."
08.00 BST: He may have left Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 41, but Gianluigi Buffon is not done yet.
The veteran goalkeeper let the Parc des Princes after just one season, and is now a free agent. Calciomercato has linked the 2006 World Cup winner with a return to one of his former clubs in Italy, Juventus or Parma, while Sky Italia's Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Barcelona are interested in signing him up for next season. Either way, Buffon's agent insists his client is not calling it quits.
Silvano Martina to Calciomercato: "Gigi will not retire yet. He met with PSG and we decided that the best solution was go our separate ways. He told me that he now wants to rest for a few days for some peace of mind and to be able to look at the future with his family."
PAPER TALK (by Richard Edwards): Maddison to remain a king at the King Power
Could one of the most interesting stories of the summer be that a player actually wants to stay at his current club, rather than leave it?
That would certainly appear to be the case at Leicester, with the Sun reporting that James Maddison is rather keen on lording it at the King Power -- for the next 12 months at least.
Maddison was sensational in his first season at the Foxes, leading to speculation that Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham were looking to snap him up this summer. Those four had been rumoured to be willing to shell out £60 million for him, but Maddison has now told Leicester chiefs that he's more than happy to stay the club after they took a chance on him in the first place.
Maddison created more scoring chances than any other player in the Premier League last season -- a stat that sparked the scramble for his services this summer. Maddison reportedly earns £50,000 a week at the King Power and could be about to enjoy a healthy pay rise as Brendan Rodgers looks to keep him at the club.
And that, believe it or not, might be enough to keep Maddison exactly where he is.
Tap-ins
- Youri Tielemans has said his future will be sorted "in the next few weeks" as a growing number of Premier League clubs express an interest in securing his services for next season, however expensive he might be. The Mirror reports comments from the 22-year-old Belgian, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United and Spurs in recent weeks, and although Tielemans has been coy on his future, he has revealed that "a lot of club have been interested." Hardly surprising.
- Inter, meanwhile, are keen on bringing in Nacho from Real Madrid. Marca reports that new coach Antonio Conte is eyeing the Spaniard in a bid to boost his defensive options next season.
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Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) skipper Safiq Rahim admits his team's focus will switch to securing direct qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League (ACL), following the 5-2 thrashing by Muang Thong United in this year's Second Preliminary Round.
An early capitulation from the Malaysia Super League (MSL) champions on Tuesday night saw them 3-0 down by the half-hour mark, effectively ending their ACL dream for another year.
They still have the AFC Cup to aim for as they go into a group featuring Singapore's Tampines Rovers, Indonesia's Persija Jakarta and Song Lam Nghe An from Vietnam.
But Safiq's main target for the year ahead is to win a fifth successive MSL title in order to compete in the ACL in 2019.
"Both [MSL and AFC Cup] are important but if you can defend the title, you to the Champions League and everyone wants to get there.
"We all must focus on the league because if we win it again, we go direct to the Champions League, so this is the the dream for the club and the players. It will be the first time a team for a Malaysian team to play in the ACL."
Safiq was philosophical about the defeat to Muang Thong in Bangkok, insisting that they were simply outclassed on the day.
"For me, we gave 100 percent," Safiq said. "We followed the coach's instructions, but the result didn't go our way.
"But it's okay because we learned something. Muang Thong have a lot of good players -- they're one of the best teams in Southeast Asia. They have a lot of experience from the ACL.
"We cannot look back. The season is still long, and now we focus on the league."
JDT head coach Ulisses Morais also stressed the need to quickly recover from the disappointment and focus on winning the year's MSL.
"In the first 25 to 30 minutes we found it very difficult to stop Muang Thong's counter attacks," Morais said. "We also made some mistakes, which is not normal.
"Of course, we want to return to this competition and that's why this year, we want to win our league because if we do that, we don't need to play this game (ACL Preliminary Round) next year."
JDT kick off their MSL campaign at home to Kedah on Feb. 3, while they host Persija Jakarta on Feb. 14 in their first AFC Cup match of 2018.
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The buzz that started with Jon Moxley's surprise debut at AEW's Double or Nothing pay-per-view, when he attacked Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, hit its apex with Moxley's appearance on Jericho's podcast, which dropped Wednesday. James Musselwhite/AEW
Marc RaimondiESPN
Jon Moxley's conversation with Chris Jericho went viral soon after it was published Wednesday. The former Dean Ambrose gave fans a rare look inside WWE's creative process on Jericho's podcast. For over an hour, he bashed everything from Vince McMahon's vision to WWE's tendency to overproduce its talent.
Jericho says the response to his "Talk Is Jericho" interview with Moxley has been "insane." The WWE legend and current AEW star said the podcast became the most-downloaded episode of the show within 10 hours. In 36 hours, it doubled the previous No. 1 episode.
Jericho's interview with Moxley was published four days after Moxley's run-in debut that closed AEW's inaugural show Double or Nothing on May 25. While it has been a hot topic in the wrestling community, fans aren't the only ones taking notice.
According to Jericho, current WWE talent has reached out to him about it.
"I have heard from a lot of people who are working there saying, 'I can't wait to do my version in X amount of months,'" Jericho told ESPN.
After appearing in the main event of AEW's Double or Nothing on May 25, Chris Jericho has a busy schedule in the months to come with a pair of high-profile matches for AEW and NJPW, along with podcast responsibilities and planning for the Jericho Cruise. James Musselwhite/AEW
Even at age 48, Jericho's wrestling career is reaching new heights outside the WWE. He'll be in the first AEW world title match against "Hangman" Adam Page at All Out in late August, as well as an IWGP heavyweight title bout with Kazuchika Okada at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Dominion event on June 9. On top of his wrestling and podcast commitments, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native is also planning the second iteration of his Jericho Cruise, which sets sail from Jan. 20-24, going from Miami to the Bahamas with wrestling matches and other events on board the ship along the way. AEW wrestlers and legends like Ric Flair are set to be a part of the festivities at sea.
While the buzz around the Moxley interview was not unexpected, he had no idea how big it would be. For the most part, Jericho felt everything Moxley said about WWE's creative process -- led by a team of writers in a system where just about everything has to be approved by McMahon -- is common knowledge in the wrestling world.
"It's something that if you work in the WWE system, you know it's true," Jericho said. "It's part of the genius of Vince McMahon. It's what he thinks. Sometimes you agree, sometimes you don't. You heard all about it on Moxley's podcast. When you work for Vince, you have to do things his way. That's just the way it goes. I think that it's very eye-opening for people to hear just exactly how intricate those ideas and thoughts Vince has are. A lot of them are genius, a lot of them are weird, a lot of them are strange. But it's up to you to do your best and make the best of what you got, as Moxley did."
Moxley's main gripe was that WWE wanted him to recite lines verbatim, while he wanted more freedom in his promos. Moxley said he wanted to now prove the WWE creative process "sucks" and it's "killing the company."
Jericho said he believed Moxley did the right thing in how he left WWE -- he didn't walk out or quit or ask for a release. He waited for his contract to be up and left for AEW, with the added attraction of dates with NJPW and a variety of indie promotions.
"You finish up your work, you finish out, you do what they want to do, you put over who needs to be put over and you move on to the next territory," Jericho said. "That's the best way to do business. You don't walk out, you don't ask for your release. You don't quit. You finish out the job that you were contracted and expected to do as a professional. Once that's done, then it's up to you. You go where you want to go and do what you want to do. And that's exactly what Moxley did, and he seems quite happy right now. So hopefully that's inspirational to other talent in the business."
Chris Jericho on what it'll take to spin the success of Double or Nothing into building up AEW's fan base. (Video: Tim Fiorvanti)
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Jericho left WWE in 2017 to focus more on his rock band Fozzy. An opportunity came together for him to work a match at New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 12 show at the Tokyo Dome against Kenny Omega in January 2018, so he took it and ended up enjoying the wrestling world outside of WWE, he said. Jericho has done three other matches in NJPW since then, including another big Tokyo Dome bout against Tetsuya Naito back in January at Wrestle Kingdom 13. He even won the IWGP Intercontinental title last year.
The key for Jericho, who made it clear he never initially intended to work anywhere but the WWE at this stage in his career, has been his communication with McMahon throughout his decision-making process. He has not burned bridges. Jericho said he even kept McMahon in the loop before he signed with AEW earlier this year, and he never went out of his way to blast WWE upon his exit.
"I never had to, because I had a great relationship with the WWE, I had a great relationship with Vince," Jericho said. "I also had 19 years there, 10 of them as a legit main-event, top-level performer who had the trust of Vince to at least try different things. Now, a lot of my ideas he didn't use, a lot of my ideas he did use. But at least I knew what the story was and he knew where I was coming from and vice versa.
"Vince knew about [AEW] the whole time. I didn't just show up in AEW and say, 'Here I am, guys.' It was a conversation that we had, we discussed it and both of us agreed. He was happy for me for taking the contract and I was happy to take it. I wonder, in retrospect, if he realizes just how much of a juggernaut AEW is going to be. And that was sparked by Jericho's signing. So it's something that maybe he might think differently about now. But at the time, he was very happy for me and very agreeable to me going and taking this chance."
One prominent wrestler who exited WWE in a far different way was CM Punk, who left on extremely negative terms. AEW president Tony Khan said after Double or Nothing that he put together a list of potential roster members before the launch and he got most of who he wanted -- with Punk being an exception.
Jericho said he's not sure if CM Punk will return to wrestling, but he would not completely rule it out being in AEW if he did.
"If he wants to come back to wrestling, it would have to be for the right reasons -- both on his end and on AEW's end," Jericho said. "CM Punk is a unique individual. Could we use him? Of course we can. Could WWE use him? Of course they could. It all depends on what Punk wants to do and what his attitude is when and if he comes back. Because it's a new world now. It's not a negative world, it's a positive world. Especially in AEW.
"Like I said, if he wants to come in, he'd probably be welcomed with open arms. But I think he would have to kind of prove himself, as he would want to. Because I know him. He's a competitor. He's not gonna come back just for a paycheck or just to be famous. If he comes back, it's because he wants to be here, he wants to wrestle and he wants to prove something. And if he doesn't feel that way, he won't come back. The only person that can answer that question, I believe, is CM Punk himself."
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South Africa: Ramaphosa navigates tricky transition
Bearing floral wreaths and observed by a crowd of local supporters, the newly elected leadership of the ANC marked 106 years of the party by solemnly visiting the East London gravesite of four founding presidents.
United by their storied history, the stark political differences between incoming president Cyril Ramaphosa, deputy president David Mabuza and secretary general Ace Magashule were momentarily obscured. While the celebration of long-dead leaders remains a bonding force, navigating the living legacy of Jacob Zuma – the ANC’s most recent leader and South Africa’s divisive outgoing president – is a far more fraught challenge.
Since being narrowly elected ANC leader in December in a bitter inter-party contest against Zuma’s hand-picked successor, the pro-business Ramaphosa has quietly set about grasping the reins of power. Yet with Zuma allies elected to key senior roles in the party, Ramaphosa’s ability to close an era of state patronage, sluggish economic growth and unending political scandal remains in doubt.
“It’s a very tricky transition period. Ramaphosa does have the upper hand at the moment – the momentum is in his favour, there are defections from the Zuma camp and everyone knows he will be the next president,” says Robert Besseling, political analyst at ExxAfrica.
“[But] Zuma is still firmly entrenched in the party and government – of the new leadership three of the top six are in his camp, more than half of the National Executive Committee are still associated with the Zuma camp and the vast majority of lawmakers in parliament are in the Zuma camp.”
Interregnum
The fractured political landscape is complicated by an ANC quirk which means that while Ramaphosa is now party leader of the ANC, Zuma officially remains president of South Africa until the 2019 elections – a system seemingly designed to fuel government inertia and inter-party factionalism. At time of going to press, rumours suggested that Zuma could be ousted in a matter of weeks.
Faced with this delicate balancing act but safe in the knowledge that time was on his side, Ramaphosa had previously broached the question of Zuma’s early exit with magnanimity, sending signals that a dignified transition was likely.
“We need to deal with this matter with the level of maturity it requires, with the proper decorum and I’ll say we should never do it in a way that’s going to humiliate President Zuma. We should never do it in a manner that’s going to also divide the nation,” he told local media.
Whether Zuma departs immediately or clings on, the terms of exit are likely to be keenly fought over. Zuma’s priority is to continue avoiding hundreds of criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in a multi-billion rand arms deal dating back to the 1990s, as well as delaying further legal pressure relating to corruption allegations.
While Ramaphosa is keen to avoid anything that smacks of the humiliation of his predecessor, shielding his rival from criminal charges would be a controversial and uncomfortable move for a politician who made anti-corruption efforts a key plank of his election strategy. A delayed pardon could allow him to save face.
“It’s certainly possible that if Zuma is going to be retired early there could still be legal proceedings underway, but I don’t believe they can be short-circuited or undercut in terms of an intervention [by Ramaphosa],” says political analyst Daniel Silke. “But an intervention could come at a later stage should Zuma fall foul of the courts – it’s possible I suppose that a deal can be struck whereby some sort of pardon is granted should that occur.”
Indeed, Ramaphosa’s confidence in a smooth transition may be buoyed by the knowledge that Zuma’s legal woes have limited his room for manoeuvre. In December, the High Court gave Ramaphosa the power to appoint the next head of the National Prosecuting Authority, handing Ramaphosa powerful leverage.
Zuma’s announcement that he would finally set up a commission of inquiry into state capture allegations following apparent pressure from Ramaphosa was an acknowledgement that he no longer holds all the cards. Yet the ANC are desperate to avoid the ignominy of continued factionalism, given the consequences for the ANC’s 2019 election campaign.
Gupta fallout
Complicating matters further, legal processes beyond South African shores may shine further light into the murky corners of the Zuma era – particularly the activities of his friends the Gupta business family – and increase pressure for action at home. In the United States, the FBI have begun a probe of individuals, bank accounts and companies linked to the Guptas, while US and UK regulators have also begun inquiries into banks’ ties with the family.
“It does look as though Ramaphosa’s administration will not protect the Guptas in the way they have been protected and there are rumblings in terms of the National Prosecuting Authority and what they are planning. That would be highly significant – if action is taken against them over the next few weeks that would indicate a shift in Ramaphosa’s attitude,” says Silke.
While action against the Guptas could act as a safety valve for Zuma – sating a public desire for retribution – it will also complicate matters for Zuma loyalists in the Ramaphosa government, some of whom enjoyed close relations with the family and will be wary of antagonising their new boss.
“Many of the [Zuma] loyalists are pliable, swayable and will try and ingratiate themselves to a degree, especially in light of a state capture judicial inquiry… there’s every good reason why they’d want to be in Ramaphosa’s good books,” says Silke.
Even given this apparent weakness, Zuma loyalists could continue to wield a veto on the direction of Ramaphosa’s economic policies, thwarting his pro-business leanings in favour of the populist programme of his predecessor. That may lead to wrangles over the appointment of a new finance minister, renewing tensions in the ANC and putting a question mark over Ramaphosa’s authority.
“On economic policy there’s a distinct conflict and there will be many policy battles between various factions of the ANC, says Silke. “Ramaphosa will have to steer that… there’s a lot of contradictions there and a lot of work that needs to be done and that’s going to create divisions for years to come.”
For now, current finance minister Malusi Gigaba appears to be toeing the line drawn by his new boss. “What I will be doing at the budget will be to announce the tough decisions to stabilise the debt but reduce the budget deficit… South Africans will have to bear some pain,” he told reporters in January.
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David Thomas is the Editor of African Business Magazine. He has also been published in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and South Africa's Cape Times.
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Wrong Brexit will cost tens of thousands of car jobs, warns Jaguar boss
By Costas Pitas
Birmingham, England: The wrong Brexit deal could cost tens of thousands of car jobs and risks production at Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, its boss warned, adding he had no idea if his plants could function after Britain quits the European Union.
Ralf Speth said the company would not be able to build cars if post-Brexit customs checks meant that the motorway to and from the southern English port of Dover, which is used to transport components, becomes a "car park" due to traffic snarls.
Speth was speaking on Tuesday at a conference shortly before Prime Minister Theresa May, who is battling to have her so-called Chequers Brexit plan accepted by many in her Conservative Party as well as the EU itself before Britain's exit on March 29.
"A thousand [jobs were] lost as a result of diesel policy and those numbers will be counted in the tens of thousands if we do not get the right Brexit deal," said Speth, referring to redundancies made earlier this year at the firm.
"Currently I do not even know if any of our manufacturing facilities in the UK will be able to function on the 30th [of March]," he said.
London and Brussels say they want to get a divorce deal at the October 18 EU Council meeting or at the latest by the end of the year.
Jaguar automobiles move on a conveyor belt through an assembly plant in Castle Bromwich, UK.
Photo: Bloomberg
Under May’s proposals, Britain will seek a free trade area for goods with the EU, largely by accepting a “common rulebook” for goods and British participation in EU agencies that provide authorisations for goods.
Asked about Speth's comments, May's spokesman said her plans include specific proposals to protect jobs in industries using so-called "just-in-time" supply chains.
But that plan has angered hardline Brexiteers in her party.
Prime Minister Theresa May inspects an automobile at a summit in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Britain's car industry, which employs more than 850,000 people, is overwhelmingly foreign-owned and dependent on supply and distribution chains which spread around the world, but especially the EU, its largest export market.
Speth said unfettered access to the single market for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which built nearly a third of Britain's 1.67 million cars last year, was "as important a part to our business as wheels are to our cars".
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He also warned that long-standing issues around low productivity in Britain could be compounded by a Brexit agreement which made the country less competitive.
JLR, which is due to open a new plant in Slovakia later this year, said it was already cheaper to build abroad.
"It is thousands of pounds cheaper to produce vehicles, for instance, in eastern Europe than in Solihull [in central England], and what decisions will I be forced to make if Brexit means not merely that costs go up but that we cannot physically build cars on time and on budget in the UK?" he said.
"Any friction at our borders puts our production in jeopardy - at a cost of 60 million pounds a day."
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Apple released iTunes 11
As expected, Apple has released a new version of iOS. iOS 11 were a number of interesting and important changes.
Some of the new functions necessary for the correct working iPhone X c frameless display and will only be available at the anniversary of Apple’s smartphone. 8/8 on the iPhone Plus and earlier versions of iPhone as well as on supported models iPad some of the features of the firmware would work differently. We previously reported that iOS 11, new gestures used to control iPhone X no Home button.
Changed the possibility of the Power button that now performs several additional functions. Double-clicking on it activates Apple Pay, as Apple Watch. Long press launches Siri.
11 iOS supports True Tone on the iPhone that appeared earlier in the iPad Pro. Now the screen of smartphones Apple will be able to adjust colors for external lighting.
The new platform has changed the control, Camera, Photos, App Store and more. For documents with a new application “Files”. In addition to storing and editing documents on the device itself, the program has a separate partition for files that the user recently worked on the iPad, apps on other iOS devices, iCloud Drive or services like Dropbox and so on.
iOS 11 brought significant changes to the iPad. On tablets, Apple has a Dock. It is available from any screen and allows you with just a swipe to open applications and switch between them. Panel will accommodate those applications that the user runs most often and those that are open on your iPhone or Mac now or have opened recently.
In the new IOS on the iPad has become much easier and more convenient to use the function of ambiguity. Any additional application can be launched right from the Dock. In Split View, it will appear along with the already open app in one screen. To Slide Over the second application can be moved to the left. And the updated application switcher remembers the preferences of the owner and with the help of App Spaces returns to the usual combination.
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Cloudflare debuts free 'Warp' VPN for iPhone and iPad
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Monday, April 01, 2019, 09:47 am PT (12:47 pm ET)
Content delivery network provider Cloudflare plans to make its 1.1.1.1 free DNS service more useful to iPhone and iPad users, with the "Warp" addition to the mobile app providing users with a free VPN that is claimed to make going online faster, reliable, and more secure.
Following the launch of 1.1.1.1, Cloudflare's high-performance DNS, as well as the creation of a mobile app that enables iOS users to more easily make their mobile devices work through the service across both cellular and Wi-Fi connections, the firm believes it can improve connections through the service even more, especially for mobile users.
While the current version of 1.1.1.1 does act as a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for the purposes of using Cloudflare for DNS purposes, the app does not actually function as a fully-fledged VPN, as only DNS queries are secured and optimized. Under Warp, the app does work as a VPN completely, affecting all of the device's traffic by encrypting all unencrypted connections.
As well as providing end-to-end encryption, the app will also offer faster browsing, by caching and compressing content automatically. The VPN is also said to be more resilient to changes in connectivity, namely from cellular to Wi-Fi or between Wi-Fi networks, or handling captive portals that typically exist in public Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Racist Arabism & fascist Islamism: Anti-Copt
The word Copt is an English word taken from the Arabic word Gibt or Gypt. The Arabs after their conquest of Egypt in 641 A.D. called the indigenous population of Egypt as Gypt from the Greek word Egyptos or Egypt. The Greek word Egyptos came from the ancient Egyptian words Ha-Ka-Ptah… The word Copt or Coptic simply means Egyptian, however the Muslim population of Egypt calls themselves Arabs. In contemporary usage, the word Copt or Coptic refers to the Christian population of Egypt. The Arab’s oppression led the Copts to several rebellions, , Coptic: an Afro-Asian language descended from ancient Egypt, and spoken by the Copts.
During the rise of pan-Arab nationalism in the 1950s and 1960s, the economically prosperous Copts, who then represented 20 percent of the population but held more than 50 percent of the nations’s wealth, saw their businesses and factories nationalized under the socialist government of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Many of them left as a result.
Cairo’s poor Copts are known as “zabaleen”, an Arabic name for garbage man. In Cairo there is an area with the same name where those Copts are living together with the garbage that has been collected. Copts reached this level of poverty due to the regime ruling the country in the past sixty years.
From early writings, many medieval Arab writers, tended to include unsubstantiated and racist negative commentaries about the Copts. A Copt — i.e. a descendant of Egypt’s now subjugated, ancient, pre-Arab Christian people
In a statement by ‘copts-united’ it decries: discrimination takes place through security harassment and media campaigns against Shiites, Copts and Bahais…
Critics argue that a Pan Arabist will always suppor Arab unity and “Islam” at the expense of non-Arab and non-Moslem peoples. one would direct and manipulate the Western taste for self criticism, and all that does is deflect the world’s attention from Arab and Moslem atrocities committed against Christians, Kurds, Jews, Israelis, Coptic Christians, non-Arab Sudanese, etc.
Though, current actively Anti Copt attacks stems more often from Islamism, especially by Islamic groups , and persecution comes often even from Egypt’s government. , Egyptian Reformist Thinker Tarek Heggy: ‘Egyptian Copts are Oppressed, Oppressed, Oppressed’
Racial Arabization of Copt
From a Lecture Delivered by a Coptic Bishop In Hudson Institute, Washington (July, 2008) entitled: “The Experience of the Middle East’s largest Christian community during a time of rising Islamization”, where he talked about how the Arab invasion of Egypt in 639 A.D. has altered the identity of Egypt through Arabization and forced conversion to Islam, and the lasting impact on the Christian minority in Egypt. He said, “The Copts have been always focused on Egypt; it is our identity, it is our nation, it is our land, it is our language, it is our culture. But when some of the Egyptians converted to Islam, their focus changed away from looking to their own [language and culture]. They started to look at the Arabians, and Arabia became the main focus,” adding that, “if you come to a Coptic person and tell him that he’s an Arab, that’s offensive., reemphasizing: We are not Arabs, we are Egyptians. Declaring: “I am very happy to be an Egyptian and I would not accept being an “Arab” because ethnically I am not.” The Bishop went on to say, “that means shifting the identity of the nation, to belong to Arabism and to the widespread Arabic area …and this is a big dilemma for the Copts who kept their Christianity, or, I rather say, that they kept their identity as Egyptians [who have] their own culture, that of old and real original Egypt trying to keep it, The process of Arabization and Islamization are still actively working till now upon Copts, The Bishop argued that the Egyptian culture has been taken from the Copts and attributed to the Arabs, that the process of Islamization is still on-going, and that the Christian child has “to study the history of the victorious Islamic invaders, which means that as a little kid you have to praise the Arabic troops that came to your country.” … , like Assyrians, Armenians & Jews, the Copts are of the very few middle eastern indigenous communities to be surviving the Arabs/Muslims’ forcible assimilation of non-Arabs, Non-Muslims.
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(Islamic Apartheid extremism made) “No-go” (areas for non-Muslims) Bishop defends comments
‘No-go’ Bishop defends comments
The Bishop of Rochester has received death threats
A Church of England bishop who claimed Islamic extremism has made some places no-go areas for non-Muslims insists he was right to speak out on the issue.
The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali raised the issue last month in a Sunday Telegraph interview.
Now in a follow-up interview with the same newspaper, he accuses church leaders of not confronting the matter.
“The issue had to be raised. There are times when Christian leaders have to speak out. It’s my duty,” he says.
‘Spiritual leaders’
Since making the comments in January he has received threats against himself and his family. Dr Nazir-Ali and his family are now under police protection.
In his latest interview, he insists his remarks were “based on evidence” and have been “strengthened as a result of overwhelming correspondence”.
Do the British people really want to lose that rooting in the Christian faith that has given them everything they cherish?
Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali
He argues that a “spiritual and moral vacuum” has occurred in Britain over the past half-century.
Unless Christianity fills that void, he adds, something else may take its place – “and that could be Islam”.
“Do the British people really want to lose that rooting in the Christian faith that has given them everything they cherish – art, literature, architecture, institutions, the monarchy, their value system, their laws?”
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, subsequently faced intense criticism after he said that the adoption of sharia law in the UK was “unavoidable”.
But Dr Nazir-Ali tells the Sunday Telegraph that he strongly rejects this analysis.
“People of every faith should be free within the law to follow what their spiritual leaders direct them to, but that’s very different saying their structures should replace that of the English legal system because there would be conflicts,” he says.
He was born in Pakistan and has both a Christian and Muslim family background.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7261237.stm
Bishp Warns of ‘Islamic areas’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7173599.stm
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Exposting the ‘Islamic State Apartheid’
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Welcome to IslamicStateApartheid.com
This organization has recently been founded by a group of York University students from different races and backgrounds who are disgusted by the oppression and apartheid taking place all over Islamic States.
Our goal is to expose Islamic State Apartheid and to begin the liberation of the oppressed!
The American Heritage Dictionary defines apartheid as:
“A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups”
Islamic State Apartheid can be divided into four categories:
1: Gender
2: Sexual Apartheid
3: Religious Apartheid
4: Political
In Islamic states, women are separated from the same class as men- can’t even leave their own homes without male relatives.
In Islamic states, gays are separated from society if discovered….and most likely killed. In Islamic states, other religions are segregated and cannot attain the same rights that the state grants to the Islamic religion. In Sudan, the genocide against the Christian population is being condoned by the government of this Islamic state.
In Islamic States, people who speak out against the state are separated and segregated from the rest of society and imprisoned.
All of the above is APARTHEID! If you do not agree then you are denying the oppression of millions of these people.
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Donal Blaney: I’m still calling it Islamofascism
(Donal Blaney:) I’m still calling it Islamofascism
Last night I debated Mohammed Shafiq from the Ramadan Foundation on BBC Radio Five Live. The topic was Jacqui Smith’s rebranding of Islamic Terrorism as “anti-Islamic activity”. I naturally decried this politically correct example of Orwellian Newspeak.
Mr Shafiq – who chose to defend the hateful Hizb-ut-Tahrir and the extremist cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi during our debate – also failed to condemn Hamas or Hezbollah. When I asked him if they were terrorists because they killed innocent people (which, in his attempt to sound moderate, he argued was what terrorists did) he responded by whining about Israel being a state sponsor of terrorism. It’s this kind of evasive moral equivalence that makes it so hard to take protestations of moderation from self-proclaimed Islamic spokesmen seriously.
The debate unfortunately moved away from the specific topic of “anti-Islamic activity” into a wider debate about integration. I argued that Trevor Phillips and Bishop Nazir-Ali were right to decry multiculturalism, cultural apartheid and ghettoisation. Mr Shafiq felt that ALL muslims were victimised and viewing in a hostile manner by wider British society and the use of phrases such as Islamic Terrorism or even Islamism contributed to that.
I cannot help but feel that Mohammed Shafiq, who seems to have encounted some considerable difficulties with his own LibDem leadership this past month, is a far from persuasive or moderate voice for his cause. Most of us are intelligent enough to realise that Islamic Terrorism is not the same thing as the peaceful practice of Islam. Most muslims are not terrorists and most thoroughly oppose terrorism.
If groups like the Ramadan Foundation spent less time wallowing in victim status and whipping up young muslim men into a fervour of bitterness, victimhood and revenge and instead concentrated on finding ways to promote integration rather than cultural apartheid, we would all be better off – muslims and non-muslims alike.
http://donalblaney.blogspot.com/2008/01/im-still-calling-it-islamofascism.html
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MUSLIMS’ HAJJ, VIOLENCE & ISLAMIC APARTHEID
Timeline of incidents in the Hajj
1979 About 250 Saudi militants take over Grand Mosque in Mecca. More than 100 of the fighters and 127 Saudi troops are killed in a two-week siege.
1987 Around 400 people, mainly Iranian Shia pilgrims, are killed in clashes with Saudi security forces during anti-Western protests in Mecca.
1989 One pilgrim is killed and 16 wounded after a bomb explodes near the grand mosque. Saudi Arabia beheads 16 foreigners found guilty of planting the bombs.
1990 A stampede in a tunnel at Mecca causes the deaths of 1426 pilgrims, mostly from Indonesia and Turkey.
1994 A stampede near Jamarat Bridge in Mena kills 270.
1997 A fire kills 343 pilgrims and injures 1500 at camp in Mena.
1998 A stampede near Jamarat Bridge kills 119 when people fall of an underpass.
2001 A stampede near Jamarat Bridge kills 35.
2003 A stampede near Jamarat Bridge kills 14 people when pilgrims going in the opposite directions collide.
2004 A 27-minute stampede near Jamarat Bridge kills at least 251 during the stoning ritual.
2006 A stampede kills 345, the highest number in 16 years, 600 injured.
SOURCE: english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/75168ECF-25CB-4EB3-AA0D-B3C4535A5D47.htm
Hajj Pilgrims Told of War on Islam :: Understanding Islam :: HyscienceHajj Pilgrims Told of War on Islam. Topics: Understanding Islam … This of course includes terrorism, hate, violence, jihadism and the spread of …
http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/01/hajj_pilgrims_t_1.php
Iranian hajj pilgrims shout “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” (Dec. 2007)
The Hajj: Terrorism Potential Abounds
By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart
Courtesy of Strategic Forecasting
More than 2 million Muslims from around the world are expected to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj, that annual pilgrimage to Mecca that runs this year Dec. 18-21.
Because of the history of violence during the Hajj — some of it extreme — Saudi officials step up security during the period, and last week they concluded what they called the country’s largest-ever anti-terrorism security sweep — an operation that resulted in the arrest of more than 200 suspected al Qaeda militants. Riyadh said the operation was intended as a warning to militants who would seek to abuse the event and disturb the pilgrims. Because of past debacles during the Hajj, the Saudi government nowadays can be expected to deal with any militant activity quickly and harshly.
http://farleftrx.com/the-hajj-terrorism-potential-abounds.htm
A mob of Muslim pilgrims enraged over flight delays to the Islamic holy city of Mecca stormed a plane at Kabul Airport and beat Afghani-stan’s aviation …
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2002/02/16/124137
Hajj has frequently been marred by violence
The cleric who delivered the sermon Friday at the annual hajj pilgrimage had a simple request: God grant victory to Muslims fighting around the world. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=9751_Peaceful_Religion_Watch#comments
TheReligionofPeace – Milestone: 5000 Islamic Terror Attacks.The Religion of Peace has been bombing, shooting, stabbing and blasting peace all over the …. With Hajj sermons using Jihad as an excuse for more Jihad, …
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Articles/Milestone5k.htm
Incidents during the Hajj – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia1.1 2006 stampede. 2 Fires; 3 Protests and violence; 4 Disease; 5 Al Ghaza Hotel collapse; 6 Official responses. 6.1 Casualties during the 2007 Hajj …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj
Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede
At least 345 Muslim pilgrims have died in a crush during the stone-throwing ritual at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say.
Hundreds killed in stampede at pilgrimage
Up to 400 dead; ‘the bodies were piled up,’ witness says…
400 people were killed. More than 1,000 people were injured…
FEAR OF VIOLENCE OVERSHADOWS HAJJ United Press International; Feb 7, 2003; 941 Words 00-00-0000 Fear of violence overshadows Hajj WASHINGTON, Feb 07, 2003 (United Press … holy Islamic city of Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi authorities have announced … unprecedented security measures for the weeklong Hajj celebrations that begin this weekend.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-71585007.html
Ask The Imam – Jihad Is Better Than Hajj… Moderate islam will never condemn terrorism, because terrorism is moderate islam. Reality Bytes December 9th, 2007 at 2:37 pm. Let’s be clear here – Hajj is the poll tax we the infidels pay to Islam for its “protection” so since we are inferior to the Muslim, there is nothing we can do that would be as good as what they do, which is there Jihad. I think I’ll watch Planet of The Apes again tonight.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ask-the-imam-giving-to-jihad-better-than-hajj
PeaceWatch #446 Terror at the Hajj… The fact that terrorist groups of any sort are operating at the Hajj has … in the Hajj (The greater pilgrimage), one of the five pillars of Islam, …
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2137
The ISLAMIC APARTHEID
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Islamofascism – Islamic Apartheid Egypt – Muslim Rioters Destroy Christian Stores
Islamofascism – Islamic Apartheid Egypt
Muslim Rioters Destroy Christian Stores in Egypt By Sze Leng Chan Christian Post Correspondent Mon, Dec. 17 2007 10:48 AM ETCoptic Christian shops were burned and attacked by an angry mob of Muslims in the Egyptian city of Isna, south of Cairo, early Sunday morning.
At least 13 shops were destroyed and the windows of a church damaged, according international news agencies. Although the motivation behind the destruction remains unclear, Reuters claimed the riot started after a Muslim girl was suspected of having sexual relations with two Christian boys.
This was followed by another report that a Muslim woman had her veil forcefully removed by two Coptic Christians in a car parking lot on Saturday, reported the Canadian Press.
Currently, police have upgraded security and imposed a curfew on the town.
Coptic Christians account for 10 percent of the total population of Egypt and often face persecution from the Egyptian government. They claim that their rights in particular are being curtailed through requirements such as needing a license to build a church whereas Muslims can build mosques anywhere as they please.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071217/30522_
Muslim_Rioters_Destroy_Christian_Stores_in_Egypt.htm
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Arab racism must go
There will be no peace around here before Arabs view Jews as human beings
Jackie Levy Published: 12.03.07,
Despite all the ceremonial declarations uttered in Annapolis, my attention was drawn to a small story about the organizers tasked with planning the seating arrangements. As those were peace talks, and as all of us want peace, the organizers were warned about the need to ensure that no Syrian or Saudi official unintentionally encounters some Zionist pest.
This was indeed a large venue, but still, people (just like monkeys) sometimes have to go to the bathroom or wash their hands. In short, they may have to pass through a narrow corridor where, you never know, you may encounter one of those – well, here the speaker is supposed to venomously utter the word: “Zionist.”
Syria’s motives for attending the conference were quite clear. They came to score points and extricate themselves, as much as is possible, out of the axis of evil. In short, they came because of Syrian issues – all the rest didn’t quite interest them, and it was not easy for them as it is. But to bump into an Israeli?! A Jew! Face to face, with no Condoleezza or a sea of officials around. Just you and I. Now that’s way too much, being forced to exchange glances or even mumble something. This is where we draw the line.
After all, Arabs are honorable people, and the Israelis, on top of all the other trouble, have this bad habit of using such incidents in order to suddenly show friendliness, utter some kind of silly joke, and then tell everyone about it. Years after Annapolis, some Israeli minister or advisor could write in his memoirs how he made a quick comment to the Syrian official about the crappy American coffee, and yes, he thinks he saw a hint of a smile on the Syrian’s face – for a moment there, the Israeli will say, we were able to overcome the raging conflict and just be two men, Khaled and I, yearning for some good coffee.
The end of the story is that it was not easy at all to arrange the chairs. Sophisticated algorithms were utilized and multifaceted maneuvers previously only known in Astronomy were used, so that under no circumstances would an Arab and a Jew come in contact or some share kind of proximity that could hurt the feelings of the nation.
Our enemies are racist
Simply put, our enemies, among other things, are quite racist. As opposed to some stigmas, it turns out that arrogance is not an Israeli monopoly. It’s amazing how the Arab world managed to convince the West that the racist hatred is merely legitimate religious sensitivity that must be taken into consideration.
We should also take a moment to consider the fact that for us these things always sound like a silly joke. We treat it the same way we ridicule the Arab refusal to compete against Israeli athletes. None of us, with the exception of the margins of the far Right, have a problem meeting an Arab, shaking his hand, or showing sympathy for him.
The thing is, on their side it’s an absolutely serious matter. It’s hard to believe that anyone in the Arab media was joking about the seating arrangements.
For years we’ve been reprimanding ourselves over our attitude to Arabs and our racist jokes. Yet while we were busy reprimanding, we almost failed to notice that something changed around here. When was the last time you heard a derogatory term like “towel head” being used seriously, without any sarcasm? When was the last time an Israeli film featured an Arab character that was less than divine?
Meanwhile, the exact opposite is happening on the other side. And no, we’re not talking about a minor issue. Even if all the roadblocks will be removed, there will be no peace around here as long as Muslim Arabs don’t view Jews as human beings.
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ISLAMIC APARTHEID – MUSLIMS’ APARTHEID
Islam’s Apartheid
Saudi Arabia, the custodian of “true Islam” imposes a raft of restrictions on women … Islam is religious apartheid
Millat in France: Islamic Apartheid
BBC News | EDUCATION | ‘Apartheid’ row over Islamic school http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1162708.stm
Muslim apartheid: Getting behind the veil By Peter C. Glover … by The British Islamic Human Rights Commission
D H I M M I :: Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights Represents minority religious and ethnic communities from around the world in opposition to radical Islamic intolerance and violence.
No, they’re talking about ethnic cleansing, making “Palestine” Judenrein, free of Jews. And a state born in such sin will never redeem itself. …
Anger in Holland over ‘apartheid’ Islamic hospital | International …It has also been dubbed “apartheid” by a prominent nationalist MP, Geert Wilders. But construction work on the clinic is about to start and it aims to open …
Digital Journal – Islam’s Declared Apartheid on “Infidels” (the …Specifically, Imani examined the basic ideas behind the spread of apartheid and the spread of fundamentalist Islam. He also looks at the treatment of women …
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/75894/
Islam_s_Declared_Apartheid_on_Infidels_the_rest_of_us_
the facts that the Palestinians have adopted Islamic law into their constitution, or that they are governed currently by an Islamic party. Why aren’t they labeled as an “Islamic apartheid state”?
World Politics Watch | Muslim Apartheid in Britain: A Veiled Threat? The issue of Muslim women wearing veils in public has ignited an unprecedented national debate on the subject and on multiculturalism generally across …
Tories accuse Muslims of ‘creating apartheid by shutting themselves off’ … represents a toughening of the Tory stance on the dangers of Islamic radicalism …
If we do not oppose and defeat Islamic gender Apartheid, democracy and freedom cannot … If we do not stop Islamic gender and religious Apartheid abroad, …
American Thinker: Islam’s ApartheidIt is the long sub-humanized Muslim women who must discard Islam and claim their … Islam is religious apartheid. And apartheid, by universal agreement, …
Muslim apartheid: getting behind the veil – Free Online Library: Muslim apartheid: getting behind the veil. by “Catholic Insight”; Philosophy and religion Apartheid Muslims.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Muslim+apartheid:+getting+behind+the+veil-a0156002645
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia ‘apartheid’ row deepens, There has been an angry reaction in Malaysia to remarks by the daughter of the former PM comparing Muslim women to black South Africans under apartheid. …
Clarity & Resolve: Happy-Fun Islamic Apartheid Day at Six Flags, Fun Islamic Apartheid Day at Six Flags, NJ. Satan! Attention New Jersey and Tri-State are kuffar: I hope you weren’t planning on going to Six Flags…
From Salman Rushdie to WTCThe crimes against humanity of supporters of Islamic Apartheid and their attacks on progress and human rights has not started with their brutal terrorist …
The Treatment of Infidels in Saudi Arabia —a Time to Apologise? This is open, clear and meticulously planned Islamic apartheid which might even surpass the enormity of the apartheid policies of the erstwhile South …
Amil Imani – Islam’s Apartheid, A few cases should suffice to fully substantiate the contention that Islam is religious apartheid. And there is no need to draw cases from the repugnant …
“Muslim apartheid burns bright in France” (Minette Marrin, … Khan, 30, incites British Muslims to ignore the moderate Islamic leaders who want integration …
Insurgency in Thailand – Threat Migration? – Pag, His goal is to create a greater pan-Islamic State that includes most of … and a desire of Muslim apartheid.
Rants about Islamic extremists and cruel policies in Arab states are valid … East — a region where Islamic apartheid is the actual order of the day. …
http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/1/31/opedFreedomAndRight
ToProtestNoNationShouldBeImmuneFromCr iticism
Christians in the Middle East Christian Arab existence in Jerusalem is being threatened because its Arab population … Islam operates a system of racial and religious apartheid
Norwegian Minister Erik Solheim, apartheid, Jews and Muslims: A letter from NIS
Muslim Aparthied burns bright in France
Bahai News – Mandela betrayed Iran prisonersThe Islamic Republic of Iran is a prejudicial legal order whose … dismiss the Islamic Republic’s systematic persecution of religious minorities such as … bahai
http://library.com/newspapers/062800.html
The Persian Journal: Lack of Human Rights in Iran | The Tharwa project, The Islamic Republic in Iran (IRI) created a double apartheid system based on both gender and beliefs. This has resulted in a multi-layer system in which …
http://www.tharwaproject.com/node/2781
Muslim silence about Islamic crimesIn the anti-Semitic Islamic Republic of Iran, to be accused of aiding Israel is … But there have been no statements of outrage at Iran’s persecution of
http://www.israelinsider.com/views/articles/views_0015.htm
Why we stay mute on Islamic sex apartheid | The Australian, US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton last week urged President George W. Bush to call on King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to drop all charges … against the gender apartheid under which women in large parts of the Islamic world live, as there was against racial apartheid in South Africa. …
On Faith: Sulayman Nyang: Catholic Struggle a Guide for African …Does Mr. Sulayman S. Nyang support the Islamic apartheid practiced in Saudi Arabia which does not allow non-Muslims to openly practice their faith, …
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/sulayman_s_nyang/2007/03/
catholic_struggle_a_guide_for/all_comments.html
Think tank takes on ‘gender apartheid’ in Muslim world… political scientist said that a public struggle against “gender and creed apartheid” in the Muslim world would be effective in that …
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184063443927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFul
Why We Should Oppose Independent Kosovo Global Politician, NY – Dec 6, 2007 Sir Jadunath Sarkar, the pre-eminent historian of Mughal India, wrote this about dhimmitude, the humiliating apartheid system imposed upon non-Muslims under …
http://globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=3845&cid=3&sid=10
It’s (Islamic) apartheid (against Indians), says poet who fled Malaysia Daily News & Analysis, India – Nov 27, 2007 “Article 153 of the Malaysian Constitution explicitly privileges Malay Muslims above all other ethnicities – principally ethnic Indians [of whom Tamils make …
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1135947
The Islamic Apartheid that created a myth on Israel
The very APARTHEID bastion of the world, otherwise known as the ‘Islamic world’, or the totalitarian dictatorships inc. where no one is ever equal there, not women, not one class to the other, not one minority has any decent rights, but persecuted in the regular Arab racism’s supremacy & Islamic apartheid, or Islamo fascism.
In order to divert attention from the real criminals of apartheid in this world [or to disperse their populations’ resentment of the oppressive regimes], and much much worse then that [to say the least], they, in their collective hatred & Apartheid motivation against the ‘non Arab’ the ‘non Muslim’ entity AKA Israel, to deny it’s right to exist, have come up with a myth about “apartheid in Israel”, what it actually means is that if democratic & free Israel dares to defend it’s self from a Racist Arab terrorist it is doomed to be branded as an “apartheid” system.
The sad part is of course that some have been bought by Arab oil money like Jimmy Carter, but the world should not let the magic sand cover the Arabian monsters including those “freedom fighters” fascists in Gaza that oppress Christians or those “moderate” ‘Palestinians’ that try to ethnic cleanse all Jews from the land, and so far there’s not one Jewish family under “moderate” fascist ‘palestine’.
Islamic ‘Palestinian’ Apartheid
Middle East Information – MEIC Issues and analysis of the Middle …JIMENA Statement on Hamas: Hamas: Promoting Religious Apartheid … It relegates Jews and Christians to a subjected and humiliated status in a medieval …
http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index.php?s=
16417e5601d4e732be17c50efe36e59a&showtopic=8870
American Christian Claims His Life Was Threatened by PA Official [Oct 2007
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200710/INT20071031c.html
Christians Are Persona Non Grata in Gaza, Palestine Facts · The evolution of Islamic terrorism: An overview ….. Debka (1); Deconstructing apartheid accusations (1); Dhimmitude News Network (1)
http://smoothstone.blogspot.com/2007/10/christians-are-persona-non-grata-in.html
[ISLAMIC “PALESTINIAN” APARTHEID] Expert: ‘Christian groups in PA to disappear’
Jpost ^ | Dec. 2007
Technorati – Freedom 911 Al Qaida Al Qaeda Al Qaida Bin Laden Anti west Anti American Intolerance Terrorist oganization Hamas ”palestinian’ propaganda Al Aqsa Alaqsa ‘palestinian’ terrorism Suicide bombing Saddam Hussein WTC bombing Homicide bombing London bombing Bali bombing Beheading Abu Sayyaf Muslim clerics Mullahs Islamic Hitler Iran Regime Ahmedinejad Iran nukes Human rights War on terror Jihad Sudan genocide Islamic slavery Arab slaver masters Genocide bombing Anti Israel bias Arab racism Anti Israel racism Islamofacsism Conflict Israel Islamic Jihad Hamas “palestinian” Animalism “palestinian” cruelty “palestinian” Savagery “Palestine” “Palestinians” Israelis Jewish refugees Victims of terror Moderates Islam Radical Islam Militants Arab occupation Arab Muslims Arab hatred Muslim hatred ‘Palestinian’ hatredJewish refugees Death cult ‘Palestinian’ human shields ‘Palestinian’ human bombs Arab oil lobby Arab oil mafia Islamic Aparthied Ethnic cleansing Passover massacre Muslims Arabs Arab atrocities Damour massacre Hebron massacre Politically correct Muhammad “palestinian” propaganda “Palestinians” Netanya massacre Fatah Abu Sayaaf Beheading Honor killing Jerusalem massacre Passover massacre Bus bombing Islamists Mufti Koran Quran Radical Islam Islam Islamophobia Beslan massacre CAIR Mohamed Islamic phobia Muhammad cartoons Genocide Terrorism War on terror Jihadists Sharia Fatwa Mullah Kafir Infidels Islamofascism Islamic fascism Whabbism Whabbist Wahabbi Saudi Arabia Islamofacism “religion of peace” Huzbullah Arabism Apes & pigs Ahmadinejad Islamic Hitler Islamization Arabization Islamic Threat Arab supremacy Eurabia
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[Update on Islamic persecution, massacre of Christians in Lebanon] Christians Killed in Lebanon blast
[Update on Islamic persecution, massacre of Christians in Lebanon] Killed in Lebanon blast
Lebanon bomb kills senior army officer, 4 others
Reuters Canada, Canada –
By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suspected car bomb in a Lebanese Christian town east of Beirut killed a senior army officer and at least four other …
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-12-12T064513Z_01_L12540081_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-LEBANON-EXPLOSION-COL.XML
Army general killed in Lebanon blast AFP – The standoff between pro- and anti-Syrian camps marks the country’s worst political crisis since the end of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3m6swZF24n1EFhBo0Zs7iBl83Ew
Explosion kills four, including senior officer in Christian suburb … The Canadian Press
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5h8GJr7a8uXZ7vN7bqFlkOufDw75w
Gen al-Hajj was chief of operations when Lebanon’s army fought Islamic militants from Fatah al-Islam in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp earlier this year. …
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/middle_east/7139809.stm
Beirut blast kills a leading army officer and at least two deputies
Los Angeles Times, CA –
Lebanon’s Christian community, from which the country’s president is traditionally drawn, is also sharply divided, with some supporting the March 14 group …
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-beirut12dec12,1,1808825.story?coll=la-headlines-world
CHRONOLOGY: Events in Lebanon since Hariri’s killing
Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:03am EST
(Reuters) – A suspected car bomb near Beirut killed a senior military officer on Wednesday who was a leading contender to take over as army chief after the present commander becomes president.
Here is a chronology of some of the main events in Lebanon since former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was killed, along with 22 other people, on February 14, 2005.
February 28 – Pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami resigns.
October 20 – U.N. investigators say high-ranking Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies were involved in Hariri’s killing, in report to U.N. Security Council. Syria denies it.
December 12 – Gebran Tueni, anti-Syrian member of parliament and Lebanese newspaper magnate, is killed by a car bomb near Beirut.
July 12, 2006 – Hezbollah captures two Israeli soldiers in cross-border raid, setting off 34-day war in which about 1,200 Lebanese are killed.
November 11 – Five pro-Syrian Shi’ite Muslim ministers from Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal movement, resign after collapse of all-party talks on their demand for more say in government.
November 21 – Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel is killed by gunmen. U.N. Security Council approves plans for tribunal to try suspects in assassination of Hariri and subsequent attacks.
December 1 – Hezbollah, Amal and supporters of Christian leader Michel Aoun camp outside Prime Minister Fouad Siniora’s office in central Beirut in open-ended campaign to topple government.
January 25, 2007 – Aid conference in Paris pledges more than $7.6 billion to help Lebanon recover from the war.
February 13 – Three people are killed in two bomb blasts near a Christian village northeast of Beirut.
June 13 – Anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido and five other people killed by a car bomb near a Beirut beach club
September 2 – Lebanese troops seize complete control of Nahr al-Bared camp after months of fighting with Fatah al-Islam militants. More than 420 people, including 168 soldiers, have been killed in the worst internal violence since the civil war.
September 19 – Car bomb in Beirut kills seven people, including anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem.
September 25 – Parliament postpones a presidential election for the first of eight times in a bid to break a deadlock over a consensus candidate and end the political crisis. France leads mediation efforts for a deal on a presidential candidate.
November 23 – President Emile Lahoud leaves presidential palace
at the end of his term, without a successor.
November 24 – Siniora says his cabinet is assuming executive powers in the absence of a president.
Dec 5 – Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says rival Lebanese leaders have agreed on General Michel Suleiman as president.
Dec 11 – Berri postpones parliament session to elect Suleiman to December 17 to give rivals more time to reach broad political agreement.
Dec 12 – Car bomb kills Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj, the army’s head of operations, and a number of bodyguards in a Christian town east of Beirut.
(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
March 5 – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells his parliament Syrian troops will start phased pullout from Lebanon.
April 26 – Last Syrian soldiers leave Lebanon.
June 2 – Samir Kassir, journalist opposed to Syria’s role in Lebanon, is killed in Beirut by a bomb in his car.
June 16 – U.N. investigation into Hariri’s killing starts.
June 19 – Lebanese parliamentary elections end in victory for anti-Syrian alliance led by Hariri’s son Saad al-Hariri.
June 21 – Former Communist Party leader and critic of Syria George Hawi is killed in Beirut by a bomb in his car.
June 13 – Anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido and five other people killed by a car bomb near a Beirut beach club.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1220177520071212
Empty Lebanon presidency worries Christians
Reuters – Nov 28, 2007
By Tom Perry BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Christians fear a prolonged political vacuum while the post of president is filled will weaken their …
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL28414708
Syria shadow hangs over Lebanon vote, Harb says
Reuters – Dec 10, 2007
The opposition, led by Hezbollah, were seeking to secure “seats in cabinet, the person of the prime minister, who is going to be commander-in-chief of the …
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1013164520071210
An older background of Islamic massacres on Christians, Lebanon 1976, Damour Massacre (that was the cause for Christian Arabs massacring “Palestinians” in Sabra Shatila in 1982) carried out by “Palestinian” Muslims and Syrian occupation
Damour’s Massacre Slideshow, Damour’s Massacre. Back to Pictures Directory :: Syrian Crimes Slideshow :: War in Ashrafieh Slideshow :: Bashir’s Assasination Slideshow
http://www.truelebanon.bravehost.com/pics/dampics-slideshow.html
Lebanese Forces : Historical Fact: The Massacre and Destruction of …Historical Fact: The Massacre and Destruction of Damour. Damour lay across the Sidon – Beirut highway about 20 km south of Beirut…
http://www.lebaneseforces.com/blastfromthepast002.asp
hobeika_damour – Do you not remember Damour Lebanon. Let me remind you. Arafat and the PLO plunged Lebanon into “massacres, rape, mutilation, rampages of looting and …
unforgotten massacre damour The Christian-populated towns, Damour and Jiyeh, were massacred after a week of siege and intensive shelling on January 20, 1976 by a combined force of …
http://www.geocities.com/damour1976/index1.html
The MASSACRE at DAMOUR, (Jan 9) 1976 I was unfamiliar with the massacre at Damour so I looked in up. Unquestionably this was a terrible incident but you omitted two important facts: …
LebaneseForces.com – Damour Massacre (1976) Damour Massacre (1976) ….
http://www.lfpics.com/other/dammour/
Lebanon – Islamists “Palestinians” massacre of Christians in Damour that brought Christian Arabs killing “Palestinians” in Sabra Shatila
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Latest (news, editorials) on the Genocide by RACIST ARAB MUSLIM SUDAN
Latest (news, editorials) on the Genocide by RACIST ARAB MUSLIM SUDANAn Egyptian Makes the Case for America
Yahoo! News – Nov 23, 2007
The discourse coming out of the Arab and Islamic region is a disgrace,” Khalil argued. “In Darfur and south Sudan, severe human rights violations occur — ethnic cleansing, the murder of millions and rape. Yet no one but the West exposes what is happening in south Sudan and Darfur. … It is the West that attacked Serbia. It is the West that established the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. It is the West that protects the independence of Kosovo.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20071123/cm_uc_crmchx/op_54455
Documentary tackles reasons behind genocide in Sudan
Columbus Dispatch, OH – Nov 22, 2007
What Steidel and others discovered was a massive effort by militias backed by the Arab-dominated government to clear non-Arab Africans from Darfur
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/weekender/
stories/2007/11/22/9A_MOVIES22_–_WKDR.ART_ART_11-22-07_T4_QD8GHCO.html?sid=101
Hamas, Teddy Bears in Sudan and the Muslim Brotherhood Douglas Farah
There are two places where the Muslim Brotherhood exercises governmental power-Sudan and the Palestinian territories. That is, where it controls the levers of the state. It seems to me it is worth looking at these states to see how the Brotherhood would govern if given the chance, and to see the real agenda of the organization that claims to represent moderate, modernizing and tolerant interpretations of Islam.
For an excellent summary of why the Muslim Brotherhood is such an important topic, see this new paper by [http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/pubID.72/pub_detail.asp#%22] Hillel Fradkin of the Hudson Institute.
http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=1314
Sudan Christians Concerned As Thousands Demand Teacher’s Execution
BosNewsLife, Hungary – Nov 30, 2007
“In Sudan, a country known for its genocide against Christians, an innocent act by Muslim school children must be result in the punishment of a Christian. …
http://www.bosnewslife.com/africa/sudan/3304-sudan-christians-concerned-as-thousands-deman
Graphic film displays Darfur genocide
OSU – The Lantern, OH – Nov 30, 2007
The Arab militias sponsored by Sudan’s Arab government, known as Janjaweed, launched a series of vast, violent raids on the African Muslims living in Darfur …
http://www.thelantern.com/news/2007/11/30/
Arts/Graphic.Film.Displays.Darfur.Genocide-3125614.shtml
Washington – Nov 18, 2007
African Union’s position not to characterize the Darfur Crisis as a genocide was mainly pushed by this lobby of the Arab League
EU rights champion urges Europe to act on Darfur
Tue 4 Dec 2007, 17:44 GMT
[-] Text [+] By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The winner of the European Union’s top human rights prize demanded on Tuesday that the bloc take a more active role in resolving the Darfur crisis, saying it could not simply stand by during “genocide”.
Speaking before an EU-Africa summit this weekend, Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman called on the EU to commit troops for a Darfur peace force and help bring rights abusers to justice.
“Europe has always been talking tough about the policies of the government of Sudan, but we don’t see acts,” he told a news briefing in Brussels. “Europe is confused, it is divided on the issue of Darfur. The EU hasn’t any unified political will.”
International experts estimate 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million uprooted in Darfur since mostly non-Arabs took up arms in early 2003 accusing Khartoum of neglect. Khartoum says 9,000 have died.
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL04191038.html
,b>FARROW ATTACKS SUDAN’S ‘CRUEL’ LEADERS 2007-12-04…
Actress MIA FARROW has blasted Sudanese leaders for jailing a British schoolteacher accused of blasphemy, calling their treatment of her a typical act of “palpable insanity and cruelty”.
The UNICEF goodwill ambassador hopes the imprisonment of Gillian Gibbons who was incarcerated for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad will highlight the tyrannical control the downtrodden people of Darfur are forced to live under and, in turn, prompt Westerners to help them.
However, Farrow – who was in London on Sunday (02Dec07) to launch new campaign Fund4Darfur – is outraged that Gibbons’ plight grabbed the headlines when the bigger issues facing the war-ravaged folk of Darfur are still being ignored by the media.
She said, “One white woman in peril with a teddy bear has captured more media attention than the past three years of our brothers and sisters in the Darfur region.
“This is the first genocide of the 21st century and the one genocide that is ongoing as we speak. We have ,b>a regime that launched a military campaign on an unarmed population for no other reason than that they are not Arab.” Fund4Darfur will aid the survivors of the fighting between Sudan’s government and Darfur’s rebels, who have been at war for four years, resulting in 200,000 casualties and 2.5 million being forced from their homes.
http://www.pr-inside.com/farrow-attacks-sudan-s-cruel-leaders-r331622.htm
TV Review: HBO – Sand And Sorrow
December 3rd, 2007 by Simon Barrett
Genocide, it’s just a word, it’s a word that you read in history books. But what does it really mean? Well, if you want to get rid of weeds in your lawn you use a herbicide, if ants are invading your house you likely will use a pesticide. You have probably noticed the use of the word ending ‘cide’. There are lots of words that end with ‘cide’ and I can not think of a single one that is good! A little bit of research reveals that ‘cide’ comes from Latin, and in it’s basic form, it means ‘to kill’. Genocide is the systematic removal of a people, and genocide is what is happening in the Sudan right now.
HBO are definitely making a name for themselves in the documentary world, they are willing to take on projects that the other networks turn a blind eye to. Sand And Sorrow takes a very long hard look at the African country of Sudan, more specifically the Darfur region and the genocide that has been taking place.
Without doubt this is one of the worlds poorest regions, with few natural resources, and no strategic geographic location, no-one seems to want to help the people. I may be cynical, but I am sure that if Darfur had oil, the world powers would be breaking their necks to help.
Sand And Sorrow explores what is happening in Darfur, and the findings are not good. This is not about religion, everyone is Muslim, this is about Arab versus Non Arab. The Arab led government in Khartoum is systematically killing the non-arab population of Darfur, moving village by village the militia are killing and raping their way through the region. It is estimated by some that the number of dead exceeds 400,000.
This is must see TV, produced and narrated by George Clooney, this is both a disturbing and frighting look at a situation that we, as decent people should not allow. Sand And Sorrow pulls no punches and the footage that is used is horrific. It not only shows the current status of the Sudan but explores the history and the West’s apparent apathy toward the problem. The US comes out of this in a very poor light, because Khartoum is on board with the ‘War on Terror’ the US is loath to intervene, the other world body that could help is the UN, but they are portrayed as a toothless Bulldog, growling and snarling, but unable to act for fear of veto by China or Russia.
This is indeed a very sad situation.
I am involved on the fringes of the education system here in Canada, and one of the groups I work with is the Immigrant Youth Organization, these are primarily young people who are refugees, many of who are from the Sudan. I had noticed how reticent they were to discuss their previous lives, through Sand And Sorrow I now understand why. They have lived through a nightmare that is unbelievably shocking.
Sand And Sorrow premiers December the 6th at 8pm on HBO. There is an accompanying web site which contains some interesting background, and a short trailer. If you cannot receive HBO or cannot make the airing you will be able to watch it in its entirety online between December 7th and 9th. After Rwanda I was convinced that the world had learned a lesson, but The Sudan is living proof that we have not.
http://www.bloggernews.net/112116
Darfur is atop Don Cheadle’s agenda
…Cheadle knows the Navy origins of that phrase, “not on my watch,” the idea being that “if something bad happens while I’m on duty, I’m responsible.” He wants to be responsible, and he’s willing to do the lobbying and legwork to put pressure on the Arab government of Sudan to stop burning African, non-Muslim Sudanese out of their homes and villages.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-darfurnow07dec02,0,7922242.story?coll=orl_entertainment_movies_mezz
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Man goes over Horseshoe Falls, survives with non-life threatening injuries
Ken Pilon
A man goes over Horseshoe Falls, survives with non-life threatening injuries
WIVB 4 reports
The Niagara Parks Police Service says a man was swept over the Horseshoe Falls.Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a person in crisis at the brink of the Canadian side of the falls.
Police then searched the lower Niagara River basin. "The man was found sitting on the rocks at the water’s edge." This is beneath the 'Journey behind the falls' observation deck.
The man was taken to the hospital for assessment and treatment. The man's identity has not been released.
WIVB adds,
While infinitesimally rare, people have gone over the falls and survived before; notably, Kirk Jones who became the first person to live after a fall without a protective device in 2003. He died after a plunge over the falls in 2017, believed a stunt gone awry.
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Absolute Write Water Cooler > Discussion > Research > Who knows about Westerns
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csteffoz
I want to write a fantasy story with western elements, but I'm not too familiar with the genre outside of the basics. What are some classics of the genre? Both movies and books work for me. I'm looking for stuff that isn't super cheesy - more brooding and solemn, I guess.
I've seen True Grit, and I'm gonna read the novel too. I know I want a story kind of like that. I love the flowery language and drama of it. So, if you know any good examples of letters written during the time, that would be great reference too.
Brightdreamer
Beware of relying too much on Hollywood and popular culture for accurate depictions of the past, particularly the American West.
It's from the tail end of the era - past the classic "Wild West" stage - but Elinore Pruitt Stewart's Letters of a Woman Homesteader (public domain) is a collection of letters from, as stated, a woman homesteader, as a widowed woman and her daughter set out to make a life for themselves on the shrinking frontier. (Her attitudes very much reflect her times; in some ways, she seems more modern with her call for women to make their own independent way, but in others her Southern roots show, particularly her attitude toward race.)
Owen Wister's The Virginian (also public domain) was considered one of the first true Westerns, IIRC; a bit rambly and meandering at times, but some classic characters, if larger than life in many respects, with some details of frontier life that get glossed over.
There's also a book called The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West - largely a collection of facts and dates, but probably worth your while to start research with.
This is super helpful, thanks! And that's a good point about relying on other media. I definitely don't want it to be a knockoff, so primary sources will probably be the best way to capture the feel.
Though I am looking to identify tropes and such too!
snafu1056
As far as movies go Tombstone is considered a modern classic. Pretty historically accurate and also just a good movie. Unforgiven is also pretty highly regarded.
Cindyt
The Lous L'Amour and Zane Grey books are excellent.
RobertLCollins
The Kansas Historical Society dates back to 1875. Much of what they've preserved have been diaries and letters. There's also been a long emphasis about preserving daily life in the state. There are roughly three periods to their publications. The "Kansas Historical Collections" went from the founding through the 1920s. "Kansas Historical Quarterly" was published through the 1970s. The current publication is "Kansas Magazine." I mention them because many articles, especially from the first two publications, are available online for free. They can be your research and point you to other materials. When I was writing and publishing Kansas history, I referenced plenty of pieces from all three.
As to fantasy, there's quite a bit out there that has Western genre settings. You'd want to look for novels listed as "fantasy Western," but also "weird Western" and maybe even "Western horror." How much you want to read is up to you, but certainly make yourself aware of what's out there.
Something else to think about is how much the fantasy elements in your world have affected actual history. For instance, if magic was available, was it used during the Civil War? Did the native tribes have magic, or was it a tool used by Europeans to conquer the Americas? Or are the magical elements more lore or mystery than common reality? These are all up to you, but they can be ways for you to make your world unique and make your book stand out.
This is all great! Thanks everyone. Any good references for stuff in the American Southwest? I don’t envision my story taking place during the Mexican-American war, but the aftermath might be a good backdrop
There's an Old West Reference / Western History Books (https://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?57352-Old-West-Reference-Western-History-Books) thread in Western Forum that might have some thoughts for you.
I see that Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/) now has a Western Bookshelf (http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Western_(Bookshelf)).
Nuwanda
second Owen Wister's The Virginian. Don't watch any of the movies based on it though. As stated above Lous L'Amour and Zane Grey are great reads. A lot of their stuff is pulp so if you're not familiar with the style it'll take getting used to.
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac Mccarthy is a great read and inspired the Mumford and Sons song "Dust Bowl Dance."
One of my favorite westerns besides The Virgin is Max Brand's The Seventh Man. The pacing is thoughtful and engaging and the writing is excellent. Here's a bit that really stood out for me:
"Then out of the mountains and the night came an answer so thin, so eerie, one might have said it was the voice of the mountains and white stars grown audible; it stole on the ear as the pulse of a heart comes to the consciousness.
Truly it was an answer to the cry of the wolf-dog, for in the slender compass it carried the same wail, the same unearthly quality with this great difference, that a thrilling happiness went through it, as if some one walked through the mountains and rejoiced in the unknown terrors. A sob formed in the throat of Kate and the wolf turned its head and looked at her, and the yellow of things that see in the night swam in its eyes."
Checkout The Searchers and The Magnificent Seven (either the original or the remake) both are incredibly written and filmed. Definitely DEFINITELY the mini series Into the West because it touches on a lot of different parts of how the west was tamed.
Also, I don't know how much into anime you are but I highly recommend Trigun. It's a steampunk western and the episodes basically follow the style and pace of the pulps.
There's a ton of wiggle room in westerns for fantasy. I've even seen some pulp fiction with settlers battling Godzilla type creatures! So keep me updated with your project! I'll definitely read it
***apologies if this ends up being a double post. I went in to edit the original but may have deleted it. ***
lonestarlibrarian
I enjoy first-hand narratives from people who actually lived the life and worked the work. You pick up good details, the jargon, local color, and things like that. You'd read any of the 19th c primary sources with no problem, depending on whether you wanted an emphasis on mining towns, on trail drives, on frontier forts, or whatever. I'd probably put the outside edge of the writers' timeline somewhere near the works of Ben K Green, who had some excellent and colorful writings about his experiences in the horse trading biz in Texas and Mexico in the 20's and 30's.
blacbird
I enjoy first-hand narratives from people who actually lived the life and worked the work. You pick up good details, the jargon, local color, and things like that.
This. A couple of famous ones are The Log of a Cowboy, by Andy Adams, and A Texas Cow Boy, by Charles Siringo.
caw
AW Admin
You might want to read Elizabeth Bear's Karen Memory (https://www.amazon.com/Karen-Memory-Elizabeth-Bear-ebook/dp/B00LRWIDK4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1531332636&sr=8-1&keywords=karen+memory&linkCode=ll1&tag=absowrit-20&linkId=765a25bf0293b41e1239b2f6c04cccd2) and Emma Bull's Territory (https://www.amazon.com/Territory-Emma-Bull-ebook/dp/B001H1FZV0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1531332692&sr=1-4&keywords=Emma+Bull&linkCode=ll1&tag=absowrit-20&linkId=1bcb8e13147bcce697235e25a1db2226), both of which are fantasy Western novels. *
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WeaselFire
If you're talking about Westerns as a genre, you need to realize that it's the story that is important, the setting just happens to be in the American West of the late 19th to early 20th century. The general theme of good triumphing over evil permeates these, whether it's a rancher fighting to protect his family or a Texas Ranger pursuing a villain through the deserts of West Texas. The Zane Grey/Louis L'Amour books are typical, even stereotypical of these, but there are thousands of others. Might look at Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove, and Elmer Kelton too. Not to mention countless movies, dime novels and the fiction of the newspapers of the era.
But... There are exceptions to this that have become more popular. The Clint Eastwood Unforgiven characters for example, bad guys doing bad for dubiously good reasons against even worse men. Even John Wayne in The Shootist, a bad guy who is just trying to finish his days at peace but with no real remorse or atonement for past deeds. More modern treatments have the American Indians as good guys, which would have never flown in the real days of the west.
Also keep in mind that reality was never anything like the movies. Most "shootouts" were either drunken brawls or ambushes. Nobody ever met on the streets at High Noon. There were no fair fights and very few honest, or honorable, lawmen.
Might watch the movie Stagecoach, a classic John Ford that put John Wayne in the starring role. Many of the actors and tradespeople on that movie actually lived the real Wild West and it shows. Heck, a young kid named Marion Morrison, who later took the stage name John Wayne, working in the movie industry back lots as a teenager, learned to handle a six shooter from one of the technical advisors to the industry, a guy named Wyatt Earp. :)
Keep in mind that the Western of yore might not sell in today's market. Strong female characters didn't exist then that can exist and do well today. Books which used to have derogatory versions of blacks and Native Americans are getting pulled from shelves and reading lists today. Even the nearly non-violent gunplay of The Lone Ranger, The Rifleman or Have Gun Will Travel went South with the Sam Pekinpah Wild Bunch overkill.
I'm not sure the traditional Western is even viable anymore, but some come out each year. The Gunsmith series of stories is one that is still being published and The Son is now a TV/Netflix series. It's not Hondo, or True Grit or Riders of the Purple Sage, but it does have a similar, though more contemporary, appeal.
Good luck. It's a fun genre, usually with quick reads, and there's a lot of chance to weave history with fiction. Or fictionalize history. :)
As the story goes---
One summer day in 1876, a wagon train heading west came to Fort Dodge and camped on the prairie nearby. That evening, U.S. Army Surgeon, W.S. Tremaine and several other officers walked out to get the latest news from the travelers. They found the wagons deserted, with bullet holes and arrowheads stuck in their sides. Passing the wagons, they found the settlers kneeling with bowed heads, while their minister prayed: "Oh Lord, we pray Thee, protect us with Thy mighty hand. On our long journey, Thy Divine Providence has thus far kept us safe. We have survived cloudbursts, hailstorms, floods, strong gales, thirst and parching heat ----as well as raids of horse thieves and attacks by hostile Indians. But now, oh Lord, we face our gravest danger ---- Dodge City lies just ahead, and we must pass through it. Help us and save us, we beseech Thee. Amen."
Siri Kirpal
Sat Nam! (Literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)
A few notes about the reality of the West:
The word "cowboy" is not "cowman" because it was usually black men in those jobs. In other words, your cowboys should include several blacks. (If you're doing cowboys at all.)
Women really were stronger than the early writers depicted, but they weren't feminists. These two stories are from 1890-1902 rural Missourah, but they illustrate the point.
Story 1: Circuit riding minister is having dinner with my grandmother's family. Her mother says she doesn't see the point of educating girls beyond a certain point because they're just going to marry some clodhopper of a farmer. Minister basically says that he'll be marrying and that girl won't be marrying a farmer. Mother says, "Well, they might do worse!" [Note: not feminist]
Story 2: The wood hadn't been chopped for the woodstove. It wasn't the Mother's job to chop the wood. She mentioned the matter to her husband and nothing was done. When the wood was gone, she made the next meal and set it out on the fences. Men (husband and hired hands) come in asking for their dinner (meaning, their lunch). Mother says she set it out on the fences to cook in the sun. Men go out and chop wood!! [Note: but not weak]
Also, things were not uniformly awful between Natives and pioneers. When Mr. Siri's ancestors were crossing the plains in covered wagons, one day two Indians rode into camp while his however many great-grandmother was baking bread. We still have the beaded bags they traded for that bread.
This is all great stuff everyone! Keep it coming!
@Brightdreamer I've started reading "A Woman Homesteader" and it's a little eerie how much this is EXACTLY what I'm looking for. She has such a way with words, it's really remarkable.
@Weaselfire all good points. I'll be sure to tread carefully with the genre. It's a Western in the first place because I want to touch on themes of colonialism and violence.
I'm working in the 1890 area. Researching the time period, you'll find that the "gunslinger" style of old west is very hollywood. Wyatt Earp even said there was nothing but contempt for a gunfanner or flashy showmanship buy any real gunfighter. What I found interesting in my story was the reality of travel by train vs. coach. In 1867 an expres train travelled NY to SFO in 84 hours. That's the express train and undoubtedly cost a pretty penny: Third class tickets for that were $715 in today money. First class would ran around $2,000 depending on of course times and ammenities. A stage coach? $150 in today money, coast to coast and you were expected to get out and push if it was difficult.
This is the sort of world I found to build my story within. It's all for background context to use when troubling and twisting up my people. I can't imagine a foot powered dentist drill getting to work on an abscess. Asking ofr owhiskey in a bar got you a dirty glass with perhaps whiskey in it if it wasnt cut with cheap lamp oil, or other awful leftover stuff to stratch any profit. etc.
Stage coach companies barely lasted six months except for the heavy hitter businessmen who formed American Express which later split when mister wells and mister fargo left.....
Do some histopry reading. It's quite fascinating when you haev a reason to really dig into it and find that gold nugget that will make the scenes great.
Tazlima
I'm working in the 1890 area. Researching the time period, you'll find that the "gunslinger" style of old west is very hollywood. Wyatt Earp even said there was nothing but contempt for a gunfanner or flashy showmanship buy any real gunfighter.
Interesting. It makes sense. People who do "tricks" with something are generally viewed differently from (and by) people who do the "serious" version of the same thing.
I.e. - Doing card tricks, fans, flourishes, and the like will likely get you kicked out of a casino, and someone can be very skilled at spinning a basketball on their finger and trick dribbling and whatnot without actually being good at playing basketball.
Now I'm wondering about other skills where the tricks are sometimes more incorporated into the work itself -Drummers that twirl around the drumsticks and bartenders who do a lot of flair, for instance. Are there "purist" drummers and bartenders who have disdain for these added elements, too?
Well, fancy actions with the sticks won't get a drummer into the philharmonic. :)
The X games trick motoX riders never win actual races. Olympic skiiers judged on style points never win slalom or downhill. Trick horse riders never win the derby. That's exactly what I'm incorporating. The guys who talk trash, a good game, never really succeed and someone is always better and theyre too busy getting better instead of trash talkin and being flashy.
HEY let's see if I can revive this thread.
I have a very specific question. With the trains in this time period, would hitting a buffalo damage the train enough to force repairs? I'm thinking of a scene where the MC is on a train... and it hits a buffalo. Shocker. And I'm trying to see if it would make sense for the train to stop for a day. Stop at the next town? Or was buffalo hitting a common thing with trains at the time and life went on.
When were cow-catchers brought in to prevent bovine-related incidents?
frimble3
I don't know about hitting a bison, but trains were stopped by herds of bison migrating, or, a herd sheltering in a cut made for the train tracks.
'Cow catchers' were made to sort of shove the animal off to the side, and so of little use against a herd of anything.
A lot of large animals can do serious damage to an automobile, but trains (particularly back in the day) were large, heavy chunks of metal: no windshields to break, engineer safely away from the front. And I don't know if a bison is heavy enough to even partly derail it.
Elenitsa
I have heard that trains of those first times had in front of them a sort of protection against bisons, cow, sheep. Was it possible to hit them with that protection? I am not sure. But I can imagine an angry, big buffallo charging the engine from the side, and then it would have been possible to damage it.
I think procedure on the Kansas Pacific was to stop and allow buffalo herds to cross. Even at that time (post-Civil War) buffalo herds were huge. It could take hours for them to get across the tracks. As the KP built across Kansas, hunters were sent out to against the herds, mainly to obtain meat for the construction crews. That's how Buffalo Bill Cody got his nickname. It was also around that time that the US Army began to encourage wholesale slaughter of the herds to fight the various tribes of the High Plains. That might make the incident unlikely.
Depending on where and when the incident in your story takes place, it's more likely that the train would hit livestock. That would cause a train to stop. There would be some effort to make certain the carcass was cleared from the tracks, as well as a check for fences or other signs that the railroad might not be at fault. If the railroad was at fault they could be sued for damages by the owner. If there was evidence they weren't at fault the suit would be dismissed. Thus your MC could be a witness in a court case; would that be good or bad for them?
Check various state historical societies to find out when railroad lines were built. That will tell you how plausible the incident would be. The earlier the more plausible; the later, the more likely the chance of livestock being the problem. Hope that helps.
Wow, who woulda known a question about goring a bison would garner such a response. This is all really helpful. For people who are interested, I found this article on the massacre of buffalos in the American West after the transcontinental railroad - absolutely depressing and so interesting:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/where-the-buffalo-no-longer-roamed-3067904/
Apparently buffalo numbered in the tens of millions at some point before white men killed them to the point of a single herd numbering 300. Horrible. There are 200k now but they'll never be like that again.
Those that remain still do charge vehicles. My husband was driving with his sister through Yellowstone and saw a bison charge a truck that wasn't keeping a respectful enough distance.
JimmyB27
Deadwood?
Cow catchers work on people too. (https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/safety-device-protects-woman-who-fell-near-moving-streetcar/289-570281930) :) Between the recent local news and this thread, I can't recall ever pondering cow catchers this much, lol.
That's a good point about cow catchers: that's more of a precautionary measure for the train, right? Like if it hits a cow, that animal isn't gonna be doing super ok after it gets "caught"
Richard White
It's really more of a cow "shove the carcass to the side so we don't have to slow down" catcher.
That makes a lot more sense
PeteMC
You might want to read Joe Abercrombie's Red Country, which is very much a fantasy western.
Hello! I'm sorry I can't answer your question about classics but thought you might like to see what Colorado history museums offer online.
https://www.historycolorado.org/blogs
http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal.aspx
I've also come across a website of Women Writing the West (http://www.womenwritingthewest.org/), which shows a variety of styles and themes in the genre.
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What's your theory on Guillermo Coria and Gaston Gaudio?
These two guys were in the top 10 in 2004, were two of the best claycourters in the world, and had one heck of a scrap in the French Open final which Gaudio barely pulled out in one of the craziest matches ever. From then on, these guys went downhill FAST with Coria retiring just the other day at the ripe old age... show more These two guys were in the top 10 in 2004, were two of the best claycourters in the world, and had one heck of a scrap in the French Open final which Gaudio barely pulled out in one of the craziest matches ever. From then on, these guys went downhill FAST with Coria retiring just the other day at the ripe old age of 27 saying he didn't want to play anymore. What do you think happened to these guys? There's obviously alot of psychological and emotional problems involved here to explain such spectacular downfalls.
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Best Answer: i think coria retired because of that french open lost to gaudio he was the best player on clay in the whole planet at that moment, and was the favorite going in, his reaction in the press conference said it all, he was crying and her choked, that was the main reason he retired.
gaudio:i really don't know he is one of those one slam wonders that fall after their huge win, he just couldn't be consistent.
kh1 · 1 decade ago
i guess they just burned out at an early age.
if i remember correctly, nadal, federer and roddick have been ranked in the top 10 for the last 3,4 years, luckily, i do not seem to remember any major events that occurred to those 3 particular players, and to this day, they are still going strong.
but, sometimes players just suffer lack of motivation, and after a long period of time, eventually they just lose the desire to go out on the court and fight it out for a win.
coria had his drug ban, i think it was a 2 year ban (cant remember correctly off the top of my head). gaudio (i think after getting bagelled by fed 6-0, 6-0 in TMC SF in 2005), he just was not really the same after that match.
just my 2 cents worth...
both of them be on best possible place in right time and play best what they can... but, then pro tennis join some new kids!
Source(s): http://www.tennis-open.net
TENNIS · 1 decade ago
What argentinian tennis player is better, Gaudio, David nabaldian, Guillermo Coria, Cañas or Chela.?
Guillermo coria is back?
Guillermo Coria??
What happened to Guillermo Coria?
Where is Gastón Gaudio?
About the tie breaker at 12 all at Wimbledon, would the score have read 13 - 11?
How can I qualify for the US open tennis if I’m good enough, what is the pathway to enter the tournament?
At 6-6 final set at wimbledon did they get additional challenges?
Why does Nadal seem so laboured and desperate for points , but Federer is smooth and gets easy points?
Why do men and women earn the same at Wimbledon Tennis when men play more sets?
Why is Djokovic so disliked and reviled across the world? Because of his boorish fans or his ugly style or his face?
Djokovic or Federer...go?!?!?
Should we remove Serena Williams from professional play?
If Federer wants more grand slams can he simply wear lipstick and play in the women’s competition as these days there is no gender?
Do you think John McEnroe looks good for 60?
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Samsung is bringing the mid-tier Galaxy A50 to the US along with budget models Samsung is rounding out its budget and mid-tier smartphone offerings in the US with the Galaxy A50, which borrows and even exceeds some features from ...
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Warren bringing opioids message to hard-hit W.Va., Ohio CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is visiting some of the places hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, pledging to fight the nation’s pain...
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Google takes control of bringing next-gen texting to Android Google's rollout of RCS chat to Android devices has been slow, and you can blame that partly on the carriers. As the next-gen texting format usu...
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Google balloon project bringing Internet access to Kenya Loon — an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company — will give “mountain villagers” in Kenya the opportunity to p...
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Formula One gives up on race in downtown Miami - Herald "Formula One and local organisers have given up on plans to hold a race in downtown Miami because of the disruption for businesses and residents, the ...
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Hell Yes, Formula E Wants a Sustainable Night Race Racing at night is a little bit like racing in the rain: it’s a whole new discipline for drivers to master, and it’s exciting as hell. Now that they’v...
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Formula One live: Monaco Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton leads an all-Mercedes front row as the German team aim to continue their dominance in 2019. The Monaco Grand Prix will be a particularl...
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FIA explains why it banned twin-motors from Formula E The FIA has clarified the decision to ban twin-motor powertrains from Formula E, with technical director Gilles Simon saying it was taken over costs a...
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Mercedes-Benz and Porsche to join Formula E Porsche and Mercedes-Benz will be competing in Formula E next year as the all-electric series revealed its new bumper calendar for the 2019/20 season....
Add Canada to Formula One's list of classic controversies If Formula One shot itself in the foot in Canada on Sunday, as some said after the race, then a cynic might suggest it was remarkable there was anythi...
Video: What's going wrong for Gasly at Red Bull in Formula 1 Pierre Gasly is still yet to overcome a difficult start to life at Red Bull's senior team after nine grands prix at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 se...
Mercedes agrees to be in second Netflix Formula 1 series Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confirmed his team will take part in the next series of Netflix's Formula 1 documentary, despite admitting he initially "...
Max Verstappen gets home GP as Formula One heads to Zandvoort Max Verstappen and his adoring Dutch fans will finally have a home grand prix after Formula One announced the Circuit Zandvoort would be returning to ...
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Gasly now using Verstappen's Red Bull Formula 1 set-ups - Marko Red Bull Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly is now using Max Verstappen's set-ups as he bids to recover from his poor form over the first nine races of the...
Companies pushed baby formula in Peru despite ban LIMA, Peru (AP) — A new study says multinational companies pushed expensive baby formula to a low-income community near Peru’s capital despite t...
Da Costa must "go aggressive" to save his Formula E title bid BMW Andretti's Antonio Felix da Costa says he must adopt a "balls-out, go aggressive" approach in the remaining 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E races to ove...
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Ferrari to sacrifice top speed for more downforce on its Formula 1 car Ferrari's will sacrifice some of its straightline speed advantage in the pursuit of more downforce as it evolves its Formula 1 car's aerodynamic philo...
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Formula One legend Niki Lauda dies at 70 Racing driver Niki Lauda, three-time Formula One champion, has passed away "peacefully" and surrounded by family. Lauda's health had been permanently ...
Frijns wins in New York as Vergne seals back-to-back FE titles Jean-Eric Vergne sealed the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E drivers title despite finishing down in seventh place in the second New York race, which was won...
#TheSquad Claps Back at Trump’s ‘Go Back’ to Your Own Country Comments, Saying They Won’t Take the Bait Congress’ Fab Freshmen squaded up against Donald Trump Monday, calling his attacks on them racist click bait that wasn’t going to deter them from work...
A minor league hockey team won back-to-back titles. Then it kept the trophy. "I don't know if I should say this or not, but Colorado kept the trophy, if you can believe it," Patrick Kelly, commissioner emeritus of the ECHL, sai...
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Mozambique pledging conference hopes to soften devastating blow of back-to-back cyclones As some 1.85 million people in Mozambique try to recover from back-to-back cyclones Idai and Kenneth, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...
Epic acquires Rocket League studio, bringing game to Epic’s store this year Enlarge / The blue car represents Psyonix leaping over Steam's... orange car? Look, it's a loose metaphor. Work with me here, people. In a surprise...
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Swanson, Freeman go back-to-back as Braves beat Giants 9-2 Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, when Atlanta scored six unearned runs after San Francisco botched a d...
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Brooks Koepka wins PGA Championship, joins Tiger Woods as only back-to-back winners in stroke play FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka wins PGA Championship, joins Tiger Woods as only back-to-back winners in stroke play....
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Dow turns positive, erases 118-point drop as Wall Street heads for back-to-back weekly gains The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded slightly higher late in Friday's session, erasing a loss of 118 points from earlier in the day as Wall St...
O.J. Simpson tweets 'Rest In Piece' to Michael Jackson, talks bringing kids to Neverland O.J. Simpson tweeted his support to Michael Jackson on the 10th anniversary of the embattled pop star's death, and talked about the joys of Never...
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Hamilton's pace "deteriorated" in Formula 1 British GP qualifying Lewis Hamilton felt it getting "harder and harder" to extract maximum performance in British Grand Prix qualifying as his Mercedes Formula 1 car's pac...
Magnussen: Haas Formula 1 boss did well to shut me up in Canada Kevin Magnussen admits Haas Formula 1 team boss Gunther Steiner did well to "shut me up" during his Canada radio outburst, as he addressed the interve...
Verstappen: Formula 1 stewards forced to give certain penalties Max Verstappen believes stewards do not want to give certain penalties during Formula 1 races but are obliged to do so because of how the rulebook is ...
Modern Formula 1 drivers too fit to be exhausted by faster cars Making Formula 1 cars more physical would not guarantee modern drivers end races exhausted because they are so much fitter than those in previous deca...
This Camaro Became Formula Drift's Groundbreaking First Electric Car After Getting Hit by a Train “This technology is completely untapped,” Joe Napoleon said of the eerily quiet all-electric but blindingly quick Chevrolet Camaro EL1. “Everybody tal...
Formula 2 to run 18-inch tyres in 2020 a year ahead of F1 Formula 2 is to switch to 18-inch tyres next year in a move that will help Pirelli get a season of racing experience before Formula 1 follows suit in ...
DiCaprio-produced Formula E documentary to have Cannes premiere "A new documentary produced by Leonardo DiCaprio that covers ABB FIA Formula E’s final Gen1 season in 2017/18 will have its premiere at the Cannes Fil...
Carlos Sainz Jr used to be "puzzled" by McLaren Formula 1 team Carlos Sainz Jr has revealed he has learned "a few interesting bits" about McLaren that used to leave him "puzzled" when racing for its Formula 1 riva...
Ferrari F1 juniors: Prema "exceptional" in FIA Formula 3 debut Prema Racing was "exceptional" to win both races in the first round of the new FIA Formula 3 series, say Ferrari Formula 1 junior drivers Robert Shwar...
Virgin's Filippi: Monaco Formula E result "heartbreaking" Envision Virgin Racing managing director Sylvain Filippi says the end of Formula E's Monaco race was "heartbreaking" after Sam Bird and Robin Frijns r...
Promoted: How the French Grand Prix works a Formula 1 car Paul Ricard offers a unique set of challenges to a Formula 1 car, allowing fans to witness both man and machine stressed to their limits. Motorsport L...
Formula E drivers react to 2019/20 calendar clashes with WEC Jose Maria Lopez says his World Endurance Championship Toyota LMP1 drive takes precedence over a place in Formula E, as drivers affected by the two se...
Renault: Formula 1 can't just ignore Vettel Canada penalty row Formula 1 should not just move on and forget the controversy surrounding Sebastian Vettel's Canadian Grand Prix penalty if there is consensus for rule...
Formula One racing returns to Netherlands for the first time in 35 years • Dutch Grand Prix will be on Formula One calendar next season• Max Verstappen’s rise has encouraged F1 to strike a dealFormula One is returning to th...
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Formula E founder ready to take electric racing to extremes Formula E founder Alejandro Agag is ready to take electric racing to extremes with the launch on Friday of a rugged SUV prototype that will compete in...
No more 'matrix' management structure at McLaren Formula 1 team McLaren has completely eliminated its infamous "matrix" management structure and will have a traditional Formula 1 leadership arrangement under new te...
Formula One in talks to stage new grand prix in Marrakech • South Africa hosted last grand prix in continent in 1993• ‘It is really important to have a race in Africa,’ says F1Formula One may be heading to Mo...
Brazil's Bolsonaro says "99% chance" Rio will host Formula 1 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says there is a "99% chance" that Rio de Janeiro will host Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix beginning in 202...
No magic formula to Barty's rise, says coach Tyzzer How do you take a player with no ranking and who had just spent a year hitting cricket rather than tennis balls and turn her into a Grand Slam champio...
Formula E drivers support 2019/20 attack mode changes Leading ABB FIA Formula E drivers say the changes to attack mode - including increased power - for the 2019/20 season will lead to more overtaking and...
Formula E stewards reject Techeetah protest against di Grassi "A protest lodged by FIA Formula E outfit DS Techeetah against the driving standards of Audi’s Lucas di Grassi in a New York E-Prix pile-up was reject...
The cost control concern that risks "killing" Formula E Nissan e.dams ABB FIA Formula E team principal Jean-Paul Driot has warned the governing body it risks "killing the championship" if it is not consiste...
New York Formula E: No further action taken over Massa/Vergne clash An investigation into the late crash between Formula E championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne and Felipe Massa in Saturday's New York opener determined ...
Current engines "too incredible" for Formula 1 - Andy Green Racing Point technical director Andy Green believes the current Formula 1 engines are "too incredible" and reckons F1 could benefit from a simpler pow...
Formula 1 racing legend Niki Lauda dead at 70 Formula 1 racing legend Niki Lauda — who once made a miraculous recovery from a horrific crash that left him badly burned — died Monday at the age of ...
Cooling caused Formula E's first Gen2 battery DNF for Lotterer Andre Lotterer's retirement from Formula E's Berlin race was caused by an improper connection in his Techeetah car's battery cooling circuit, which tr...
Renault Formula 1 team had to manage "communication crisis" Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says one of his biggest 2019 difficulties has been managing a "communication crisis" caused by his optimism not...
J.A. Happ rediscovers winning formula at Yankee Stadium J.A. Happ found a way to take the short porch out of play. Coming off a series of disastrous starts at Yankee Stadium — including a loss last week in ...
Vergne: DS Techeetah must solve Formula E computer problems Jean-Eric Vergne says DS Techeetah must solve the garage computer issues that occurred during Formula E's Monaco and Berlin races, joking he would "bu...
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The Princess Bride AKA Look at the Straight White Blonde Couple
Anyone who knows me personally will know that I have complex feelings about The Princess Bride. It was the film my parents saw on their first date and the book that led me out of the teen section and into the world of adult fiction. I loved the film before I read the book and then criticized the film to no end once the book became my bible. I worked at a summer camp and would spend days reciting the story of The Princess Bride to my campers.
Then I found out that the classic tale by S. Morgenstern and abridged by William Goldman was actually just written by William Goldman. S. Morgenstern does not exist. This was earth shattering to someone who was legitimately planning on finding a way to get to Florin (the city Goldman claims to be real) and seeing the museum where we could actually see Buttercup’s wedding dress and the six fingered sword.
Just a quick summary of the story for those who don’t know. Buttercup is the most beautiful woman in the world and lives out on a farm. She and a farm boy named Westley fall in love and he leaves to seek his fortune in order to marry her. But he is killed at sea by pirates. The Prince of Florin, Prince Humperdink, finds out about Buttercup’s beauty and decides he will marry her, even though he knows she doesn’t love him.
But on the day her engagement to Humperdink is announced, Buttercup is kidnapped by a hunchback named Vizzini, a Spanish man named Inigo, and a giant named Fezzik. Her captors plan to kill her and blame it on the neighboring country Guilder in order to start a war. But they are being followed by a man in black who rescues Buttercup through a series of sword fighting, hand fighting, and a battle of wits.
The man in black turns out to be Westley who was never actually killed and the straight white couple is re-united. Then, Prince Humperdink tracks the lovers down and Buttercup makes a deal that she will go back with Humperdink if Westley is allowed to live freely. Though Humperdink agrees, Westley is not spared and is taken into Humperdink’s Zoo of Death (Pit of Despair in the film if you’re more familiar with the movie version) to be tortured.
Humperdink kills Westley, but Fezzik and Inigo bring him back to life with a miracle pill and they storm the castle to stop Buttercup’s wedding. In the end, Westley and Buttercup ride off with Inigo and Fezzik and true love conquers all.
I know I’m leaving out Inigo’s storyline and tons of stuff from the book (for those of you already familiar), but this is the main plot condensed as best as I can condense it.
For the past two years I haven’t touched the book or the film because of my anger at William Goldman. But last night I watched the movie with my room mate who had never seen it before and I realized that this was the first time I was watching it as a feminist.
It is such a heteronormative story! It is such a sexist story!
I knew even before I would even consider touching the word feminism that Buttercup does nothing and gets everything she could ever want. And what she wants is Westley. Her arc, if we’re generous and want to call it an arc, revolves around her love for Westley. What is she without the male protagonist? She is beautiful. The most beautiful woman in the world. Why does Westley love her? For her beauty. Her looks are all anyone ever mentions of her in the book and it’s all that Westley ever talks about in regards to her. Granted there isn’t much else to talk about. William Goldman makes it a point actually to emphasize that Buttercup isn’t very smart: she named her horse Horse and used the world syllabub instead of syllable. This just shows that Goldman is sexist and thinks that writing comedy involves making fun of women’s brains in order to highlight their beauty.
Hilarious, William Goldman. Hilarious.
The whole idea of a couple where the woman is just prized for her looks reminds me of this scene from The Swan Princess:
Even when I liked the book, I never liked Buttercup. It’s a shame to hate a female character just because she is written as flat as a piece of cardboard. But the strange thing was that even though I hated Buttercup, I envied her and perhaps that was the source of my hatred. A shallow part of myself wanted to be Buttercup because she does nothing and gets everything she could ever want. She is the stereotypical princess, except that The Princess Bride was writte in 1973 during the Second Wave of Feminism. William Goldman had to have been aware of what he was doing in writing this “perfect woman” who had all the beauty in the world and none of the brains.
Westley on the other hand has both looks and brains, because the two go hand in hand in men, but not so much in women, right? Westley is also perfect, but where Buttercup is a Mary Sue, Westley is amazing! He scales the 1,000 feet of the Cliffs of Insanity (part of the way not even using a rope), he duels the greatests swordsman alive, beats a giant in hand to hand combat, outsmarts a schemer and rescues Buttercup at every possible moment where she is in danger. Buttercup exists to be rescued by perfect Westley and this is called true love!
There is such a double standard here. When Buttercup is brave and stands up to Prince Humperdink expressing her love for Westley her bravery is framed in words. She has the regal bravery of a queen who commands in words though not in actions. She is and always was passive. When Westley is brave he is undergoing torture and not crying out because he is removing himself to think of Buttercup’s beauty. As Westley says to his captor Count Rugen, “We are men of action”.
I don’t care if this book and film were meant to be a comedy because it takes the theme of true love very seriously as being the through line of the plot. And Goldman’s idea of true love is the limited one of a straight white blonde couple where gender roles match up like puzzle pieces. Comedy is never funny when it is at the expense of any group of people. If someone believes in true love more power to them, but true love is not just between a man and a woman. True love is not just between “beautiful people” and true love is not based on gender roles.
Posted by cherylsconfections in books, Feminism in Fiction, live action shows
Tagged: beauty, childhood, feminism, feminist, fiction, fictional women, gay, gender, literature, man, men, straight, The Princess Bride, true love, William Goldman, woman, women
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3 thoughts on “The Princess Bride AKA Look at the Straight White Blonde Couple”
typespectrum says:
Thank you Cheryl, for your enlightening posts and consistent effort. Your blog is a is gem of wisdom in this jaded and bigoted world.
floresypaz says:
Although you posted this a year ago, I am just about to begin reading the Princess Bride, so I googled some reviews and I came across your insightful one. I also identify as a feminist, so reading the Princess Bride should be interesting, and I think that I will share similar, if not the same, thoughts with you. It’s hard to look at some classic literature and know that you WANT to love it…but it just makes you feel uncomfortable and annoyed. At least that’s what happens to me, haha. 🙂 Thanks for your thoughts by the way, I love your blog!
Thank you for your thoughts! Let me know when you’ve finished reading what your verdict is.
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Title Asterix and the Falling Sky (2005)
Category Asterix Comics
Mangaka Uderzo
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Asterix and the Falling Sky is the thirty-third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Albert Uderzo (story and illustrations). It was released on October 14, 2005.
The album is explained by Uderzo as a tribute to Walt Disney, who inspired him to become an artist. It is generally disliked by fans, mostly because Asterix albums tend to be classical, and this album has aliens from outer space and a different, far less detailed drawing style.
Uderzo had been adamant this was not to be the last Asterix album, saying in a Financial Times interview, “No, no, no, it is not the last. Certain journalists believed this because the cover was the mirror image of the first Asterix album. That is indeed the case but it was not at all my intention to suggest it would be the last album.”
Breaking with the more or less historical setting in previous albums, two rival outer space alien ships appear above the Gaulish village.
Before it, Obelix and Asterix were hunting boars, when they found one rigid. As they went back to the village, everyone is also rigid! Luckily, Getafix was in his normal state. Soon, they found a spaceship which an alien named Toon comes out of it. Soon, when the ship moved out, everything was normal again.
The evil aliens Nagma want to know the secret of the great weapon the Gauls have (Getafix’s potion), that is “known throughout the universe”, in order to conquer more planets. However a Tadsilweny called Toon comes to the village with the mission to destroy the weapon. Even the weapon wasn’t destroyed at all, Nagma was forced out of Earth in his defeat, erasing all memory of his visit due to his embarrassment over him being temporarily enlarged to giant size when he consumed the potion due to it being incompatible with his physiology.
The aliens are styled on the happy-faced Walt Disney and DC Comics superheroes of the American comic book style on one side, and futuristic robot and insect-like Japanese manga style on the other.
2006 Eagle Award for Best European Comic
According to Uderzo himself, this book is poking fun at certain American comics and at manga in general. Although he stated that he has no resentment against manga as a genre, Uderzo conceived the nagma alien invasion as a metaphor of the massive import of manga in Europe during the 2000s.
The United States is famous for alien encounters.
The Tadsilweny’s favourite food is hot dogs.
Toon says their leader is called “Hubs”, an anagram of “Bush”.
Toon wants to confiscate the village’s magical potion because it is a dangerous weapon. This is supposed to be an analogy to when the Bush Administration convinced the world that the Iraqis had secret weapons in the Gulf War and in the 2003 Invasion.
Nagma is an anagram of manga.
“Tadsilweny” is an anagram of Walt Disney.
Akoaotaki, the great sage of Nagmas. Anagram of Takao Aoki, author and creator of the manga Beyblade
Toon (from “toon”) looks like a purple Mickey Mouse, with small ears. In a scene, he even gets black as a side effect of magic potion, like Mickey. Asterix comments by saying that black suits him well.
The design of the mothership of the Nagmas is based on the anime robot Grendizer. In the original French version, the smaller ships that it spits are called “Goelderas”, a name which literally means “rat faces”, but is written in a way reminiscent of the French name of Grendizer: Goldorak. It is to be known that the Grendizer cartoon series is/was extremely famous and popular in France. (In Spanish the small ships are called “Kara-Ratas”, which translates to the same thing although is also misspelled on purpose.)
The golden armor of the Nagma leader could be a reference to the golden armors worn by the protagonists of the anime Saint Seiya, which was also famous in France.
The “super clones” used by the Tadsilweny are similar to Superman, carry a shining green ring and have the face of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Toon also says that they can become bat or spider super clones. Toon also describes them as “security men” who “keep the peace”, in a way similar to the robot Gort from the classic science-fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Directly translated from French the original title is in fact “The Sky Falls on his Head”, which is the only thing the Gauls fear.
Centurion Polyanthus – Polyanthus are a cultivated variety of primrose, with several flowers on one stalk, bred in vivid colours.
Catalan: El cel ens cau al damunt
Czech: Nebe mu padá na hlavu
Danish: Da himlen faldt ned om ørerne!
Dutch: Asterix en het geheime wapen
Finnish: Taivas putoaa niskaan
German: Gallien in Gefahr
Greek: Και ο ουρανός έπεσε στο κεφάλι τους
Italian: Quando il cielo gli cadde sulla testa
Norwegian: Det store himmelfallet
Polish: Kiedy niebo spada na głowę
Portuguese (Brazil): O Dia em que o Céu Caiu
Portuguese (Portugal): O Céu Cai-lhe em Cima da Cabeça
Serbian: Asteriks i nebo koje pada
Spanish: ¡El cielo se nos cae encima!
Swedish: Himlen faller ner över hans huvud
Asterix and Caesar's Gift (1974)
Asterix and Cleopatra (1965)
Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (1996)
Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book (2009)
Asterix and Son (1983)
Asterix and the Actress (2001)
Asterix and the Banquet (1965)
Asterix and the Big Fight (1966)
Asterix and the Black Gold (1981)
Asterix and the Cauldron (1969)
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SSC Tuatara Production Model Debuting This Month At Pebble Beach
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[post_ads]The SSC Tuatara will reportedly finally make a production debut during Monterey Car Week at the end of August. It'll make appearances at several events during the automotive extravaganza, including The Quail on August 24, Concorso Italiano on August 25, Exotics on Canary Row on August 25, and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Concept Lawn on August 26. The company will announce performance and production details there, too.
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SSC North America, previously known as Shelby SuperCars after founder Jerod Shelby, has had the Tuatara kicking around as a concept and prototypes since 2011. At the time, the vehicle was supposed to use a twin-turbo 6.9-liter V8 producing 1,350 horsepower and 1,280 pound-feet (1,733 Newton-meters) of torque. The automaker's latest teaser makes no mention of the powerplant but still promises the Tuatara has a top speed that can "easily surpass the current world record." For your edification, this means that the car can beat the Koenigsegg Agera RS' max velocity of 277.9 miles per hour (444.6 kph).
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The Tuatara has taken quite a while to reach this point because deliveries were supposed to start in December 2013 or January 2014. The supercar is supposed to be a followup to the SSC Ultimate Aero that ended production in late 2012. In the final version, it used a twin-turbo 6.9-liter V8 with 1,300 hp (969 kW) and 1,004 lb-ft (1,359 Nm) that allowed for a top speed of 256.14 mph (412.22 kph).
After such a long leadup, we're definitely curious to see what the Tuatara is like in production form because the hypercar segment has changed a lot since SSC original announcement of the model.
Autos - U.S. Daily News: SSC Tuatara Production Model Debuting This Month At Pebble Beach
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UCT Seek Music and Vocal Directors for The Who’s TOMMY
UNION COMMUNITY THEATRE is seeking a musical director and vocal director for their spring production of “The Who’s, Tommy The Musical.”
Duties include teaching the cast the vocal parts in the show as well as conducting a small band for the March-April performances.
This is a paid position with a stipend. Rehearsals begin in late January and the show opens last weekend of March and first weekend of April- March 27, 28, 29, 30, Apr 2, 3, 4, 5.
Please email unionct@gmail.com if interested.
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Dr. Seuss’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! Quick-Review
Grinch Company. Photo by PAPARAZZIBYAPPOINTMENT.COM
Dr. Seuss’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! presented by Broadway in Cincinnati through Dec. 1
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! is a great holiday musical for the young and the young at heart. Visually it’s very impressive. The sets, costumes and wigs succeed in bringing Dr. Seuss’ world to life. All your favorite songs from the classic cartoon are there plus several new, passable songs for the stage. Stefan Karl is very fun and funny as the title character. Bob Lauder looks and sounds great as Old Max. Brooke Lynn Boyd is adorable as Cindy-Lou Who. The company is vocally strong and very fun to watch. Opening night, the children who attended seemed to be mesmerized for the entire 90 minutes. I Hate Christmas #Grinch
My rating: 3.5 out of 5
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UCT Announces Cast of The Who’s TOMMY the Musical
UCT is happy to announce the cast of THE WHO’S, TOMMY, the musical.
Tommy: Nick Castle
Captain Walker: TBA
Mrs Walker: Jody Hart de Henriquez
Uncle Ernie: Russ McGee
Cousin Kevin: Zach Larson
Sally Simpson: Jodi Zerbe
Gypsy: Karen Sowards
Young Tommy: Eve Roth and Reina Henriquez
Ensemble of Various Characters:
Ginger Stapp
Richelle Roth
Liz Wyan
Kori Cruse
Greg Roth
Garrett WAllace
Joey Popp
Directed by Roberto Henriquez
Stage Manager: Samantha Isler
Lighting design by Eric Bardes
Sound Design by Joey Witterstaetter
Choreographed by Lauren Kinker
Performances run March 27- April 5. For more information visit www.unionct.net.
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TCT Cincinnati’s THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS Opening December 6
Jake Kolesar as Jack Frost & Leo J. Northart III as Santa. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati and Santa will bring local audiences a lot to smile about this holiday season with the world-premiere production “The Day Before Christmas,” December 6-8 and 14, 2013 at the Taft Theatre.
The show is directed by TCTC’s Artistic Director, Angela Powell Walker, with story and book by Ken Jones, music by Jamey Strawn, lyrics by Christine Jones. Ken Jones, wrote and compiled the hit “Santa’s Toy Factory” for The Children’s Theatre’s 12-13 season; and the trio worked together on the successful shows: “Burgertown,” “CHURCH GIRLS, Umatilla USA,” and “LINCOLN: A Pioneer Tale.”
There is a flurry of activity at the North Pole. Santa and Mrs. Claus, the elves, the reindeer, the forest animals and even the Toys themselves prepare for the biggest night of the year! It takes a lot of planning and hard work to get a sleigh off the ground and to deliver toys to children around the world, but Santa’s team is ready and willing. Or at least they think they are before a tricky Jack Frost decides to try to stop the Christmas Festivities with a little comical chaos and calamity!
Single tickets and subscriptions for the rest of the 13-14 season are available now by calling 513-569-8080 ext. 10. Visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com for more information.
“The Day Before Christmas,” The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, through December 14. 7:30 p.m. Friday December 6, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday December 7 & 14, 2 p.m. Sunday December 8. Taft Theatre, 317 East 5th Street in Downtown Cincinnati. Tickets $7-$25. 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Q102 and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati are proud to collect items for St. Joseph Orphanage at all performances of “The Day Before Christmas.” Children and adults are encouraged to bring any new or unwrapped item and we’ll collect them in the Taft Theatre lobby. Visit http://www.stjosephorphanage.org/ for a list of holiday requests.
And don’t miss Brunch with Santa on Saturday, December 14 at 11:30 AM. Tickets for this event are $50 including a ticket to the show, or $35 for brunch only. Join The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati in the Taft Theatre Ballroom for a festive holiday brunch, music, crafts, a visit from Santa and his friends and memories to last a lifetime. Seating is limited. Call 513-569-8080 ext. 14 for reservations.
Characters from Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s “A Christmas Carol”, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s holiday production of “Around the World in 80 Days,” Cincinnati Ballet’s “Frisch’s Presents The Nutcracker” and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of “The Day Before Christmas” will be spreading the holiday spirit at festive events throughout the Tristate this season. For a full listing of Character Crew events, visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.
“The Day Before Christmas” is made possible by the generous support of Macy’s. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is supported by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Children’s Theatre’s Season Sponsors are the Charles H. Dater Foundation and the Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation. Media sponsor are LOCAL 12, The Cincinnati Enquirer and Q102. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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TDW Receives Cincinnati Preservation Association Award
Representatives from The Drama Workshop, the City of Cheviot, the Cheviot-Westwood Civic Association, and Rebold, Rosenacker, and Sexton Funeral Home accept a 2013 Rehabilitation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association. Picture left to right: Karen Romero, Kitty Zech, Arthur Sturbaum, Ray Persing, Margo Warminski, John Netzley, Richard Duval, Elaine Volker, Mike Sexton, Ray Kroner. Image provided by The Drama Workshop.
(Cheviot, Ohio) The Drama Workshop received a prestigious Rehabilitation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association on Sunday, Nov 10, 2013. The award recognizes The Drama Workshop’s efforts to repurpose the former Glenmore Bowl building, located at 3716 Glenmore Avenue in Cheviot. TDW president Ray Persing, along with TDW members John Netzley, Karen Romero, and Elaine Volker accepted the award on behalf of the community theatre group. Cheviot City Council member Kitty Zech, Cheviot-Westwood Civic Association president Ray Kroner, and Mike Sexton from Rebold, Rosenacker, and Sexton Funeral Home joined TDW at the event.
The building now known as The Glenmore Playhouse was opened in 1928 as Bueche Lanes, owned by Lawrence and William Bueche. Lawrence was already established in the movie theater business, and the goal was to set his younger brother up in business. Bowling was becoming very popular, and they decided this provided a good opportunity for the younger brother. Their father, a master mason, built the structure for them. Because they were concerned that bowling may just be another passing fad, the building was constructed so that it could be converted into a movie theater should bowling not work out. Bueche Lanes was the first bowling house in the greater Cincinnati area.
The business passed through several hands over the next eight decades, including Fred Kessler, Jim Winston, Les Horstman, and Cynthia Shanks. The Horstman family, especially, is strongly connected to the Glenmore Bowl, with a family member working there in some capacity for over 50 years, until the bowling alley closed for good in August 2010 – doomed by declining league participation and competition from larger, better-equipped bowling houses.
In April 2011, The Drama Workshop membership voted to attempt to acquire the property. TDW had been looking for a permanent home for many years, and the size, configuration, and location of the building fit the needs of the group very well.
Mary Stone, then TDW’s president, spearheaded the plan which saved the building from demolition. TDW worked closely with Cheviot Savings Bank, the City of Cheviot and the local Cheviot business community, in particular Mike Sexton and Jerry Rosenacker of Rebold, Rosenacker, and Sexton Funeral Home to enable the purchase in November 2011.
Sexton and Rosenacker were excited to help save the historic structure which stood just down the street from their business. Sexton said, “We’re happy that The Drama Workshop saved the building, rather than having the space become another parking lot!”
After hosting a “Last Bowl at the Glenmore” party in January 2012, TDW members removed all bowling equipment, and gutted the building. They replaced decades-old wiring, and installed a theatrical lighting system. A 22 foot high arched ceiling, hidden for years, was uncovered. Windows that had similarly been covered by paneling were exposed, providing natural light in the new lobby area. A stage was constructed where the pinsetters once stood. The CPA commended TDW for exposing and preserving many of the original building features. The award was presented by Margo Warminski, CPA’s Preservation Director, Arthur Sturbaum, CPA Trustee, and Richard Duval, President of the CPA Board of Trustees.
Over 100 volunteers have contributed more than 8,000 hours converting the building to a performance venue, which opened in October 2012. In addition to TDW members’ efforts, T.J. Williams contributed expert electrical assistance, Give Back Cincinnati provided manpower to help install dozens of sheets of drywall, and the Cheviot-Westwood Civic Association donated carpeting.
“The Cheviot Westwood Community Association is glad to be a part of The Drama Workshop’s success,” offered CWCA president Ray Kroner. “We know the impact community theater has on its surrounding area, and we welcome TDW’s enthusiasm and contribution to our neighborhood.”
More recently, TDW has focused on upgrading the building acoustics. Artswave awarded TDW a grant towards that end, and Mr Richard Lemker of Spectra Tech, Mr Ralph Larocco, and Mr J. R. Dignan provided acoustic testing and guidance to help prioritize improvements.
“The Glenmore Playhouse is still very much a work in progress,” said TDW president Ray Persing. “We want to install a handicap ramp and build handicap-accessible restrooms. We want to upgrade our HVAC system. We’re trying to do this while remaining true to the character and history of the building, and are thrilled that CPA has recognized that. With the help of our members and the Cheviot community, we’re making steady headway on making this a great performance venue.”
The hard work is paying off. TDW set a production attendance record with its recent staging of the musical “Nunsense”. The number of season ticketholders has more than doubled in the last year.
“We’re beginning to talk about adding more performances,” said Persing. “Word is getting out that there’s something special happening here. It’s very exciting!”
TDW’s next show is “A 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol”, opening December 6.
THE DRAMA WORKSHOP was founded in 1954. TDW is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education and promotion of the theatrical arts. Based at the Glenmore Playhouse in Cheviot, The Drama Workshop is widely recognized as one of greater Cincinnati’s most accomplished community theater organizations, garnering dozens of awards annually from the Cincinnati Association of Community Theatres. TDW productions have been regularly selected to represent the Southwest Ohio region at the Ohio Community Theatre Association annual conference, and TDW was also honored to represent the state of Ohio at the American Association of Community Theatre regional conference in 2013. Prospective members, and individuals or businesses interested in becoming involved or in helping advance TDW’s mission are encouraged to contact the group through our website at www.thedramaworkshop.org, or by phone at 513-598-8303.
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Believing is like Dreaming: a byproduct of intelligence
In which I urge a writer to explore his character’s doubts, rather than the deploring of others’ faith.
My personal take on religion is that it is a housing for experiences of an extremely personal and powerful effect, and over the centuries it has moved away from that, to a more or less impersonal aggregator of communal opinion, that seeks to mold the internal verity to an external denominator.
However (and this again is my personal take), both the disbelievers and believers base their beliefs on their own experiences. And when your character declares that he does not believe, that is not a lack of belief, but a (positive) belief in the lack of reality (negative value) of the religious experience, based on his dislike/mistrust/refutation of the religious doctrine.
Were he challenged by a [man] who uses religion not as a way to constellate the self in a cult of belonging — but rather as a way to communicate “deeper” or “uncommon” notions of connection, meaning, faith, and self — what would your character say to defend his belief that religious experience is a lie? How would your character hold up under a patient, reasonable examination of his certainty (absence of doubt) that there is no God? If he were to discuss his “un”belief with an intelligent inquisitor who insists on the psychological value, rather than the cultural influence, of spirituality — what experiences would he share? In his past, were there any moments [in his church] where the rituals fell away and he merged with something greater than him? What were the instances when his doubt emerged—the first cracks, leading up to the final shatter, which forced him to be honest with his own experience?
Believing is like dreaming: it’s a byproduct of our intelligence and imagination. We can’t not do it. And if some are convinced they don’t, it is more likely that they are not conscious of it.
(I in no way mean to say we all believe in a certain Something, but that belief itself is an attribute of human beings)
And a parting query: Can we doubt our dreams, while still allowing for their significance?
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Lad Lake
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For more than a century, Lad Lake and St. Rose Youth and Family Services of Milwaukee have provided services to at-risk youth in the community.
W350 S1401 Waterville Road, Dousman
Lad Lake has been providing residential services for at-risk youth on its 365-acre campus in Dousman since 1902. In 2010, Lad Lake joined forces with St. Rose Youth and Family Services of Milwaukee, and since then has offered expanded home services to both boys and girls throughout Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. St. Rose has a longstanding relationship with the community as well, and has been meeting the needs of at-risk girls since 1848.
Each year, Lad Lake provides more than 1,500 troubled youth safety, individualized therapy, skill building and hope through four unique program areas. They include: out of home care; residential treatment for exploited girls; education and academic support; and independent living and outreach.
Staff members throughout the organization seek to create long-term success through the growth and development of real relationships, said Bridgett Brown, development coordinator at Lad Lake.
“As Shelter Care providers, staff members show that same dedication to the youth and families in hopes that they can play some role in the youth’s reintegration into the community.”
In July, Lad Lake took over the responsibilities of providing Waukesha County’s Shelter Care from the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services.
The program established a new building to provide non-secure detention services for Waukesha County boys and girls.
It is estimated that Lad Lake will save the department approximately $130,000 in annualized savings in its first full year. These funds will be used to maintain existing, direct services to Health and Human Services clients while also helping to keep the county’s property tax levy low. Additionally, savings are estimated to grow by three percent each year succeeding the contract.
Longtime president and chief executive officer Gary Erdmann retired in January 2014, and Dan Magnuson, former president and CEO of Pathfinders, took on the role.
Alysha Schertz, former BizTimes Milwaukee reporter.
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[Los Angeles] Demystifying Shipibo Plant Medicine Technology w/ Robin York
In this lecture, dedicated Shipibo apprentice, Robin York (Mananxawe Huni), will share his experiences of living in the Amazon with the Shipibo tribe and studying plant medicine with Papa Gilberto Mahua, one of the last great medicós (plant doctors) of our time.
The Future of Psychedelic Medicine in Los Angeles
Increasing access and availability to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy means we are at the cusp of a revolution in the medical treatment of mental health issues. The current state of psychedelics within the fields of psychiatry and mental health will be presented, as well as the future for center based access to these medicines in Los Angeles in 2019 and beyond.
An Evening With Graham Hancock
An evening with world renowned visionary writer Graham Hancock http://grahamhancock.com/ in conversation with our community, hosted by Tony Moss https://www.tonymoss.me/
Accessing Non-ordinary States through Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork is a highly experiential, powerful method of self-exploration and healing, that combines fast, deep, and circular breathing, evocative music, focused release bodywork, mandala drawing & group sharing. The emphasis is on creating a safe space in which each participant can enter a expanded state of consciousness, and surrender fully to all the sensations, feelings, energy movement, visions, memories, etc. that can arise during the session.
Revealing the Shadow: A Panel on Healing the Unseen
Shadow work is a process of uncovering the aspects of personality that we're often completely unaware of. Join our panel for a discussion on how to reveal, accept, and integrate the shadow, find the gifts hidden within it, and learn how medicines supports this process.
Embodying the Healthy Masculine Through Plant Medicine
A panel conversation about the intersection of Masculinity and Medicine with panelists: Reginald McKiver, Belinda Woolfson, Enrico Moses, Aubert Bastiat & moderated by Preston Lopez. We will discuss what it is to be masculine in today's world, the role systematic structures play, what needs to be nourished in men as we shift into ever more integrated ways of being, and how medicine can support this process.
Identifying North American Psilocybin Species
Mycologist Alan Rockefeller will lecture on the identification of psilocybin mushrooms. The presentation will include an overview of all North American species, focusing on the species which occur in Southern California. The audience will learn important characteristics for accurate identification and how to spot poisonous lookalikes. Participants are invited to bring legal mushrooms for a hands-on discussion of how to identify mushrooms you encounter.
Consciousness Hacking Through Psychedelics
Ever wonder what makes different psychedelics so different? Learn this as well as how fully customizable psychedelic states can be crafted from psychedelic hacker and molecular alchemist Preston Temple.
From Shock to Awe: A journey of hope and transformation
Join us for a special screening of From Shock to Awe co-hosted by the Aware Project and LAMPS with Q&A to follow.
Sitting Safe: Ceremony Preparation and Risk Reduction
How do we, as a community, create a space for the conversation about 'right relationship' with these life-changing earth medicines? In the coming months, we aim to introduce a number of topics that we will expand upon with the help of the medicine community and integration network.
Microdosing: Integrating Psychedelics Into Modern Life
Join founder of The Third Wave, Paul Austin, for an evening of discussion, insight, and entertainment revolving around the topic of microdosing psychedelics. Microdosing has been hot as of late, popping up in nearly every mainstream media outlet, major publishing houses, and even in primetime TV shows. But WHY has microdosing gained so much popularity in such a brief period of time?
The Making of 'Better Living Through Chemistry' The Shulgin Doc
Better Living Through Chemistry: The Work of Ann and Sasha Shulgin is a documentary film currently in production from Concept Film’s director Connie Littlefield ( Hofmann’s Potion, The Sunshine Makers ). The film focuses on the psychedelic godparents of MDMA, their chemical romance, and their significant contributions to psychedelic chemistry, therapy and research.
Facing the Shadow: Community discussion on diversity & privilege
Facing the Shadow: Community discussions on diversity, race, and privilege in psychedelics psychedelics/entheogens
Facing the Shadow: Community discussion #1 on sexuality and power
We will focus this discussion around sexuality, sexual dynamics, and power in psychedelics/entheogens. The national and international community has been embroiled with conversations around abuses of power and sexual misconduct. Recent events in our own Southern California community show similar patterns. Let us come together to discuss what is needed to provide healing spaces for victims, council for perpetrators, and a vocal culture of zero tolerance for abuses of power.
Kratom: The Download with Lauren LaRose & Amalesh Parajuli
Kratom (Mytragina speciosa), a tree native to Southeast Asia has a rich history of traditional use as a panacea throughout the region. Kratom has gained popularity in our modern world as an alternative to opioid pain management. Given the current opioid crisis and the benefits of Kratom, our intention is to share information and our experiences with this powerful plant ally.
Bicycle Day L.A.: Trauma Victim to Public Advocate
Rachel Hope was one of the first participants treated for chronic, treatment resistant PTSD in the MAPS-sponsored clinical trial that used MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. Rachel will speak on her message of personal life-saving transformation from decades of crippling trauma, failed therapies and prescribed drugs to a sustained, drug free recovery through MDMA-assisted therapy, ecstatic dance, and public activism. The three MDMA-assisted psychotherapy sessions set the stage for Rachel to be her own healer.
Connections 5 w/ William Llerena Murayari
This will be an informative conversation with William Llerena Murayari, a Palero Curandero (someone who heals with medicines), inviting our community to receive a first-hand perspective about the medicinal plants of the Amazon as a path promoting a healthy, holistic way of life that is first of all preventative in its approach to disease, while also going deeper in how disease, illness, and so forth can be healed with the help of the plants after it has already manifested in an individual.
From Mystery to Integration w. Joe Tafur & Rachel Harris
Medical doctor, Joe Tafur, and psychologist, Rachel Harris, will discuss their books, interview each other, and share their stories. We'll explore different models of how healing happens with ayahuasca biochemically, neurologically, psychologically, and spiritually (from a Western and indigenous perspective).
Cannabis, Iboga, Prep/Integration, Salon
Micro-Flood Dosing Iboga With Cannabis
There is a third way of working with iboga which seems to have been largely overlooked: By combining relatively small amounts of Iboga with cannabis, individuals can have an experience similar to a flood dose without being immobilized for long periods. Thoughts, patterns, behaviors, habits and life experiences can be viewed from a completely objective point of view, providing the opportunity to make significant and lasting changes in one’s life.
Ayahuasca, Shamanism, Salon
An Evening With the Yawanawa
We are honored to have special guests coming from the Brazilian Amazon to share their traditions and knowledge, showing the deep their connection with the healing plants of the world’s most biodiverse region, and a cosmic vision of harmony with the natural cycles of life.
Harm Reduction, DMT, Salon, Philosophy, Prep/Integration
'Holding Space' for Sacred Ceremony with Psychedelic Sacraments
Whether informally “sitting” for a friend in assisting to guide them through their first psychedelic experience to working with small or even larger groups in crafting a more formal ritualized ceremony with psychedelic sacraments; there exist effective and time-tested techniques that can be utilized and employed to more effectively influence “mindset” and craft solid sacred space, or “setting”, that can provide a significant impact on the successful outcome of psychedelic & entheogenic experiences.
MDMA, Science, Salon
Vision Becomes Reality: the making of a legal MDMA therapist
An update on the portfolio of MAPS-sponsored clinical trials, paving the way for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to become a legal prescription medicine. Hundreds of trained providers will be needed once this treatment is approved, find out how to become a legal MDMA therapist.
Cannabis, Science, Salon
The True Entourage Effect: Cannabis and Ketosis
Chef Brandon Allen will be discussing the power of very specific metabolic state called Ketosis, which empowers our mitochondria, energy production, and cell function, which ultimately enhances the effects and purity of supplementing with cannabinoids and psychedelics.
MDMA, Storytelling
The Diligent Intention: How MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy Saved My Life
John Saul shares his story about how he harnessed the experience of being a study subject in the MAPS-sponsored study: “MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of anxiety due to life-threatening illness” to emerge from very dark circumstances, rebuild his fortitude and take another turn at living life.
DMT, Iboga, Science, Salon, Events
A Late and Unexpected Journey into Psychedelics
This is a personal story of how military psychologist Michael Villanueva PhD, came study the EEG and psychedelics and how psychedelics illuminated the need for good neuroscience. Despite professional fears and lack of good psychedelic science, He worked to understand the EEG within the psychedelic state.
Events, Ayahuasca, Salon, Shamanism
Mestizo and Indigenous Ayahuasca Shamanism
This lecture will explore the healing plants and shamanic healing practices prevalent throughout that part of the Amazon and how it applies to modern day spiritual seekers.
Ayahuasca, Events, Harm Reduction, Mescaline, Salon, Shamanism, Storytelling
San Pedro/Huachuma, Ayahuasca, and the Plant Medicine Healing Process
In this talk Javier Regueiro will present his two newly published books on San Pedro/Huachuma and Ayahuasca and speak about the plant medicine healing process, its benefits, and challenges.
Prep/Integration, Philosophy, Salon, Cannabis, DMT
Manifesting Visions: Extended-State DMT and TransCannabis Research with Daniel McQueen
Daniel led us through a deep and far-ranging presentation on his work and what it will take to achieve the psychedelic breakthroughs he has in mind. The talk included scientific information, a four-quadrant approach to building a psychedelic community, and some of the challenges and rewards this path entails.
Prep/Integration, Philosophy, Salon, Cannabis
Cannabis: Psychedelia’s Best-Kept Secret: A Talk by Preston Lopez
In this talk, Preston covered his work with cannabis as a tool for discovery, his background in Vipassana Meditation and experiential personal growth, and a worldview spanning evolutionary psychology, Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey,” and a whole lot more.
Prep/Integration, Philosophy, Ayahuasca, Salon
Right Relationship with Plants Is Right Relationship with Life
In this panel discussion, leaders from the I.AM.LIFE community come together to discuss how to walk in right relationship with self, other and the world through honoring plants, elders, and indigenous cultures.
Events, MDMA, Policy, Psychology, Science
MAPS Podcast Live Recording in DTLA
The show was hosted by second-generation psychedelic ambassador Zach Leary (who also hosts the essential podcast It's All Happening). Dr. Cole Marta lent his humor and insight, and we got to know our founder Ashley Booth a bit better as well.
Cannabis, Salon, Science
The Chemistry of Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System
Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Addiction, Pain, PTSD, Cancer, and over 200 different conditions have been effectively treated with cannabis. How is it possible that a single plant can have such wide ranging efficacy?
Kambo, Salon
Kambo: Frog Doctor of the Amazon
We'll delve into the history and science of kambo, discuss application and effects, tribal traditions, spiritual aspects, and how it is successfully being used to treat a myriad of maladies in modern society.
Ayahuasca, Storytelling, Science, Salon
Book Launch: The Fellowship of the River
Aware Project San Diego in collaboration with Dr Joe Tafur presents:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RIVER- Talk and book launch event with Dr. Joe Tafur.
Storytelling, Events
Psychedelic Storytelling - Blue Dot Tour
After the conference and festivities in SF, members of Psymposia continued their West Coast psychedelic storytelling tour and the Aware Project was excited to host them in Los Angeles and San Diego!
Psychedelic Prohibition & the Criminalization of Culture
We don’t want to end up in a world where psychedelics are legal for a privileged few, while communities who have historically suffered the worst harms of prohibition remain criminalized.
Ayahuasca, Harm Reduction, Prep/Integration, Science, Events
Ayahuasca: Spiritual Pharmacology and Drug Interactions
The purpose of this talk is to describe what’s known about ayahuasca’s pharmacology, outline adverse food and drug combinations with ayahuasca, and provide an overview of current clinical data supporting treatment of mental illness with ayahuasca.
Harm Reduction, Policy, Salon
Zendo Project
The Zendo Project provides a supportive environment and specialized care designed to transform difficult psychedelic experiences into valuable learning opportunities, and even potentially offer healing and growth.
Storytelling, Ayahuasca, Science, Art, Salon
Awakening from a Coma
Aware Project San Diego was excited to host Alex Banach to share his story of a near death experience and his transformation through psychedelics through the lenses of his neurobiology education.
Neurophysiology of Meditative and Psychedelic States
Dr. Cahn packed the house for his talk on his ongoing research of mediation and psychedelic brain states.
Mescaline, Philosophy, Salon
Navigation with Entheogens
This talk will address observation and discussion of advantages and disadvantages this generation is facing when it comes to entheogenic use.
DMT, Ayahuasca, Harm Reduction, Iboga, Mescaline, Events
2017 - The New Frontier of Psychedelics
Tricia will be discussing some of the up-and-coming issues in psychedelics such as sustainability of earth medicines, new research chemicals, and neoshamanism.
Psychedelic Soul Retrieval
This talk briefly explores the difference between psychedelic psychotherapy and more traditional shamanic plant medicine experiences, and the benefits and limitations of each.
Entheogenic Medicine and Addiction
For our 3rd event in San Diego, we were honored to host friend, Charles Johnston to the Psychedelic Awareness Salon. His story of transformation, commitment to service, and wisdom inspired all of us.
A Strategy for the Legalization of Psychedelics
We were excited to finally host Emanuel Sferios at the Psychedelic Awareness Salon. We have been admiring his work from a far for a while! He has been an invaluable member of the community as the founder of Dancesafe and now the director of 'MDMA, The Movie'.
Eagle Condor Prophecy and the Racial Divide
We were thrilled to have Tony Moss at the Salon. Tony has been a role model in gathering in conscious community and bring heart in one's life and work.
Value Mushrooms
The Aware Project is partnering with the 920 Coalition (www.920coalition.org) to host Dr. David Tripp (No, really, his name is Dr. Tripp!) from Antioch University Los Angeles.
Expansion and Freedom
The Aware Project San Diego is excited to host Ellen Watson as our September speaker. She will be speaking about her long term relationship with MAPS as a founding member, the nature of the research she did in the 80’s & 90’s, and her time at Esalen with Terence McKenna, Dr. Stan Grof and others.
Ketamine Science
We are excited to host friends of the Salon Dr. Marta and Dr. Ryan to share their research on ketamine. This will be a great update on the current status and progress of developing psychedelics into legal medicines!
MAPS Fundraiser - San Diego
This is the inaugural event kicking of AWARE PROJECT SAN DIEGO: Rethinking Psychedelics. It is also a FUNdraiser for the revolutionary work that the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org) is doing to lift the stigma about psychedelic compounds and advance scientific and therapeutic research.
Myth of Myself
July is shaping up to be a burst of creativity! Starting with Jason Robert Winfield performing, 'Myth of Myself – An Evening with Alan Watts'.
The Good Trip
We are excited to host Shane Mauss to bring his psychedelic comedy show that combines comedy, science, and psychedelics to the Psychedelic Awareness Salon!
Dying to Know
The Aware Project co-hosted a special screening of Dying to Know, followed by Q&A with Zach Leary.
Cognitive Liberty
Merrill Ward travels from Ashland, OR to share an extended version of the talk he gave at the Exploring Psychedelics Conference in April 2016.
Heart Medicine
Friends of the Aware Project, author, Elizabeth Bast and artist, Chor Boogie join us at the Psychedelic Awareness Salon to talk about their healing journey with iboga.
Cinco de Sapo: 5-MeO-DMT Awareness Day!
We are starting a 5-MeO-DMT awareness holiday! The 5th of May will now be 'Cinco de Sapo' in honor of the Sonoran desert toad (sapo = toad in Spanish). We are thrilled to host James Oroc, author of 'Tryptamine Palace: 5-MeO-DMT and the Sonoran Desert Toad; A Journey from Burning Man to the Akashic Field', one of the seminal works on 5-MeO-DMT.
Bicycle Day LA 2016!
The Aware Project is excited to host our 2nd annual Bicycle Day L.A. celebration! bicycleday.la
Ceremony, The Show
The Aware Project is excited to present something NEW! Michael Kass will be performing his one-man-show, 'Ceremony,' directed by Diana Wyenn!
Native American Shamanism and Chinese Medicine
This month we hosted Ashley Tomasino. Ashley is currently completing her Doctorate from Emperor’s College of Traditional Chinese Medicine with her thesis and research on ‘Ayahuasca and the Treatment of Shen Disturbance (Psychological Disorders).’ www.ashleytomasino.com
PlantWisdom Shamanism
We are thrilled to be hosting our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Psychedelic Awareness Salons in Los Angeles! Our speaker will be Sitaramaya Sita, the producer of recent plant medicine conference in LA, Visionary Convergence!
Science of God
ONE YEAR OF SALONS!!!! We are thrilled to be hosting our 12th consecutive month of Psychedelic Awareness Salons in Los Angeles! AND we will be bringing the salon for the first time to DOWNTOWN LA! As if that was not exciting enough, we will be hosting Zach LEARY as our speaker!
Honoring the Ancestors
Our featured speaker Samuel Arismendy is the founder of the Fundacion Camino al Sol, and has been building a bridge to help share the knowledge of the Ancestors with the western world. He will be speaking of respecting the Medicines (yage/ayahuasca) and how to integrate the ancient beliefs and traditions into modern life.
The Neuroscience of Partying
Our speaker this month was be Caitlin Thompson. After struggling with her own chemical depression and anxiety, Caitlin began her quest to chemically rebalance herself and regain happiness. With a bachelors degree in biology, Caitlin used her scientific background to dive into the neuroscience literature on depression and other mood disorders. She soon became obsessed with neuroscience and began an integrative investigation of the relationship between nutrition, mood disorders, and psychedelic drugs. Her success in reclaiming her health and happiness led her to creating her nutritional supplement company, EntheoZen. Caitlin set out on a mission to share the information she had collected and empower people to have healthy and happy brains.
920 Coalition: Mushrooms are Medicine
The Aware Project partnered with the 920 Coalition (www.920coalition.org) to highlight how "Mushrooms are Medicine".
Our speaker this month will be Richard Grossman, L.Ac., O.M.D., Ph.D. He will be sharing his knowledge of sound healing and engaging in a discussion on Amazonian shamanism and how he adapts it to Northern culture. His talk will be accompanied by musical performances.
Navigating Inner Space
We are so grateful to have Meriana come down to visit us from San Francisco! She gave an excellent talk at the Women's Visionary Congress in June on valuable tools to navigate the psychedelic landscape (http://visionarycongress.org/Speakers/meriana-dinkova-tools-navigating-space/).
Ayahausca & Integration
Vicki Kraft packed the house with her talk on her work as a marriage and family therapist and leader of the only legal Santo Diame church in California.
Bicycle Day LA 2015
The Aware Project was thrilled at how many amazing people came together to create Los Angeles' first (as far as we know!) Bicycle Day L.A. event! In honor of the occasion, our vision was to create a space to celebrate and explore the impact that psychedelics have made on creativity, medical science, community, environmentalism, and spirituality.
Holotropic Breathwork at the Psychedelic Awareness Salon!
Our speaker this month, Michael Stone, is a Los Angeles based Stan-Grof-Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator.
It's Teatime at the Psychedelic Awareness Salon!
Our speaker this month, The Teafaerie , writes stories, poems, movies, plays and essays, makes videos, organizes flash mobs, and writes a regular column called "Teatime, Psychedelic Musings from the Center of the Universe" for the excellent psychedelic information site Erowid.org.
First Psychedelic Awareness Salon
The Aware Project (www.awareproject.org) is launching the first in a series of Psychedelic Awareness Salon events. We are creating a connected and educated community that feels passionately about balancing the conversation about psychedelics.
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Tit for Tat Local Film Awards 2014 Leave a comment
I really thought I’d be skipping this year, but better late than never! For the third year in my blog (see here 2012 and 2013 winners) From MMFF entries to Cinemalaya ones, and from Lav Diaz to Andoy Ranay (probably the only time you’ll see them in the same sentence), I’ve finally come up with a list of my own awards choices. This year, barbers, violators, janitors, and coffin makers are on the forefront as we search for tadhana and sparks. After eight months and lots of waiting in between, I present my picks for the best of local cinema in 2014.
BARBER’S TALES
MARIQUINA
DAGITAB
CHILDREN’S SHOW
KUBOT: THE ASWANG CHRONICLES 2
SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL 15
FENG SHUI 2
THE JANITOR
“BAHALA NA” (Tak Back and You’re Dead)
“KAKAIBABE” (Diary ng Panget)
“SIGLE LANG NANG SIGE” (Hari ng Tondo)
#Y
MULA SA KUNG ANO ANG NOON
KUBOT: THER ASWANG CHRONICLES 2
ESPRIT DE CORPS
NADINE LUSTRE (Diary ng Panget)
KARENINA HANIEL (Mula sa Kung Ano Ang Noon)
COLEEN GARCIA (#Y)
SANDINO MARTIN (Esprit de Corps)
MATT DACLAN (Soap Opera)
RAFA SIGUION-REYNA (Hari ng Tondo)
GIANCARLO ABRAHAN (Dagitab)
ANTOINETTE JADAONE (That Thing Called Tadhana)
SIGRID ANDREA BERNARDO (Lorna)
ANDY BAIS (Violator)
MIGGS CUADERNO (Children’s Show)
MARTIN DEL ROSARIO (Dagitab)
SYLVIA SANCHEZ (The Trial)
MARIA ISABEL LOPEZ (Lorna)
GLADYS REYES (Barber’s Tales)
ALLEN DIZON (Magkakabaung)
ARNOLD REYES (Kasal)
JOHN LLOYD CRUZ (The Trial)
EUGENE DOMINGO (Barber’s Tales)
ANGELICA PANGANIBAN (That Thing Called Tadhana)
SHAMAINE BUENCAMINO (Lorna)
JUN LANA (Barber’s Tales)
LAV DIAZ (Mula sa Kung Ano Ang Noon)
THAT THING CALLED TADHANA
That was it! As a recap, here are the winners for the 2014 Tit for Tat Local Film Awards:
PICTURE: Barber’s Tales
DIRECTOR: Jun Lana, Barber’s Tales
LEAD ACTOR: Allen Dizon, Magkakabaung
LEAD ACTRESS: Eugene Domingo, Barber’s Tales
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Andy Bais, Violator
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sylvia Sanchez, The Trial
SCREENPLAY: Giancarlo Abrahan, Dagitab
MALE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Sandino Martin, Esprit de Corps
FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Nadine Lustre, Diary ng Panget
ART DIRECTION: Barber’s Tales
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mula sa Kung Ano Ang Noon
COSTUME DESIGN: Lorna
EDITING: Barber’s Tales
HAIRSTYLING AND MAKE UP: The Gifted
ORIGINAL SCORE: Mariquina
ORIGINAL SONG: Bahala Na (Talk Back and You’re Dead)
SOUND: Violator
VISUAL EFFECTS: Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2
FIRST FEATURE: Eduardo Dayao, Violator
ENSEMBLE: Lorna
See you again next year! What are your favorites from 2014?
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Posted August 17, 2015 by Nicol Latayan in Films, Tit for Tat Awards
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10th Cinemalaya Film Festival Review: Part 4 7 comments
You’re still reading Tit for Tat’s Cinemalaya X coverage, and we’re now on the fourth of our short review capsules. As a reminder, you can check the my three previous posts with Part 1 covering Real Florido’s “1st Ko si 3rd“, Giancarlo Abrahan’s “Dagitab“, and Milo Sogueco’s “Mariquina”, Part 2 Francis Pasion’s “Bwaya“, Gino M. Santos’ “#Y“, and GB Sampedro’s “S6parados”, and Part 3 which has Ida Anita del Mundo’s “K’na the Dreamweaver“, Joselito Altarejos’ “Kasal“, and Louie Ignacio’s “Asintado.” Now let’s add three more films in the list.
HUSTISYA
Director: Joel Lamangan
Cast: Nora Aunor, Rocco Nacino, Sunshine Dizon, Rosanna Roces
Competition: Directors Showcase
Biring (Nora Aunor) has worked for a long time now as Vivian’s (Rosanna Roces) right-hand assistant. The former usually takes care of delivering messages and money that they earn from their human trafficking business. But after an incident in which Vivian frames up Biring, they’re all by themselves at that point.
Hustisya starts strong in which we follow a day in the life of Biring as she does her usual businesses. She switches and delivers money to church officials, politicians, other businessman, and in the middle of it, throws money in the air on top of the Manila City Hall Clock Tower. But it is the supposed game-changing incident of frame up when the film just rolled downhill. At this point, it’s now a parade of the usual Lamangan schtick which probably is his vision of a political statement. He doesn’t dip so much into these so called issues but instead, stays content with just enumerating them. And that’s what he has been doing for the past few years with his foray into such. I don’t doubt that Lamangan can pull off these political statement films (I’m a big fan of 2001’s Hubog as for starters), but Hustisya falls into this lazy OMG-important angle which was the same template as in Dukot… and Sigwa… and Patikul… and Lihis… and even Burgos. The thing that makes Hustisya further down the drain is that there’s a scene in the near end where Biring is walking and hallucinating into a random Manila alley seeing all these “things wrong with out society” and by that time, the last thing we needed is another in your face reminder of such. Nora Aunor is always dependable though, and she knows how to make fun of this role. You can see her totally committed but has a grasp of when to make things light as the situation calls for such. It doesn’t hold a candle to any of the previous Lamangan/Aunor collaborations, and it’s probably her weakest since her 2012 comeback. That said, the less said about the film overall, the better.
Director: Michael Tuviera
Cast: Dennis Trillo, Richard Gomez, Ricky Davao, Derek Ramsay
The Janitor is based from the infamous 2008 RCBC bank robbery that happened in Cabuyao, Laguna which claimed the lives of 10 victims. In the film, Crisanto (Dennis Trillo) was a suspended policeman tasked to be a hitman and eliminate the people responsible for the said bank incident.
For the most part, The Janitor is really entertaining as its approach to the retelling of the incident is straight to the point. But then again, straight to the point can be too straight to the point that it now borders on formulaic. And that’s how the first 3/4 of the film ended up. The format goes something like “torture the lookout”, “let him speak another name”, “hitman goes for that name.” Lather, rinse, repeat. It is undeniably entertaining but can easily get tiring. In between, we witness Crisanto’s domestic problems with his pregnant wife, his non-believer father, and his disabled mother. Once again, lather, rinse, repeat. The film tried to pull off a shift in its storytelling by the last act, and while it indeed changed the monotonous approach of the film, it wasn’t really successful as well in achieving the same impact. There were clearly some notice-able goofs between the film’s concept of day and night with two scenes suddenly changing time frame in a snap, and that can be really bothering. Other than that, Dennis Trillo is a hoot in this role and made me remember how versatile he is as an actor. It’s probably his best Cinemalaya effort yet among his three films in this festival’s history (2009’s Astig and 2012’s Ang Katiwala). I would have love to see more of his interaction with Derek Ramsay, as I felt their moments were too abrupt given how much they play off each other’s strengths. While one can’t help but wish that the film’s approach wasn’t totally by the numbers, it’s hard to deny that the film itself is really entertaining, and the potential for thrilling action films to come back is really present.
Director: Derick Cabrido
Cast: Buboy Villar, Miggs Cuaderno, Gloria Sevilla, Allen Dizon, Nathan Lopez
Competition: New Breed
Inspired by true events, the film focused on brothers Jun (Buboy Villar) and Al (Miggs Cuaderno) who in between pedicab driving earn money by participating in an underground wrestling for teenagers ran by a syndicate. The film focused on how they both try to survive with their grandmother a midst the harsh realities of their poverty stricken life.
As early as the breakthrough of independent film by the mid-aughts, poverty porn is one of those recurring themes. And I know that most of you are gonna go like “WHY. POVERTY.PORN. AGAIN. UGH”, but Children’s Show isn’t really all that. If anything, it flips the usual schtick and injects with it something optimistic and new. The film itself tends to overdo the drama with the situations these brothers are dealing, but it doesn’t forget to counter the despair with the comedic elements (both intentional and otherwise). The movie gives a feel of “the little movie that could”, and it indeed does. The way the film goes back and forth to hopeful and depressing is mostly smooth, and its intensity really crosses the brink and just a little bit beyond. There’s a certain amount of rawness with the two lead actors’ deliveries that make it more affecting than expected, and it just pulls you in. The rest of the ensemble is great as well, and the cinematography is top notch here. I really like the color palette used in the film specifically the underground boxing place and the whole squatters area which reeked of dirty and gritty (and reminded me of Christina Aguilera’s Dirrty music video (I know it’s terrible and I’m sorry but I can’t help insert this. Lol)). If anything, I’m a bit half baked on the slow mo too polished fight scenes. On one hand, it’s really a cool moment for the film, but on the other, I really don’t think its needed anymore. Six days in the fest, and I’m really waiting for a surprise from this year’s batch that’s devoid the hype, and this is certainly one of those.
Last three films (finally whew!) to be posted on Saturday morning before malls open so you’d have a complete guide on what to watch and what to skip if you’re running low on time and/or budget. 😉
Posted August 7, 2014 by Nicol Latayan in Films, Reviews
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It’s only Wednesday, but I still haven’t caught much sleep from the continuous back and forth travels to CCP since Saturday for the 10th Cinemalaya Indepedent Film Festival. After sharing to you my thoughts on Real Florido’s “1st Ko si 3rd“, Giancarlo Abrahan’s “Dagitab“, and Milo Sogueco’s “Mariquina” which you can see here and the one covering Francis Pasion’s “Bwaya“, Gino M. Santos’ “#Y“, and GB Sampedro’s “S6parados” which you can read here, it’s time to add three more films on the list: one New Breed and two Directors Showcase entries.
K’NA THE DREAMWEAVER
Director: Ida Anita del Mundo
Cast: Mara Lopez, RK Bagatsing, Alex Medina, Erlinda Villalobos, Bembol Roco, Nonie Buencamino
Young T’boli woman K’Na (Mara Lopez) was poised to be the answer to the warring clans of her village by being anointed to “weave” the patches between the two camps. In the process, she must sacrifice her true love to be the heroine of her people.
I guess it is best to begin my thoughts by praising how the entire cast learned T’boli language and how the whole film used such. It is very refreshing to the ears to hear a whole complete film spoken in T’boli which further exemplifies the rich culture that our country has. The movie’s also really pretty to look at giving this epic scope like feels even if there were a few goofs in it (most notably, there’s a scene where they’re supposed to be rowing in the middle of the waters and the two boaters keep on paddling but it’s obvious that they’re just on the same place). Upon thinking, the “dreamweaver” tag connected to K’na is both literal and figurative. Weaving is a part of the T’boli culture, but then the weaving can also mean of the ending of the village clan wars. If anything, I wish they’d focused more on the T’boli culture rather than the romance. There’s nothing wrong per se about the tale of romance featured in the movie, but it would have ended up with a different effect had it tried to do other instead. I really commend how Mara Lopez continues to choose projects that fits her like a glove. She certainly has this innocent yet mysterious presence that is arresting, and that suits her strengths. I guess K’Na sits right in the middle of the fest for me. It’s definitely not a clunker nor it’s one of the real breakouts of this season. That said, I’m eager to see what Ida Anita del Mundo does after this.
Director: Joselito Altarejos
Cast: Arnold Reyes, Oliver Aquino, Rita Avila, Ruby Ruiz, Maureen Mauricio
Director Paolo (Oliver Aquino) and lawyer Sherwin (Arnold Cruz) play a gay couple whose already cracked relationship was put to the test once again when they attended Sherwin’s sister’s wedding in Batangas. In here, they were reminded of the reality of where gay people place in our ever so conservative society.
When you think about it, Kasal‘s premise lives in the harsher reality that a wedding, of all possible events, will further test the relationship of a gay couple when they’re deprived of such in their own country. Where the film completely succeeds is its sincerity in depicting such. I could have lived without the unnecessary additional statements (that of indies and commercial filmmaking as for starters), but when the film shifts back its focus to its main message, it delivers. I’ve noticed that director Joselito Altarejos tends to prolong most of his scenes , and while most parts of it worked and lingered (the initial romance scene, the whole wedding preparations), there were others that didn’t (the initial scene, the stopover fight). A material like this one needs actors who are willing to show off themselves, and I’m not solely referring to the physical demands of the roles. Arnold Reyes is a topnotch here. His role as the closeted of the two as he was put into a really uncomfortable position during their whole visit to his family is just remarkable. I’m quite bothered by Oliver Aquino’s line delivery since it seems like he struggles with this long take approach and couldn’t keep his momentum during their confrontations, but I’d give him props since they share some real passionate chemistry and you could at least see him trying. While Kasal is far from perfect, there is a level of honesty it earns with its attempt, and that’s enough to recognize the overall effort.
Director: Luisito Ignacio
Cast: Aiko Melendez, Jake Vargas, Miggs Cuaderno, Gabby Eigenmann, Rochelle Pangilinan
In the middle of the preparation for the annual Taong Putik Festival, young lad Tonio (Jake Vargas), considered as literally the brightest kid in their place, was offered to be an unintentional drug courier of the village chairman Carias (Gabby Eigenmann). When one of his deliveries went awry, his mother Julia (Aiko Melendez) steps up to fix things right.
Remember when I told you about Mariquina being a rare case of a good melodrama? Now I guess it’s time to show you what a bad melodrama is. In Louie Ignacio’s first film since 2005’s Lovestruck, his foray into the indie film making is really spotty to say the least. Asintado seems like a late entry from Ignacio to join the poverty porn bordering on social commentary bandwagon that has already gotten old many years ago. Much of it feels contrived and tries way too hard to be taken seriously whether it’s the darker complexion of the characters, their appear one time slash disappear another accents, the situations of the characters up to the pivotal resolution part. There’s also a disconnect between the intended reaction of the people involved from the actual reaction of the people watching. Punchlines fell flat and those obvious attempts at comedic effect failed while serious breakdown moments elicited loud laughter from the crowd. Maybe it’s because of the film’s sudden tonal shifts that really doesn’t sync. It’s really hard to sympathize with Tonio too since he’s one disaster after the other. Is the character even worth redeeming for? I don’t think so. The only good thing worth mentioning here is that Miggs Cuaderno continues to deliver fine work regardless of the material. Last year, he was in two of the better films of the festival (Purok 7 and Quick Change). This year, the first I’ve seen of his works is a bad one, but he manages to rise out of it (I mean he’s better than the whole cast of s6parados combined). Asintado just feels outdated and the problem is I can’t even pinpoint a “time” when this stuff actually fits.
Nine down, six more to go. I understand that it’s taking me quite some time to finish this because I’ve also been watching a lot from the Retrospective showings and most of those are one time screenings. But the next batch will have four films in it on Friday morning. 🙂
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Top Local Movies of 2013 3 comments
Last year, I opened my list by saying that 2012 was an enjoyable year in local cinema. Turns out, I was speaking way too soon because 2013 turned out to be an even better one. To say it is great is probably a hyperbole, but at the same time, I say it with much conviction (and even an understatement). The medium of cinema has never been more exciting and adventurous in the past few years than what the 2013 batch has offered. That goes without saying that it didn’t have its share of misfires and mess, but then again, this year is too strong to focus on that. Three titles you wouldn’t see on the list, however, are Lav Diaz’ Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan, Alvin Yapan’s Mga Anino ng Kahapon, and Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita, because I was foolish enough to miss them during their run. With that said, here are my 15 picks for the best in 2013 local cinema:
15. TUHOG (Veronica Velasco)
Maindie is one of those terms that sounded so forced you don’t want to hear it ever again, but this Veronica Velasco film of three intertwined stories connected by an unfortunate incident gives it a free pass to be used just this time. Each of the three sub-stories provided interesting characters and back stories that any of them could have been further fleshed out to a whole film. But then again, maybe that’s one of the film’s asset? The movie also boasts of a fitting soundtrack to its story, and the end result is one of 2013’s most fresh mainstream or in this case, maindie, offerings.
14. OTSO (Elwood Perez)
Otso is director Elwood Perez’ first film in ten years, and in this case, it is really worth the wait. I think that doesn’t apply on waiting for Elwood’s comeback only, but for the film as well. Otso started in scenes that were still in multicolor, but it just sets up for an even better film once it turns black and white. I don’t think I’ve necessarily picked up everything that the film wants to show, but it’s part of its appeal. It lures you to its world where the crazy and the wicked happens, and you’re simply hooked.
13. BABAGWA (Jason Paul Laxamana)
One of the two Audience choice winners at last year’s Cinemalaya, it’s easy to see why a lot fell in love with this film. Its humor is one that appeals to everyone. But digging deeper, I think it speaks a lot to the curious and inquisitive nature of ourselves. In here, we see two people fleshing out two different personas of each, and we, as the audience, are the witness to all of it. It’s such an engaging scenario that by the time the slow reveal at the end happens, you probably have an idea of what’s about to happen yet you still want to see it happen. It also boasts of an inspired screenplay and one that speaks of the current times.
12. BOY GOLDEN SHOOT TO KILL: The Arturo Porcuna Story (Chito Rono)
I’ve been quite dismissive of this MMFF entry just because it’s Jorge Estregan with a leading lady almost half his age yet again, but I guess surprises do come when you least expect it. Not only does this film serve as a perfect throwback to the yesteryears of enjoyable action flicks, we’re also served with its topnotch technical achievements. The twists and turns of thew characters here, plus that out of nowhere scenes that provided the camp makes it a good reminder that every now and then, never judge a movie by its horribly made poster.
11. KABISERA (Alfonso Torre III)
Yes I’m not here for that Breaking Bad comparisons simply because they are two different films that happened to have some similarities. it happens, but I don’t see any “copying” between these two. In Borgy Torre’s directorial debut, Kabisera shows us how one family man’s dreams happen and its good and bad repercussions not only to him but to the people around him. Anchored with a commanding performance by Joel Torre (one of his two this year) and a really great supporting ensemble, Kabisera is really thrilling as it can get.
10. QUICK CHANGE (Eduardo Roy Jr.)
Eduardo Roy Jr.’s follow up has a dark humorous tone in it that is simply irresistible. Just like how the characters in the film get totally pumped over having those “shots” that lead character Dorina provides to them, we are really drawn and addicted to what happens. It gives us a peak into this world which not many of us are particularly adept about, and it does a great job in doing so. That of course, and lead actor Mimi Juareza’s haunting turn in it.
09. BUKAS NA LANG SAPAGKAT GABI NA (Jet Leyco)
One of the common themes I noticed among the Cinema One Originals entries this year is that the films are more experimental in nature. Jet Leyco’s Bukas Na Lang Sapagkat Gabi Na provides a mysterious atmosphere that makes you more interested as the film goes on. It is weird and eerie and that’s what make it work. The film, in its own nature, has a great grasp of what it wants to show in a really inspired manner (the handheld camera effect, black and white parts, gunshot sounds), and it makes the whole viewing more enjoyable. It’s one film I think I’ll enjoy more in repeat viewings.
08. PUROK 7 (Carlo Obispo)
A portrait of an optimistic girl living in small rural town was vividly depicted in Carlo Obispo’s debut feature Purok 7. As we follow the story of 14 year old Diana and her younger brother, we were given an escape, thanks to the eye catching scenery of the country side. But more than that, we witnessed and felt the agony of two kids who have long wanted to be a part of something and be a part of a family. The simplicity of it all is what makes this whole thing fresh, endearing, and leaves a lasting impression.
07. TRANSIT (Hannah Espia)
As the overall winner of last year’s Cinemalaya New Breed category, Hannah Espia’s debut effort Transit is an achievement on so many levels. Not only does its display of technical achievements noteworthy, but its storytelling was also seamlessly interwoven. It’s not everyday that we see this kind of potential on a first time full feature, but for this particular effort, Espia manages to hit the right buttons. And as a bonus, it even ended up as the country’s Oscar Foreign Language Film submission.
06. BLUE BUSTAMANTE (Miko Lovelo)
OFW movies have been done to death already during the past decade, but first time director Miko Livelo puts a new spin on it in his Cinema One Originals entry Blue Bustamante. The expected dramatic scenes were instead replaced with an earned sentimentality that just wins you over. As main protagonist George, Joem Bascon was such a delight to watch as he finds a replacement work in Japan that will not only bring in the money but an even closer bond to his son and family who are miles apart. It’s definitely one of the most fun times I had at the movies for 2013.
05. DEBOSYON (Alvin Yapan)
Hypnotizing right from the start, this tale of one’s faith and acceptance – may it be because of love or commitment or just one’s mere existence – is one that lingers even after the credits roll. The film, which also is aided by minimal dialogues but really magnificent visuals, takes its viewers to some breathless imagery. The movie rested solely on its two lead’s but they did more than what they were asked for. Plus, the last 20 minutes of this film is still one of the bests I’ve see for this year.
04. ISKALAWAGS (Keith Deligero)
Like OFW films, coming of age films have been done to death now, but Keith Deligero’s refreshing approach in the Cinema One entry Iskalwags puts a more inspired approach to it. It’s not hard to fall for the film as it certainly evokes an environment that is light and not totally sentimental. It sparks a certain touch of youth and playfulness that is rarely captured this well on screen. The voice over also adds a more interesting spin, and it features an ensemble whose innocence translates in a totally natural manner.
03. ON THE JOB (Erik Matti)
Probably one of the most buzzed films of the year, this picture depicts a setting of a dirty and very complex government; one which needed more than just a person who has an optimistic view to eradicate it and start anew. It is through this core notion where these characters live and breathe, as Erik Matti gives us a more than satisfying crime action thriller that is gripping and at at the same time, really, really timely. It’s one of the rare movie experiences that makes you even sadder as you come out of the theaters because of how easy one can reflect and connect it to what’s really going on.
02. SANA DATI (Jerrold Tarog)
The cinema has given us lots of love stories. Most of them with happy endings, while some were flat out tragedies. In Jerrold Tarog’s closing effort to his camera trilogy, he uses the notion of whether to stay stagnant or to let go as a path to understand how love really works. In the case of Lovi Poe’s Andrea, it’s a hard task, especially when you’re ready to move on yet a reminder of the past shows up hours before you’re ready to take the jump. Sana Dati is one of the best stories about love I’ve seen in a long time. And there’s no other way to end the film that with Up Dharma Down’s Indak.
01. BADIL (Chito Rono)
At one point, it doesn’t even seem that this would make it at the Sineng Pambansa festival last August. But thankfully, it did. Chito Rono’s entry which focuses in a small Samar town on the eve of election day is as arresting as one can get. Like On the Job, it’s a depiction of what’s wrong in a society, but this one is less technically polished but of the same, if not even more, intensity. It’s a film that has a lot of long continuous shots, probably making the whole experience more captivating. It also has a good ensemble with a very intense Jhong Hilario leading the ship. Badil was an entry in the All Master’s Edition of the Sineng Pambansa, and with his controlled and almost restrained direction, Rono definitely lives up to the challenge.
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Posted January 8, 2014 by Nicol Latayan in 2013 Year End Lists, Films, Lists
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9th Cinemalaya Film Festival Review: Part 3 6 comments
Okay guys, here’s part three of the my coverage of the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. For those who missed the previous ones, Part 1 consists of Gil Portes’ Liars, Mikhail Red’s Rekorder, Carlo Obispo’s Purok 7, and Jeffrey Jeturian’s Ekstra. Part 2 has Adolf Alix’s Porno, Alvin Yapan’s Debosyon, and Leo Abaya’s Instant Mommy. Here’s four movies from this year’s batch:
SANA DATI
Director: Jerrold Tarog
Cast: Lovi Poe, Paulo Avelino, Benjamin Alves, TJ Trinidad
The film is a love story about a woman whose wedding is thrown away when a mysterious person arrives and reminds her of the man she really loves.
As the conclusion to his Camera Trilogy, director Jerrold Tarog intimately showcases how love can make a person strong yet vulnerable, how some instances push us to move forward despite wanting to be stagnant, and ultimately teaches us to let go. I’m captivated with how the story unfolds – one does not need a personal experience to feel Andrea’s (Lovi Poe) jitters on her wedding day, but you can clearly identify what she’s going through. It’s difficult to move to another stage of your life when you still attach yourself to the previous one and it’s even more difficult to unlatch yourself from it because you do not know where and how to begin. When Dennis (Paulo Avelino) enters the picture and made his presence be known to her, it makes her confront the lingering feelings that she still has. Probably my favourite scene is when Andrea was on the rails and just closed her eyes and probably gives her the peace of mind she wanted even just for a few moments. Aside from the strong writing and directing, the film benefits from having a great ensemble of actors. Lovi Poe is definitely one of the best actresses of her generation and this is just another addition to her list of memorable performances. Paulo Avelino resembles the “mysterious” person effectively – his curiosity leads you to think what his intentions really are. Both Benjamin Alves and TJ Trinidad were effective too, as well as the whole ensemble of actors who played as family members and friends in the movie. Tarog mentioned that he tried to pitch the movie several times since he conceptualized it seven years ago, and that this was the only time when he felt it was ready. And he surely knows what he is doing. Oh, and plus points for the Up Dharma Down song in the end.
THE DIPLOMAT HOTEL
Director: Christopher Ad Castillo
Cast: Gretchen Barretto, Art Acuna, Mon Confiado, Nico Antonio
Victoria Lansang (Gretchen Barretto) is a popular news reporter who has been requested to mediate a hostage crisis. And in front of a national television audience, something horribly goes wrong.
I really do not know what to make of The Diplomat Hotel. I must admit that it’s one of the more exciting films I have for this year, since the hotel itself is a popular horror destination which is known for its ghosts and other spiritual sightings. I acknowledge that the film wants to go on a different direction – it’s more of a psychological thriller and the ghosts that you probably expect to see are not literal ghosts but the ones people have within. I guess that made the film flat for me. When you have a prominent ghost location, it sets the mood for something that will build up the tension and fear; instead, all those fears came from the characters themselves and it leaves no attachment to the viewers. I can’t pinpoint what is wrong with the film (since I don’t think that WRONG is even the correct word to use for this), but I feel that it was a missed opportunity to highlight something better. The characters weren’t fleshed out interestingly, and as they scare themselves to death already, you won’t care a bit. If anything though, you can see that they tried – the Baguio shots were crisp, the “tour” inside the hotel was also good, and the ensemble is living up for their roles. Mon Confiado’s physically transformed look and Art Acuna were always dependable. As for Gretchen Barretto, you know she’s clearly trying and while certain deliveries still caught me off guard and resulted to some laughs, I see the effort. I guess that’s how I’ll sum the movie: the end result was bleh, but I acknowledge the effort.
Director: Eduardo Roy Jr.
Cast: Mimi Juarenza, Jun-Jun Quintana, Miggs Cuaderno, Francine Garcia
Life of Dorina, a middle-aged transsexual looking for his niche amidst the complexities of the world he is in. This is a story of suffering, acceptance, and hope.
Quick Change is one of the lesser known entries in this year’s filmfest: it does not have big stars in its cast, it does not have the most audience friendly story; however, it’s also one of this year’s biggest surprises. The film follows the life of Dorina, as he offers cheaper collagen injections to transsexuals and young women who want to have bigger breasts or more noticeable cheekbones. He’s particularly known in their community because of that business. Alongside his young nephew whom he calls Kuya, this is how Dorina lives his daily life. Oh, and he has a boyfriend who’s cheating on him with another transsexual. I like how Dorina’s personal predicament is ironic with what he’s doing for a living. Think of how Dr. Gregory House is someone who cures for a living but can’t cure his own. It’s also an interesting look on how this whole business works: who are the usual customers, what are their motives in doing so, and what are its implications to all of them. There is a scene in the near end where we see someone who looks like a frozen mannequin already due to countless injections but then goes on saying “Iturok niyo lang ng iturok, kahit ano. Basta gusto ko ang feeling ng karayom sa mukha ko” and that leads you to an idea that somewhere along the way, it will catch up to all of them. Dorina is a well written complex character supported with a fearless award worthy performance by Mimi Juarenza. It is safe (no pun intended) to say that it is this year’s “little film that could.”
NUWEBE
Director: Joseph Israel Laban
Cast: Barbara Miguel, Jake Cuenca, Nadine Samonte, Anita Linda
Inspired by the actual story of one of the youngest mothers in Philippine history, the film charts the story of Krista, who at the tender age of nine got pregnant from the sexual abuse of her own father.
Nuwebe benefits from having a really interesting premise and something that can speak volumes about an issue in our country considering that it was inspired from an actual story. With that said, it’s really hard to identify your place as a viewer while watching the film. I think the biggest problem of the movie is its writing. It was a big letdown from the film’s intriguing story. The dialogue was cringe worthy, and I know that I’m supposed to feel for Krista, but she left me confused and apathetic. She’s spewing lines to her mother like “Ano ako? tanga?” and “Ayoko ipalaglag ang anak ko.”, and while I give the director the benefit of the doubt that the “real” Krista did say that, it’s just too awkward to be believable. Her character was portrayed as an intelligent person in her class (as she’s the only one reciting – about the sperm and pollens of all topics), yet she admits to her mother that she did not know it was a bad thing that she and her father made a baby. By the near end, I just ended up not caring for any of the characters, Krista included. The premise has really some potential, but I don’t think it was smoothly fleshed out to totally work.
Eleven down, four left to review. Last batch consisting of Hannah Espia’s Transit, Jason Paul Laxamana’s Babagwa, Emmanuel Palo’s David F, and Ces Evangelista’s Amor Y Muerte will be posted on Saturday morning.
Tagged with art acuña, barbara miguel, benjamin alves, christopher ad castillo, cinemalaya 2013, cinemalaya 2013 reviews, eduardo roy jr, gretchen barretto, jake cuenca, jerrold tarog, joseph laban, lovi poe, miggs cuaderno, mimi juarenza, nadine samonte, nico antonio, nuwebe, nuwebe reviews, paulo avelino, quick change, quick change reviews, sana dati, sana dati reviews, the diploma hotel, the diplomat hotel review, tj trinidad
Hi everyone! It’s Cinemalaya time of the year again. It’s the time when we get to see some of the most exciting and most promising independent films produced by directors both veterans and new ones. This year’s crop of films are really interesting as they varies from different genres and with more big stars having their first Cinemalaya entries (coughVilmaSantoscough). Over the next few days, I’ll be posting my reviews of this year’s entries, and weigh in my thoughts about the ninth batch of indie films. Let’s get the ball rollin’ shall we? 🙂
LIARS
Director: Gil Portes
Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Jan Harley Hicana, John Michael Bonapos, Arnold Reyes
The film tells the story of journalist Eloisa (Alessandra de Rossi) whose expose’ of the truth results in life-changing consequences to a baseball team of poor boys. It is inspired by a true story.
It is interesting to note that the director claims that the movie is a fictional take just based from a true to life story that happened in 1991. While the whole film gives you a lifetime TV movie of the week feels, this is a familiar territory that combines two concepts that Gil Portes excels at: children and inspirational story. The tandem of writer Senedy Que and director Gil Portes already did it before in Mga Munting Tinig, and they successfully did it again with Liars. The story, as told from a series of flashbacks, recounts the step by step process of the fictional Smokey Mountain team, though what’s special with this is that the two main characters (played by Jan Harley Hicana and John Michael Bonapos) were given ample attention in the story and they certainly delivered. Alessandra de Rossi was dependable as always, and the ensemble consisting of Arnold Reyes, Cris Villanueva, and Sue Prado were all given moments to work on. The movie is not something that hasn’t been told before, but it goes on point with the message that it wants to deliver successfully.
Director: Mikhail Red
Cast: Ronnie Quizon, Mike Lloren, BuboyVillar, Earl Ignacio
The film tells the story of a former 1980’s film cameraman who now currently works as a movie pirate operating in present day Manila. He routinely smuggles a digital camcorder into movie theatres in order to illegally record films. One night, he records something else… and the footage goes viral.
The premise of this film is one that simply strikes me as interesting when I first read the synopsis. But I guess that ended up as its strongest downfall, as it did not live up to what I was expecting to see. Helmed by Raymond Red’s son, Mikhail Red, there seems to be a lacking in terms of storytelling. The perceived impact of what Maven (Ronnie Quizon) has captured did not totally live up to the build-up of the film’s intensity. With that said, the style of the direction is commendable here, and if anything, Maven was written and portrayed as a complex and intriguing character that really holds your attention. I like the film’s opening and ending shots, and for some reason, some of the earlier parts with the police reminded me of Lawrence Fajardo’s Posas from last year. Quizon was awkward but that’s what made his performance engaging and convincing, and his portrayal gave justice on how his character was written. If only the viral video was more engaging, it would have been an overall better film.
PUROK 7
Director: Carlo Obispo
Cast: Krystle Valentino, Miggs Cuaderno, Arnold Reyes, Julian Trono
The film follows Diana (Krystle Valentino) and her younger brother as they strive to relieve their longing for a family.
Pronounced as Purok Siyete (or its English translation “Zone 7”), the movie depicts and creates an atmosphere of its own – something that gives you a clear description of how it feels like for Diana and her brother. The concepts of waiting and longing to be a part of a family were on full display effectively, thanks to the endearing performances of both Krystle Valentino and Miggs Cuaderno. I admit that this is one of the few great surprises I have seen so far, and most of it is credited to director and writer Carlo Obispo. Diana’s character is one that is probably more known in movies: the optimistic barrio lass who despite the trials and being the breadwinner of her and her brother do not lose an inch of hope that someday, they too will finally get what they long have wanted. What makes this one different though is that Diana was more humanized; she’s very much transparent that it’s easy for the audience to smile, laugh, and feel for her. I also like how this one ended when it puts the whole story on a full circle. And yes, let me reiterate that you have to pencil in Krystle Valentino bas she showcased one of the best performances of the year by far.
EKSTRA (The Bit Player)
Director: Jeffrey Jeturian
Cast: Vilma Santos, Tart Carlos, Marlon Rivera, Vincent de Jesus
A socio-realist drama-comedy film, it follows a seemingly usual day in the life of Loida Malabanan (Vilma Santos), as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap opera as an extra.
Probably the most buzzed about film in this year’s batch, Ekstra will surely go on to be one of the more prominent and memorable films this year. On one hand, it gives us a glimpse of how it feels like to be an extra – how they’re treated in TV production, what they do in between takes, how they get the roles that they do among others. It’s this kind of “backstage peek” that makes the audience get really interested in. And Ekstra showed that comprehensively in a funny and humorous manner. On the other, if you’re not into that kind of thing, then this one is not for you. It’s too overstuffed that it just went on and on and on. There are parts that can still be trimmed down from it, and it just felt too long. The truth is despite the normal people enjoying the glimpse of what it’s like in a soap opera set, it does cater more to those people who are really a part of it with inside jokes thrown endlessly left and right. With that said, this is a Vilma Santos vehicle, and Santos certainly delivered. More than the witty one-liners or the endless lines, one thing that I’ve always like about her is her great physical acting, and she does that lot in here. She really commands the screen, and it’s nice to see her show it again. I guess my favorite is the one near end of the film when the camera just stares at her – that’s when her emotions are on full display, stripped of the environment where she was just the day before. This somehow reminded me of Ang Babae sa Septic Tank¸ and while both contained impeccable lead performances, it just tends to go beyond the line of too much over the top every now and then. If anything, I enjoyed Antoniette Jadaone’s solo feature Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay as a better vehicle to see a day in the life of a bit player.
Expect the second batch to come during the next few days. And as always, you can follow me on Twitter: @nikowl
Posted July 30, 2013 by Nicol Latayan in Films, Reviews
Tagged with alessandra de rossi, arnold reyes, carlo obispo, cinemalaya 2013, ekstra, ekstra reviews, films, gil portes, jeffrey jeturian, krystle valentino, liars, miggs cuaderno, mikhail red, purok 7, rekorder, reviews, ronnie quizon, tart carlos, vilma santos
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Independents slammed for selling 'clone food'
Many independent sandwich shops and cafés would go out of business if they were obliged to serve food that was healthy, fair, and green, according to a damning new report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF).
An Inconvenient Sandwich: the Throwaway Economics of Takeaway Food criticises small outlets for selling "clone food" supplied by wholesalers, which is "heavily processed, globally sourced, and mass-produced".
NEF said they knew little about where the food came from and did not think their customers cared. Caught between cost constraints, customers' demands for certain foods and their inability to specify beyond the suppliers' inventories, they did not feel they had much control over the range or provenance of the food.
However, the report was sympathetic to these outlets, adding: "Taking steps to improve environmental or social sustainability, for example, by raising the quality of the food, is likely to increase costs to such an extent that economic sustainability is threatened. This is because we are accustomed to paying an unrealistically low financial price for our food."
Jim Winship, director of the British Sandwich Association, said it was misleading to lump together sandwich bars, cafés, pizza operations, fish and chip shops and burger bars, as their customer profiles, products, ingredients and distribution channels were all quite different.
He said: "Many businesses we deal with are committed to buying locally and supporting sustainability across their supply chains. Most customers buying lunchtime sandwiches demand quality and the research we do suggests they are prepared to pay for this provided they feel they are receiving value for money."
Sheffield bakery secures grant and expands fleet
Reducing reoffending with bread
Bake Off star to join cruise line
The Lewis Pie and Pasty Company brings back bara brith
Roberts Bakery extends distribution reach
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Historical Newspaper: The Sunday Times Magazine, November 8, 1987
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The Sunday Times Magazine Op-Ed
The Woman Behind The Greening Of Boracay Island
"Sofia Ner Gonzales-Tirol and her husband Lamberto Hontiveros Tirol, transformed Boracay from primeval wilderness into the exotic isle it is today"
The Sunday Times Magazine, November 18, 1987, Nick I. Marte
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Located as it is as the northwestern tip of Panay, in the west Visayas region, off the Sibuyan Sea, Boracay Island is naturally sheltered from the fierce easterly typhoons. It is seven kilometers long and only one kilometer across its narrowest point. Its thousand-hectare entirely is distributed among three villages, namely; Yapak in the North, Balabag in the middle, and Manoc-Manoc in the south, and numerous small sitios, all linked together by a maze of paths. Rolling terrain, with hilly elevations of up to 100 meters above sea level, characterizes Yapak and Manoc-Manoc.
As far in time as memory of the natives of Malay and Buruanga can go, the island which is now known as “Boracay” had no name. Malay then, of which Boracay was a part, was only a barrio or barangay of the municipality of Buruanga, and people merely called the place “Ro Isla it Buruanga”. The name “Boracay” was first given to a very tiny island off the northern tip of the “Isla”.
Folks have it told that many years ago, a couple form Antique came to settle at the northern coast of the “Isla” to engage in planting and selling tobacco leaves as their means of livelihood. Only a few would name the couple. But these two people were considered to be among the original settlers of Buruanga or Boracay.
History books would reveal that the historic past of Boracay is shaded. However, for the truth to be told, it was indeed one private island a long time ago inhabited by few islanders, mostly fishermen, and one family - Lamberto Hontiveros Tirol and Sofia Ner Gonzales.
Sofia Ner Gonzales was born on April 1, 1879 in Sta. Cruz Manila. Her parents were Dr. Cipriano Gomez Gonzale, the First Physician and Surgeon of Panay, and Florentina Quijano Ner of Cavite.
Lamberto Hontiveros Tirol was the son of Solomon Diangson Tirol and Vivencia Isturis Hontiveros. He was the grandson of Gabriel Ureta, the Tirol Mountain Lover. Lamberto H. Tirol studied in San Juan de Letran in Manila and later married the chinese meztisa Spanish-speaking lady Sofia. He was once a Political Figure in Aklan and became Mayor for several terms. He later on was appointed as "Juez de Paz" or Municipal Judge of Buruanga, Capiz. Their wedding was celebrated at the Tirol Building formerly called the Gonzales Building which later on changed its name when the Gonzales family sold the same to Ciriaco Tirol. It is worthy to note that the marriage of Lamberto H. Tirol and Sofia Ner Gonzales was one of an "arranged marriage" set up by Sofia's father.
Sofia had a small lot in Buruanga, Malay. When her husband became "Juez de Paz" in Buruanga, they decided to settle down in the Island, building a small home in Balabag (now Yapak). They were considered as among the original settlers of Boracay Island, who peacefully and simply lived among the natives and islanders. Lamberto was particularly friendly to the Tuba gatherers, as he love to drink Tuba so much.
Fishing was the main livelihood of Boracay. The couple however created one paradise island out of it. While it was Lamberto who invested on seedlings, it was Sofia who had the "green thumb". Cultivation and Agriculture became the second livelihood of the islanders.
One day, the friendly mananggete or tuba-gatherer went to see Lamberto to sell him some Tuba. While approaching the area where Lamberto and Sofia lived he saw the couple taking a dipping and resting on the shore of the island. He saw Lamberto who was knee-deep in the beach water calling out Sofia saying “Acay, hanggod ka bora, Acay,” which when translated can mean: “Darling, there’s plenty of froath, Darling.”
That is the origin of the Boracay, derived from “Bora.Acay”. And that name stuck for the island. Much later, the name was given to the bigger island instead of calling it “Ro Isla it Buruanga.” Accounts from government offices would later on affirm that it was also Lamberto who discovered the name "Yapak" after he founded that area where he and his wife Sofia lived. Lamberto died ahead of Sofia. But her work as the greener of Boracay continued until she became old and gray.
Life was good for the Boracaynons, except occasional moments of fear due to the ongoing conflict among the world's super powers. Then, WWII came to Panay on 12 Apr 1942, with Japanese troops landing simultaneously in Capiz/Aklan, Iloilo, and Antique. This led to the formation of the Panay resistance movement, comprising the civil resistance movement and the Panay guerilla force. The war ended in 1945, and the country became politically independent the following year.
*http://euroheritage.net/spanishphilippines2.shtml
*The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
*http://www.thingsasian.com/philippines/ancient-history/stories
*http://cambridge-centralasia.academia.edu/boracayisland/
*http://malay.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=36:link:link:link
*http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/publications/benchmark/2008/10/100804.php:
"Except for lands already covered by existing titles, the Court said that Boracay was unclassified land of the public domain prior to Proc 1064. Such unclassified lands are considered public forest under PD No. 705."
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Holst archiveImogen HolstFiles concerning Gustav Holst's music and legacyImogen Holst's files concerning Gustav Holst worksH82 Four Old English Carols, Op 20 [B]
H82 Four Old English Carols, Op 20 [B]
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H1 The Autumn is OldHOL/2/14/1/1
H2 The Stars are the with the Voyager, First and Second versionsHOL/2/14/1/2
H3 Spring it is CheeryHOL/2/14/1/3
H4 O Lady Leave that Silken Thread, First and Second settingsHOL/2/14/1/4
H5 [Two] Dances for Piano DuetHOL/2/14/1/5
H6 Duet in DHOL/2/14/1/6
H7 The Revoke, Op 1HOL/2/14/1/7
H8 Fantasiestucke, Op 2, First versionHOL/2/14/1/8
H8A Three Pieces for Oboe and String Quartet, Op 2, Second versionHOL/2/14/1/9
H9 [Variations]HOL/2/14/1/10
H10 Sextet in E MinorHOL/2/14/1/11
H11 Quintet in A Minor, Op 3HOL/2/14/1/12
H12 All Night I WaitedHOL/2/14/1/13
H13 [Three] Short Part-SongsHOL/2/14/1/14
H14 Four Songs, Op 4HOL/2/14/1/15
H15 There's a Voice in the WindHOL/2/14/1/16
H16 The KissHOL/2/14/1/17
H17 Song to the Sleeping LadyHOL/2/14/1/18
H18 AH Tyrant LoveHOL/2/14/1/19
H19 The Ballade of Prince EricHOL/2/14/1/20
H20 Light Leaves WhisperHOL/2/14/1/21
H21 The IdeaHOL/2/14/1/22
H22 Not Unto Us, O LordHOL/2/14/1/23
H23 Scherzo for String SextetHOL/2/14/1/24
H24 O Spring's Little ChildrenHOL/2/14/1/25
H25 A Lake and a Fairy BoatHOL/2/14/1/26
H26 Sing Heigh-Ho, Second versionHOL/2/14/1/27
H27 Airly BeaconHOL/2/14/1/28
H28 Twin Stars AloftHOL/2/14/1/29
H29 The Day of the LordHOL/2/14/1/30
H30 Clear and Cool, Op 5HOL/2/14/1/31
H31 A Winter IdyllHOL/2/14/1/32
H32 Not a Sound But EchoingHOL/2/14/1/33
H33 Whether We Die or We LiveHOL/2/14/1/34
H34 'Ornulf's' Drapa, Op 6HOL/2/14/1/35
H35 Autumn SongHOL/2/14/1/36
H36 My JoyHOL/2/14/1/37
H37 Draw Not Away Thy HandsHOL/2/14/1/38
H38 I Scanned Her PictureHOL/2/14/1/39
H39 Two Brown EyesHOL/2/14/1/40
H40 Two Clouds O'er the Summer SkyHOL/2/14/1/41
H41 Suite in G MinorHOL/2/14/1/42
H42 Walt Whitman, Op 7HOL/2/14/1/43
H43 Suite de Ballet in E Flat, Op 10 (originally Op 8)HOL/2/14/1/44
H44 Bhanavar's LamentHOL/2/14/1/45
H45 Ah, Come, Fair MistressHOL/2/14/1/46
H46 She Who is Dear to MeHOL/2/14/1/47
H47 The Cotswolds: Symphony in F, Op 8HOL/2/14/1/48
H48 Five Part-songs, Op 9[A]HOL/2/14/1/49
H49 Ave Maria, Op 9 [B]HOL/2/14/1/50
H50 Deux PiecesHOL/2/14/1/51
H51 Lied Ohne WorteHOL/2/14/1/52
H52 A Spring SongHOL/2/14/1/53
H53 LandlerHOL/2/14/1/54
H54 GreetingHOL/2/14/1/55
H55 MayaHOL/2/14/1/56
H56 Valse-EtudeHOL/2/14/1/57
H57 I Love TheeHOL/2/14/1/58
H58 Thou Didst Delight My EyesHOL/2/14/1/59
H59 It was a Lover and his LassHOL/2/14/1/60
H60 The Youth's Choice, Op 11HOL/2/14/1/61
H61 [Five]Part-Songs, Op 12HOL/2/14/1/62
H62 A Prayer for LightHOL/2/14/1/63
H63 Dewy RosesHOL/2/14/1/64
H64 Song of the WoodsHOL/2/14/1/65
H65 To a Wild RoseHOL/2/14/1/66
H66 Indra, Op 13HOL/2/14/1/67
H67 Quintet in A Flat, Op 14HOL/2/14/1/68
H 68 Six Songs, Op 15HOL/2/14/1/69
H69 Six Songs, Op 16HOL/2/14/1/70
H70 King Estmere, Op 17HOL/2/14/1/71
H71 The Mystic Trumpeter, Op 18HOL/2/14/1/72
H72 Darest Thou NowHOL/2/14/1/73
H73 [Three Hymns for the English Hymnal]HOL/2/14/1/74
H74 A Song of the Night, Op 19, No 2HOL/2/14/1/75
H75 Invocation, Op 19, No 2HOL/2/14/1/76
H76 In Youth is PleasureHOL/2/14/1/77
H77 Now Sleep and Take Thy RestHOL/2/14/1/78
H78 Now Rest Thee From All CareHOL/2/14/1/79
H79 To HopeHOL/2/14/1/80
H80 Songs from 'The Princess', Op 20 [A]HOL/2/14/1/81
H81 Home They Brought Her Warrior DeadHOL/2/14/1/82
H82 Four Old English Carols, Op 20 [B]HOL/2/14/1/83
H83 Folk Songs from HampshireHOL/2/14/1/84
H84 [Nine] Folk SongsHOL/2/14/1/85
H84A Stu Mo RunHOL/2/14/1/86
H85 [Seven] Folk SongsHOL/2/14/1/87
H86 Songs of the West, Op 21, No 1HOL/2/14/1/88
H87 A Somerset Rhapsody, Op 21, No 2HOL/2/14/1/89
H88 Two Songs Without Words, Op 22HOL/2/14/1/90
H89 Sita, Op 23HOL/2/14/1/91
H90 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op 24HOL/2/14/1/92
H90A RatriHOL/2/14/1/93
H91 Two CarolsHOL/2/14/1/94
H92 PastoralHOL/2/14/1/95
H93 Seven Scottish AirsHOL/2/14/1/96
H94 Nabou or Kings of BabylonHOL/2/14/1/97
H95 The Heart WorshipsHOL/2/14/1/98
H96 Savitri, Op 25HOL/2/14/1/99
H97 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op 26, No 1HOL/2/14/1/100
H100 Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op 26, No 4HOL/2/14/1/103
H101 Masque: the Vision of Dame Christian, Op 27AHOL/2/14/1/104
H102 Incidental Music to the Stepney Children's Pageant, Op 27BHOL/2/14/1/105
H102A A Song of LondonHOL/2/14/1/106
H103 O England My CountryHOL/2/14/1/107
H104 A Song of FairiesHOL/2/14/1/108
H105 First Suite in E Flat, Op No 1HOL/2/14/1/109
H106 Second Suite in F, Op 28, No 2HOL/2/14/1/110
H106 A [Three Folk Tunes]HOL/2/14/1/111
H107 Beni Mora, Op 29, No 1HOL/2/14/1/112
H108 PhantastesHOL/2/14/1/113
H109 Christmas DayHOL/2/14/1/114
H110 [Four Part-Songs]HOL/2/14/1/115
H111 The Cloud Messenger, Op 30HOL/2/14/1/116
H112 Two Eastern PicturesHOL/2/14/1/117
H113 In Loyal Bonds UnitedHOL/2/14/1/118
H114 [Incidental Music for a London Pageant]HOL/2/14/1/119
H115 Hecuba's Lament, Op 31, No 1HOL/2/14/1/120
H116 Hymn to Dionysus, Op 31, No 2HOL/2/14/1/121
H117 Two PsalmsHOL/2/14/1/122
H118 St Paul's Suite, Op 29, No 2HOL/2/14/1/123
H118A Playground SongHOL/2/14/1/124
H119 The Swallow Leaves Her NestHOL/2/14/1/125
H120 The HomecomingHOL/2/14/1/126
H121 A Dirge for Two VeteransHOL/2/14/1/127
H122 Philip the KingHOL/2/14/1/128
H123 A Vigil of PentecostHOL/2/14/1/129
H124 Dirge and HymenealHOL/2/14/1/130
H125 The Planets, Op 32HOL/2/14/1/131
H126 Japanese Suite, Op 33HOL/2/14/1/132
H127 Nunc DimittisHOL/2/14/1/133
H128 This Have I Done, Op 34, No 1HOL/2/14/1/134
H129 Lullay My Liking, Op 34, No 2HOL/2/14/1/135
H130 Of One That Is So Fair and Bright, Op 34, No 3HOL/2/14/1/136
H131 Bring Us In Good AleHOL/2/14/1/137
H132 Four Songs For Voice and Violin, Op 35HOL/2/14/1/138
H133 Three CarolsHOL/2/14/1/139
H134 [Three] Festival ChorusesHOL/2/14/1/140
H135 Phantasy Quartet, Op 36HOL/2/14/1/141
H136 Six Choral Folk Songs, Op 36 [B]HOL/2/14/1/142
H137 Diverus and LazarusHOL/2/14/1/143
H138 Two Part-Songs for ChildrenHOL/2/14/1/144
H139 A Dream of ChristmasHOL/2/14/1/145
H140 The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37HOL/2/14/1/146
H141 May Day CarolHOL/2/14/1/147
H142 Here is Joy for Every AgeHOL/2/14/1/148
H143 The Sneezing CharmHOL/2/14/1/149
H144 Ode to Death, Op 38HOL/2/14/1/150
H145 Short Festival Te DeumHOL/2/14/1/151
H146 Seven Chorus from the Alcestis of EuripidesHOL/2/14/1/152
H147 The Ballad of Hunting KnoweHOL/2/14/1/153
H148 I Vow to Thee, My CountryHOL/2/14/1/154
H149 The LureHOL/2/14/1/155
H150 The Perfect Fool, Op 39HOL/2/14/1/156
H151 A Fugal Overture, Op 40, No 1HOL/2/14/1/157
H152 A Fugal Concerto, Op 40, No 2HOL/2/14/1/158
H153 ToccataHOL/2/14/1/159
H154 A Piece for YvonneHOL/2/14/1/160
H155 First Choral Symphony, Op 41HOL/2/14/1/161
H156 At the Boar's Head, Op 42HOL/2/14/1/162
H157 Ode to CKS and the OrianaHOL/2/14/1/163
H158 TerzettoHOL/2/14/1/164
H159 The Evening-Watch, Op 43, No 1HOL/2/14/1/165
H160 Sing Me the Men, Op 43, No 2HOL/2/14/1/166
H161 [Four Hymns for Songs of Praise]HOL/2/14/1/167
H162 Seven Part-Songs, Op 44HOL/2/14/1/168
H163 The Golden Goose, Op 45, No1HOL/2/14/1/169
H164 The Morning of the Year, Op 45, No 2HOL/2/14/1/170
H165 Chrissemas Day in the Morning, Op 46, No1HOL/2/14/1/171
H166 Two Folksong Fragments, Op 46, No 2 and 3HOL/2/14/1/172
H167 Christ Hath a GardenHOL/2/14/1/173
H168 Man Born to ToilHOL/2/14/1/174
H169 Eternal FatherHOL/2/14/1/175
H170 The Coming of ChristHOL/2/14/1/176
H171 [Two Rounds]HOL/2/14/1/177
H172 Egdon Heath, Op 47HOL/2/14/1/178
H173 Moorside SuiteHOL/2/14/1/179
H174 Twelve Songs, Op 48HOL/2/14/1/180
H174A EpilogueHOL/2/14/1/181
H175 Double ConcertoHOL/2/14/1/182
H176 The Wandering Scholar, Op 50HOL/2/14/1/183
H177 A Choral Fantasia, Op 51HOL/2/14/1/184
H178 Hammersmith, Op 52 [Ist Version]HOL/2/14/1/185
H179 Two Pieces for PianoHOL/2/14/1/186
H180 [Two Chants]HOL/2/14/1/187
H1810A God Be in My HeadHOL/2/14/1/188
H181 RoadwaysHOL/2/14/1/189
H182 Wassail SongHOL/2/14/1/190
H183 Twelve Welsh Folk SongsHOL/2/14/1/191
H184 The BellsHOL/2/14/1/192
H185 [Capriccio]HOL/2/14/1/193
H186 Six Choruses, Op 53HOL/2/14/1/194
H186A On the Battle Which Was Fought at FontenoyHOL/2/14/1/195
H187 Eight CanonsHOL/2/14/1/196
H188 O Spiritual PilgrimHOL/2/14/1/197
H189 Come Live With MeHOL/2/14/1/198
H190 Brooke Green Suite and H190A GavotteHOL/2/14/1/199
H191 Lyric MovementHOL/2/14/1/200
H192 ScherzoHOL/2/14/1/201
App I, 1 The HarperHOL/2/14/1/202
App I, 2 The Exile of ErinHOL/2/14/1/203
App I, 3 Die SprodeHOL/2/14/1/204
App I, 4 The Strain UpraiseHOL/2/14/1/205
App I, 5 The Listening AngelsHOL/2/14/1/206
App I, 6 The Advent LitanyHOL/2/14/1/207
App I, 7 Christmas CarolHOL/2/14/1/208
App I, 8 March in C Major, 9 Allegretto Pastorale, 10 Postlude in C, 11 Funeral March in G MinorHOL/2/14/1/209
App I, 12 IntermezzoHOL/2/14/1/210
App I, 13 ScherzoHOL/2/14/1/211
App I, 14 Symphony in C MinorHOL/2/14/1/212
App I, 15 SanctusHOL/2/14/1/213
App I, 16 New Year ChorusHOL/2/14/1/214
App I, 17HOL/2/14/1/215
App I, 18 I Come From Haunts of Coots and HernHOL/2/14/1/216
App I, 19 Sing Heigh Ho [first version]HOL/2/14/1/217
App I, 20 Ode to the North East WindHOL/2/14/1/218
App I, 21 Lansdown CastleHOL/2/14/1/219
App I, 22 Song of the ValkyrsHOL/2/14/1/220
App I, 23 Introduction and BoleroHOL/2/14/1/221
App I, 24 BoleroHOL/2/14/1/222
App I, 25 A Lake and a Fairy Boat [first setting]HOL/2/14/1/223
App I, 26 There Sits a Bird on Yonder TreeHOL/2/14/1/224
App I, 27 Anna-MarieHOL/2/14/1/225
App I, 28 The White Lady's FarewellHOL/2/14/1/226
App I, 29 Theme and VariationsHOL/2/14/1/227
App I, 30 First String QuartetHOL/2/14/1/228
App I, 31 Duet for Organ and TromboneHOL/2/14/1/229
App I, 32 Air and VariationsHOL/2/14/1/230
App I, 33 Short Trio in E MajorHOL/2/14/1/231
App I, 34 String Trio in G MinorHOL/2/14/1/232
App I, 35 Ave Maria, Maiden MildHOL/2/14/1/233
App I, 36 Fathoms Deep Beneath the WavesHOL/2/14/1/234
App I, 37 Now Winter's Winds are BanishedHOL/2/14/1/235
App I, 38 There is Dew for the Flow'retHOL/2/14/1/236
App I, 39 Summer's WelcomeHOL/2/14/1/237
App I, 40 W]inter and the Birds [first and second setting]HOL/2/14/1/238
App I, 41 Oh Love Wakes and WeepsHOL/2/14/1/239
App I, 42 Ianthe and 42A [Two Dances from Ianthe]HOL/2/14/1/240
App II, 1 HoratiusHOL/2/14/1/241
App II, 2 Wedding MarchHOL/2/14/1/242
App II, 3 Funeral MarchHOL/2/14/1/243
App II, 4 Sailor's ChorusHOL/2/14/1/244
App II, 5 Duet: Herald and TomHOL/2/14/1/245
App II, 6 [Fragment of an Allegro]HOL/2/14/1/246
App II, 7 [Fragment of a Scherzo]HOL/2/14/1/247
App II, 8 Children's SuiteHOL/2/14/1/248
App II, 10 [Two Orchestral Pieces]HOL/2/14/1/250
App II, 11 [Four Sketches for Unidentified Stage Works]HOL/2/14/1/251
App II, 12 The Magic MirrorHOL/2/14/1/252
App II, 13 [Four Folk Songs]HOL/2/14/1/253
App II, 14 [The] Glory of the WestHOL/2/14/1/254
App II, 15 Opera as She is WroteHOL/2/14/1/255
App II, 16 Second Choral Symphony [Fragments]HOL/2/14/1/256
App II, 17 The Song of SolomonHOL/2/14/1/257
App II, 18 [Unfinished Symphony Fragments]HOL/2/14/1/258
App III, I Pan's AnniversaryHOL/2/14/1/259
App III, 2-12HOL/2/14/1/260
App III, 13-21HOL/2/14/1/261
App III, 22 Incidental Music for the PageantHOL/2/14/1/262
App III, 23 Bach's Fuge a la GigueHOL/2/14/1/263
App IV Gustav Holst's Sketch booksHOL/2/14/1/264
References and work in progressHOL/2/14/1/265
Biographical files on Gustav HolstHOL/2/14/2
Extracts from the diaries and notebooks of Gustav HolstHOL/2/14/3
Files on individuals connected to Gustav HolstHOL/2/14/4
Calendar dates for O and AHOL/2/14/5
Published materialHOL/2/14/6
Publishers and contractsHOL/2/14/7
Copyright reference files for Gustav and Imogen HolstHOL/2/14/8
Correspondence between Imogen Holst and Colin MatthewsHOL/2/14/9
LibrariesHOL/2/14/10
Film, television and recordings concerning Gustav HolstHOL/2/14/11
St Paul's Girls' SchoolHOL/2/14/12
Impressions of Gustav Holst by former pupilsHOL/2/14/13
Gustav Holst's band musicHOL/2/14/14
Holst Centenary files 1974HOL/2/14/15
Gustav Holst 1984 anniversary programmesHOL/2/14/16
Printed material relating to Gustav HolstHOL/2/14/17
Holst relationsHOL/2/15
Administrative and work filesHOL/2/16
Publisher's and peforming rightsHOL/2/17
Publications filesHOL/2/18
Published books by Imogen HolstHOL/2/19
Books and publications by authors other than Imogen HolstHOL/2/20
Aldeburgh Festival programme booksHOL/2/21
RecordingsHOL/2/22
Index cardsHOL/2/23
G and I Holst Ltd.HOL/3
Holst FoundationHOL/4
Rosamund StrodeHOL/5
Isador CaplanHOL/6
Leslie PeritonHOL/7
Additional Gustav and Imogen Holst papersHOL/8
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Arka Jayengrane : Catatan Kuliah Sosiologi
Refrensi Mata Kuliah Pendidikan Sosiologi, Ekonomi, Politik, Dan Antropologi
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Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani 3726 MASL is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat, NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia. On the top of the volcano is a 6-by-8.5-kilometre (3.7 by 5.3 mi) caldera, which is filled partially by the crater lake known as Segara Anak or Anak Laut (Child of the Sea) due to blue color of water lake as Laut (Sea).[3] This lake is approximately 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and estimated to be about 200 metres (660 ft) deep; the caldera also contains hot springs. Sasak tribe and Hindu people assume the lake and the mount are sacred and some religion activities are occasionally done in the two areas.
A massive eruption of Rinjani in 1257 CE may have triggered an episode of global cooling and failed harvest.
Rinjani National Park
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Welcome to Lombok Island the Hidden Paradise Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat or NTB) province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a “tail” (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest, about 70 km across and a total area of about 4,725 km² (1,825 sq mi). The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively part of NTB along with sparsely populated Sumbawa. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili. The island is home to some 3.16 million Indonesians as recorded in the decennial 2010 census, and in 4 regencies along with the provincial capital Mataram.
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Palestinian Terrorists Take Credit for Death of an 89-Year Old Woman in Ashkelon
The Algemeiner
Smoke trails rise as a rocket is launched from the southern Gaza Strip towards Israel on May 4, 2019. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash90.
The Times of� Israel reports:
A woman who was badly hurt while running to a bomb shelter in southern Israel in May during an onslaught of
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Hamodia 2019-07-07
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The Problem With Opposing Israel’s ‘Occupation’
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During the rule of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid, Theodor Herzl made an offer to buy Palestine in order to move the Jews of the world there, but the Sultan rejected the offer. Last week, Herzl’s ideological grandson, Jared Kushner, went to Bahrain to ask the Arabs to sell Palestine in order to move the Palestinians to Jordan, Sinai, Lebanon, Syria and the rest of the world....
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Al-Qassam Brigades members take part in a military parade on August 21, 2016 in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. JNS.org – Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and the terrorist group’s various security branches simulated an Israeli ground incursion as part of a surprise drill held in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. During the drill, Hamas fighters...
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GAZA — Israeli soldiers mistakenly shot a Hamas operative on Thursday who had been trying to prevent Palestinians from approaching the Israel-Gaza border, the Israeli military said. Hamas, the Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said the man had been killed. The health ministry in Gaza said the dead Palestinian man was aged 28 and had been shot near Beit Hanoun in the...
The (Continuing) Vilification of Richard Falk
In one of his blogs Richard Falk, who has made many trips to Africa, talked of his love of giraffes. They have no vocal cords, which cannot be said of him, but they stick their necks out and they have a powerful kick, both of which can be said of him. Falk has an outstanding record as an academic (professor of international law at Princeton University for 30 years) and as a...
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arXiv.org > hep-th > arXiv:hep-th/0104096
hep-th
Title:Spectral flow of chiral fermions in nondissipative Yang-Mills gauge field backgrounds
Authors:F.R. Klinkhamer, Y.J. Lee
(Submitted on 10 Apr 2001 (v1), last revised 6 Sep 2001 (this version, v4))
Abstract: Real-time anomalous fermion number violation is investigated for massless chiral fermions in spherically symmetric SU(2) Yang-Mills gauge field backgrounds which can be weakly dissipative or even nondissipative. Restricting consideration to spherically symmetric fermion fields, the zero-eigenvalue equation of the time-dependent effective Dirac Hamiltonian is studied in detail. For generic spherically symmetric SU(2) gauge fields in Minkowski spacetime, a relation is presented between the spectral flow and two characteristics of the background gauge field. These characteristics are the well-known ``winding factor,'' which is defined to be the change of the Chern-Simons number of the associated vacuum sector of the background gauge field, and a new ``twist factor,'' which can be obtained from the zero-eigenvalue equation of the effective Dirac Hamiltonian but is entirely determined by the background gauge field. For a particular class of (weakly dissipative) Luscher-Schechter gauge field solutions, the level crossings are calculated directly and nontrivial contributions to the spectral flow from both the winding factor and the twist factor are observed. The general result for the spectral flow may be relevant to electroweak baryon number violation in the early universe.
Comments: REVTeX, 43 pages, v4: final version
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
Journal reference: Phys.Rev. D64 (2001) 065024
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.64.065024
Report number: KA-TP-09-2001
Cite as: arXiv:hep-th/0104096
(or arXiv:hep-th/0104096v4 for this version)
From: Frans Klinkhamer [view email]
[v1] Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:47:09 UTC (87 KB)
[v2] Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:31:20 UTC (289 KB)
[v3] Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:43:56 UTC (277 KB)
[v4] Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:14:56 UTC (88 KB)
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Course Review: Monterey Country Club
Yesterday, I was able to visit another private club in Southern California. I made my way out to Palm Desert for a round at Monterey Country Club.
I was signed up for an SCGA one-day tournament there next week, so a friend and I were able to arrange for a practice round this week. The options were very limited as the course was expected to be packed with members all week. Thursday was the only potential day they might allow guests out for practice rounds, but we wouldn’t know until the day of. My friend called first thing in the morning and was able to secure us a 12:15 tee time, and then we were on our way.
The practice round idea ended up working out very well for us. For starters, I was likely going to have to pull out of the tournament anyway because of some last-minute scheduling conflicts. Secondly, it would give us a better chance of getting to play all 27 holes at this facility on a regular play day. The tournament was set for 18 holes and they made it pretty clear when we called that there was little-to-no chance we’d be able to play the third nine after the morning tournament on Monday.
We played as a twosome behind some member groups. We’re very fast players, so it seemed like the groups ahead were playing really slow at times, but we finished the East nine in about two hours. At the turn, we had a few moments to chat with the starter, who was extremely nice and said we were welcome to keep playing on the third nine later. A single joined up with us for the South nine and another single caught up with us for the last few holes. The second nine also took about two hours playing behind those same member groups.
By the time we made our last turn onto the West nine, the course had completely opened up. It’s funny how much things cleared out after such a busy day, especially considering late afternoon is great time to play in the desert (rivaled only by playing first thing in the morning). The weather was cooler and it was absolutely gorgeous out there as we zipped around the last nine in about an hour. In the end, five hours for all 27 holes was a pretty nice pace.
Monterey Country Club is yet another traditional Ted Robinson desert course. There are so many of his designs out there, and like most of the rest, they all tend to blend together. In that, they are nice courses with decent layouts, beautiful scenery and pretty landscaping, but you’d be hard-pressed to pick any of them out in a line-up. In the end, I’d probably say that Monterey is a nicer version of Rancho Las Palmas, which happens to be right across the street.
It’s rare that I play the tips, but we had to here because it’s not a very long course. In fact, you can tell that a number of holes were probably “stretched” out at some point to get as much yardage as they could out of it. This leaves a number of awkwardly tight tee angles from the black tees. The nines we played got slightly longer in the order we played them. The East tops out at 2,964, but is a par-35 with only one par-5 in the mix. The South is 6,005 yards from the black tees, but is a traditional par-36. Lastly, the West is the longest at 3,144 yards and is also a par-36.
As is common on most Robinson designs, there is a lot of water in play at Monterey and a ton of palm trees, too. The layout is definitely target-oriented, where positioning off the tee is generally more important than length. Keep the ball safe and you can score really well here because the greens are pretty easy to get at. Hit a few poor shots and the numbers can add up quicker than you realize. I felt like all day I was either tapping in for a routine par or scrambling like crazy just to prevent a massive blow up.
As I mentioned, there are some narrow angles from many of the tees and there are some tricky doglegs in play throughout each course. On the South and West courses, a few holes play down and up through the wash. Some of these holes had some nice design character and most of the water holes were fun designs. Still, it all felt like stuff I had seen before on other courses throughout the valley.
As expected, the course was in exceptional shape. At this time of year, courses in the Coachella Valley are generally in amazing condition, and that’s especially true at most private clubs. Monterey was looking and playing great almost all around. The tee boxes and fairways were lush and excellent. The rough was thick and definitely enough to make us work for recoveries. The greens were firm on approaches, but very smooth and rolling medium speed on putts.
The only issue I had here was the bunkers. I was in one trap on the East nine and it was just hard-packed dirt. Every other bunker I looked at all day was full of fluffy, beautiful sand, so I am not sure why this one was so barren. Other bunkers had fantastic sand, but the ones I was in had the sand distributed oddly. It was peaked in the middle of the bunker (which would typically be the low point). It resulted in slight gullies along the outer edges. The ball tended to settle near the front lips, which were generally very low and not much trouble. Though the lips were easy to deal with, there was sometimes a subtle mound of sand behind the ball and it made for some awkward bunker shots.
Overall, though, it was a great day at Monterey Country Club. The course was looking amazing and the short target layout was fun for us. I think this is a great retirement course because it’s not long, but the layout offers just enough challenge and diversity to keep things interesting. It won’t blow you a way and you may get a feeling of déjà vu if you’ve already played a lot of golf in the desert.
Some pictures from Monterey Country Club (2/25/16):
East Course:
South Course:
West Course:
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This article provides an overview of flexible service in the British Armed Forces.
As of 01 April 2019, Regular personnel in the British Armed Forces can apply for flexible service, meaning they can apply to work part-time or limit how often they are separated from their workplace (aka duty station).
The introduction of the flexible service policy means personnel needing extra flexibility – for example, carers or those wishing to study – can change their work schedule for a set period of time to do this.
It is believed that this modernisation of the Armed Forces terms and conditions of service (TACOS) will aid the attraction of recruits who may not otherwise join and retain talent that might otherwise leave.
The policy follows feedback from the Armed Forces 2018 continuous attitude survey, which found just a third of other ranks personnel felt able to balance personal lives and work
This article will outline what flexible service is, its purpose, and why it is important. It will provide a brief history of flexible service, who can apply and the types available. The article will also note some important time periods and factors to consider when applying for flexible service. Finally, the article will provide some useful publications and links for the reader.
2.0 What is Flexible Service?
Flexible service is formed of two elements:
Part-time working; and
Restricted separation.
Flexible service combined with working from home, variable start and finish times, and compressed hours, is known as flexible working (Section 7.0).
3.0 What is the Purpose of Flexible Service?
“Flexible duty, which doesn’t attract any negative career implications, permits highly committed soldiers and officers to remain in service when they may otherwise be forced or inclined to leave.” (Soldier, 2017c, p.15).
Flexible service facilitates a number of objectives (Soldier, 2017c):
To better support personnel circumstances (individuals and their families) at a particular stage in their life;
To retain highly trained and motivated other ranks and officers;
To better reflect society; and
To enable the Armed Forces to become a more modern and flexible employer whilst preserving operational capability.
Ultimately, flexible service, alongside other flexible working arrangements, will enable the Armed Forces to attract recruits and retain personnel.
4.0 Why Flexible Service?
“We need to modernise in order to continue to recruit and retain the quality and quantity of people we need, accessing the breadth of UK society that we serve, which ensures that the armed forces continue to deliver operational capability. Increasing the range of our flexible working options will help to retain more people and keep our hard won skills, so improving efficiency for the services while being better for our people.” (MOD, 2017).
With the planned reductions in the numbers of Service personnel and low levels of unemployment, the MOD has had to react to labour market conditions and introduce flexible service to aid attraction and retention rates.
It is already with the power of the chain of command to deal with short-term or one-off events such as a parent’s evening or car service. Flexible service does not look to alter that relationship but provide guidance and consistency for longer-term arrangements so that the individual and line manager have a degree of certainty. Individuals will also have clarity on how flexible service will impact their terms and conditions of service (TACOS).
Simply put, flexible service will:
Enable part-time service among Regular personnel;
Allow personnel to apply to limit the time they spend away from their home base and families; and
Enable personnel to have more flexibility through variable hours, home working, career breaks, and extra leave.
“The policy does not affect the various other flexible working options that exist for some troops, including compressed hours, working from home and variable start and finish times.” (Soldier, 2019a, p.11).
5.0 Brief History
Published in 2015, the Flexible Working policy introduced flexible working arrangements such as working from home (or another MOD location closer to home), variable start and finish times, and compressed hours for members of the Armed Forces.
Published in the ‘National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015’ on 23 November 2015, the UK government stated:
“We will make the changes necessary to enable our Armed Forces to work flexibly, reflecting the realities of modern life.” (HM Government, 2015, p.31).
On the basis of this statement the Flexible Engagements System (FES) Project was established with the remit of examining how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) could improve the then existing flexible working opportunities for Service personnel, such as the flexible leaves types introduced in 2015 and the Flexible Duties Trial in 2017.
The FES Project Team, led by an OF-5 level officer, was responsible for the development of the enhanced flexible working arrangements. FES was one of four change projects co-ordinated by the Armed Forces People Programme (AFPP) – the others being the Future Accommodation Model (FAM), Enterprise Approach (EA), and New Joiner Offer (NJO) (HM Government, 2017).
It was envisaged that the flexible working options to be considered would provide opportunities for regular personnel to request temporary periods of part-time working and/or limits to separated service for periods of a few years only.
In January 2017, it was reported that the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system had been updated so that requests, by regular personnel, for flexible working and certain leave options could now be made online and included (Soldier, 2017a):
Regular working from home;
Compressed hours;
Variable start and finish times;
Enhanced leave;
Call forward of leave;
Transfer of leave between Service spouses or civil partners;
Career intermissions; and
Special unpaid leave.
The Flexible Duties Trial started in March 2017 and was originally due to complete in March 2018 (Soldier, 2017b). However it was later extended, in February 2017 (Soldier, 2017c), to September 2018 (latest date of application to take part), finishing in March 2019. Participants had to commit to a minimum of six months and could only cover their current assignment (Soldier, 2017c).
The purpose of the Flexible Duties Trial was to (MOD, 2018):
Test the ability of reduced commitment working to respond to the Defence’s changing manpower requirements;
Improve recruitment and retention by meeting the demands of Service personnel; and
Inform the development of the new flexibilities, their associated processes and dedicated TACOS.
Part of the New Employment Model (NEM), the trial gave personnel the option of reducing their liability for deployment and/or taking up to 93 days’ unpaid leave in separate stints rather than in a single block. There were three types of flexible duties during the trial (MOD, 2018):
Full-Time; Limited Deployability (FD1):
Not liable for operational deployment or long separation.
Liable for short separations and separation within the working routine.
Less than Full-Time; Limited Deployability (FD2):
Able to use up to 93 days unpaid leave to work less than full-time.
Not liable for operational deployment, long separation or short separations.
Separation in accordance with the agreed working routine.
Less than Full Time; Full Deployability (FD3):
Able to use up to 93 days unpaid leave to work less than full time.
Liable for operational deployment and separation within the working routine, but not liable for long separation or short separations.
Those on FD3 remained liable to undertake any training needed to remain eligible for deployment.
Personnel serving in Defence Equipment and Support were not eligible (Soldier, 2017b), but others “within the joint environment” were (MOD, 2018). Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM) personnel working within the RN top level budget (TLB) were not able to take part owing to the unlimited liability for sea service and high readiness at which personnel are held.
In July 2017, it was reported that 46 Army personnel had applied to temporarily work part-time and/or, limit their deployability through the Flexible Duties Trial (Soldier, 2017d), although eventually there were between 50 and 100 personnel involved during the trial (MOD, 2018; Soldier, 2019a).
On 10 July 2017, the Flexible Engagement Survey commenced, lasting for three weeks (Soldier, 2017d).
On 08 February 2018, the Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018, Chapter 2, received Royal Assent. The Act, which made amendments to the Armed Forces Act 2006, made provision for members of the Regular Forces to serve part-time or subject to geographic restrictions.
In February 2018, the MOD stated that the FES Project would be examining how it could improve flexible working opportunities within the Armed Forces, “building upon existing flexible working and the experiences drawn from the Flexible Duties Trial.” (HM Government, 2018).
From 16 March 2018 to 13 April 2018, the MOD ran a consultation on the “New Flexible Service Opportunities for Armed Forces Personnel and their Implications for the Armed Forces Pension Schemes” (Cobesco, 2018).
“Flexible service opened to the Army on Feb 1, 2019.” (Soldier, 2019b, p.55).
Royal Air Force (RAF) and British Army applicants could apply from 01 February 2019, whilst Royal Navy applicants could apply from 01 April 2019 (MOD, 2019).
The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1166), which came into force on 01 April 2019, introduced flexible working across the Regular Forces of the British Armed Forces (Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army and RAF). The Regulations amended the terms of service of enlisted personnel who are not commissioned officers to allow for two types of flexible working (collectively known as flexible service):
Part-time working allowed personnel to agree days on which they are not required to be available for active service:
“Service on a restricted separation basis” enabled restrictions to be placed on the number of days on which personnel can be required to perform duties away from a specified place.
In April 2019, the Army started a project called flexible service two, which examined the roles of Regulars and Reservists and how they work together (Soldier, 2019a). It involved looking at the full range of commitment – for example, a Reservist might want to be able to dial their service up and down as circumstances change. However, the project was considered ambitious because there are different acts of parliament governing part- and full-time soldiers.
“It’s better to lose somebody for a day a week in the short-term than on a permanent basis if a soldier’s personal circumstances mean a job becomes impossible.” (Soldier, 2019a, p.11).
There is an expectation that the Services will “create new part-time Reserves roles to undertake some of the work.” (RAF-FF, 2018) that will occur as a result of Regular personnel undertaking flexible service.
6.0 Who Can Apply for Flexible Service?
“While everyone, whether military or civilian, can ask for flexible working, it is up to the line manager to decide whether this can be agreed, taking into account the effect that flexible working might have on the delivery of outputs and the rest of the team.” (MOD, 2019, p.2).
Although anyone can apply for flexible service, “…not every job can accommodate a flexible working pattern… (MOD, 2019, p.2), as any flexible working arrangement is dependent on the:
Ability of the individual’s unit to maintain operational capability; and
Operational demands on the individual’s trade or specialisation more widely.
In order to be eligible personnel will need to have:
Completed their Phase 1, basic training;
Completed their Phase 2, initial trade/employment training; and
Served for 24 months at their initial posting.
For an Infantry soldier this could be approximately two years and six months, for technical trades this could be longer.
In practice, flexible service is more likely be approved for those individuals who are not serving in front-line or high-readiness units.
7.0 Types of Flexible Working
There are several different types of flexible working, including:
Flexible service:
Part-time working:
Can request a 20% or 40% reduction in normal working pattern (cannot reduce by more than 40%).
Usually one or two days’ reduction in a five day week, although other routines could be agreed.
For planning purposes, the flexible service policy takes a working week as a 5-day week.
The baseline is the working routine of the particular organisation the individual works at.
Should include a proportionate reduction in the individual’s weekend/stand-down duty liability (equivalent to one or two weekends in five).
Can be combined with restricted separation.
Restricted separation:
Restricts the amount of time an individual will spend away from their normal home base (where they have their residence at work address) for no more 35 days per year.
Individuals will still have liability for some separation, for example, to attend courses and duties. However, they will not be eligible for longer deployments, such as 6 month operational tours.
Can be combined with part-time working.
Working from home (or another MOD location closer to home).
‘Ad hoc’ basis is where, occasionally, the individual’s chain of command allows them the opportunity to work at home to complete a particular task or project.
This is an informal arrangement and no written agreement is required.
Regular basis is more formalised and a written agreement is required.
It can also be useful for a specified period to help an individual through a period of personal difficulty.
For both of the above, working time is still shared between home and the workplace.
MOD laptops may not be available for all flexible service applicants, therefore working from another MOD location or MODBOX may be an appropriate alternative.
Variable start and finish times:
Enable the individual to start and finish their working day at different times from those considered to be the ‘norm’ within their workplace.
However, the total number of hours worked will not be less than those considered to be normal for the individual’s role.
Compressed hours:
This means working full-time hours in a shorter timeframe, either working the normal number of agreed hours over a reduced number of days, or doing some longer days to allow a shorter day in the week.
A variation might be a reduced number of hours in one week, followed by an increase in the next to make up the difference.
Should not lead to an overall reduction in hours worked.
These arrangements may be combined and there are also flexible leave arrangements that individuals can take advantage off (Section 14.0).
8.0 Process for Flexible Service
A general description of the process for flexible service is outlined below:
Change in circumstances:
A change in personal responsibilities or circumstances may make full-time, fully deployable, service unworkable for the individual.
Informal application:
Speak to chain of command; this will usually be the individual’s immediate line manager.
Early discussion can be useful to establish what might, or might not, work for the individual and unit.
No right be granted but do have (legal) right to apply (subject to eligibility criteria).
Do not have to give a specific reason to be eligible, but can be useful for the chain of command in considering the individual’s application.
Type of flexible service/working applying for.
JPA:
Requesting working from home, variable start and finish times and/or compressed hours is done through JPA self-service.
If a request cannot be supported, it should still be recorded (and declined) on JPA.
There is no need to formally apply for one-off or ad hoc arrangements on JPA, only enduring flexible working arrangements need to be recorded.
Formal application:
Individuals can apply through (MOD, 2019) JPA, chain of command, unit Human Resources (HR) department, and career manager before an approval authority makes a final decision.
Officially through JPA with workflow to Commanding Officer (CO) for input.
After CO input workflow to approval authority.
Career manager consultation (see Approval).
An independent approval authority makes the final decision (MOD, 2019), for example, the Army Personnel Centre (APC).
The approval authority will draw on a range of subject matter experts (SME) input in the process.
For example, Directorate of Manning (Army), Divisional and Brigade chains of command, and CO’s.
Planned flexible service boards occur (in line with published boarding calendar).
Chain of command and individual informed of the board’s decision.
Once approved will state the:
Quantity of part-time non-duty days of 20% or 40%; and/or
Maximum separation available during the arrangement.
If unapproved can accept decision or initiate the appeals process.
The arrangement is tracked through JPA.
All arrangements should be reviewed every twelve months, although can take place earlier.
Either party can give notice to cancel.
Twenty eight days’ notice (whenever possible) for working from home, variable start and finish times, and compressed hours.
Ninety days’ notice (usually) for flexible service.
Can be immediate for “the most urgent operational circumstances.” (MOD, 2019, p.7).
The arrangement can be varied, suspended or ended if needed.
9.0 Time Periods for Flexible Service
Time periods to note for flexible service include (MOD, 2019):
The minimum period is three months.
No longer than three years continuously.
No longer than four years in a twelve year rolling period.
It is important to note that the majority of an individual’s career will continue to be on a full-time basis with unlimited liability for duty.
10.0 Examples of Part-Time Working
Examples of part-time working include (British Army, 2018):
Days off (or non-duty days) could be taken weekly, for example:
Every Thursday and Friday.
Aggregate up, for example:
Take a week off every 5 weeks; or
A month off every 5 months.
11.0 Is Flexible Service more Suitable for Certain Groups?
“No – everybody has the right to apply, and it’s not aimed at any one area of the Army. Depending on their stage in the operational planning cycle, those at some units will be able to work more flexibly than others.” (Soldier, 2019a, p.11).
12.0 Could Short-Notice Operations Be Disrupted?
“This is a fair question. But no, our assessment is that operational activity will not be affected. An application has to be approved, and somebody who is in a critical trade and set for deployment is, for example, unlikely to be signed off for flexible service. But each case is dealt with individually.” (Soldier, 2019a, p.11).
13.0 Non-Duty Days
Personnel can be returned to normal duties in prescribed circumstances such as times of national emergency or operational need.
Generally, individuals must be given 90 days’ notice, and vice versa, unless “there is a mutual agreement to reduce this timeframe.” (British Army, 2018, p.5).
14.0 Factors to Consider in Flexible Service
Factors for personnel to consider when thinking about flexible service include commensurate/pro-rata reductions in:
Pay: A 20% to 40% reduction for those working part-time.
X-Factor: Restricted separation will reduce this by 20% relatively (from 14.5% to 11.5% in absolute terms).
Pension: A reduction in pay will have an impact on pension accrual and, therefore, the amount of pension received (refer to pension calculator in Useful Links section below). Early departure payment (EDP) and immediate pension qualification dates unaffected by flexible service (Forces Pension Society, 2019).
Leave: Those working part-time will have a reduced leave entitlement.
Those who apply for part-time working and restricted separation would be affected by all of the above.
“Accommodation and allowance entitlements will not change if existing eligibility rules are met. The Service will also continue to provide medical and dental care to ensure operational fitness.” (MOD, 2019, p.7).
15.0 Types of Flexible Leave
There are several different types of flexible leave, including:
Transfer of leave:
Enables Regular, FTRS and ADC Service personnel to apply to transfer up to 10 days leave (15 days for those who are assigned to an operational tour of six months or longer), from their annual leave allowance during a leave year to their spouse or registered civil partner if they are also a Service person.
Leave transfer can only be made once in a rolling two-year period.
Call forward of leave:
Enables Service personnel to call forward up to 10 days leave of their annual leave allowance from the upcoming leave year into the current leave year.
Enhanced leave:
Enables Regular Service personnel who have completed 15 years of service the opportunity to apply to take an extended block of 50 days leave in one continuous period in lieu of their 30 days annual leave allowance (8 days annual leave must be retained for public holidays).
Introduced under the New Employment Model (NEM).
Special unpaid leave:
Enables Service personnel a period of absence of any amount up to 93 days at any one time, which does not merit the grant of special paid or compassionate leave.
Can have an impact on reckonable service for the purpose of promotion, increments of pay, retired pay, pension or gratuity or for reckoning the eligibility for other types of leave except where permitted by current regulations.
Career intermissions:
Enables Regular Service personnel to take a specified period of unpaid time out of their Service careers for reasons such as personal or professional development outside of the Service, which they would otherwise be unable to do using leave entitlements, and provides a mechanism for their seamless return to the Service.
Involves full time unpaid absence for a period of between:
3 to 6 months (up to 3 months are covered by unpaid leave);
6 to 12 months; and
1 to 3 years.
Previously known as a career break.
The impact on TACOS will vary depending on the time period of the career intermission.
16.0 Will Personnel be allowed to Work in Civilian Jobs during Unpaid Leave?
“In certain circumstances, yes. This is positive for the Army. It can widen opportunities by allowing soldiers and officers to invest in new skills, maintain professional competency and broaden experience.” (Soldier, 2017c, p.15).
It is important to note that the individual is still in the Armed Forces, so not all types of work will be appropriate, and any civilian employment must be approved before taking it up. The relevant Queen’s Regulations provide further detail.
17.0 Useful Publications
HM Government:
National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. Section 4.53, page 31.
Ministry of Defence (MOD):
Flexible Working and You – A Guide for Service Personnel, Issue 1 (January 2018)Download
Flexible Working and You – A Guide for Service Personnel, Issue 2 (July 2018)Download
Joint Service Publication (JSP):
JSP 750: Centrally Determined Terms of Service. Chapters 1 and 2 for Flexible Working arrangements.
JSP 754: Tri-Service Regulations for Pay and Charges.
JSP 760: Tri-Service Regulations for Leave and Other Types of Absences. Chapters 4 to 8 for Leave arrangements.
Defence Internal Briefs (DIB):
DIB 32/16.
DIB 02/17: New Employment Model: Flexible Duties Trial.
Army General and Administrative Instruction (AGAI):
AGAI Volume 2, Chapter 44.
AGAI 81: Army Welfare Policy.
Army Briefing Note (ABN):
ABN 21/18: Flexible Service Available from 2019.
ABN 002/19: Flexible Service – Policy Published and Applications Open from February 1.
Defence Information Notices (DIN):
2017DIN01-006: Flexible Duties Trial.
2018DIN01-112: Regular Flexible Duties – Trial (Transitional).
2018DIN01-149: Amendment to the Armed Forces Pension Schemes – AFPS 75, AFPS 05 and AFPS 15.
2019DIN01-003: Amendments to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme and Early Departure Scheme for the Introduction of Flexible Service.
2019DIN01-005: Flexible Service.
2019DIN01-008: Regular Flexible Service – Pay Policy.
The Royal Navy Terms of Service (Ratings) Regulations 2006.
The Royal Marines Terms of Service Regulations 2006.
The Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007.
The Royal Air Force Terms of Service Regulations 2007.
The Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018.
The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018.
Queen’s Regulations for the Army, Navy and Air Force respectively.
British Army:
British Army Guide to the Employment and Deployment of Serving Parents and Carers (06 December 2017)Download
Flexible Service: Guide for Regular Applicants and the Chain of Command (14 December 2018)Download
Pension Calculator:
https://www.gov.uk/armed-forces-pension-calculator.
18.0 Useful Links
Forces Pension Society: https://forcespensionsociety.org/.
Flexible Service (Official MOD site): https://flexibleservice.mod.gov.uk/, replaced by
Discover My Benefits (Official MOD site): https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/.
Army Welfare Service (AWS): https://www.army.mod.uk/personnel-and-welfare/.
Army Families Federation (AFF): https://aff.org.uk/.
RAF Families Federation (RAF-FF): https://www.raf-ff.org.uk/.
Naval Families Federation (NFF): https://nff.org.uk/.
Pension Calculator: https://www.gov.uk/armed-forces-pension-calculator.
MOD Flexible Service SharePoint site: https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/defnet/HOCS/Pages/Flexible-Service.aspx.
Army Flexible Service information: http://defenceintranet.diif.r.mil.uk/Organisations/Orgs/Army/Personnel/Military/Pages/ArmedForcesPeopleProgramme.aspx.
19.0 References
British Army. (2018) Flexible Service: Guide for Regular Applicants and the Chain of Command. Andover: Army HQ.
Cobesco (Confederation of Service Charities). (2018) Armed Forces Pension Consultation Regarding New Flexible Service Opportunities. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.cobseo.org.uk/armed-forces-pension-consultation-regarding-new-flexible-service-opportunities/. [Accessed: 22 May, 2019].
Forces Pension Society. (2019) Flexible Service Starts in April. Available from World Wide Web: https://forcespensionsociety.org/news/flexible-service-starts-in-april/. [Accessed: 20 May, 2019].
HM Government. (2015) National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-strategy-and-strategic-defence-and-security-review-2015. [Accessed: 13 May, 2019].
HM Government. (2017) The Next Steps in Flexible Working in the Armed Forces. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-engagements-system-what-you-need-to-know/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-flexible-eng… [Accessed: 04 February, 2019].
HM Government. (2018) Enhancing Flexible Working in the Armed Forces. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-flexible-engagements-system. [Accessed: 13 May, 2019].
MOD (Ministry of Defence). (2017) The Next Steps in Flexible Working in the Armed Forces. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-engagements-system-what-you-need-to-know/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-flexible-eng%E2%80%A6. [Accessed: 04 February, 2018]. [Defunct].
MOD (Ministry of Defence). (2018) Flexible Working and You: A Guide for Service Personnel. Issue 1. January 2018.
RAF-FF (Royal Air Force Families Federation). (2018) Introduction of Flexible Service – One Year To Go. Available from World Wide Web: https://www.raf-ff.org.uk/news/flexible-service-introduction/. [Accessed: 13 May, 2019].
Soldier. (2017a) Flexible Working Shift. Soldier: Magazine of the British Army. January 2017, pp.14.
Soldier. (2017b) Flexible Duties Step Up. Soldier: Magazine of the British Army. February 2017, p.15.
Soldier. (2017c) Fightback on Flexibility. Soldier: Magazine of the British Army. April 2017, pp.15.
Soldier. (2017d) Service Life Set to be more Flexible. Soldier: Magazine of the British Army. July 2017, pp.7.
Soldier. (2019a) Flexible Service now a Reality. Soldier: Magazine of the British Army. February 2019, pp.11.
Soldier. (2019b) Army Sergeant Major Says… Soldier: Magazine of the British Army. April 2019, pp.55.
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The verdict is in: We do not have a “conservative Supreme Court”
July 5, 2019 foundingadmin Confiscation, Congress, Constitution, Court Cases, Federal Courts Conservatives, Supreme Court
By: Rob Natelson
The Supreme Court term just over certainly confirmed what I wrote shortly after it started: The constant refrain that the current bench is a “conservative Supreme Court” with a “conservative majority” is flat wrong.
The New York Times has been a major offender in mischaracterizing the court as “conservative.” But now the evidence is so decisive that even the Times is admitting the truth.
When politicians and the media refer to a “conservative judge”, they know, or should know, how most people understand the phrase: He or she produces politically conservative results — favoring religious and other traditional values, individual freedom including property rights, state power over federal power, and a strong national defense (including border enforcement). By contrast, people think of a “liberal judge” as one who reaches politically liberal results: social liberalism, government control of the economy, federal over state power, and leniency toward liberal voting groups.
If we adopt these definitions, then for every major “conservative” victory this term, you can cite a “liberal” one. Moreover, some of the “conservative” victories were pretty limited.
Consider some paired cases. The court granted conservatives a victory in American Legion v. American Humanist Ass’n by allowing a large Christian cross to remain on public ground. But the victory was limited because the court refused to overturn the Lemon test, against which conservatives have inveighed for many years. The court also refused Justice Clarence Thomas’s invitation to withdraw from establishment-of-religion cases involving state and local governments.
Moreover, the partial conservative victory in American Legion was offset by Dept. of Commerce v. New York, which ensured that a citizenship question will not be on the 2020 census.
Political conservatives may like Knick v. Township of Scott, which made it easier to get compensation when state or local government takes your property. But their appreciation should be reduced by the fact that the new holding will require more federal judicial intervention in state affairs. Additionally, the qualified victory in Knick is offset by Kisor v. Wilkie,.where the court ruled that judges should interpret an ambiguous federal regulation in favor of its sponsoring agency. (This holding inverts the usual legal principle that an ambiguity is construed against the party causing it.)
Conservatives may rejoice that the justices agreed to review the Montana Supreme Court’s anti-school choice decision in Espinoza v. Montana. But they must regret that the justices shied away from taking on Planned Parenthood.
There were also important liberal victories unmatched by conservative counterparts. The court still adheres to the anti-constitutional position that as long as Congress doesn’t interfere with state government operations, its power is almost unlimited. Over Thomas’s objection, several justices said as much inMurphy v. NCAA, a case that, when viewed only superficially, looked like a victory for states’ rights. In several other decisions, the court interpreted federal economic and criminal laws quite broadly.
In controversies involving Indian tribes, conservative political figures usually honor the prerogatives of states over those of the tribes. But in both cases involving Indian treaties, the tribes won.
Conservatives who think the feds shouldn’t be subsidizing smut may be jarred by the 7-2 decision in Iancu v. Brunetti. It voided a law against indecent trademarks. Conservatives may be perplexed to learn that the only justices who stood up for traditional standards were Sonya Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer.
Conservatives who favor applying the constitution’s original meaning should be disappointed by the court’s stubborn adherence to the absurd doctrine of “substantive due process.”
Of course, these conservative/liberal characterizations are highly simplistic. And that’s exactly the point! It is inaccurate to identify as “conservative” five justices who aren’t trying to achieve conservative results. For the most part they are just trying to be honest judges — as they should. But when doing so they often produce liberal results.
The common description of Breyer, Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan as a “liberal bloc” is a closer to the mark. But even among those four there are important differences, particularly between Breyer/Kagan and Ginsburg/Sotomayor.
Over the past 50 years, Republican presidential candidates have promised to nominate justices who are conservatives, who are strict constructionists, or who are originalists. (Those terms do not mean the same thing.)
Based on those promises, Republicans have often won the presidency, and they have appointed 19 justices, while Democrats have appointed only eight. Yet not one of the Republican goals has been met: Today a majority of the justices are neither conservatives, nor strict constructionists, nor originalists.
In fact, in the context of the court’s full history, the balance of power on today’s bench leans more left than right.
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Markets update at midmorning
On the markets at midmorning (ET):
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 29.20 points to 15,413.48, after 90 minutes of trading.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 16.75 points to 25,012.63. The S&P 500 index was down 4.56 points to 2,709.27 and the Nasdaq composite index was down 13.36 points to 7,259.65.
The Canadian dollar was trading at 77.86 cents US, down from Wednesday’s average price of 78.07 cents US.
The April crude contract was down 98 cents to US$60.66 per barrel and the April natural gas contract was up two cents at US$2.70 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was down $9.70 to US$1,308.20 an ounce and the May copper contract was up one cent to US$3.14 a pound.
Why this company is an anomaly in Canada’s pot market
It turns a profit
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Ireland Day at the NYSE gathers major business and government leaders to discuss the future of Irish US economic partnership
Brexit, Ireland, Ireland Day, Ireland INC Index, Irish News | Thu 28 Feb | Author – Business & Finance
Congressman Richard Neal, former Irish Ambassador to US, Anne Anderson, US Chargé d’Affaires, Reese Smyth will be participating at Ireland Day 2019
200 key business and government leaders will convene at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for Ireland Day Leadership Breakfast, March 11th
A major gathering of business leaders will take place on the 11th March at the New York Stock Exchange when the 9th annual Ireland Day convenes key Irish and US C-Suite business leaders and diplomats for an invite-only Leadership Breakfast and panel discussion.
Bell-ringing at the New York Stock Exchange, Ireland Day 2016
Ireland and the US – a key economic partnership
Ireland is now the 9th largest FDI in the United States and in light of the challenges that Brexit will impose on both Ireland and the US Ireland Day will discuss and debate the opportunities for the growth and strengthening of a key economic partnership.
A high-level panel discussion themed ‘Brave New World’ will examine the strength and size of the Irish corporate presence on American soil, the inescapable consequences of Brexit on trade agreements globally, and the partnership between Ireland and the US, particularly in light of Ireland being an essential gateway for the US to Europe and a key strategic and reliable partner for the US moving forward.
Ireland INC US 250 Index launch
This major forum will also launch the 2019 Ireland INC US 250 Index in association with KPMG, providing a unique source of reference tracking the significant investment of Irish corporations across the United States.
Ireland Day speakers and participants
Speakers at the Ireland INC Forum include Congressman Richie Neal, Chairman of the Ways and Means Commission; John Tuttle, Chief Operating Officer, NYSE Group; Chargé d’Affaires Reece Smyth; former Irish Ambassador to the US, Anne Anderson; former US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley, ICON plc CEO Steve Cutler; Maureen Mitchell, Board of Directors, Sterling National Bank; and Head of Primark US Corp Jose Luis Martinez de Larramendi.
Irish Consul General Ciaran Madden will represent the Irish government. Other participants include Emanuel Dowdall, Executive VP US IDA, and Terence O’Rourke, Chairman Enterprise Ireland.
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David Shackleton (right), Ding CEO, pictured with US team in the iconic Bell Labs building. (Photo: Deanna Ryan)
The largest top-up platform for mobile phones has expanded its operations by opening a new office in New Jersey.
Revenues last year reached $500 million in 2017 and the establishment of its new office is the next step in for its international growth.
Ding‘s business is growing constantly, with some operators reporting that almost 80% of global mobile users do so on a pre-paid basis or 90% of emerging market mobile phones. Demand for the company’s top-up product is soaring from foreign workers abroad.
The new operation will allow people in the US to send top-up funds to friends and family in Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, amongst others, in seconds.
The CEO of Ding, David Shackleton, commented: “Our business has moved into the next phase of growth as demand for our product skyrockets. Our new US office is going to help us to meet that demand on the ground, and help us to continue to serve our users among the Latin American, Caribbean, African and Asian expat communities in the US.”
He went on to say: “This is all part of our ambitious 2020 strategy – and will help us to continuously enhance the experience of our users, and serve our customers where we are needed most. Our new location in Bell Labs, which was the frontrunner in trying to achieve global connection, feels like a great fit for us.”
As part of its growing operation, Ding plans to make 50 hires in 2018 and scale up the business further as global demands increase.
Topics: Bells Labs, connectivity, Ding, mobile, New Jersey, top up
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“A Godfather to the London tech scene” Eze Vidra joins Chargifi board
We're pleased to announce two new board appointments to fast track our growth as we scale-up globally - Eze Vidra will be joining as Non-Executive Director and Mark Whitby in the role of advisor.
Eze Vidra has more than 15 years of experience working with fast-growth businesses, having previously been a General Partner at Google Ventures (GV), Alphabet's venture capital arm. Prior to this, he was European Head of Google for Entrepreneurs, where he forged partnerships to strengthen the European start-up ecosystem. Vidra is known as “A Godfather to the London tech scene” having founded Campus London, Google’s first physical start-up hub.
Before joining Google, Vidra held product management leadership roles at Shopping.com in Israel, Gerson Lehrman Group in New York, Ask.com in Silicon Valley, and AOL Europe in London, where he was the Principal Product Manager for Search in EMEA.
Also joining Chargifi as an advisor with over 20 years global technology experience is Mark Whitby. Whitby has led regional and global teams at multi-national companies including Intel, Vodafone and Seagate with depth of experience in building global channel strategy.
Eze Vidra, Non-Executive Director, Chargifi comments, “Chargifi is at the forefront of wireless charging and is solving a real problem when it comes to the need for convenient power. I’m delighted to join the ambitious team at Chargifi and support them in making their vision a reality.”
Chargifi CEO and Co-Founder Dan Bladen comments, “We are excited to welcome Eze and Mark. Eze brings a wealth of experience and commercial knowledge and has a strong-track record in the start-up arena, whilst Mark has great wisdom as a strategic advisor and significant experience in building channel business. Eze and Mark will strengthen the Chargifi team on our journey to becoming the category defining brand for the global wireless power ecosystem. .”
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Dancing with the scientists
May 7, 2018 May 5, 2018 Science Borealis
Katrina Vera Wong and Raymond Nakamura, Multimedia co-editors
What if Swan Lake were a thesis on avian reproductive strategies? Or The Nutcracker were a paper on the psychoactive effects of glucose on juvenile neural pathways? The cerebral rationality of science and the physical emotionality of dance might seem like awkward partners, but such collaborations can produce delightful results.
Dance can be the subject of scientific study, as in this TED-Ed animation in which physics laws were applied to a notoriously difficult ballet move—the fouetté—in Swan Lake, enabling us to appreciate the move and understand how it’s possible.
Scientific studies can also be applied to dance itself, similar to how sports incorporate scientific coaching methods to improve performance. For example, Jeff Russell, an assistant professor of dance science, studies the feet of tap dancers to analyze the forces involved in subtle movement. Dance, especially professional dance, can have an intense effect on the dancer’s body, and science can help us understand what happens when the body is subjected to that level of exertion. It can also be used to improve a dancer’s performance on stage or on the dance floor.
Conversely, science can be the subject of dance. Vancouver-based Curiosity Collider, co-founded by Science Borealis outreach maven Theresa Liao, is dedicated to promoting collaborations between scientists and artists including dancers. In the Neural Constellations project, a study about the benefits of dance for Alzheimer’s patients grew into a dance performance about how memory degenerates. One of the participants, Cheryl Wellington, who studies genetic and environmental risk factors for dementia, talked about the value of dance for its physical and cognitive stimulation. Dance can have positive effects on thinking in general.
At another Curiosity Collider event on the theme of quantum mechanics, Lesley Telford, of Inverso Productions, choreographed a performance inspired by quantum entanglement. Named after Einstein’s phrase for the phenomenon, Spooky Action was produced in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Barbara Adler to put a poetic spin onthe concept of particle connectivity. Spooky Action helped one of us (Kat) visualize what happens in quantum entanglement—so, even if not explicitly intended, it really was a form of science communication.
Gonzo scientist and Dance Your Ph.D. founder John Bohannon, who has a doctorate in molecular biology, is a keen advocate of the use of dance as science communication and even presented a TED Talk choreographically arguing for the use of dance instead of Powerpoint. Dance Your Ph.D. is a contest sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that invites science-related Ph.D.s to interpret their work as a dance. Tips include “Start with a clever idea”, “Become the dance,” and “Have fun.”
We asked Stephanie Prezioso about her experience participating in this contest. She choreographed and performed in Listeria Hysteria while completing her Ph.D. in cells and systems biology at the University of Toronto. Rather than summarizing an entire thesis, the dance focused on particular ideas within the work. Making specialized technicalities comprehensible to an educated adult can be a challenge, and dance is often combined with narration or post-production labeling to clarify the concepts being illustrated.
“The concepts [my] dance explains are complex and would have been difficult to interpret without additional explanation,” Prezioso says. “This is common for Dance Your PhD entries, which often either have text or verbal explanations to accompany the dance.”
As for the content itself, Prezioso notes, “When explaining specialized complex concepts to a general audience there is always a tradeoff between keeping the details and making it accessible, and achieving a balance for your target audience is key.”
This is true of science communication in general. But what makes this approach unique is the transformation of scientific concepts into form and movement, as Prezioso shows in describing one scene: “To show how four molecules come together and bind to the DNA, I had a partner-balancing scene planned. The goals the scene had to meet to be scientifically accurate were that the four people had to first join as pairs, and then the pairs would join as a quad and bind to the DNA, but the specific choreography was written in collaboration with the dancers in the scene.”
The dance-science method “could be a powerful tool for science communication,” says Prezioso. “It is important to supplement dry data-driven writing with an accessible and more entertaining form, such as dance.”
Learning to share one’s scientific ideas through dance can be a valuable experience for a scientist and can have positive impacts on the audience and even on the environment. This can be further enhanced when the audience is not simply watching but participating and learning the dance and, through it, the scientific concepts.
If you’re looking for a way to share your scientific idea, why not try dance? As a Japanese proverb says, “The dancers are fools. The watchers are also fools. So you might as well dance.”
What are your favourite examples of science partnering with dance?
Banner image by Raymond Nakamura, Raymond’s Brain.
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No Country Stands Alone – Except Maybe Syria!
Posted on January 15, 2016 by Inga Külmoja
On New Year’s Eve, many an Estonian was patiently waiting in front of their screens for one of their most beloved shows, Tujurikkuja (‘Mood Spoiler’). Sketch after sketch the tension rose, until the last song aired on national television. Immediately after, both delighted and infuriated parts of the audience took to social media. National media followed. The Estonian Prime Minister also tweeted in appreciation of the parody.
Some see the song as volume two of the three-year-old parody To be Estonian – it sucks! that famously made fun of the constant moaning and self-pity of Estonians. The new parody tackled intolerant, xenophobic attitudes within Estonian society towards refugees and minority groups. As Mare Ainsaar, Senior Researcher at the UT Institute of Social Studies, put it:
2015 was the year when both Europe and Estonia discussed immigration and refugees. Although a mere 221 refugee applications reached Estonia, the country witnessed a passionate discussion over the possible arrival of thousands. Another litmus test on tolerance was the debate over the Cohabitation Act that would legalise, among other things, same-sex partnerships. The song is about Estonia in 2015.
The reaction to the song was painful: a wave of ‘unfriending’ swept through Estonian Facebook, separating those in awe of the parody and those feeling insulted. Did the parody increase or decrease the coherence in society? Is it beneficial in the longer term?
Vello Pettai, UT Professor of Comparative Politics, has no doubts about it:
Needless to say, this parody was bound to hit a raw nerve, since it implicitly gives the message that Estonia is not being welcoming enough in the face of the crisis – a point that many people would dispute. Yet from a critical artistic point of view, the video was spot-on: it generated debate about an issue that has long-term consequences and responsibilities for Estonia. This kind of caricature of national identity and of public attitudes is exactly what is needed alongside the more formalistic debates in the media. It’s great to see young filmmakers contribute with precisely this kind of approach!
Mare Ainsaar compares the song to a painful injection with the capacity to heal. She says: Now and again, discussion of many sensitive issues have separated people in the beginning, but also given an opportunity and impulse to think about the issues more deeply and helped to quicken healing.
Quite on the contrary, UT Professor of of Religious Psychology Tõnu Lehtsaar diagnoses Estonian society as being in a state of cold conflict: When it is cold, there are no coherent or uniting ideas. It’s unclear who we are and where we are going. There are many opinions, but no vision. According to Lehtsaar, reconciliation requires either an external threat or a uniting force that would restore communication.
“Nature knows, the fatherland knows — we like to hate everything!”
The original song that the parody builds upon, Ei ole üksi ükski maa (‘No country stands alone’), was written in 1987 and performed by people en masse during the Singing Revolution, when Estonia was striving to break free from the Soviet Union. Hence, many see the song as sacred and inappropriate for humour. Professor Lehtsaar comments:
Freedom songs are sacred to me, similar to the national anthem and flag. The fact that some people use something that is sacred to others for fun on national television, in my view, shows a split in society.
Märt Avandi, who acted in the show and wrote the lyrics of the parody (he is also the leading actor of the The Fencer, shortlisted for the Golden Globe), commented that the song was chosen out of respect for its timeless power and energy.
UT Professor of Ethics Margit Sutrop would rather agree with Avandi. She said that while it was a painful joke, in her opinion the parody did not cross ethical boundaries: No one was making fun of the song or those who wrote this song that is precious to us – instead, the fun was made of those who prefer a selective approach to the universal one. Professor Sutrop elaborates:
The Mood Spoiler song pointed out a big problem: sometimes we are selective with showing compassion and maybe don’t even notice that while holding together and being compassionate to our group members, we ignore suffering that happens outside of our narrow circle. On a broader scale, the song makes us think who is a part of our community to whom we owe moral obligations. This community can be tiny, e.g. family, friends, and nation, or it can be the whole world.
The Mood Spoiler show has been produced by a creative team of four University of Tartu graduates in political science – Tõnis Leht, Kaaren Kaer, Andres Korberg, and Erik Moora from Catapult Films. The 2015 show was the seventh in a row and, according to the creators, the last one.
UT Professor of Scandinavian Studies Daniel Sävborg, who originally comes from Sweden, compares the situation with regard to xenophobia and parodies in Estonia and Sweden:
This song has been much discussed among Estonians, and many people seem to have been provoked, so obviously the satire worked. I recognize well from Sweden the phenomena satirized in the song. There is intolerance, xenophobia, and pure racism in Sweden too, and they are attacked and satirized too. Nevertheless, I think there are differences between Estonia and Sweden at this point, and these differences might probably explain the very strong reaction in Estonia to the song.
In Sweden such satires against xenophobia and racism are common and rarely upset people. I have the feeling that while strongly xenophobic ideas are common – maybe equally common – in both countries, they are entirely unacceptable in all public debate in Sweden, socially stigmatizing people, while there is more of an acceptance of them in Estonia: even if you don’t share these ideas, you find it quite normal that your friends and politicians express them.
Regarding the existence of and attitude towards multiculturalism, Estonia and Sweden have had almost the opposite development during the last century. Sweden has developed from a relatively homogenous nation state to a multicultural state during the last 50 years, and this change is the fruit of free and deliberate decisions. Estonia has never been a nation state, but has after the independence in 1991 tried to define itself as one – something which is satirized in the song’s enumeration of Estonian regions as linguistically and nationally pure Estonian. The strong connection in Estonia between independence and the idea of a nation state does, of course, mean that the idea of multiculturalism has very different connotations in Estonia compared to Sweden, where the development towards multiculturalism has been an independent choice.
Inga Külmoja is an author and the editor of the UT Blog.
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PES Modern College of Engineering
1186/A, Off J.M. Road, Shivajinagar , Pune - 411005
District: Pune (Maharashtra)
Affiliated to : Savitribai Phule Pune University
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Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering was established in the year 1999. The Institute is approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), and Government of Maharashtra and is permanently affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), complying with all the norms and standards of engineering and management education.The Institute offers Undergraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Engineering; Postgraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering (Heat Power), Electrical Engineering(Control System), Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering(Signal Processing)and Computer Engineering(Computer Engineering), Masters in Computer Application (Under Engineering faculty) and Masters in Business Administration
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Well ventilated classrooms, well equipped laboratories, computer centre and Central library. The rooms are well furnished, well lit and air.The college has the indoor, outdoor sports and gymnasium facility for the students and staff. The college has the auditorium with the seating arrangement for more than 500 audiences. Medical facility is provided to staff and students through the health center. The facility of cafeteria for students and staff is available within the campus. Career counselling and guidance is provided to the students.
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Course(s) Offered by PES Modern College of Engineering in Information Technology (IT)
B.E. Information Technology
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Business Lessons From Successful Recording Artists
When successful recording artists step into the public eye, they seem larger than life. They exude charisma and talent, leading their fans to believe that success springs from some magical combination of luck, destiny, and the right set of skills. However, as these recording artists prove, the business side of music influences stardom just as much as the rest of it.
Tweet Like Katy Perry
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With more than 70 million Twitter followers, Katy Perry proves she understands the value of social media and knows how to leverage it to increase her visibility. A glance through her Twitter feed reveals that she covers topics as diverse as politics, paparazzi, and personal promotion.
Fans don’t just want to listen to your music — they want to know you as a person. Interacting with your fan base via social media humanizes you before the public and allows people to feel as though they’ve connected with you.
Claim the Limelight Like Big & Rich
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The dapper duo Big & Rich echoed the lyrics to their popular hit “Save a Horse” when they kicked off a concert in Maine by buying all the patrons of a local bar two rounds of Crown Royal shots before the show. They not only stepped into the spotlight with this stunt, but they also associated their performance with generosity and humor.
Maybe you can’t buy drinks for everyone in a bar, but make a splash in other ways. Develop a reputation for hanging out with fans after performances to engage them and show your appreciation.
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Joining the ranks of musicians like Madonna, Kanye West, and Beyoncé, Rihanna capitalized on her signature fashion staples with a clothing line. Take a page from Rihanna’s playbook by diversifying your business. You record and distribute music, but also develop unique branded merchandise (from hats to mouse pads). Lack the funds for design and promotion? Consider launching a crowdfunding campaign.
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Jimmy Buffet has created a Margaritaville culture around his performances that inspires fans to dress up, adopt his slogans, and spread his messages. His net worth of $400 million is a consequence not only of his musical talent, but also of the culture surrounding his music.
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Where Documentary meets Networked Culture
I’m Associate Professor, Director of the Digital Cultures Research Centre, University of the West of England in Bristol, UK and co-Director of i-Docs. A frequent chair and public speaker in academic and industry settings; I’ve delivered recent conference keynotes at InterDocs Barcelona 2014, Teaching Documentary 2014 and MeCCSA PGN 2015. I co-convene the i-Docs Symposium, consult on interactive documentary development eg as adviser on the REACT Future Documentary Sandbox and I’m one of the curators of the MIT Open Documentary Lab Docubase.
My practice-led research looks at the intersection between documentary and networked culture. I’m interested in the social, political and cultural potential of participatory and collaborative forms and in their pre-digital histories.
After working as a sound recordist on film and TV and then as a producer/director for C4 and BBC2 I got involved in participatory media in the mid-nineties. I was co-founder and producer of the BBC’s “mass observation” camcorder project – Video Nation (94-2000) and Executive Producer of Capture Wales (2001-2007), a pioneering digital storytelling project in the UK. I’ve developed and overseen a number of other innovative participatory projects for the BBC including Voices (2004) – a major pan-platform collaborative exploration of language, accent and dialect across the UK (Webby nominee ) and MyScienceFictionLife (2006) (Webby Honoree) – a collective history of British science fiction.
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As founding Editor of New Media at BBC Cymru Wales (2001 – 2007) I built the department which produced interactive for Doctor Who and Tribe. From 2007 until 2010 I was Creative Director: Multiplatform at BBC Wales – commissioning new media on projects including Coal House (2007) and Coal House at War (2008) and leading cross-platform seasons including “What are we doing to our kids?” (2008) about contemporary childhood, and “Green Wales” (2009) which asked how Wales was responding to the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
My involvement with DIY and alternative media goes back to the 1970s. I was one of the founders of COW Films, a feminist film distribution group, worked with the punk band The Slits and at Four Corners Film Workshop in London’s Bethnal Green, and was one of the editors of Emergency Magazine.
My current practice-based research, The Are you happy? Project revisits Jean Rouch’s seminal documentary “Chronicle of a Summer” in the context of global collaboration and the web, and explores the potential of HTML5 for the “creative treatment of actuality” (Grierson’s early definition of documentary).
I’m co-supervisor at Royal Holloway of Doctoral Candidate Mary Mitchell – An Investigation of Participatory Design in Interactive Documentary Production with Refugee Youth
For consultation, public presentations other enquiries – mandy.rose@uwe.ac.uk
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14 thoughts on “Mandy Rose”
Paul Kerr on September 22, 2009 at 1:33 pm said:
Hi Mandy. My own research – or one aspect of it – looks at what various kinds of co-production do to notions of authorship, which seems to complement your own work on Participatory Media. I’m writing essays variously about institutional collaborations (the conventional sense of co-pros) but also what’s been dubbed ‘shared textual authority’ in which various on and off camera subjects share the provision of the film’s voice. This idea was developed by documentary theorist Michael Renov about ethnographic films in which the camera or mike is literally handed to the subject or interviewee. (And might be a concept relevant to your own work.) But it has now been extended by Janet Walker, Berber Hagedoorn and myself to refer to the use of found footage, for instance, in films like Grizzly Man and My Architect. I’m deploying it to describe a film I ‘made’ for BBC2, Marilyn on Marilyn… Anyway, an interesting blog and its always fun to be the first to comment…
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elizadaynight on January 19, 2011 at 6:32 pm said:
Hi Many,
I am working on a project called CrossStitch which is a social cross-media documentary and education program. Our website is crossstitchproject.wordpress.com – much of our work is actually on a private social network using Ning. We are at the beginning stages of the project and are currently in India setting up this side of things (thus the briefness of this note). I couldn’t find your email address, so I thought I would write on your blog to make initial contact.
Elizabeth Strickler (eli@gsu.edu)
collabdocs on January 19, 2011 at 10:28 pm said:
Thanks for your note. The CrossStitch project looks terrific. I will mail you right now.
Sara Sylvester on February 9, 2011 at 6:54 pm said:
I am very glad I came across your blog. It is very interesting!
I’m a first year PhD student at Cardiff Uni School of Journalism. I’m one of the first students to be doing a practice based PhD. My focus is on documentary photography, multimodal fiction and the role of new media. After exploring William Boyd’s book Nat Tate and other hybrid novels I decided to explore the Young British Artist Movement through a fictious welsh artist – Seren Rhys. My intention is to create a fictious work disguised as an exhibition catalogue which will include contributions from the art world. ‘Seren’ has a blog and Facebook fan page which will help in the collaborative creative development of the artist.
http://serenrhys.blogspot.com/
I would be very interested to hear more about your work.
collabdocs on February 10, 2011 at 12:51 pm said:
Thanks Sara. Good to hear from you. It would be good to talk about this exciting and confusing business of practise based research. Shall we meet up? Do mail me on mandy.rose@uwe.ac.uk
vpx no on May 1, 2011 at 12:42 am said:
Howdy would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re working with? I’m going to start my own blog soon but I’m having a difficult time selecting between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal. The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for something unique. P.S My apologies for being off-topic but I had to ask!
collabdocs on May 1, 2011 at 11:59 am said:
No problem. It’s WordPress, clearly, but the theme ie the template that governs the page structure and content options is Clean Home. There are lots of themes you can chose from. WordPress.com has worked well for me so far. Feel free to mail me if that would be helpful. mandy.rose@use.ac.uk
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Tim Wang on April 7, 2013 at 11:54 pm said:
Dear mandy:
I am a Chinese student study abroad in Ireland, My course is creative multimedia, and this is my last year in college. I need to write my graduation thesis, my thesis topic and research area is about the creative documentary.
I already read some Interactive documentary survey report and some views opinion online of yours.
So that I want to ask your some opinion/views on Interactive documentary, and I hope can get your help, and I will appreciate so much.
I know that will delay your a little time, but please answer these question, that will give me a great help, I appreciate again!
Q1: How can the concept of an interactive multimedia documentary are defined? And please give a definition?
Q2: When you make the interactive documentary, how can you consider and to choose the right interactive way for the documentary?
Q3: When you make the interactive documentary, what ways can it be made interactive?
Q4: When you make the interactive documentary, which element you thing that is the most important for the whole processing?
Q5: What makes an interactive documentary successful?
Best Whish
Tim Wang
collabdocs on April 8, 2013 at 8:46 am said:
Thanks for your enquiry, Tim. You will find my thoughts on a number of these questions within the i-Docs presentation co-authored with Sandra Gaudenzi and Judith Aston that is posted on CollabDocs (Feb 14th). It is a video and you may want to transcribe some points to quote in your thesis. But of course there are different points of view on all these questions. You should also take a look at the i-docs site which is packed with relevant articles and resources for your thesis. I hope it goes well.
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Kaley Cuoco Shares New Harley Quinn Poster, Confirms Fall 2019 Premiere
By Matthew Aguilar - May 29, 2019 12:58 pm EDT
DC Universe currently has its focus on the brand new Swamp Thing series, but soon it will be time for the rise of Harley Quinn, and the show's star Kaley Cuoco is giving fans something to tide them over. Cuoco, who will voice Quinn in the new animated series, revealed a brand new poster for the project on her Instagram, which shows Quinn sporting her patented red and blue hair and some colorful eye shadow to match. Due to the mascara running down her face it seems maybe she's been crying, but then again that could just be a style choice, as she is far from sad in the poster.
In fact, she's quite giddy about the poor sap she's pummeling with a baseball bat, and while we don't envy them in any way, their blood does spell out Fall 2019 on Harley's arm, so...you know, there's that. You can check out the full poster below.
"Hehe get ready 🧬 #yesnormanproductions @thedcuniverse"
The mature animated series already delivered a stellar teaser trailer, giving us our first chance to hear Cuoco's Harley. It has a tinge of familiarity but also very much stands apart from other interpretations, and this has quickly become one of DC Universe's most anticipated debuts. It doesn't hurt that the series will also feature Alan Tudyk voicing the Joker, and we can't wait to hear them play off each other in the show.
The cast of DC Universe's Harley Quinn also includes Lake Bell (Wet Hot American Summer), Ron Funches (Powerless), JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Wanda Sykes (Black-ish), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Natalie Morales (Bojack Horseman), Jim Rash (Mike Tyson Mysteries), Diedrich Bader (Veep), Tony Hale (Veep), Chris Meloni (Law & Order: SVU).
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"Harley Quinn, based on the DC characters, focuses on Harley Quinn who has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City. The series features Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and a whole cast of heroes and villains, old and new, from the DC Universe."
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By Patrick Cavanaugh - September 5, 2017 06:52 pm EDT
The latest film in the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, will be hitting theaters in nine months. We've yet to see any photos or videos in support of the film, with news coming out each day about what we might expect. A recent bit of information that seems to have leaked out about the film is that Justin Theroux, star of HBO's The Leftovers, has a small yet important role in the film.
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There aren't any major details out yet, but Making Star Wars reports that Theroux has a role in the film and plays an "expert slicer." It's unclear exactly what that means in terms of a character, but odds are that he won't be playing someone who works at a deli.
The scene he starred in is set in a casino-like environment, so it features the actor looking incredibly dapper in a pristine white tuxedo. Well, not actually a tuxedo, but in an outfit that the Star Wars world would create to be worn to an otherworldly casino.
When you hear the word "slice" in regards to the Star Wars world, your mind automatically jumps to images of a swinging lightsaber, but with a title like "Last Jedi," we doubt anyone wielding a saber would have such a minimal role. However, there are reports that the set used to film the casino-like scenes also featured an explosion, so it's possible he appears, only to shortly meet his demise.
New of Theroux's potential role isn't the only cameo-like appearance to slip lately, as musician Gary Barlow recently revealed in an interview that he has a small role in the film.
"I’m not a Stormtrooper, but I’m in it,” Barlow revealed on a talk show appearance.
“Now that I’ve said it, I’ll probably be [cut] out,” Barlow added. “I think the Star Wars people are so strict about what information [is out there]. So me saying that, I’ve probably just done myself out of a role.”
Tom Hardy and Princes Harry and William are also rumored to play characters in the massive film. Considering Daniel Craig appeared in The Force Awakens as a Stormtrooper who never shows his face, it sounds like celebrities will do whatever it takes to appear in the franchise.
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Fantastic Five: Best Marvel Pets
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If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics.
Stan Lee somewhat famously did not care for the concept of kid sidekicks, and so with the exception of Bucky (created, of course, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, not Lee), Marvel doesn't have many notable kid sidekicks. But for some reason, the House of Ideas has animal pals, sidekicks, partners and henchmen in spades. In fact, there are so many, I suspect I will never hear the end of the litany of favorites I "forgot" even though I cheated and put ten entries on my top five list.
Devil Dinosaur didn't make the list despite being the best because clearly Moon Boy is the pet/sidekick in that relationship.
Redwing is currently appearing in Sam Wilson: Captain America. Or read his earliest appearances in Captain America Omnibus vol 2.
Ka-Zar by Mark Waid and Andy Kubert is a solid source of sweet Zabu action.
Catch the earliest appearances of Brightwind in New Mutants Classic.
The earliest appearances of Aragorn are collected in The Avengers Omnibus vol 2.
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Have you somehow not read Runaways? Fix that.
Get your Tippy Toe action here.
Pizza Dog here.
Lockheed first appears here.
Lockjaw first appears here but also features in a really great issue here.
And as long as you're not one of those weirdos that hates fun, you should check out Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers, which features many of the rad animals who appear on this list.
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Athletes of the Week: Wolves make history
By Wendi Reardon on March 30, 2017 Sports
A huge congratulations to the Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball team. It has been an amazing season – and an even more amazing ending as they clenched the MHSAA Boys Basketball Class A State Championship title with a 75-69 win over Grand Rapids Christian on Saturday at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center. The Wolves got over […]
Athlete of the Week: Repeat champion
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Eighth grader Rocco Spindler kept his pinning streak going as he took down three opponents at the Oakland County 7th & 8th Wrestling tournament for his second county title, March 11. “It was huge,” said the Clarkston Junior High School student. “It is the biggest meet of […]
Cagers clinch spot in Final Four
By Wendi Reardon on March 22, 2017 News, Sports
Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball wins the MHSAA Regional crown to move on to the Elite Eight, March 15. Photo by Larry Wright BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer It’s the battle of the OAA Red as the Wolves face West Bloomfield for the third time this season with the stage set at Michigan […]
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BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves cheered as they held up the MHSAA Boys Basketball District crown after their 65-7 victory over Waterford Kettering last Friday. “It was a good game,” said Dan Fife, head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball. “Our kids came ready to play. I never look at […]
Athletes of The Week: Winning season
Lady Cagers battled during the season and finished the winter with an overall 17-6 record, including two wins in the district playoffs. “It was a great experience,” said Christine Rogers, head coach for Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball, about the season. “We played a tougher schedule than we did last year. They saw some pretty good […]
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BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Jake Calvano and sophomore Conor Donahue made their first trip to the MHSAA Individual Wrestling Finals memorable as they placed in the top eight at the Palace of Auburn Hills, March 2-4. “Jake and Conor becoming state placers was awesome,” said Freddie DeRamus, head coach for […]
Wolves aim for district crown
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Cagers began their journey to the Breslin Center this week with district playoffs. “This is the most nerve wrecking part of our season for me because one game and you are done,” shared Dan Fife, head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball, who knows all too well […]
Athletes of the Week: Tourney champs
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Lady Cagers from the North Oakland Wolfpack 11U team celebrated after the Wolfpack’s “Ball with the Best” tournament as they finished as champions in their age division, Feb. 26. “It was amazing,” said Coach Abby Gibbs. “We have improved so much this year. We have won five […]
Season ends at district finals
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Lady Cagers walked off the court one last time as they finished the season in the MHSAA Girls Basketball district final with a 44-31 loss to Waterford Kettering last Friday. “We came up against a very good Kettering team,” said Christine Rogers, head coach. “We didn’t […]
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PROJECT & ACTIVITIES
Achievement & Financial Statement
If you love your country, keep it clean and beautiful
PROJECT 6: MODEL on SAFE AND PROPER DISPOSAL OFSANITARY PADS FOR GIRLS STUDENTS
Celebrating the "The International Day of the Girl Child" to promote girl’s empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights. The project starts on the 11th. October 2018 - a one year program. A program on Safe and Proper Disposal of Sanitary Pads” to the two high schools, two teachers' colleges and one nunnery in Bhutan, supported by Bhutan National Bank Limited (BNBL). A sum of Nu: 0.5082 million. A target group of 1,050 girls students and nuns. The main objective of the program to reduce absentee of girls going to school and colleges and to provide a safe and healthy disposal unit within the campus. The project is implement by Clean Bhutan in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Royal Government of Bhutan, Royal University of Bhutan (RUB).
PROJECT 5: Empowering women & Youth through Waste Entrepreneurship (2017/18)
“Empowering women and youth through Waste entrepreneurship” supported to- support to civil society in Bhutan – from EU Helvetas Bhutan A sum of Nu: 1.2 million. Target group Thimphu city women from Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Bhutan Army and youth.
PROJECT 4: Small Grants Programme/Global Environment Project (SGP/GEF UNDP)-2016/17
An eighteen months project on “Waste management system for Trashiyangtse community” from December 2016 to February 2018. The project is funded by small grant project, UNDP/GEF with a sum of Nu 2.8 million.
PROJECT 3: Waterkeeper Alliance (2016/17)
November 2015: A project on Thim Chu Waterkeepers implemented by Clean Bhutan in collaboration with Waterkeepers Alliance partnership with National Environment Commission and Department of Hydro-Met Services. The project area is along Thim Chu starting from Dodena to Damchu. The objective of the project is to protect the river from pollution and to monitor the water quality. Provide data to public and government for appropriate decision making to protect Thim Chhu pollution.
PROJECT 2: Bhutan Trust Fund for Environment Conservation (BTFEC)-2016/17
A two-year project on “Advocating Behavioral Change-Managing our own waste-Mongar and Trashigang ” in collaboration with local governments which commenced in the month of July 2015. The project is supported by Bhutan Trust Fund for Environment Conservation with a sum of Nu 6.8 million, completed on June 2017.
PROJECT 1: Taktsang Trail Clean up Program (2015/17)
Taktsang Monastery is Bhutan’s most iconic landmark and religious site. With the increasing number of tourists and pilgrim visitors to Taktsang, Clean Bhutan has initiated clean-up program along Taktsang trail
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Clyde Trapp
Clyde Trapp Suffers Torn ACL in Practice
17 days ago by CU Athletic Communications
Following an MRI on Friday, it was confirmed that junior guard Clyde Trapp suffered a torn ACL during practice on Friday, June 28.
Brad Brownell updates Shelton Mitchell's status
Clemson head coach Brad Brownell was alerted on Monday that Mitchell was “basically done” for the rest of the season with a meniscus problem in his knee. It’s been a problem that has been bothering Mitchell for two years now.
Clemson fights hard, but falls short in final seconds to No. 5 North Carolina
Clemson had its chances to almost solidify a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a win over the fifth-ranked team in the country. Brownell didn’t want to make excuses. On another gut-wrenching loss you could almost see coming.
Never miss the latest news from Clemson Sports Talk!
Panic at the silent disco: Clemson 'demoralized' in loss to No. 17 Florida State
On a night where students were supposed to be treated to a show - headphones and all - it was No. 17 Florida State that actually put on the show as it pounded Clemson by 13 points.
Clemson gets back in win column in ACC play behind dominant first half against Pittsburgh
Bouncing back from a heartbreaking loss is no easy task. Tonight was all about doing the simple things, like making shots. A lot of them.
Brad Brownell previews South Carolina, says Marquise Reed has "outside shot" of playing
Brad Brownell updates Marcquise Reed's status for Saturday's game and previews the upcoming matchup with the Gamecocks.
Clemson shows much-needed sense of urgency in win over Radford
Sure, it was ugly at times in Clemson’s 74-66 win over Radford, but in the final few minutes when plays needed to be made, the Tigers showed fight and made enough critical plays to get a crucial home win they couldn’t afford to drop.
No. 22 Clemson basketball starts season strong with 100-80 win over The Citadel
A new season and new Sweet Sixteen banner filled the air as Clemson basketball opened play on Tuesday night with a victory of The Citadel.
Garden State Guard Picks Clemson
Clemson fills a need by securing a commitment from Al-Amir Dawes, a rising guard in the 2019 basketball recruiting class.
Top 20 recruit could commit to Clemson tomorrow
10 mo ago by Staff Reports
With an official visit to Duke scheduled on Sept. 27, in-state 2019 basketball recruit, Josiah James, unexpectedly decides to commit on Wednesday.
Top basketball player in the Palmetto State trims list to three schools
Clemson makes the final list of schools for the top basketball player in the state.
Five-star in-state prospect could play early and often at Clemson
1 yr ago by Staff Reports
Josiah James, from Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, SC, could see considerable time as a freshman, if he chooses Clemson.
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On CPE Release Processes
Datacenter software is deployed frequently. Push daily! Push hourly! Push on green whenever the tests pass! This works even at extremely large scale, new versions of facebook.com are deployed multiple times each day (much of the site functionality is packaged in a single deployable unit).
CPE device software tends to not be deployed so often, not even close. There are several reasons for this:
Test practices are different.
Embedded systems is one of the oldest niches in software development and does not have a strong tradition even of unit testing, let alone the level of automated testing which makes concepts like push-on-green possible. One can definitely get good unit test coverage of code which the team developed, but the typical system will include a much larger amount of open source code which rarely has unit tests and is daunting for the team to try to add tests to. Much of the code in the system is only going to be tested at the system level. With effort and effective incentives one can develop a level of automated system test coverage... but it still won’t be close to 95%. System level testing never is, the combinatorial complexity is too high.
Additionally, with datacenter software, the build system creating the release is often somewhat similar to the production system which will run the release. It may even be the same, if the development team uses prod systems to farm out builds. A reasonable fraction of the system functionality can be run in tests on the builder.
With CPE devices, the build system is almost always not a CPE being tasked to compile everything. The build system is an x86 server with a cross-compiler. The build system will likely lack much of the hardware which is key to the CPE device functionality, like network interfaces or DRM keystores or video decoders. Large portions of the system may not be testable on the builder.
The scale is different.
Having a million servers in datacenters is a lot, that is one or more very large computing facilities capable of serving hundreds of millions of customers.
Having a million CPE devices is not a lot. There are typically multiple devices within the home (modem, router, maybe some set top boxes), so that is a couple hundred thousand customers.
It can simply take longer to push that amount of software to the much larger number of systems whose network connections will generally be slower than those within the datacenter. Multiple days is typical.
The impact of a problem in deployment is different.
If you have a serious latent bug which is noticed at the 3% point of a rollout within a datacenter, that is probably a survivable event. Customers may be impacted and notice, but you can generally quarantine those 3% of servers from further traffic to end the problem. The servers can be rolled back and restored to service later, even if remediation steps are required, without further impacting customers.
If you have serious latent bug which is noticed at the 3% point of a rollout within a CPE Fleet, you now have a crisis. 3% of the customer base is impacted by a serious bug, and will feel the impact until you finish all of the remediation steps.
If the remediation steps in 3% of a datacenter rollout require manual intervention, that will be a significant cost. If the remediation steps in 3% of a CPE Fleet deployment require manual intervention, it will have a material impact on the business.
We’ll jump straight to the punchline: How often should one deploy software updates to a CPE fleet?
In my opinion: exactly as often as it takes to not feel terrified at the prospect of the next release, no more and no less often than that.
Releasing infrequently allows requirements and new development to build up, making the release heavier and with more opportunities for accidental breakage. It also results in developer displeasure at having to wait so long for their work to make it to customers, and corresponding rush to get not-quite-baked features in to avoid missing the release.
Releasing too frequently can leave not enough time to fully test a release. Though frequent releases have the advantage of having a much smaller set of changes in each, there does still need to be a reasonable confidence in testing.
In the last CPE fleet I was involved in, we tried a number of different cadences: every 6 weeks, then weekly, then quarterly. I believe the 6 week cadence worked best. The weekly cadence resulted in a number of bugs being pushed to the fleet and subsequent rollbacks simply due to the lack of time to test. The quarterly cadence led to developers engaging in bad behavior to avoid missing a release train, by submitting their feature even in terrible shape. The release cadence became even slower, and the quality of the product noticeably lower. I think six weeks was a reasonable compromise, and left enough headroom to do minor releases at the halfway point as needed where a very small number of changes which were already tested for the next release could be delivered to customers early.
One other bit of advice: no matter what the release cadence is, once it has been going on long enough, developers will begin griping about it and the leadership may begin to question it (Maxim #4). Leadership interference is what led to the widely varying release processes in the last CPE fleet I was involved in. My only advice there is to manage upwards: announce every release, and copy your management, to keep it fresh in their minds that the process works and delivers updates regularly.
Labels: CPE
Bad Physics Jokes
Recently I posted a number of truly terrible physics jokes to Twitter, as one does. For your edification and bemusement, here they are:
If you accelerate toward the red light fast enough, the blue shift turns it green again.
Two people are walking up a frictionless hill...
(that's it. That's the joke.)
Whenever a neutron asks the price of anything: "For you, no charge."
Whenever the proton is asked if they are sure: "I'm absolutely positive."
The electron isn't invited to the party in the nucleus. The other particles find it boorish, being so constantly negative all the time.
The Higgs Boson conveys the gravity of the situation to other particles.
Photons make light of EVERYTHING. They can be SO inappropriate sometimes.
You might assume that Gravitons would be extroverts attracted to large groups, but no. They're actually really, really shy.
Despite the occasional unverified sighting, experts agree that Phlogistons are the Bigfoot of the subatomic particle world.
Neutrinos are the tragic poets of the subatomic world. They yearn for interaction, but know that it can never be.
As a community, Protons realized that their diet and exercise habits needed to improve.
Other particles wish they could help the Pion, but don't know what to do. Even the smallest thing can make them fall to pieces.
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Mark Hamill Wishes To Retire From Role As Luke Skywalker After Star Wars: Episode IX
on: June 23, 2019 In: Disney & Co, Disney Gossip, Movies, News, Star Wars
Mark Hamill Wishes To Retire From Role As Luke Skywalker After Star Wars: Episode IX. The famed Star Wars Actor spoke with AP Entertainment during a red carpet interview about his hope of retirement from the role he has held for over 4 decades.
AP Entertainment posted this video of an interview with Mark Hamill about his hopes of retiring as Luke Skywalker after the release of Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker this December.
HAMILL’S LAST HOPE: #MarkHamill (@HamillHimself) is hoping to retire from his Jedi job in @StarWars’ next installment #RiseOfSkywalker pic.twitter.com/Kvdb53Sw31
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) June 20, 2019
Hamill tells AP Entertainment very candidly, “I sure hope so… Cause I had closure in the last one [Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi]. The fact that I am involved in any capacity is only because of that peculiar aspect of a… Star Wars mythology where if you are a Jedi you get to come back and make a curtain call as a force ghost.”
So, slight spoiler here for Episode IX, LUKE COMES BACK AS A FORCE GHOST, but this was an easy guess given his name still appearing on the cast listing for the upcoming film and the known lore surrounding Star Wars since the first few films. It’s just nice to have confirmation of his ‘mysterious’ appearance in the film despite his characters death in the previous film.
Hamill has been a part of many other projects since his early days with the Star Wars franchise, but he is so well known for his role as Luke Skywalker it is extremely hard for fans to imagine anyone else even remotely filling that role in the mega popular series.
As of late Hamill has been working on projects such as Knightfall (Talus), Child’s Play (Chucky), The Last Kids on Earth, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, American Dad, and several other projects on top of his duties as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise.
This December may very well be the last time we see Mark walk a red carpet for Star Wars, but the adventures don’t stop with the Skywalker family in the Star Wars Universe.
Though Lucasfilm plans on taking a short hiatus from Star Wars films, writers D.B. Weiss & David Benioff (Game of Thrones) have been signed to pen the next trilogy for the Star Wars franchise. The new franchise will follow other characters in the Star Wars universe, only this time a Skywalker will not be directly involved in the story telling.
We can’t wait to see what is to come for the franchise and we pay major respects to Mark Hamill for all he has done for the films and his fans over the 40+ years he has spent portraying one of the most iconic film characters of all time. May the Force be with you Mark, in all your future endeavors and thank you from your major fans here at Chip and Company.
Photo Credit/Source: Disney/Lucasfilm/AP Entertainment
News & Entertainment Writer at Chip and Company
Kaitlyn is a writer, painter, and artist based just north of Baltimore, Maryland. She is a previous participant in the Disney College Program and has years of experience with Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts and with Universal Orlando Resort.Her and her big 'Ohana are frequent visitors to the parks and resorts and she is always up for another trip to visit her favorite castles! Kaitlyn is the News & Entertainment Writer for Chip and Company and is passionate about writing and storytelling.
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Opinion: City is Spinning Child-Welfare Stats
By Richard Wexler | March 28, 2019
‘ACS has retreated from reform and subjected more children to the enormous trauma of needless foster care.’
Opinion: What the Data Says About Child Welfare in New York City
By David Hansell | March 24, 2019
‘In 2018, the number of children in foster care in New York City fell another 6 percent, while nationally the number of young people in foster care has steadily increased over the last few years.’
Tragedy, Advocates, Pols Paved Way for Bid to Keep Detained Youth Closer to Home
By Jarrett Murphy | February 27, 2019
A report says complicated backstory of the city-state Close to Home program—and its early success–are a model for youth-justice systems around the country.
Teachers Push De Blasio for Pre-K Pay Equity as New Era for System Approaches
By Jarrett Murphy | February 7, 2019
The de Blasio administration is moving to consolidate and expand its birth-to-five education programs. Will it take this opportunity to address a yawning gap between what city teachers and their nonprofit counterparts make?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: It’s Time to Provide Legal Help to Families Facing Child-Welfare Probes
By Michele Cortese and Tehra Coles | January 22, 2019
‘It’s time we recognize that the interests at stake for parents under ACS investigation are just as compelling, with consequences that can be just as grave, as in a criminal case.’
New Push to Provide Legal Advice to Parents Facing Abuse and Neglect Investigations
By Rachel Blustain | January 8, 2019
When facing the possible loss of their children, New York state parents have the right to a lawyer only when a case moves to court. Even then some counties fail to provide them. And many key decisions are made before a case ever gets to a judge.
Listen: City Limits Reporter Discusses Abuse in Foster Care
By Jarrett Murphy | December 11, 2018
The number of foster-care cases in New York City has dropped substantially over recent years. But what has risen over the same period is the number of children who suffer abuse while in foster care.
Challenge for City’s Child-Welfare System Overshadowed by De Blasio-Peters Feud
By Harry DiPrinzio | November 27, 2018
ACS says it has a plan to deal with the rising incidence of abuse incidents involving kids in foster care. But making it work could prove to be a challenge.
10th International Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography
By franre | October 8, 2018
Mass Spectro Meet 2018 proudly announces the International Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography with a theme of “Exploring new dimension in analysis of Ionic, Physical and Chemical Separation”. The conference gives a global platform to analytical expertise, researchers, professors, scientific communities, delegates, students, business experts and executives from everywhere throughout the world to exchange ideas, knowledge and offer their important messages about the techniques of mass spectrometry and chromatography and can express their perspectives on development and improvement in the current scenario of various mass spectrometric and chromatographic separation techniques in the field of science and technology
The Kids are Leaving Rikers. Is it Really a New Day for Juvenile Justice in NYC?
By Harry DiPrinzio | October 1, 2018
Not so fast. With Raise the Age going into effect this week, the city’s 16- and 17-year-olds in custody are just moving from one jail to another.
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Glowing Colors
Happy Friday! Today on Museum Bites we’re touring the Art Institute of Chicago. From patriotic panes to a swift ride through the Swiss countryside, we’ll sample a colorful and eclectic collection of artwork. We begin with a Ferris Bueller favorite…
My art is perhaps a wild art, a blazing quicksilver, a blue soul flashing on my canvases.
~Marc Chagall
Blue Man Group: Our first colorful display is America Windows (1977) by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Created in honor of the United States’ bicentennial, these three stained glass windows emit a heavenly glow. On a backdrop of Blue-Man-Group blue, Chagall’s ethereal figures drift among icons of Americana, and the effect is stunning.
America Windows (1977) by Marc Chagall, Art Institute of Chicago, Photo by cjverb (2019)
Born in Vitebsk (modern-day Belarus) and raised in a Hasidic Jewish family, Chagall moved to Paris in 1910. During World War II he escaped to the United States and was thankful for the religious freedom practiced in this country. He had strong ties to Chicago and prior to America Windows, was commissioned to create the Four Seasons (1974), a colorful mosaic located on Dearborn Street. A multi-talented, modern artist, Chagall worked in a variety of mediums including, ceramics, costume design, mosaics, painting, and stained glass. If you’d like to view more of his work, click on this Marc Chagall link. If you’d like to take a deep dive into the backstory of America Windows, click on this America Windows link.
Blue Man Group (2009), Photo by Galeria de Léo Pinheiro, Wikimedia Commons
Motley Crew: Our next painting is a lively look at the Chicago club scene, circa 1940. The rosy glow of Nightlife (1943) by Archibald Motley, Jr. (1891-1981), highlights dancers swinging to the beat while onlookers sip cocktails and bartenders earn their keep.
Nightlife (1943) by Archibald J. Motley, Jr., Art Institute of Chicago, Photo by cjverb (2019)
Born in New Orleans, Motley moved with his family to the Chicago suburb of Englewood at the tender age of two. He rose to fame during the Harlem Renaissance, and is best known for his paintings of African American culture during the 1920s and 30s. Motley credits Edward Hopper’s Nighthawk (1942), as the inspiration behind Nightlife. If you’d like to view more of his work, click on this Archibald Motley, Jr. link.
Fun Nutty Fact: If you look closely at Nightlife you can see a head sitting atop a jukebox (far right and midway up). No gruesome decapitations here, Motley included a Smilin’ Sam from Alabam peanut dispenser in his painting. Just insert a penny, pull the tongue, and out pop a cache of peanuts. Click on this Smilin Sam video courtesy of Mike Hasanov to see this antique machine in action.
Bowl Over: Our next colorful display hails from old world Iran. Crafted from fritware during the Timurid Dynasty (1370-1507), this dazzling turquoise bowl is a blend of both traditional Iranian (black with turquoise glaze) and Chinese (duck and cloud motifs) designs. This colorful bowl provides further evidence of the economic and artistic collaboration shared between Iran and China during this era.
Fritware Bowl, Timurid Dynasty (1370-1507) Art Institute of Chicago, Photo by cjverb (2019)
Since the ingredients for porcelain were not readily available in old world Iran, fritware was created to mimic the smooth, lush lines of Chinese porcelain. Fritware is made of clay, silica, and frit (aka fused bits of glass). Click on this fritware link to view more stunning examples.
Colorful Fields: Our final colorful installment is Ellsworth Kelly’s Train Landscape (1953). These bold bands of green and yellow were inspired by a train trip the artist took to Zurich. While zipping across the Swiss countryside, Kelly gazed out the window and was captivated by blurs of light green, dark green and yellow as the train sped by fields of lettuce, spinach, and mustard.
Train Landscape (1953) by Ellsworth Kelly, Art Institute of Chicago, Photo by cjverb (2019)
Blurred Train Window by Emilian Robert Vicol, Pixabay
Train Landscape is an example of color-field painting, a style of abstract art where large swaths of color are intended to extend beyond the field of the canvas. Click on this Museum Bites: Blank Canvas link to view more of Ellsworth Kelly’s work and learn more about color-field painting.
That concludes our colorful tour through the Art Institute of Chicago. I’ll be back next week with more gems from this fascinating museum. Until then, have a lovely week.
Cover photo by Natassa64, courtesy of Pixabay.
Art Institute of Chicago: America Windows
Art Institute of Chicago: America Windows Video
Art Institute of Chicago: Archibald J. Motley Jr.
Art Story: Ellsworth Kelly
Art Institute of Chicago: Fritware Bowl
Art Story: Archibald J. Motley Jr.
Art Story: Marc Chagall
Britannica: Marc Chagall
Britannica: Timurid Dynasty
Chicago Public Art: Four Seasons
Christian Science Monitor: Ellsworth Kelly
Google Arts & Culture: Archibald J. Motley Jr.
Google Arts & Culture: Fritware
Google Arts & Culture: Marc Chagall
Museum Bites: Blank Canvas
YouTube: Smilin’ Sam from Alabam
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CJ Verb writes Museum Bites, a weekly travel blog featuring an eclectic assortment of exhibits, historical sites, and quirky bits of history. She is the author of It’s Just Kindergarten…Isn’t It? and a docent at the Michigan State University Museum. CJ Verb has been a member of Capital City Writers Association since 2014, and on the Executive Board since 2015. She fancies cheesy 1970s sci-fi, road trips, yoga, all things Star Trek and Monty Python…because let’s face it, “strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.” You can find her at https://cjverb.com/. View all posts by CJ Verb
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the chagall windows are some of my favorites of all time! : )
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A Couple Dozen People Go To Beto Campaign Event
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Mike Brest Reporter
Former Texas Rep. and current presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke had a small crowd for a campaign event at the University of Nevada Las Vegas on Friday.
“Around 35 people here to see Beto O’Rourke at UNLV,” Emma Kinery, a Bloomberg reporter tweeted. “The rally was supposed to be held in the courtyard outside, but students told me no one is on campus on Fridays bc it’s mainly a commuter school.”
Around 35 people here to see Beto O’Rourke at UNLV. The rally was supposed to be held in the courtyard outside, but students told me no one is on campus on Fridays bc it’s mainly a commuter school. pic.twitter.com/zFygogVAe6
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) April 26, 2019
O’Rourke has seen somewhat of a decline in recent weeks despite having raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours of his campaign. That number led all of the candidates up until former Vice President Joe Biden out-raised him earlier this week.
A professor at @unlv told me this campus is a ghost town on Fridays, but this is a very small crowd for @BetoORourke in Vegas. pic.twitter.com/RAoG97PqC5
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) April 26, 2019
Democratic presidential hopeful former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) speaks during a campaign rally on March 30, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Beto O’Rourke officially kicked off his presidential campaign with a rally in downtown El Paso and will make stops in Houston and Austin. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
O’Rourke’s popularity in the media has also steadily declined in recent weeks. During the week of March 31-April 6, his name was mentioned on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News a total of 300 times, according to FiveThirtyEight. The only candidate whose name was mentioned more was independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. (Bernie Mentioned On Cable News Nearly Twice As Much As Any Other Candidate)
Who is excited to see @BetoORourke in #LasVegas tomorrow at #UNLV? We can’t wait to continue the conversation with him. Retweet this Vegas! pic.twitter.com/8EyFdP0hei
— Vegas for Beto (@VegasForBeto) April 26, 2019
The following week, Sanders and four other presidential candidates were mentioned more frequently on the network than he was. O’Rourke did rebound last week to finish fourth in cable news mentions but he has not surpassed the 200 mention mark since.
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson suggested earlier this month that media stopped fawning over the former Texas congressman for a “younger, hotter candidate” in South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
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Paying Up The Art & Science of Collecting Arrears
By Steven Cutler 2010 July Finance
While news of defaults, liens, and other financial train-wrecks have dominated the news and caused many building boards plenty of sleepless nights, co-ops have been lucky. While a spike in defaults on maintenance payments over the last three years has forced many condominium boards to scramble to make up for lost income, legal and management professionals say that co-ops have survived relatively unscathed. But why is that?
Luck, or Planning?
Actually, luck has little to do with it, according to attorney Dennis DePaola, executive vice president of Manhattan-based Orsid Realty Corporation, which manages 120 buildings, around 80 of which are co-ops. “There are a lot of mortgage foreclosures, but not by co-ops, because co-op boards have been more diligent through the years in restricting their amount of financing. Co-ops are not typically over-leveraged.”
Another advantage co-ops have over condos is their priority over bank loans in order of payout in a foreclosure, says attorney Stephen M. Lasser of the Condominium & Co-op Group in the New York office of Stark & Stark, where he is a partner. “In a condo, the mortgage gets paid first," says Lasser. "If the owner doesn’t pay their common charges, it doesn’t really affect the lender. So the lender has no incentive to pay the common charges.”
A co-op, on the other hand “has a statutory lien,” explains Lasser, “and that has priority over the bank. If somebody doesn’t pay their mortgage in a co-op, in most cases the bank will step in and pay the arrears in order to prevent their lien from being wiped out if the co-op sells the apartment.”
Additionally, says to Steve Osman, CEO of Metropolitan Pacific Properties, a management company in Manhattan, “Condominiums are very hard to foreclose on. It could take years. Co-ops are rather easy. You’re just calling in common stock.”
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Do the shares/unit revert to the Cooperative Board if a shareholder absolutely refuses to pay their assessment and has no mortgage with any bank?
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The Shape of Water (2017)
This film is an egg. The surface is sleek, pristine, and polished, it glistens with this sort of pristine purity, a film so in love with films, with romance and with period pieces that it would be hard to ask for a bigger love letter to Hollywood cinema in both its golden era and monster movie glory.
But the film is also perilously fragile and applying any pressure to it makes the whole thing start to crack and fall apart. For such a vivid and imaginative film, there’s no gripping substance to the film. Once the actual mess of the film oozes out, it’s like having a raw egg slip through your fingers: gunky, insubstantial and messy.
The film meanders aimlessly through most of its runtime, somewhere between a series of unlikely romantic meetings between deaf janitor Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) and an Amphibian Man (Doug Jones) before morphing into a cold war drama where security man Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon) and Dr. Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg) argue over the best way to use the creature.
Both stories are told in broad strokes with vague characters that make confusion decisions in a film where motives are central to making the story feel believable. The breaking through of the extraordinary into the ordinary requires more solid character moments than this film wants to develop.
What’s left in a lot of beautiful sets on which some fine actors are allowed to play out this drama. The film’s almost worth seeing alone for Sally Hawkins’ strong, occasionally gut-wrenching performance that makes you forget she doesn’t have a single spoken line. Michael Shannon is his usual scenery chewing self here and brings in just the right dosage of slightly unhinged malice. Michael Stuhlbarg is the final stand-out here as this man who has to go toe to toe with Shannon’s energy and somehow diffuse the situation.
A pretty film with some good performances certainly will be enough for some moviegoers, but from talent like this, there could have been so much more beneath the surface here. It lacks both the best frights of a good horror movie or the swelling beats of a good romance or thrilling period drama. There’s plenty to like in The Shape of Water, but nothing to love.
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Original article and Photos by Bob Hershon published in California Jazz Now Magazine. The story of Horace Tapscott master musician and community activist who helped father the modern LA jazz scene while launching the careers and venues of younger musicians who carry on it's legacy.
lft. Horace Tapscott rt. Arthur Blythe at The World Stage in Leimert Park, Los Angeles
This was the kind of article that was made for California Jazz Now. For Horace Tapscott is as responsible as anyone I know for what Jazz has now become in the L.A. area. His groundbreaking compositions and orchestral work is finally becoming available through the efforts of Hat Art Records, Dark Tree Volume 1 & 2 with John Carter and Cecil Mcbee. Nimbus Records has released a seven record set entitled The Tapscott Sessions and RCA Novus has recently made available West Coast Hot; a re-release of Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Sessions with John Carter.
Horace Tapscott is a prominent community figure. There are many reasons to applaud him. He helped nurture such talents as David Murray, James Newton, Arthur Blythe and others. Through his Pan African Peoples Arkestra, he provided a platform for exceptional musicians such as Roberto Miranda, Sun Ship Theus and Azar Lawrence who otherwise might have escaped the notice they deserved.
So dedicated is Horace to integrating art into the community, that he had the Arkestra playing in the middle of the Watts Riots from a flatbed truck. "Kids were dancing in the streets until the police showed up with their guns drawn and forced the thirty musicians, dancers and poets to stop." A conventional society's reaction to innovation, something Horace has had to endure for almost half a century now. Despite the lack of recognition and record sales he has achieved in the arena that matters most. "Your record might not be in the top ten but your life is." If you ask Horace he is merely returning the favor.
"It all started out of Robert and of Mary in Houston, Texas in 1934. I was raised in a home that was filled with music. My mother was a Jazz pianist and tuba player. A friend of Floyd Dixon (of Hey Bartender fame), she wouldn't let me out of the house till she heard something. There was always a sacrifice made so I might move on towards the types of music I wanted to explore. In 1943 we migrated to Central Avenue in the heart of L.A. about two blocks from the Black Musicians Union." (The Los Angeles Musicians Unions were segregated until 1953)
Central Avenue was the equivalent of New York's famed 52nd Street. Not only was there homegrown talent such as Dexter Gordon, Lester and Martha Young, Wardell Gray, Chico Hamilton and Sonny Criss. But all the stars of the day, Charlie Parker, Howard McGhee, Slim Gaillard, Earl Garner and Teddy Edwards, would be jamming at regular and after hours clubs till the wee hours of the morning. Clubs with colorful names like The Bucket of Blood, Casablanca, Cobra Room, Jacks Basket Room, The Jungle Room and Cafe Society were strung out from 1st to 97th streets. Filled to overflowing with a heterogeneous crowd composed of everyone from locals to local stars like Eva Gardner. Everything was moving west with the war and the industry that was being created around it.
For Horace Tapscott, the musicians that mattered were not only great players but also great teachers. There were four that stood out among the fine teachers at the time. Miss Elma Hightower, whose band could be seen marching down Central Avenue every Saturday morning, boasted among its alumni, Vi Red one of the jazz's pioneering female big band leaders. Lloyd Reese was a profound influence for most of the young sax players of the time. Included among his disciples were a couple of youngsters by the names of Eric Dolphy and Dexter Gordon. Horace credits Gerald Wilson and to a smaller extent trombonist Melba Liston with "taking me off the streets and really getting me to play the instrument." (The trombone was the first instrument he played professionally. An auto accident and the resulting dental surgery forced him to give it up) And finally Samuel Brown who tutored Dexter, Sonny Criss, Chico Hamilton and most important for our purposes here had the most lasting effect on Horace and his work. "Samuel told me, 'I'll teach you if you promise to pass it on.' And he did."
"I lived within shouting distance of the 'union' which was this giant three story house. I was blessed. I was into it all day everyday with all the cats you could name. The major people were Sam Brown at Jefferson High, Gerald Wilson and Lloyd Reese. I even went to night school and studied improvisation with Buddy Collette. I played in the municipal orchestra that consisted of Eric Dolphy, Frank Morgan, Walter Benton, myself and a bunch of older musicians that had been around for years. In addition I was playing with my own group at the Bucket of Blood on Vernon. In 1952, I went into the Air Force Band with Houston Person and Billy James. There all I had to do was write and perform with the orchestra. It allowed me to develop because I had a forum for my ideas, and quality people to carry them out.
When I got out of the Air Force I went on he road with Lionel Hampton's Band. I was dissatisfied with the experience because it mainly consisted of one nighters with little or no feedback. A sort of machine-like existence. When we got back to Hollywood I got off the bus and stayed home."
What Horace found at home amounted to mass neglect by the local media. With the exception of Leonard Feather, most of the writers still hovered about the "Big Apple" as if it was the only breeding ground for genius. "Most of the writers that were here expected to be wined and dined for their efforts on our behalf." So Horace went about developing a solution that didn't force him to rely on the whimsical patronage of this press or the powers to be in the music business.
"The only thing to do was to organize the musicians among themselves and bring music to the people. To change the image of Jazz and those who played it, you had to show them that the music came from them and their surroundings. You had to be consistent. Not just a day in the park. So we formed The Underground Musicians Union (which later became UGMAA, The Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension) in 1961 with five people. Despite the fact that the Pan- African Peoples Arkestra, which is the musical voice of UGMAA, has provided a platform for young musicians and composers like David Murray, Patrice Rushen and Arthur Blythe only one recording (Flight 17 on the Nimbus label) was ever made.
“The reason we took our music to the schools, churches and the streets was because we couldn't dictate terms to the music center."
At The World Stage
His first "major" recordings were a set of two albums Sonny's Dream, which featured Sonny Criss on Prestige and The Giant Has Awakened, Horace's debut as a leader, on Flying Dutchman Records. The Giant Has Awakened, which also marked Arthur Blythe's recording debut, reflected the angry and turbulent years. As intense as his playing gets however, he never loses the art of it. In the same manner as one of his acknowledged influences, Vladimir Horowitz he digs in and "grabs hold of the piano." His passionate approach to life may also have been responsible for a life-threatening cerebral aneurysm he developed in 1978. "It was from all the things I was concerned with at the time." The doctors gave him an even chance of recovery. Less comforting was the fact that the other four men in his ward with the same condition didn't make it. Horace describes his mystical recovery to writer Gregg Burk, "During the operation, I left my body and saw the doctors below me."He says he saw many who died in past years hold out their hands to him, "Like, you can come if you want to. But aren't you thinking about the Arkestra?" When he awoke he found that he could move his fingers and he could play but for three years that was all he could do. His recent album "Dark Tree" is a triumph. A beautifully recorded live album it features a universe of expression from the beautifully tender "A Dress For Renee," to the piano moving rhythms of "Dark Tree." Once again the recognition and acclaims that he has received abroad has translated into an opportunity well advantaged.
Always a master at making a bottom heavy sound move, here he combines a powerful left hand with Cecil McBee's powerful bass lines. His Arkestra boasts four to five bass players (Roberto Miranda sounds like two) and three drummers.
Horace Tapscott has endured. Perhaps now he will prosper. He has a song called "Middle Aged Madness" that he dedicates to "all us teenagers in our fifties who are too old for this and too young for that. Most of the musicians didn't make it here. You have to hurrah when you get this far. Maybe you should get an award for surviving tactics. It would be more meaningful than a Grammy. For me it's been from here to there, filling in with transcribing, teaching and ghost writing. Maybe it'll change now. I just thank God for all the people who have been around for me and had enabled me to contribute to change the image of jazz." And we thank you Horace for being around for us.
All photos and articles by Bob Hershon Unless otherwise stated ©Bob Hershon All rights reserved
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Andrew Farotte Set To Pen WWII Epic From Filmula
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EXCLUSIVE: Filmula’s Johnny Lin has tapped Andrew Farotte to write an original script for a big-budget epic about World War II in the Pacific. It’s described as a tale of survival, perseverance and human sacrifice, and a bridge of cross-culture collaboration and battle against the Japanese’s invasion. The script will be based on true events.
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This pic marks the second collaboration for Filmula and Farotte as the latter is also working on Filmula’s Confederacy of Thelma, a Black List script about the true story behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces.
Farotte, who spent over a decade as a producer in non-scripted television, wrote the 2015 Black List screenplay Francis & The Godfather, which chronicled the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. He’s also attached to pen the pilot for Saturday Night Knife & Gun Club, a series from rapper/actor Common and Lionsgate Television. Farotte is repped by Zero Gravity Management and Fourward.
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Lin, an executive producer on the Tom Cruise-starring film American Made, is repped by Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP.
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‘Taken’ Pulled Off Schedule By NBC, Will Return In Summer For Saturday Run
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NBC has pulled action drama Taken off the schedule, effective immediately. The series based on the Taken movie franchise had been delivering underwhelming ratings in the Friday 9 PM hour, averaging 2million-3 million viewers and 0.3-0.4 adults 18-49 rating (Live+same day) over the past month.
According to th3 schedule released by NBC, starting this Friday, Dateline NBC, which airs at 10 PM on Fridays, will be expanded to two hours, airing 9-11 PM. As for Taken, word is that the remaining few episodes will air at 8 PM Saturdays starting May 26.
Taken already was considered a likely cancellation, and the scheduling move makes that certain.
The thriller drama — a prequel to Luc Besson’s hit movie franchise — was retooled heading into Season 2 with a new showrunner and a casting shakeup. The series from EuropaCorp TV USA and Universal Television follows the origin story of younger, hungrier former Green Beret Bryan Mills (Clive Standen) as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As Mills fights to overcome the trauma of the incident and exact revenge, he is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills. In 30 years, this character is destined to become the Bryan Mills in the Taken films starring Liam Neeson.
This article was printed from https://deadline.com/2018/04/taken-pulled-off-schedule-nbc-canceled-summer-return-saturday-run-1202367528/
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Grammy-winning singer Alessia Cara has announced a major spring tour across Canada supporting her new album 'The Pains of Growing'. The 12-city journey takes place in May making stops in Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, Windsor, Montreal, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. Joining the tour will be special guest Ryland James. Back in 2016, the singer launched her Know-It-All Tour across North America with support from Ruth B, Nathan Sykes, Kevin Garrett and Craig Stickland.
Cara released her sophomore album 'The Pains of Growing' on November 30th, 2018 via Def Jam Recordings. The new album follows up 2015's 'Know-It-All' which reached #9 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Also in 2018, she won Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards to add to her list of 3 nominations. Since 2016, the singer-songwriter has received numerous other accolades including 3 Canadian Radio Music Awards, 2 Juno Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards and 1 iHeartRadio Music Award.
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1. S.Con.Res.21 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution strongly condemning human rights violations, violence against civilians, and cooperation with Iran by the Houthi movement and its allies in Yemen. Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (Introduced 06/27/2019) Cosponsors: (6) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 06/27/2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4638) (All Actions) Tracker:
2. S.Con.Res.20 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harry W. Colmery. Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (Introduced 06/20/2019) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 06/20/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
3. S.Con.Res.19 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (Introduced 06/05/2019) Cosponsors: (25) Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: Senate - 06/05/2019 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) Tracker:
4. S.Con.Res.18 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution supporting reproductive health care in the United States. Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (Introduced 05/21/2019) Cosponsors: (43) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 05/21/2019 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) Tracker:
5. S.Con.Res.17 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945. Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] (Introduced 05/16/2019) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration Latest Action: Senate - 05/16/2019 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) Tracker:
6. S.Con.Res.16 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to United States and international security, and noting former Senator Richard G. Lugar's indispensable contributions to international security and reducing nuclear weapons-related risks. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 05/15/2019) Cosponsors: (11) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/15/2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
7. S.Con.Res.15 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution expressing support for the designation of October 28, 2019, as "Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day". Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (Introduced 05/01/2019) Cosponsors: (5) Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Reports: S. Rept. 116-43 Latest Action: House - 06/10/2019 Held at the desk. (All Actions) Tracker:
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10. S.Con.Res.12 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] (Introduced 04/01/2019) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Budget Latest Action: Senate - 04/01/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50. (All Actions) Tracker:
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17. S.Con.Res.5 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (Introduced 02/14/2019) Cosponsors: (23) Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: Senate - 02/14/2019 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) Tracker:
18. S.Con.Res.4 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 31. Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] (Introduced 02/14/2019) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 02/14/2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
19. S.Con.Res.3 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution recognizing the rich history, heritage, and strategic importance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Marshallese population residing in the United States. Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (Introduced 02/13/2019) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources | House - Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 05/28/2019 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall... (All Actions) Tracker:
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20. S.Con.Res.2 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement must prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on its own territory, in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation "gold standard". Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 02/12/2019) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 02/12/2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
21. S.Con.Res.1 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A concurrent resolution calling for credible, transparent, and safe elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] (Introduced 01/16/2019) Cosponsors: (6) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations | House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 02/19/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
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22. S.Con.Res.44 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] (Introduced 09/18/2014) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 09/19/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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23. S.Con.Res.43 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing support for designation of a "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day". Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (Introduced 09/17/2014) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 09/17/2014 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5706) (All Actions) Tracker:
24. S.Con.Res.42 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution recognizing caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers. Sponsor: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] (Introduced 07/31/2014) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 07/31/2014 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5235-5236) (All Actions) Tracker:
25. S.Con.Res.41 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation of international humanitarian law. Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (Introduced 07/24/2014) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 07/24/2014 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4911) (All Actions) Tracker:
26. S.Con.Res.40 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (Introduced 07/14/2014) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration Latest Action: Senate - 07/14/2014 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4459) (All Actions) Tracker:
27. S.Con.Res.39 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding support for voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation implemented through cooperation with local soil and water conservation districts. Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] (Introduced 07/10/2014) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Latest Action: Senate - 07/10/2014 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4418) (All Actions) Tracker:
28. S.Con.Res.38 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Warren Weinstein should be returned home to his family. Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] (Introduced 06/26/2014) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 12/11/2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647. (All Actions) Tracker:
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29. S.Con.Res.37 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol in commemoration of the Shimon Peres Congressional Gold Medal ceremony. Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] (Introduced 06/11/2014) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 06/17/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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30. S.Con.Res.36 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the next of kin or personal representative of Raoul Wallenberg. Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (Introduced 05/22/2014) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 06/09/2014 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions) Tracker:
32. S.Con.Res.34 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should hold the Russian Federation accountable for being in material breach of its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (Introduced 03/25/2014) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 03/25/2014 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
33. S.Con.Res.33 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System. Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (Introduced 02/27/2014) Cosponsors: (18) Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Latest Action: House - 04/10/2014 Held at the desk. (All Actions) Tracker:
34. S.Con.Res.32 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (Introduced 02/25/2014) Cosponsors: (6) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 02/25/2014 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1050) (All Actions) Tracker:
35. S.Con.Res.31 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution designating January 2014 as "National Blood Donor Month". Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (Introduced 01/29/2014) Cosponsors: (2) Latest Action: House - 01/31/2014 Held at the desk. (All Actions) Tracker:
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36. S.Con.Res.30 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (Introduced 12/20/2013) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 12/26/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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37. S.Con.Res.29 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that children trafficked in the United States be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators. Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] (Introduced 11/21/2013) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 11/21/2013 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8467) (All Actions) Tracker:
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39. S.Con.Res.27 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Support of Israel Against Existential Threat Resolution of 2013 Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] (Introduced 11/21/2013) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 11/21/2013 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
40. S.Con.Res.26 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities. Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (Introduced 11/21/2013) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 11/21/2013 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8466) (All Actions) Tracker:
41. S.Con.Res.25 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers. Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] (Introduced 11/13/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Latest Action: House - 11/18/2013 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions) Tracker:
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43. S.Con.Res.23 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the Reverend Doctor Leon Sullivan and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (Introduced 08/01/2013) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 08/01/2013 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6237-6238) (All Actions) Tracker:
45. S.Con.Res.21 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Federal approvals required for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline are in the national interest of the United States. Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] (Introduced 07/31/2013) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: Senate - 07/31/2013 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) Tracker:
46. S.Con.Res.20 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula. Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (Introduced 07/25/2013) Cosponsors: (10) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 07/25/2013 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
48. S.Con.Res.18 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution providing for the use of the catafalque situated in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center in connection with memorial services to be conducted in the United States Senate Chamber for the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from the State of New Jersey. Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] (Introduced 06/04/2013) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 06/04/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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50. S.Con.Res.16 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (Introduced 05/16/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Latest Action: House - 05/21/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
51. S.Con.Res.15 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burden on low- and middle-income taxpayers. Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] (Introduced 04/24/2013) Cosponsors: (22) Committees: Senate - Finance Latest Action: Senate - 04/24/2013 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) Tracker:
53. S.Con.Res.13 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for its role in improving outcomes for millions of young people and thousands of communities. Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (Introduced 04/17/2013) Cosponsors: (14) Committees: Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 04/17/2013 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
54. S.Con.Res.12 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement. Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] (Introduced 04/10/2013) Cosponsors: (9) Committees: Senate - Finance Latest Action: Senate - 04/10/2013 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) Tracker:
56. S.Con.Res.10 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha. Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (Introduced 03/22/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration | House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 05/14/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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57. S.Con.Res.9 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta. Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (Introduced 03/19/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Armed Services Latest Action: Senate - 03/19/2013 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) Tracker:
58. S.Con.Res.8 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (Introduced 03/15/2013) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Budget Latest Action: 11/13/2013 Conference held. (All Actions) Notes: FY2014 Senate budget resolution. Accompanying committee print: S.Prt.113-12, S. Prt. 113-12, Errata. Tracker:
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59. S.Con.Res.7 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (Introduced 03/13/2013) Cosponsors: (36) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 03/13/2013 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1793-1794) (All Actions) Tracker:
60. S.Con.Res.6 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (Introduced 03/06/2013) Cosponsors: (15) Committees: Senate - Finance Latest Action: Senate - 03/06/2013 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) Tracker:
61. S.Con.Res.5 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] (Introduced 03/05/2013) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: Senate - Judiciary | House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 04/18/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
62. S.Con.Res.4 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] (Introduced 01/28/2013) Cosponsors: (19) Committees: Senate - Finance Latest Action: Senate - 01/28/2013 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S333) (All Actions) Tracker:
63. S.Con.Res.3 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] (Introduced 01/03/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Latest Action: House - 01/04/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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64. S.Con.Res.2 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] (Introduced 01/03/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Latest Action: House - 01/03/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
65. S.Con.Res.1 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 4, 2013, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] (Introduced 01/03/2013) Cosponsors: (1) Latest Action: House - 01/03/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
66. S.Con.Res.115 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A Concurrent Resolution authorizing the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to sign bills and resolutions. Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] (Introduced 10/15/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 10/15/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
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67. S.Con.Res.114 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) Concurrent Resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in the enrollment of the bill (S.2570) to amend the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to provide improved employment and training services , to extend the authorization, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] (Introduced 10/14/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 10/14/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
68. S.Con.Res.113 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A Concurrent Resolution relating to H.R. 13511. Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] (Introduced 10/13/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: Senate - 10/13/1978 Measure passed Senate. (All Actions) Tracker:
69. S.Con.Res.112 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 555. Sponsor: Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT] (Introduced 10/11/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 10/12/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
70. S.Con.Res.111 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 11445. Sponsor: Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] (Introduced 10/11/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 10/12/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
71. S.Con.Res.110 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution directing the secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 2640. Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] (Introduced 10/10/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 10/11/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
72. S.Con.Res.109 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A resolution to uphold the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of Government in the termination of treaties. Sponsor: Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] (Introduced 10/10/1978) Cosponsors: (24) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations, Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 10/10/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
73. S.Con.Res.108 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of the prayers of the Chaplain of the Senate during the Ninety-fifth Congress as a Senate document. Sponsor: Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] (Introduced 10/07/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration | House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 10/11/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
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74. S.Con.Res.107 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) Expressing the sense of Congress on Lebanon. Sponsor: Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] (Introduced 10/06/1978) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 10/06/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
75. S.Con.Res.106 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A Concurrent Resolution authorizing the printing of 5,000 copies of the eulogies to the late Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. Sponsor: Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] (Introduced 09/20/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 09/26/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
76. S.Con.Res.105 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of additional copies of the final report and of volume II of the executive session hearings on the Korean influence inquiry. Sponsor: Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] (Introduced 08/25/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 09/19/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
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77. S.Con.Res.104 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 1979. Sponsor: Sen. Muskie, Edmund S. [D-ME] (Introduced 08/18/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Budget Latest Action: Senate - 09/06/1978 Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. Con. Res. 683 passed in lieu. (All Actions) Tracker:
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78. S.Con.Res.103 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 6669. Sponsor: Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] (Introduced 08/17/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: House - 09/06/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
79. S.Con.Res.102 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress on the need for a child care center to serve the children of Capitol Hill employees. Sponsor: Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD] (Introduced 08/15/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Governmental Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 08/15/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
80. S.Con.Res.101 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 10732. Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] (Introduced 08/08/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Latest Action: Senate - 08/08/1978 Measure passed Senate. (All Actions) Tracker:
81. S.Con.Res.100 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution to establish a Joint Committee on National Health Policy. Sponsor: Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] (Introduced 07/31/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Governmental Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 07/31/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
82. S.Con.Res.99 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of a revised edition of the committee print entitled "Small Business and the Quality of American Life" as a Senate document. Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] (Introduced 07/31/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration Latest Action: Senate - 07/31/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) Tracker:
83. S.Con.Res.98 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution relating to adjournment to a date certain during the remainder of the 95th Congress. Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Harry F., Jr. [I-VA] (Introduced 07/25/1978) Cosponsors: (1) Latest Action: House - 07/27/1978 Measure passed House, roll call #606 (302-44). (All Actions) Tracker:
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84. S.Con.Res.97 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of additional copies of the committee print entitled "Preliminary Guide to Export Opportunities to Japan." Sponsor: Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] (Introduced 07/21/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration | House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 09/26/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
85. S.Con.Res.96 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the reprinting of book II of the Senate report entitled "Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans" (S. Rept. 94-755). Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] (Introduced 07/19/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration | House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 09/26/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
86. S.Con.Res.95 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution condemning the trials of Anatoly Shcharansky, Viktoras Petkus, and Aleksandr Ilyich Ginzburg. Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] (Introduced 07/11/1978) Cosponsors: (43) Latest Action: House - 07/12/1978 Measure passed House, roll call #534 (380-10). (All Actions) Tracker:
87. S.Con.Res.94 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution relating to the trial of Anatoly Shcharansky. Sponsor: Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT] (Introduced 07/10/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 07/10/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
88. S.Con.Res.93 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution to set forth the views of the Congress on Soviet-Cuban intervention in Africa and U.S. policy. Sponsor: Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] (Introduced 06/29/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 06/29/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
89. S.Con.Res.92 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) To seek the resurrection of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches and other religions in Ukraine. Sponsor: Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] (Introduced 06/14/1978) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 06/14/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
90. S.Con.Res.91 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should sever existing diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba until such time as Cuba removes its military forces from Africa. Sponsor: Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] (Introduced 06/09/1978) Cosponsors: (31) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 06/09/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
91. S.Con.Res.90 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of additional copies of Volumes 1 and 2 of the committee print entitled, "A Legislative History of the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972." Sponsor: Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] (Introduced 06/08/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Rules and Administration | House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 09/26/1978 Measure passed House. (All Actions) Tracker:
92. S.Con.Res.89 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of additional copies of volume II of the Senate hearings entitled "Korean Influence Inquiry". Sponsor: Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] (Introduced 05/24/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - House Administration Latest Action: House - 06/07/1978 Measure passed House, roll call #423 (329-50). (All Actions) Tracker:
93. S.Con.Res.88 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Helsinki Final Act, as well as international law, guarantees the right of the members of the Public Groups to Promote Observance of the Helsinki Agreement in the U.S.S.R. to pursue their lawful activities and urging the President to continue to express United States opposition to the imprisonment of Group members. Sponsor: Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] (Introduced 05/18/1978) Cosponsors: (7) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/18/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
94. S.Con.Res.87 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution relating to the national air quality standard for photochemical oxidants. Sponsor: Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] (Introduced 05/18/1978) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works Latest Action: Senate - 05/18/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker:
95. S.Con.Res.86 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) Concurrent resolution relating to action by the Congress on certain sales of armaments to Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Sponsor: Sen. Sparkman, John J. [D-AL] (Introduced 05/11/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 05/15/1978 Measure failed of passage in Senate, roll call #161 (44-54). (All Actions) Tracker:
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96. S.Con.Res.85 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) Urging the Attorney General to seek dismissal of the prosecutions against three former high-level officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are charged with violations of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. Sponsor: Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] (Introduced 05/10/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 05/10/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
97. S.Con.Res.84 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution expressing the objection of the Congress, pursuant to Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, to the proposed sale of 60 F-15 aircraft (transmittal number 78-35, transmitted to Congress on April 28, 1978). Sponsor: Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] (Introduced 05/01/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/01/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
99. S.Con.Res.82 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution expressing the objection of the Congress, pursuant to Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, to the proposed sale of 15 F-15 aircraft (transmittal number 78-33, transmitted to Congress on April 28,1978). Sponsor: Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] (Introduced 05/01/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/01/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
100. S.Con.Res.81 — 95th Congress (1977-1978) A concurrent resolution expressing the objection of the Congress, pursuant to Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, to the proposed sale of 50 F-5 aircraft (transmittal number 78-32, transmitted to Congress on April 28, 1978). Sponsor: Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] (Introduced 05/01/1978) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/01/1978 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
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The Regina Manifesto
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Programme
Adopted by the founding convention in Regina, Saskatchewan, July, 1933.
The CCF is a federation of organizations whose purpose is the establishment in Canada of a Co-operative Commonwealth in which the principle regulating production, distribution and exchange will be the supplying of human needs and not the making of profits.
WE AIM TO REPLACE the present capitalist system, with its inherent injustice and inhumanity, by a social order from which the domination and exploitation of one class by another will be eliminated, in which economic planning will supersede unregulated private enterprise and competition, and in which genuine democratic self-government, based upon economic equality will be possible. The present order is marked by glaring inequalities of wealth and opportunity, by chaotic waste and instability; and in an age of plenty it condemns the great mass of the people to poverty and insecurity. Power has become more and more concentrated into the hands of a small irresponsible minority of financiers and industrialists and to their predatory interests the majority are habitually sacrificed. When private profit is the main stimulus to economic effort, our society oscillates between periods of feverish prosperity in which the main benefits go to speculators and profiteers, and of catastrophic depression, in which the common mans normal state of insecurity and hardship is accentuated. We believe that these evils can be removed only in a planned and socialized economy in which our natural resources and principal means of production and distribution are owned, controlled and operated by the people.
The new social order at which we aim is not one in which individuality will be crushed out by a system of regimentation. Nor shall we interfere with cultural rights of racial or religious minorities. What we seek is a proper collective organization of our economic resources such as will make possible a much greater degree of leisure and a much richer individual life for every citizen.
This social and economic transformation can be brought about by political action, through the election of a government inspired by the ideal of a Co-operative Commonwealth and supported by a majority of the people. We do not believe in change by violence. We consider that both the old parties in Canada are the instruments of capitalist interests and cannot serve as agents of social reconstruction, and that whatever the superficial differences between them, they are bound to carry on government in accordance with the dictates of the big business interests who finance them. The CCF aims at political power in order to put an end to this capitalist domination of our political life. It is a democratic movement, a federation of farmer, labour and socialist organizations, financed by its own members and seeking to achieve its ends solely by constitutional methods. It appeals for support to all who believe that the time has come for a far-reaching reconstruction of our economic and political institutions and who are willing to work together for the carrying out of the following policies:
The establishment of a planned, socialized economic order, in order to make possible the most efficient development of the national resources and the most equitable distribution of the national income.
The first step in this direction will be setting up of a National Planning Commission consisting of a small body of economists, engineers and statisticians assisted by an appropriate technical staff.
The task of the Commission will be to plan for the production, distribution and exchange of all goods and services necessary to the efficient functioning of the economy; to co-ordinate the activities of the socialized industries; to provide for a satisfactory balance between the producing and consuming power; and to carry on continuous research into all branches of the national economy in order to acquire the detailed information necessary to efficient planning.
The Commission will be responsible to the Cabinet and will work in co-operation with the Managing Boards of the Socialized Industries.
It is now certain that in every industrial country some form of planning will replace the disintegrating capitalist system. The C.C.F. will provide that in Canada the planning shall be done, not by a small group of capitalist magnates in their own interests, but by public servants acting in the public interest and responsible to the people as a whole.
2. Socialization Of Finance
Socialization of all financial machinery--banking currency, credit, and insurance, to make possible the effective control of currency, credit and prices, and the supplying of new productive equipment for socially desirable purposes
Planning by itself will be of little use if the public authority has not the power to carry its plans into effect. Such power will require the control of finance and of all those vital industries and services, which, if they remain in private hands, can be used to thwart or corrupt the will of the public authority. Control of finance is the first step in the control of the whole economy. The chartered banks must be socialized and removed from the control of private profit-seeking interests; and the national banking system thus established must have at its head a Central Bank to control the flow of credit and the general price level, and to regulate foreign exchange operations. A National Investment Board must also be set up, working in co-operation with the socialized banking system to mobilize and direct the unused surpluses of production for socially desired purposes as determined by the Planning Commission.
Insurance Companies, which provide one of the main channels for the investment of individual savings and which, under their present competitive organization, charge needlessly high premiums for the social services that they render, must also be socialized.
3. Social Ownership
Socialization (Dominion, Provincial or Municipal) of transportation, communications, electric power and all other industries and services essential to social planning, and their operation under the general direction of the Planning Commission by competent managements freed from day to day political interference.
Public utilities must be operated for the public benefit and, not for the private profit of a small group of owners or financial manipulators. Our natural resources must be developed by the same methods. Such a programme means the continuance and extension of the public ownership enterprises in which most governments in Canada have already gone some distance. Only by such public ownership, operated on a planned economy, can our main industries be saved from the wasteful competition of the ruinous overdevelopment and over-capitalization which are the inevitable outcome of capitalism. Only in a regime of public ownership and operation will the full benefits accruing from centralized control and mass production be passed on to the consuming public.
Transportation, communications and electric power must come first in a list of industries to be socialized. Others, such as mining, pulp and paper and the distribution of milk, bread, coal and gasoline, in which exploitation, waste, or financial malpractices are particularly prominent must next be brought under social ownership and operation.
In restoring to the community its natural resources and in taking over industrial enterprises from private into public control we do not propose any policy of outright confiscation. What we desire is the most stable and equitable transition to the Cooperative Commonwealth. It is impossible to decide the policies to be followed in particular cases in an uncertain future, but we insist upon certain broad principles. The welfare of the community must take supremacy over the claims of private wealth. In times of war, human life has been conscripted. Should economic circumstances call for it, conscription of wealth would be more justifiable. We recognize the need for compensation in the case of individuals and institutions which must receive adequate maintenance during the transitional period before the planned economy becomes fully operative. But a CCF government will not play the role of rescuing bankrupt private concerns for the benefit of promoters and of stock and bond holders. It will not pile up a deadweight burden of unremunerative debt which represents claims upon the public treasury of a functionless owner class.
The management of publicly owned enterprises will be vested in boards who will be appointed for their competence in the industry and will conduct each particular enterprise on efficient economic lines. The machinery of management may well vary from industry to industry, but the rigidity of Civil Service rules should be avoided and likewise the evils of the patronage system as exemplified in so many departments of the Government today.
Workers in these public industries must be free to organize in trade unions and must be given the right to participate in the management of the industry.
4. Agriculture
Security of tenure for the farmer upon his farm on conditions to be laid down by individual provinces; insurance against unavoidable crop failure; removal of the tariff burden from the operations of agriculture; encouragement of producers and consumers cooperatives; the restoration and maintenance of an equitable relationship between prices of agricultural products and those of other commodities and services; and improving the efficiency of export trade in farm products.
The security of tenure for the farmer upon his farm which is imperilled by the present disastrous situation of the whole industry, together with adequate social insurance, ought to be guaranteed under equitable conditions.
The prosperity of agriculture, the greatest Canadian industry, depends upon a rising volume of purchasing power of the masses in Canada for all farm goods consumed at home, and upon the maintenance of large scale exports of the stable commodities at satisfactory prices or equitable commodity exchange.
The intense depression in agriculture today is a consequence of the general world crisis caused by the normal workings of the capitalistic system resulting in: (1) Economic nationalism expressing itself in tariff barriers and other restrictions of world trade; (2) The decreased purchasing power of unemployed and under-employed workers and of the Canadian people in general; (3) The exploitation of both primary producers and consumers by monopolistic corporations who absorb a great proportion of the selling price of farm products. (This last is true, for example, of the distribution of milk and dairy products, the packing industry, and milling.)
The immediate cause of agricultural depression is the catastrophic fall in the world prices of foodstuffs as compared with other prices, this fall being due in large measure to the deflation of currency and credit. To counteract the worst effect of this, the internal price level should be raised so that the farmers purchasing power may be restored.
We propose therefore:
1.The improvement of the position of the farmer by the increase of the purchasing power made possible by the social control of the financial system. This control must be directed towards the increase of employment as laid down elsewhere and towards raising the prices of farm commodities by appropriate credit and foreign policies.
2.Whilst the family farm is the accepted basis for agricultural production in Canada the position of the farmer may be much improved by: (a) The extension of consumers cooperatives for the purchase of farm supplies and domestic requirements; and (b) The extension of cooperative institutions for the processing and marketing of farm products.
3.Both of the foregoing to have suitable state encouragement and assistance.
4.The adoption of a planned system of agricultural development based upon scientific soil surveys directed towards better land utilization, and a scientific policy of agricultural development for the whole of Canada.
5.The substitution for the present system of foreign trade, of a system of import boards to improve the efficiency of overseas marketing, to control prices, and to integrate the foreign trade policy with the requirements of the national economic plan.
5. External Trade
The regulation in accordance with the National plan of external trade through import and export boards
Canada is dependent on external sources of supply for many of her essential requirements of raw materials and manufactured products. These she can obtain only by large exports of the goods she is best fitted to produce. The strangling of our export trade by insane protectionist policies must be brought to an end. But the old controversies between free traders and protectionists are now largely obsolete. In a world of nationally organized economies Canada must organize the buying and selling of her main imports and exports under public boards, and take steps to regulate the flow of less important commodities by a system of licenses. By so doing she will be enabled to make the best trade agreements possible with foreign countries, put a stop to the exploitation of both primary producer and ultimate consumer, make possible the coordination of internal processing, transportation and marketing of farm products, and facilitate the establishment of stable prices for such export commodities.
6. Co-operative Institutions
The encouragement by the public authority of both producers and consumers cooperative institutions
In agriculture, as already mentioned, the primary producer can receive a larger net revenue through cooperative organization of purchases and marketing. Similarly in retail distribution of staple commodities such as milk, there is room for development both of public municipal operation and of consumers cooperatives, and such cooperative organization can be extended into wholesale distribution and into manufacturing. Cooperative enterprises should be assisted by the state through appropriate legislation and through the provision of adequate credit facilities.
7. Labour Code
A National Labour Code to secure for the worker maximum income and leisure, insurance covering accident, old age, and unemployment, freedom of association and effective participation in the management of his industry or profession
The spectre of poverty and insecurity which still haunts every worker, though technological developments have made possible a high standard of living for everyone, is a disgrace which must be removed from our civilization. The community must organize its resources to effect progressive reduction of the hours of work in accordance with technological development and to provide a constantly rising standard of life to everyone who is willing to work. A labour code must be developed which will include state regulation of all wages, equal reward and equal opportunity of advancement for equal services, irrespective of sex; measures to guarantee the right to work or the right to maintenance through stabilization of employment and through unemployment insurance; social insurance to protect workers and their families against the hazards of sickness, death, industrial accident and old age; limitation of hours of work and protection of health and safety in industry. Both wages and insurance benefits should be varied in accordance with family needs.
In addition workers must be guaranteed the undisputed right to freedom of association, and should be encouraged and assisted by the state to organize themselves in trade unions. By means of collective agreements and participation in works councils, the workers can achieve fair working rules and share in the control of industry and profession; and their organizations will be indispensable elements in a system of genuine industrial democracy.
The labour code should be uniform throughout the country. But the achievement of this end is difficult so long as jurisdiction over labour legislation under the B.N.A. Act is mainly in the hands of the provinces. It is urgently necessary, therefore, that the B.N.A. Act be amended to make such a national labour code possible.
8. Socialized Health Services
Publicly organized health, hospital and medical services
With the advance of medical science the maintenance of a healthy population has become a function for which every civilized community should undertake responsibility. Health services should be made at least as freely available as are educational services today. But under a system which is still mainly one of private enterprise the costs of proper medical care, such as the wealthier members of society can easily afford, are at present prohibitive for great masses of the people. A properly organized system of public health services including medical and dental care, which would stress the prevention rather than the cure of illness should be extended to all our people in both rural and urban areas. This is an enterprise in which Dominion, Provincial and Municipal authorities, as well as the medical and dental professions can cooperate.
9. B.N.A. Act
The amendment of the Canadian Constitution, without infringing upon racial or religious minority rights or upon legitimate provincial claims to autonomy, so as to give the Dominion Government adequate powers to deal effectively with urgent economic problems which are essentially national in scope; the abolition of the Canadian Senate
We propose that the necessary amendments to the B.N.A. Act shall be obtained as speedily as required, safeguards being inserted to ensure that the existing rights of racial and religious minorities shall not be changed without their own consent. What is chiefly needed today is the placing in the hands of the national government of more power to control national economic development. In a rapidly changing economic environment our political constitution must be reasonably flexible. The present division of powers between Dominion and Provinces reflects the conditions of a pioneer, mainly agricultural, community in 1867. Our constitution must be brought into line with the increasing industrialization of the country and the consequent centralization of economic and financial power--which has taken place in the last two generations. The principle laid down in the Quebec Resolution of the Fathers of Confederation should be applied to the conditions of 1933, that "there be a general government charged with matters of common interest to the whole country and local governments for each of the provinces charged with the control of local matters to their respective sections".
The Canadian Senate, which was originally created to protect provincial rights, but has failed even in this function, has developed into a bulwark of capitalist interests, as is illustrated by the large number of company directorships held by its aged members. In its peculiar composition of a fixed number of members appointed for life it is one of the most reactionary assemblies in the civilized world. It is a standing obstacle to all progressive legislation, and the only permanently satisfactory method of dealing with the constitutional difficulties it creates is to abolish it.
10. External Relations
A Foreign Policy designed to obtain international economic cooperation and to promote disarmament and world peace
Canada has a vital interest in world peace. We propose, therefore, to do everything in our power to advance the idea of international cooperation as represented by the League of Nations and the International Labour Organization. We would extend our diplomatic machinery for keeping in touch with the main centres of world interest. But we believe that genuine international cooperation is incompatible with the capitalist regime which is in force in most countries, and that strenuous efforts are needed to rescue the League from its present condition of being mainly a League of capitalist Great Powers. We stand resolutely against all participation in imperialist wars. Within the British Commonwealth, Canada must maintain her autonomy as a completely self-governing nation. We must resist all attempts to build up a new economic British Empire in place of the old political one, since such attempts readily lend themselves to the purposes of capitalist exploitation and may easily lead to further world wars. Canada must refuse to be entangled in any more wars fought to make the world safe for capitalism.
11. Taxation And Public Finance
A new taxation policy designed not only to raise public revenues but also to lessen the glaring inequalities of income and to provide funds for social services and the socialization of industry; the cessation of the debt-creating system of Public Finance
In the type of economy that we envisage, the need for taxation, as we now understand it, will have largely disappeared. It will nevertheless be essential during the, transition period, to use the taxing powers, along with the other methods proposed elsewhere, as a means of providing for the socialization of industry, and for extending the benefits of increased Social Services.
At present capitalist governments in Canada raise a large proportion of their revenues from such levies as customs duties and sales taxes, the main burden of which falls upon the masses. In place of such taxes upon articles of general consumption, we propose a drastic extension of income, corporation and inheritance taxes, steeply graduated according to ability to pay. Full publicity must be given to income tax payments and our tax collection system must be brought up to the English standard of efficiency.
We also believe in the necessity for an immediate revision of the basis of Dominion and Provincial sources of revenues, so as to produce a coordinated and equitable system of taxation throughout Canada.
An inevitable effect of the capitalist system is the debt creating character of public financing. All public debts have enormously increased, and the fixed interest charges paid thereon now amount to the largest single item of so-called uncontrollable public expenditures. The CCF proposes that in future no public financing shall be permitted which facilitates the perpetuation of the parasitic interest-receiving class; that capital shall be provided through the medium of the National Investment Board and free from perpetual interest charges.
We propose that all Public Works, as directed by the Planning Commission, shall be financed by the issuance of credit, as suggested, based upon the National Wealth of Canada.
12. Freedom
Freedom of speech and assembly for all; repeal of Section 98 of the Criminal Code; amendment of the Immigration Act to prevent the present inhuman policy of deportation; equal treatment before the law of all residents of Canada irrespective of race, nationality or religious or political beliefs
In recent years, Canada has seen an alarming growth of Fascist tendencies among all governmental authorities. The most elementary rights of freedom of speech and assembly have been arbitrarily denied to workers and to all whose political and social views do not meet with the approval of those in power. The lawless and brutal conduct of the police in certain centres in preventing public meetings and in dealing with political prisoners must cease. Section 98 of the Criminal Code which has been used as a weapon of political oppression by a panic-stricken capitalist government, must be wiped off the statute book and those who have been imprisoned under it must be released. An end must be put to the inhuman practice of deporting immigrants who were brought to this country by immigration propaganda and now, through no fault of their own, find themselves victims of an executive department against whom there is no appeal to the courts of the land. We stand for full economic, political and religious liberty for all.
The establishment of a commission composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, socially minded jurists and social workers, to deal with all matters pertaining to crime and punishment and the general administration of law, in order to humanize the law and to bring it into harmony with the needs of the people
While the removal of economic inequality will do much to overcome the most glaring injustices in the treatment of those who come into conflict with the law, our present archaic system must be changed and brought into accordance with a modern concept of human relationships. The new system must not be based as is the present one, upon vengeance and fear, but upon an understanding of human behaviour. For this reason its planning and control cannot be left in the hands of those steeped in the outworn legal tradition; and therefore it is proposed that there shall be established a national commission composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, socially minded jurists and social workers whose duty it shall be to devise a system of prevention and correction consistent with other features of the new social order.
14. An Emergency Programme
The assumption by the Dominion Government of direct responsibility for dealing with the present critical unemployment situation and for tendering suitable work or adequate maintenance; the adoption of measures to relieve the extremity of the crisis such as a programme of public spending on housing, and other enterprises that will increase the real wealth of Canada, to be financed by the issue of credit based on the national wealth
The extent of unemployment and the widespread suffering which it has caused, creates a situation with which provincial and municipal governments have long been unable to cope and forces upon the Dominion government direct responsibility for dealing with the crisis as the only authority with financial resources adequate to meet the situation. Unemployed workers must be secured in the tenure of their homes, and the scale and methods of relief, at present altogether inadequate, must be such as to preserve decent human standards of living.
It is recognized that even after a Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Government has come into power, a certain period of time must elapse before the planned economy can be fully worked out. During this brief transitional period, we propose to provide work and purchasing power to those now unemployed by a far-reaching programme of public expenditure on housing, slum clearance, hospitals, libraries, schools, community halls, parks, recreational projects, reforestation, rural electrification, the elimination of grade crossings, and other similar projects in both town and country. This programme, which would be financed by the issuance of credit based on the national wealth, would serve the double purpose of creating employment and meeting recognized social needs. Any steps which the government takes, under this emergency programme, which may assist private business, must include guarantees of adequate wages and reasonable hours of work, and must be designed to further the advance towards the complete Cooperative Commonwealth.
Emergency measures, however, are of only temporary value, for the present depression is a sign of the mortal sickness of the whole capitalist system, and this sickness cannot be cured by the application of salves. These leave untouched the cancer which is eating at the heart of our society, namely, the economic system in which our natural resources and our principal means of production and distribution are owned, controlled and operated for the private profit of a small proportion of our population.
No C.C.F. Government will rest content until it has eradicated capitalism and Put into operation the full programme of socialized planning which will lead to the establishment in Canada of the Cooperative Commonwealth.
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The Best New Music in Rock, Alternative, Hip-Hop, and More
Expertly Curated by the CoS Staff
Portugal. The Man share swinging new single “Feel It Still” — listen
Plus, the indie rockers have revealed a large spring and summer tour
Portugal. The Man are gearing up to release their follow-up to 2013’s Evil Friends. They’ve been teasing the new album for some time now, hinting at collaborations with everyone from Beastie Boys’ Mike D to Mac Miller. The effort is reportedly called Gloomin + Doomin, and though details are currently scarce, PTM today shared a fresh single called “Feel It Still”.
If Mike D is indeed producing the new album, “Feel It Still” signals he’s given the Portland-via-Alaska band a good dose of funk. Horns and a bopping bass add up to a swinging slice of psych-pop. It’s the kind of track you want bumping in your headphones as you dance down the street listening to John Baldwin Gourley sing, “Ooo, I’m a rebel just for kicks now/ I’ve been feelin’ it since 1986 now.” Check it out below.
Update: Portgual. the Man have shared an Easter egg-filled inveractive video for “Fell It Still”. Says the video’s director, Jason Kreher, “We loved the idea of presenting the apathetic, decadent rebel just for kicks from the song against a hidden message of resistance—you know, like ‘This is for the people out there who are still feeling something; here is a real, practical laundry list of ways you can get out there and fight injustice.'”
It’s a good bet that more new music is on the way, as PTM’s announced a large spring and summer tour schedule. Find their complete itinerary below.
Portugal. The Man 2017 Tour Dates:
03/09 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
03/10 – Stateline, NV @ Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room
03/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
03/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Bahia
03/16 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
03/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
03/18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
03/19 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
03/21 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
03/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/23 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
03/24 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
03/25 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Detroit
03/27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
03/28 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
03/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/02 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Clu
04/04 – Richmond, VA @ The National
04/06 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
04/07 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
04/08 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
04/10 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
04/11 – Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
04/13 – New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre
04/14 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theatre
04/15 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
05/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
06/01 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
06/02 – Albany, NY @ The Palace Theater
06/03 – Houston, TX @ FPSF
06/06 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
06/09 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/11 – Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant
06/13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
06/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
06/16 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
06/17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
06/18 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/20 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount
07/21 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07/22 – Portland, OR @ Edgefield
07/28 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre: Berkeley
07/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
2017 Tour Dates
2017 US Tour
2017 US Tour Dates
Psych Pop
US Tour Dates
Pom Poms premiere video for sultry new single “Gimme You” — watch
Metallica and Lady Gaga perform “Moth Into Flame” with actual working mics — watch
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Michigan State University Sends False Campus Shooter Alert
Filed Under:alert, false alarm, Michigan State University, MSU, shooting
EAST LANSING (WWJ/AP) – Police at Michigan State University say the school’s emergency alert system sent out a false warning of someone firing shots on the East Lansing campus.
Sgt. Dan Munford told the Lansing State Journal that the error happened about 6 p.m. Tuesday when the area received a tornado warning.
He said the alert system mistakenly reported that there was an “active shooter” at Wilson Hall. In fact, there was no active shooter and the message was taken down immediately.
Police say about half the people on the alert system got the tornado warning alert and about half got the active shooter alert. Over 40,000 people are reportedly subscribed to the alert system.
Authorities say they’re working to fix the problem, which was blamed on a “computer glitch.”
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Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 1
Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
Map of the District of Matatiela showing Ongeluks Nek, with surrounding areas, commonages, names of places, roads, rivers, district boundaries, and location reserves. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
German East Africa. Karḗma
Karema Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Karḗma area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GDA, GDB., Index no.: D.2. & part of D.1.
The Commonage, Van Wyk's Vley. Plan B
Land capability for agriculture--South Africa--Vanwyksvlei--Maps, Irrigation--South Africa--Vanwyksvlei--Maps,
A map of Van Wyk's Vley showing the main dam and irrigable lands, the Hartebeeste River, two smaller dams, roads and the farms. No scale given.
Transvaal and Orange Free State. Philipstown
Philipstown Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Topographical map indicating Philipstown, Britstown and other towns and villages, roads, railways, stations, rivers, vleis, pans and mountains in the area of Philipstown., Relief shown by form lines., Projection not given., Westernmost longitude co-ordinate estimated., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Copy 893 is torn slightly.
Transvaal
Transvaal (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Map showing a province in the north of South Africa which was named Transvaal from 1910 until the end of 1994, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with place names, railways, under construction, projected, roads suitable for motor traffic: all seasons, dry weather, roads suitable for carts, tracks, telegraphs or telephones, telegraphs or telephones along roads or tracks, provinces, frontier districts, localities, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, capes, islands, tribes, towns of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th importance, rivers, unsurveyed, canals, marshes and swamps, plains liable to inundation, geodetic trigonometrical stations, altitudes in metres, depths in metres, wells, springs, waterholes, pools, historical ruins, wireless telegraph stations. Contours are at 200 & 500 metres & thence at 500 metre intervals. Relief shown by form lines with height in metres, tinted shading. Third edition, ground/air. Colour. Scale 1 : 2,000,000.
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Sutherland Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Sutherland area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
Kenya Colony
Kenya--Maps, ,
Map of Kenya, showing parts of the Uganda Protectorate and Italian Somalia, including Lake Victoria, and international, provincial and district boundaries, with railways, roads and tracks, telephone or telegraph lines, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, capes and islands, tribes, bridges, towns, rivers, canals, marsh, plains liable to inundation, geodetic trigonometric stations, water sources, historic ruins and mission stations. Third edition. Colour. Relief shown by form lines and altitude tints. Scale 1 : 2,000,000.
Carte de l'Isle Madagascar dite autrement Madecase et de S. Laurens et aujord'hui L'Isle Dauphine avecque les costes de Cofala et du Mozambique en Afrique
Africa - Madagascar
Illustrates "sea routes from the west coast of Africa to Mozambique and from Fort Dauphin on the southeast coast of Madagascar to the north, south, and to the east, to India, Surate and Malacca.", Paris. Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682
Sketch of road from Ceres Road Sta. to Touws R. via Ceres Village
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
The map, which traces the road from Ceres Road Station to Touws River via Ceres village, gives details of mountains and mountain ranges, bridges, tolls, mills and vleis. The map also shows sections of the railway line from Cape Town to Touws River Station and indicates the onward line to Beaufort West., Relief shown by hachures., Bar scale in miles.
Engraving of Cape
Basutoland. N.E. sheet
Lesotho--Maps, Lesotho--History--To 1966--Maps, ,
Map of Basutoland [Lesotho] "prepared from a reconnaissance survey in 1904-9 by captain M.C. Dobson R.F.A.". The map shows towns, villages, "native locations", railways, telegraph and telephone lines, mission stations, ruins and rivers. Scale 1:250 000
Burghersdorp
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Burgersdorp Region (Eastern Cape, South Africa) -- Maps.
1st ed., Map showing towns including Burghersdorp, Albert, Steynsburg, Venterstad, Sterkstroom, Molteno and Maraisburg, with roads, rivers, hills, railways, telegraph lines, farm names, farm boundaries and fences, divisional boundaries, homesteads, cultivated land and trees., "Route taken by Gorringe's Flying Column with ambulance wagon, etc, and heaviest gun 15 pounder." "Other roads." "Bridletracks available for mounted squadrons and pack mules." "Tracks or roads over which guns, etc were taken on the march.", Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Inteligence"., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Map folds into an outer cover., Projection not given., The maps are mounted on linen.
Graaff Reinet
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Graaff-Reinet Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Graaff Reinet area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black only., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Souk el Arba
Jendouba (Tunisia)--Maps,
Map of the region surrounding Souk el Arba in northwestern Tunisia, and state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, irregularly maintained dirt roads, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, stone bridges, suspended bridges with supports, footbridges, ferries, fords navigable by vehicle or foot, forests, marshes, dunes, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels or holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, redoubts, batteries, cemetries, irrigation canals, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. relief shown by form lines, contours and shading. Scale 1 : 50.000.
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S.A.R & H. map of the Union of South Africa shewing road motor services = S.A.S. & H. landkaart van die Unie van Suid Afrika aantonende padmotordienste
Railroads--South Africa--Maps,
Map showing roads and railway lines throughout South Africa and some in South West Africa. There are insets of Johannesburg and environs, Cape Town and environs, and Kalkfeld and environs. Some Colour. Scale 3/8 inch to 10 miles.
Standard railway map of South Africa = Standaard spoorwegkaart van SuidAfrika
Railroads--South Africa--Maps, ,
Compiled on the basis of Bonne's Projection (central meridian 25 east longitude. A map showing South African railways, Rhodesian railways, Katanga railways, private railways, railways under construction and grain elevator stations. Provides insets of railway systems in major cities. Scale 1 inch to 50 miles. [Coordinates estimated]
South Africa : rainfall in January from the averages of observations
Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of January, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
South Africa : rainfall in June from the averages of observations
Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of June, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
North Africa and South Africa
Two separate maps (27 cm. x 51 cm. and 26 cm. x 51 cm.), of north and south Africa indicates routes of several explorers. Bottom: Drawn and engraved for Thomson's New General Atlas. Bottom right: No. 49., Edinburgh. John Thomson & Co.
Insurance plan of Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Insurance--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Fire risk assessment--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps.
The plans record street names, widths and numbers; fire-protection facilities (including the location of salt and fresh water hydrants); materials, shape, height, placement and use of buildings; the location of openings, types of stored materials and areas of high-risk activites on industrial sites., Sheet 1 comprises the key plan indicating 9 areas of central Cape Town surveyed by Goad (scale 1:6,000. 1 in. to 500 feet). This key plan includes notes on the water supply (salt and fresh) in central Cape Town, details of personnel and equipment of the Cape Town Fire Brigade and general comments on the city's climate and buildings. Also included is a sheet comprising an index of streets, buildings and firms. The buildings are colour coded by material type., Title from key plan on sheet 1., The 11 sheets (1 index and 10 maps) are in a hardcover volume, each sheet forming 2 leaves., This volume is one of 18 Cape Town fire-insurance atlases surveyed and drawn by Charles Edward Goad and printed in 1895. The bookplate pasted on the inside of the front cover indicates this copy was intended for the Union Assurance Society.
Insurance -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Fire risk assessment -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Maps.
Union of South Africa, south western sheet
South Africa--Description and travel--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, ,
Map showing the south western part of South Africa, with Cape of Good Hope, districts, towns and villages, names of places, provincial boundaries, railways, roads, and rivers. Scale: 15.77 miles = 1 inch. No projection given.
Map of the South African Republic or Trans-Vaal Showing the newly discovered Gold Diggings & the Diamond Fields in the Orange River Free State (adjoining)
London. Purcell, Matthew A.
Cape Times map of German South-West Africa (southern portion)
Namibia -- Maps.
This map of German South West Africa shows its eastern border with South Africa and Walvis Bay demarcated as a British possession., Map has been torn and mended badly with adhesive tape. The tape has deposited an oily residue marring the graphic.
Miller's new map of British South Africa
Africa, Southern -- Maps., South Africa -- Maps.
Topographical map of South and Southern Africa showing British Bechuanaland, Basutoland, Swaziland, the southern portion of Southern Rhodesia, and a section of Portuguese East Africa. The map includes a key indicating British South Africa, Portuguese Territory, German Territory, railways and telegraph lines, railways under construction, roads, principal steamship routes (distances in nautical miles), heights in feet, mission stations, passes and proclaimed goldfields. It also gives tables of steamship and railway distances., The map folds into an outer cover (21 x 12 cm.)., Inset maps: Rhodesia and British Central Africa (Scale 1:5 000 000); Witwatersrand - cadastral plan of the Witwatersrand area showing farm names and boundaries, buildings, railways reefs and names of mines (Scale [ca. 1:178 816]); Plan of Pretoria showing streets of the central city area (Scale [ca. 1:63 660]); Cape Town showing streets, principal buildings and other landmarks from Fort Knokke to the Green Point Common (Scale [ca. 1:26 822]); Pietermaritzburg - main streets and buildings (Scale [ca. 1:30 480]); Durban - main streets and buildings (Scale [ca. 1:30 480]); Kimberley - plan of Kimberley area showing mines, Beaconsfield and Du Point's Pan (Scale [ca. 1:63 660]); Port Elizabeth (Scale [ca. 1:26 822]); The Cape Peninsula from Robben Island to Cape Maclear and Anvil Rock showing railways, roads and lighthouses (Scale [ca. 1:459 813]); South eastern England on the scale of the general map; and a Track chart showing the routes to South Africa.
Africa, Southern -- Maps.
On the map James Wyld has indicated rivers, mountain ranges, towns and the districts of the Cape, Stellenbosch, Worcester, Swellendam, George, Clanwilliam, Beaufort, Graf Reinet [Graaff Reinet], Uitenhay [Uitenhage], Colesberg, Cradock, Somerset and Albany. He also shows "Country unexplored" [now Namibia] including Walvisch [Walvis] Bay, Great Namaqualand, "South Zahara or Kalagarree [Kalahari] Desert", Kaffraria, Victoria, Natal, Delagoa Bay, Inhambane and the country of the "Matabeles". Various routes are indicated in red. The map has a graticule border., The full inscription on the map reads "South Africa, by Jas. Wyld, geographer to the Queen and to H.R.H. Prince Albert, Charing Cross East, London".
Sketch map of South Africa shewing railways completed, proposed, with possible completion of system
Railroads -- South Africa -- History., South Africa -- Maps.
The map indicates completed railways (solid black lines), proposed railways (solid red lines) and "with possible completion of system" (dotted red lines). The map predates the founding of Johannesburg (only Pretoria and Potchefstroom are indicated in the Transvaal Republic). Manuscript annotation on map: "Circa 1885. No Johannesburg yet!" There are no Natal railways drawn in., "Roughly drawn on transfer paper in the Surveyor General's Office, by A. E. C. Transferred to stone and printed by Saul Solomon & Co., St George's St Cape Town.", Bar scale on map in miles.
Route of the South African Gold Fields Exploration Company's expedition 1869 to 1872 (and previous tracks)
South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
The map, which shows the route and previous tracks in red, covers the Eastern Cape, Orange Free State, Natal, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia. Features and relief such as rivers, valleys and mountains as well as towns are indicated. The map includes detailed annotations regarding the people en route as well as notes on topographical conditions and on earlier expeditions., Map is printed in 3 pieces.
Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Central -- Maps.
Politically colour-coded map of central Africa and South Africa showing Cameroon, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, Uganda, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Angola, South West Africa, Bechuanaland Protectorate and British Bechuanaland, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Basutoland, Swaziland and the Cape of Good Hope. The map indicates railways (open, under construction and projected), telegraph cables and steamer routes., Bar scale on map in English miles., Map folds into a cover., Insets: East London - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Port Elizabeth - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Table Bay and Table Mountain with topographical detail indicated by contour lines. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Cape Town - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Lourenco Marques, Delagoa Bay - showing an outline street plan and soundings in the English River. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Durban - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Part of England and Wales on same scale as large map; Coastal area of German East Africa and southern Kenya, showing Mombasa, Shimba, Usambara, Ukhuere, Udoe and Bagamoyo and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Scale [ca. 1:2 145 792].
South African Railways, Table Bay Harbour
Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Table Bay (South Africa) -- Maps.
Plan shows Table Bay harbour area including Victoria Basin, Alfred Basin, the graving dock, Craig's Battery, R.N.V.R. Drill Battery, Fort Knocke, Military Hospital, City Corporation fruit and vegetable market, African "Location", the Prestwich Street burial grounds, Green Point Common, Corporation Athletic Ground, feather market, the Seamen's Institute, Adderley Pier, the convict station, the electric power station, traffic offices, Somerset Hospital, Fort Wynyard, the disused lighthouse at Mouille Point and the municipality of Woodstock as well as the Sea Point railway, Cape Town railway station and contour areas in the Bay. The reference key gives details of the breakwater light, the noonday time signal and soundings in the Bay., South African Railways and Harbours.
South Africa. Cape Agulhas
A map of the cape with two points indicated as sites for lighhouses. Inset: Seal of the Hydrographic Office., London. Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty
South Africa, north eastern sheet
South Africa--Transvaal--Description and travel--Maps, Transvaal (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, ,
Map of South Africa showing the Transvaal Province, parts of other territories and provinces, international and provincial boundaries, towns and places, railways, roads, rivers, dams, pans, lakes, reserves, mountains, and kraals. No scale or projection given.
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Frauenliebe und Lieben op. 42 (2. Er, der Herrlichste von Allen)
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Frauenliebe und Leben, Songs (Medium voice) with piano, Vocal duets with piano, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
The 6th Annual Schock Foundation Prize for Chamber Music, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Piano concerto no. 2 in B-flat major op. 19 (2. Adagio)
Beethoven, Ludwig Van, 1770-1827. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op.19, B♭ major. Adagio, Concertos (Piano), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Beethoven Piano Concerto Festival (day 1), Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Concerto for 2 oboes, strings and continuo in C major op. 9 no. 5 (2. Adagio)
Albinoni, Tomaso, 1671-1750. Concertos, op. 9. No. 5, Concertos (Oboe with string orchestra), String orchestra music, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
UCT String Ensemble, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Soetwater Resort development, Phase 2
South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Seaside resorts, Campgrounds, Soetwater Resort (South Africa), Resort development--South Africa--Cape Town
Soetwater Resort, Cape Town, Western Cape. Architectural working drawings of group camp centre with plan, elevations and detail., plan: scale 1:50; elevations: scale 1:50; detail: scale 1:5
Piano sonata no. 18 in D major, KV576 (2. Adagio)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Sonatas, piano, K. 576, D major, Sonatas (Piano), Piano music, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
The Olive Lieberz-Theron Prize for Outstanding Pianism 2013 - Final Round, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Battalia (2. Allegro)
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz, 1644-1704. Battalia, Suites (String orchestra), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
UCT String Ensemble - Baroque gems, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
ENYANA EKETUDE - Take 2: The Original Version for Amadinda Xylophone - Uganda
Music--Africa, Folk music--Africa, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
African Music 2010, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Cinco canciónes negros (2. A humorous flirtation)
Montsalvatge, Xavier, 1912-2002. Canciones negras, Folk songs, Spanish, Songs (Medium voice) with piano, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Oral history interview with Fagmia Kiemie [Part 2 of 3]
Oral history, Harfield Village (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Kiemie, Fagmia, ,
Karen Daniels interviews Fagmia Kiemie, an ex-resident of Harfield Village, Cape Town. These interviews provide a very rich source or oral history regarding social life in Harfield Village and Claremont, as well as forced removals and their after-effects. Harfield Village, before the Group Areas Act, was a small mixed area of African, coloured and white inhabitants and was also known as "die vlak" by the locals. The themes included in the interviews are: inter-racial mixing and romanticisation of racial harmony, community and family relationships, religion - both Christian (Anglican, Methodist, Dutch Reformed) and Muslim (Harvey Road, Stegman Road and Main Road Mosques) - and schooling, leisure activities such as the Coon Carnival, music and jazz, shebeens and drinking. Class issues are discussed with reference to crime, gangs, "skollies", home ownership, rentals, incomes and employment. The physical, emotional and economic hardships endured by Harfield residents during and after the forced removals and the Group Areas Act are also discussed. Each interview in this collection contains a useful summary of the interview dynamics and the date of the interview., Forced removals, Cwc6.23b.mp3: Part 2 of 3 ; 30:31 min; interview 23 of 39
Oral history interview with Blanche Hammond [ Part 1 of 2]
Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Hammond, Blanche
Symphony no. 1 in G minor (2. Andante commodamente)
Kalinnikov, Vasiliĭ, 1866-1901. Symphonies, no. 1, G minor. Andante commodamente, Symphonies, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
UCT Symphony Orchestra, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Oral history interview with Edith Liebenberg [ Part 2 of 4]
Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Liebenberg, Edith
District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.117b.mp3: Part 2 of 4 ; 29:33 min. ; interview 117 of 208
Oral history interview with Jon Berndt, 9 May 1997 [Part 2]
Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History
Interview with Jon Berndt, media trainer at the Community Arts Project (circa 1976-b000). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Oral history interview with Abdul Aziz Slamdien [ Part 2 of 3]
Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Slamdien, Abdul Aziz
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in D major op. 10 no. 3 "The Goldfinch" (2. Cantabile)
Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741. Concertos, flute, string orchestra, op. 10. No. 3, Concertos (Flute wth string orchestra), String orchestra music, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Second String Quartet (2007) (2. Scherzo a specchio: Vivacissimo)
Hofmeyr, Hendrik. Scherzo a specchio: Vivacissimo, String quartets (Violins (2) , violas, cello), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Hendrik Hofmeyr: Of darkness and the heart, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Suite francaise (2. Bretagne)
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974. Suite française, Suites (Band), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
UCT Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
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Masterlist of translations~
distractedchinese
Written by qintar September 22, 2018 September 10, 2018
The heartbeat at the tip of the tongue (舌尖上的心跳) Chapter 76
At this time, Lin Ke Song walked with Jiang Qian Fan slowly towards Winston’s direction.
Jiang Qian Fan wore the white shirt of a head chef, the lines of his shoulders and back were perfectly outlined, accompanied with his stride, a pleasing beauty was brought out. His right hand held a cane, tapping on the floor rhythmically. He wasn’t like many blind people who moved their heads, like they were searching for a light source. His gaze was steady, to the point that it made people feel like he was looking at Winston.
His hair was tucked elegantly behind his ears, revealing a high forehead and an elegant nose.
This man, even though he was silent, could become the focus of other’s view.
And Lin Ke Song too wore a chef’s white shirt, but compared to Jiang Qian Fan, she looked a lot more casual.
LIn Ke SOng was indeed very nervous, so the hand she used to hold onto Jiang Qian Fan’s arm was using a lot of strength.
The look that Iris gave towards her looked like it could crush people.
“Ke Song, you look very lively today ah!” Winston winked at Lin Ke Song, “Mr Jiang really dares to take risks on choosing a person as your partner ah, at a place where so many people have gathered.”
“This isn’t a risk.” Jiang Qian Fan said conversationally.
Winston was stunned, then laughed: “of course ah, how could I have forgotten, on the master’s show, Ke SOng had perfectly presented your signature dish. Her capabilities isn’t any less than any professional chef.”
The tourists surrounding and the media present were all wanting the competition to start officially.
“Today, the 60 guests we have seated are the judging panel, and I will be the waiter. In front of every judge, there is a copy of today’s menu, every menu has 3 kinds of appetisers, 3 kinds of main dishes, and 3 kinds of desserts for you to choose from. But this menu has only the name of the dish, as for what ingredients are in the dishes, you will have to look at the performances of the chefs today! So, judges, seriously think carefully about what you want to choose, and when you want to eat them, you must eat seriously, and taste meticulously, then with the choice from your heart, give your vote to the dish that you love the most. Now, let’s invite the judges to read the menu of today, choose your dishes, then pass it to me. As for our 4 participants, you may start your preparations.”
YueJiangHotel had a very unique kitchen, it was U-shaped. The most important thing was, that it didn’t have a wall to separate, but a total floor to ceiling glass pane, to let the dining guests be able to see clearly into all the happenings in the kitchen.
Jessica and Iris used the left of the back kitchen, and Lin Ke Song guided Jiang Qian Fan to the right.
This kitchen’s layout was pretty much the same as the kitchen in Jiang Qian Fan’s villa.
Lin Ke Song had a look along the counter, and saw that there was indeed a thin line of straight lines, as long as all the seasonings were placed according to the sequence that Jiang Qian Fan was used to at these lines, Jiang Qian Fan would be able to accurately take charge of the condition in the kitchen.
LIn Ke Song started to line up all sorts of sauces and spices. Her movements were very nimble like she didn’t need much time to think.
When she took Jiang Qian Fan’s hand to make sure of all the styles of the cookware, the sizes and their edges in the kitchen, Iris from the opposite looked over.
“What’s wrong?” Jessica realised that her daughter wasn’t really focusing, and knocked on the counter as a reminder.
“In such a short time, she can’t possibly have partnered with Jiang Qian Fan…… the average person will not be able to match up to his speed.”
“Since that’s so, for Jiang Qian FAn to choose a nameless and inexperienced girl to partner with is digging his own grave.”
With that, Jessica started on her preparations.
And it was only when the time for the judges to pick their dishes had ended, and Winston had collected all their menus, did Lin Ke Song bring Jiang Qian Fan around the kitchen to understand all the things in it.
She stood behind Jiang Qian Fan, and took his hand to touch the depth of the frying pan.
But Jiang Qian Fan held her hand and lifted it to his lips, even though it was only a short touch, that warmth and strength that steadied her heart travelled from her fingertips.
“Like cooking with me?” Jiang Qian Fan asked.
“Like it very much.”
Like it more than anything in this world.
Lin Ke Song’s heart started to overflow, all the nervousness and fear became insignificant.
“I like it very much too. Ke Song, this is like closing my eyes and riding a roller coaster.”
“Rollercoaster?”
“Yes, at the start, there isn’t any anticipation. Because I can’t see, so I thought I wouldn’t be afraid. Until my heart is thrown from high up, the blood in my whole body rushing to the top of my head, but when the rider rides down, it like everything has left the body. Until the end, when I hear your voice, I feel that all the ups and downs were for this moment.”
LIn Ke Song’s heart felt like it was squeezed tightly by him.
“I thought you weren’t afraid at all.”
At this time, Winston had already noted down all the orders, his fingers were pointing in the air, “both parties, please listen well! The dish you will need to make today is —— 22 portions of Chinese spring roll, 17 portions of fragrant scallops, and 21 portions of Italian style bacon veal roll! You must know, that these 3 dishes seem simple, but it is extremely complicated to make. Like the Chinese style spring roll, looks like a common dish in Chinese restaurants, but it is not easy to make this dish. Of course, the most commonly known and most delicious spring roll in new york comes from YueJiangHotel’s chef HanBin!”
At this time, the media and audience all turned their gaze to HanBin.
“Chef HanBin, what do you think makes a delicious spring roll?” Winston asked with a smile.
HanBIn replied generously: “First, the crispy layer outside must not be oily. Secondly, the filling inside must be proportionate to the thickness of the outer layer, it doesn’t mean that the more filling you have, the tastier it’ll be. Thirdly, the flavour of the filling must pack a punch to the taste buds, if it’s too bland, it loses its use of being the appetiser. But if an overuse of seasonings like chilli or a vegetable like the strong tasting leek is used, not every guest will be able to accept the taste.”
“Which means, you need to actually pay attention to many things to make a good spring roll ah!” Winston nodded, “Let’s talk about the fragrant scallops, this too is a common appetizer in restaurants. I wish to ask the witch of the fine dining world, chef Lilith, what do you think about this dish?”
Lilith’s lips curled at the ends: “fragrant scallops ah…… there’s actually only 2 points. First, the scallops cannot be overcooked, if it’s overcooked it will lose it’s bouncy texture and juice, if it’s too raw, it will taste too fishy. Secondly, you must be careful of the concoction of the sauce, it must not snatch away the freshness of the scallops, but needs to lift the flavours of the scallops too. All those who know how to cook will know these 2 points, but these 2 points are very very difficult to master.”
Winston nodded, then looked at Montgomery, “Haha, Chef Montgomery is the master that everyone knows in this industry who makes the unforgettable Italian bacon veal roll. As for this dish, is there any explanation you’d like to give?”
Montgomery wrinkled his brow in thought: “…… actually a really good chef, will take note of their own feelings while they are cooking. I have always gone along with my mood. But going along with your feelings is the most delicate and best this. But now, I am only concerned about 1 thing.”
“What is it?” Winston asked curiously.
“Why did you invite me to be a judge? You actually didn’t give me the chance to taste, and let me stand by the side to watch, this is too cruel!”
YueJiangTower was suddenly filled with laughter, this elt the originally nervous atmosphere relax.
“He, Winston, talk about the main course ba!” Montgomery lifted his hand.
“Oh, the main dishes for today are very sumptuous, i guarantee that everyone will be undecided! The first dish is pan-fried bass. This is a commonly seen dish in many big restaurants, all because the bass meat has flexibility and is able to transform and accept many flavours. The second main dish, is charcoal lamb chops! We all know, that it is more difficult to control the fire and heat for lamb chops compared to steak, all in addition to its smell. How we make this gamey stink into a mouthwatering and delicious taste, is also a skill necessary for culinary masters. The last dish is, turkey.”
“Turkey? ” Montgomery had a shocked expression.
“Yes, turkey. Is there a problem? Chef Montgomery?” Winston suddenly laughed asking.
“There is a problem, of course there is a problem. Today isn’t even Christmas, why the need to eat turkey?” Montgomery threw his hands up, an expression of dissatisfaction.
“Only because today isn’t Christmas?” Winston asked.
“It’s because he doesn’t like turkey.” Monica who was beside Montgomery laughed, “the meat of turkey is rough, very hard for the flavours to soak in. there is a difficulty in cooking it, this kind of meat lacks moisture, the texture will be dry.”
“Oh, if it were chef Montgomery, how would you make this dish?” Winston asked.
Montgomery rubbed his chin in thought: “Secret, won’t tell you.”
Everyone laughed again.
But at this time, Lin Ke Song started to get nervous.
“Qian Fan, there is turkey in the main dish……”
Lin Ke Song had tried countless times in the kitchen before to roast turkey, but no matter what, the perfect texture and flavour could not be achieved.
Jiang Qian Fan followed her voice, and tugged her ear saying: “Winston had only said that turkey was the last dish, and didn’t ask for it to be pan-fried or charcoal roasted. Which is to say, we have more freedom in our cooking method.”
Lin Ke Song suddenly exhaled, her brain immediately going into imagination overdrive.
Will chopping the turkey into cubes allow the flavours to soak in more conveniently, and make a Chinese style dish? Or tap the turkey meat, and make it into a turkey roll? Or chop the chicken till it becomes mud like?
Winston started speaking again: “I wonder if there are any chefs here who have any tips for the 3 main dishes we have today?”
Montgomery said: “No opinions. The most important things have already been said by you, what else do we have to say? Hurry and introduce the desserts ba!”
Brody, Lilith and the other chefs all pursed their lips in laughter.
“Alright ba, alright ba, don’t be impatient. Lets first have a look at the choices of the judges. Ooh, there are 16 who chose pan-fried bass, 22 people who chose charcoal lambs chops. And then those who chose turkey, are also 22. En…… I am also regretting a little at being the host instead of being a judge already.”
Winston pouted, and continues introducing the deserts for today: “Today’s desserts, the first is Jessica Quentin’s signature dessert, matcha opera cake. Perfect combinations for the tastes buds, fluffy texture, definitely a delicious flavour that makes people uncontrollably want to swallow everything in a mouthful. And the second dish, is a common dessert blueberry pie! I know that many housewives are experts at this kind of pie, but a great master’s standard of blueberry pie, definitely has its uniqueness. And the last dessert, is the recently popular dessert at phts, vanilla ice cream hawthorn!”
When his voice sounded, all the media and chefs started applauding.
Winston went to Brody, and ask smiling: “what do you think about the desserts?”
“I personally think that this competition is organised fairly. The matcha opera can and vanilla ice cream hawthorn are the signature dishes of the participating parties, but there are also fresh items that are the most common yet difficult to make. This way, there is an opportunity to showcase the capabilities of both parties, and also add uncertainty, it’s great ah.”
“Then in your opinion, chef Brody, will Jiang Qian Fan win or is Jessica Quentin more popular for the desserts?”
Brody smiled and said: “If you let me be the judge, I will tell you.”
“Haha, Brody, you have been led astray by Montgomery ah.” Winston received the cards that the staff passed to him, “Ah, for dessert, there are a total of 25 orders for the match opera cake, and also 25 orders for the vanilla ice cream hawthorn. Additionally, there are 10 judges who are interested in the blueberry pie. It looks like, the majority are still leaning towards the signature desserts of the chefs ah!”
Winston lifted his wrist to confirm the time: “the time now, is nine thirty in the morning, both parties of participants each have 2 and a half hours. When it is 12pm, both parties please serve the appetizers for all guests. Before 1220, the main dish must be prepared, otherwise you will lose your scores. And at 1pm sharp, I hope to see every a dessert in front of every judge.”
Winston lifted his finger high, and lifted his voice: “the competition—— starts now!”
Both parties started their discussion about how to make the few dishes.
Just as Jiang Qian FAn and Lin Ke Song were discussing about the fillings of the blueberry pie, Jessica and Iris had already begun choosing ingredients.
“Don’t get frantic, thinking carefully about what you want to do, is far more important than going after the speed of things.” Jiang Qian Fan’s knuckles glided across Lin Ke Song’s face gently.
“I know! Make sure of your goal, and you only need to move towards it bravely!”
“Do you know what you need to take note of in a blueberry pie?”
“I know! When you cut it open, it must have a crispy fluffy feeling! The fillings must be together, definitely cannot separate! It can’t be too sweet and it can’t be too sour either, so we must pay more attention to the ratio of fruits in the filling, and we also need to think about the change in tartness of the fruits after it has been baked!”
“Good. I will be in charge of all the crust, you must take care of the baking and take note of all the heat controls of the meats.”
“Yes, chef!”
Lin Ke Song immediately got to work. She and Jiang Qian Fan had long listed out all the ingredients needed for every dish when Winston and the other chefs were discussing about the menu. When she held Jiang Qian Fan’s arm to enter the food warehouse, she met Iris’ gaze that glanced past her and focused on Jiang Qian Fan.
“You will regret provoking my mother and me today. ”Iris’ eyes were full of absolute confidence in herself.
“I will not regret, on the contrary, I am very grateful that you both are battling together.”
“What do you mean?” Iris asked.
“Thank you for giving Ke Song such a wonderful opportunity to train.”
After those words, Jiang Qian Fan patted the back of Li Ke Song’s hand, and brought her to the meat section.
Jessica warned in a low voice: “Iris, don’t let Jiang Qian Fan affect your mood.”
Lin Ke Song cooperated with Jiang Qian Fan’s selection of the size and thickness of the most suitable lamb chop and bass meat, and selecting the turkey breasts in the end.
Then it was the ingredients for the appetizers and desserts.
When Lin Ke Song walked past a coffee machine shelves, she yelled in surprise: “I want that! That little pressure cooker!”
When her voice sounded, Jessica’s light laughter floated by.
Lin Ke Song didn’t bother about Jessica, but took the pressure cooker down, and put it in the pushcart.
“Since you took the pressure cooker, get a little more vanilla, sage and thyme.” Jiang Qian Fan said softly at Lin Ke Song’s ear.
The warm breath passed by her earlobe, thoughts floating by like they were in a warm ocean, Lin Ke Song smiled.
Even when she didn’t say anything, Jiang Qian Fan could guess what she wanted to do.
Jiang Qian Fan pushed the pushcart, while Lin Ke Song gave directions at the front.
When they returned to the counter station, Jessica had already started preparations for the skin of the spring roll, while Lin Ke Song was still nimbly and methodically placing all the ingredients at places that Jiang Qian Fan was familiar with.
LIn Ke Song opened the bag of flour, beat the eggs, all her movements were very professional. Then she let the position to Jiang Qian Fan.
Jiang Qian Fan’s kneading action was full of strength, along with the extension of his arm, and the coordination of his wrists and fingers, the flour and eggs quickly melded together.
His unique technique actually made him complete the crust earlier than Jessica and Iris.
Pretty much, without Jiang Qian Fan saying anything, Lin KE Song only went forward to make sure of the texture of the dough, then used plastic wrap to wrap the dough up, then pushed the cut up cheese blocks to the front of Jiang Qian Fan. then Jiang Qian Fan started preparing for the sauce for the Italian style veal bacon roll.
While Lin Ke Song started preparing the fruits at the side.
Compared to the cheerful and talkative atmosphere between Jessica and Iris, you could pretty much count the number of times words were exchanged between Lin Ke Song and Jiang Qian FAn.
But when Jiang Qian Fan used a spoon to dip into the sauce that he created, and Lin Ke SOng automatically moved her face to taste, that chemistry feeling let the judges who were watching through the glass smile.
“En!” Lin Ke Song closed her eyes to distinguish the layers of flavours in the sauce, thinking about the amount to smear to make the bacon rolls, and suddenly felt that it was absolutely delicious.
Posted in 舌尖上的心跳, JiaoTangDongGua, The heartbeat at the tip of the tongue, unedited.Tagged (。ʚ。) i wished i was the judge instead of the reader man, i also wanna cook with LKS and JQF, i promise not to burn the stove and not add too much salt, i want the lamb chops and all the desserts, i'll also be satisfied watching the interactions between LKS and JQF, yay for superb and quick techniques !! gogo LKS and JQF, youre doing amazing sweeties!!.
13 thoughts on “The heartbeat at the tip of the tongue (舌尖上的心跳) Chapter 76”
family682 says:
And now am craving of spring roll and scallop dim sum 😊. Thank you
Yumira says:
Ah thank you for the chap !! 💋😍😘
Like their chemistry !!
OHtheNovelty says:
oh no. NOW I’M HUNGRY!
I knew the food was going to come, but I didn’t realize I’d be this hungry after reading about it!
Please win this time! 🤞 Throw dirt at their smug faces!
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
laurarosa72 says:
Thank you Quintar😃 I am hungry now, what to do?😩
McNoodle says:
Never have I wanted to judge anything more in my life than this! T-T But oh well, at least we get to read about the lovely interactions between LKS and JQF. ❤
Thanks for the chapter! All the food descriptions are making me hungry again.
chipibela says:
Oh dear.. I wanna be a judge 😂😂😂 I’m. Already a spectator witnessing their chemistry however my taste buds aren’t in my imagination 😢😢 thanks for the update 6 more chapters to go 😪😪😪😓😭😭
This novel is very addictive!!! Thank you very much for translating this. This made my day 😄
Idle Bones says:
Why. Why am I always in a hungry state whenever I read chapters with food!? Not when I was reading, but before I was reading, I was already hungry! Damnit, now my stomach’s complaining and I be hunting for some grub.
(Their chemistry though. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~~~)
yadane says:
hmm…so hungry now, makes me want to also cook XD
Dami says:
D*mn it! I haven’t ate at all today! I’m soooo hungry after this!!!
As always, thank you Qintar for the awesomeness😍
Thanks for translation
sujeong18 says:
One thing that came to my mind while reading this chapter was how limited my culinary experience has been. Reading about so much recipes and the taste I conjure up is torture on its own. Now, I really want to go on a food tour, travel all over the world and taste different kinds of cuisines. Wow, just thinking about it lifts up my mood ah. Many thanks to the author and translator for bring such delight my way.
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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in GWG.com case
by Andrew Allemann — October 20, 2016 Policy & Law 3 Comments
GWG Holdings guilty of abusing policy to try to get valuable three letter domain name.
Insurance company GWG Holdings (NASDAQ: GWGH) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain namd GWG.com.
The company filed a cybersquatting complaint under UDRP with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
GWG Holdings was incorporated in 2008, 11 years after the current owner registered GWG.com domain name. In other words, it was impossible that the owner registered the domain name in bad faith.
Amusingly, while GWG sent two demand letters to the domain name owner claiming infringement, each one also included an offer to purchase the domain name.
The three-member panel noted the importance of issuing a finding of reverse domain name hijacking in cases where it is warranted, such as the GWG.com case:
The other factor that the Panel has taken into account is the importance of preserving the integrity of the UDRP for legitimate claims, an objective that is not enhanced by declining to make a finding of RDNH in an appropriate case, of which this is one.
The domain name owner was represented by ESQwire.com.
BerryHill Gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Charge Against Italian Company
ECommerce company Eyemagine found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
WTF: Heidi Powell files cybersquatting lawsuit against Heidi Powell over HeidiPowell.com
3 Comments Tags: reverse domain name hijacking
steven says
complainant should have to pay some restitution to domain owner in these cases..
C.S. Watch says
That ‘UDRP integrity’ clause should become a standard closer, especially for those (few) unscrupulous panelists who still shrink from slapping the hands that feed them with an RDNH finding.
Failing to find RDNH causes harm to the same fraudulent, overreaching clientele which those panelists are courting, and only exposes the panelist’s incompetence. All companies and professional domain investors who receive a cease-and-desist letter (laying claim to a domain which predates the mark) respond to that fraud ‘stridently.’ Either with a ‘no sale to you, ad aeternum’ or ‘market value, plus a five-figure+ penalty.’ If a grasping UDRP is filed, the softest backlash we see aligns with the minimum federal court award, at 100K USD.
There is also ‘real’ backlash, from registrants who stand for UDRP reform. These are research and SEO wonks for the most part—so that means the complainants’ environmental and safety scandals, tax fraud, skeletons in the board members’ closets, past lawsuits, complaint review pages…promptly republished, sent to investors, or bumped to the top of Google. Not to mention the bar association complaints for the violating attorney and their firm. It can be catastrophic for companies who choose to gamble on fraud, hoping that they’ll get a clueless registrant. Those losses track directly back to unscrupulous panelists, and it is urgent that all panelists repair incorrect jurisprudence and predictably find RDNH. It only creates more harm to posit that ‘the complainant relied on our old mistakes, or didn’t know better, so we’ll let RDNH slide.’ That is an utterly destructive position.
UDRP panelists must hold the bright line, that ‘predating registration triggers RDNH,’ as is done in federal court. For the benefit of both parties.
Jacques H. says
Investigation of GWG Holdings, Inc.
http://www.whitesecuritieslaw.com/tag/gwg-holdings-inc-lawsuit
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March 3, 2019 March 5, 2019 by mvfour
Complexions Contemporary Ballet 25th Anniversary: Bittersweet and Bold!
Art, Culture, Dance, Off-Broadway, Pop Culture, Positive, Theater
ComplexionsContemporaryBallet, David Bowie, DesmondRichardson, DwightRhoden, JoyceTheater, Stardust
Left To Right: Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. Photo: Courtesy of Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Black History Month has concluded, and the month of February has been replete with exciting events that have left a lasting impression on the patrons of New York City’s cultural art scene. One worthwhile mention: Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s 25th anniversary benefit performance. The night began with host, Courtney B. Vance, veteran television and film actor and consummate supporter of dance programs around the globe, bringing enthusiasm and awareness to the fundraising efforts of the organization. The gala’s aim: To help build Complexions’ educational initiatives through scholarships, mentorship programs and the continued development of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson’s methodology of dance training.
Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson co-founding artistic directors and executive directors of Complexions Contemporary Ballet both have incredible careers spanning decades of choreography and dance performances in some of the most prominent theater and dance companies around the world. Their passion for dance and experimentation with cutting edge performances has earned them worldwide recognition and thanks to their dedication, Complexions Contemporary Ballet celebrates their 25th anniversary this year. This marks the end of an era for Richardson. He is hanging up his dancing shoes as a full-time company member, and is passing the dance torch to a slew of new up-and-coming rising stars eager to enter the dance foray – particularly, the students from the pre-professional New Orleans Ballet Association part of Complexions Contemporary Ballet Educational program. They performed the world premiere of Nostalgia. These students’ focus and commitment to dance is admirable and witnessing the various body types and statures dancing in the company was refreshing. Long gone are the conventional rigid body type requirements of the past; progression and inclusivity is prevalent for the future of dance. Dwight Richardson performed Moonlight as his farewell number. His grace and flexibility are still in tact – as evidenced by his coordination with a chair prop – his dance moves melted seamlessly into the music score.
Desmond Richardson, Photo: Gene Schiavone
Star Dust, a ballet tribute to David Bowie – conceptualized, staged and choreographed by Dwight Rhoden was thrillingly captivating since its premiere in Detroit, MI 2016 and continues to be present day. With new company members debuting their rendition, of this now signature Complexions performance; their dance moves and lip-syncing capabilities were in perfect unison to David Bowie’s haunting and melodious voice. Songs like Lazarus, Changes, Life On Mars, and Modern Love transport you to a time in place where anything is possible and dreams if big enough, manifest. The elaborate costumes, makeup and set design is a sight to behold. The iconic singer would’ve been proud.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Dance Company Performing Star Dust, Photo: Sharen Bradford
Complexion’s educational initiatives were offered in six cities this past year, allowing the company the ability to mentor and train hundreds of dancers. Although their season at the New York Joyce Theater has ceased, these dazzling superstars of contemporary ballet are traveling throughout the country to entertain and enchant audiences. Check out their upcoming performances and get tickets here!
Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden, Staged by: Clifford Williams, Music by: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Lighting & Design by: Michael Korsch, Performed by: students from NORD/New Orleans Ballet Center for Dance: Angelle Brown, Kaleb Clausell, A’briel Mitchell, Scarlett Mitchell-Yang, Amari Patterson, Chloe Roberts, Manon Scialfa, Violette Stonebreaker, Marguerite Valadi, Amaya Williams, Special thanks to the staff and faculty of the New Orleans Ballet Association.
Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden, Music by: Kemp Harris, Lyric Composer: Dwight Rhoden, Lighting and Design by: Michael Korsch, Costume Design by: DR Squared, Performed by: Desmond Richardson
I. LAZARUS (Blackstar album 2016), II. CHANGES (Hunky Dory album 1971), III. LIFE ON MARS (Hunky Dory album 1971), IV. SPACE ODDITY (Space Oddity album 1969), V. 1984 (Diamond Dogs album 1974), VI. HEROES (Heroes album 1977) Sung by Peter Gabriel, VII. MODERN LOVE (Let’s Dance album 1983), VIII. ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars album 1972), IX. YOUNG AMERICANS (Young Americans album 1975), Performed by: The Company, Choreographed by: Dwight Rhoden, Music by: David Bowie, Staged by: Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Costume Design and Construction: Christine Darch, Lighting and Set Design by: Michael Korsch
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Community-Wide Yom HaShoah Service at Bonai Shalom
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Boulder, Colo., March 12, 2018 – Haver, Boulder’s Rabbinic Council, is leading a community-wide observance to remember the Holocaust on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Congregation Bonai Shalom, 1527 Cherryvale Road, Boulder, Colo.
Yom HaShoah v’HaGevurah, a Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and the Heroism, begins with a program for middle schoolers, which includes a pizza dinner beginning at 5:15 pm led by Barbara Steinmetz, a Holocaust survivor.
A community commemoration service at 7:00 pm features two guest speakers. All interfaith communities are welcome to attend.
Bonai Shalom member and Holocaust survivor Barbara Steinmetz will talk about “An Act of Remembrance… Told as a Reminder to Act!”
Frank Kogen, from the University of Colorado and Out Boulder County, will speak about “Yellow Stars and Pink Triangles – Badges of Oppression/Symbols of Survival.”
For more information, call Bonai Shalom at (303) 442-6605 or email Admin@BoulderHaver.org. See the event flyer on Haver’s website: http://www.boulderhaver.org/YomHaShoah_flyer-2018.pdf.
Haver is a nonprofit fellowship of rabbis and educators from various denominations of Judaism in Boulder, Colo. who work together to teach, study, plan events, deliberate, rule and advise the community about Jewish life. Although it is uncommon for leaders from the Jewish Renewal, Reform, Conservative and Orthodox branches of Judaism to come together, Haver members meet regularly to embody a collective voice of respect and affection, to face challenges collaboratively, and to increase opportunities for Jewish engagement for the people of Boulder and surrounding areas.
Haver offers learning opportunities, holiday celebrations, support for lifecycle events and programs, such as IKAR: The Essentials of Judaism course, which is suitable for conversion students or anyone seeking a Jewish education from diverse perspectives. The coalition also provides collegial support and mutual enrichment among its rabbis. Haver members are ordained rabbis (or equivalent) in good standing, who serve Boulder’s existing synagogues and Jewish institutions.
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Previous JCRC Announces 2018 Honorees to be Celebrated at Annual Luncheon
Next Colorado Jewish Food Fest Coming to Boulder
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado (JGSCO) will present its Annual Full-Day Genealogy Seminar, “Basics & Beyond” on Sunday September 22, 2019.
Save the date and plan to join Boulder Jewish Family Service (JFS) for Reel Hope Boulder on Saturday evening, November 2 at the Boulder JCC.
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Trump Appointment Spree; Cohen 'Deserves' Prison Time: 'BradCast' 12/7/2018
Guest-Host Angie Coiro with a slew of Mueller news and three new Trump noms; Revisiting the Bush Legacy; Huawei as spy?; And guest Lara Bazelon on justice for the wrongly imprisoned...
By Angie Coiro on 12/7/2018, 6:17pm PT
On today's BradCast, I'm your host - Angie Coiro, host of In Deep with Angie Coiro.
Donald Trump's tweet fingers were a'twitchin', as he tried to keep up with the flow of Mueller investigation news while churning out headlines of his own. For starters, he made three key appointments/nominations:
Army head General Mark Milley will move over to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Former H.W. Bush Attorney General William Barr is up for confirmation as Trump's next A.G.;
Former Fox 'News' talking head Heather Nauert is up to replace Nikki Haley as UN ambassador.
I've got the whys and wherefores on those for you. Also, Trump went into rage mode at word of his former Sec. of State Rex Tillerson's very frank discussion on Thursday at a public interview with CBS news veteran Bob Schieffer. Tillerson's explanation of Trump's incomprehension of basic issues, along with his trademark lack of discipline, provoked high-minded Trump tweets calling Tillerson "dumb as a rock" and "lazy as hell".
The BBC has a good basic rundown if you're trying to catch up with the case of Chinese telecom Huawei's alleged spying. I bring you the highlights plus updated news.
Meanwhile, a Swiss paper has published a conversation with Fox's Tucker Carlson who damned the White House occupant as "incapable" of fulfilling his promises. And he went further: "I don't think he's capable of sustained focus. I don't think he understands the system. I don't think the Congress is on his side. I don't think his own agencies support him."
Then, legal expert and journalist LARA BAZELON joins me to discuss her work on restorative justice for wrongly-convicted parolees. She's covered the topic for years for Slate.com, and has now released a book called Rectify. The full version of our conversation will be posted here over the weekend. Don't wait for that, though - I've brought you a big chunk of it right here on The BradCast!
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Brad R. Torgersen
Blue Collar Speculative Fiction
Category: Essays
Guns and abortion illustrate the chasm between American paradigms
Of all the potentially explosive political topics in America today, abortion and guns probably reveal the most—regarding our intense moral, ethical, and ideological divide.
In both cases, the antis are SUPER DUPER ANTI. It’s tough to find somebody who is just sort of “meh” anti. No. They are RAGING ANTI. Hotly, loudly, fist-shakingly anti.
Also in both cases, the antis are (in their minds) fighting for life. They are sure of this in their bones. If you disagree with them, you are (to them) stating you are against life. This makes you bad. Very, very bad.
Meanwhile, for both cases, the pros are SUPER DUPER PRO. Tough to find people who are just kind of “meh” pro abortion, or “meh” pro gun. It’s MEGA MONDO PRO. They are hotly, loudly, fist-shakingly pro.
And the pros all frame their arguments with FREEDOM. Pros are fantastically dedicated to preserving what they consider to be a bedrock liberty. Infringing upon or denying this liberty is heinous and evil. Mess with freedom at your peril!
Pro gun will say it’s not about killing people, and never was. And from their specific point of view, they are 100% right.
Pro abortion will also say it’s not about killing people, and never was. And from their specific point of view, they are 100% right.
I have spent most of my adult life walking back and forth across this divide. I have friends and family on both sides. I have seen and read all the arguments. I am also sympathetic to the moral basis for the antis and the pros, in both camps—all four quadrants.
Me myself? I am against abortion, but I don’t want it outlawed. Because not everything immoral, must be illegal. That way lies totalitarianism and tyranny. For the same reason, I can be sympathetic to the emotional basis for almost all the gun control arguments, without agreeing with gun control itself. Because again, that way lies totalitarianism and tyranny.
People think totalitarianism and tyranny can’t happen here. They are wrong. It happened against the American Japanese in World War 2. It happened against almost every First Peoples tribe in North America. It happened against all the Africans imported from African slave-sellers, who peddled to the English and the French. It happened against the Mormons—my personal little piece of the puzzle—under a governor’s extermination order. And so on, and so forth.
Totalitarianism and tyranny—even the kind cloaked with good intentions—must be resisted. I believe this at a very fundamental level. And the older I get, the more I see how easily and quickly we Americans allow ourselves to succumb to the totalitarian, tyrannical impulse.
Ultimately, if I am pro 2nd Amendment, it’s only because I know from the examples of history that our ballot and jury boxes are worthless—once they’ve taken away both our soap boxes, and our cartridge boxes.
(NOTE: that is my S&W M&P 15, pictured above, when I bought it new in 2016. It is just one of several firearms I own and use on a regular basis. I have put easily a thousand rounds of both 5.56x45mm and the less powerful .223 through this rifle. I have taught both my wife and my daughter to shoot it. Not once have I ever had to charge this weapon and aim it at a human being. God willing, I hope I’ll never have to, too.)
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 5 Comments February 21, 2018 December 1, 2018 2 Minutes
The LAST JEDI that could have been
The Last Jedi. I give it a 6.5 out of 10. I also think with maybe one or two significant tweaks to the main plot points, it could have been an 8. Alas, the fingerprints of whatever committee Disney is running these days, were all over this thing. It tried too hard to be too much to too many people. I liked Rogue One a lot more, and felt like Rogue One didn’t have to work so hard to appeal to the sense-o-wunda that lives in the heart of every STAR WARS fan.
Yes, The Last Jedi had some very, very good moments. But these tended to get undercut by the choppy nature of the other material. So while those moments were on the brink of soaring, some of the pointless and gratuitous plotting (as well as pointless and gratuitous characters) were a net drag on the entire enterprise. The movie just wasn’t “tight” the way it could have been tight, if someone in a position of authority at Disney (and with a clearer eye, aimed backward at the original trilogy) had been allowed to chop the damned thing down. Scuttle some of this stuff that clearly sounded neat in pitch sessions, but should have stayed there. And gone no further.
Thus, here’s how I would rank all of the extant STAR WARS films. This is a gut rank, based purely on my personal satisfaction with each of the movies, in relation to each of the other movies. I’m not basing it on any kind of aggregate (Rotten Tomatoes) nor am I comparing these films to any other movies or franchises.
1) Episode IV
2) Episode V
3) Rogue One
4) Episode VI
5) Episode VII
6) Episode VIII
7) Episode I
8) Episode II
9) Episode III
I do think it’s quite true that all of us who grew up with STAR WARS (as kids and teens and young adults) can never go back home again. Meaning, the unbridled excitement of the original three films cannot be captured in a bottle. We will never see these new movies through child-like eyes. And it’s clear that the franchise does struggle with too much self-awareness, in terms of its global cultural footprint. But ROGUE ONE was an illustration (to me) that they can still nail it, when they want to.
On that note, how hard would it have been to boost The Last Jedi into an orbit matching Rogue One’s? Not very.
Case in point. Imagine a Last Jedi with these modifications . . . .
1) Ditch the Vegas Planet dead end, and have Rose tag along with Finn as they are dispatched (instead, with a tiny team) to Crait. Which is not an old Rebel base, but an old abandoned Imperial base. Which Finn can get into using “older codes, but they check out” and he needs Rose’s help, because she knows what kinds of Imperial fuel and which kinds of Imperial weapons can be quickly adapted for Resistance use. DJ the arms smuggler is already there, though. And isn’t willing to give up his hideout — and cash cow — without a fight. Finn must lead the Resistance expedition against DJ’s small army of mercenary thugs. Eventually DJ bails out, stating, “I sell stuff to your side too, kid. This fight you’ve brought to me, it’s bad for business.” He escapes and lives, to return and play a bigger part in Episode 9. Finn and Rose get back to Organa’s command cruiser — with the goods in tow — only to find:
2) Poe Dameron and Vice Admiral Holdo in a shouting match over what to do now, as General Organa’s cruiser is mere minutes from losing the aft shields. A wounded (but surviving) Admiral Ackbar stumbles from the medical bay, upbraiding Dameron and Holdo both — about how General Organa would be ashamed to see Resistance discipline and chain-of-command so grossly disregarded. He orders the two of them to cease fire, and rally the troops — using the weapons and fuel provided by Finn, with Rose’s assistance. Holdo will put the remaining “brain trust” of the Resistance into the transports for escape to Crait, while Ackbar takes sole command of the cruiser, with Dameron out in front leading a small squadron of the last Resistance snub fighters, co-attacking the big Snoke star destroyer. Both Ackbar and Dameron know it’s a suicide mission. Holdo, with a comatose Leia aboard, departs.
3) Leia, who has been in a kind of Force Fugue since being expelled into space (after her bridge was hit) experiences a dream-like sequence during which she communicates with Luke’s soul, similar to how she heard Luke calling her at the end of The Empire Strikes Back. Luke says he has turned away from The Force, after ruining Ben Solo, and contributing to Ben’s flight to the Dark Side. Luke is too ashamed to re-assume the mantle. Leia begs Luke to come back one more time, and do what a Jedi knows must be done. She loves Luke. She forgives Luke. She wants him to help her one last time, and possibly help Ben Solo, too. Lest the First Order snuff out the Resistance utterly. Luke is inspired, as well as humbled. We then see a scene of Luke quickly trimming his facial hair, military-short. We also see him using The Force to raise his old X-Wing out of the Ahch-To sea, with R2D2 obediently at Luke’s side.
4) Dameron and Ackbar are deeply engaged against Hux and the First Order. Kylo Ren orders Hux to ignore Ackbar and Dameron, so as to pursue Vice Admiral Holdo, in whose care the “kernel” of the Resistance now rests. With fresh fuel and weapons, Ackbar is able to keep Snoke’s super-dreadnought occupied, but cannot block the pursuit of Vice Admiral Holdo. In desperation, with his ship falling to pieces, Ackbar wishes Dameron, “May The Force be with you,” and punches the hyperdrive, launching his cruiser — like a missile — into Snoke’s the super-dreadnought. Dameron retreats to cover the fleeing Holdo, with her transports. A cloud of angry TIEs is all over them, as they descend to Crait. Into this swarm of angry TIEs, the Millennium Falcon appears, communicating with Dameron on Resistance bandwidth. Together, Chewie, Dameron, and Rey, give Holdo cover while Holdo and Finn land the transports, and flee (with Organa in medical stasis) into the old, abandoned Imperial fortress
5) With the Millennium Falcon now badly damaged from overwhelming TIE strikes, Chewie is forced to crash-land the Falcon at the mouth of the imperial fortress. He and Rey disembark, and pursue Finn. Dameron is frantically trying to keep the cloud of TIEs busy, while a force of First Order walkers marches on the horizon. Severely outnumbered, Dameron concludes he’s not going to survive this fight. But just as he’s about to suicide-run one of the walkers, a second X-Wing appears. Older, somewhat worn down, but being piloted with expert precision. The old X-Wing uses proton torps to disable several walkers, while also downing a mess of TIEs, allowing Dameron to get his badly-damaged advanced X-Wing out of the fight. Both fighters eventually fly to where the Falcon is smoldering, and land. Poe and Luke have a moment of mutual admiration — for the fine flying — and then Luke tells Poe to go alone into the fortress in pursuit of Rey. “But you’ll never escape,” Poe says. “Escape is not my plan,” Luke informs him.
6) The remaining First Order walkers, with Kylo’s command shuttle floating among them, close on the abandoned fortress. Seeing one man out in front of the old X-Wing — a blue-accented droid at the pilot’s side — Kylo orders the walkers to stand fast, and his shuttle to land. Kylo stomps down the ramp and walks across the salt, to face his old master. They exchange words, about how things went sour back in the Jedi temple. About how Luke did Kylo wrong. And about how Kylo then did Han Solo and Leia Organa wrong. Enraged, Kylo finally shouts, “Your powers are weak, old man!” And ignites his cross-saber. Luke throws off his Jedi robe — revealing the old fighting Jedi uniform underneath — and replies firmly, “You’ll find I’m full of surprises.” At which point Luke ignites his own saber. The two men raise their weapons, as if to strike, and . . . . cut to black.
Star Wars fanfare trumpets through the theater.
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 23 Comments December 27, 2017 December 1, 2018 6 Minutes
How the ctrl-Left drove me away from American liberalism
A good friend of mine, who also happens to be an outstanding author, once quipped, “If I am forced to choose a side, I choose the side which is not forcing me to choose sides.”
Seldom have I ever encountered phrasing more apt. Because that’s precisely how I feel. I’ve been feeling that way, for years now. It was not a sudden thing. It was a gradual realization. The slow clarity of an underlying sentiment, incrementally surfacing.
To make the picture more specific, let me lay out some background details. This is a bit wordy, so bear with me:
When I first met my wife in 1992, we were both volunteering at community radio station KRCL-FM in Salt Lake City, Utah. Back then, KRCL was something of a tentpole organization for folk who styled themselves as counter-culture. It was staffed with an oddball assortment of old-school Hippies, new-school progressives, the occasional play-anarchist, plenty of environmentalists, a few gays and lesbians, a tiny handful of non-caucasians (my future wife among them) as well as one or two small-c conservatives and small-l libertarians who worked very hard to keep their political cards held close to their chests; at least around the other staff. George Carlin was arguably my favorite comedian. I was attending the University of Utah, having turned down an Army recruiter the year before.
In other words, I was the proverbial sapling, with his roots sunk into decidedly progressive soil.
By the end of 1996, my wife and I had moved to the Puget Sound in Washington State, we were again involved with a public radio station — I was student program director of KSVR-FM from 1995 to 1998 — and I had just voted in my second U.S. Presidential election, selecting Bill Clinton for a second term. I didn’t think Bob Dole was a bad guy, but I tended to pick Democrats in most categories. Why not? Nothing in my life had convinced me that the Democrats weren’t “my” party. And I was surrounded by men and women who all felt the same way. New Dimensions was my favorite weekly talk program, and I was an avid Carl Sagan fan. Being in an interracial marriage practically made me a Democrat by default, though I did not ever sign up with the party, because I liked to be able to keep my options open — and not feel like I “owed” my vote to anybody. I was (and remain) pro-choice, as well as pro-legalization (rec drugs) even though I am an LDS teetotaler of same.
For the year 2000 I voted Al Gore — and was quite upset about Bush 43’s win, as some of my friends from the old incarnation of the ESPN Utah Jazz message forum may recall.
All of which is to say, I may not have been a card-carrier, but I was as reliable a constituent as any Democratic Party planner could have hoped for — a liberal by any reasonable definition of the period. Living in a liberal part of the country, too.
But . . . things had already begun to shift, even if I myself did not yet realize it.
Again, let me lay out some background details:
I’d watched the unfolding of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, and could not understand why so many determined liberals and especially feminists, were so willing to give Bill Clinton a pass. Yeah, sure, I voted for the guy too, but voting for a guy and lending him blind license to ill, are not the same thing. I was pretty sure (then, as well as now) if Bob Dole had been in Clinton’s place, everyone defending Clinton, would have crucified Dole. Bill Clinton (and his ardent defenders) let me down as a result.
Likewise, I’d had a front-row seat for the WTO riots in Seattle. Beyond the disruption those riots caused — at the time, I was working at One Union Square — I couldn’t understand what the rioters hoped to accomplish. They seemed to be protesting anything and everything. There was no coherency. Likewise, there was no discipline. Window-smashers assaulted downtown businesses, while anarchists baited the police into overreacting. Crowds pushed up the ramps near the convention center, trying to block I-5. Public transportation was blocked and vandalized too. It seemed to me I was witnessing, not a dedicated movement for change, but a kind of ritualistic cultural event — for all those who felt like the need to express themselves outweighed actually trying to accomplish a goal with measurable metrics. I was very turned off by the whole episode.
Of course, then came the morning when some nice Middle Eastern gentlemen of a certain religious affiliation converted four full airliners into cruise missiles aimed at U.S. targets on U.S. soil. I’ll never forget that day. Even though I was on the other side of the country. It was the moment when many of my conventional wisdoms — about how people, and the world, work — began to spectacularly unravel.
Because none of the Left-wing reactions to September 11, 2001, made any sense to me.
College professors called for solidarity with the terrorists. Liberals were openly self-blaming the United States for the event. Conspiracy theorists said it was an inside job by Bush, to fool us into going to war. People once again lamented the fact Gore had had the Presidency “stolen” from him — because what was needed most of all, was a President who could go to the United Nations and repent before the world; on account of America’s long history of sordid capitalistic colonialist nationalist imperialism. Or something along those lines.
My reaction to it all was to openly say, “What the f***?!”
The United States — indeed, the liberal West as a whole — had been brutally attacked! Thousands died!
Yet the Left blamed us for the thing? We were the bad guys??!
Clearly, there was a major malfunction happening — at the ideological level.
And the more I began to openly criticise these Left-wing reactions — including my adamant insistence that Gore would have been compelled to go into Afghanistan, just as Bush had been — the more hostility I encountered. And not just theoretically, either. I mean from people I worked with, went to school with, and also had become friends with. The culture of King County was going in one direction about the whole event, and I was going in a different direction. The more time went on, the wider the gap between these two trajectories became.
By the end of 2002, I was signed up with the Army Reserve. Me, they guy who’d been talked out of joining ten years prior, because my Dad knew I was an easy-going fellow who liked to take it easy, and Dad was convinced I’d hate military life.
Dad was right, too. I am not a natural serviceman. It’s an existence quite foreign to my sensibilities. But I signed up anyway, because 9/11 felt to me like my generation’s version of Pearl Harbor. To arms, young men! Do not be caught standing on the sideliness of history! Take up the flag of your country, right or wrong! That sort of thing. I had no illusion I’d be any kind of Rambo. When I joined, I had bad eyes, a bad knee, was very sedentary, and did not possess any talent for tactical training like the Army employs. I wouldn’t be an infantry rock star. I just wanted to help out, in whatever capacity they’d have me. Because that’s my general instinct in most crises: I simply want to assist, in tangible ways that count, versus merely being somebody who gets pissed off on the internet.
Trajectories, continuing to diverge. The ground lurches beneath the tree?
Seattle Democrats took an election away from Dino Rossi. Who won fairly — if narrowly — in the Washington race for governor. The Democrats of King County demanded a recount, then set about inventing ballots for Rossi’s competitor all along the way, and once they put Christine Gregoire over the top, magically the results became legit.
These Democrats didn’t even try to hide what they were doing. They crowed about it, exclaiming, “We’re just getting revenge for what Bush did in 2000!”
There was the woman on the street who said, “Go Army, rape those Iraqis!” when she saw me wearing my Army sweatshirt outside my apartment complex on Lake City Way. This somewhat startling comment would be reminded to me a couple of years later, when a classmate at Seattle Central Commun(ist) College told me it was a shame I signed up with the Reserve, because my job was to kill people. Uhhhh, what? Since when does being an HR Specialist at a Garrison Support Unit involve killing people? It got even worse when the students at SCCC began throwing water bottles at Army recruiters, as well as destroying Army recruiter literature. The students ran the recruiters off campus — and cheered themselves doing it!
Those of us who were military, and attending, wondered how long it would be before we ourselves became targets.
This was about the time a one-man protest operation named ReplacementsNeeded! was covering every light and utility pole in the First Hill and Capitol Hill area, with quasi-anarchist, anti-military agit prop posters. They were vulgar, ghastly, and inflammatory, and they stretched from the sidewalk to seven feet above the pavement. Every. Single. Pole. Within about a two mile radius, give or take. He never cleaned up after himself. He fled Seattle with $10,000.00 in fines on his head, unpaid, then bitched on-line about how Evergreen State College wasn’t progressive enough for him. I think he’s since left the States altogether? I am not sure. I know he never took down any of his signs, despite the city ordnance.
Anyway, anti-military and anti-Bush protest marches were also routinely sprouting from the Capitol Hill district, usually kicking off at SCCC and meandering their way through downtown streets, leaving a wake of debris and sometimes damage to public and private property.
Like when they defended Clinton in 1998, I was severely let down by the liberal behavior I witnessed and experienced, after I joined the military. Nobody seemed to care if it was organized, or not. Nobody seemed to question the sense of attacking soldiers because the attackers hated the President. Feelings mattered more than facts. The ends justified the means. They were proud of it, too.
The tree finds itself standing still, as the sod runs like a river to the left . . .
Needless to say, I voted Bush for his second term. First time ever for me, selecting a Republican in a Presidential race. Even I was surprised. I had been unhappy with the Bush win four years earlier. But the nation was at war. I’d always thought that failing to remove Saddam Hussein — in 1990/1991 — was a mistake. The 2003 Iraq invasion seemed like the U.S. was simply taking care of long-unfinished business. And Kerry? Goodness, how in he world was I supposed to take that man seriously? He seemed to embody everything that had been going haywire (in my opinion) with American politics, in the wake of 9/11. He’d thrown his medals over the White House fence when it was politically expedient, and now he was “reporting for duty” and saluting at the DNC, when it was politically expedient.
I did not trust John Kerry to lead the country any better than Bush had. So, while I did not think Bush was flawless — he wasn’t — I thought he was the better option. Just as I’d thought Clinton was the better option, years before.
But, to be an “outted” Bush voter in Seattle, was to be an unwanted alien — living and working in the Puget Sound I-5 corridor.
I had betrayed the zeitgeist of the region.
Eventually, my wife and I moved back to Utah. Not because of the politics, but because of the cost of living. For an area that prides itself on being merciful to people who don’t have a lot of money, the Puget Sound I-5 corridor is a wickedly expensive place to try to function on a single income; when you’ve got a wife and child to house and feed. Plus, we knew my Mom and Dad would be needing some assistance soon, and it was far easier for us to go to them, than for them to come to us.
But when the Obama election rolled around later that same year, even being in Utah was not sufficient to insulate me from the same attitudes I used to face routinely in the Puget Sound. Because suddenly, if you weren’t fainting to the ground with love and adoration for Saint Obama, you weren’t just called stupid, you were declared evil. You were RACIST! Because nobody could not vote for Obama, without being a RACIST! could they? Of course not. Both the media and the Obama voters let all of us — in poor dumb hick fly-over country — know just what kind of reprobates we were. For not being on board the Obama bandwagon.
And I didn’t even vote for McCain. He seemed like a dud to me. Nor was I impressed with Obama, who seemed like he was all flash, but little substance. I wrote in Mitt Romney for (P) and Condi Rice for (VP) knowing I was “throwing away” my vote. It had not been the first time, nor would it be the last.
Didn’t matter to the Obama zealots, of course. Nor did my marriage. Everybody who was not 110% pro-Obama, was magically painted with the RACIST! brush. This was a fact, the zealots said. We were all RACIST! It was declared over, and over, and over again. Apparently this made my wife a RACIST! too, against her own “kind” — because she voted third party in 2008, as she has often done over the years (she’s just an independent gal like that, and was not impressed with Obama either.)
So, did Obama eventually win me over, the way Clinton and Bush had won me over?
No. Obama cut arbitrary deals with Wall Street and the banks. The economy — already headed into the hole — crashed and burned. He paid lip service to promises made on the campaign trail — closing Guantanamo bay, removing U.S. troops entirely from places like Iraq — while courting the favor of vocal elites in academia, the media, and the entertainment industry. He loved being treated like a rock star, because in reality he was still just that nerdy, underachieving, culturally-white black kid; who had to affect a ghetto accent when politically touring dilapidated inner-city streets he never lived on.
But damn if Obama didn’t make his Leftist white voters feel spectacular about themselves, for having voted for him!
Apparently this was the sole great benefit of re-voting for Obama again in 2012: being able to proclaim your awesomeness as a human being, for having re-elected Teh Furst Black Presadent.
I am sounding mighty cynical at this point, am I not? But wait, there’s more.
By late 2015, I was overseas with a Joint Task Force designed to confront ISIS. We watched Obama effectively yank the cord on our mission. We also watched as Hillary Clinton — recently of Benghazi disaster fame — wiped the walls with Bernie Sanders. She would face Trump for the Presidency in 2016. It was a certainty that she would win. No way would Trump make it. He was an absurd candidate. Hillary was inevitable. Very few of us in that Task Force trusted her. But Trump? The reality TV star with bronze hair and orange skin? What?
My UK counterpart in the Task Force, a 30+ year British Army veteran, was cannier than I was. “Mate, get ready for President Trump,” he said. I told him it was impossible. After watching Romney lose in 2012 — the only Presidential election in which I’d ever felt truly and deeply invested — I had no faith in any kind of resistance to someone like Hillary. She would cake walk her way into the Oval Office.
My Brit friend turned out to be right.
But not before all of us who could not stomach Hillary’s lying and duplicity in Washington D.C., got to be labeled SEXISTS!
Failure to be full-blown enthusiastic about Hillary was SEXIST! We were woman-haters, all of us. Even other women, who clearly detested their own vaginas, by not supporting Hillary.
Many of us would have happily voted Democrat in that race, if someone like Joe Lieberman or Jim Webb had run. I myself would have cheered a Lieberman or a Webb candidacy. I would have been all in. Hell, I was half-serious when I said I’d vote Sanders before I’d vote Trump. Remember what I said, about not wanting to “owe” a vote to anyone? The Republicans had not captured me. I was in play. And so were many other people. I know. I talked to them. It was the easiest crossover bet for the Democrats since Clinton in 1996. Surely. Because . . . Trump?! Seriously??!
But no. Hillary railroaded the DNC and PWN3D the Dem primary process, tossing Bernie out on his ear. As had been the case for a long time, what Hillary wanted, Hillary got. And it didn’t matter who stood in her way.
Meanwhile, the Left applauded, and applauded, and applauded some more.
If you weren’t “With Her!” you were deplorable. Everybody who was anybody, was going out of his or her way, to wave the Hillary flag. It was wall-to-wall virtue signalling, dialed to eleven.
Then came the evening of November 8, 2016. Oh my.
I was as shocked by the Trump win as any other non-Trumper. Outrageous. And yet, it was nice to see an ideological inevitability — “I’m with Her!” — overturned by a republican (note the small r) process still healthy enough to stand up to a vainglorious technocrat of Hillary’s raw ambition. I mean, she did everything right. She courted celebrity opinion. She raked in the endorsements. She had corporations in her hip pocket, and billions of dollars behind her, plus a friendly media who ate out of both her hands. Academics loved her. All the Obama faithful loved her.
Not loving her, was a sure sign of misogyny. Nobody wants to be a woman-hater, right? How does she not win?
Apparently, by being the one candidate 63 million voters disliked even more than Donald Trump.
Which of course has touched off close to 90 days of destructive political pandemonium in these United States. Denunciations. Riots. Beatings. Calls for the White House to be bombed, and for the military to rise up and overthrow the government. All from liberals. All by liberals. A righteous junta! Nevermind that the military vote went to Trump at a 3 to 1 ratio, with a large percentage of the remaining military vote going to 3rd parties. I was in the latter category.
And I have been reminded every single day, just how far I’ve been pushed away — by so-called progressives in this country.
Sure, some of that is me walking my talk. I am not exactly the same guy I was 25 years ago. And not because I don’t think some of the idealism of liberal thought is not worthy, or even evocatively beautiful.
Liberalism — the kind I was attracted to in my teens, and early twenties — mostly focuses on brighter futures with better choices.
Yet at many points over the past quarter century, that shining picture of what the Left supposedly stands for, has been undermined again, and again, and again, and again, by the behavior of self-styled Leftists.
Maybe it all comes down to the fact that I decided Alinsky’s ballyhooed rules are pernicious. Not once do they involve self-reflection, nor questions of higher moral obligation to a power or a need beyond simple political expediency. Like with the 2004 Washington State governors race, the ends justify the means. If you’re a Leftist and you have to lie to get what you want, then lie. If you’re a Leftist and you have to cheat to get what you want, then cheat. If you’re a Leftist and you have to hurt people to get what you want, or if you have to frighten people into not opposing you, then hurt and frighten people.
Never doubt that everything you — the Leftist — says or does, is done justifiably.
Everyone and everything is a fair target. Lash out. Incriminate. Slander. Punish. Make them quake in their boots. They deserve it, the jerks. “If you’re not with us, you’re with the terrorists!” Oops, Leftists excoriated Bush 43 for saying that. Now they themselves live it every day. “If you didn’t vote for Hillary, you’re with the KKK and the Nazis!”
Leftists now give all of us a political litmus test, without exception. Wrong-thinkers will be singled out for eviction from the human equation.
I certainly experienced plenty of this crap during the Sad Puppies campaign, wherein us rowdy sci-fi nonconformists from Delta Tau Chi crashed the Faber homecoming parade, and all hell broke loose with the people from Omega Theta Pi.
And if you’re wondering how in the world an Animal House analogy works in all of this, consider the fact that Senator Blutarsky undoubtedly switched to the Republicans after 9/11/2001. Donald Trump rallies were the toga parties of the election. The Electoral College smashed Hillary Clinton’s guitar against the stairwell wall.
I don’t feel like I’ve stopped being the liberal I was at age 19 — still married to the same amazing lady, still enjoying public radio, still pro-choice, still pro-legalization, still about people having brighter futures — as much as I feel left behind.
The cultural shift that’s masqueraded beneath a banner of liberalism, kicked me out. Or I walked away. Whichever.
Like Hermey the elf, from Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. “You can’t fire me, I quit!”
Naturally, my liberal friends reading this will shake their heads from side to side, with pained expressions on their faces. “He’s got it all wrong. The Right is so much worse. They are always worse.”
Hey folks, I never said the Right was perfect. Nor are the people of the Right immune to being hypocrites about a lot of things.
But here’s the shocker. There is far, far more true liberalism on the American Right, in this 21st century, than inhabits the American Left.
I’ll say it again: there is far more real, actual, tangible liberalism, on the American Right, at this point in time, than on the American Left. By a significant margin.
This is not my opinion based on Fox News, Limbaugh, or Breitbart. I don’t watch Fox News, nor do I listen to Limbaugh, nor do I follow Breitbart. This is my opinion based on a quarter century of cumulative experience and analysis. I have reached this point, having felt the spectrum of American political discourse being dragged beneath my feet, such that many of the old-style liberal heroes of yore would be called dangerously extreme Republicans today.
Doubt me? Hell, JFK was a recklessly warmongering one-percenter. Like Bush 43 and Romney rolled into one! He could not hope to win the Democratic ticket in 2017. He’d be compared to Trump, and lambasted in a similar manner. Meanwhile, Martin Luther King would be called a race traitor, for failing to embrace intersectional identity theories and their attendant anti-caucasian, anti-male, anti-straight, anti-cis hatreds — which place Victimhood (caps v) above content of character.
Even the original Suffragettes would be kicked out of the Good Guy club, for their traditional opposition to abortion.
In other words, there is almost nothing about the 21st century American Left, which can be accurately called liberal. No way in hell.
The 21st century American Left is instead a cultural and political enforcer of both dogma, and uniformity. Which preens in the mirror each morning, celebrating its eminent superiority, and talking down to, attacking, or otherwise throwing out anyone and everyone who steps out of line.
It doesn’t take much to get put on the “bad people” list. Witness all the proper progressives forever being witch-burned on our campuses, by the intersectional crybabies (in grown bodies) who demand to never be disagreed with, otherwise they’re triggered — and need to run to their safe spaces.
I can’t ride in that dysfunctional clown car. It is anti-intellectual, and anti-reason. It proposes to elevate feelings above all else, and has turned victimization — both real and imagined — into a bizarre form of morally-elevated celebrity.
Being a victim is now chic!
Failure to abide by the dogma, gets you attacked. You can’t even criticize the dogma from a friendly standpoint, without being ejected from the tribe of propriety. You are kicked to the curb. Shamed. Shunned. Called names. They attack your friends, your family, try to get you fired from your job, and worse.
I mean, good Lord, they attacked Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show, because she didn’t get up on stage and pull a Madonna or an Ashley Judd.
Thus Lady Gaga “failed” the movement. She is a traitor. Yes, Lady Gaga.
Meanwhile, you can apparently beat a woman to the ground on the campus of U.C. Berkeley, and it’s no-harm no-foul — so long as you can call that woman a “fascist” just because you feel like she’s bad, for having a different opinion.
My gentle suggestion would be: the first step in fighting fascism, involves not being a fascist.
“But isn’t the American Right crackers too?” Sometimes, sure. Delta Tau Chi is hardly a monolith of coherency.
It’s just that, I think the ass-paddlers of Omega Theta Pi can have their black robes and their rituals of humiliation — cough, “check your privilege,” cough — while I will be over at the slum fraternity, having fun with the other deplorables. Delta Tau Chi never tells me I have to prove I am a good “ally” by debasing myself endlessly, then going on the attack against others. They also don’t demand that I model and emulate an increasingly strident and narrow form of ideological purity. They further do not believe in throwing friends to the wolves — when the torches and pitch forks of the Left arrive at the door.
Omega Theta Pi — the modern American Left — are control freaks by comparison. They are in love with banning things. Outlawing words. Ideas. People. Making it a punishable offense to disagree. All while taking selfies and giving themselves squishy hugs for being such wonderful, proper, altogether forward-thinking and forward-believing human beings.
And if you believe otherwise, then f*** you, you’re a RACIST! and a SEXIST! and a HOMOPHOBE! and an ISLAMOPHOBE!
Which reminds me: every LDS person in good standing has become painfully aware of just how big the double-standard is, when the Left talks about religion, and religious cultures. Islam and Muslims are a protected, sacrosanct class. Mormons? F*** ’em. Racist, sexist, inbred, fanatical morons. The LDS leadership in Salt Lake City cannot utter a single peep about church policy, without it becoming an excuse for breathless Left-wing tabloid hyperventilation — about the “problem” of Mormonism. Meanwhile, Islamic radicals continue to murder on just about every continent, and violate every sacred belief in the progressive playbook, but we as a nation are piously reminded to never hold Islam or Muslims accountable. Never, ever, ever, ever. If you say otherwise, you are ISLAMOPHOBIC!
And being ISLAMOPHOBIC! is almost as bad as being TRANSPHOBIC! Even though getting caught being gay or trans in many Isamic countries, is a death sentence. Or worse.
But then, the modern American Left is not great at logical consistency. Thoughts don’t count. It’s the feelz.
Skeptical? Check this out.
Want to be a woman today, even if you’re genetically and anatomically male? Shazam! You’re a woman! Here is your golden Victim crown of identity! Nobody is allowed to say otherwise! Oh wait, women who are actually women — with lady parts and everything — cease to be women the instant they run for office as Republicans. They magically lose their melanin too. Just ask Mia Love if she’s still allowed to be black.
The American Left will confiscate your gender and your ethnicity, if they catch you playing for the wrong team.
Again, the pattern emerges: taking away, taking away, taking away. The modern American Left is obsessed with removing things. I don’t know how or why it came to this, but it has. They want to take away your single-occupancy vehicle. They want to take away your ability to operate your private business according to your religious convictions — except Muslims, who will get a pass. They want to take away your right to choose where your kids are schooled, and how. They want to take away your furnace, and your air conditioner — global warming, cough, climate change, cough, reasons, cough. They want to take away your options at restaurants, and also at the grocery store — you will no longer be allowed to have “bad” things in “bad” quantities. They want to take away your right to own firearms and defend yourself, your family, and your property — because only the police should have guns. Even though the same mouths claims the police are out of control and kill black people for sport.
This is not liberalism. It’s contradictory, nonsensical tyranny, which dresses itself up in a ghastly pink-fuzzy bunny suit of false benevolence. Like Ralphie from Christmas Story, except he’s been zombified, and he’s going to eat you.
You know what I say to that?
In the immortal words of Ned and Uncle Jimbo, from South Park: IT’S COMING RIGHT FOR US!
Speaking of South Park, if you need any further proof that the American Left has dragged the spectrum beneath us, consider the Comedy Central fixture which went from being the prime amusement of adolescent liberals, to one of the few entertainment weapons left in the arsenal of adult conservatives (I know, I know, we’re often the same people; just two decades older.)
Matt and Trey are among the few vocal entertainment pairs left, who will openly make fun of progressives and progressive gospel.
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein being another pair. I have seldom laughed harder, than while watching Portlandia.
(Satire is Kryptonite to the 21st century liberal moral majority, just as it was Kryptonite to the 20th century conservative moral majority.)
My bottom-line analysis? American liberalism abandoned American liberalism.
I watched and felt it happen, right before my own eyes. The Left became power-drunk on their ascendant ride through our culture, and now it’s morphed into the very kind of petty, thin-skinned, tin-pot authoritarianism which the Left claims to oppose. It rejects all questioning, and seeks to revile and hurt the questioner. Look at how scientists who criticize climate change alarmism, become pariahs in their own profession — called “denialist” in an almost ritualistic fashion, by the keepers of the gnostic doctrine of the Church of Global Warming. See how women and ethnic minorities and gays and lesbians, who “come out” as conservative, or Republican, are treated as traitors. Witness business owners and executives who resign in humiliation, when they are “outed” for supporting religiously-based political initiatives that run contra to the Left-wing agenda. (Unless they’re Muslim — free pass!)
Folks, I can’t truck with this. I can’t be with the authoritarian control freaks — people who fight the so-called alt-Right, by inventing an even more problematic ctrl-Left. Not even if the ctrl-Left are the heirs to history, like they always claim they are.
My personal suspicion — as someone who recognizes that history is not a straight-line ramp of destiny, but rather a variable waveform of deliberate action twined with chance — is that nobody owns the future. The more hotly and adamantly somebody claims to own the future, like Khrushchev slamming his shoe at the United Nations, the more sure I am this person (or this movement) is writing its own epitaph. Authoritarians always fail. Always. If not sooner, then later. Because human beings are unruly. We seldom do as we’re told. Not even when it’s the cuddly cudgel of compassionate dictatorship banging down across our skulls.
Yes, yes, I know, the American Right has had plenty of moments in that unkind spotlight too. They’re not immune to overreaching.
The American Right just seems to better understand the way people and the world actually work, versus how we might wish for them to work. Thus the American Right spends a lot of its intellectual and emotional capital on concepts like individual liberty and limited government, according to the wishes of the U.S. Founders.
The American Left, meanwhile, is obsessed with perfecting the human condition, using the ideas of theorists like Marx. They seek a total reformation of society, as well as the state. They are anti-Enlightenment, believing that empirical science and objective analysis are somehow RACIST! as well as SEXIST! Facts which refute the reformative theory, are to be suppressed, and the fact-finders walled out of polite discussion.
The ghosts of the gulags and the killing fields tell us which of these two paradigms is sustainable, and which is not.
I choose to listen to the ghosts.
EDIT TO ADD: a friend reminded me of something I wrote two years ago. Re-reading it, I have to say, “Yup.”
If I am insufficiently hateful of a hater who hates, I am therefore a secret hater? And in order to absolve myself of being a secret hater, I have to loudly and publicly hate the hater more than anyone else who presently hates the hater who hates, and this will prove that I am not a secret hater, because I will have hated the hater the way the haters of the hater say I need to hate the hater because he hates? Hating is now how you prove you’re not a hater. You just have to hate the people the anti-hate haters approve of hating!
Because being an anti-hater is all about hating the haters who hate, even if they’re not really hating, but you think they secretly hate anyway. Because all of us are secret haters who have to be shown our hatred, by the hating haters of hate who hate all secret haters. So that in order to become an anti-hater, you must hate yourself for being a secret hater, who then goes on to hate the hating haters the haters of hate say you have to hate in order to become an anti-hater who formerly hated in the wrong way. But once you hate in the right way, you are magically absolved of being a hater, and can go around hating on everyone you want.
EDIT TO ADD AGAIN: if you’ve not read this excellent piece by my senior at Baen Books, bestseller John Ringo, you should. I agree especially with John’s point — reinforced by this viral bit from British satirist Tom Walker, doing his Jonathan Pie character — that the voting booth remains one of the very few places in American life where people can express how they think and feel, and not get attacked for it. So the Left can shame and shun and label people all day every day, but when those people pull the curtain and prepare to punch their card at election time, what does all the shunning, shaming, and labeling accomplish? In Tom Walker’s words, you get President Trump! (Trust a Brit to see it clearly, just as my buddy in the Joint Task Force did.) But the Left seem to have learned all the wrong lessons from Trump’s win. Instead of pushing the PAUSE button and doing a wholesale review of both tactics and rhetoric, the Left have doubled down. The name-calling is even louder. Even more people are being thrown into the “basket of deplorables.” At this point, the Left are doing so much angry eviction — kicking people out of the auditorium — they’re liable to wind up shouting at empty seats. The Left are so high on their own supply of smug self-righteousness, they cannot be bothered to come down from their ivory tower, eat some humble pie, and talk to the rest of us like we’re decent people.
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 108 Comments February 6, 2017 December 1, 2018 24 Minutes
ROGUE ONE review, with minimal spoilage
I still remember how I felt, coming out of STAR WARS: Episode I. Very mixed emotions. I kept telling myself that it was impossible for STAR WARS to capture me, as an adult, in the same way I had been captured as a child. I kept telling myself that it would get better—with the next two movies. Hope sprang eternal. But then . . . Episode II also let me down. And Episode III was such a colossal mess, I was forced to conclude that Lucas had laid a massive egg. No, three eggs. In a row. And nobody had taken Lucas by the lapels and screamed, “My Lord, George, do you have any idea what you’re doing?!” The man who had gifted us with STAR WARS ,had also nearly ruined STAR WARS. It was a bitter pill, which went down very gradually.
Having seen the new ROGUE ONE, I think the other prequels can be quietly swept into the memory hole.
Which is not to say ROGUE ONE is perfect—it’s not.
But my gut check on any film I see, is always: did I lose track of the clock?
If the answer is yes, I know I’ve enjoyed myself. It doesn’t happen all that often. It happened with Episode VII, though I think ROGUE ONE is actually superior to Episode VII on most levels.
I’ll try to explain why, without giving out tons of plot spoilers.
The cameos by known characters were superbly done. Especially Governor Tarkin. Amazing, how they can resurrect an actor with CGI in this manner. The technology has come even further, since they used it extensively for TRON: Legacy. It was almost like Cushing had returned in real time. Extremely crisp, and barely noticeable—so far as CGI goes. We saw just enough of the familiar faces, to impose verisimilitude on the new film’s emotional landscape.
The central villain was meaty, too. Whereas I wanted to drown Ben/Kylo in a toilet—on account of him being an emotionally unstable, whiney, butthurt little emo jerk—I thought the new main villain for ROGUE ONE was actually composed, and sympathetic. Not because he’s not bad—he is. But because you can see how the pressure cooker at the top of the Imperial pecking order breeds, and then grinds down and uses up, capable men. I didn’t root for him, but I didn’t actively root against him either. He was . . . necessary.
The overall mood of the film is most closely matched by Episode V, to which ROGUE ONE is already being favorably compared. I agree with the comparison, insomuch as ROGUE ONE cannot (by design) have a happy ending. Nevertheless, the mains were given compelling plot arcs and the acting was very nicely done. Just like in Empire Strikes Back. The chief difference being, The Force is not a center-stage player in the plot. It’s there, just not overtly at work. There are no Jedi, but they have left a long shadow across the fabric of the galaxy. This was evocative of the original films, and helped to give ROGUE ONE a level of gravitas that Episode VII occasionally lacked.
ROGUE ONE also sufficiently plugs a monstrous plot hole—from Episode IV—which has bothered many a STAR WARS fan for decades. You will know what it is, when you see it in the new film.
And of course, the space battles and planetside fighting sequences are literally spectacular. As we’ve come to expect from any decent STAR WARS outing.
My only regret, is that ROGUE ONE is a ship in a bottle. It cannot “go on” the way the other films do, because it’s sandwiched between the events of Episode III and Epiisode IV. We’re given a brilliant snapshot of the Empire at the near-zenith of its might, coupled with a Rebel Alliance being compelled to find its feet.
Now, as stated earlier, ROGUE ONE is not perfect. It’s got the usual problems the series is prone to, from a hard-science perspective, as well as the same tendency to gloss over certain necessities of fully-fleshed plot development; for the sake of action-packed plot advancement. This is Space Opera, after all. Sure, you could have probably made two ROGUE ONE films, and dialed pacing down for the sake of getting a slow-boil. But this seems to have been a decision of economy, lest ROGUE ONE steal the spotlight from the main plot core of the seven films which have gone before it. Which I don’t think ROGUE ONE was meant to do.
Rather, ROGUE ONE gives us a picture of the struggle as seen from the eyes of the “little” fighters—the men and women whose names and deeds won’t ever reach the level of a Skywalker or a Solo. Yet their actions are still vital to the Rebellion.
In final, I offer some (not always serious) observations, as well as questions:
Mads Mikkelsen gave a very dignified, tragic performance. His character reminded me of Dr. Baranovich, from Firefox.
Felicity Jones and Diego Luna played off each other believably.
Why does the Empire love death-defying vertical shafts, and improbable catwalks?
Likewise, why do the clone troops wear bulky armor that is clearly worthless against blaster fire, as well as melee weapons?
The Imperial officer corps must get otherworldly perks and benefits, since the higher you climb in the ranks, the more savage and hostile the environment becomes.
It was nice to see the Rebellion’s blemishes brought into the light—the drive for winning and surviving at all costs, can make even good people do terrible things.
The hammy droid antics were minimal. Thank goodness.
Gorgeous original X-Wing and Y-Wing battle footage. Absolutely gorgeous.
The matter of planetary shields again raises its head. We know they had one on Hoth, but it was apparently porous to landing craft. Yet, the shield in ROGUE ONE blocks everything and anything, including transmissions? Except for when the plot requires otherwise? And how come such a shield never equipped the Death Star proper? Eiither 1.0 or 2.0?
Heh. Again, the point is not whether the plot holes exist—they do. The point is that ROGUE ONE was bona-fide rip-roaring, with some substance to boot.
I think I now have to rank the entire STAR WARS franchise (from most-favorite to least-favorite) as follows:
4) R1
— (I prequel redacted from personal fan canon)
— (II prequel redacted from personal fan canon)
— (III prequel redacted from personal fan canon)
Hoarders of rectitude
Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) wrote some interesting commentary this week. How familiar it all sounds, given the SF/F storm of 2015. I agree with Scott. It’s a disheartening thing when any Presidential candidate excommunicates half the country from the human equation. That’s basically what Hillary Clinton did, with her quip about “deplorables.” She’s reading from the 21st century progressive playbook. I call it Moral Majority 2.0, which has taken all the worst qualities of the so-called Moral Majority of the 1970s and 1980s, and valorized them — with a progressive flavoring. It’s now perfectly okay to hate, despise, lie about, abuse, bully, browbeat (or physically beat!) people who are “bad” — because the “bad” people deserve it.
And who are these “bad” people, and how can we know them?
Why, they’re everyone who’s not voting for Hillary, of course.
I know, I know, it’s unconscionable — to not support Hillary. I mean, are we crazy? How can we not vote for Hillary? Even if she is a serial liar who evades accountability by buying off and/or intimidating people who might call her on the carpet? She’s going to be the first woman President in U.S. history! Why do we want to be on the wrong side?
I’ve seen and heard a lot of that kind of talk — about people being on the wrong side of history — during both the Obama years, and now the (soon to come) Hillary years. Usually issuing from the keyboards of so-called liberal opinionators who believe human civilization is on some kind of straight-line “ramp” ascending ever-upward to an idealized nirvana of economic, political, and social perfection.
To the liberal opinionators, they and theirs are on the ramp, while all the rest of us are merely hapless ideological road kill. We didn’t (or don’t) pick the right “team” therefore the choo-choo of inevitability is going to leave us behind — or run us over.
Like Moral Majority 1.0, there is a smug certainty to the declarations of Moral Majority 2.0, and Hillary’s “deplorables” comment was made precisely so as to tap into that smugness. For Hillary — and her ardent fans — the country is theirs, and theirs alone. The rest of us are just squatters. We’re going to be run off, or burned out. If not literally, at least figuratively. We didn’t pick the correct “side” so we will not be given a place at the table. We have been made “bad” according to the doctrines of Moral Majority 2.0 and there will be no redemption for us.
In other words, we are blocked from having moral validity, as well as virtue. The river of moral worth has been dammed up at Hillary Clinton. If you’re downstream, forget it. No moral worth for you. Either get with the program and be on the reservoir with the rest of the “right thinking, right voting” Hillary supporters — even the ones holding their noses — or you’re an outcast. You are cut off from the light of righteousness. Banished from the circle of humanity.
“Either you’re voting for Hillary, or you’re with those Nazi racist Trump voters!”
I’ve said in this space (before) that I am taking a Treebeard approach to the 2016 election: Side? I am on nobody’s side, because nobody is on my side. Forced to swallow Fish Hook #1 or Fish Hook #2, I choose a third option.
But that doesn’t mean I think the people voting for Trump are awful. I also don’t think the people voting for Hillary are awful, even if I think Hillary herself is an awful choice, in an awful election year. I fully respect the personhood of both voting blocks, even if I think neither of them is going to get anything like what they’re hoping for — from either of the two main, miserable candidates. So, I try to be careful to distinguish between my dislike of the candidates, and the voters supporting same. I’ve got good friends and even family who are voting for both Hillary and Trump. I don’t think this makes them awful people.
But there does seem to be a significant number of Hillary supporters who aren’t willing to accord me and mine — to say nothing of the Trump supporters — similar courtesy. To them, if you’re not standing with Hillary, you’re scum.
Remember how Bush (last decade) was excoriated for declaring, “Either you’re with us, or you’re with the terrorists”?
Progressives and liberals loathed, derided, and detested that sentence. They considered it proof of Bush’s retrograde, one-dimensional policy. Zero nuance.
Do any of Hillary’s proponents think twice, in our current election, before sneering about misogynist, racist, homophobic, Trump voters and independents?
If not, they probably should.
Frankly, if your first instinct is to label anyone who doesn’t behave or believe the way you do — racist, misogynist, homophobe, Nazi, etc. — I think the problem is far more on your side of the table, than not. You’re neither caring, nor compassionate. You’re merely impressed with your own moral and political rightness.
You’ve become a hoarder of rectitude. All for you, none for us. Nobody else is allowed to have any goodness. Only you — and everyone you deem worthy — gets to be good. Meaning, your monocultural opinions and ideas are the only ideas given any standing in a given conversation. Everyone else who isn’t “smart” enough to believe and think just like you, is a moral monster.
And we all know that monsters are fair game. You can vandalize their property, call them bad names, call their family and their children bad names, lie about them and spread lies to defame and undermine them, threaten their jobs, stage repeated on-line mob sessions or street protests resembling 1984’s infamous Two Minute Hate, and much worse. Because monsters deserve what they have coming to them.
Monsters aren’t on the “team” pushing this country up the “ramp” leading to the perfection of the human condition.
Therefore, anything done to or said about a monster, is perfectly okay. Even terrible, hate-filled untruths, designed to evict decent folk from the human condition. It’s all good. They’re only monsters.
When Hillary called us “deplorables” she was saying we not only do not matter, but that we’re terrible people who do not exist in the realm of individual dignity. In true Hillary fashion, everyone who is not useful to her, is deemed an outlander. We’re off the chart of civilization. We are just in the way of Hillary’s vision of progress.
This kind of thing has happened regularly throughout history. The many Moral Majorities — and their bold leaders — which have marched brazenly across every continent. How or why we don’t learn from the past, is probably explained by the fact that self-righteousness is a hell of a drug. Convince a man that he’s got the moral “right” to be terrible to another human being, and that man will do all manner of atrocity — in the name of what he believes to be correct. Or true. Or virtuous. Because he’s been given an excuse.
The various Marxist movements of the 20th century were all certain that their “way” was the inevitable — indeed, scientific — path forward. Hundreds of millions of human beings suffered and /or were killed, for the sake of the Marxist certainty that their ramp to societal perfection, was so just and so absolute, that nobody could deviate without being an obviously amoral and pernicious individual. Worthy of jail. Torture. Execution. And other heinousness.
Of course, the Marxist road to a perfect society, predictably crumbled beneath them. Because history is not a straight line. It is an oscillating waveform. Depending on your view, the present time may be a peak, or a trough; or maybe somewhere in between? The “inevitable” course of history has an uncanny tendency to swerve sharply from expected trajector(ies).
Thus it may be that the finger-pointers of 2016 — those who happily mock and abuse us “deplorables” — will learn a little humility.
Or not?
Again, self-righteousness is a hell of a drug.
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 49 Comments October 26, 2016 December 1, 2018 5 Minutes
The Mote in Gernsback’s Eye
I’ve said before that it usually doesn’t matter how much a conservative shouts or points at a problem with liberal behavior, the liberals usually don’t pay any attention until another liberal sees the same problem, and speaks up. This is because liberals (and conservatives often, too) — in the United States — have trained themselves to be so cynical about the thoughts and motives of the other side, they will immediately discount any information flowing from an “enemy” source. Everyone is forever on the alert for “concern trolling” and nobody wants to budge an inch, if it means admitting that maybe something might be wrong in friendly territory.
Excerpted below are the comments of the current Vice President of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America — SFWA.
NOTE: I walked out of that organization after they expelled Mike Resnick and Barry Malzberg from the pages of the SFWA Bulletin, for what essentially amounted to word crime. I decided I didn’t want any part of a so-called writers’ union that would treat two of its senior members so shabbily, over a matter which can only be described as thought-policing. I haven’t paid much attention to SFWA since then.
But Ms. Hogarth’s words struck a chord with me — they should, for any conservative who’s toiled in these spec fictional prose mines over the past 25 years. I said it last weekend: the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy does not like conservatives, nor libertarians, all that much. Being a conservative or libertarian (aka: classically liberal) in SF/F, in the year 2016, is akin to operating in enemy territory. Not because you’re out to get them as much as they’re certainly out to get you. Unless you can run silent, and run deep. Showing your cards — forcing them to admit that you exist — comes with a host of potential repercussions. You’ve definitely got to make up your mind about how you’re going to sail your way through this strange little ocean Hugo Gernsback dubbed “scientifiction.”
I attended a con once where the toastmaster said that they wanted all conservatives to “hurry up and die and leave the planet to the rest of us. No wait, they can stay as long as we can have their money.” And people applauded. That person wasn’t kicked out of the convention. They were feted and congratulated while I sat in the audience, pale and trembling, listening to the people around me cheer my demise. I have never, ever forgotten that moment. Or all the threatening ones after, both generalized or intimate, like the man who leaned into my face and told me the world would be better off without me and people like me. No one stepped in to tell him that he shouldn’t say such things. The people standing around us just nodded or smiled. One of them even said before leaving, “Your time is over. We don’t need you anymore, [expletive here].”
The mandarins of SF/F expend a lot of energy wrapping themselves in the flag of tolerance. But as any conservative can tell you, that tolerance runs pretty much one-way. A tolerance conversation (liberal to conservative) in SF/F often goes like this, “Hello, I am a tolerant caring compassionate liberal, and you’re not. You will sit there and politely listen to all of my ideas and theories, and not say a word. I will sit here and listen to all of your ideas and theories, and then I will explain to you why you’re a dirty bigot and a hater and an evil human being. We will both agree I am right, and you will apologize for being bad.”
That, dear friends, is how “tolerance” works in SF/F at this time.
I’ve discussed this at length with Orson Scott Card — he being well acquainted with the tolerance charade — and he says it didn’t used to be like this before 1980. Oh, to be sure, there were plenty of fans, authors, and editors on the left-wing side of the aisle. But it wasn’t so vindictive, nor so personal. You could sit at a table with conservatives, liberals, anarchists, libertarians, and have a rousing verbal melee of competing ideas, but at the end of it, you’d still be able to shake hands, and walk away comrades in the field. That began to change (perhaps not coincidentally) about the time Ronald Reagan took his seat in the Oval Office. Gradually, in dribs and drabs, the dominant left-wing culture of SF/F has traded in true tolerance, for a kind of totalitarian double-think 1984 version of tolerance — people and ideas labeled ‘intolerant’ don’t have to be tolerated. In 2016, with tender snowflakes floating around in SF/F like it’s a mild blizzard, anyone can be labeled ‘intolerant’ for any reason, logical or not. Because anyone can claim to be a Victim (caps v) and in the new vernacular of Social Justice Zealotry, the Victim is always right and always wins. Always.
What this means is that common law assumption of innocence — the foundation for Enlightenment justice as practiced in the United States for over two hundred years — has been replaced (in the culture of SF/F) with a totalitarian law of default guilt. When a Victim says you have “aggressed” in some fashion, you are automatically at fault. In fact, if you’re unfortunate enough to possess “privileged” demographics, your very existence is an aggression. You must put on your scarlet letter P and show the world that you are willing to atone for your sin of privilege, and call out those around you for their privilege too. Again, all of this rests on a totalitarian law of default guilt.
Not surprisingly, default guilt breeds an environment where compassion and generosity shrivel away to nothingness.
I’ll say it twice, for emphasis: default guilt breeds an environment where compassion and generosity shrivel away to nothingness.
What do I mean by that? Look at Ms. Hogarth’s example. A compassionate person does not openly wish for a broad segment of the population to die — whether it was a joke or not — and a compassionate audience does not applaud such a statement. There is also zero generosity in the declaration, “We don’t need you anymore, your time is over, bitch.” Ms. Hogarth was cast in the role of villain merely for being who she is. As the villain, she was not accorded the regard even a child might be accorded. Villains don’t deserve regard. Villains deserve scorn, disdain, insults, and worse.
I have occasionally read and heard rebuttals along the lines of, “Well if conservatives and libertarians weren’t so selfish, terrible, hateful, and bigoted, we wouldn’t have to insult them!”
Again, the totalitarian assumption of guilt. It doesn’t matter how the default villain has comported herself. The villain is the villain is the villain. And villains are fair game for all kinds of atrocious and genuinely aggressive (usually, passive aggressive) behavior that tolerant liberals themselves would never countenance; if it were directed at them, or their fellow ideological travelers.
More from Ms. Hogarth:
I am all for a more civilized fandom. I am all for us being kinder to one another, and striving to understand each other’s viewpoints, experiences, and beliefs. I give people the benefit of the doubt, and because of that, I’ve enjoyed friendships with a broad gamut of people, all of whom have taught me a great deal and brought me a great deal of joy. But if we’re going to slap people on the wrists for microaggression, can we please start playing fair? Can we go after the person at the con who made knowing comments to the audience about flyover states? Can we talk to the person who was preaching radical feminist philosophy as if it was the only sensible philosophy until I said, quietly, “I’m sorry. I’m not on board with most of that.” Can we stop the toastmasters wishing that half the population would die in a fire (and leave their wealth to them)? Is my excessive discomfort also important? What about all my conservative or religious friends, and the fans who have quietly told me the only place they feel safe is in my social media spaces? What about the fans who have even more quietly told me they don’t feel safe ever?
I find this sentiment plausibly risable. It seems like the voice of grown-upness, pleading for sanity. “Can we all please just try to treat each other a little better? Please??”
I could only add that the solution to all of this, is not to police the left-wing (on matters of “microagression”) to the same degree that the right-wing has been policed. The solution is to reevaluate the entire concept of “aggression” and “microagression.” Again, what happened to common-law assumption of innocence? We need to get back to it. Do not assume intent to harm. Set the bar (for proof of harm) high, and keep it high. Good lord, do we really want twin competing blizzards of tender snowflakes, all flying into each other and running to authority figures to “fix” the issue? Like a pack of sore-faced first graders endlessly tattling to teacher?
I was raised to believe that a real grown-up can take a few things on the chin. I was also raised to believe that a real grown-up can laugh at himself on occasion. The totalitarian assumption of guilt removes vital flexibility from our interactions. Everyone winds up expecting and seeking to discover (s)he has been harmed, and everyone is on the defensive against accusations of same. This kafka-esq nightmare of human relations permits almost no compassion, nor humility. When both pride and ego have been refined to the point of glass fragility, the slightest knock can cause shatteringly overblown reactions.
So, rather than degrade the state of dialogue, we need to promote thicker skins as well as greater honesty. I don’t want liberals being too scared to speak their minds. If somebody wishes I would go away and just die, I may not like the sentiment, but at least I know where the person stands. I am tough enough to hear those words, and I know the viewpoint from which they spring. It’s the viewpoint of moral surety. Scaring liberals into never speaking their moral surety does not end the moral surety. It merely drives them into echo chambers behind closed doors, where they can speak and share that surety in safe company; people who won’t run and tattle to teacher.
And if both conservatives and liberals only ever spend their time among like minds, behind closed doors, inventing monocultural spaces for themselves where they only ever have to hear and speak the same thoughts about the same ideas . . . well, we’re pretty much there already. In SF/F and also the culture at large. Social media has allowed us to run around inside the heads of other people, and we’re horrified by what we find there. Perhaps the liberals of SF/F believe that SF/F conventions (like Worldcon) ought to be places where they can feel safe verbally wishing for the deaths of conservatives? Forgetting that conservatives, too, are part of the fabric of SF/F? Whether SF/F’s liberals like it or not.
One wonders what old Mr. Gernsback might make of the situation — he who originally intended for “scientifiction” to be a literature that interested children in STEM careers. I am not sure Gernsback had any asterisks attached to that desire, political or otherwise.
Still more, from Ms. Hogarth:
Should I discuss at length all the times I have had this prejudice applied to me, not only at conventions, but in my career? Should I tell you about the time someone told me I “belong in the Baen gutter, with all the other troglodytes?” If this wasn’t a systemic prejudice, I wouldn’t bring it up. If we didn’t belong to a fandom that claims to desire diversity, I wouldn’t bring it up. But it’s both, and I am here bringing a warning: all the moderate conservatives — which constitute the majority — who do care about the rights of their friends, no matter their identities, are being driven away. Soon SF/F will find itself in an echo chamber, without any way to build bridges to the people who will increasingly see them as enemies. I don’t want that to happen. That’s why I continue to quietly point out that we can’t foster an environment of real safety without including people we disagree with. Because without exposure to one another, it’s too easy to demonize each other.
Three or four years ago, a fellow author lamented — in a discrete conversation among mixed company — that she had to suppress and hide a significant portion of her identity, in order to avoid causing trouble in SF/F. Because she knew her religiously-couched beliefs about a hot-button political topic would make her persona non grata with fellow authors, and also editors. She was crying when she said it. She knew she was baring her soul to a potentially hostile audience. At the risk of using a shopworn phrase, I felt her pain. Quite deeply. About a dozen years ago, it became apparent to me that if I truly wanted to become a “player” in SF/F I would have to learn to mask my beliefs. Either hide them, or pretend (in the company of fellow professionals) that my beliefs were contra to what I actually think and feel. About economics. About how societies and human beings function. About God, and the immortality of human essence. About sex and sexuality. About any number of things. It would all have to be shoved far back into the closet, and kept there. Otherwise, I was going to piss off a lot of people.
A few years later, having broken into the field — and having also failed spectacularly to keep my trap shut — a trusted mentor engaged in what can only be described as an impromptu intervention. To his credit, all of his logic was business-sound: when you are open about your beliefs, you risk alienating part of your audience, as well as part of your professional cohort. So why talk about it? Isn’t the golden rule to never discuss religion or politics? Because this conversation almost always ends in disaster?
My mentor made excellent sense, then. He still makes excellent sense now. And if the field of SF/F were a field that abided the golden rule across the board I am quite sure I’d not feel the need to bang my pot to the extent that I’ve been banging it. Bless my poor mentor, I know he gets an eye-twitch now, if ever my name is brought up in conversation. He knows he’s gonna have to hear it, about me. And he’s tired of deflecting, or making apologia. I don’t blame him.
But then, that’s precisely why I can’t let it go. Why should he have to deflect, or offer apologia? Why should Ms. Hogarth have to sound the alarm, about moderate conservatives being driven out of SF/F? Why should my fellow author — who cried tears of genuine anguish — have to suppress or cloak who she is, just to get along in this field? Why should any of us have to fear repercussions simply for thinking or expressing opinions or ideas that other people in SF/F disagree with?
“Stop thinking and speaking bad ideas, and we won’t have to be jerks to you!” shout the defenders of the status quo.
Ah, yes. The time-honored excuse of all abusers: you made us do it. There was a fair amount of that talk, directly following the farcical 2015 Hugo awards ceremony. And I’ve made no bones about the fact that I think the mandarins of SF/F self-inflicted a very deep, perhaps irrecoverable wound. But even that wound is merely a symptom of the bigger problem. Of the cultural and intellectual rot which has settled over SF/F and is presently intensifying.
Nobody on the “other side” has to give a damn what I say or write.
But they ought to give a damn about what Ms. Hogarth says and writes.
This is a key officer in the field, putting the field on notice. That the rot must not continue without remedy. I may disagree with her style of remedy, but there must be a remedy. At some stage SF/F’s self-styled liberals must force themselves to look into the eyes of those whom they despise, and find humanity there.
Otherwise, SF/F is going to entirely balkanize. It may have balkanized already? A kind of ethnic cleansing, wherein the “bad people” are at last revealed, and driven from the hall of righteous purity. Leaving SF/F a shell of its former self. Unable to grapple with the most basic of all scientifiction concepts: that there are minds which think as well as yours, just differently.
If there was ever a time when that maxim was carved into the stone archway over the door to the hall, it’s since been chiseled out, and replaced by a cheap plastic placard that says: SAFE SPACE. The door itself is now festooned with blinking orange hazard lights and gobs of yellow-and-black caution tape. Abandon all differences, ye who enter here. Diversity has become a skin-deep game of demographics and Victim-identity fetishization. The totalitarian culture of guilt is omnipresent. You can’t go a week in this field without some poor author or editor being called out, shamed, shunned, castigated, and verbally burned at the stake — for infractions of impiety or heresy.
Scientifiction — the literature which ought to, above all other things, pride itself on free inquiry and the publishing and expression of “dangerous” ideas — has fallen into a spiritual and ideological gutter of same-thinkery, restrictions on speech and expression, and the routine punishing of “evil doers” who cannot or will not conform to expected orthodoxy.
Again, the left-wing side doesn’t have to give a damn what I say or write.
But if enough people like Ms. Hogarth have the courage to tell the truth, maybe things can change?
One has to hope.
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 133 Comments August 26, 2016 December 1, 2018 12 Minutes
The 21st Century American Social Justice Zealot
I’ve slowly stopped using the phrase “Social Justice Warrior.” Precisely because most people who endlessly whine about social justice issues, in 2016 America, aren’t warriors at all. A warrior is (to paraphrase Worf, from Star Trek) bound by concepts of duty, honor, loyalty, and sacrifice. A warrior puts the needs of the mission, the service, the country, before his/her own needs. A warrior embraces stoicism — the stiff upper lip — and does not indulge in histrionic, spastic outbursts of self-pity, or accusatory name-calling. A warrior does not seek to be offended at the drop of a hat, nor does a warrior run to authority figures every time (s)he is slighted, or finds the actions or speech of others to be objectionable. A warrior is practiced in matters of self-discipline, self-denial, and overcoming obstacles without piteously crying about how external stumbling blocks have permanently hampered his/her progress.
I see none of these qualities — not in the actions, nor the words — of America’s new breed of socially conscious, digitally narcissistic, materially pampered, self-absorbed activists.
Whatever happened to Kennedy’s call, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!” Hmm? When did our academic and activist set close its ears to Martin Luther King’s deservedly famous and timelessly evocative Content of Character speech?
Today’s so-called Social Justice Warrior is not a warrior at all. Merely a zealot. There is no onus on the zealot to hold himself or herself to a higher principle. The only thing a zealot understands, is that (s)he is emotionally invested in his/her beliefs above all else, and will use whatever means necessary to harangue, badger, intimidate, coerce, and control other people — so that the zealot gets his/her way. The world is artificially bent to conform to the zealot’s will.
It goes without saying that the 21st Century American Social Justice Zealot is an unhappy soul. By themselves, feelings of anger, rage, hopelessness, or impotency, are not invalid. Just about every human being experiences all of these emotions at one time or another. Most of us — as we grow and mature — learn to channel these emotions into constructive action. We start (in the words of Stephen R. Covey) with our immediate circle of influence. We focus on ourselves, and what we can do about our personal lives. (Worf, tapping fist to chest: “Here! Here is where we meet the challenge!”)
But the Social Justice Zealot is forever focused on external factors. Seeking (and often inventing) outside reasons for why the Social Justice Zealot is unhappy. Pretty soon, friends, family, coworkers, colleagues, they all begin to look like enemies. The Social Justice Zealot ultimately finds (s)he cannot be comfortable in the company of anyone other than more Social Justice Zealots. And together, they spin great narratives about how the very fabric of the world is racist, or sexist, or homophobic, or “cishet fascist,” and it’s the job of Social Justice Zealots to set the world to rights. They are a religion unto themselves. Totally committed to proselytizing their gospel, while driving all other forms of thought out of the public square.
And they demand that the apparatuses of learning and government force the rest of us to conform, or else we’ll be subject to inquisitorial pain and suffering.
(Another Star Trek aside: who remembers TNG’s episode “The Drumhead”?)
if Social Justice Zealotry abides any kind of code, it’s Alinsky’s. “The ends justify the means” is not just an instructive maxim on how to accomplish goals, it’s a justification for the tearing down and destroying of much that is good, noble, and necessary to our Western Liberal way of life. (Remember when “liberal” used to mean being open to multiple points of view, even the ones a person may disagree with?) Social Justice Zealots are far, far more concerned with their own feelings — and how these feelings inform (cloud!) their perspective — than they are in constructively approaching problems, much less seeking compromise. To the Social Justice Zealot, compromise is a dirty word. The church of Social Justice has compromised far too much as it is. It’s time for an all-out holy war on the “normal” facets of society, which “oppress” at every turn.
In their hurry to rip down the tapestries of the Enlightenment, Social Justice Zealots have lately been exhuming the rhetorical corpses of venerated men (and even a few women) from the past, and putting the cadavers on trial for various sins — according to Social Justice Zealot orthodoxy.
(In the realm of the speculative arts specifically, almost nobody is immune — name your favorite science fiction or fantasy or horror writer who died before the year 2000, and you can find twenty and thirty-something Social Justice Zealots verbally eviscerating that person on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media.)
Those historical figures which cannot be creatively coopted for the Social Justice cause, are summarily placed in the stocks, and splattered with rotten fruit. Always by people who seem to possess few or no valuable skills — which they might trade to society, for the purpose of self-betterment. After all, a Grievance Studies degree from Redwood State College of Northern California, doesn’t prepare one to do much else in life, other than become a campus apparatchik teaching other people to have Grievance Studies degrees.
Thus the Social Justice Zealot is a creature of recursive Ouoroborosian dimension. Endlessly traveling along circular paths of external blame, and possessing a special hatred for the edifices of Enlightened Western philosophy, commerce, liberal government, personal freedom, common law assumption of innocence, and the belief that while all men and women might be created equally, outcomes cannot and never ought to be guaranteed. Even progressive fellow travelers — caught straying from the doctrines of the church of Social Justice — are eaten alive. Hounded from their chairs at university. Made to prostrate themselves and grovel.
While the Social Justice Zealots take frowny-selfies — with a collective middle finger erected in the direction of the cell phone lens. Petulant. Unable (or unwilling) to cope. Forever demanding that people with productive lives, be made to stop and pay attention. Because fuck you, that’s why.
No, friends, these are most definitely not warriors. The Social Justice Zealots are the product of three generations of ever-softer parenting, and ever-softer living. Spoiled children in adult bodies. People more enamored with their narratives, than they are with facts. Unused to actually earning an honest living, at a vocation or profession that produces things society needs to function and survive.
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!”
Those words have been thrown in the Social Justice trash barrel.
The Social Justice Zealot motto is, “The country owes me everything, and if you disagree, I am going to call you a bigot, a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, along with a bunch of other bad words; and fuck you very much for even existing, you cisnormative asshole!”
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 37 Comments August 19, 2016 December 1, 2018 5 Minutes
The market always wins
Now that the rebooted Ghostbusters is officially being acknowledged as a red-ink bath for Sony Pictures, can we please put down the protest signs, and have a candid talk? About how all the scolding in the world, cannot force the audience to love a thing? Likewise, all the scolding in the world, cannot force the audience to hate a thing, either.
Basically, stop with the scolding. It doesn’t work. It never works.
Remember how the new Star Wars book — that was a prequel to the seventh film — scored more one-star Amazon reviews, than all of its four and five-star reviews put together? And the author proceeded to scold the audience for it? I say, lighten up, Francis! It’s not because the audience is secretly morally repugnant. It’s because you turned in a weird book, written weirdly, versus the straightforward space adventure novel everybody wanted, and were expecting. Was that your editor’s idea? For you to throw an experimental literary curveball at the Star Wars fans, then teach them to hate you — by accusing them of being horrible people?
See, here’s the thing. The market always wins. Always. Doesn’t matter how brave or bold your posturing may be. If your book, or your movie, or your album, doesn’t have enough “there” there, you can hang a million virtue-signals on the thing — dress it up like a damned social justice christmas tree — and the audience is going to give you a big, whopping, “Meh.” And it’s not because the audience is secretly homophobic or misogynistic or racist. It’s because the audience is tired of being sermonized, and cannot be commanded to vote (with its collective wallet) for something it doesn’t want to vote for.
The Ghostbusters reboot failed, not because America hates women, but because America looked at this movie and said, “Two-point-five stars; maybe three at most, if we’re in a good mood.”
The audience doesn’t care about progressive eat-your-ideological-veggies politics. The audience doesn’t care about the demographics of the actors. The audience just wants to have a good time.
Likewise, you cannot command consumers to shun a thing, if that thing has already won them over. Remember Chick-Fil-A? Bunch of Social Justice Zealots (SJZs) commanded us all to “punish” Chick-Fil-A for (insert progressive political reason here) and the response — by Americans — was to give Chick-Fil-A a record week in profits. Any way you slice it, the SJZ plan wholly and utterly backfired. Because Chick-Fil-A chicken is delicious. People have known this for years. It’s why Chick-Fil-A has exploded nationally. Check out any Chick-Fil-A franchise at lunch or dinner, and you will typically see stacks of cars lined up around the lot, sometimes more than once, with a huge crowd at the registers inside. The anti-Chick-Fil-A “punishment” maneuver merely caused those ordinarily packed lines to go out the driveway, down the street, and around the block. Because the consumers said “F*** you, you can’t make us hate good food.” The consumers are still saying it, too.
So, please, let’s pause for a moment; to consider the boots-on-ground reality. Wagging your finger at people is never, ever a winning marketing strategy. Wagging your finger at the crowds is liable to have the crowds showing you a collective finger of their own — and it ‘aint the index finger. Because people like what they like, and they don’t like what they don’t like. De gustibus. You want to freight your product with all kinds of social justice ornamentation? Fine. Just be aware of the fact that you’re putting a stone around that product’s neck. Don’t be shocked when it sinks to the bottom, never to rise. It’s not the audience’s fault. It’s your fault for thinking the audience wanted or needed you to shove your politics up their collective ass.
Again, the crowds just want to have fun. I repeat: they want to have fun. Can you bring the fun? Can you make something that gets spontaneous laughter or applause, without it turning into an imitation of a Politburo session, where grown men collapse because they dare not get caught being the first one to put his hands back into his pockets? Maybe you think the Politburo sessions are an instruction manual, versus a cautionary tale?
Maybe you need to reconsider.
But wait, who am I kidding? Of course you won’t reconsider. SJZs never, ever reconsider. Smug self-righteousness is a hell of a drug. Once a person is hooked, (s)he loses all perspective, and becomes both myopic and deaf. That’s SJZism in a nutshell: myopic, and deaf.
But don’t say nobody warned you. The next time your movie or book — tricked out with all the latest virtue-signalling baubles — tanks. You spent too much time focusing on the wrapping paper, without paying enough attention to what’s inside. It’s the product itself that counts. Just like content of character counts. Remember who said that? I do. It was good advice.
More “there” there, please. Bring the “there” and you succeed, every time. “There” is what matters to the consumer, above all else.
Not what you think you’re saying with the product. Not what you think you have to say, to make people think you’re one of the Good Guys. The audience isn’t paying money to watch you check yourself out in the mirror, take selfies, and broadcast to the world that you’re wonderful.
The audience wants to be entertained.
Not educated. Not lectured. Not have their awareness raised.
Entertained.
Oh, sure, you might get some fraction of the crowd to buy in — as a political duty. And if you can be satisfied with an “audience” that supports you solely and explicitly out of obligation, knock yourself out. Just don’t be shocked when the crowds aren’t beating down your storefront door. Learn to be content with your monthly trickle from Patreon. You’ve chosen to wear your SJZ badge on your lapel. You couldn’t wait to tell the audience how much they suck. You elected confrontation as your mode of communication. The bad’s on you. Make no mistake about it. The bad’s on you.
On the gripping hand, if you’re a content producer who’s been frustrated by the fact that the SJZs keep demanding you create the way they expect you to create — otherwise you’re a horrible person who will be punished — take heart. You don’t have to do what they say. You don’t have to kiss the asses, nor the rings. Your options are open. You can have fun doing what you’re doing, and find an audience who will have fun right along with you. And if you can spin the fun up to high enough RPM, maybe you get a feedback effect, go viral, and see some real traction? It’s not a guarantee. But then again, with the market, nothing ever is. You just don’t need to load up your ruck sack with leaden social justice conceits, in a vain attempt to appease people who will never be appeased anyway — because they’re high on their own supply.
Create your stuff. Have a good time doing it. Work hard. And above all else, be gracious with the market — even on those occasional days when they throw pies at you. That’s inevitable. You cannot please all comers. But you can thank them for their time. You can thank them for making an investment. You can honor the fact that they tried you, even if you ended up not being to their taste. Maybe they will try you again?
In this way, too, the market always wins. You’re not standing at a pulpit. Pulpits are for fuggheads. You’re standing in the town square, your cart of wares arrayed for viewing. If you’re good at what you do, and enough people notice, good things will come to you. Be patient. And keep playing the long game. The market favors the long game.
Addressing The Problem™
We’re well into our second decade of Science Fiction & Fantasy publishing tying itself up in knots over The Problem™. You’re no doubt aware of The Problem™ yourself. How could you not be? A monolithic wall of text (stretching into the stratosphere) has been erected, concerning The Problem™ and if you’re so dense as to be unaware of The Problem™ then clearly you are part of The Problem™.
Still, for the sake of review, let’s go over it again.
The Problem™ — according to those who’ve made it their business to fight The Problem™:
SF/F publishing is dominated by demographic W. Demographics X, Y, and Z are underrepresented. This is obviously because demographic W is prejudiced, and therefore excluding X, Y, and Z. Therefore demographic W is on the hot seat for making SF/F into a W-only club. So, what can obligatorily concerned, properly progressive members of W do to be more inclusive and celebratory of X, Y, Z, and also A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and the ever-fabulous Q?
The chief problem with typical analysis of The Problem™ is that it fails to ask a very important question: wence the readership? Editors and authors are not birthed whole-cloth from the dust of the earth. They always begin as readers first. I repeat: editors and authors always begin as readers first. There is no author, nor editor, in the business of Science Fiction & Fantasy literature, who did not start out as a reader. Usually, in childhood and/or adolescence. 99.999% of all professionals began life (in the field) as avid fans of some sort, whether they were laser-focused on a specific author, or a specific sub-genre, or omnivorous cosmopolitans who imbibed everything the field had to offer. Thus, to understand a dearth (or surfeit?) of any demographic, within SF/F publishing, you have to go all the way back to the beginning.
Which kids are reading, and what, and why?
Thus, how many kids from underrepresented demographics, grew up in households where fiction reading was a common and encouraged form of entertainment? And out of that number, how many gravitated to SF/F explicitly?
Because it is entertainment we’re talking about, and where entertainment is concerned, De Gustibus can be an iron law.
The progressive conceit is that kids from underrepresented demographics don’t read SF/F because these children never “see” themselves enough — not in the characters, nor the stories, nor the ranks of authors and professionals. This argument always strikes me as particularly strange — for Science Fiction & Fantasy — since a great heap of SF/F (past, and present) has concerned itself with crawling around inside the heads of people and creatures who are decidedly different from the creators, as well as the audience. No sector of entertainment literature has devoted more time to examining Difference (note the caps) than SF/F. And even if you take the postmodernist deconstructionist approach (“All fiction is simply allegory for the sake of present-tense social and political commentary!”) you still find that SF/F has gone out of its way to explore the lives and thoughts of the marginalized, the alien, and the outcast.
In other words, this is a field that bends over backwards to put Difference front-and-center.
So, what else might be going on? Besides a subtle or unconscious plot on the part of demographic W, to exclude or marginalize the other letters of the alphabet? Especially when publishing is an enterprise that does not require any prospective professional participant to wear his (or her, or their) demographics on his (or her, or their) sleeve?
1) Kids are busy doing other things. This has been especially true since the invention of the television. The number of explicitly youth-focused, youth-oriented passtimes has exploded over the past 70 years. If it’s not music, it’s video games. If it’s not video games, it’s sports. If it’s not sports, it’s texting and chatting. If it’s not texting and chatting, it’s movies and series. And so on, and so forth. In any representative population sample of pre-teens and teens, you’re liable to lose 65% (or more) of that collective attention span, to entertainment that does not involve reading prose on a page.
2) Kids get their SF/F in other forms. This is a huge blind spot for that sector of SF/F literature that considers itself “true fandom” and which regards all other forms of SF/F — outside of literature — to be subsidiary or subervient. Since the late 1970s, the amount of televised and silver screen SF/F has increased dramatically, thanks to the birth of the Star Wars franchise; as proof-of-concept that spec-fictional content was a massive money-maker. Since then, studios cannot not churn out enough SF/F. Look at the big list of Top 25 all-time silver screen earners, and at least 22 of them are explicitly SF/F in some form. Throw in Japanese animation, and modern story-driven video games, and you’re staring at the greatest part of your average english-language teen’s spec-fictional diet. Movies, TV, anime, and games. That’s it. (S)he may not feel the need to seek out books or other forms of spec-fictional prose, simply because there is a universe of (often spectacular and enjoyable) spec-fictional content readily available — long before (s)he has to crack open a book.
3) Kids who are reading, may only be reading what is popular, or familiar. This is one of the great resentments among almost all spec-fictional scribblers: it’s not fair that movie or TV tie-in books, or the latest J.K. Rowling novel, soak up a vast (disproportionately vast?) number of reader dollars — which may or may not trickle down to the rest of us toiling in the salt mines. Scratch an author or editor taking aim at The Problem™ and you will almost always discover someone who is equally unhappy with the fact that Harry Potter or some other magical Fantasy doorstop series are co-occupying the Amazon bestseller rankings, versus this month’s latest “confrontational” pan-African indigenous perspectives gender-queer anthology — from AngryWymyn Press. (Click to donate to their patreon!)
4) Speaking of which, can we please (finally!) admit that what interests and fascinates your typical Intersectional Oppression Studies undergrad — at Oregon Coast University — is not necessarily what interests a majority of reading teens and pre-teens? No, not even the teens and pre-teens from marginalized demographics. Because not every X nor Y nor Z (nor even every Q) teen or pre-teen spends his/her/their time gazing endlessly at his/her/their navel. Thus, if the number of spec-fictional authors coming into the field from an Intersectional Oppression Studies background is large, the number of readers this pool might be directly speaking to, is pretty damned small. And no, scolding isn’t a great way to gin up audience enthusiasm. You can whip a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Especially the young, who will smell a moral sermon a mile away, and immediately run in the opposite direction.
Of course, that’s just the first layer of the cake.
Assuming a sufficiently large number of marginalized youth can be attracted to reading SF/F how many of them are going to be interested enough to want to publish? To edit? To log the long, hard hours of practice necessary to reach entry-level proficiency? There are 101 easier, more direct routes to money, as well as fame. Devoting that much time and energy to getting good at SF/F takes a special kind of maniacal obtuseness — that only those of us with a fatal fascination for spec-fic are cursed to have.
Then, assuming a sufficiently large number of marginalized entry-level SF/F pros can be slapped together, how do we know which markets this body is submitting to? What kind of books or stories? Unless we’re dealing with a university or subsidy press (click to donate to the patreon!!) said publisher has to be in the business to do business. This means keeping at least one eye on the marketplace. And the marketplace is notoriously immune to being guilt-tripped into coughing up its dollars for an entertainment product being proffered like a kelp shake from a Whole Foods organic health bar. “Because it’s good for you!” may not necessarily be a winning sales pitch. In fact, it’s usually a horrible sales pitch. Calling the audience names, when they won’t follow the carrot or the stick, is also a horrible sales pitch. The audience wants to have a good time. Period. Non-subsidy prose publishing has to be accountable to this fact. Thus the endless tug-o-war between art and commerce. Between what is deemed “worthy” by the cognoscenti, and what is actually worthwhile to the consumer public.
Okay, so, we’ve tunneled through reader and author origins, the matter of ideology versus economy, and at last come to the ugly worm at the bottom of the Tequila bottle: are SF/F’s editors actually racist? Sexist? Homophobic? Transphobic? Yadda yadda?
Consider the fact that the total number of spec-fictional editors and publishers are self-styled progressives and liberals — by a gargantuan, wide margin — and it’s a head-scratcher. These are the people who go out of their way to broadcast to the universe that they are on The Right Side of History. They will spare no expense supporting the monthly flavor of Disenfranchised Artist. They are extremely proud to be left-wing, and they will haughtily declare their allegiance to progressive economic and political ideas.
And this is the body of people who are scheming — intentionally, or unintentionally — to keep the Other (note the caps) out of SF/F?
This is a field given over almost entirely to the progressive “side” of the ideological landscape. Thus when progressives attack the field for margnializing or excluding X, Y, or Z demographics, it’s a bit like watching a man pick up a hammer and smash his own thumb — because the thumb had it coming. In calling out the field (over and over and over) for failing to be sufficiently supportive and inclusive, progressives are essentially indicting themselves in a self-conspiracy — of the left hand working against the other left hand.
So, the latest rumbles about The Problem™ are another example of the ouroboros eating its own tail. And with each successive bite, the entire thing shrinks just that much more. Until the whole point of SF/F — to have fun! — seems to be overshadowed by a nasty process of the field collectively and eternally attacking itself, for this or that failure; according to whichever flavor of Oppression Theory is popular this year.
And we’ve not even touched the fact that short fiction — the subsector of spec-fictional prose specifically cited in The Verge’s link — is a micro-economy, compared to novels. I should know. I do much of my work in short SF/F prose. It is the nichest of niche markets. A somewhat zombiefied relic of the Pulp Era, when almost all spec-fictional prose was being done in serial format, for the pre-television magazines of the time.
I mean, seriously, put your politics aside for a minute, and check it out:
● Of the total number of children in the english-language world, how many of them read prose for entertainment?
● Of the total number of pre-teen and teen readers in the english-language world, how many of them will fall in love with SF/F as a preferred genre?
● Of the total number of children who read SF/F, how many of them grow up to decide to try their hand at writing, editing, or publishing?
● Of the total number of people who try their hand at SF/F writing, editing, or publishing, how many of them will actually put in the years to be any good at it?
● Of the total number of people who are any good at SF/F writing, editing, or publishing, how many of them will focus on a microscopic slice of the marketing landscape, in the form of short fiction?
● And of the total number of people who are proficient pros in SF/F short fiction, how many of those are from what might be deemed marginalized or disenfranchised demographics?
● And of the total number of people who are not marginalized, but who are proficient pros in SF/F short fiction, how many of them are actually engaged in discrimination against their fellows? Either consciously, or unconsciously?
Especially when (as noted at the start) nobody is required to wear his/her/their demographics on his/her/their sleeve. This is not like a screen test, nor a panel audition. The editor is not casting based on appearance. The editor is (usually) working from a standpoint of taste, combined with knowing what the audience (for his/her/their magazine or venue) wants, along with perhaps a bit of angling at the critics and the awards mavens.
And angling at the critics and awards mavens favors marginalized demographics! Does anyone seriously suspect the people behind Lightspeed or Asimov’s or Clarkesworld or TOR.COM have a problem with the disenfranchised? Of any type or description? What universe did you warp in from?
The SF/F short-fic editors in this universe — with their fingers on the pulse of the awards — know that featuring authors/stories from disenfranchised groups, is a huge plus. Among the cognoscenti. They all drink from the same ideological trough. It’s “sexy” for a publication to hang a sign on the demographically challenged. In fact, markets like TOR.COM will pay top dollar for stories from non-W authors, spread across the whole of the alphabet. And TOR.COM will loudly beam this news to the publishing world at large, “We’re TOR.COM, and we’re progressive; just look at our menagerie of other-than-W authors we publish!”
So, I have a tough time believing that the supposed dearth of other-than-W authors publishing in the short fic markets, is a matter of prejudice.
But I’m just an evil conservative. I keep banging my pot about fun and merit. I don’t have a patreon. I think stories should earn the consumer’s time and money. I don’t believe the purpose of storytelling in SF/F is to “confront” the audience, nor make the reader squirm. That’s a nouveau-lit academic sentiment that’s migrated over to the field since the advent of the New Wave — when Sense-O-Wonder began to collapse inside a Schwarzschild Radius of social critique and victim narratives, all competing against themselves.
Is it any wonder that Science Fiction — in prose form — continues to fight a rear-guard action against marketplace irrelevancy?
Fixating endlessly on The Problem™ is, to my mind, very much like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. It doesn’t matter what tune you make the orchestra play, the ship’s still going down. Having struck the iceberg of Social Justice zealotry, people seem to want to rip the hole open even wider. Then they have the nerve to act shocked when there aren’t enough life boats.
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 117 Comments August 5, 2016 December 1, 2018 10 Minutes
Ban guns? We’re a nation of scofflaws!
It’s been roughly a century since the United States embarked upon one of the nation’s most foolish moral escapades: Prohibition. Temperance movements — well-intended, we have to grant — had deduced that alcohol consumption was at the root of any number of household and cultural evils. Therefore, the country was going to be dried up. And since politicians are more interested in getting re-elected, than in having common sense, they went along with these temperance movements’ assertions. And for over a dozen years, the United States was officially a no-booze zone.
Except, that’s not how it really worked. There was booze all over the place. The common citizen was still drinking. The politicians never stopped, either. Even the cops were having a drink, just on the quiet. Everybody knew it, and everybody tacitly agreed that Prohibition had turned into a bad joke. They even invented a new word, for the millions of otherwise straightlaced Americans who were all getting sloshed on the sly: scofflaw.
A combination of the words scoff and law. It meant precisely what it says: a person who flouts the rules.
By the advent of the Depression — surely an event to make even the most stalwart teetotaler consider lifting a glass — the country had come to its senses, and we eventually scuttled the booze ban.
Which should have taught us an important, enduring lesson.
But it didn’t. You’ve heard of the War on Drugs? More Prohibition, that. Just the target of the blockade is different. Equally well-intended, but equally wrong-headed. It guarantees that crime (organized or not) will have a ready cash source, throws countless young men and women into jail, and does not at all stop or deter people who want to do drugs, from doing drugs. In fact, it lends a rebellious kind of cool to the drug scene, that lures millions of teenagers every year — some of whom wind up bottoming out in a state of heroin or meth addiction, which can often be lethal.
If we try to ban guns, I can guarantee you it will be more of the same. Why?
1) You can’t close the barn door, when the horse has already run out to pasture. If firearms were a new(ish) sort of import to these shores, you might have a realistic chance to keep the ports shut to guns. But guns are a thriving domestic industry, as well as cottage hobby. Some estimates place the number of privately-held firearms at or about the number of privately-driven automobiles. You cannot ban or restrict something which already exists here — legally — in such high numbers. There is no known force capable of policing them all up, much less disposing of them. It was the same for the booze.
2) Are you going to throw Granny in jail? How about your uncle? Or your brother? Or your best friend? Yes, many people will voluntarily turn over their weapons, if a ban is made into law. Americans are — despite the protestations of the cognoscenti — a generally decent lot. Law-abiding, by choice. But far more Americans will conclude the law is absurd, and simply refuse to comply. Do you go out and put the cuffs on? Lead the country to the slammer? Where to house the millions of instant criminals? How to try them? Especially when most of the law enforcement will also conclude the law is absurd — and in fact, many of the law-keepers will be law-breakers too, just like during Prohibition.
3) The underground gun scene will thrive like kudzu. Secret gun clubs and gun ranges will become the new speakeasies. It will be chic and daring, to belong to such organizations, and to be seen in such circles. Again, the rule of cool: flouting stupid laws has always been the hallmark of adventurously free-minded people. The dumber or more clumsy the law, the more it’s flouted. Having and shooting guns would become like having and smoking weed used to be; and in some places still is — something the “cutting edge” do for fun, as well as pleasure. And to hell with the risks. Life is short! Go for the gusto.
4) Because the underground gun scene will thrive, the underground gun market will also thrive. Both the cottage machinists, and the black market importers. Price will be no object. In fact, the competition (to cut out or undermine the competitor) will be so fierce, rival black market operations may start dividing the country up into zones of turf. And since laws never stopped true criminals from having and using guns anyway, the amount of gun-related crime will climb as ordinary petty crooks and gun-runners alike, along with average citizens getting caught in the endless dragnets, will stuff the courthouses to overflowing. Not to mention the morgues.
5) Fly-over country don’t give a damn, no how. Small-town America will basically pretend that federal gun bans do not exist. County judges will suspend sentences. The cops will develop “paper bag eyes” for good American citizens who just happen to have and keep firearms in the home. Both the authorities and the common man will collude to keep the dreadful news — that guns are not, in fact, going away — from reaching the eyes and ears of the gentrified do-gooders from the cities. Special dispensations will be invented, to quietly circumnavigate federal prosecution. Own x amount of land, for y amount of farming? Why, you just got to have a critter gun. Or three. Or twelve. Plus ammunition. Don’t want coyotes getting into the chickens. Surely we can open up a loophole for that?
And so, the great moral crusade to “end” guns in America, will go down in historic flames. Being essentially unenforceable, the law(s) will eventually hang like stones around the necks of those politicians who supported such laws in the first place. The gun-banners will be voted out, and voted down, and the law(s) will be struck from the books.
Or . . . we can save ourselves a lot of grief and heartache, and just not go there in the first place.
No gun bans. No silly laws with good intentions, but achieving opposite results.
We know this dance. We’ve done it before. We ought to have learned by now. But memories can be short, and do-gooders always think that human nature can be bent to suit any kind of moral reform program. Which is essentially what the gun-banner brigades are after: moral reform.
Except, you can’t do it like that. Nor should you want to try. The answer to “gun violence” is to merely remove the noun, and focus on he verb. Why does a disturbed young Muslim man walk into a gay club and begin capping people? Could it possibly be that he’s been raised in a belief system that is amenable to violent “solutions” to the moral decrepitude he sees around him? Hell, in Da’esh territory, they chuck gays off rooftops, and Allah smiles. Or so the mullahs of the Middle East say. Maybe that’s got something to do with it? The Boston Marathon bombers used pressure cookers to inflict carnage. Same intent: to murder in the name of Allah. Just different method. You can seek to ban the method six ways from Thursday, and never even touch the intent.
And it’s the intent that we — as a culture, and a nation — should be most concerned with. Grappling with and confronting intent, whether it’s Islamist fanatics (Orlando) or emo outcasts (Columbine) would be a direct way to confront “what’s wrong with America” rather than concocting effigies of “gun culture” at whose feet we pile blame, every time there is a media frenzy about a crime involving firearms.
Again, simply passing a law, won’t solve anything. In fact, the only law which will be obeyed, will be the law of unintended consequences.
Is all of this supposed to assuage the outrage of people upset that we’ve had (yet another) spectacular spree murder? No. But then, we lose tens of thousands of Americans on the highways and freeways of America. Every year. And you seldom hear the same outrage. Not even when it’s a multi-auto pileup on the interstate. We’ve successfully conditioned ourselves to accept these deaths as merely the cost of doing business, in a world which is (rightly) free to engage in impulse travel on public roads.
I, for one, would love to invent a magic solution — to events like the Orlando gay club murders.
But I have lived enough life to realize that there is usually no such thing as a magic solution.
Want to curb murders? Convince the next would-be spree slaughterer that (s)he’s better off finding a different hobby? Join the club! All of us law-abiding gun owners are right there with you, hoping that there might be a way to reach these people, before they decide to begin taking innocent lives. We’ve got friends and families too. We think about them every day. Some of us have raised our hands in front of the flag, dedicating life and limb to the defense and protection of the very laws that ensure our freedom and prosperity in this country. We literally are the “well-regulated militia” so often debated in that controversial Constitutional phrase. And we do what we do, so that you — American man or woman — can go into a firearms store, and purchase the means to protect yourself from rapists, thieves, and murderers.
Is freedom idiot-proof? Nope, alas. Nor is it safe-spaced against all potentially random harm. And that’s a shame. But you still get in your car, and expose yourself to the bone-headedness of your fellow citizens — for minutes (or even hours) every single day. The joker texting on his phone, when he ought to be watching the road, is far, far more likely to hurt you or the people you love, than “gun culture.” In fact, you’ve probably been that joker a few times yourself — yes, even you “good” drivers. Don’t look embarrassed. You’re just normal.
As nearly every law-abiding firearms owner, is also normal.
Should you be punished, because some jackass in the other car decided to cause a wreck today? No?
In the end, we’re wired to buck the system, if the system is too much of a pain in the ass. That’s why we speed like hell, all over the country, daring the highway patrol to catch us. We know that speed limit is there for our safety. We also know that we can handle it, going well over the limit. So we do. And the “game” of daily cat and mouse (millions of mice, only a comparatively few cats) occurs with ritual-like predictability. Even when speeding is a contributor to any number of serious auto accidents in any given week: accidents which take lives.
Do we ban the car? Nope.
Do we lash out at all law-abiding drivers, indiscriminately? Nope.
Do we label those same drivers domestic terrorists in the making? Nope.
Look closely at such answers to such questions, and you can tease out an important conclusion. About who we are, as human beings. And why some things shouldn’t be tried, no matter how well-meant they may be.
Brad R. Torgersen Essays 37 Comments June 20, 2016 December 1, 2018 7 Minutes
Tornadoes in Teacups
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Taking Thomas Seriously
Via Jon Adler, there's a fair amount of buzz around the new biography of the most enigmatic justice, Clarence Thomas. Academic all-star Kenji Yoshino (who, it's fair to say, probably disagrees with Thomas on most every substantive legal issue) reviews the book in the Washington Post:
It is hard, though, to quarrel too much with a book that solves the great Thomas mystery: his legendary silence. One conventional explanation is that Thomas is still smarting from the Anita Hill scandal that occupied his confirmation hearing, an explanation that seems less plausible with every passing year. Merida and Fletcher explain his courtroom demeanor by suggesting that silence is the closest Thomas can come to opting out of the scripts that eddy around him. "If you can't be free," the poet Rita Dove writes, "be a mystery." It is a serious indictment of race relations in this country that, in 2007, the nation's most powerful African Americans are still not permitted to be individuals. And because the book makes that case -- as well as many others -- in such a personal and non-ideological way, it may be heard. This book's greatest achievement is that the "supreme discomfort" of the title initially belongs to Thomas but, in the end, becomes our own.
Many people, left and right, think that Thomas believes racism is over in America. Conservatives believe it because they believe it and think of Thomas as one of them. Liberals believe it because they can't otherwise fathom why Thomas seems so uninterested in the fight for equality.
But they've got it precisely backwards. Thomas doesn't believe racism is gone in America. Thomas believes racism is irrevocably ingrained in America. In this respect, he draws from a deep Black Conservative tradition that sees little hope in the full-frontal assault for civil rights. Rather, they think the only way equality will be achieved in America is by absorbing everything racism has to throw at you, and still excelling. What this means differs for different theorists (the Black Conservative tradition contains men as widely varied as Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey), but the strain of thought tends to accept racism as a fact and demand Black people succeed anyway.
Thomas has faced an incredible share of racism in his life--as a child, as a seminary student, in law school. He considers the affirmative action (that he admits he received) to be a form of patronizing racism as well. In the face of that, Thomas still has risen to be one of the most powerful and most influential men in the country. Were he not so famously quiet and reserved (another characteristic of Black Conservatives is self-discipline), you can almost hear him taunting: Is that the best you got?
I don't identify with the Black Conservative movement--I'm idealistic enough to think that racism can be eradicated, and I think that the obstacles institutional racism erects are just too high for but a rarefied few to scale them. I also don't know what it would mean for a White person to buy into a Black Conservative view of the permanence of racism (see below). But nonetheless, I think Thomas' views are important, for liberals and for conservatives. Liberals need to understand the perspective he's coming from, one that is not running from Black thought but rather is embracing a particular strand. They can oppose that strain, of course, as I do, but argumentative ethics require that we accurately identify the position of our opponents before we blast it.
But conservatives, especially, need to understand this foundation of Thomas' politics and jurisprudence. This split Thomas has with White conservativism is very deep--one camp believes racism is permanent, the other thinks that it has been eliminated. That's a major gap. Basically, I think it is qualitatively different for a Black person versus a White person to say "racism is permanent." The reason the former says it is because the latter isn't willing to do anything about it. As a White person (liberal or conservative) hearing the Black Conservative critique, my only ethical response is to try and prove him wrong. I may fail at it--but virtually any framework that believes racism is bad cannot then allow White people to concede to it without a fight. Because White conservatives don't grapple with Thomas' basic observation of racial dynamics, they avoid this tension--but only at the cost of not taking one of their own champions seriously.
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I agree with you completely. Thomas does not believe racism is over. For Thomas, everything is about race.
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The Power of the Bow
Aug24 by Elfwriter
There is a children’s movie just come out, Brave, with the heroine sporting a bow and arrow. Katnis, from the Hunger Games, was lethal with one. Legolas was extremely handsome even in the midst of a desperate fight for Helm’s Deep and never missed when he let fly.
It seems that a bow and arrow are integral ingredients in fantasy, even when the setting is modern enough for guns and technology. Bows were, of course, around before fantasy. Who can forget Robin Hood in the archery contest splitting his opponent’s arrow, which had pieced the center of the bull’s-eye? Classic.
And then there are the Samurai with their beautiful longbow, the Yumi. They didn’t just shoot it with their distinctive technique, but held a philosophical discipline, kyūjutsu, akin to Tai Chi and other spiritual martial arts.
Even after the bow became outdated as an effective weapon it remained a form of training for its warrior code value. The yumi was also fired from horseback because of its asymmetric shape and this practice evolved into a Shinto ceremony known as yabusame. At the risk of sounding trite, there is a beautiful scene in The Last Samurai, with the yumi being explained and fired.
In the West we have also been drawn to the spiritual values of the bow. Eugen Herrigel’s classic, Zen in the Art of Archery, is still a classic fifty years after he wrote it. My 13-year-old has become obsessed with archery. He made his own bow and learned how to shoot it from a teacher. He takes classes at camp and has spent over a year saving up to buy a ‘real’ bow. When I wrote two scenes in the third Wycaan Master book, he provided me with a lot of excellent and rich information.
I’m still struggling with why the bow is so captivating. For some reason, I am not questioning the sword in the same way. Use of the sword is elegant, noble and also has numerous philosophies and katot (martial art form), but there is something that sets the bow apart and keeps us coming back for more.
Any ideas? Please share in the comments below.
Alon Shalev is the author of the 2013 Eric Hoffer YA Book Award winner, At The Walls of Galbrieth, and five other Wycaan Master books all released by Tourmaline Books. The link above takes you to the Kindle versions. For all other eReaders, please click here.
More at http://www.alonshalev.com and on Twitter (@elfwriter).
This entry was posted in General Fantasy and tagged archery bull's-eye, bow and arrow, Brave, Eugen Herrigel, fantasy, Helms Deep, Katnis, katot, kyūjutsu, Legolas, longbow, Lord of the Rings, martial art forms, Robin Hood, samurai, Shinto ceremony, Tai Chi, The Hunger Games, The Last Samurai, the Yumi, warrior code, Wycaan Master book, yabusame, Zen in the Art of Archery.
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22 comments on “The Power of the Bow”
lisafender says:
I have the bow and also the sword in my fantasy novels. I agree that they are the most logical weapons of the past and would be used in most medieval books. My world is in another dimension from our modern world. But their world is still with horse and bow and sword. Fun writing it!
rolandclarke says:
Reblogged this on Writing Wings and commented:
The Spartans thought the bow was the weapon of cowards but to me it’s the weapon of a hunter, a person who uses stealth and oneness with their environment to track & combat more powerful creatures and more heavily armed foes that might be using swords. Perhaps the bow symbolises someone at one with nature so in their own way special.
Elf Writer says:
Great point. I didn’t know about the Spartans view of the bow. There is something beyond a weapon here and a connection to the earth. It is also an alternative, mind .v. brute strength.
That’s why we see it with a lot of women…and the more delicate Legolas
laineslite says:
Actually I love shooting a bow and learned at 16. Good sport, lots of skill, training and necessity for food and hunting animals. Easy to learn but harder to master accurately.
rgcalkins says:
The bow is not only an extension of oneself, it’s aesthetically pleasing. It is an elegant weapon, where guns are not. It’s, for the most part silent, guns are not. There is a physical and spiritual strength needed to unleash its power. It is deadly art.
Well put. That is the essence – a physical and spiritual strength.
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granweatherfax says:
The bow is romantic, sexy yet powerful, I prefer fantasy with swords and bows won’t read if guns! It is more mystical,skillful and helps build pictures of the characters using them. They are also good for ‘females’ and some how people find them acceptable for femaes to be proficient in their use.
noraadrienne says:
My sister in law was a member of her college bow club. When she died it went to my kids… my oldest son ended up owning it and going on to also getting a compound bow. He teaches it at summer camps.
Then you have all the states that have Bow Hunting Season. There are literally hundreds of thousand of men women and children who bow hunt in season to put meat in the freezer or to donate to their local food banks.
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Thank you, Nora. My eldest son (13) is saving up to buy his first bow – a recurve I think it is called. He first experienced it at summer camp and seems quite serious about it.
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kcherbel says:
To understand the power of the bow one only needs to look at what the Monguls did with it when that tiny, “backward” people conquered all the way to Rome! Also, the battle of Agincourt where thousands of well equiped and trained French knights (noblemen all) were felled by a bunch of peasant bowman armed with longbows. It was a battle they shouldn’t have been able to win, but the British easily won with a mere handful of casualties. The Bow rules.
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c.d. pritchard says:
Great to hear of your son’s interest in archery! You should be very proud of him for making his own bow and for wanting a recurve bow rather than a compound bow.
I think archery- especially primitive archery (no modern materials like fiberglass used in bows) and traditional archery (no compound bows)- is so captivating to archers because of the challenge in shooting well. There’s a certain buzz one gets from executing the perfect shot.
For others, the captivation is likely an appreciation of the skill of the archer as depicted in the popular culture- especially movies such as the ones you cite. Since archery is, alas, a male dominated endeavor in the USA, I suspect there is is something freudian of the phallic bent involved ;-).
Timothy Gwyn says:
I once went to a fascinating demonstration of the longbow at Warwick Castle. The bowman there had a pet peeve or two from movies and books: he loathed it when an archer drew his bow and held the tension before releasing. The whole point of drawing a longbow is that it requires almost all of your strength, so if you have the right bow, you are not strong enough to do this. Worse, this treatment damages and weakens a simple wooden bow. For the same reason, he objected to archers who kept their bow strung for too long. Yew bows and the like should be strung just before shooting commences, then rapidly drawn and fired, he said. FWIW.
Women were some of the best archers too especially since they were banned from guns & swords in the 17th & 18th centuries in Europe specifically. Archery was acceptable for women to take up as a sport for a long time. Better than men who would use a sword in fighting with their women as backup archer style in a safer spot but able to defend themselves nominally. They did carry knives, eating knives in the belts, maybe a sgain dubh tied under their clothes too as a last defense. Wonders how many women saved the dayand their, castle, men & more because men barely acknowledged a women with her prowess with a bow, a knife or mayb even a sword. The men were gone a lot so women , children & elderly held tthe fort, land, castle, etc.
I myself am an archer and learned at 15-16 with a neighbor, shooting in a haybale target then in high school that year we had it in phys ed, where of course I excelled, had fun and got more bullseyes than most. I learned on my older brother’s bow, a recurve about 40-45 lbs. So again I had a big a had advantage in school both high school & college with higher strength bows, they go further too and more accurate. I then had a boyfriend into archery when I was 40 so went gungho, bought a 50-55 lb comound bow. Went shooting for 3D targets most weekends. Sold that after my 1st neck surgery and replaced it with a 45 lb breakaway recurve which I still have but kept it at friends with my target we shared. So will want to shoot again soon even if I did have a stroke 3 yrs in August I am now recovered enough to get back into it. Archery rules, fun sport that can be used for hunting before guns are allowed. So an archer can hunt with a bow first then use a gun at a later date when permits are available. Currently a 59 yr old female stroke survivor and soon to be archer again this year I am betting. Good exercise too,uses fingers on recurves but releases on compounds since higher # bow strengths. No nanby oamby using a 20-30# bow like many women, nope 40#+ at least still. Not bad.
Elfwriter says:
I am so touched that you took the time to write this note. First, thank you for the historical context. I am currently writing a medieval fantasy / magical realism novel – and have a protagonist who is a woman and primarily uses a bow. I will make some corrections that reflect your comments.
Second, I wish you well in your rehabilitation and getting back to archery. I hope that it helps you get stronger, both physically and mentally. My sons returned from summer camp having learned there and I immediately bought a recurve bow (and then a second with a stronger #lb as they have grown. We all still enjoy shooting together.
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Mark loughridge says:
To add, the bow can be given all the magical qualities and more of a sword. A bow takes more than just strength and powers, and there’s something about a long, accurate shot that is so intriguing!
bull4499 says:
John Flanagan in his ranger’s apprentice series does some interesting things with a bow. In one scene the main character adjusts slightly a shot on instinct. a sword wielder can do this too, but their opponent is right there, where a bowman’s target is off. its almost like extending ones will into the world.
Thanks, Bull. There is so much behind archery. It is not surprising that it holds a spiritual or life improvement aspect for many people.
Appreciate the comment.
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The rise of antimicrobial resistance has significantly reduced the options available for treating tuberculosis (TB) and other diseases caused by bacteria, threatening to plunge humanity back into the pre-antibiotic era. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rod-shaped bacterium that is responsible for around 10 million new infections and 1.4 million deaths per year (Pai et al., 2016). With an estimated 0.5 million cases of drug-resistant TB every year, this disease now accounts for a substantial fraction of the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (WHO, 2018). The current treatment for drug-resistant TB involves taking a combination of antibiotics over a period of up to 24 months, or six months for drug-sensitive TB. Such extensive treatment periods, with associated side effects, including deafness, create an urgent need for new drugs that shorten the duration of treatment, reduce the daily pill burden, and are effective against drug-resistant strains.
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Current tuberculosis drugs that target the cell wall affect the synthesis of the mycolic acids and the arabinogalactan layer, but none are directed at peptidoglycan. Paradoxically, this polymer (in particular the cross-linking process) has been a successful drug target in other bacterial infections, but treating tuberculosis with the same drugs has so far been fruitless. This is mainly due to inherent mechanisms in M. tuberculosis that inactivate certain types of antibiotics, and to the fact that we know relatively little about how this polymer is synthesized and remodeled as the bacteria spread (Story-Roller and Lamichhane, 2018). Now, in eLife, two independent groups of researchers report results that advance our understanding of these processes (García-Heredia et al., 2018; Baranowski et al., 2018).
As bacteria grow and divide, peptidoglycan needs to be constantly broken down and reassembled. In other rod-shaped bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, growth is achieved by the insertion of new peptidoglycan units along the sidewall. However, the way mycobacteria grow is very different. Their growth happens at the polar regions (that is, at each end of the bacterium) through the addition of new units of peptidoglycan to the sub-polar region of the cell wall. Mycobacteria further lack homologues of E. coli proteins that direct peptidoglycan growth to the sidewall. Consequently, in mycobacteria, rapidly changing peptidoglycan segregates to the cell poles, while inactive peptidoglycan remains at the sidewall (Figure 1). However, preliminary observations have suggested an active sidewall peptidoglycan 'metabolism', but definitive evidence of this phenomenon, together with a detailed mechanistic explanation, has been lacking.
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The synthesis and remodeling of peptidoglycan in mycobacteria during growth.
The cell wall of a mycobacterium consists of an outer capsule-like layer (teal line), mycolic acids (magenta line), arabinogalactan (purple line), peptidoglycan (green lines) and a bilayer of fatty acids comprising the cell membrane (orange line and circles with tails). These protect the cytoplasm, which is surrounded by the periplasm. Peptidoglycan is made from monomers that contain a sugar molecule (green hexagon) and a chain of three to five amino acids (different colored circles). Precursor peptidoglycan units are synthesized inside the cell and linked to a lipid carrier. These units are transported into the periplasm by an enzyme called a flippase. Crosslinks (brown lines) between the monomers lead to the formation of a rigid matrix that encases the cell. Garcia-Heredia et al. (left) used monopeptide and dipeptide FDAA probes (one and two pink circles respectively) to study both the synthesis of new peptidoglycan and the remodeling of existing peptidoglycan: the monopeptide probes can be incorporated into peptidoglycan (in the place of the amino acid D-Alanine) both inside and outside the cell, whereas the dipeptide probes can only be incorporated inside the cell. Previously, it was thought that growth in mycobacteria only happened at the poles, where peptidoglycan is active. However, the work of Garcia-Heredia et al. suggests that there is a gradient of peptidoglycan activity along the sidewall of the dividing mycobacterium, with a maximum (dark green) near the poles and a minimum (pale green) near the center, and that the synthesis and the remodeling can both occur at the sidewall. Baranowski et al. (right) confirm that the side wall contains active peptidoglycan. Moreover, they show that the crosslinks change from the 4–3 confirmation at the poles to the 3–3 confirmation at the sidewall. The 3–3 crosslinks are formed by enzymes called L,D-transpeptidases (LDTs); deleting these enzymes affects the activity of DacB2, an endopeptidase that can break down peptidoglycan, which leads to the formation of blebs (see inset) and damage to the cell wall. The 4–3 crosslinks are formed by an enzyme called PonA1, which is a D,D-transpeptidase. Taken together, these two studies provide a revised paradigm for peptidoglycan remodeling in mycobacteria that could help with the development of new drugs to target the mycobacteria that cause diseases such as tuberculosis.
Sloan Siegrist of the University of Massachusetts and colleagues – including Alam García-Heredia and Amol Arunrao Pohane as joint first authors – report the results of experiments on M. tuberculosis and its close relative, M. smegmatis, where they explore peptidoglycan biology further (García-Heredia et al., 2018). The team used reagents called fluorescent D-amino acids (FDAAs) to monitor the arrival and distribution of new peptidoglycan units both inside and outside the cell, as well as the remodeling of peptidoglycan outside the cell (Figure 1). They found that the proteins involved in the synthesis of new peptidoglycan units and remodeling of existing polymers can be found at both cell poles and at the sidewall. The amount of polymer incorporated into the sidewall decreased gradually from the poles to the middle of the cell. The cells only grew from the poles, suggesting that the remodeling process in the sidewalls may have a different purpose.
García-Heredia et al. then used antibiotics to either block the synthesis of new peptidoglycan units or the remodeling process, and found that both processes affected the incorporation of FDAAs into the cell wall differently. This indicated that peptidoglycan precursors are produced and remodeled along the sidewall of mycobacteria. Moreover, a group of enzymes called L,D-transpeptidases appeared to play a crucial role during peptidoglycan remodeling or repair when the bacterium responded to peptidoglycan damage. To back this up further, FDAAs marking the new production sites were predominantly incorporated at the sidewall when the bacteria were exposed to peptidoglycan-damaging antimicrobials.
In independent work, Hesper Rego of Yale, Eric Rubin of Harvard and colleagues – including Catherine Baranowski as first author – report results on how the structural properties of peptidoglycan change as the polymer ages during bacterial growth (Baranowski et al., 2018). Mycobacteria distinguish themselves from other bacteria by having a large proportion of 3–3 crosslinks in their peptidoglycan, whereas bacteria such as E. coli tend to have a very high proportion of 4–3 crosslinks.
Baranowski et al. also used FDAAs and found that the amount of probe incorporated into the sidewall decreased from the cell poles to the middle of the cell, as García-Heredia et al. had reported. However, when they removed all L,D-transpeptidases, the enzymes that drive the formation of 3–3 crosslinks, FDAA uptake was reduced, the bacteria lost their rod shape, and bulges called 'blebs' started to appear in the cell wall. Atomic force microscopy then revealed that the cell wall at a bleb was weaker than it was elsewhere.
Baranowski et al. propose that peptidoglycan at the cell pole most likely consists of 4–3 crosslinks. However, as the cell grows, peptidoglycan ages and moves to the sidewall, where it is remodeled into the 3–3 conformation (Figure 1). Consistent with this, D,D-transpeptidases, the enzymes that help to form 4–3 crosslinks, preferred to stay at the cell pole, while L,D-transpeptidases were predominantly found on the sidewall.
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