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Georgina Hooper
Drinks with the artist – starting at 6:00pm, Saturday 6th September.
Taking time to enjoy magnificence of nature as a source for life helps us to remember that we must take care of it and how small we are in the scheme of things.
Featuring guest Japanese and international artists — Japanese master ceramicist Seigo Yoshimura, master painter Miwako Murakami, and Toubou Ao’s German ceramicist and designer Mirjam Rickert — emerging artist Georgina Hooper introduces Brisbane to an overwhelming sense of gratitude in ‘ITADAKIMASU’, her first major exhibition.
Comprising over 90 hand-painted porcelain ceramics and paintings created mostly during her extensive artist residencies in the historical ceramic villages of Nakaoyama, Japan and Jingdezhen, China, and incorporating a large-scale, interactive porcelain and bamboo installation which aims to compel sociological insight into the value we place on art and nature, the exhibition illustrates the thankfulness Hooper has for her journey, in particular her embracement by the people of Nakaoyama.
‘Itadakimasu’ – the Japanese blessing offered at the commencement of a meal – is a prophetic exhibition title for Hooper, who sees the concept mirrored in the works she’ll present. “Given that many of my artworks are plates and cups I felt this was an appropriate way to communicate my message. The painted images of nature and of spirit on the works are a daily reminder that we are blessed. In Australia we have so much, and consuming has become inculcated. I want my work to remind people of the vital importance of nature, of being grateful for everything we have, of taking the time to enjoy the simplicity of quiet, peaceful moments and to remember that we are part of something bigger, far more connected to others, than we are by our division of them by mere geography.”
The show will feature Georgina Hooper’s paintings and porcelain artworks but will also feature a small selection of pieces from Nakaoyama. Master ceramist Mr Seigo Yoshimura and master painter Mrs Murakami have created 6 exquisite ceramic plates especially for the show, which will also feature a collection of work by German potter, Mirjam Rickert, who has lived in Nakaoyama for 2 years and works alongside Seigo Yoshimura and Mrs Murakami. “I wanted to give the exhibition some context, and show how this special place is becoming something of a global artistic community underpinned by centuries of artistic expertise and tradition.” Each ceramic piece comes with its own custom wooden box, beautifully crafted by local artisans, a tradition which stretches back as long as Nakaoyama’s porcelain ceramics.
A large-scale bamboo and porcelain installation is the centerpiece of Hooper’s exhibition. 260 of her hand-cast porcelain fish dangle delicately on antique silk thread overhead from a suspended boat, created by Carleton Vaux. With this collaborative work the artist invites her audience to interact, encouraging them to cut away a fish to keep, in exchange for something of their own in its place. This transformative work is a sociological insight into the value we place on art and nature and it explores the idea that the ‘cost’ we place on things should not necessarily be monetary.
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folio weed
News Yous Can Use
Marijuana policy is now a mainstream issue
Posted Tuesday, May 7, 2019 2:00 pm
story by SHELTON HULL
As this Folio Weed column speeds through its second year as a regular feature, new developments in and around Northeast Florida continue to roll in faster than any one person can keep up. Thankfully, one person doesn’t have to. The options available for your reefer-related reading pleasure are as diverse and compelling as the sundry strains of sensimilla itself. The list begins with Tom Angell, editor of Marijuana Moment. The irascible Angell’s 15-plus years on the beat easily qualify him as mainstream media’s dean of dinky-dow.
Much of Angell’s material finds its way into Forbes, via the business magazine’s website. And we reckon the publication’s namesake would’ve appreciated his company’s efforts to promote personal liberty in that manner. Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) was a fierce iconoclast and, in many ways, a model of the kind of celebrity CEO style later embodied by folks as diverse as Trumpollini, Dick Branson and Elon Musk. (The man famously flew 800 people to Morocco for his birthday party—no one will ever top that.) In addition to Angell, Forbes also features Sara Brittany Somerset, a veteran freelancer with international cachet. Between the two voices, Forbes covers just about the entire spectrum of marijuana-related issues from Austin, Texas to Tel Aviv.
I bring this up mainly because of an excellent article on Florida’s “Green Rush,” written by James Cannon and featured on the first page of the April 12 edition of the Jacksonville Business Journal. Coincidentally, I found myself subbing for Cannon a week later at the Volstead, where he was to judge the Bartenders Brawl: Tournament of Champions. The next morning I did a segment on WJCT with attorney Sally Kent Peebles, who was quoted in Cannon’s article. The story also featured stuff from with Sproutly CEO Keith Dolo and lawyer Daniel Russel, as well as some fine infographics illustrating the industry’s upward trajectory. “There’s a lot of room for growth,” Cannon noted. “For perspective, there are around 110 dispensaries in Florida today, while just the city of Denver has more than 200.”
With the top ten states sympathetic to the sassafras already kicking in upwards of a billion bucks in federal tax revenue alone, it’s not just about Florida. The entire country is moving in the same direction. Major states began the push a few years ago, and now key population centers like New York City and Washington DC have begun to follow suit. Even Georgia has made inroads on the more elevated levels of society. The mainstream press has embraced the subject, too, so look for the cadres of correspondents to expand in rough proportion to the product.
weed, medical marijuana, jacksonville, florida
Bad Precedent
Set in Their Ways
Seth Owen in Flux
Executive Overreach
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Don't turn Gurgaon into a Faridabad
It was the same question on everyone's lips. Aggrieved Suparna Prasad Dev asked, "If 50 policemen were at the scene, why didn't they act when a hundred Maruti workers brutally attacked managers and killed my husband?" When the police did finally act, it was too late. The factory was in flames, almost a hundred managers were bleeding, many injured seriously. Awanish Kumar Dev, head of human relations, was dead.
There are many lessons in the recent tragedy at the Maruti-Suzuki factory at Manesar in Gurgaon district. One of them is that labour trouble is not only a management's or a union's problem but a vital concern of the state. Haryana has not learned this lesson. It destroyed the vibrant industrial town of Faridabad more than a generation ago due to poor industrial relations. It is now bent on scaring industry away from Gurgaon as well. Last year's unrest at Maruti resulted in Rs 2,500 crore loss. This is a shockingly high figure-half a billion dollars-for any company to lose anywhere in the world from industrial trouble. For Suzuki, whose Indian operation brings in half its global profit, it is appalling. For a Japanese company to be continuously in the news for labour unrest is extraordinary when Japan has taught teamwork and industrial harmony to the world. Suzuki should ask itself if it has the right persons in charge.
The role of the state is less obvious. In the 1970s, Faridabad had an active municipal government, fertile agriculture, a direct railway line to Delhi, and a host of industries. Gurgaon at the time was a sleepy village with rocky soil and pitiable agriculture. It had no local government, no railway link and no industries. Compared to Faridabad, it was wilderness. Thirty years later Gurgaon has become the symbol of a rising India. Called 'Millennium City', it has dozens of shiny skyscrapers, 26 shopping malls, seven golf courses, countless luxury showrooms of the world's most famous brands. It has 32 million square feet of commercial space and is home to the world's largest corporations. Its racing economy is reflected in fabled apartment complexes with swimming pools, spas and saunas, which vie with the best gated communities anywhere. How did this happen?
Gurgaon's disadvantage turned out to be an advantage. It had no municipality and was more or less ignored by the state government. This meant less red tape and fewer bureaucrats who could block its development. Seeing its stupendous rise, people began to ask, why do we need a government at all - with corrupt politicians and unresponsive bureaucrats? When they saw prosperity spreading across the nation amidst governance failure, they cynically claimed, "India grows at night when the government sleeps." But the Maruti incident teaches that India also needs to grow during the day. It needs an effective state. An alert police could have prevented the tragedy. Rational labour laws would have stopped Maruti from hiring contract workers, whose status and benefits are at the root of the worker unrest. If red tape and corruption are the downside of Faridabad's governance model, then the problem with Gurgaon's laissez faire model is the lack of basic services-it has no functioning sewage system; no reliable electricity or water supply; no decent roads or public transport.
A sensible company in India will not hire a permanent worker today because of our senseless labour laws. Instead, it hires contract workers to which it denies long-term benefits. Meant to protect workers, the laws have harmed them. They are the main reason why India has not been able to create a manufacturing revolution and create more jobs. The spread of contract labour has reduced the bargaining power of unions as well, who now represent less than 4% of India's workers. Nowhere in the world has so much harm been done by a piece of legislation.
The lesson from the Maruti story is that India cannot forever grow at night. It must have an effective state which upholds the rule of law and grows during the day. Neither Faridabad's nor Gurgaon's model of governance are the right ones. Haryana should ponder over the vigorous competition that exists between the states for investment. It will lose out to the states that offer better governance.
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Debashis Gupta said...
The idea that Gurgaon grew due to the relative absence of a Govt. is a good insight. Indeed, if the politicians would just get out of the way and limit so called Government to the basic domains of law & order and common facilities, private enterprise can do much better in most other fields. But the bane of the country is that the political class want to wring the last drop of blood from the veins of hardworking entrepreneurs, not providing anything in return. Gurgaon is prime example - it contributes almost half the revenue of Haryana but the spending on its essential facilities is not even proportional to its population, much less the revenue! Minimal government is the best government...
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3mik said...
Very good article but Police is a reflection of our society.If police does not act,its a failure of the society,its teachings.
Well said sirji..Gurgaon is booming city. I love shopping and malls in Gurgaon.
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The Gujaratis have a natural talent for singing and dancing. They have songs and dances for every occasion and festival that is celebrated throughout the year. Gujarat has successfully preserved its rich tradition of song, dance and drama. Most of the art traditions trace back their origin to the ancient period of Lord Krishna. The most popular amongst these are the Ras and Garba. Other popular forms of folk dances in Gujarat are Tippani Nritya, Siddi dance, Padhar Nritya, Dangi Nritya and other local tribal dances. Folk drama in Gujarat is known as Bhavai.
Gujarat experiences an aesthetic experience where the work of art results with the formal interest and commemorative interest making way together. Completely appealing and valuable, works of art in Gujarat differ widely in the proportions of its patterns to the element of painting, sculpture or any other – blend with beauty and usefulness. Arts present something to our sense – perceptions as they make way to articulate lifestyles. Gujarat stands unique with its verbal or nonverbal arts – a mixed combination with aesthetic appeal. It is famous for its dyeing, printing, bead and mirror work apart from traditional Bandhinis and Patolas which has a hand woven art for the traditional wear.
The arts and crafts have a rich cultural past and linked to the present modernity look. One can find diverse variety of Embroidery with inheriting talent with a distinctive style of needlework and traditional arts. Wood carving, stone work, jewellery etc. are the other areas that make Gujarat, a classic hub of traditional arts and crafts. In paintings, Oil, glass painting, kalamkari art form and Pethora, the tribal ritual paintings leave intrincate frescos and the finesse with which the form comes alive colours.
Gujarat is a flourishing state with cultural diversity. It is vibrant with its true colours of rich heritage and cultural traditions. Dating back to history with the Harappan civilization, the state becomes a confluence of many religions – Hinduism, Islam, Jainism and Buddhism. The Gujarati culture blends in arts, beliefs, customs, traditions, institutions, inventions, language, technology and values. Gujarat is influenced with enculturation; a culture shared with members of the society and passed on from one generation to the next. Enculturation has unified people with common sense experience and influence that lead to knowledge and appreciation of cultural traditions and lifestyles. The aspect of joining hands to greet or bow down comes through age influences as offering reverence. Social systems of learning, religious practices and forms of artistic expressions have led way to more balanced lifestyles in Gujarat. People of Gujarat are found to be sharing cultural traits and patterns with other regions and also extend beyond national boundaries towards International culture.
As Gujarat stands as ‘Heart of India’, Multiculturalism is traced in Gujarat. Shared cultural background making people feel to home ground and more comfortable with other people feel from their own culture. Culture shock unlike other countries is therefore, a missing point which makes people more confident and energetic as they stand for a challenge in global scenario. Originally known as Gurjars, Gujaratis are influenced by the waves from the past that inherit values of arts, culture and traditions. Gujarat has a strong cultural influence of socio-economic-political history. It has a special significance in Indian Political History as it is a birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and the main influence to the people of Gujarat with his system of non-violence movement. Festivals and fairs, arts and crafts, folk dances, music, cuisine and lifestyles from a major cultural background of the people who belong to Gujarat. The customs and beliefs make the culture more homely and truly blended with values and moral characteristics.
Though the local language spoken is ‘Gujarati’ – it remains a mother tongue for people of Gujarat and is widely spoken all over the world wherever a Gujarati exist. Surti, charotari, kathiawari, and kutchi languages are among the many others languages like Marathi, Sindhi, and Punjabi etc. are spoken in Gujarat regions.
For costumes, several outfits are worn by the people of Gujarat as per the living in rural or urban areas. Generally, men wear trousers and shirts or t-shirts and younger women wear normal western outfits like skirts, dresses, jean, etc. Older women usually wear saris or salwarkamiz. In rural parts, people are found to wear dhotis and kurtas or bandis. Even traditional outfits like chaniacholi by women and kedia dress is worn by men in rural areas or duringcultural festivals.
Majority of the Gujaratis are Vegetarian. A traditional ‘Gujarati Thali’ consisting of dal, roti, rice and vegetables apart from salads, farsan and sweet dish followed by chhas, from the morning meal. Evening food consist of ‘bhakri-shak’ or khichdikadhi. Mainly, the diet of the people of Gujarat consists of cereals, pulse, green vegetables, fruits, milk, ghee, butter-milk, etc. A variety of dishes are prepared by Gujarati women who also add spice to kitchen with eatreries from other regions like the South Indian food, Continental, Chinese cuisines, etc.
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Methyl Eugenol
HerbPedia » Allylbenzenes » Methyl Eugenol
Anecdotal Data On Psychedelic Activity
Effects on P450 Enzymes in Rats
Pharmacokinetics in Man
Peak Serum Concentration
Skin Permeation
Metabolism in Man
Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
1′-hydroxymethyleugeol
Metabolism in Rats
Metabolites In Human Liver In Vitro
Methyl Eugenol is an allylbenzene essential oil. It's similar to elemicin but missing one methoxy group on the benzene ring.
It's used as a fruit fly attractant in agriculture, a flavouring agent
in jellies, baked goods, non-alcoholic beverages, chewing gum, candy, puddings, relishes and ice cream. It is also widely used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumes, toiletries and detergents. Methyl eugenol has been used as an anaesthetic
in rodents. [4]
According to the current Oilahuasca Theory, the main active metabolite is presumed to be the piperidine alkaloid metabolite 1-(3,4-Dimethoxy-phenyl)-3-piperidin-1-yl-propan-1-one. The dimethylamine form of methyl eugenol is probably inactive. These conclusions are based on a single individual's Oilahuasca tests where supplementing with dimethylamine sources caused no effects, while supplementing with piperidine sources produced psychedelic effects in multiple tests. Until more tests are performed proving this is the case, this information should be treated as purely anecdotal.
In vivo tests show CYP2B (PROD) and CYP1A2 (A4H) were induced by methyl eugenol in rat livers. Methyl eugenol induced an approximate 5-fold increase in CYP2B-associated PROD activity in both male and female rats. [3]
In another test, rats fed methyl eugenol at up to 50 mg/kg for 28 days showed no alteration in CYP1A2 or CYP2E1 expression levels (Ellis, 2007).
In Humans peak serum concentration of methyl eugenol occurs approximately 15 minutes after consumption. [4]
In humans the half life for methyl eugenol is approximately 90 minutes. [4]
A study showed that methyl eugenol had a 14.5% permeation rate 30 minutes after a cosmetic cream containing 50 ppm of the compound was applied to the skin of a human volunteer. [4]
Human liver in vitro tests show that methyl eugenol is primarily metabolized by the cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP1A2 and CYP2C9. Enzymes playing a minor role are CYP2C19 and CYP2D6. [4]
Human liver in vitro tests show that methyl eugenol is not metabolized by CYP2A6. [4]
In humans 1'-hydroxylation of methyl eugenol is primarily catalyzed by CYP1A2.[3] Some in vitro reports state that it is primarily catalyzed by both CYP1A2 and CYP2C9 and that CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 also play a minor role.[4]
In rats 1'-hydroxylation of methyl eugenol was shown to be catalyzed predominantly by CYP2E1 and probably CYP2C6 in one study. [3]
The following data is based solely on in vitro tests.
It should be noted that in vivo tests will probably give drastically different results. Many in vitro tests of various allylbenzenes have detected large quantities of 1'-hydroxy metabolites and small quantities of 1'-oxo metabolites while in vivo tests usually show 1'-hydroxy metabolites as being only very minor metabolites, with 1'-oxo metabolites occurring in much larger quantities than 1'-hydroxy metabolites.
The reason for this discrepancy is usually because 1'-hydroxy metabolites are further metabolized in humans in vivo to give 1'-oxo metabolites. The enzyme producing 1'-oxo metabolites from 1'-hydroxy metabolites for the related allylbenzene methyl chavicol has been identified as Estradiol 17beta-dehydrogenase Type 2.[8] The human enzyme Estradiol 17beta-dehydrogenase Type 2 requires NAD+ as a cofactor, and unless NAD+ is available in the liver microsome tests, this enzyme won't function, and this can therefor radically skew in vitro test results.
In one in vitro test after incubation of methyl eugenol in liver microsomes of humans for 2 hours 8 metabolites were identified:
1'-Hydroxymethyleugenol 25%[7]
3'-Hydroxymethylisoeugenol 25%[7]
6-Hydroxymethyleugenol 1%[7]
1'-Oxomethyleugenol <1%[7]
3'-Oxomethylisoeugenol 4%[7]
Eugenol 4%[7]
Chavibetol 1%[7]
Methyl eugenol glycol1 4%[7]
Contents of Essential Oil
Anasarum canadense (Snakeroot) 36–45% [4]
Artemisia dracunculus (Russian tarragon) Russia 5–29% [4]
Cinnamomum cordatum Bark 92.1% [5]
Cinnamomum cordatum Leaf 4.4% [5]
Cinnamomum glanduliferum 45% [5]2
Cinnamomum culitlawan3 (Lawang oil) 41-50% [5]4
Cinnamomum cecidodaphne 45% [5]5
Cinnamomum oliveri Bail. leaves 90–95% [4]
Dacrydium franklinii (Huon pine) up to 98% [4]
Echinophora tenuifolia Turkey 17.5–50% [4]
Melaleuca bracteata (Black Tea Tree) up to 50% [4]
Melaleuca bracteata F.v.M. (Black Tea Tree) leaves 90–95% [4]
Melaleuca leucadendron (Cajeput Tree) up to 97% [4]
Ocimum basilicum var. ‘grand vert’ (basil) 55–65% [4]
Ocimum basilicum var. minimum (basil) 55–65% [4]
Ocimum sanctum L. (Holy Basil) plant 11.8% [2]
Ocotea pretiosa (Brazilian sassafras) Brazil up to 50% [4]
Pimenta dioica Jalisco, Mexico berries 62.7% [6]
Pimenta dioica Mexico berries 50-60%
Pimenta dioica Jamaica berries 10%
Pimenta racemosa var. racemosa (bay leaf) up to 48.1% [4]
In the USA, methyl eugenol was affirmed as generally recognized as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration as a food additive under 21 CFR §172.515 (FDA, 2004). It is also permitted for direct addition to food for human consumption
as a synthetic flavouring substance in the USA (FDA, 2010). [4]
Synonyms: 3,4-dimethoxy-allylbenzene, 3,4-dimethoxyallylbenzene, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-prop-2-enylbenzene
PubChem CID:** 7127
Appearance: Colourless to pale yellow liquid[4]; Crystals from hexane[1]
Odor: clove-carnation odor[4]
Taste: bitter[4]
Boiling Point: 254.7 deg C[1]; bp30, 146–147 °C; bp760, 244 °C [4]
Melting Point: −2 °C [4]; -4 deg C[1]
Solubility: Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, chloroform and most other organic
solvents; insoluble in water, glycol and propylene glycol [4]. Insoluble in glycerin.
Volatility: Evaporates readily at room temperature [4]
Stability: Darkens and slowly thickens when exposed to air [4]
Octanol/water partition coefficient (P): log Kow, 3.45 [4]
XLogP3: 2.5
IUPAC Name: 1,2-dimethoxy-4-prop-2-enylbenzene
InChI: InChI=1S/C11H14O2/c1-4-5-9-6-7-10(12-2)11(8-9)13-3/h4,6-8H,1,5H2,2-3H3
InChIKey: ZYEMGPIYFIJGTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES: COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)OC
1'-Oxomethyleugenol
1'-Oxomethyleugenol-DEA
1'-Oxomethyleugenol-DMA
3'-Oxomethylisoeugenol
6'-Hydroxymethyleugenol
Chavibetol
Eugenol
3'-(Glutathion-S-yl)-1'-Oxomethyleugenol
3'-Hydroxymethylisoeugenol
Methyl Eugenol Glycol
1. Lide, D.R., G.W.A. Milne (eds.). Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Volume I. 3rd ed. CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton ,FL. 1994., p. V1: 867
2. Viyoch, J.; Pisutthanan, N.; Faikreua, A.; Nupangta, K.; Wangtorpol, K.; Ngokkuen, J.; Evaluation of in vitro antimicrobial activity of Thai basil oils and their micro-emulsion formulas against Propionibacterium acnes; International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2006, vol. 28, issue 2, p 125, ISSN 01425463. ISBN 01425463.
3. Douglas W. Bristol, Ph.D., Study Scientist
NTP Technical Report on the 3-Month Toxicity Studies of Estragole; National Toxicology Program, Toxicity Report Series, Number 82; NIH Publication No. 11-5966; National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
4. METHYLEUGENOL;
IARC MONOGRAPHS – 101 Download Attached PDF Document
5. Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum
K . Nirmal Babu , P . N . Ravindran , and M . Shylaja; CRC Press 2003; Print ISBN: 978-0-415-31755-9; eBook ISBN: 978-0-203-59087-4
6. Acaricidal effect and chemical composition of essential oils extracted from Cuminum cyminum, Pimenta dioica and Ocimum basilicum against the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).
Martinez-Velazquez M, Castillo-Herrera GA, Rosario-Cruz R, Flores-Fernandez JM, Lopez-Ramirez J, Hernandez-Gutierrez R, Lugo-Cervantes Edel C. PubMed PMID: 20865426
7. Metabolism of methyleugenol in liver microsomes and primary hepatocytes: pattern of metabolites, cytotoxicity, and DNA-adduct formation.
Cartus AT, Herrmann K, Weishaupt LW, Merz KH, Engst W, Glatt H, Schrenk D. PubMed PMID: 22610610
8. Evaluation of human interindividual variation in bioactivation of estragole using physiologically based biokinetic modeling.
Punt A, Jeurissen SM, Boersma MG, Delatour T, Scholz G, Schilter B, van Bladeren PJ, Rietjens IM. PubMed: 19920071
1. Methyl eugenol glycol was referred to by the synonym (RS)-2,3-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydromethyleugenol in the referenced study.
2. Methyl eugenol is only found in 2 unspecified chemotypes of Cinnamomum glanduliferum. One other chemotype exists that doesn't contain methyl eugenol.
3. Cinnamomum culitlawan is also known as C. culilaban.
4. Methyl eugenol is only found in an unspecified chemotype of Cinnamomum culitlawan. Two other chemotypes exist that don't contain methyl eugenol.
5. Methyl eugenol is only found in 2 unspecified chemotypes of Cinnamomum cecidodaphne. One other chemotype exists that doesn't contain methyl eugenol.
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Monday's Glamour Starter --- Joan Leslie
Why Joan Leslie for Glamour Starter when we could have picked Hedy Lamarr (and she’s coming, by the way), or Jane Russell, or any number of obvious choices? Well, it’s because we think she’s cute, and because we do try to avoid the obvious here at the Greenbriar. Besides, we really admire the way Joanie handled her life after she got out of the star business, but more on this anon. As it happens, she just had a birthday --- turned 81 this past Thursday --- and get this --- Joan Leslie was born the same day as Paul Newman --- I mean the very same day!! Really freaked me out to learn this. She seems older than Hud. I had this image of Paul in his knickers watching Joanie with Bogart in High Sierra, and dancing with Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy, his feet just barely touching the floor of the little grindhouse where he grew up.
The amazing thing about Joanie is the fact that she was only sixteen when she stepped before the camera with Mad Dog Earle, and only fifteen when she was signed to do High Sierra. Her backstory was a familiar one for those days. She and her sisters seem to have taken every singing, dancing, and overall precocity award to be had around Detroit in the early thirties, till old man Depression hit, and suddenly Dad was out of a job, and desperation was just around the corner. It’s easy to be glib about a thing like this now, but you gotta admire the way these people persevered in the face of such odds. Tough breed, those crash veterans. One of the precocious sisters eventually opened a few Hollywood doors, and suddenly Joan was in, doing a Camille kid-bit, and even scoring a momentary on-set acknowledgement from Garbo herself (the self-same Garbo who turned down Basil Rathbone’s request for an inscribed photo when they made Anna Karenina together --- we can never forgive anyone doing a thing like that to our Basil). Anyway, Joan ended up at WB, where the star build-up went into high gear before the ink dried on her first contract. She says Bogie himself did the High Sierra test with her. What a pro. He could have stayed home that day, fought with Mayo, and left the gig to John Ridgely or Dane Clark, but Bogart was nothing if not a dedicated actor, and to top that, he even forbade swearing on the set in deference to little Joanie. Reminds us once again that Bogart was basically a Victorian at heart. Question is, why did they keep letting that squirrelly Mayo Methot onto the lot to torment this poor man? Joan’s not the first interview to mention that in connection with Bogart tensions during a shoot. Always jealous of the leading ladies, hovering around the set … this guy really needed somebody stationed at the door! There’s a fantastic Warners short Joanie did in that first year called Alice In Movieland, where she plays a variation on her own climb-to-stardom story (a lot like Fox’s terrific Stardust with Linda Darnell). It’s an extra on the DVD with The Sea Hawk, and worth the price of the disc by itself. As for the Warners career, it ended up in a courtroom when Joan turned twenty-one. She wanted out, and eventually made the break, but smiling Jack L. got the word around that she wasn’t a "team player", so some lean years followed, first with Eagle-Lion, then at Republic. I remember having a 16mm network print of an old TV show once where she did a shampoo commercial. The happy ending came with a good marriage, kids that turned out well, and a dress design business. Joan Leslie does a lot of festivals and screenings as well. It’d be great to meet her someday.
These stills really point up the scattershot, schizo madhouse that was the WB publicity mill (that scene from It’s A Great Feeling with the flacks at work does have a near-documentary flavor!). First Joan’s the earnest schoolgirl taking lessons on the set. Now, pardon our cynicism here, but this sure looks like a phony-baloney- let’s-just-barely-comply-with-child-labor-laws set-up to us. Joan says the kids had to pull three hours a day, usually in fifteen-minute increments. You don’t get many Phi Beta Kappa keys on a schedule like that! No wonder so many former child actors come off like Mortimer Snerd when they’re interviewed (not Joan though --- she was really bright, and both her kids became college professors!). The insanely stupid pose with the turkey might well have called the whole movie star idea into question for Joan, especially since this hungry gobbler looks as though he’s getting ready to share something pretty "fowl" with his co-star (they say turkey bites hurt). Watch out, Joanie, or you’ll end up like Old Yeller! Hard to blame him though, as we might well have made the same selection from the menu had we been there! Our personal favorite is the pouty pose, mainly because we just generally go for pouty poses. The one with Cagney needs no explanation. We are ashamed to say it’s the first still of James Cagney that we have uploaded on this site. No excuse for that, as we think he’s great, and we do intend to redeem ourselves on that account in weeks to come. Finally, the sultry pose. This was done for Janie Gets Married, the kind of vehicle that made Joanie start ringing up lawyers. She’s better at pouty, don’t you think? We do.
wonderboss said...
Fell madly in love with Joan Leslie the first time I saw SGT. YORK. I'd charge into battle for her any day! Keep up the good work, John.
Ayres Orchids said...
I know what you mean about finding it hard to believe that she and Newman are the same age. She always looked more grown-up than her age. In the underrated gem "The Sky's the Limit," she stars with Fred Astaire. Though she turned 18 on the set and he was 43, she seems like a gal in her twenties dating a guy in his early thirties. Nevertheless, his comment at the time was, "Gosh, the older I get, the younger THEY get!"
Can't wait for your James Cagney installment.
Oscar Grillo said...
Dear Joan must have felt quite embarrased when she saw herself in that gormless photo with the turkey (The rest are glorious!)
She may have looked cute to some but she couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. Just take a look at Rhapsody In Blue for example - she's emarrassingly incompetent.
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The United Nations confirmed on Monday that the Government of National Accord is the only recognised government in Libya, days after US President Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with retired Major General Khalifa Haftar who has been attacking the capital Tripoli.
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The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has recaptured the so-called Checkpoint 27 to the west of Tripoli as part of its offensive to take the city, controlled by the rival Government of National Accord (GNA), a high-ranked military source told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Libya’s AL-Serraj: We’re open to cooperate with all parties to end the division
“We are open to cooperation with all political parties to end the state of division which has negatively impacted the institutions of the state,” said the head of the presidential council of the Libya’s Government National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Serraj.
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Temperature and pH Effects on Insulin Structure: A Molecular Dynamic Approach
Mahboubeh Baheri 1 and Mohammad Reza Dayer 1 , *
1 Biology Department, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IR Iran
* Corresponding author: Mohammad Reza Dayer, Biology Department, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IR Iran, E-mail: mrdayer@yahoo.com
Jentashapir Journal of Health Research: August 01, 2016, 7 (4); e36931
Published Online: August 28, 2016
Revised: April 18, 2016
Accepted: May 27, 2016
To Cite: Baheri M, Dayer M R. Temperature and pH Effects on Insulin Structure: A Molecular Dynamic Approach, Jentashapir J Health Res. 2016 ; 7(4):e36931. doi: 10.17795/jjhr-36931.
Background: Protein misfolding and aggregation are the main causes of serious diseases; thus the study of mechanism and effective factors is necessary to find the cure. Since most of the proteins have the ability to produce aggregations, available and non-infectious proteins can be studied as models. Insulin is one of the best models in this field.
Methods: The current study evaluated the effect of three temperatures of 0°C, 37°C and 47°C and neutral and acidic pH on insulin structure and misfolding by silico simulation. An insulin structure obtained by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is simulated by GROMACS package under different conditions. The secondary structure of insulin amino acids was studied in acidic and neutral conditions.
Results: Based on the study findings the low temperature, 0°C, and acidic condition change the structure more strongly than other mentioned conditions. The low temperature and acidic conditions seem to have the most misfolding effect on insulin structure. It is hoped to find more details about the misfolding mechanism and the inducing agents.
Conclusions: Accordingly, it can be concluded that locally low temperatures and acidic conditions are the main suspected reasons for protein misfolding.
Keywords: Insulin; Protein Aggregation; Protein Misfolding; Molecular Dynamic; Simulation
Insulin is the most important hormone that regulates blood glucose levels in animals. Insulin malfunction leads to serious metabolic disturbances of diabetes mellitus (1). In human, the hormone is comprised of 51 amino acids in two chains; the A chain residues 1 - 21 and the B chain residues 22 - 51. Native insulin has three alpha helices in its secondary structure; two in the A chain and one in the B chain. There is a hydrophobic core of non-polar residues primarily in B chain that is essential for correct folding of insulin (2). In insulin tertiary structure, there are three disulfide bonds, two interchain bridges are made between A7-B7 and A20-B19 and one intrachain bridges residues of A6 and A11 simultaneously (3). It should be remembered that these disulfide bonds take part in protein stability and functionality. However, any deletions in disulfide bonds deactivate the hormone (4, 5). Nevertheless, these disulfide bonds cannot protect insulin at high temperatures. Under physiological conditions, zinc-coordinated trimers of insulin make dimeric super structures while the absence of zinc insulin makes dimeric or tetrameric associations (6-8).
Protein misfolding and aggregation are the main causes of certain diseases such as Alzheimer, Huntington, Parkinson and type 2 diabetes (9, 10). To study the mechanisms underlying such diseases, non-infective proteins can be used as a model to aggregate experiments. Currently, insulin is widely used as a useful model in this field, both for in vivo and in vitro studies (11). Previous studies showed that insulin is susceptible to fibrillation at acidic pH, heating and agitation conditions with rate dependence on the type of acid used and oligomeric status, i e, high rate of monomeric form (12). It is also shown that at acidic pH and high temperatures, oligomeric forms of insulin dissociate into monomers, with higher tendency to aggregate (7, 13). Increase in beta sheets is a common index for protein aggregation which can be used to follow aggregation and fibrillation (14). Moreover, there are increasing data regarding insulin folding, assembly and dynamics that help the precise study of structural basis for this phenomenon. For example, coordinate data on protein data bank (PDB) for insulin aggregates comprise the most exciting data in this context (15).
The current study aimed to investigate the effect of different temperatures and pH conditions on insulin misfolding. The misfolding of insulin can be the first phase of aggregation. The investigations on protein misfolding and aggregation can help to find more effective cures for diseases arising from misfolding.
3. Methods
To study the effect of different temperatures and pH on insulin structure, a full length coordinate structure of insulin was needed. There were 199 available coordinate structures for insulin in PDB site. Among these structures, a wild type structure with PDB ID 1XGL obtained by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with native conformation was selected. The acidic pH and extreme temperatures are well known parameters that threaten protein stability and promote its misfolding. Molecular dynamic simulation experiments provide a reliable tool for this study. Accordingly, the study carried out molecular dynamic experiments on insulin coordinate structure at neutral and acidic pH in three temperatures of 0°C, 37°C and 47°C separately. Insulin molecule was placed in the center of rectangular boxes, with dimensions of 3.75 × 4.39 × 3.84 nanometers for each experiment. Then the boxes were filled with explicit water molecules of SPC/E to mimic the native aqueous conditions. Acidic pH of the system was set by aspartate and glutamate in non-ionized state and assigning positive charges for lysine, arginine and histidine. However, neutral pH was set by considering ionizable residues in their ionized forms. To parameterize the simulated systems for molecular dynamics (MD) calculations the force field of 53A5 in GROMACS 4.5.5 with double-precision was used constantly. System neutralization which is a prerequisite for simulation was checked by preprocessor engine of GROMACS package and balanced by adding appropriate counter ions using genion command in GROMACS package. Energy minimization of the study systems that guarantee the safe progression of simulation was set to lower 300 kJ/M. Then, a short bonds-restrained molecular dynamic of 500 ps was performed prior to the final molecular dynamic simulation for 50 ns at one atmosphere total pressure. Other molecular dynamic parameters were set as reported before (16). Several analyses were done after simulation, including root mean square deviation (RMSD), root mean square fluctuation (RMSF), Gyrate, solvent accessible surface (SAS) and hydrogen bonds.
Protein secondary structure alterations were induced by 0°C and acidic pH in the systems was analyzed on PDBsum (protein data bank summary) website (http://www.ebi.ac.uk). This website provides the attributed Ramachandran plots. The Ramachandran plots were analyzed by visual molecular dynamics (VMD) software to follow amino acids contribution in protein secondary structure and misfolding process. All calculations were performed in Excel and SPSS.
The present study carried out six MD simulations, three in acidic pH at temperatures of 0°C, 37°C and 47°C and three in neutral pH similarly. The first extracted result of the simulations was RMSD, shown in Figure 1. As it shows higher RMSD values for insulin at 0°C and acidic indicate more structural changes of insulin under these conditions. This finding means that acidifying the protein at 0°C induces these structural changes. However Figure 1 reveals that the same effect is not observed at 37°C. Increasing the temperature to 47°C masks these structural changes probably by increasing kinetic energy that accelerate conformational changes behind that excreted by pH. It should be mentioned that increase in RMSD curve could be interpreted as structural alteration, either in the direction of over folding or unfolding of protein.
Figure 1. The RMSD Curve for Human Insulin Obtained From Six Simulations Performed at 0°C, 37°C and 47°C, in Both Neutral and Acidic Solutions
The RMSF for protein alpha carbons during simulation period comprises the useful index for protein flexibility at each residue. Figure 2A represents RMSF curve for six simulations. Since the curves do not have similar baselines, the comparison of RMSF curves is not applicable for the current study simulations. Therefore, the surface under each curve and represent the areas in Figure 2B was calculated. The larger surface under the curve is related to the more flexibility of protein and vice versa. Expectedly, the flexibility of protein at 0°C is significantly less than those of other temperatures; while acidic pH ameliorate this decreased flexibility at this temperature. The decrease in protein flexibility at 0°C is obviously related to decrease in kinetic energy when compared to other temperatures.
Figure 2. A, the RMSF Curve Represents the Changes of the RMSF Obtained in Different Temperatures in Both Neutral and Acidic Conditions; B, the Column Graph of the Area Under the RMSF Curve; the Temperature 0°C Shows Lower Area, Which Means Lower Kinetic Energy
It can be a result of over folded structure.
Figure 3 shows time course change in SAS for protein during simulation period. In confirmation to the current study results SAS curve shows higher values for protein at 0°C and acidic pH compared to other conditions. The elevated SAS could be interpreted as more structural changes.
Figure 3. The SAS Curve for Human Insulin Structure Obtained From Six Simulations Performed at 0°C, 37°C and 47°C, in Both Neutral and Acidic Solutions
Another useful parameter to study the effect of acidity in this study was the distance between the first hydration layer and protein backbone or first hydration layer thickness. It is a useful index to follow with protein folding status. The increase of this distance known as desolvation phenomenon occurs while the protein is folding and vice versa. Figure 4 represents the distance between the first hydration layer and protein backbone at 0°C. Comparison of the curves shows the role of acidity in desolvation of insulin protein. But the same effect of acidic pH is not observed at 37°C and 47°C (data not shown).
Figure 4. The Interspace Between the First Hydration Layer and the Backbone Atoms; in the Acidic pH This Distance is Higher Which Means the Protein is Going to Fold More
Secondary structure changes can provide valuable information about the mechanism of misfolding and aggregation. Figure 5 shows the status of each residue during the simulation at 0°C. There is an area between two residues Cys7 and Cys 19, surrounded by two disulfide bonds, that does not take any specific secondary structure at neutral pH. This unstructured state continues till the end of the simulation. Unlike acidic condition the area takes secondary structures and spends most of the simulation period in alpha helix or beta sheet structures. It should be noticed that acidifying the solution increases the beta sheet content in insulin structure.
Another important point is that the insulin peptide proceeds to gain more beta sheet structures. These beta sheets appear mostly in the B chain N-terminal and the A chain C-terminal.
Figure 5. The Secondary Structures Analysis of the Human Insulin at 0°C; the First Column Shows the Amino Acid Numbers and Names
Next column shows the times, each 5 ns. The red color represents beta sheet, pink almost allowed for beta sheet, dark blue alpha helix, and light blue for almost allowed for alpha helix. The non-colored regions represent the random coiled areas. Eventually Cys7 - Cys19 does not take any specific secondary structures. This area is surrounded by two disulfide bridges.
Protein aggregation and misfolding are the underling phenomenon in serious diseases such as Alzheimer and type 2 diabetes. Insulin is one of the most used models in misfolding and aggregation studies. The present study simulated insulin structures at three temperatures of 0°C, 37°C and 47°C in neutral and acidic pH conditions to explore aggregation inducing agents. The results of the simulation are represented by molecular parameters. As reported before, analysis of the current study RMSD curves indicates the important role of low pH and temperatures as well as high temperatures on the structural changes during the simulation period (17). The study data indicate that at 0°C the acidic pH insulin shows higher RMSD values compared to that of neutral condition, probably because of higher structural alterations in such circumstances, the structural alterations are interpreted as protein misfolding and aggregations (18). Increased RMSD values and structural disturbance at high temperature of 47°C may be due to the high kinetic energy at this condition regardless of pH condition.
The misfolding process does not necessarily mean protein unfolding. Instead, misfolding may be manifested as protein partially unfolding or over folding through protein turnover in cells.
During misfolding event, one of the characteristics which changes during this process, is the protein flexibility degree. Protein flexibility index, RMSF, is a useful parameter to follow with the protein misfolding (19). Decreased RMSF at 0°C could be considered as decreased protein flexibility, which implies protein over folding. Expectedly, the flexibility of protein is significantly higher in acidic pH than neutral condition (P < 0.05) that can give protein the ability to experience more alterations that facilitates protein over folding. In fact the RMSD and RMSF results confirm the insulin over folding and misfolding simultaneously.
Another usable index in survey on misfolding is SAS area of the protein. The results of SAS parameter calculation in the current simulations indicate a significant increase at 0°C and in acidic condition, which expectedly confirms structural changes of protein that leads to misfolding.
As already reported, all calculated molecular parameters in the study confirmed the misfolding of insulin at 0°C and in acidic condition (20, 21). Unlike the study by Kachooei et al. the current study found that low temperature in presence of low pH can affect the insulin structure similarly or even more than high temperature (21). For more assurance, the study analyzed the thickness of first hydration layer. Increase of the distance between first hydration layer and backbone of protein shows that protein is misfolding, actually by over folding. To find out what regions are playing the critical role in over folding, analyses of the secondary structures were necessary. The region between residues Cys7 and Cys19 has the largest changes during acidification. The mentioned region that is surrounded by a disulfide bond can be a valuable point for more investigation about protein misfolding and aggregations, as well as the increase of total beta sheets.
The current study results confirmed several similar studies. Whittingham et al. worked on the conditions that promote the insulin misfolding. They confirmed the effect of acid and temperature on the insulin structure that can lead to misfolded aggregated insulin. One of the properties of the misfolded insulin was the increase in beta sheet structures (12).
Insulin is one the most studied proteins in biochemistry. Since 1922, after extraction, it became a popular molecule to study various factors (12). Recently, insulin became a popular model to study protein misfolding. The current study also used insulin as a suitable protein to investigate the effect of misfolding agents. Similar to the previous reports, the current study results showed the certain effect of temperature and acidity on protein misfolding.
Authors wish to thank for the financial support of Shahid Chamran University of to the current study.
Authors’ Contribution: Mohammad Reza Dayer and Mahboubeh Baheri: developing concepts and designing the experiments, performing all in silico experimental methods, analyzing the data and writing the manuscript.
Funding/Support: This research was financially supported by grant No.: 94-3-02-424 from department of research affair, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.
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21. Kachooei E, Moosavi-Movahedi AA, Khodagholi F, Ramshini H, Shaerzadeh F, Sheibani N. Oligomeric forms of insulin amyloid aggregation disrupt outgrowth and complexity of neuron-like PC12 cells. PLoS One. 2012; 7(7)[DOI][PubMed]
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Interfax.com | Interfax news | Admiral Gorshkov to make refueling stopover in...
Admiral Gorshkov to make refueling stopover in Hawaii area
MOSCOW. May 15 (Interfax) - The Admiral Gorshkov frigate, which is one of the most advanced ships in the Russian Navy, will make a stopover in the Hawaii area, the Russian Northern Fleet's press service said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Admiral Gorshkov armed with Kalibr cruise missiles is on a long-range voyage together with the Nikolai Chiker tugboat and the Elbrus replenishment vessel.
"The ships are bound for the central part of the Pacific Ocean. They will make a stopover in the Hawaii area for being refueled by the Kama tanker, which is moving slightly ahead of the group," the statement said.
The Admiral Gorshkov will practice deterrence of an air strike and destruction of high-speed surface targets using an A-192 artillery system, it said.
The group departed from Severomorsk on February 26. This is the first voyage for the frigate. The Admiral Gorshkov has covered over 16,500 nautical miles by now. It has carried out several defense drills and visited ports in Djibouti and Sri Lanka for replenishment and rest.
In late April, the Admiral Gorshkov participated in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Navy and visited the Pacific Fleet's main base in Vladivostok to celebrate the V-Day.
(Our editorial staff can be reached at eng.editors@interfax.ru)
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The Greatest Grid Competition
Given the girds ability to organize urban form, Enhanced Grid, proposes to do nothing with New York City’s existing fabric but rather reorganize its aging infrastructure. Originally set to tame chaotic growth, the grid has proven resilient through its adaptation, removal, setbacks, scale change, and now hybridization – the next logical step is to move it downward. By instituting an ordered, efficient, and adaptable underground network, growth and change can occur organically according to future advancements and societal demands.
Enhanced Grid redefines Manhattan with seven, north-south and eight, east-west corridors just below existing streets. These corridors compile and upgrade infrastructure while creating new forms of public space. Divided into three zones: Public Space, Transportation, and Utilities; the corridors absorb program like parking and self-storage, alleviating density and creating capital through additional real estate. Existing streets are replaced with a perforated smart surface that captures energy and allows light to fill the public space below. Subway lines are transformed to run directional making transit more efficient. Further, the utilities are stacked in a vertical shaft optimized for access and change. So when energy is no longer transmitted over great distances but rather captured and stored locally, batteries can systematically replace cable lines and buildings can simply plug-in.
Physical infrastructure is the last urban layer yet to be design beyond functionality. Its integral to any city’s vitality and a heightened public awareness is important. New York has evolved within the grid’s framework to form a dynamic metropolis, a living museum of culture and experimentation. By taking a step downward it will ensure an enhanced and vibrant future.
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Archives of Iowa Broadcasting
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Before the memory fades: Edith Helen Bell, fiercely dedicated servant of church, youth and community
By Walter Lunt
She’s been described as a ‘force of nature,’ a lady with boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm while in service to the people and the institutions of her much beloved town of Windham.
The whirlwind that was Edith H. (Burgess) Bell became stilled with her passing in Williamsburg, VA on Dec. 22, 2018 at the age of 92. She was an educator, historian, musician, outdoorswoman, a community leader and, as will be explained, a ‘straight shooter.’ The projects and institutions with which she was involved touched nearly every family in town from the 1950s through 1990.
Edith Bell holding Tyler Andrew Clark
News of her death first reached Windham by social media. On Facebook, one admirer shared, “(she) was one of my greatest role models.”
Joyce Greenacre, who served with Bell in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, a professional group of key women in education, called her colleague a true ‘woman of distinction’ who never hesitated to step forward and give wholeheartedly to any group she belonged to.”
Born in Waldoboro, Maine in 1926, Bell grew up on the family poultry farm, attended local schools and graduated from Waldoboro High School in 1943. She was a member of Girl Scouts, 4-H, youth Grange, school band and attended church school – a training ground for what would become a life of service to church and community, for which Windham would later become the beneficiary.
Bell earned her teaching degree from Gorham State Teachers College in 1947, the same year she married Fred Albion Bell of Westbrook. The couple settled in Windham where they bought and renovated an 1832 farmhouse on River Road. Here they raised two daughters, Johnna and Joy.
Early on, Edith taught elementary grades in Windham and gave private piano lessons. She later earned two master’s degrees and became a librarian and media specialist at Westbrook Junior High School.
Despite a busy schedule with family and career, Edith became involved in numerous church and community activities. She and Fred joined the Windham Hill United Church of Christ (U.C.C.) where she taught and became superintendent of the church school. In addition, she was the church organist and sang in the choir. Edith would later create the popular hand bell choir in commemoration of daughter Johnna who died during her early years of college.
In the community, Edith’s busy pursuits included the formation of a Girl Scout troop, president of the Windham Historical Society, and trustee of the Windham Public Library.
She created the Cardinal Troop Girl Scout Camp on Dundee Pond that served hundreds of young girls over several years. Becky (Plummer) Delaware remembers week-long outings at the Presumpscot River site, led by Edith and co-leader Betty Pulkkinen.
“They were a brave pair (supervising) 20 girls, ages 8 to 18, doing wilderness camping.” Edith blew Reveille at 7 a.m. and Taps at 9 p.m. “They kept us entertained; we hiked, swam, sang, did crafts, campfire and generally had fun.”
Whether in the classroom, church school or Girl Scout meetings and camp outs, Edith had rules and standards. All were expected to live by them. But Delaware also recalls many instances when Edith was helpful and understanding. At Cardinal Camp, “We had outhouses. At night, after campfire, all 20 or so girls had to use them. Having no electricity, we all had flashlights; inevitably some girl would drop hers ‘down the hole.’ Edith to the rescue. She would retrieve the light, clean it up and return it to the delighted girl.”
Windham history compiled by Bell
Before meals, campers would sing grace. Anyone who was late for the gathering would have to endure the camp’s “sin-song,” “Always behind like the old cow’s tale” Delaware pointed out, “It chastised the late one and entertained the rest of us.”
Linda (Bailey) Lunt remembers Cardinal Camp as “…the greatest part of school summer vacation. We had so much fun.” All the leaders and counselors had camp nicknames: Edith was Bucket, Pulkkinen was Cutie-Babe, and so on. “I remember cooking dough-boys over the fire; they were basically Bisquik on a stick. On the first day of camp, Lunt said all the campers brought home-made snacks. The leaders would serve them throughout the week. “When my chocolate coo-coo cookies were never brought out I asked Cutie-Babe what had happened to them. She just said they must be ‘in another box.’ Years later, Lunt said Cutie-Babe (Pulkkinen) admitted she had “always felt bad” about those cookies. It seems she and Bucket (Edith) had eaten them in the hours after Taps because “they were sooo good.” Many years later, Lunt would become a scout leader herself – “I used many of Bucket’s ideas and strategies with my own troop.”
Edith had numerous other busy pursuits in the community. She wrote and compiled historic photos for the book “Images of America – Windham, Maine”, which is still sold today.
Of her friend and fellow U.C.C. parishioner, Laurel Parker says, “Edith was a presence. This woman had two speeds: full (steam ahead) and dead stop.” She said the church’s carillon was donated by Edith Bell in memory of her deceased husband, Fred. She also bought the collection of English bells (to commemorate her late daughter) and trained others to play them. The group, known as the Melody Ringers, played in the church and for various events around Windham. “The church was her world,” said Parker, who is the U.C.C. historian.
Due to declining health and a desire to be closer to family, Edith departed Windham in 2009 to join her daughter Joy and husband Kenneth Mair in Williamsburg, Virginia. Bell’s many contributions and the many stories of her life in Windham remain; especially her legendary affection for ice cream.
“It was her way of celebrating anything. She even had a collection of unique ice cream cups and dishes,” said Parker. Asked about her favorite flavor, Parker answered, “Any kind, any time.”
Edith Bell is also remembered for some of her unique personal characteristics. Daughter Joy said her mother disliked woodchucks and snakes; woodchucks because they ate the plants in her garden and snakes because, well, they were snakes. “Mom,” she continued, “would always confront her problems head-on – rarely seeking help from others.”
One weekend, as Joy returned to the Windham farm from college, a neighbor sought her out and proclaimed, “Your Mother!” It seems the previous week Edith had confronted both challenges in her own way. She told Joy, “I went up to Libby’s Rent-all, got a chainsaw and some instructions on how to use it, and cut the mess around the well-house – then I had a bonfire and cooked hot dogs on a stick.” Apparently, that took care of the snake den; next, the woodchucks.
Ignoring the advice of her neighbor, Edith purchased a 20-gauge shotgun – and practiced firing it. After many misses, she managed to bag the marauding marmot, whereupon she boxed it up….and put it on the neighbor’s porch.
Joy said among the family photos at the Windham farm she found one of her mother wearing a baseball cap, holding the 20-gauge gun and striking a distinct Annie Oakley pose.
Edith Bell will be remembered at a special commemoration on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Windham Hill Church at 11:00 a.m. The public is invited. Among other activities, the hand bell choir will play the hymn “Beautiful Savior”. And of course, ice cream will be served.
Among the numerous messages on Facebook following her death was this from one of her many friends and admirers: “It better snow ice cream when you get to heaven.” <
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Lincoln in the New Yorker.... kinda
Franklin Winslow points out to me that his and my names appear briefly in the New Yorker's GOAT (That's Goings on About Town, not the crappy LL Cool J album):
“LITERARY UPSTART”
Throughout the past two months, contestants in The L Magazine’s “American Idol”-like short-story-reading competition have presented their fiction before a panel of literary-world insiders. The three finalists—Franklin Winslow, Raphaela Weissman, and Lincoln Michel—face off on June 21, starting at 8:30. (The Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St. No tickets necessary.)
Yep, there is your reminder. I'm reading this Thursday and if it is as fun this time as it was last time then it will be pretty fun.
"WE RUN NEW YORK!"
So... success was had! I was very flattered to be named the winner of the 3rd semi-final round in The L Magazine's Literary Upstart competition. I would also really like to thank all my friends who came out for the support and drunken fun times.
I read a story called "Whale Belly" and was described as the
Guy Whose Story Narrated By a Man Who Secretly Thinks His Pregnant Wife Is Gross and a Little Scary Had the Effect of Possibly Scaring the Female Contingent of Our Judging Panel off of Childbirth Forever.
I will be reading again in the final, along with my pal Franklin and someone yet to be named (or was probably named by his parents and has been named by the judges but whose said name has not been named to me as of yet), to see who gets "one fifth of your monthly rent" in prize money on Thursday June 21st.
No I am off to party at a club and or bar that is either called House, Home, Abode or Crash Pad... I can't remember.
I wasn't informed my piece went up at Pindeldyboz until after I'd made my earlier post. But here you go, a short-short about childhood games and atomic spiders. Also, the poetry print issue of Pindeldyboz (which contains a poem of mine) is now available for sale.
Just to sum up this (suddenly) literary past couple of weeks for me:
- Three poems up at Night Train magazine.
- Prose-poem up at Juked.
- Short-short up at Pindeldyboz.
- Pindeldyboz Print Issue #7 available to buy with a poem of mine.
- Reading at the Baggot Inn for L Magazine.
Party time.
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The juggler of Notre Dame and the medievalizing of modernity, Volume 2, Medieval meets medievaism, Jan M. Ziolkowski, (electronic resource)
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"This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first incarnation in a medieval French poem through its prolific rebirth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Juggler of Notre Dame tells how an entertainer abandons the world to join a monastery, but is suspected of blasphemy after dancing his devotion before a statue of the Madonna in the crypt; he is saved when the statue, delighted by his skill, miraculously comes to life. Jan Ziolkowski tracks the poem from its medieval roots to its rediscovery in late nineteenth-century Paris, before its translation into English in Britain and the United States. The visual influence of the tale on Gothic revivalism and vice versa in America is carefully documented with lavish and inventive illustrations, and Ziolkowski concludes with an examination of the explosion of interest in The Juggler of Notre Dame in the twentieth century and its place in mass culture today. Volume 2: Medieval Meets Medievalism deals with the influence of the tale in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Europe and America, and the development of literary medievalism at this time. The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity is a rich case study for the reception of the Middle Ages in modernity. Spanning centuries and continents, the medieval period is understood through the lens of its (post)modern reception in Europe and America. Profound connections between the verbal and the visual are illustrated by a rich trove of images, including book illustrations, stained glass, postage stamps, architecture, and Christmas cards. Presented with great clarity and simplicity, Ziolkowski's work is accessible to the general reader, while its many new discoveries will be valuable to academics in such fields and disciplines as medieval studies, medievalism, philology, literary history, art history, folklore, performance studies, and reception studies" --
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The rainbow people of God : the making of a peaceful revolution
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During the twenty-seven years of Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, Desmond Tutu served as the embodiment of hope for all the oppressed people of South Africa. Deprived of the right to vote (and virtually every other civil right), South Africa's people of color found their beloved archbishop to be a constant source of strength and courage in the wearing, year-in, year-out battle against the consummate evil of apartheid. So successful was Tutu in his great work that he became, as Nelson Mandela tells us in his Foreword, "public enemy number one." Here is the extraordinarily inspiring story of Desmond Tutu's decades-long struggle as the dedicated spokesman for one of the most important liberation movements of modern times, the anti-apartheid movement - as told by John Allen, the courageous journalist who became the archbishop's media secretary. Woven into the astonishing tapestry of narrative are Tutu's speeches, letters, and sermons - the thrilling addresses that have made him not only a symbol of hope for his own people but a focus for justice, peace, and reconciliation throughout the world. With a clarity of pitch born out of decades of experience, Tutu shows us all how to move forward with honesty and compassion to build a newer and more humane world. For, as he says, "We can only be human in fellowship, in community ... in Peace." Here is a guidebook that has universal resonance, a how-to book on accomplishing a revolution, one that ends with South Africa's first free election, in which Desmond Tutu, at the age of sixty-two, is permitted to vote for the first time in his life! But here is a revolution that, as the archbishop explains, ends not in mere victory, but in peace and reconciliation for all the Rainbow People of God
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An international vocabulary of technical theatre terms : in eight languages (American, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish).
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Apple’s New MacBook First Look: Trading Ports and Power for Portability
When Steve Jobs pulled out the MacBook Air in 2008, the accolades of the “world’s thinnest laptop” were quickly met with outrage. “Come on! This is crazy,” we all said. “For $1,800 you expect me to use a severely underpowered laptop with no DVD drive and just one USB port?” Seven years (and one additional USB port) later, those complaints sound crazy.
Apple’s introduction of a sleek new $1,300 MacBook Monday felt like traveling back in time. Except, there was no manila envelope, and all of the ports you’re used to got chopped from this ultrathin 2-pound machine, along with some typing comfort and battery life.
Like the first Air, this is Apple’s attempt to reimagine the laptop all over, now for the smartphone and tablet age. Based on my short time with the machine, I think Apple will turn the laptop industry on its head (again), but just like with the original Air, it may be moving too fast for some.
At some point, I will stop being surprised at how thin and light gadgets continue to get. But not today. Picking it up the MacBook feels like lifting an iPad rather than a laptop. And when you look at the 13.1mm-thick machine from the side, it looks like a screen propped up by a metal stand.
Of course, it’s thin because all the ports you know and love are in the trash. No more SD card slot, no more full-sized USB ports or Thunderbolt. All that’s left is a headphone jack and one—and only one—USB-Type C port. The latter charges the laptop, but also can be used to send video to monitors and connect and charge other devices.
We don’t need all those other ports, Apple says. We are living in a wireless world now, where we can connect most of our peripherals without cords. Except every morning I plug my Air into a Thunderbolt display, and every afternoon I plug my iPhone into my Air to charge it. Of course, Apple will sell dongles—overpriced, naturally—that allow you to do those things.
There’s also no fingerprint reader, like the iPhone and iPad’s TouchID.
But when I opened up the lid and gazed at the 2304×1440-pixel Retina 12-inch screen, those issues faded away. The edge-to-edge display is crisp and bright—a huge improvement over the current MacBook Air.
Navigating that software on the screen is a slightly new experience, too. Apple still does not believe in adding touchscreens to its Mac OS X computers. Instead, the trackpad has a smoother coating and new touch capabilities. Called Force Touch, the pad is now a single piece of flat glass that can respond to different pressure. You’ll still feel a “click” when you press down on it, but that is actually all done with software. In a demo, Apple showed me how to press gently on the pad and then more firmly to speed up a video. I’m not sure how useful that feature will be, but the good news is that for regular navigating, the trackpad feels better than ever.
To accommodate the thinner bottom, the keyboard also had to be slimmed down. Think of the bottoms of the keys as having been shaved off. But it’s not as bad as it sounds. A new mechanism under the keys still gives them a slight spring—functional, yes, but not as satisfying as the Air’s keyboard. It is also harder to tell where the keys start and end. So I was shocked at how fast and accurate I was able to type.
The $1,300 MacBook model will be available with a lower-powered Core M processor, 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM—$1,500 will get you a faster processor and twice the storage.
Apple claims the new MacBook will get nine hours of battery life, which is three hours less than the 13-inch MacBook Air, but the same as the 11-inch Air. (The new MacBook has a much higher resolution screen than both.) I plan to test the performance and battery life in a full review closer to the laptop’s April 10 availability.
For now, though, I’ll be trying to figure out how I’m supposed to play all my vintage “Friends” DVDs.
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2015/03/09/apples-new-macbook-first-look-trading-ports-and-power-for-portability/?mod=e2fb
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[wiki=904b6f7e29f77065ee9977b30660617c]Honolulu[/wiki]
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*[wiki=a00cdd2f793af07e3a8f298dab81976d]Kahuku[/wiki]
*[wiki=6cf699161fa60c825561adad0238ca27]Kapolei[/wiki]
*[wiki=2e0ff7d0afcbb7edc5a5c57667f80f0b]Nanakuli[/wiki]
*[wiki=0f49502e0a7128da61fd52d2e46cf4db]Waianae[/wiki]
*[wiki=acf560ac5a81a2ad0fdeb602893c4460]Hale'iwa[/wiki]
*[wiki=418b4125869de591a1f1e2df8e0cb8e8]Wahiawa[/wiki]
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[wiki=085d815d76c8f36d47b771d0c77997ef]Waikiki[/wiki]
*[wiki=7ac90e07834338b085d659dc4a71d062]Pearl Harbor[/wiki]
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Flights from all over the world land at Honolulu International Airport just outside of downtown [wiki=904b6f7e29f77065ee9977b30660617c]Honolulu[/wiki]. Free Wiki-Wiki (Hawaiian for "quick") shuttle buses run between the Main Overseas Terminal and Interisland Terminal every 15 minutes. These will eventually be replaced with moving walkways and people movers.
TheBus [http://www.thebus.org/] routes #19 and #20 run between the airport and Waikiki. The fare is $2.50. Exact change is required and space for baggage is limited.
When taking TheBus from the airport to Waikiki, make sure the destination sign reads "Waikiki Beach and Hotels". The westbound #19 bus continues to a military installation (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam), and Military Police check all passengers for military ID at the gate. Do not get on this bus if you do not have military ID: you will be left at the gates with no way to return to the main highway.
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Car rentals are available at the airport and various locations downtown. A car is worth having for visits to the North Shore or if you are staying outside of Honolulu/Waikiki.
The Oahu bus system, officially called TheBus [url=http://www.thebus.org/],]runs between almost all towns and to most tourist destinations. Fare for TheBus is $2.50 adults, $1.25 5-17yr olds.You can make two transfers with one ticket up to the time printed on the top of the ticket, but not round-trips or return-trips. Exact change is compulsory and it will get you anywhere on the island TheBus goes.
There is a 4 day TheBus Tourist pass available from most ABC Stores (like a 7/11) for $35 or $30 for 5-17 year olds. Make sure you 'scratch' it correctly before getting on the first TheBus.
Also available from ABC Stores and other Waikiki-area shops is a very handy guide to TheBus for $2.95.
The Waikiki Trolley system runs several routes (identified by colors); you can by a One-Day All-Lines Pass for $34 or a One-Day One-Line Pass for $18.
The tram-style "Free Shopping Shuttles" which pick up around Waikiki beach will take you to the Ala Moana Center. Be aware that this shuttle will first take you to Hilo Hattie's flagship tourist shop west of the center. It's free, but not a direct route so if you're not interested in stopping off at Hilo Hattie's you may prefer to look elsewhere for transport as this option will add at least 30 minutes to your commute.
New Rail Project
Oahu and the City and County of Honolulu are currently working on a new elevated rail project to transport people more effectively on the island. The project is officially called the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor and is expected to be completed in phases through 2012 and 2019. Some locals believe that the new rail transit will be named TheRail, after the currently existing TheBus system. It is expected to connect the southern Leeward Coast (commonly known as the West Side, or West Oahu) with Ala Moana Shopping Center in downtown [wiki=904b6f7e29f77065ee9977b30660617c]Honolulu[/wiki].
Major highways
The following are some of the more important major highways on Oahu. Both the common name and the state route number are given here. With the exception of H-1, H-2, and H-3 locals refer to most state highways by name, rather than route number.
* H-1 is an interstate freeway that runs from Kahala in East Honolulu west, through downtown Honolulu, past the airport and out to the western suburb of Kapolei where it joins Farrington Highway. H-1 is the busiest and most heavily used freeway on Oahu.
* H-2 is an interstate freeway that runs from the town of Waipahu through Mililani to the town of Wahiawa in [wiki=2e0a9d5f1f2d2983020bec556ba7a25c]Central Oahu[/wiki].
* H-3 is an interstate freeway that runs from the suburb of Aiea, through the windward communities of Kaneohe and Kailua, to the gate of Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
* Moanalua Freeway/H-201 is an interstate freeway auxiliary route that serves as an alternative route for H-1. It runs from the Middle Street Merge (H-1, H-201) in the community of Kalihi in West Honolulu to the H-1, H-3, H-201 merge in Aiea. Some freeway signs may still label Moanalua Freeway as Route 78, even though Route 78 has since become H-201 in 2004.
* Nimitz Highway/Ala Moana Boulevard (state route 92) runs from Pearl Harbor to Waikiki; it is the main route from the airport to Waikiki.
* Pali Highway (state route 61) runs from downtown Honolulu to the Windward town of Kailua.
* Likelike Highway (state route 63) runs from the Kalihi district of Honolulu to the Windward town of Kaneohe.
* Kalanianaole Highway (state route 72) starts from the east end of H-1 and runs through the East Honolulu suburbs around Makapuu Point, and through the rural community of Waimanalo, ending in Kailua.
* Kamehameha Highway (state routes 99, 80, and 83) is the main highway on Oahu, starting from Pearl Harbor, going through the leeward communities of Aiea and Pearl City, then through Central Oahu, around the North Shore, and along the Windward coast ending at the town of Kaneohe.
* Farrington Highway (state route 93) is two separate roads: the south side starts where H-1 leaves off in Kapolei and leads to the Leeward coast communities of Nanakuli, Waianae, and Makaha, ending at the south end of Kaena Point State Park. The north side starts from Waialua on the North Shore through the community of Mokuleia to the north end of Kaena Point State Park(the road used to go around the point but the part that actually rounded the point has been closed and replaced with a nature preserve. A trail connects the two portions).
* Fort Weaver Road/Kunia Road (state routes 76, 750) goes from Schofield Barracks near Wahiawa south to Ewa Beach.
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This is a sampling of attractions on Oahu. For more detail on attractions in Honolulu proper, see the Honolulu article.
Polynesian Cultural Center, [url=http://www.polynesia.com]]55-370 Kamehameha Highway, Laie, (from Honolulu, Hwy 63 Likelike Highway to 83 Kahekili Hwy/Kamehameha Hwy, about 20 mi NW of Kaneohe). +1 808 293-3339, +1 800 367-7060 toll free from mainland U.S. Monday-Saturday, 11AM - 8PM; individual attraction hours vary, see website for details. Hawaii's most popular paid tourist attraction, the Polynesian Cultural Center offers something found nowhere else: the opportunity to experience the culture not just of Hawaii, but also of seven other Polynesian island groups, all in one place. Recreated traditional villages of Hawaii, Samoa, Aotearoa (Maori New Zealand), Fiji, the Marquesas, Tahiti, Tonga, and Rapa Nui offer educational exhibits by native islanders, some of which can be hands-on. Award-winning Horizons evening show offers Polynesian entertainment. Basic admission $50, $38 children, includes cultural center and evening show. Ali'i Luau package $80/$56 includes luau and basic admission. Parking $5. Other premium packages available. Discounts for Hawaii residents and U.S. military.
*The largest of its kind in Hawaii, Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii boasts 25 acres of sun-drenched fun in the sun. It has 25 rides and attractions and many family friendly attractions like the Keiki (kids) Cove, Water World, and the Hawaiian Waters Wave Pool. Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii originally opened in 1999 as Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park.
*[[USS Arizona National Memorial[/url]]- Memorial to those moored at Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor. They were the initial targets of the first wave of attacks on the Americans during WWII. The 184-foot memorial was completed in 1961 and a flag is flown from the destroyed mast. Visitors can see a historic short film recapping the events and explore the Pearl Harbor Museum, complete with wartime memorabilia. Daily 7:30AM-5PM, closed on all major holidays.
*[wiki=a1daf966234831f4f9365d474031ab32#See]National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl[/wiki] A solemn and beautiful place, built in the caldera of a small dormant volcano, which serves as the final resting place and memorial to those who died in service of the United States armed services in the Pacific Ocean (including WWII and more).
*Honolulu Museum of Art, [url=http://honolulumuseum.org]]1035 Kinau St Lot. $10. Considered Hawaii's premier example of kamaaina- (old-time-) style architecture, the Academy is the state's only general fine-arts museum and has expanded steadily over the last decade. It boasts one of the top Asian art collections in the country, including James Michener's collection of Hiroshige's ukiyo-e prints.
*The Bishop Museum [url=http://www.bishopmuseum.org/[/url].]Founded by a Hawaiian princess, the Bishop museum displays the world's greatest collection of natural and cultural artifacts from Hawaii and the Pacific.
*Iolani Palace[http://www.iolanipalace.org[/url] 364 South King Street. The only royal palace on US soil and the seat of the Hawaiian government and subsequent Territory and State of Hawai'i after annexation until 1969. $6-20.
*Queen Emma's Summer Palace. Built in 1847, the restored home of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV offers a glimpse into the lifestyle of the Hawaiian monarchy. Daily 9AM-4PM, closed major holidays. $6, children 17 and under $1, Seniors $4; reservations required for groups of 20 or more.
*Banzai Pipeline,North Shore.Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore is the "happenin' place to be.Banzai Pipepline is one of the most famous surf sites for professional surfers all around the world like professional surfer John John Florence and Nathan Fletcher.The best time to head out to Banzai Pipeline is in the winter.That's when the waves could reach up to the possible height of 30-40 ft (9-12 m).
Oahu has 128 beaches. The following is just a selection of the beaches:
*Kailua Beach Park - Located just below the Kaneohe Bay and directly above Bellows air force station, this beach is famous for its excellent swimming and wind surfing. With nice fine sand - perfect for sunbathing and recreational activities, and a backdrop of tiny offshore islands, this makes for one of Oahu's most beautiful beaches. Recently, the beach has suffered from erosion, removing a significant amount of sand from the shoreline. As a result, the space available on the beach has been severely reduced.
*Kualoa Regional Park - Located along the Northeast side of the island, this beach is rarely crowded and has a great view of the offshore island, Chinamans hat, so called this due to its resemblance of the peasants chapeau worn by rural Chinese. With Kualoa mountains in the background you might feel you are in the movie Jurassic park, due to the fact that Kualoa range is where much of the footage took place. Also this area was considered sacred by ancient Hawaiians due to the whalebones that would wash on shore that would be used for valuable tools and jewelry.
*Kahana Bay Beach Park - Located along the windward side of the island, directly across Ahupua'a O Kahana state park, this is one of Oahu's best kept secrets. This beach cove is nestled at the very bottom of the Kualoa mountains and is often over looked by people traveling up the coast due to the outlining of pine trees along the beaches edges. With its seclusion, calm waters and plenty of shady spots for those not fond of the too much sun, you can obviously see why this is one of Oahu's best kept secrets.
*Lanikai Beach - This small stretch of thin beach is home to some of the most clear and blue water you will find surrounding Oahu, and with views of the two beautiful offshore islands, known as the Mokuluas, you truly feel engulfed in the tropical setting.
*Ala Moana Beach Park/Magic Island - Known as "The path to the sea", this beach park is famous for its recreational activities. Located just west of Waikikis beaches and directly across from tha Ala Moana mall, this area features a 76 acre park located along the shore, and is often home to many family gatherings and company outings.
*Sunset Beach - So called due to the beautiful sunsets that occur almost everyday on this spot, this white sand beach is one of the longest running beaches on Oahu, stretching 2 mi (3 km) in length and between 200-300 ft (61-91 m) in width at some spots. In the winter months, Sunset beach is home to one of the best surfing spots on the island and features several international surf competitions. In the summer months during the calmer seas this is a nice spot swimming and snorkeling. There is a bike path that runs from Sunset Beach to Waimea Bay that is a great way to spend the day exploring the hidden spots that you cannot see from the main road. Bike rentals can be found at Paradise Baby Co. there are adult bikes and kids. Spending the day on the North Shore is a great idea because there is so much to see.
*Ehukai Beach Park - Also known as "Reddish tinged water", this also home of the famous Bonzai Pipeline. In the winter months this beach features 30-40-ft (9-12 m) waves, when the swells are high, and frequented by many of the worlds best surfers. Part of the triple crown surf tournament, I would stay out of the water in the winter months unless you are familiar with the surf, due to the fierce breaking waves and strong undertow. However in the summer months the calm ocean makes a good spot for swimming and a good sandbar. Always check with a life guard at this beach before entering the water.
*Waikiki Beach - Meaning "sprouting water", this beach runs along Kalakaua Ave. and is home to many of the areas featured resorts. Often filled with tourists and guests of the hotels that line the beach, this area is where you can take some of the famous catamaran rides that are manned by the beach boys, not the band, but true beach boys. The calm surf and shallow waters makes a nice spot for wading in the waters, bodysurfing, and beginning surfers.
*Waimea Bay Beach - Located on the North Shore, in the winter months this is home to some of the largest and most dangerous ride-able surf in the world, with waves reaching 30 plus ft (9+ m), and with in-shore breaks often at 12 ft (4 m), experienced swimmers and surfers need only apply. However in the summer months the calm surf makes for nice swimming and with a nice size beach is great for sunbathing. If you are brave enough you can climb "da big rock", which is a popular free jump spot, and has platforms to jump off at 5 and 18 ft (1.5-5.5 m). Another beach that it is a good idea to check with a lifeguard.
*Sandy Beach Park - Located along the windward side of the island just past Halona Beach Cove, with calm surf, this is a superb spot for swimming and amateur bodysurfers. However most of the year there has somewhat rough surf and many of the best bodysurfers on the island call this beach home, because the waves here are rivaled by no where else on the island.
*Bellows Beach Park - Located right near Bellows air force station, this beautiful beach has shallow water and small consistent waves which makes for good swimming and beginning surfers.
*Hale'iwa Beach - Located in the Historical town of Hale'iwa this brown sanded beach is one of the few spots on the island where you can sit on the beach and watch the sun rise and set. With plenty of beach to lay out and being within walking distance of shops, eating, and sightseeing this is an attractive family spot.
*Halona Beach Cove - This beach is also nicknamed Eternity beach, receiving the name eternity because of the love scene that takes place on this beach from the movie "From here to Eternity". Most tourists usually go to this spot on the windward side of the Island just passed Hanauma Bay to view the Halona blowhole. The only way to get this beach though is to scale down the somewhat steep cliffs that protect this tiny but very scenic beach. Also beware of the sea turtles that frequent the spot, although they will not harm you, if you are caught touching them or trying to ride them, you will be fined.
*Barbers Point - Located on the ewa part of the island, this beach is frequented by many men and women in the armed forces due to the base that is just down the road. Also due to its small surf and scarce crowds it is not a bad beach for the beginning surfer. With a bar located right on the beach, open on weekends, and nice views of Honolulu, this beach is a nice spot to get away from your more touristy spots.
*Ko'Olina - The resort famous for housing many of the pro bowlers that visit every year in February, also features some of the most beautiful man-made beaches on the island. The 4 lagoons, named Kolola(whale), Hanu(turtle), Naia(dolphin), and Ulua(fish), feature some of the most beautiful sunsets that you will not find anywhere else on the island. With literally no surf the lagoons are often nice to just float around in. Given that the lagoons are about 30+ minutes (rush hour makes it over an hour) from Waikiki these lagoons are generally not crowded and only frequented by locals and guests of the resort.
*Three Tables - This beach located off the Kamehameha Highway, North Shore, and is sandwiched between Sharks cove and Waimea Bay, it features some very nice snorkeling. Beware of the surf in the winter months though. The waves can sometimes reach 30-40 ft (9-12 m) in these areas depending on the swells. Therefore most of the snorkeling and the wading the many tide pools along this beach is done between April and October.
*Pokai Bay Beach Park - Hawaiian for "Night of the Supreme one", this beach is named after the Hawaiian chef Pokai who according to legend brought and planted the first coconut palm tree on the island. This west shore beach is one of the most protected beaches on the island even during the months of rough surf, which makes for nice swimming conditions.
*Makapu'u Beach Park - Hawaiian for "Bulging Eyes", this beach is located just below Makapuu Point, which is Oahu's eastern most point. Popular for its bodysurfing and picturesque views of Rabbit Island, this beach is a very appealing yet relaxing spot, although beware of the rough surf, strong shore break and undertow, that can arise through-out the winter months.
*Mokule'ia Beach Park - Located on the northwestern tip of the island, this long white sandy beach is frequented by many of the local Hawaiians for its enticing windsurfing conditions and nice fishing spots.
Gardens and views
Diamond Head State Park See [wiki=904b6f7e29f77065ee9977b30660617c]Honolulu[/wiki] for more details.
*Round-Top Forest Reserve- Excellent view of Honolulu and the surrounding area.
*Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, in Kane'ohe. Translated as "To Make a Place of Peace and Tranquility", the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens certainly does that through 400 acres of lush gardens specializing in Hawaiian/Polynesian plants. There is also a 32-acre lake, picnic areas, and a campground on site.
*Nu'uanu Pali Lookout. See Honolulu article for more details.
*Hale'iwa Historical town- You may recognize the location as being the site of a former television series called 'Baywatch', but this more than 100-year-old historic town offers more than that. Many of the buildings are on the State Register of Historic Sites, and the rustic old building that dot the town are simply charming.
*Pu'u O Mahuka- National historical site and Hawaiian holy site.
*Lyon Arboretum- Located in the Manoa Valley. Operated by the University of Hawaii.
* Byodo-in 47-200 Kahekili Highway, Kaneohe (about 5 min from Kaneohe town), daily 8:30AM-4:30PM. Situated against the backdrop of steep green cliffs is a recreation of the 900-year-old Byodo-In Temple in [wiki=492379b2b8f7ac3f7cc8e0ca6254f4b1]Kyoto[/wiki]. The temple grounds include a nine-foot Buddha statue and the three-ton Peace Bell. Byodo-in is in the back of the Valley of the Temples cemetery. $3. The tomb of General Zhang Xueliang [[Zhang Xueliang],|an early-20th century military ruler of Northern China, is directly across from the temple entrance.
* Waimea Valley Audubon Center [url=http://www.waimeavalley.net]],]59-864 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, (across Kamehameha Hwy from Waimea Bay Beach Park), daily 9:30AM-5PM except 1 Jan 25 Dec; 9:30AM-3PM on Thanksgiving Day (4th Th in Nov) and 31 Dec. Formerly known as Waimea Falls Park, the National Audubon Society received a contract from the City and County of Honolulu to operate the site as a nature preserve. The preserve is home to endangered moorhen and a botanical garden with both endemic Hawaiian plants and other plants from around the world. A 0.75-mi (1.2 km) hike on paved trails leads to the centerpiece of the park, Waihi Falls, where visitors can swim in the pool at the base of the falls. $8; $5 seniors, military, and children (4-12); discounts for Hawaii residents.
* Dole Plantation [http://www.dole-plantation.com/[/url], 64-1550 Kamehameha Hwy, Wahiawa(about 3 mi/5 km N of Wahiawa on Hwy 99, 1 mi/1.6 km N of the jct. with Hwy 80; H-2 north to its end, then continue on Hwy 99, approx 40 min from Waikiki). +1 808 621-8408. Visitor center and garden daily 9AM-5:30PM; train and maze to 5PM daily. Once a roadside fruit stand, this tourist attraction has been renovated and billed as "Hawaii's Complete Pineapple Experience." Among the attractions are a pineapple variety garden, a 20-minute miniature train ride into the surrounding pineapple fields, and the Pineapple Garden Maze, recognized in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest maze. Admission free for site; garden tour $3.75, $3 children; train $7.50, $5.50 children; maze $5,$3 children. Discounts available for U.S. military and Hawaii residents.
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Helicopter tours allow you to see parts of Oahu inaccessible by foot. Overfly famous North Shore surf breaks, Waikiki Beach, Kualoa Ranch and more. [url=https://paradisecopters.com/oahu-helicopter-tours-hawaii/]]
*Try windsurfing, surfing and body-boarding at Waikiki and (less crowded and more scenic) North Shore and Kailua Beach. - see Oahu Surf Conditions, Radar, and Forecasts [url=http://www.oahusurfforecast.com/[/url]]and Girls Who Surf [url=http://www.girlswhosurf.com[/url]]for lessons.
*Snorkeling and diving trips leave from Waikiki and most hotels.Oahu especially great for wreck diving as many ships and airplanes sunk during World War II.
*Enjoy horseback riding on the North Shore and Windward Koolau Range
*Explore hiking all over the island: in particular, Diamond Head State Park (excellent view of Honolulu and the surrounding area). Also visit Lanikai's Pillbox (leftover from WWII sitting above Lanikai). Gives spectacular view of Waimanalo, the Koolau Mountains, Kailua and the Mokulua Islands sitting in the distance.
*Kayak on the Windward side to the Mokulua Islands which are a bird sanctuary and also offer encounters with turtles which have made a huge comeback in the Windward bay area. It should be noted that it is against state law to violate the sanctuary area. The beach on the islands is not part of the restricted zone, however.
*Circumnavigate the east half of the island: From Honolulu, take H1 east until it turns into Route 72. Follow Route 72 around the southeast corner of the island. Then go on Route 83, which goes along the east coast of the island around the northeast corner to the North Shore. Return to Honolulu along Route 99, Interstate H2, and Interstate H1. Unfortunately, it is not possible to circumnavigate the entire island, because there is no road between the North Shore and the Leeward Coast around the northwest corner of the island.
*Driving tour around East-side of island gives spectacular views. Stop several times along the route to see blowhole, swim in secluded cove, hike up to the Lighthouse for amazing views or check out ancient Hawaiian drawings and Heeiaus.
*Driving tour over the Pali Highway; be sure to visit the Pali Lookout.
*Drive up to the Round-Top Forest Reserve. (excellent view of Honolulu and the surrounding area)
*Snorkeling and sun bathing at Hanauma Bay
*Viewing Marine Wildlife (the best 1/2 of Oahu is underwater!)- see Wild Side Specialty Tours [url=http://sailhawaii.com/[/url]]to sail with whales, dive with dolphins, and snorkel coral reefs with turtles and tropical fish.
*If the hot weather is too much for you, go ice skating at the Ice Palace in Honolulu (see [[Honolulu#Ice_Skating|"Do"[/url]] in the Honolulu article).
*Stand up paddle board at Ala Moana Beach Park near Waikiki. The water is protected by an outer reef making it calm everyday of the year.
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Shopping malls are mostly everywhere in the major districts. Here are some better-known shopping malls on Oahu that are easily accessible by car or bus.
* Ala Moana Center - see Honolulu article. Largest shopping mall in Hawaii and the fourteenth largest shopping mall in the United States. Ala Moana Center has well over 300 tenants and is truly, a shopper's paradise.
* Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, [url=http://www.royalhawaiiancenter.com/].]Located in the heart of revitalized Waikiki, the Royal Hawaiian Center is one of Oahu's top shopping malls. The Oahu mall features a wide variety of shopping and dining options amongst its 110 shops and restaurants. The shopping center underwent a massive renovation in 2007 which opened up views to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and added tenants including an Apple Store, Kate Spade, Gucci, Hermes, and others.
* DFS Galleria (Duty Free Shops). Newly renovated emporium featuring luxury brands alongside souvenir shops. The 3rd floor is for international travelers only.
* Waikiki Shopping Plaza. 75 specialty shops are spread over five floors.
* Aloha Tower Marketplace. Waterfront marketplace and shopping mall.
* Kahala Mall. Kahala Mall is an indoor shopping mall and is one of the main shopping centers in the Kaimuki-Kahala area east of Waikiki.
* Koko Marina Shopping Center. One stop shop for water sports, food, and shopping.
* Windward and Kane'ohe Shopping Mall- Features over one hundred twenty stores, you'll be sure to find what you need here.
* Ward Center- Be sure to check out this contemporary retail gallery featuring the works of fifteen of Hawaii’s top artists.
* Pearlridge Center,[url=http://www.pearlridgeonline.com/[/url]]on Kamehameha Highway in Aiea, is the main shopping mall in Leeward Oahu. It's actually two malls in one, with two distinct architectural personalities. Uptown Pearlridge, anchored by Macy's, has a plush, wood-toned decor, while Downtown Pearlridge, anchored by Sears, is built around an urban theme. The two building are connected by the SkyTrain, a monorail that runs regularly between the two malls; it is the only monorail in the state.
* Waikele Center, one mile west of the H1-H2 interchange in the south-central part of the island, is made up mostly of big-box retailers such as KMart, Borders, Lowe's, and the Sports Authority. Across Lumiaina Street from the mall is the Waikele Premium Outlets, [http://www.premiumoutlets.com/waikele[/url]made up of upscale outlet stores from such names as Barneys New York, Coach, Michael Kors, Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue, Polo Ralph Lauren, to name a few. By public transport, take bus 42 (slower) or E (faster city express bus) to Waipahu Transit Center, then change to 433. There are also tour bus lines that bring you here from Waikiki.
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See the [wiki=a85df3d66bde576d3b62caaf527f2daa#Eat]Eat[/wiki] section in [wiki=a85df3d66bde576d3b62caaf527f2daa]Hawaii[/wiki] for more details on island food in general. Honolulu and Waikiki in particular offer a vast array of dining options for tourists. On the North Shore be on the lookout for shrimp trucks which patrol the highways and offer plate lunches for under $10.
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Waikiki offers numerous bars, and Kuhio Avenue in Honolulu is home to most of that city's bars and nightclubs.
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Within Honolulu, and particularly in [wiki=35dca85baaa7876ad8cc5fec7369a172]Waikiki[/wiki] there are a vast number of lodging options. Outside of these areas there are very few hotels on the island, but there are vacation rentals. Due to zoning regulations some vacation rentals only accept stays of 1 month or longer.
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Some areas, including parts of Downtown/Chinatown, Pearl City, Waianae, Nanakuli, Waipahu, and Kalihi, are not very safe after dark. Officers from the Honolulu Police Department are extremely helpful to visitors and will steer you away from potential problems.
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To get to the other Hawaiian islands, fly Hawaiian Airlines [url=http://www.hawaiianair.com]]or go! Airlines [url=http://iflygo.com/[/url]]from Honolulu International Airport [url=http://hawaii.gov/hnl[/url].]Or in the case of traveling to the smaller islands (Lanai and Molokai), use Island Air, Mokulele Airlines, or Pacific Wings at the commuter terminal of Honolulu Int'l.
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The Politics (and lies) of the Apostrophe
Waterstone's are now Waterstones. They've decided to drop the apostrophe. I was asked to go on World at One today to discuss this with John Humphrys. John's position is that the apostrophe saves us from some ambiguity and this is a good thing. Anything that saves us from some ambiguity is a good thing. What's more, there are rules. All we have to do is learn the rules. I don't want to misrepresent him, so apologies if I have.
My position is that the apostrophe is on the way out. It's an inconsistent item anyway; it was invented by printers - not grammarians or linguists - and like a lot of other 'rules' of punctuation is modified by use. No bad thing.
Apparently this resulted in a World at One postbag bigger than the discussions about torture or corruption in cricket. So is there a politics of punctuation?
Well, in a way, there is. We're talking here about 'orthography' - the appearance of the written text. Those who state that a) there are rules and b) they should stay the same way, don't have history on their side. The history of how the apostrophe has been used and not used makes for a little essay in itself. As it happens, most people find the detail of such histories deeply boring, but the story of irregularity and inconsistency in those stories is the interesting thing here. I will try to keep this brief.
But first, the inconsistencies - the stuff that makes it hard for us to learn. We say as a general 'rule' that we use an apostrophe for 'elision' (when we leave stuff out) and for possessives (when we want to indicate that someone or something owns someone or something). So when we write 'haven't' - that's supposed to show we've 'left out' the 'o' of not. When we write 'Michael's writing' that's supposed to show that the writing is possessed by Michael. He owns it. So far so good.
But is all possession marked with an apostrophe? Oh no. So if we use what have been called the 'possessive pronouns', its, his, hers, yours, ours, theirs - no apostrophe! Why not? er...well, no one really knows.Look at eighteenth century texts and you will find phrases like, let's say, 'the lands were her's'. Even Mr Strict, Bishop Lowth, the inventor of crap grammar, used an apostrophe there. So, if it was a 'rule' then, when did it become a 'rule' to not use an apostrophe in, 'yours' or 'ours'? Answer, it's only a 'rule' if you're the kind of person who thinks this sort of stuff is a 'rule' and not, what I would call a 'convention'.
And if a person thinks that there is then a 'rule' which says possessive pronouns don't take apostrophes, I'd say - not so easy, pal. There are other things we call 'pronouns' eg anybody, somebody, someone, anyone, everybody, everyone...and whaddyaknow, the convention is that they DO take a possessive apostrophe! Oh yes, here it is 'everybody's clothes', 'somebody's car'.
And now let's go back to the apostrophe of elision which we tell children is to mark missing out a letter. Well, in fact, to mark something missing, the printers invented quite a lot of different things which have changed over the years. Because we used to sound out the 'e' in 'loved', if you wanted to indicate that it shouldn't be sounded out, you wrote 'lov'd'. It was, if you like, a representation of speech. But a selective one. Now that most speakers of English don't sound out the 'e', someone decided that that apostrophe was redundant. Hurrah - its use wasn't a rule after all. It reflected changing use.
Now let's go to such uses as 'it's' , 'haven't' and 'ain't'. Well, 'it's' is mysterious because it represents two distinct forms 'it is' and 'it has' but when we write it, we only put in one apostrophe. OK, we might say, it represents the common sound of 'it's' when something or somethings are missing.
'Haven't' is slightly different because the printers decided that the 'n' had to be shoved up against the 'e'. Now,we're getting into a fairly arbitrary rules of page layout and nothing much to do with ambiguity or any such. (John mentioned 'there', 'they're' and 'their', and in some accents 'we're' 'were' and 'where' overlap too. But the overall usage (dependent on context) is of much more importance in these examples than the use of the apostrophe. Thus, 'there' and, let's say, 'theyre' and 'their' would pose no problems of ambiguity on the page.
But what of 'don't? This stands for two phrases: 'do not' and 'does not' (in the dialect usage, 'he don't like it.') I say 'stands for' but in truth it may not. It is quite possible that we should regard the usage of 'don't' as its own word. It's possible that when the innovation of using 'don't' in the many ways we use it,(English didn't always have these ways), that it came in as the sound 'dont' with nothing left out, as it were, and it was only the printers who decided that it was 'contraction' of , say 'doesn't' . (The history of how 'do' came to be used in the ways we use it today, is quite complicated!)
Meanwhile,what's happening in the real world, away from rarified conversations on the World at One? First of all, many different kinds of sign-makers and public displayers of language are making up their own rules. Saints' names in the names of churches and places are becoming increasingly apostrophe-less. Same goes for shop names - thus Waterstones but also the names of firms and many other titles. The people who own the names are doing it themselves. They're not waiting for permission from someone who thinks there are 'rules'. At one level this expresses who has power in society. Waterstones have the power to change their title. Ms Smith who is writing for a job doesn't and will have to write 'Ms Smith's letter' or some such or she is deemed to have had a defective education, or worse.
More politics.
And again,meanwhile, in the explosion of the written word with texting, blogging, forums, chat rooms and the like, people are making up their own rules, they're testing each other's tolerance of what's acceptable and what isn't. Hundreds of new abbreviations are coming in and, I notice, the apostrophe is losing out. It's becoming fiddly to bung in an apostrophe as you're thumbing away on your mobile or whatever.
So, my guess is that, the usage of the apostrophe is slipping away. It will be used less and less and it won't actually matter. The kinds of ambiguity that John Humphrys was talking about are, in the general run of things , trivial or easy to overcome - which is precisely what we find in texting and the like. (In fact, a pedant might argue that John's own name ought to have an apostrophe as it's really 'Humphry's son'. But for some reason, the 'rule' was never applied to 'Davis' 'Jones' 'Williams' and the like which are all technically 'patronymics'.
By the way that complicated stuff about plural possessives 'the boys' caps' - meaning two or more boys' caps only became a 'rule' in the nineteenth century. Up until then, people like Jane Austen and Daniel Defoe managed to get by without worrying about it.
And in case you're wondering if the decade was the 60's or the 60s, the answer is, it all depends on the house style of the whoever is publishing it. Again, it's a trade matter, not a grammatical one of rules.
And if you're wondering why the possessive apostrophe came in in the first place? Because most nouns used to express possession with an ending 'es' with the 'e' sounded out. 'dogges ears' - with the 'e' heard. That sounded out 'e' started to disappear just as the first efforts to standardise orthography came in so with the 'elision rule' they reckoned that they ought to mark the 'loss' of the sounded 'e'. So it wasn't a rule of possession after all! It was the old elision 'rule'. So when you hear people say that the apostrophe is for 'possession' as I did all through this article, I was talking nonsense. It was the 'rule' of elision but as with vast amounts of so-called grammar and information about language, we believe in the necessity of lying to children - or just foisting our ignorance on to them. That's because the old idea of 'investigating language' rather than laying down the rules has gone out the window.
If anyone doubts the possibility of the apostrophe fading away, you might like to know about the hours, days, weeks - nay months - I and my contemporaries used to spend, learning how to punctuate addresses on envelopes and letters. What happened? It all got junked by people in business. Punctuation is ultimately about power: about who has the power to make decisions.
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KMC Music Becomes Exclusive U.S. Distributor for the Entire Suzuki Musical Instruments Product Line
by Christian Wissmuller • in
• Created: August 27, 2018
KMC Music has announced that it has been appointed to serve as the exclusive United States distributor of the entire Suzuki Musical Instruments product line.
According to KMC President Mark Terry, the new and expanded distribution agreement builds upon the success that KMC has had representing the Suzuki line of harmonicas. The new agreement adds a whole new series of profitable instrument categories to KMC’s portfolio. In addition to the extensive selection of World Class Suzuki Harmonicas and Melodions, KMC will now offer a broad range of Suzuki Digital Pianos as well as educational instruments including recorders, precorders, ToneChimes, Orff instruments, rhythm instruments for K-12, the award-winning QChord, ukuleles, band instruments, and much more.
“We are honored to have the opportunity to work with Suzuki Musical Instruments Corporation of Japan, a pioneer in music education since 1953,” Terry said today. “This new exclusive distribution agreement enables us to offer our dealers a whole new world of music opportunities to help grow their business. Covering every level of play through a broad series of well-established product lines, our sales team is now empowered to create an ongoing series of high value-added sales and merchandising programs that will help dealers to meet the needs of all types and level of players.”
As part of the new agreement, Suzuki Musical Instruments USA founder Howard Feldman will now join the KMC team as Product Manager for the Suzuki business unit. “Howard has done an incredible job in making Suzuki Musical Instruments USA the leader it is today and he will continue to add to the legacy he’s created as Product Manager of the Suzuki business unit.”
In welcoming Suzuki dealers to the KMC family, Terry also noted that, “KMC is excited to work with Suzuki dealers and we look forward to serving you with the same excellent partnership you are accustomed to. Our experienced team of sales partners can be reached at 1-855-417-8677 or sales@kmcmusic.com.”
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The General Santos City-born contemporary artist and young visionary has dabbled into different platforms from film, theater, product design, and fashion. His proclivity to the arts has propelled him to be trained originally as a sculptor but his innate knack for transforming otherworldly ideas into thought-provoking and eye-catching pieces has brought him to try his hands on various mediums from production design for film, wearable, sci-fi art for known fashion designers and muses, including Lady Gaga, down to 3D mock ups for commercial purposes. His creative practice has produced a comprehensive body of work that is celebrated locally and in the global scene.
New has since exhibited his unique worldview as an artist at the Singapore Biennale in 2008 and the Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale in 2009. Kicking off 2019, Pinto International, headquartered in New York, proudly headlined their quarterly exhibition series with his “Aliens of Manila: New York Colony”, a collection of sculptures crafted from found materials like flexible conduit, food covers, cable ties, and fiberglass. This serves as the international arm of his 2014-born series, “Aliens of Manila”—a collaboration with friends in absurd costumes thrust in urban Manila, with great inspiration to New York street-style photography.
But it was his larger-than-life public installations that have gotten his work and his unique vision a second look from the arts scene and the public eye. From his Balete series, made out of industrial pipes woven together using cable ties, his post-apocalyptic sculpture park highlighted by a giant bamboo spaceship in the Paoay Sand Dunes, to the floating performance garden at the Pasig River made in collaboration with the Burning Man Global Arts grant, New has since etched a mark that is distinctly his.
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WorldSBK Jerez test: Jonathan Rea returns to the top on the final day
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Sun shone down on the final day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, where the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders were...
Sun shone down on the final day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, where the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders were able to continue their final arrangements ahead of the 2019 season opener that will be held in less than a month in Australia.
With the temperature being warmer than yesterday day two around Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto saw many riders improving their paces and the top ten riders of day closing in less than a second at the front.
Facing some stiff competition from the Yamaha and Ducati rivals, reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) took to the track early this morning working on the small 2019 updates for his ZX-10RR. The four-time world champion didn’t lose any time and, in the end, he was able to return at the top of the timesheets, thanks to a fastest lap time in 1’39.160, just a few seconds ahead of the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Alex Lowes.
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Focusing on getting more comfortable on his new bike, Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) had a positive two-day test, as he closed also just 0.342 s off his teammate in third position. The British rider was able to be fast on both days, building on his confidence with the ZX-10RR.
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Toprak Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) continued to impress, stunning with his performance along the two days. The Turkish rider finished in fifth position, with a fastest lap time in 1’39.942.
Continuing to work with the new team structure GRT Yamaha WorldSBK rider Marco Melandri had a busy day as he put in a total of 87 laps onboard his Yamaha finishing eighth overall, while his teammate Sandro Cortese had his progression slowed down by a small crash he suffered early in the morning. The German walked away from the accident on his feet but had to wait for his bike to be recovered and repaired before returning to the track in the afternoon and setting the sixth fastest time.
Towards the end of the day, the BWM Motorrad WorldSBK riders Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger had their transponders finally recording a few of their lap times. Happy with the progresses made over the two day, they closed respectively in fourteenth and fifteenth position.
Among the WorldSSPriders Federico Caricasulo (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) continued to lead the way also on day two with Frenchman Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) closing second just 0.222 s behind him.
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Whilst the Jerez Test may have finished some of the WorldSBK and WorldSSP riders who attended the two days will now head down to Portugal for the final pre-season test on European soil from 27th-28th January at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve Portimao before the first round of the 2019 FIM Superbike World Championship season in Australia.
Jerez Day Two Unofficial Times:
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 1’39.160
Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) 1’39.372 +0.212
Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 1’39.502 +0.348
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’39.620 +0.460
Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing) 1’39.942 +0.782
Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha Team) 1’40.075 +0.915
Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) 1’40.145 +0.985
Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha Team) 1’40.469 +1.309
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing Team) 1’40.540 +1.380
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’40.621 +1.461
Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 1’40.794 +1.634
Eugene Laverty (Team Goeleven) 1’40.879 +1.719
Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) 1’41.066 +1.906
Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’41.206 +2.046
Markus Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’41.231 +2.071
Alessandro Delbianco (Althea MIE Racing Team) 1’42.353 +3.192
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Lady Fliers top Truckers in 'Battle of Champs'
Logan Greszler • Aug 23, 2017 at 8:12 PM
Round No. 1 goes to the Fliers.
Clyde came away victorious in what could be a defining match — even just a couple of weeks in to the season. The Fliers, winners of the 2016 Sandusky Bay Conference title last season, came away with a 4-1 win over Norwalk, which won the Northern Ohio League a year ago.
Despite the loss, Lady Trucker coach Chris Higgins was not unimpressed.
“The first conference match between the reigning SBC champ and reigning NOL champ did not disappoint,” he said. “This was a match that really could have went to either team. Unfortunately, the Truckers did not quite have enough to get the Fliers.”
Clyde’s Heidi Marshall earned the win over Megan Berry at first singles, 6-4, 6-3. Trucker Gabby Horowitz dropped 6-1, 6-1 decisions to Alayna Barrera in the second singles match. At third singles, Lizzie Ratliff went the distance with Jil Gisenblaetter, but ultimately lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Norwalk’s lone win came on the first doubles court, as Macy Miller and Jordan Gran defeated Lakotah Cagle and Madi Bannister 7-5, 6-1. Sela Berry and Mara Berry lost to Saylor Meyer and Siera Hisey 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a tough second doubles match.
“Megan was in a battle of two players that like to play consistently,” Higgins said. “She was defeated in two close sets. Gabby had trouble being consistent as her senior opponent took advantage of the situation. Lizzie, once again, was the last match out on the court with all eyeballs on her. It was a back and forth battle that went Clyde's way in the end. Lizzie really played her heart out today. In our team huddle after the match, I mentioned that her tank was on empty as the match expired. Coaches always talk about ‘leaving it all out on the court,’ and she did.
“Macy and Jordan were solid in two sets as they gained Norwalk's only win. (They) were impressive today, as they dominated the end of the first set and carried that into the second set. Sela and Mara fought their way through two sets, but the third set ended up being two long runs. Norwalk made a 4-1 run early and then Clyde clinched the match with a 5-0 run. As a team, I was super pleased that the ladies came to play today.”
Higgins believes that taking on tough opponents early in the season will only help his players to become better experienced.
"With the grind of the season, I always like facing top teams because it makes individuals better. One major reason we have high school athletics is to teach life skills including how to be competitive. Whatever the schedule says, you need to show up ready to go. A team can absolutely get better during a loss,” he said.
“Coming into the match, we had discussed that Clyde would be the overall favorite, but it would be close. The match played out a lot like we anticipated with two long three set matches that ended with 4-6 in the 3rd set.”
Norwalk and Clyde still have one more match to go, though. It is slated to take place on Sept. 12, this time on the Fliers’ home turf.
“I expect Round No. 2 with Clyde to be another long match,” Higgins added. “Good chance it will be decided by some third sets again.”
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FW: Cuban involvement in the torture of GIs in Vietnam... ?
Subject: FW: Cuban involvement in the torture of GIs in Vietnam... ?
Something else I've never heard of!
This column was originally published at www.aim.org
Whatever one thinks of President Barack Obama’s overtures to Cuba and the accompanying prisoner exchange, an important consideration in need of immediate attention is an accounting of our servicemen captured in the Vietnam War and imprisoned in Cuban-operated POW camps. Of utmost importance is an accounting of the 17 American airmen captured in North Vietnam and then taken to Cuba for medical experiments in torture techniques.
Most Americans are unaware that Cuba was deeply involved in the Vietnam War. In fact they had an engineering battalion called the “Girón Brigade,” that was maintaining Route Nine, a major enemy supply line into South Vietnam. Their facilities included a POW camp and field hospital very near the DMZ, just inside North Vietnam. Meanwhile Cuban interrogators worked in Hanoi at a prison known as the Zoo. We know of these operations and some of what happened to our servicemen after so managed to survive and be repatriated in the winter of 1973, during Operation Homecoming.
Following his release Major Jack Bomar, a Zoo survivor, described the brutal beating of Captain Earl G. Cobeil, an F-105F electronics warfare officer, by Cuban Major Fernando Vecino Alegret, known by the POWs as “Fidel.” Regarding Captain Cobeil, Bomar related, “he was completely catatonic. … His body was ripped and torn everywhere…Hell cuffs appeared almost to have severed his wrists…Slivers of bamboo were imbedded in his bloodied shins, he was bleeding from everywhere, terribly swollen, a dirty yellowish black and purple [countenance] from head to toe.”
In an effort to force Cobeil to talk “Fidel smashed a fist into the man’s face, driving him against the wall. Then he was brought to the center of the room and made to get down onto his knees. Screaming in rage, Fidel took a length of rubber hose from a guard and lashed it as hard as he could into the man’s face. The prisoner did not react; he did not cry out or even blink an eye. Again and again, a dozen times, [Fidel] smashed the man’s face with the hose.”
Because of his grotesque physical condition Captain Cobeil was not repatriated but instead was listed as “died in captivity,” with his remains returned in 1974. (Miami Herald, August, 22 1999, and Benge, Michael D. “The Cuban Torture Program, Testimony before the House International Relations Committee, Chaired by the Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman, November 4, 1999.) Incredibly, Fidel’s torture of Major James Kasler is well known as he somehow managed to survive the Cuban’s torture.
Much less is known about our 17 captured airmen taken to Cuba for “experimentation in torture techniques.” They were held in Havana’s Los Maristas, a secret Cuban prison run by Castro’s G-2 Intelligence service. A few were held in the Mazorra (Psychiatric) Hospital and served as human guinea pigs used to develop improved methods of extracting information through “torture and drugs to induce [American] prisoners to cooperate.”
After being shot down in April of 1972, U.S. Navy F-4 pilot, Lt. Clemmie McKinney, an African-American, was imprisoned near the Cuban compound called Work Site Five. His capture occurred while then-Cuban president Fidel Castro was visiting the nearby Cuban field hospital. Although listed as killed in the crash by DOD, his photograph standing with Castro, was later published in a classified CIA document.
More than 13 years later, on August 14, 1985, the North Vietnamese returned Lt. McKinney’s remains, reporting that he died in November 1972. However, a U.S, Army forensic anthropologist established the “time of death as not earlier than 1975 and probably several years later.” The report speculated that he had been a guest at Havana’s Los Maristas prison, with his remains returned to Vietnam for repatriation. (We also paid big money for the remains—delivered in stacks of green dollars to Hanoi aboard an AF C-141 from Travis AFB, California.) Unfortunately, our servicemen held in the Cuban POW camp near Work Site Five (Cong Truong Five), along with those in two other Cuban run camps were never acknowledged nor accounted for and the prisoners simply disappeared.
If our honor code of “Duty, Honor, Country,” and our national policy of “No man left behind,” are more than meaningless slogans, then before our relations with Cuba can be normalized, their murderous leadership must account for our POWs—especially the 17 airmen taken to Cuba. The civilized world and American veterans demand it.
Additional research on this topic, by John Lowery, is below:
Cuba’s Vietnam War Involvement
Research by John Lowery
“Torture of American Prisoners by Cuban Agents,” Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald, August 22, 1999.www.aiipowmia.com/testimony/cubanews5.html
“ Cuban War Crimes Against American POWs,” Michael D. Benge, Cuba Program Research Paper, October 4, 1999. www.vvof.org/cuba_res.htm
“The Cuban Torture Program …Torture of American Prisoners by Cuban Agents,” Testimony of Michael D. Benge, before the House International Relations Committee Chaired by the Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman. November 4, 1999. www.aiipowmia.com/testimony/cuba_benge.html .
“Cuban War Crimes Against American POWs During the Vietnam War,” Mike Benge, National Alliance of Families, www.nationalalliance.org/cuba/benge2.htm (Undated)
“The Evidence is Clear,” POW/MIA Freedom Fighters,www.powmiaff.org/evidence.htm , May 23, 2006.
“ Benge, Michael Dennis, Bio” Loss/Capture report, 31 January 1968.
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"Accuracy in Media" is the sort of name we usually see in Republican bills, such as the "Clear Skies Initiative", which actually proposed loosening pollution standards.
In this case, "Accuracy in Media" kind of means, "putting forth far-Right conspiracy theories."
Their article on the recent same-sex marriage case was titled, "Overthrow the Judicial Dictatorship."
Accuracy, indeed.
More on these loons at Rationalwiki: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Accuracy_in_Media
Doesn't it seem a little surprising that no one besides AIM had reported this? You'd think the corporate media would be all over this.
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Link 2 is a report written by Michael D. Benge, former POW
Link 4 is just the AIM article again
Even if this happened, that is not a reason to not normalize relations with the millions of Cubans who had nothing to do with it. Germany and Japan are our allies and they didn't follow the Geneva Convention, either.
Randall said...
If the author is pissed about Cuba, wait till he finds out that the U.S. embargo on Vietnam was lifted in 1994 and that you can find all sorts of stuff in the U.S. that have "Made in Vietnam" stamped on them.
Good observation there Randall.
While all these piss & vinegar cold-warrior chickenhawk types may still look under their beds for hidden "commies", the PTB of the conservatives they carry water for will sell them ( and everyone else ) down the river if they can make a buck by tapping a supply of cheap, desperate labor. A la China, Vietnam and the like.
@ Creosote
It is tiring and ridiculous, these morons want to spit hairs stating we shouldn’t lift the embargo, because Cuba has unverified claims that their troops were in Vietnam and may or may not have tortured POWs. When the country that actually did torture and mistreat POWs we have done away with the embargo and been trading with for 20+ years.
I’m sure if someone with an “R” after their name was pushing to lift the embargo, these idiots would be claiming that it is the best idea on the face of the Earth; however Obama is pushing it so they have to be against it.
Obama should tell everyone they shouldn’t jump off of bridges just to see how many right wingers run out and jump of a bridge just to defy him.
If foreigners want to understand the eternal, fundamental truth about US society and US politics, it can be summed up in two words.
Slave country.
And many people here seem to be fucking proud of that.
It's irrelevant whether Cuba did or did not torture POWs in Viet Nam. Totally irrelevant.
US Citizens have NO rights to point fingers of blame at ANY country who may have tortured some citizens somewhere - whether citizens within their own country or other country's citizens. The USA is the current TOP DOG for torturing citizens from numerous countries, including citizens of the USA.
Unless or until we clean our own Augean stables of the debased, disgusting and perverted torture that we inflict on people around the globe, including ironically in Gitmo, which is on the island of Cuba no less... US citizens have no cause to call out any other country who may have engaged in torture.
I suppose RWD actually believes that the USA didn't engage in torture during the Viet Nam War???? Wake up, grandpa. Team USA was torturing the Viet Cong then, just like we torture whomever we feel like now.
Removing the embargo on Cuba in order to open up trade is motivated solely by the corporations who've been sniffing around Cuba for decades just itching to EXPLOIT Cuba and its citizens. The ideal time to push forward this agenda is under the aegis of a black "Democratic" President. Perfect!
As evidenced here and elsewhere, the so-called "GOP" can then play the usual victim card about the perfidy of the Blah in the White House who a major giant COMMIE BASTARD ruining everything for all the "good whites" in this nation.
What a load of bull. The corporations pushed this agenda, and what you see in the District of Criminals, plus on any of the mainstream media (most especially, but not only, on Fox) is the usual dog and pony show that somehow hoodwinks a majority of citizens into believing "lesser of two evils" hokum about the alleged, much ballyhooed "difference" between the 2 branches of the UniParty (aka the Plutocrats Party).
Figure. It. Out.
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"JOOTAY AUR PHOOL."
67 years after the idea of "Hindu Muslim Bhai Bhai" was BLASTED for ever in the shape of the newly born ILLEGITIMATE Islamic Republic of Pakistan (on the secular soil of Hindusthan) the Truth could not be clearer!
The "democratically elected" Prime Minister of Pakistan, NAWAB SHARIF, (NB: Hitler, too, was democratically elected at first and so was traitor JL NEHRU!) is facing a near revolt situation in Pakistan.
Tens of thousands of loyal followers of the two fiery reformist leaders, Abdul Qadri (Pakistan Awami Tehreek) and ex cricketer IMRAN KHAN (Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf) are gathered in front of Pakistani Parliament, demanding the prompt resignation, and later criminal trial, of Nawab Sharif for serious election fraud & irregularities.
Charges have also been admitted in Court against Mr. Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of WEST Punjab, on account of firing by police on people's demonstration in Model Town, Lahore, when 11 people were killed and over 100 injured.
Thus the two brothers, notorious for building personal empires through corruption (like our own Dynasty+Congress goons!), are in very bad books with their own people although in overall corruption and mal-administration, the record is held by NEHRU DYNASTY (SONIA, RAJIV, RAHUL & WADRA) though they need not worry or fear due to gentle nature of Hindus and Gandhi's example of 'fasting to death' when "chips are down"!
Now back to the two main characters- one good the other very bad. Both arrived in New York to attend the annual (69th.) meeting of UN General Assembly.
Nawab Sharif had made an intermediate halt in London where a big gathering of Pakistanis greeted him with abuse and shouts of "GO NAWAZ GO!" The security around him was tight.
Sharif was greeted with the same ugly scenes when he arrived in New York. Hundreds of non resident Pakistanis had gathered in front of the UN Headquarters and shouted "GO NAWAZ GO!" The reception with "abuse" was well noticed by the world media.
Then came India's Narendra Modi. The scene could not have been more different. Hundreds of NRI's gathered in front of the hotel where he was to stay. He arrived very late in the evening, close to midnight, but the jubilant crowd outside had only increased in size and shouted "Modi, Modi!" so loud that to their surprise Mr Modi came out and greeted them in person. He moved freely among his people, shaking hands and exchanging greetings. The world press showed his stature and popularity among the NRI's.
Truly, while Nawab Sharif was greeted by his own fellow countrymen with loud abuse, Narendra Modi was welcomed by jubilant NRI's with loud cheers and flowers.
Many Pakistanis would be reflecting on their leaders' blunder, even STUPIDITY, to have demanded Partition in order to leave such a loving & caring country as Hindusthan, only to "lick" the ideology of savage Arabs of 7th. Century, and pray to God through an alien Book written in the incomprehensible Arabic language.
Though we wish Imran Khan the best of luck in his "CRUSADE" to oust Nawab Sharif from Prime Minister's office, the futility of his mission ought to be clear to most people on earth. How can flowers grow in sand?
Yes, how can any civilisation of love, peace, tolerance and progress come about in any Islamic country, given the separatist "incendiary" contents of KORAN as their source of inspiration?
Every Islamic country that was LIBERATED by the liberal and democratic WEST (Christians) reverted back to the turbulent "Muslim way of life" after its liberation from the likes of Taliban and Al Qaida, be it Iran, Libya, Irak, Syria, even Pakistan.
To crush Nawab Sharif's psychopathic schizophrenic fellow Muslims in another "ISLAMIC STATE" in the Middle East, the planes of America, France and the United Kingdom have dropped more BOMBS today in order to DESTROY the "good" followers of Koran, the savage IS (Islamic Republic)!
What chance is there that the people of Pakistan will see the tranquil situation in Bharat and then use their brains to ask for reunification (AKHAND BHARAT)?
If they do not REPENT and REFORM, if they do not leave the company of Mohammed, in order to seek spiritual guidance, peace and progress in the Land of Sri Rama and Guru Nanak Dev then Bharat will become a "heaven" on earth while Pakistan will resemble Hell.
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The meaning of hedgerows in the English landscape: Different stakeholder perspectives and the implications for future hedge management
Oreszczyn, Sue and Lane, Andrew (2000). The meaning of hedgerows in the English landscape: Different stakeholder perspectives and the implications for future hedge management. Journal of Environmental Management, 60(1) pp. 101–118.
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This paper investigates the cultural dimensions of hedged landscapes and their implications for managing future hedged landscapes, through the collection and exploration of different stakeholder perspectives. The aim of the research was to obtain a holistic view of peoples relationship with hedgerows and each other. This was done using a systemic inquiry process based on grounded theory that involved drawing theories out of multiple data sources to consider the perspectives of various groups of people (farmers, the public and professional advisors). A computer database package was used that allowed the categorisation of the respondents’ perspectives as the data was being added to the database.
Hedgerows were viewed by all the participants as part of the English cultural landscape. They were not just a means for conserving biodiversity in the countryside but part of England’s history and national identity. They were appreciated for providing signs of the changing seasons; for the way they break up the landscape; for their sense of mystery and intimacy; for their connections with the past and childhood memories; and for their contribution to a sense of place. Although there was a high degree of commonality in the way the different groups viewed hedgerows in the landscape, differences were found in relation to management practices and their implications for the hedgerow wildlife and aesthetics. It is argued that although differences in views are frequently acknowledged, little consideration has been given to these aspects, especially the importance all groups place on the aesthetic appreciation of landscapes, within existing hedgerow protection policies. The analysis reveals a wide divide between expert and lay persons’ appreciation of landscape. It concludes that participation of all stakeholder perspectives, on an equal basis, can lead to more holistic landscape research, policy and decision-making processes that take account of the less measurable aspects of landscape.
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Meet Ian Kettle
“As a child, I was interested in drawing. I would draw cars and my father would say ‘You know, you could do that for a job’. So from about the age of seven, I knew what I wanted to do. You obviously have to have an ability to draw to be a car designer, to visualise 3D form. But more importantly, you need to come up with a technically creative solution, to engineer your way out of problems and to be able to understand that what you are creating is for your customers. That is the real skill. The design process starts as an internal competition. There were eight proposals and mine was chosen for the XC40. Competition is healthy for a brand. It improves the breed. It forces people to think differently and work better.”
My design process
“My designs always start with words. For me the creative process begins with writing down what message I want to convey, where I think it should be in relation to society and how it fits into what Volvo Cars wants to achieve. That way the exterior design team and I can establish a firm foothold of what it is in just a few words. In the instance of the XC40, that phrase was ‘Tough Little Robot’.
“I used Tough Little Robot from day one and it defined everything about the product. Its stance, its surfacing, its sense of playfulness. It represented what I wanted to make for the city. Once I have established those core words, I start to look at influences. I look at imagery of what a Tough Little Robot would be, and what I would like it to be. Then I start sketching and visualising these ideas and trying to translate those characteristics on to a vehicle. Creativity is really about taking two unrelated ideas and bringing them together.
“When you have that grounding in the development process and the creative process, it means that for the rest of the project the design team have anchor points to go back to – in this instance, Tough Little Robot. So if you’re faced with three or four different proposals for a rear fog lamp, for instance, it’s easy to make a decision if you know you’re trying to create a Tough Little Robot.
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“The early phase of the process was inspired by the product design consultancy IDEO, who invented Apple’s first mouse. When I was at university, my friends and I were invited to a workshop at IDEO’s studio in London. They showed us how they would approach complex problems and make them simple. The way they approached it was to start with researching and trying to understand the people who used the product. Once they have a body of thoughts, they write them on Post-It notes and start to group things and look for a pattern, a story or a series.
“For me, the best time to do this kind of thinking is in the evening, sat at my kitchen table with some music on. You’ve got to be in a certain mood. I can’t do it in the middle of the day. Like many creative people, I’m most focussed when I’m slightly tired. It’s important to make sure you’ve got the washing done, the emails sent. Clear your mind.
“There are a couple of creative process books by Paul Arden that influence me so much, even to this day. These are It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be and Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite. They are small, Penguin-style books that you can read in half an hour because each page has just one sentence on it. Paul used to be the creative director at a global advertising agency and it’s full of gems of creative advice such as ‘It’s right to be wrong’. It’s stuck with me for my whole career.
“If I talk about influence in its purest sense for this car, it came from watching a couple of sci-fi movies. One was Elysium, with Matt Damon. The robots in it were designed in a completely different way to most other contemporary films in the genre and that really influenced me. The other film was Oblivion, with Tom Cruise, which had really interesting vehicles that were beautifully designed by Daniel Simon, who used to be a car designer and now lives in Hollywood.”
“As for broader influences, Sweden is a huge inspiration. I’ve got really into outdoor sports since living here but the influence for me as a designer comes from the attitude of society. It’s an extremely equal place. Swedes don’t seem to be held back by traditions. You can see that in the attitude to technology. For many years, Sweden had the best 3G coverage, because they adapted to it very quickly. Sweden is also one of the leading cash-free societies. Swedes have a real acceptance of change. It’s a really progressive country. And that kind of openness affects you as a creative person because it means you’re encouraged to do something different.
“Car designers often design products in their own image. You can see that in the XC40. My personal taste in design is having large sweeping surfaces that convey both a sense of calm and confidence in the product. If you look at an Apple MacBook or an iPad, they don’t have lots of line work breaking up the surface. It’s about making the product seductive in a really intelligent way, with an uncomplicated design that suggests it will make your life easier – which is the whole point of the XC40.”
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After graduating from university in 2013, Ryan began work as a behaviour therapist. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Applied Behaviour Analysis through the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is working as a program coordinator for children diagnosed with autism. Ultimately Ryan would like to move back to Australia and begin a centre that specialises in behaviour therapy across different pathologies.
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Will the Pats-Panthers matchup be as riveting as this epic Super Bowl clash was?
Now that we’re entering the thick of the playoff push, each game between winning squads seems ever more crucial. This week, there are three mouthwatering matchups that could very well decide the final playoff landscape: San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Kansas City vs. Denver, and Carolina vs. New England. All six of these teams boast elite status in their respective conferences, and all are in our Top 15 here – in fact, all are in the top 10. Any one of these titanic clashes would be the marquee battle for another week – this week, they’re just one of three. You can be assured that there will be a big shake-up between this week’s and next week’s posts, just by the necessity that that three elite teams will have lost a game this upcoming weekend. Looking back to last weekend: some teams firmly entrenched themselves among the top groups in football, while others faltered, throwing the league’s established heirarchy into disarray. As we do every week, we tried to make sense of what we saw on Sunday and give you an idea of where the best teams stand. This week, the job of putting the list together fell to these interns:
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1. Seahawks – This defense is playing it’s best football of the year, and that’s saying something. When you’re 9-1 and winning by an average score of 27-16, you deserve to be #1.
2. Chiefs – This team has won all it’s games up to this point, and that’s all you could have asked from them. Now comes the real test – can this top-ranked scoring defense match up against the historically prolific Broncos attack?
3. Broncos – The Broncos survived a tough test on the road against a good Chargers team. Now comes that aforementioned matchup of division rivals, one that reminds me of the 2010 Week 13 matchup of the Jets and Patriots, where both teams were 9-2 and vying for the #1 seed in the conference. Could this game decide that top playoff positioning as well?
4. Saints – An extremely convincing win over the Cowboys put the Saints right back on track as one of the NFC’s best.
5. Panthers – Where did this team come from? Five straight victories later, the Panthers are sitting pretty at 6-3, coming off an emotional and potentially season-defining victory over the 49ers.
6. Patriots – They had a bye week to prepare, and the Patriots offense has recently maintained their record-setting pace of old (34.7 ppg their last four games), but will that be enough against one of the stingiest defenses in the game today?
7. Colts – A surprising and tough loss to a good team does not panic-button-pushing-situation make, and if any squad has the resilience to bounce back from such a defeat, it’s these Colts.
8. 49ers – You know Jim Harbaugh’s bunch will be raring to go after a razor-thin slip-up against the rising Panthers. NFL fans around the country are licking their chops looking at this match against the Saints.
9. Lions – Things seem to be falling into the place for this team. With six wins and a schedule that looks like it was put together by the Detroit fanbase, the Lions should now be considered the favorites in the North.
10. Bengals – Despite two straight losses, the Bengals maintain a two-game lead in the division, and still look to be on pace to have a home playoff game come January.
11. Bears – This team is still very much in contention for a playoff spot. Now that Jay Cutler is back in the starting lineup, they have as good a chance as any at securing a Wild Card position.
12. Jets – Coming off a bye week, this team, considered by many to be the worst in the AFC East at the dawn of the season, has a chance to secure a playoff spot with a manageable schedule.
13. Cowboys – There’s no way around it – that was a difficult loss in the Big Easy for Big D. Regardless, they retain the lead in the NFC East, and are still favored to come out of that division with a championship . . .
14. Eagles – . . . However, though the Cowboys are favored, they’re certainly not a lock. The Eagles are only out of first place because of their tie-breaking loss to Dallas earlier in the season, something they can avenge in the last game of the season.
15. Packers – The rest of the NFC North, and the NFC for that matter, had better hope that Aaron Rodgers doesn’t make a speedy recovery from his collarbone injury. If he does, watch out.
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THE ALT-SELF THEORY: My 25 Favorite Films, and how to determine yours
THE MIGHTY MARVEL CHRONOLOGY – A Beginner’s Guide to the Cinematic Universe (Part 1)
AVATAR 4: THE GREAT COMEUPPANCE
February 22, 2016 July 23, 2016 Daniel Ricwulf avatar, batman, blade runner, box office failure, james cameron, scarface, superheroes, the shawshank redemption
[LOS ANGELES – 2019: Marketing finally finds a sure-fire way for this movie to find it’s audience… a bigger billboard!]
Welcome back for our third Mailbag! After a week break (due to illness), the Powerwolf returns to answer your most vital questions. What makes a cult classic after box office failure? What should we expect from future trips to Pandora? And Batman plays so aloof: is he even actually in the Justice League?
Hello primordial homie,
Long time writer first time listener… I have a question regarding the phenomenon of box office flops that become cult classics. Many films flop at the box office obviously, but what makes the equation that allows for some movies to find a new life on our dusty DVD shelves?
These fantastic films are defended notoriously and watched constantly anytime they find their way to AMC afteroon flics or your peachtree tv lineups, but were considered flops at the box office. Can you find similariites in these films that would lead to a box office flop yet drives them into glory as cult classics.
Looking forward to your answer.
Dragon Shirt
Greetings, ‘O One Clad in the Shirt of Dragons,
This is a fascinating question that pokes right to the core of how the movie making machine functions. Let’s dive in!
The most important factor in a movie’s success is Audience. Who is this movie for? How wide a net are we casting? Is this a demographic that tends to hit the movie theaters in swarms on the all-important Opening Weekend? To site an example from TV: Murder She Wrote’s audience was as large as Friends’ when they were both on the air, but advertising went for a third of the price of the latter. This is because of the Murder She Wrote’s audience demographic (old people who don’t buy stuff). The ad-based economy of television is obviously different from film, but the principle remains the same.
All of the movies you mention are similarly limited by ‘R’ ratings. Compare Blade Runner to another Science Fiction film also released in 1982 for less than half the price, and you can see why the family friendly E.T. was a much better investment. Additionally, consider Sci-Fi aficionados waiting for the release of Return of the Jedi and seeing Harrison Ford hot off the heels of Raiders. Suddenly he’s starring in a film a million miles removed from the fun loving adventure pieces that made him famous. Al Pacino’s Tony Montana has a unique voice when compared to his role in The Godfather but it’s a comparison that is going to weaken Scarface‘s place from the get go. Consider further, the confusion of an audience about what they were getting from a Steven King adaptation that wasn’t scary. Audience expectations are a bitch and mixed signals have been the death knell of many a feature.
This leads us to the next and maybe even more important factor of Marketing. A movie lives or dies in the theater based on its ability to find its audience, which is why a film’s production budget is usually doubled by the need to get the word that it exists out to the people who would care and to send them the right message. If a marketing team doesn’t understand what is special about the film, it’s likely the movie will sink, regardless of quality. Scarface is not The Godfather, despite their star and story similarities. Blade Runner is not Star Wars. It’s an existential thesis, wrapped in a film noir, draped in a never before seen neo-nihilistic set dressing. And as for The Shawshank Redemption, how do you sell somebody on the idea that watching a lifetime of a man in prison isn’t going to just be severely depressing, much less end with a feeling of hope and triumph for the power of the human spirit?
The value of these movies is that they carefully play against the strengths of their genres. They surprise the audience in unexpected ways. This isn’t something an uninformed marketing team can always pick out from an incomplete film, much less boil down in a 2-3 minute trailer. Compare this to the “risky proposition” Deadpool. The film languished in development for years and had its budget set to less than half of similarly risky (but PG-13) newcomer Iron Man (2008). Starting last Friday, Deadpool obliterated opening weekend records for ‘R’ rated films and the for the February box office. Its creative team was clearly deeply involved in the marketing of the film. Every trailer and Ryan Reynolds-hosted PSA drips of the film’s unique sense of humor. It doesn’t hurt that meta one-liners work great in trailer format, but it gets that the film is an Irreverent Comedy first, and a Super-Action-Revenge-Drama in distant second.
So let’s say your movie has the right audience for its budget, and the marketing team understands and is catering to that audience. I believe there’s a final “it factor” that will determine whether the target audience shows up on opening weekend, and that is a Feeling of Newness. Is this movie an event that demands to be seen opening weekend? This isn’t to say that a movie should be unique. The Feeling of Newness comes from wrapping up things that feel familiar in a bigger and shinier box than they were previously. Avatar, Titanic, The Force Awakens, The Avengers: These movies were events! Events that used elements that you knew you already liked and made them bigger and shinier than they were previously. They don’t just demand to be seen on a big screen, they demand to be seen so you can join the water cooler talk before everybody else spoils their predictable plots.
Compare that to the movies you listed. Blade Runner was a cutting edge science fiction but told through the re-purposed lens of the noir period from the 40’s. Its nihilistic tone put it more in line with films from the 70’s than the more happy-go-lucky 80’s. The Shawshank Redemption takes place in a prison in 1947. Period pieces are historically saved from the curse of feeling old fashioned on arrival by depicting war, Victorian high society, or some new smiling dude playing Jesus. Shawshank was never going to feel like something you needed to see before it hit TV, regardless of its quality. After Godfather and its sequel both won best picture Oscars, Scarface was always going to feel like the poor man’s gangster film by comparison,
Old-fashionedness is lovely in hindsight. Like you say, it works great on DVD, but it kills movies in the theater. Some examples:
The Iron Giant (1999)
Of course, you could also veer towards humor or concepts that are too original, creating a movie that will absolutely be found and treasured, but not understood for the genius it is until long after opening weekend.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010)
Veer too far either way and you’re screwed.
I think the common “problem” with initial marketability of the three movies you listed is that they simultaneously seemed like they could be yesterday’s news, or too complicated to appreciate for what they brought to the table in the time they came to theaters. They challenged audience expectations. It’s a good thing for the movies to do, but it’s damn hard to get away with.
Neytiri aiming to bring back her original box office numbers.
Powerwooooooolf,
James Cameron. Avatar. Sequels being filmed back to back. No one has any idea what they’re going to be like. What do you think we can expect from them? Cameron is always pushing technology – is there anything new he has up his sleeve? What is there left to do on the world of Pandora? What do these films need to do so that we remember the initial magic the first one gave us?
Hope this makes the mailbag!
It’s funny that you should ask this Alexis,
Powerwolf.ink is not a website where we report Exclusives or Scoops, but I just happen to have Insider Information on the plot of the Avatar sequel Trilogy!
Here it goes (in chronological order):
12 Years a Na’vi: Immediately following the events of Avatar, a large force of human marines returns, enslaves Jake Sully, and brings him back to Earth as a casualty of the growing alien slave trade. In the end, we learn that slavery is wrong.
Guess Who’s Shooping Our Daughter: In this relatively low budget sequel, Jake has dinner with his new human girlfriend’s mom and dad. They begrudgingly agree that that inter-species love isn’t all bad when she explains that “Once you go blue, that’s all that you’ll do.”
The Great Comeuppance: In Cameron’s final prestige piece, the Na’vi finally get equal representation in the Academy Awards.
Avatar 2 (or whatever they’ll call it) has been said to have a return of both good and bad humans and Na’vi to Pandora, which gives hope that the story won’t be reduced to another “Natives Good/Colonialists Bad” message. Maybe it will be something more interesting, like the Na’vi having to learn to adapt from their preferred lifestyle to function in an increasingly “westernized” world, and having bitter disagreements about what that should look like. It could mimic more of Japan’s fascinating and rocky 19th century transformation into a First World Nation.
Cameron’s love of the deep will also make an appearance, as an exploration of Pandora’s underwater world will apparently be featuring heavily. Underwater motion capture is something that they are researching in order to realize these scenes, so that could be pretty cool. I personally want to see Na’vis in space, awkwardly floating about with their tails flapping, because that would be hilarious. Sounds like my wish may be granted, because they’ve also discussed the possibility of traveling to Pandora’s moons.
You’re absolutely correct that Avatar was a marvel of technology. And despite his often on-the-nose plot contrivances, James Cameron never fails to direct crowd pleasing mega-blockbusters. He certainly seems confident about his back-to-back sequels, telling Empire “They’re gonna be bitchin’. You will shit yourself with your mouth wide open.”*
The man certainly has a way with evocative imagery.
There’s been a lot of talk about how Avatar‘s characters and story weren’t what drove the film’s popularity, but the spectacle of it all, and that now that films approaching that level of spectacle are commonplace, the sequels may not be as successful. There’s certainly some merit to the concern.
While Avatar wasn’t the first film to return theaters to stereoscopic 3D, it certainly popularized the technology with stunning environments that proved the value of the surcharge. Cameron is apparently filming the new trilogy in 48 fps, but it’ll take more than the addition of unnatural blur-free-movement to make these follow-up Pandora travelogues feel technologically fresh.
Honestly, I think the only thing that could best the technical “newness” of the original would be if the three features were filmed for VR. But considering this would completely circumvent the theater market for an untested one with a high cost of buy in, I doubt any studio would allow such a risk, even on such a proven entity. But who knows? Maybe Mark Zuckerberg is secretly financing the films as part of his $2 billion Oculus Rift gamble. What’s another (rumored) $1 billion for exclusive sequel trilogy rights to the best selling film of all time (actually 15th if adjusted for inflation).
It’d likely turn out better than trying to reintroduce Smell-o-Vision.
Sup’ PW,
In Justice League Unlimited: episode 76 “Panic in the Sky” Batman refers to himself as a “part timer” after chewing out the Justice League.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYsL-hUAR-A
Is, has, or was Batman ever apart of the Justice League officially? Should Batman be one of the leagues top heroes? I mean come on he’s Green Arrow dressed like a bat!
– Moose Outlaw
Hiya Moose,
The thing that you need to understand about Batman is that he likes to play hard-to-get. His Lone Wolf image is crucial for establishing him as the Bad Boy of the band. It almost makes everyone forget that not only did he co-found the Justice League in nearly every iteration of the series, but in the current example of JLU he built and financed their Space Station Headquarters. Not to mention his next movie appearance with Supes is awkwardly subtitled Dawn of Justice, a not so subtle promise that they’ll kiss and make up by the end to form their own long overdue “Avengers-like” franchise.
Batman clearly sees the need for comrades. He has tons, and knows that having them around is strategically advantageous. In Justice League; Doom, he admits that he formed the JL so he could keep them in line if they went bad, and to keep him in line if he went bad. But he’s fickle, paranoid, and has a narcissistic tendency that kicks in from time to time that tells him he’s the only one who can solve a problem. Without going into spoiler territory, see how he treats pretty much every Robin in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game, (itself a pretty definitive take on the character).
Batman is moody and tends to change his mind a lot. He doesn’t go on every JL mission, but he’s clearly a crucial member of their team. Despite his physical weakness, he has a mind for strategy and detective skills that no other member of the team can match. I think what Batman means to say when he calls himself a “Part Timer” is that, despite his role in the club, he’ll do whatever the hell he pleases.
He is, after all, the goddamn Batman.
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The relevance of the analysis of five aggregates in Buddhist meditation.
Koreanbhikkhunianula (Kyeonghee yoo)
Citation: Koreanbhikkhunianula (Kyeonghee yoo). (2018). The relevance of the analysis of five aggregates in Buddhist meditation. Ph.D. Thesis, Postgraduate institute of pali and buddhist studies, University of Kelaniya. Thesis 142
This research work starts from the point at which why the beings still be tormented from all kinds of suffering despite of the fact that the Buddha declared and inherited the total destruction of suffering. Immediately after the full Enlightenment, as a rule, the Buddha indeed wanted to give the real essence of the Enlightenment which must be the key to the destruction of suffering. If the right key is found, everything becomes fine at once. In this regard, this takes this statement kkhandhii dukkhii; in brief the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering" as the right key. So from this point, this work starts to trace until reaching the state at which there is no suffering as the Buddha is already there. As Sulfa suggested that the Arahants are the Ones who are free from suffering without upiidiinalclinging but still having the Five Aggregates, understanding that upadana alone is responsible for suffering, this work traces the upiidana and non-upiidiina with Five Aggregates aiming al the non-suffering state, i.e., "from paiicupiidiinakkhandhii to paiicakkhandhii:" As the expected goal is non-suffering state, the study starts to examine 'the Individual' as the subject of suffering and 'the world' as the object of suffering then 'suffering' itself. Next, the focus is moved to upiidana, Clinging as the core of suffering. In relation to this, the spotlight is extended to 'the external objects' on which Clinging is survived. In this context, the 12 causal links are examined to comprehend the relationship between the external objects and upadana, but, here, in order to support the validity of the emptiness of the external objects, in more objective way, 'quantum theory,' which says that there is no solid matter but only consciousness, and 'holographic principle' are adopted. According to above, if external objects are empty, the Clinging to it will naturally be defunct. At last, having understood that our world is created by our own perception/saiiiiii in our own made-up world which, in reality, is empty, the paper presents the way to alter or offset our accumuJated perception functioning as memory, iryother words, karma. At this stage, the meditation practice gains its rationality for this purpose, Further, practically approaching with Vipassanq-meditation-system in 'Salta Visuddhi' with 'the 16 stages of Insight Knowledge,' finally reaches 'the cessation of consciousness' attaining the first stage of Enlightenment, Sotiipatti. This Sotiipanna who changes her/his lineage from Puthujjana to Ariya is thoroughly examined with the purpose of clearly knowing what the Enlightened stage is like. In addition to this, the other three nobles and their states are discussed. In conclusion, this research work declares that the Enlightened are the Un-Smeared Ones without upiidiina!clinging from any external objects. That is called "Freedom!" i.e., The Non SufTcring State.
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LEFT LINE AND LENGTH: MAY
Trent Bridge prepares to welcome West Indies
The last time this column appeared, Notts had just completed a comprehensive Championship victory over its current holders, Lancashire, at Old Trafford (not the Theatre of Dreams, although it was at the end of the 2010 season as they wrapped up the second County Championship title of Mick Newell’s tenure). After that, Notts temporarily tossed the muddy, grass-streaked white kit in the laundry for some flunky or other to scrub with Vanish, unpacked their coloured clothing and got the CB40 campaign under way with a trip to Edinburgh to play a side that were once considered a bit of a banana skin but who, while still semi-professional, have chalked up enough victories to earn the right to be taken with the utmost seriousness. I mean, as well as dabbing in here as a region, Scotland play as a nation in ICC events on the world stage. Not with a lot of success, but still…
Anyway, Scotland shoved Notts in and restricted the Outlaws to 217 from their allotted overs (there’s a wee clue in the competition name about the amount). Chris Read continued his fine early season form to top score with 59, England hopefuls James Taylor and Samit Patel chipping in with 30s. With rain in the air and cricket’s convoluted algorithm – the Duckworth-Lewis method – likely to be a factor, Scotland strolled to 108 for 0 from their 23 overs to win by 18 runs (and for those of you savvy enough to wonder how you can win by a sum of runs when chasing, well, I refer you to the adjective I used some moments ago. Had Scotland lost a couple of wickets in their final over, then their D/L target would have increased, since it is about ‘resources’ and…oh sod it, you look it up). It was a decent knock of 58 from the underrated Calum Macleod – indeed, as the possibly fictional Francis Begbie had once said in that very city: “f**kin’ obvious that c*** was gonna f*** some c***”.
Back in the Championship, Notts welcomed newly-promoted Middlesex to Trent Bridge with the England boys on show for probably the final time this season, which meant Andrew Strauss and Steven Finn for the visitors and Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad for the Stags. Notts batted first and, after a rain-curtailed first day, notched 423 all out, with Michael Lumb’s 162 the mainstay of the innings, well supported by half-centuries from Alex Hales (79) and Steven Mullaney (60). They then nipped out three cheapish wickets, including Strauss, to leave Middlesex on 51 for 3 and vulnerable. However, a career-best 143 not out from Sean Bean lookalike Ollie Rayner (no relation to Suresh) warded off the prospect of the follow-on and Middlesex declared to give Notts a tricky little session before the close of Day 3, enough to account for Hales, Neil Edwards and Swann as Notts subsided to 22 for 3.
The final day began with a series of phone calls attempting to trace the aforementioned Hales, who, with no immediate prospect of involvement in the game, had failed to turn up for the fourth day until approaching lunchtime, an indiscretion that cost the England hopeful a week’s wages. Now, Left Line and Length is certainly not sitting on a moral high horse here, and well remembers the period in which County Cricket was essentially a six-month bender interrupted by a few late-night, posture-challenging car journeys and an endless programme of cricket matches manufactured to an exciting conclusion in the bar the previous evening – a period in which England were, frankly, rubbish (and the two mighty not be entirely unrelated).
Hales: "the dog ate my alarm clock, Sir"
Anyway, as it was, Lumb (55) and Mullaney (73) completed fine games as Notts scored 174 for 7 before Read – eschewing any risk despite having two of the world’s top five Test bowlers in the ranks – called a halt, setting the visitors an unlikely victory target of 298 in 51 overs. Strauss and Robson had a 35-over net as the game petered out to a tame draw.
Just as the foul early season weather started to pick up, Notts had 13 days off before resuming an assault on the County Championship they had relinquished last season with a game on the south coast at Hove, one of the circuit’s more picturesque grounds. Sussex batted first and were indebted to Nash’s hundred to enable them to get up past 300 and the third batting point (of 5). In reply, Notts began with an opening stand of 171, Hales putting his misdemeanour behind him with 80. However, Riki Wessels was the star of the show with 199, falling heartbreakingly short of a maiden double-hundred as he edged Magoffin through to the ‘keeper. Notts managed a lead of 119 and then set about skittling Sussex again, which they did for 263, wildcard Andy Carter bundling out three of the top 5 to finish with 4 for 64 from 25 overs. An excellent victory, welcomed by returning Aussie batsman Adam Voges.
With Andre Adams rested, it was gratifying to see the side take 20 wickets again, Samit Patel’s left-arm spin responsible for seven of them. Notts overhauled the victory target of 145 for the loss of just 3 wickets, Patel unbeaten on 50. The victory left them top of the County Championship by a single point over Warwickshire, with one more game (Lancashire at home, beginning Wednesday June 6) before the Twenty20 competition kicks in again, definitely Notts’ Holy Grail and yet more of a likelihood than ever this year, I would wager (if I had any disposable income), as they appear to have the batting power to match any side.
The Sussex game took place concurrently with the four days of unbroken sunshine under which the Trent Bridge Test match against West Indies basked, with sell-out crowds on Friday and Saturday enjoying some forward-thinking ticketing policies from Notts. Among these was free Day 5 entry for Day 4 tickets and, for the first time, a new flat price of £20 for under-21s, an extra grading introduced specifically to help prevent the sort of economically-imposed drop-off from among the nominal adults of the post-16 age group that can so undermine the overall health of the game. They have also pre-sold 14,000 of the 17,500 tickets for the Twenty20 International on Sunday June 24, a game that certainly carries more chance of a Caribbean victory than the Tests.
With things at the cash register looking healthy, on the field the Outlaws finished off the month [and nudged a few days into the next – Ed.] with a trio of CB40 games, hoping to remedy the defeat in Edinburgh.
James Taylor eschews the 'posh side'
They started with a televised game against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in Southampton that featured a breathtaking innings of 115 not out from just 77 balls (including 90 from the final 32 he faced) from new boy James Taylor. Given that this was the day that Kevin Pietersen somewhat contentiously announced his retirement from all international limited-overs cricket, it was certainly an opportune time for the wee England Lions skipper to bust out his full array of iron-wristed legside pick-ups, punches, and Dhoni-esque ‘helicopter’ shots, as his 7 fours and 7 sixes, um, propelled Notts to an almost seven-an-over total of 277. Hampshire flew to 88 for 0 from the first ten overs but three key wickets for Samit Patel (to add to his earlier 66) and a tight spell from Steve Mullaney dragged the game back. Coming down the home straight, however, Hampshire continued to swing hard and hover around the run-rate; with Dimi Mascarenhas at the crease, 40 from the final 3 overs looked possible (especially as he once hit the final five balls of an ODI innings for 6), but he lacked adequate support and Notts got over the line in a tight game.
Three days later, Notts found one of the few corners of the country in which it wasn’t bucketing down, yet went down to a heavy defeat at the hands of a Durham side still to hit peak form. Once again, Notts’ early-innings bowling appeared to let them down as the hosts plundered an opening stand of 183 in just 22.4 overs en route to a vast total of 310, including a brutal hundred from 66 balls by Phil ‘Colonel’ Mustard. Chris Rushworth then showed his new-ball counterparts how it should be done, taking a wicket in each of his first five overs, snaring the considerable scalps of Lumb, Hales, Wessels, Taylor and Patel as Notts subsided to 43 for 5 inside ten. Half-centuries from Voges (74) and Paul Franks (57) softened the net run-rate hit, but make no mistake, this was a todgering.
Jake Ball, nudged for a cheeky 40 when he was wee
As Sir Alex Ferguson says, it’s all about how you react to defeats that counts, and Notts duly smashed the dressing rooms at Chester-le-Street to pieces in rage bounced back immediately with a comfortable home victory over recent nemesis Somerset, albeit with the visitors missing the likes of Marcus Trescothick, Keiron Pollard and Murali Kartik from their recent almost-glory years. Nevertheless, Notts did a comprehensive job and Mick Newell, fresh from ruling himself out of the coaching job with Bangladesh, will be especially pleased to have seen twenty-one-year-old Jacob Ball, a product of Welbeck CC, take three good wickets, including that of England’s limited-overs keeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter. Somerset’s woefully sub-par 205 was sauntered past thanks to half-centuries from the in-form Lumb and Wessels, a result that leaves Outlaws with two wins and two losses and sat in the middle of Group B after a third of their games. In this competition, the three group winners plus the best-placed runner-up qualify for the semi-finals, so with reigning champions Surrey unbeaten at the top of Group B, the Outlaws can ill afford any further slip-ups.
So, aside from the aforementioned Lancashire game, the rest of June brings with it the, erm, high summer, day-night razzmatazz of a slightly reduced Friends Life t20 competition, with Notts in the North Group and facing Lancashire, Durham, Yorkshire and local rivals Leicestershire and Derbyshire. Tickets can be obtained from the Notts CCC website.
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Hannah Spearritt to star in new Comedy\Horror TV Show Pilot “iDog”
By Dale / April 24, 2018 / 0
Former S Clubber, Hannah Spearritt will take lead role in the upcoming television pilot for the series ‘iDog’, also billed to appear in the pilot is Stevie Coe. The show has filmed through-out the week in various locations include Three Tuns Pub and the Great Bedwyn Motor Company in Great Bedwyn.
Not much is known regarding the premise of the show, but, we do know Lola could make an appearance – “The film will also appeal to dog lovers. We started with the idea that owners often look like their dogs and thought how far can we push this idea. So there’s loads of dogs in I, Dog. Our makeup artists will be making some of our actors look like dogs and some of the extras will be bringing along their dogs too.” says the writer
Once the show is filmed, it will be brought to London in hopes of finding a financial backer to produce the pilot into a series. Hannah is most famously known for Primeval, as well as cameos in Casualty and most recently EastEnders.
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Select other Angels Anderson, Justin Bedrosian, Cam Bour, Justin Buttrey, Ty Cahill, Trevor Calhoun, Kole Canning, Griffin Cole, Taylor Fletcher, David García, Luís Garneau, Dustin Harvey, Matt Heaney, Andrew Hermosillo, Michael Ohtani, Shohei Peña, Felix Pujols, Albert Ramírez, Noé Rengifo, Luís Robles, Hansel Simmons, Andrelton Smith, Kevan Thaiss, Matt Trout, Mike Upton, Justin Angels Roster
Luís Rengifo
AVG HR RBI
.265 3 19
Team: LA Angels Ht / Wt: 5-10 / 165
Position: SS Born: 2/26/1997 Birthplace: Naguanagua, Venezuela
Bats/Throws: S/R Draft: Undrafted by Mariners (2014)
Hitting Breakdown 2019
Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB K GDP OBP SLG
Total .265 56 189 24 50 11 1 3 19 1 3 19 49 5 .333 .381
vs. Left .290 - 62 - 18 4 0 1 7 0 2 6 16 0 .352 .403
vs. Right .252 - 127 - 32 7 1 2 12 1 1 13 33 5 .324 .370
Home .265 29 98 8 26 4 1 1 8 1 1 2 25 1 .284 .357
Away .264 27 91 16 24 7 0 2 11 0 2 17 24 4 .378 .407
Grass .248 50 165 20 41 8 1 2 15 1 3 18 43 4 .324 .345
Turf .375 6 24 4 9 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 6 1 .400 .625
Day .250 15 52 8 13 2 0 1 7 1 1 7 15 2 .328 .346
Night .270 41 137 16 37 9 1 2 12 0 2 12 34 3 .336 .394
Runners and Outs
None on .262 - 107 - 28 7 1 1 1 0 0 10 30 0 .336 .374
Runners On .268 - 82 - 22 4 0 2 18 1 3 9 19 5 .330 .390
Scoring Pos .217 - 46 - 10 1 0 1 15 1 0 5 14 2 .278 .304
None on/out .200 - 35 - 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 .300 .257
ScPos/2Out .091 - 22 - 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 9 0 .231 .091
Inning 1-6 .288 - 118 18 34 7 1 3 14 1 2 12 26 1 .353 .441
Inning 7+ .225 - 71 6 16 4 0 0 5 0 1 7 23 4 .300 .282
Pre All-Star .260 52 177 23 46 10 1 3 19 0 3 19 44 5 .333 .379
Post All-Star .333 4 12 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 .333 .417
April .250 5 16 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 .316 .375
May .208 16 53 10 11 2 1 0 6 0 0 8 18 1 .306 .283
June .278 25 90 10 25 5 0 3 12 0 2 6 19 3 .327 .433
July .333 10 30 3 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 0 .412 .400
vs. Team
vs.KC .222 3 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 .333 .333
vs.Min .200 4 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 .333 .200
vs.NYY .250 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250
vs.Oak .290 10 31 4 9 3 0 0 4 0 1 3 5 2 .361 .387
vs.Sea .324 10 34 7 11 2 0 1 5 1 1 3 10 0 .368 .471
vs.Tex .350 6 20 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 .409 .400
vs.Tor .450 6 20 4 9 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 .450 .850
vs.Cin .143 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 .250 .571
vs.Hou .143 6 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 .217 .143
vs.LAD .143 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .143 .143
vs.StL .100 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 .308 .100
vs.TB .182 3 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 .250 .273
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Polyamory and the Gaia Hypothesis – Book Review by Deborah Taj Anapol
A Review of
Gaia & the New Politics of Love
by Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio
by Deborah Taj Anapol
Feminist humanities professor Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio has woven together fact and theory from widely disparate fields to present a strong case for the value of polyamory and other non-normative sexualoving expressions to save humanity from extinction. She views polyamory as a school for love which teaches a way of feeling and thinking which is crucial for our survival as we enter the 21st Century. I’m so glad she wrote this book because now I don’t have to! People have been asking me for years to elaborate more on what I meant when I said in my 1992 book, Love Without Limits, that polyamory is good for the planet. Serena has done a masterful job of fully explaining exactly what this statement means.
One of the central themes of her Gaia and the New Politics of Love, is the utility of the hypothesis originally put forth in scientific terms by James Lovelock and widely adopted by eco-feminist philosophers, neo-pagans and others, that Planet Earth or Gaia is not mere inert matter but has a consciousness like an animated, self-regulating organism. This point of view has been pervasive among indigenous people the world over for millennia and is the basis for all nature based spirituality. Anderlini-D’Onofrio traces the development of modern religious and scientific thought which view Earth as an inert object. This world view happens to correlate with both the rise of monogamous marriage as the only legitimate sexual expression, and as many observers have noted, with the increasingly life threatening destruction of our environment.
The value of accepting the Gaia hypothesis, she asserts, is that it moves us away from a course of irreversible environmental destruction and human suffering and toward greater justice and eco-social sustainability. In her words, “Hypothesizing Gaia in our era is like hypothesizing heliocentrism in Galileo’s. It helps the world shed needless fears from current dogmas, like the idea that love is a crime or a disease, or that we need to fight preventative wars against terrifying enemies, and it gets us to look reality in the face.”
Another major theme for Anderlini-D’Onofrio is the concept of symbiotic reason. She defines symbiosis as a way of sharing bodies in which both host and guest benefit. In biology this refers to phenomenon such as beneficial bacteria found in the digestive tract of many species. We might also apply the term to the presence of humans and other species living in the body of Gaia. Symbiosis classically describes the relationship between a pregnant woman and her fetus. In Freudian psychoanalytic thought, the term symbiotic refers to pathologically dependent maternal relationships carried beyond the appropriate developmental stage. Instead, Anderlini-D’Onofrio argues for a new understanding of symbiosis as “the wellspring of a mode of reasoning that appreciates the sharing of bodies as resources for fun and pleasure and does not diagnose it as unhealthy or perverse.” Symbiotic reason is not only crucial to sustainability, she says, it’s closely related to the practice of polyamorous love.
Patriarchal values have placed independence and logic above symbiosis or interdependence and direct bodily awareness with disastrous results. Rational science has been revealed as lacking the objectivity on which its alleged superiority is based. Symbiotic reason, which leads us to think in terms of the whole, rather than isolated parts, is the cure according to Anderlini-D’Onofrio and countless other contemporary thinkers. As she expresses it:
“I believe that the political problem of today is a problem of love because only hatred and fear can cause people to construct enemies that do not exist while they ignore the most serious and impending issues. I propose holism as an ecologically sound approach to biopolitical issues that heals the thought system that causes anxiety, rather than attacking the enemies this system constructs. Love is therefore the problem that is also the solution of modernity’s diseases and the absurd position these diseases put us humans in. In homeopathic terms, love is the disease that is the cure. Indeed, if as humans aware of being mere cells in Gaia’s organism we could love as selflessly as the two unicellular organisms who die to merge into one larger symbiotic being, we could perhaps cure ourselves of modernity’s diseases.”
Anderlini-D’Onofrio takes this line of thought a step further by emphasizing the mutual sharing of oxytocin mediated bonding in symbiotic styles of love, which, by her definition, include polyamory. Oxytocin is a hormone well known for its role in bonding a breastfeeding mother to her newborn infant. More recently, the action of oxytocin in promoting bonding of sexual partners, at least temporarily, has been highlighted. Oxytocin produces feelings of calm, love, and connection. Could it be the antidote to the anxieties of modern life still driven by the adrenaline driven fight or flight syndrome? At the risk of over-simplifying, this is the famous slogan of the 1960’s peace movement, “Make love, not war” in terms of neurotransmitters.
Polyamorous people, Anderlini-D’Onofrio asserts, have developed practices that allow the establishment of gradual levels of intimacy, including playful touch, cuddling, snuggling, spooning, and inclusive sexual play. “Because of their heavy reliance on touch, connectedness, nonviolence, and a subtle knowledge and practice of intimacy, the styles of love invented by bi and poly people promote the activation of the hormonal cycle of oxytocin.” Of course, these practices are not limited to the polyamorous, but they are often avoided, particularly in group settings, by those who are fearful of temptations to stray from their monogamous vows.
Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio, PhD will be presenting workshops based on Gaia and the New Politics of Love in Puerto Rico and other locations. Her book will be presented at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, on February 11th, 2010. Contact her at serena.anderlini@gmail.com for further information.
Deborah Taj Anapol, Ph.D. is the author of Polyamory: The New Love without Limits and The Seven Natural Laws of Love. Her new book, Polyamory in the 21st Century
, will be published in 2010. Dr. Anapol coaches singles and partners on sex and relationship issues by phone and has led relationship and sacred sexuality seminars all over the world – next one is March 11-14, 2010 in Bermuda. Email her at taj@lovewithoutlimits.com or visit her in cyberspace at www.lovewithoutlimits.com
serenagaia • February 2, 2010
A Turning Point
What’s a Poly Planet? – An Open Space for Out-of-the-Box Thinking about Sexual Freedom, Science, Health, Ecology, and How They Relate
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OB and post provider Timeline Television has designed and built the first purpose built Ultra HD 4K outside broadcast unit in Europe.
The new unit was built in conjunction with BT Sport who have awarded Timeline a four-year contract for the provision of Ultra HD 4K OB’s to provide content for the new BT Sport Ultra HD channel that starts in August.
The first UHD broadcast will be the Community Shield. UHD events will be broadcast throughout the year, each week, and will include UEFA Champions League, Barclays Premier League, FA Cup and Aviva Premiership Rugby.
The unit will launch in August and be available for hire for both sporting events and other production genres such as the arts, entertainment and natural history when not in use by BT Sport.
Built by Timeline Television’s SI division, the unit contains the latest UHD 4K technology including the worlds first Sony 4300 2/3 inch UHD 4K cameras, Sony UHD 4K PWS-4400 server, the worlds first Fujinon UHD 4k 2/3 inch 80:1 box and 22:1 ENG lenses, Snell Kahuna UHD 4K vision mixer and Sirius router, Axon signal processing equipment & Axon Cerebrum control system, EVS XT3 UHD 4K servers & Belden cable.
Dan McDonnell, Managing Director of Timeline Television, said: “Timeline has always been at the forefront of technology and UltraHD is the cutting edge. The challenge of this emerging standard has been to work with manufacturers to find solutions to enable UHD productions to be made to the same high standards as HD programmes. I am pleased to strengthen our long relationship with BT Sport by supplying UHD 4K OB services.“
Jamie Hindhaugh, chief operating officer, BT Sport and BT TV, said: “BT Sport’s UEFA Champions League coverage sets out to bring viewers the best ever experience of football’s leading club competition. Our Ultra HD coverage of the UEFA Champions League alongside other competitions will bring a truly cinematic experience into fans' living rooms.”
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Professional skier Shane McConkey pushed the limits of possibility in big mountain terrain. As a friend and mentor to Erik Roner, his 2009 passing was a huge loss. Erik decided it was time to...
David Rinaldo and Li...
Congratulations to David Rinaldo who claimed Silver at Night of the Jumps in Munich, Germany! Rockstar teammate Libor Podmol also landed a podium spot, coming away with Bronze.
Rockstar Energy Drin...
With five podium finishes and the overall in MX1 and MX2, it was a stellar weekend for Team Rockstar Energy Drink OTSFF Yamaha at Round 9 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross...
Rockstar Podiums at ...
The Aspen Open was a huge success for Rockstar Ski teammates Matt Walker who placed 3rd, and 15-year-old Willie Borm who took 1st for his first major competition win.
Bobby Kiniry retires...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s ace MX1 rider Bobby Kiniry has announced he is calling a premature end to an illustrious motocross career that saw him rank as...
Martin Davalos 2nd a...
“My night was good, I will take a 2nd but I really wanted that win. I think Malcolm [Stewart] was just a little better than me tonight. I felt like I rode really consistent and I don’t have...
Nitro Circus Live
Watch "Nitro Circus Live" with Jolene Van Vugt tonight, April 23rd, at 11/10c on MTV2! Take a sneak peek at the all-new episode here.
Max Anstie on the Po...
Max Anstie: “The weekend started really well for me. I had a good qualifying moto and managed to get the win. It might have just been a qualifying moto win but it was my first race victory...
New! Rockstar Sparkl...
A new kind of energy to carry you into the new year. Rockstar Sparkling Energy is offered in two flavors: Cherry Citrus and Peach. Available now on www.rockstarenergyshop.com!
Podium finishes for ...
PRESS RELEASE (Vaughan, ON -- December 16, 2013) Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden started off the 2014 CSRA Snowcross Championships on a positive note...
Life In The Foust La...
Watch as Tanner Foust gives a behind the scenes look at Octane Academy Season 2 in the brand new episode of 'Life In The #FoustLane". Watch HERE.
The Internship in th...
Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into...
Hayden wins in Sudbu...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing did good business this past weekend at Round 5 of the Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA National Snowcross Championship in Sudbury,...
Mario Roman Finishes...
RUNNER-UP RESULT FOR ROMAN AT MEGAWATT EXTREME ENDUROMARIO ROMAN AND GRAHAM JARVIS PUT IN IMPRESSIVE RIDES TO CLAIM SECOND AND FOURTH IN POLANDRockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's Mario...
JCR/Honda Race repor...
JCR/Honda Race report: 2014 GNCC round 2, Washington, Georgia: "The General". The first two rounds of JCR's GNCC program has been a very "wet" introduction. After a difficult round one that lead...
HATHAWAY SHINES IN T...
Vernon, British Columbia- July 14, 2013 - After a late race mechanical problem last weekend posted the Team a disappointing finish at ICAR, Jason Hathaway and his team redeemed...
FLAT OUT FLYAWAY SWE...
Los Angeles, Calif. (November 21, 2013) – AOL Original series FLAT OUT announced its Twitter “Flyaway” sweepstakes today with featured partner Rockstar...
MISS TRANSWORLD WAKE...
Next in line for the Rockstar Miss TransWorld Wake 2013 Model Search is Brooklyn Taylor, a 23 year old resident of Huntington Beach, CA. When she isn’t modeling for Crispy Bikinis or traveling...
Rob MacCachren
Rob MacCachren has been with Rockstar since 2007 and has become a legends in the off road community. With over 200 victories in off road and a place in the Off Road Hall of Fame, Rob Mac has...
Sammy C Invitational
Sammy Carlson InvitationalSaturday, May 25th at 12pm PST at Mt. Bachelor Ski ResortThe world's best skiers hitting a big air jump into a massive wall ride!Live Webcast featured on freeskier.com,...
The next official contender in the Rockstar Miss TransWorld Wakeboarding is Alexeus Bender, a midwestern Promotional Specialist/model. Alexeus is now automatically in the running for the overall...
Tanner Foust Wins Gl...
LONG ISLAND, NY (July 20, 2014) -- Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust scored his first Global Rallycross win of the season on Sunday at Volkswagen Rallycross New York.It was all about the...
Colton Haaker and JC...
JCR/Honda would like to send a very loud and excited Congratulation to Colton Haaker for Winning the Sacramento EnduroCross!Colton Haaker came into EnduroCross round 3 ready to leave it all on the...
Under The Wiig Comin...
Andreas Wiig is a world-renowned snowboarder with multiple podium wins, video parts, featured product lines, and a new business venture. Rockstar Energy Drink's newest web series, "Under The...
THE ISLE is a web series that follows the lives of Rockstar Energy surfers Matt Meola and Albee Layer. In this episode, Matt and Albee join Rockstar teammates Nathaniel Curran, Taylor Curran and...
The Sean Jordan Open...
Blakeslee, PA: JFBB in partnership with Under Armour and Rockstar Energy are proud to announce the First Annual Sean Jordan Open at Big Boulder Park on Jan. 4th 2014 with...
The Inside Track wit...
Episode 5 follows Rob Mac to the final LOORRS race of the 2013 season. It's been two years since Rob has won a championship and he's coming into the final race with a points lead. The pressure is...
Rockstar Wake Team S...
Congratulations to the Rockstar Wake team on the podium sweep at BROstock 2013 in Lake of the Ozarks, MO!Randall "Vandall" Harris claimed the top spot with a wrapped nose grab toe back 5, while...
"Life In The Foust L...
"Life in the Foust Lane" is back for a second season! This time around, Tanner Foust continues to crush the boundaries of what is possible on four wheels. Viewers will get a closer look at what...
Agueda GP of Portuga...
French teenager Dylan Ferrandis scored a fifth place moto finish for Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki in the Portuguese round of the FIM World MX2 Motocross World Championship at Agueda. Newcomer...
Podium for Goerke �...
Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha got off to an auspicious start at Round 1 of the MX1 Nationals with Matt Goerke and Brett Metcalfe this past Sunday at Whispering Pines Raceway in...
HATHAWAY FINISHES...
September 22, 2013- Fraserville, Ontario, -Coming off his 2nd win of the season at Barrie Speedway, Hathaway was sitting 3rd in the 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire points battle heading...
Kyle Cunningham podi...
Kyle Cunningham: "The day started off good and I was feeling really comfortable on the track. I had some really good times in practice and my bike was working great! From there I felt if I just...
Hayden and Hall in t...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing enjoyed a stellar weekend at the 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA Snowcross Championships season opener in Rouyn Noranda,...
Jarvis Wins 5th Care...
ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S GRAHAM JARVIS WINS HELL’S GATE 2017JARVIS SECURES A FIFTH VICTORY AT THE ITALIAN EXTREME CLASSICRockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham...
Matt Ladley & Kyle M...
Friday’s Halfpipe Qualifier #3 at the Mammoth Grand Prix produced stiff competition with seven scores above 90 points. Matt Ladley, who had stomped a frontside...
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team had a great day at the Arlington Supercross on Saturday, held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - the sixth round of the AMA...
Iain Hayden Prevails...
In what was called one of the “gnarliest editions of the FIM Snowcross World Championship ever”, Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain...
ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA’S GRAHAM JARVIS WINS ERZBERG HARE SCRAMBLE Dominant race-long display sees Graham Jarvis claim Erzberg Hare Scramble victory Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory...
Nicoletti grabs thir...
Phil Nicoletti – riding his second race for Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha – had a stellar evening at Round 2 of the Rockstar Energy SX Tour this...
Podiums for Hayden a...
It was a sunny and balmy minus 5°C (23°F) weekend in northern Ontario, where Round 6 of the Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA Snowcross Champion-ship was held March...
Hayden Claims Eighth...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden claimed his eighth Pro Open National Snowcross Championship this past weekend at Horseshoe Valley in Barrie,...
Inked Up World Tour ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The fans have spoken and voting is officially closed for the Rockstar Energy Drink can art contest and the Miss Inked Up model competition,...
TANNER FOUST WINS IN...
OUVOLA, Finland (June 10, 2013) -- Tanner Foust earned another European Rallyross Championship win this weekend in Finland, to make it two victories in two championship...
HATHAWAY PODIUMS AT ...
July 18, 2013-Saskatoon, Saskatchewan- Coming off a strong second place finish at Motoplex on the weekend, Hathaway in his #3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge had a score to settle from...
Rockstar Energy OTSF...
A hot, humid day, and a hardpack Wastelands racetrack provided the setting for Goerke to claim fiercely contested 4-2 moto results in MX1, netting the Florida...
Freestyle Skier Mike...
Canadian medal hopeful soars towards halfpipe debut at Winter Games in SochiJanuary 2, 2014, Vancouver, BC – Halfpipe skiing will make its Olympic debut next month and Canadian Mike Riddle...
The Rockstar Energy Canadian Motocross Nationals wrapped up round four in Regina, Saskatchewan this past weekend, and marks the start of...
Trials and Tribulati...
Round 3 of the Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA Canadian Snowcross Championship, which was held at the Lindsay Fairgrounds in Lindsay, ON this past weekend, saw a mix of snow and...
Strong showing for American in famed UK rallycross raceWOOTTON, UK (May 26, 2014) - Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust put on a strong performance at the Lydden Hill Circuit this weekend to...
Jason Hathaway Domin...
VALLEE-JONCTION, QC June 15, 2014- After timing in a career-best 3rd in time trials, Jason Hathaway led over 200 laps and survived a rousing late-race battle with veteran Mark...
Hayden takes over po...
After kicking off the season in Quebec on January 16-17 in Rouyn Noranda, the Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA Snowcross Championships stayed in Quebec for Round 2 of...
Knotfest
WHEN: October 24-25, 2015WHERE: San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino, CATICKETS: Buy Tickets, Buy VIP TicketsFEATURING: Slipknot, Judas Priest, Korn, Bring Me The Horizon,...
It's Not Deat Festival
San Bernardino’s San Manuel Amphitheater plays host to It's Not Dead Fest on October 10th, 2015. It'll be a seminal-punk rock moment and will possibly be the last time you will see all these...
Jason Anderson 4th C...
“St. Louis was pretty good and I ended up with another podium. I just wanted to do it a little bit differently, make some better moves and come through the pack. I had a couple deals with other...
PURE ZERO SWEEPSTAKES
Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan are two of the top rally drivers in the world. They travel the globe in true Rockstar fashion to do what most only dream of. Rockstar Energy Drink and Ford Racing...
Watch Sean Jordan's ...
In 2013 — after 12 years of producing ski films — Stept Productions embarked on its largest film project to date. Stept is proud to release its newest feature: Mutiny. The film documents...
Iain Hayden and Jakob Rosko-Fong battled their way to Pro Open and Pro Lite podium finishes respectively at the CSRA regional snowcross in Timmins, ON this past weekend. While...
Flawless weekend for...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden delivered a flawless weekend of racing in the Pro Open class at Round 6 of the CSRA Nationals in Barrie, ON this past...
Hayden claims sevent...
Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden wrapped up his seventh CSRA Pro Open National Snowcross Championship this past weekend on the picturesque grounds of Horseshoe Valley...
X Games Aspen 2014 -...
Day One of X Games Aspen couldn't have happened any other way. Just one year after a snowmobiling crash took the life of his brother, Caleb Moore, Colten Moore returned to X Games Snowmobile...
Hayden strengthens p...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden boosted his points lead in the CSRA Pro Open title hunt this past weekend in historic Quebec City, with four wins over the two...
Andy DiBrino
NAME:Andy DiBrinoNICKNAME: DiGiornoSPORT/TEAM:Flat Track/ Road Race/ MotocrossCITY, STATE YOU RESIDE IN: Tualatin, OregonBIRTHDAY: 6/10/1994SPONSORS:Rockstar Energy, Fox Racing, See See...
Vote for Andreas Wii...
Rockstar snowboarder Andreas Wiig is one of eight athletes competing in the X Games Real Snow Backcountry video competition. Help him win the fan favorite award by voting for him HERE.Vote once...
Round 3 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals was staged at Wild Rose MX Park in Calgary, AB, just a stone’s throw from the bustling city...
Strong Rockstar Ener...
STRONG REPRESENTATION FOR HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES AT 91ST ISDEMCCANNEY, RAUCHENECKER, GARCIA & STRANG LEAD ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA IN SPAINHusqvarna Motorcycles enters the 91st International...
EPISODE 2 OF “NEW ...
FOUR-WEBISODE SERIES FOLLOWS HIGHT THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING SNOWBOARDING SEASON Lake Tahoe, Calif. – Elena Hight’s...
Ryan Nyquist Takes S...
Congratulations to Ryan Nyquist who took silver in BMX Park! Although a bag of new tricks put him within reach of the top podium spot, it was veteran Gary Young who claimed the gold medal, for the...
Rockstar Athletes Po...
Congratulations to all of the Rockstar athletes who competed at the Nautique Wake Games in Orlando, Florida! A special shout out to our podium finishers:Dean Smith - Pro Men FinalsNicola Butler -...
Pablo Quintanilla
Two-time FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion Pablo Quintanilla had a stellar season of international rally competition. Battling for victory in each rally he participated in during 2018,...
Sean Jordan Freeski ...
Lake Harmony, PA. Sean Jordan and Big Boulder Ski Area are proud to announce the 2nd annual Sean Jordan Open (SJO) to be held Saturday March 7th 2015 in the JFBB terrain park. This slopestyle...
Wins all around for ...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing enjoyed a successful weekend of snowcross racing as the 2014/2015 Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA season kicked off at Searchmont Ski Resort in Sault...
Podiums all around...
With podium finishes in MX1 and MX2, it was a banner weekend for Team Rockstar Energy Drink OTSFF Yamaha at Round 5 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals at Gopher Dunes...
Rockstar Athletes me...
Congratulations to all of or athletes who competed at X Games Tignes 2013! A shout out to our podium finishers:Sammy Carlson: Real Ski Backcountry GOLDMcRae Williams: Ski Slopestyle GOLDElena...
RER Series Episode 5...
LIVE NOW! Episode 5 of "Rockstar Energy Racing: Beyond The Finish Line" featuring Rockstar Energy Suzuki riders Davi Millsaps, Jason Anderson, Ryan Sipes, Blake Wharton and Daniel Baker.Go to...
ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING'S ZACH OSBORNE EARNS THIRD AT REDBUD NATIONAL!CHRISTOPHE POURCEL 7TH IN 450, MARTIN DAVALOS FINISHES 12TH IN 250The historic RedBud National, held in...
Goerke prevails at ...
Despite having to work his way from the back of the back in both 450 Pro motos, Matt Goerke was able to still command a second-place overall finish on the...
Epstein rocks Gophe...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Dillan Epstein rocked the heavy sands of Gopher Dunes in Courtland, ON this past Saturday with 1-4 motos, which gave him a...
Tanner Foust takes 2...
After taking Gold and Silver last weekend at X Games Los Angeles, Tanner kept the momentum going with a podium finish at Global Rallycross Atlanta."Had a great start in the final (and made it...
NEW! Pure Zero Blue ...
A new year calls for new flavors!Two flavors have been added to the Rockstar Pure Zero product line: Blue Ice and Mango Orange Passion Fruit. These zero calorie and zero sugar drinks are now...
Top 5 for Kiniry at ...
A fifth overall at Round 7 of the CMRC Nationals at Deschambault, QC on Sunday helped strengthen Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha Motovan.com’s Bobby Kiniry’s hold on second...
Punched Blue Raspber...
Black and Blue never felt this good. Get Punched (and like it). Visit win.rockstarenergy.com/blackandblue for weekly chances to win cool prizes, including a case of Rockstar Energy's newest...
Dylan Ferrandis Wins...
Dylan Ferrandis: “I’m delighted with this MX2 title, and even more with the ‘Internationaux de France’ win. It was a great day, and a nice reward to our involvement in this series. I was...
Behemoth Forced To C...
Additional acts will be added in place of Behemoth's spot on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.Statement: Drummer Inferno undergoes surgery and unable to perform while he...
Wild weekend for Kin...
PRESS RELEASE -- Vaughan, ON July 15, 2013Round 5 of the CMRC Nationals at Gopher Dunes in Courtland on Sunday was blessed with one of the sunniest and hottest days...
Mitch Crews Stars In...
Rockstar surfer Mitch Crews stars in a brand new web series on Network A called Surf House. The series features Mitch Crews, Michael Dunphy, Alisha Gonsalves and Bree Kleintop—four pro...
Introducing a bold, new flavor to the hugely successful Rockstar Punched line of energy drinks. Amazing blue raspberry flavor, high energy, and Rockstar's potent herbal blend. Available for...
Lake Tahoe, Calif. – Elena Hight’s third webisode in her new series entitled New Hights is now live online. The four-webisode series was produced by Rockstar Energy and follows...
Hayden rules day one...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden ruled supreme on day one of Round 4 of the Rockstar Energy Drink CSRA Canadian Snowcross Championships in...
Kegums GP of Latvia ...
Dylan Ferrandis finished sixth overall in the eleventh round of the MX2 Motocross World Championship at Kegums in Latvia, and offered to the Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki its best result since the...
"The Isle" Season 2 ...
LIVE NOW! Season 2, Episode 1 of "The Isle." Watch HERE."The Isle" is a web series that follows the lives of Rockstar Energy surfers Matt Meola and Albee Layer. In this episode, we watch as...
Simon Tabron Wins Si...
Congratulations to Simon Tabron on taking silver in BMX Vert at X Games Barcelona! Tabron almost unseated 7-time BMX Vert champion, Jamie Bestwick, with a tied score of 91.00, but ultimately the...
Vote for Hana Beaman...
Hana Beaman is one of eight women competing in the X Games Real Women video competition. Vote for Hana in the opening round here.Vote once per day until May 6th to help advance Hana to Round...
Hana Beaman is one of eight women competing in the X Games Real Women video competition. After sailing through the opening round, Hana needs your help to get to the finals! Vote for Hana in Round...
Name: Dean WilsonNation: ScotlandBirthdate: 12/28/1991Height: 6'Weight: 160 lbs.Bike: FC450Number: 15Class: SX/MX 45020122nd Place West Coast 250 SX Championship20112nd Place East Coast 250 SX...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha is pleased to announce the signing of Brett Metcalfe to the team’s 2016 CMRC Canadian MX1 Nationals lineup. No.3 ranked Metcalfe...
IAIN HAYDEN CLAIMS S...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden wrapped up the CSRA Snowcross Championship season this past weekend in style. Not only did he claim his sixth...
The team came into the first San Diego round of 2016 with heads held high and holding the 450 class red plate. Knowing full well however; it was only the second round of 17 and there is a long way...
ROCKSTAR ENERGY RACE...
Today Rockstar Energy Drink and Codemasters announced the Rockstar Energy Race Challenge for GRID 2, powered by Racenet, the online community hub for Codemasters Racing games which...
AX 450 Pro podium fo...
With a third-place finish, Matt Goerke put Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha on the podium at the Rockstar Energy AX Tour double-header in Calgary, AB this past weekend. Goerke cleared the task...
Challenging night f...
In what essentially turned out to be an indoor mud race at Round 1 of the Rockstar Energy Triple Crown Series in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Team Rockstar...
Third place for Nico...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti claimed a third-place podium finish in the 450 Pro main this past Saturday night at Round 3 of the...
Meet Vanessa Gonzalez, a competitive wakesurfer who we have chosen as the next official contender for the Rockstar Miss TransWorld Wake Model Search for 2013. She is so motivated that she did her...
Top 5 finish for Mat...
With mostly sunny skies and a high of 24°C, ideal racing and spectating conditions greeted one and all at the opening round of the Rockstar Energy Drink...
NAGL SECURES SECOND OVERALL AT GP OF SPAIN German star moves closer to MXGP championship top three Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl rounded out his participation in...
Goerke prevails to c...
Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke claimed his third MX1 Championship on Sunday at the final round of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross...
Goerke claims MX1 Ch...
The final round of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals in Walton, ON this past Sunday, which was staged on the super-fast Walton Speedway track under...
Hayden clinches ‘T...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden clinched the CSRA Triple Crown Championship at the Grand Prix of Valcourt, QC this past weekend. Valcourt...
FIM Junior World Mot...
Team Suzuki Press Office - August 12. The nucleus of Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe remained in the Czech Republic this week as three of its riders starred at the FIM Junior World Championships at...
Foust joins VW Andre...
Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust is making the move to a new team and new car in 2014 for his rallycross campaign. The three-time U.S. rallycross champion will race...
Tanner Foust wins Wo...
American tops international fieldKOUVOLA, Finland (June 29, 2014) - Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust returned to the top step of the podium this weekend at World RX of Finland, making it...
Third overall for Me...
Round 2 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals stayed in beautiful British Columbia this past weekend, with the action unfolding at Wastelands...
Goerke snares third ...
Press Release (Brampton, ON – August 8, 2016) The penultimate round of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals was held this past...
Second place finish ...
With a second place in the 450 Pro class main event this past Saturday at the Progressive Auto Centre arena in Sarnia, ON, Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s...
EARLY ENGINE ISSUE S...
September 4, 2013- Bowmanville, Ontario- Coming off his win at Riverside Speedway two weeks ago, Hathaway had a well prepared #3 Snap-on Tools/ Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge race car...
4TH PLACE FINISH F...
August 11, 2013- Trois Rivieres, Quebec- Hathaway and his #3 Snap-on Tools/ Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge returned to the belle province of Quebec this weekend for the JuliaWine.com...
Goerke & Metcalfe sh...
The eastern leg of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals kicked off in Courtland, ON this past Sunday at Gopher Dunes, which has the unenviable...
Maggiora GP of Italy...
Team Suzuki Press Office - June 16. After winning the opening moto, cruel luck struck Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1's Clement Desalle when the Belgian was four laps away from a sure-fire...
Podiums for Goerke a...
Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke and Shawn Maffenbeier claimed podium finishes in MX1 and MX2 respectively at the final round of the...
Seattle Supercross R...
Rockstar Energy Racing made the trek up to Seattle and back in the open air stadiums of the West. For the second consecutive week less than desirable weather was experienced. Last weekend snow,...
Kiniry wins MX1 �...
Kiniry wins MX1 – Maffenbeier second in MX2 at Moto Valley Raceway in Regina Team Rockstar Energy Drink OTSFF Yamaha’s Bobby Kiniry recorded his first MX1 win of the season this past...
Hayden Prevails at a...
With his teammate Dylan Hall on the sidelines due to an injury sustained at Round 2 in Quebec, Iain Hayden was the sole Pro Open rider for Team...
FRENCH MXGP STAR TO RACE HUSQVARNA’S FC 450 IN 2017 & 2018Husqvarna Motorcycles are pleased to announce the signing of Gautier Paulin to the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MXGP team...
Free Agent Rockstar ...
The Free Agent/Rockstar BMX team headed out to North Carolina for the Tar Heel Nationals Pro Series over the weekend and left with a solid bag of results. Cristian Becerine has been on a...
Tanner Foust wins 20...
Tanner Foust earned the first win of an ambitious international rallycross campaign that will see him contest two major series on three continents this year. "I couldn't wait to get...
DYLAN K WINS AT GREE...
Dylan Kwasniewski continues to add to his stellar season, picking up his fifth NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) win of the season and his fourth in the last six...
Fredric Aasbo
ABOUT FREDRIC AASBO: Known for his flat-out style, champion driver Fredric Aasbo has achieved 100-plus podium finishes on three continents over the...
Max Nagl Checks Out ...
MAX NAGL WINS MXGP OF THE CZECH REPUBLICGERMAN STAR SECURES DOUBLE MOTO VICTORY IN LOKETClaiming two well-deserved race wins at a slippery and challenging Loket track, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna...
PODIUM RESULTS FOR ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA AT GP OF FINLAND Challenging Finnish race marks mid-way point of Enduro World Championship series With top three results for riders in all...
Malibu’s Evolution...
Orlando, Florida (February 20, 2015) – With the announcement of the new Malibu Evolution Pro Series at the WWA’s 25th-anniversary celebration last fall, a...
Clement Desalle podi...
Clement Desalle podiums for the second time in as many races to start the 2013 MXGP series!"To be on the podium again is OK. Luckily I leave this GP without much pain. I was scrubbing and caught...
Davi Millsaps Podum ...
Davi Millsaps finished on the podium again in Atlanta for an incredible 7th time in 8 races in the 2013 450 Supercross Championship."I'm feeling a little better this week. I still have a sinus...
Mathias Bellino Doub...
“It’s been a mixed GP for me, but generally I’m happy. I know that if I’m going to challenge for the EnduroGP title I have to be consistent, so on day one I tried to make as few mistakes...
Max Nagl Collects Fi...
Max Nagl: “We had a really positive weekend and we managed to step it up to the next level. My riding was good on both days despite the rain making the track slippery and difficult. In the first...
Third overall for Ma...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke and the rest of the top-five 450 Pro Championship contenders raised the competition bar a notch or two at the...
Nicoletti grabs podi...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti nailed down a third place podium finish in the main event at Round 3 of the MRC SX Tour in Quebec City on...
Jeremy Seewer Wins Y...
Jeremy Seewer: "My day was really good. I started from 34th position and didn't get away that well but I passed a lot of riders to get up to 15th or 16th. I was ahead of Butron and Nicholls and...
Rally Victory & New ...
This past weekend, Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard claimed another victory at the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs in New Richmond, Quebec ... their third consecutive win there...
Jessica Patterson wi...
Jessica Patterson: "First moto went pretty good. Track was rough, I got the holeshot and just kinda checked out from there. The track was gnarly so I just rode good lines. The second moto, I...
HATHAWAY'S STRONG NI...
July 28, 2013- St Eustache, Quebec- Returning to the eastern part of Canada, Jason Hathaway and his #3 Snap-on Tools/ Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge ventured to the tight 4/10 mile...
Last Call for Suwann...
Suwannee Pro - Stop #3 of The Rockstar Wakeskate Tour will take place in Lake City, FL less than a week away on July 18-20th. We invite fans, spectators, and athletes alike to join us for what is...
Double Podium in Min...
"We've got to go back and make a few tweaks on my bike and myself to improve and move forward. The track was kind of inconsistent tonight. It was bumpy in some places where it's normally not,...
Goerke snares MX1 ov...
With 2-1 motos, team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke prevailed to take the MX1 overall at Round 3 of the Rockstar Energy Drink...
GRAHAM JARVIS WINS G...
BRITISH EXTREME ENDURO STAR EARNS THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN GERMANYClaiming a hat trick of wins in the German extreme enduro, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Graham Jarvis once...
3rd Consecutive MX1 ...
“It was another positive weekend for us. My team has done a tremendous amount of work to prepare my bike for the high altitude of the track in Leon. We changed the setup for this race and...
2nd Overall for Paul...
Gautier Paulin: “I’m really happy to be back on the podium. We had a big fight for the overall win here in Switzerland and eventually I ended up sharing the same number of points with...
Rob MacCachren is one of the best Off Road drivers in the world. Period. With over 200 victories and a place in the Off Road Hall of Fame, Rob has been setting the bar in the sport for years. It's...
HATHAWAY TAMES BULL ...
September 8, 2013- Barrie, Ontario, -After a heartbreaking run at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last weekend, Hathaway and his team were excited to get back to the oval tracks....
Maddie Bowman & Mike...
Despite strong winds and heavy snow in Breckenridge, CO on Sunday, Rockstar skiers Maddie Bowman and Mike Riddle were able to throw down solid runs and land themselves spots on both the FIS...
Unadilla Motocross N...
Jason Anderson's day started out a bit slow in practice 1. He qualified a decent 7th, but his times were way off of where he wanted to be. After meetings in the team semi's war room discussing...
Clement Desalle: "Two consistent motos and when I saw how I was riding yesterday it is good result! I was so slow yesterday. My starts were better today and the riding also, so that is...
Goerke back on the p...
Riverglade MX Park in Moncton, New Brunswick hosted Round 8 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals. A hardpack, rocky track—spiced...
Goerke takes second ...
Round 8 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals, held at Riverglade MX Park in Moncton, NB on Sunday under sunny skies and a temperature...
Another 1-2 punch fo...
Press Release (Brampton, ON – July 18, 2016) Another 1-2 punch for Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha Rockstar Energy OTSFF...
Hayden dominates T...
Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing’s Iain Hayden, riding the new Polaris Access, poured on the gas to claim both Pro Open finals at an eventful Round 5 of...
Ernee GP of France R...
Team Suzuki Press Office - June 9. Jeremy Seewer continues to be in full contention for top honours in the ultra-competitive European EMX250 series for Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe and captured...
Double wins for Tann...
Tanner Foust celebrates double wins at the GRC Phoenix opener. (Photo: Josh Tons)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22 2016 Double victory for Tanner Foust at GRC Phoenix...
ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING EARNS TWO PODIUMS AT LAS VEGAS SX! Jason Anderson 2nd in 450, Zach Osborne 2nd in 250, Martin Davalos 10th in 250 The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna...
ROCKSTAR OFFROAD TEA...
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS), the nation’s fastest growing short course off road racing series, made its 2013 Southern California premier at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park...
Bittersweet podium f...
What should have been a first overall for Matt Goerke at Round 4 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals on Sunday in Regina, SK, turned...
Rusty Malinoski Clai...
Pleasant Prairie, WI. —Progressive riding and dramatic competition were prevailing themes at the final day of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra. And with...
More podium finishes...
Round 8 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals presented by Motovan, held on Sunday at Riverglade MX Park in Moncton, NB, saw Matt Goerke and Shawn...
Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha did excellent business at Round 6 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals which were held near the...
Lucas Oil Off Road
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is the evolution of the long standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil Products. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course...
Bucky Lasek Wins 201...
Congratulations to Bucky Lasek who took 1st at the 9th annul Pro-Tec Pool Party, unseating defending champ, Pedro Barros! Rockstar teammate Omar Hassan ended the day with a 4th place...
#RERseries Episode 7...
Watch as the #RockstarFamily hits Daytona Beach for Bike Week, Nico Izzi gets back on the track after surgery and Davi Millsaps gives us a glimpse into his hometown life, both past and present....
Crowned MX2 World Champion in 2017, Pauls Jonass has been one of the most successful 250cc class riders in recent history. With the 2017 season being the highlight of his career to date, that...
Mikkel Haarup
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Mikkel Haarup will contest all of the European rounds of the 2019 FIM MX2 World Championship. Enjoying a solid start to the season by placing as...
Entering the MXGP World Championship at the age of 19, the highlight of Arminas Jasikonis’ career to date was a podium result at the GP of Portugal in 2017, during his first full season of...
LIVE NOW! Episode 6 of "Rockstar Energy Racing: Beyond the Finish Line." Watch as the Rockstar Energy Suzuki team picks up double podiums in Dallas and get a glimpse into Blake...
HUSQVARNA ANNOUNCES ...
STRANG, BROWN, ARGUBRIGHT AND DELONG MAKE UP NEW ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING - OFF-ROAD TEAMHusqvarna is set to go off-road racing in 2015 with a strong...
Vote for Sammy Carls...
Congratulations to Sammy Carlson who was awarded gold by a panel of X Games judges for his Real Ski Backcountry video submission!Now YOU can vote for Sammy as the Fan Favorite. Help get him...
Winter X Games 2013
Huge congrats to all of the Rockstar Athletes who competed at Winter X Games 2013 in Aspen, CO! A special shout out to our podium finishers:Justin Hoyer: Snowmobile Freestyle BRONZEMaddie...
Taste of Chaos Festival
TASTE OF CHAOS started in 2005 as an international touring festival playing over twenty countries with bands like The Used, Thrice, Deftones, 30 Seconds to Mars, Taking Back Sunday, Story of The...
ROCKSTAR HARLEY-DAVI...
One lucky US resident will win the Grand Prize: A Rockstar & Harley-Davidson® co-branded Iron883™ Motorcycle! Also, two monthly Runner-Up Winners will receive $200 worth of...
First Ever INKED UP ...
We have paired up with Sullen Clothing for the first ever Inked Up World Tour which features 12 top tattoo artists paired with 12 top tattoo conventions. Each artist will be designing a Rockstar...
X Games Foz do Iguaçu
Congratulations to Bucky Lasek who turned back the clock at X Games Foz do Iguaçu and took home is first Skateboard Vert GOLD in a decade! More congrats go out to the athletes who also left...
THE INTERNSHIP MOVIE...
Want to rub shoulders with the stars? One Grand Prize Winner and a guest will be flown to Los Angeles for the premiere of Fox's new movie 'The Internship'. Prize includes airfare, hotel...
Metcalfe claims thir...
Press Release (Brampton, ON – July 25, 2016) Round 7 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals, which was held at Pleasant Valley...
Blose rocks Canadian...
Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Chris Blose got off to a solid start at Round 1 of the Canadian National AX Tour in Sarnia this past...
Matt Goerke Ties Col...
Although Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke didn’t quite climb the highest rung of the podium at Round 4 of the Rockstar Energy Triple Crown MX...
#LiveTheLife Episode...
Rockstar Energy took over 15 professional action sports athletes from different disciplines on a road trip to Lake Havasu to party with the SWAT spring breakers. On the way there, they stopped at...
Episode 3 follows Rob MacCachren to Firebird Raceway in Chandler, AZ. Pro 4 is a new animal for the crew and there are some things that are impossible to prepare for. See what happens when the...
The Wakeskate Tour |...
Click here for a full video recap of all the action from the final stop of The Wakeskate Tour 2013 - Battle Falls!Event Results1. Reed Hansen2. Andrew Pastura3. Austin PasturaThe Wakeskate Tour is...
Episode 10 follows Tanner Foust as he hits Sin City for SEMA and the final race of GRC. Between mingling with 200,000 of his closest friends, autograph signings, building a car for the Pat Tillman...
Congratulations to all of the Rockstar athletes who competed in X Games Aspen 2014!A special shout out to our podium finishers:Dan Brisse: Real Snow SILVERMaddie Bowman: Ski Superpipe GOLDSpencer...
Congrats to Libor Po...
Huge congrats to Libor Podmol who took GOLD in Moto X Step Up taking home his first gold medal at X Games Munich.Rockstar teammates Mike Mason and Javier Villegas gave a Rockstar Energy showdown...
#LiveTheLife Premier...
Follow us as we show you exactly what #LiveTheLife means, from the slopes of Aspen during Winter X Games to the wakes in Lake Havasu. This series will give you a never-before-seen look at how our...
In Episode 2, Tanner heads to Spain to compete at X Games Barcelona. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm of a sold out Barcelona crowd isn't enough to keep the pouring rain away, and the race has to be...
Aaron Rathy Wins Pol...
Congratulations to Aaron Rathy who won the Polaroid Action Big-Air Contest following the final rounds of action at the MasterCraft Pro Wake Tour #1 in Acworth, GA! Riding behind the...
Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed at X Games Barcelona 2013!A special shout out to our podium finishers: Hana Beaman: Real Women BRONZEBucky Lasek: Skateboard Vert...
2013 Battle Falls - ...
Groveland, FL - After a full season of anticipation, Battle Falls lived up to the excitement as this weekend’s amazing event proved that wakeskating is consistently one-upping itself....
HATHAWAY WINS WILSON...
August 18, 2013- Antingonish, Nova Scotia-Hathaway and his #3 Snap-on Tools/ Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge arrived at the fast and high banked 1/3 mile track of Riverside Speedway...
JCR/HONDA VICTORIOUS...
The 45th SCORE Baja 500 was set to be a battle for the ages with 4 super teams consisting of the most talented Off-Road desert racers in the world all set to do battle on a...
MasterCraft Pro Wake...
Lathrop, CA. – The final day of action at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar saw the sport’s top riders laying it all on the line in hopes of walking away victorious...
Kwasniewski to compe...
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 3, 2013) - Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) is pleased to announce today that Dylan Kwasniewski, the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and...
Shred Town Jamboree ...
EVENT DATE: MAY 1ST – MAY 3RD 2015 Athens, TX – The Shredtown Crew is proud to announce the official dates for their first ever event, the JAMBOREE, presented...
Welcome to the team,...
Rockstar Energy Drink Sponsors Professional Snowboarder Silje Norendal Los Angeles, CA (December 10, 2014): Rockstar Energy Drink announces sponsorship...
Jason Hathaway Cruis...
FRASERVILLE, ON- September 22, 2014- NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 fan favourite Jason Hathaway tallied his 5th podium finish of the season on Saturday,...
Meet Ashley Arslanian, the 26-year-old model and VP of Marketing for TwistedCandi Bikinis. She is our next official contender in the Rockstar Miss TransWorld Wake 2013 Model Search. Hailing from...
Nicola Butler Claim...
Orlando, Fla. — Putting an exclamation point on four days of progressive riding across 24 divisions at the Nautique Wake Games presented by Rockstar, Harley Clifford took top honors in the Pro...
Nicoletti Wins in Ca...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti tightened the screws on the competition to grab the win in the 450 Pro main this past Saturday night at Round...
Dean Smith Wins Men�...
Orlando, Fla. — Thousands of fans flocked to Orlando Water Sports Complex for a dramatic final day of competition at the Nautique Wake Games presented by Rockstar. The prestigious season opening...
Washougal Motocross ...
Rockstar Energy Racing traveled to the only stop in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for round 8 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Nationals. The Huffman's once again had the very scenic track looking...
Goerke claims over...
Matt Goerke and Shawn Maffenbeier were on top of their game at Round 7 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals in Deschambault, QC on Sunday. Goerke,...
Final Stop of The Wa...
Battle Falls is the final stop of The Wakeskate Tour for a reason. Safe to say it brings some of the best riding we see every year, and this year is certainly no exception. The riders are at their...
Sparks, NV. — Championship campaigns that originated via online video submissions beginning in June came to fruition for seven of the athletes competing at...
Dylan Kwasniewski No...
Kwasniewski Fights, Brings Home Top-15 Finish at Bristol Bristol, Tenn. (March 16, 2014) - The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) made its first stop of the 2014 season this...
Kwasniewski Brings Home an 11th Place Finish in California Race Recap - In his track debut at Auto Club Speedway, Dylan Kwasniewski drove the No. 31 Rockstar Energy Chevrolet...
Mixed results in Bar...
Extremely cold temperatures – well below -20°C (-4°F) – and blowing snow were on tap for both days of the Royal Distributing Cup National Snowcross, which was held in Barrie this past...
Top-5 finishes for G...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke, who came into the series recovering from a pre-season injury, concluded the Rockstar Energy Triple...
2-3 Punch for Goerke...
Although they didn’t quite make it to the top of the rostrum this past Saturday at Riverglade MX Park in Moncton, NB, Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s...
Second place overall...
The Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals remained in British Columbia for Round 2 of the title chase, travelling 526 km (327 mi) farther north from...
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team had a very successful night on Saturday for the 12th round of the 2016 Supercross series, held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif....
The Rockstar Energy Canadian Motocross National Series made its third stop of the season yesterday in Calgary Alberta. Blue skies and...
MACCACHREN WINS 2013...
LAKE ELSINORE, California (October 26, 2013) – Rob MacCachren didn't like the way he finished Saturday's Pro 2 portion of the Lucas Oil Nationals presented by MAVTV at Lake Elsinore Motorsports...
SUWANNEE PRO
The Wakeskate Tour Stop 3 Presented by Rockstar Energy DrinkLake City, FL – The Rockstar Energy Wakeskate Tour proved its ingenuity and stability with a brand-new contest set up and an...
Goerke strengthens M...
With a second overall, Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke strengthened his hold on first place in the MX1 points chase on Sunday at Round 7 of the...
Congrats to Amber Wi...
Phil Soven Wins MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour LathropAmber Wing Claims Victory in Women’s Pro DivisionLathrop, CA.– Thousands of fans flocked the shores of Mossdale Quarry Lakes to watch the...
King of Wake Pro Wak...
Acworth, Ga.– A jaw-dropping performance by Australian phenom Harley Clifford landed him atop the podium at the first stop of the 2014 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar....
World Wakeboard Asso...
Orlando, Florida (February 13, 2015) - Over 26 years, the World Wakeboard Association has established itself as the leader in wake sports around the globe. The WWA...
Goerke and Metcalfe ...
Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke and Brett Metcalfe continued their quest to build on their top-five MX1 points standings at Round 4...
"I’m happy to take my first podium in Europe! I had some bad luck in the last two grands prix and I was disappointed about that so it feels good to be back. I had some good starts and I’m...
Enduro 2 Class Win i...
“This has been my best GP for the season and I’m really happy about it. I’ve left it for a bit late maybe, but I made some changes coming into the weekend. I always knew the speed was there...
Kwasniewski grabs 4t...
ALTON, Va. – It was the perfect day for Dylan Kwasniewski.Kwasniewski was fastest in practice and put his No. 98 Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet on the pole before going...
NOW HIRING UNIVERSIT...
Do you think you have what it takes to be a Rockstar Campus Ambassador?!Rockstar Energy Canada is searching for the next candidate to join our University/College Ambassador program.Searching for...
TASTE OF FREEDOM TOU...
The second stop of the Harley-Davidson Taste of Freedom Tour takes the influencers to sunny Los Angeles where they get their first taste of riding. The crew heads to Venice where Greg Lutzka hits...
Lathrop, CA.– A collection of the world’s best professional wakeboarders delivered jaw dropping performances at the opening day of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar in...
adam renheim
NICKNAME: Bulldozer SPORT/TEAM: Warnert Racing (USA) / Team Renheim Snocross (Europe) NUMBER: ...
Rockstar Energy Driv...
It was a solid weekend of racing for Brian Deegan, Rob MacCachren and Ryan Beat at Lucas Off Road Rounds 7 & 8 in Tooele, Utah! Results at Miller...
Quintanilla Signs Th...
QUINTANILLA SIGNS WITH ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING THROUGH 2018Husqvarna Motorcycles is happy to announce that Pablo Quintanilla, Chilean rally sports specialist and 2016 World Rally...
Goerke and Epstein f...
Both Matt Goerke and Dillan Epstein put in strong performances at the final round of the 9-round Rockstar Energy MX Tour, which was staged at the legendary...
"The Isle" Episode 2
THE ISLE is a web series that follows the lives of Rockstar Energy surfers Matt Meola and Albee Layer. In this episode, Matt and Albee trade in their surfboards for some snowboards to compete...
Mission accomplished...
Montréal (Québec), December 1, 2013.- Already crowned North American Rally Champion earlier this season, by the end of this weekend’s Rally of the Tall Pines, where he finished...
Episode 4 follows Rob Mac to Parker, Arizona for the Best in the Desert, Blue Water Desert Challenge. The crew shakes down the truck to get it prepared for the 25 mile sprint race. After finishing...
Congratulations to all of the Rockstar Energy athletes who competed at the final X Games in Los Angeles! It was a fantastic four days filled with heated competition...
Click here for a full video recap of all the action from Stop 3 of The Wakeskate Tour | Suwannee Pro. Event Results1. Nick Taylor2. Andrew Fortenberry3. Austin FortenberryThe...
In case you weren't able to make it out to Ben Horan's in Nahunta, GA, we've put together a full video recap of The Wakeskate Tour Stop #2 – RETENTION. Check it out HERE. Results:1. Ben...
A full video recap of RETENTION, Stop #2 of The Wakeskate Tour, is scheduled to drop on Monday, June 10th at youtube.com/Rockstar. Click HERE to watch the video teaser. The Wakeskate Tour is...
Rockstar Teammates P...
Congratulations to Bucky Lasek & Mitchie Brusco who took gold & bronze, respectively, in Skateboard Vert at X Games Munich! Lasek, the legend, went from last place to first in his...
"Deja Vu Movie" Epis...
You can't win them all as evidence from Deja Vu Movie's Frank April, LNP, Louif Paradis and Alex Cantin! Putting together a solid part for any snowboard movie requires throwing yourself off...
Sammy C Invitational...
The Sammy C Invitational took place today at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort in Bend, Oregon. World-renowned skiers came from all over the world to participate in the two-part jam session and to hit one...
Amber Wing Claims Wo...
West Chester, OH. —Thousands of fans flocked to Voice of America Park to watch the world’s best wakeboarders and wakeskaters battle it out at the final day of the Nautique WWA Wakeboard...
francis pelletier
NICKNAME: Franchie SPORT/TEAM: SnoCross / Warnert Racing NUMBER: 220 ...
Second place for Nic...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti and Matt Goerke nailed down noteworthy second and third place finishes respectively in the main event at...
DYLAN KWASNIEWSKI WI...
Kwasniewski Crowned 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion BRASELTON, Ga. (October 18, 2013) - Dylan Kwasniewski has claimed his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East...
Cory Teunissen Claim...
Cory Teunissen Claims Victory at the Nautique Pro Am Presented by Rockstar Energy Lake Alfred, Fla. (June 13, 2015) – The fourth round of the Wakeboard World...
Mooresville, NC.– Thousands of fans crowded the shores of Lake Norman to witness a dramatic final day of action at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Presented by Rockstar. They were privy to...
Nautique WWA Wakeboa...
West Chester, OH. – After making a loud splash in its Ohio-debut last year, the largest wakeboarding event in the United States will return to West Chester...
Blose rules in Penti...
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Chris Blose had a stellar weekend in Penticton, BC, where he crushed the competition at Round 3 of the Canadian National AX Tour....
Antoine L'Estage dom...
Montréal (Québec), February 9, 2014.- Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu) and his co-driver John Hall, an Alberta resident, won this weekend’s Rallye...
Orlando, FL. — The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, the largest and most storied professional wakeboarding circuit in the world, has redesigned its format for the 2014 season and will...
World Sports & Marke...
Orlando, Fla. — World Sports & Marketing, the organizer of wakeboarding’s elite King of Wake series, has been granted the license to produce the 2013 Nautique & Rockstar WWA Wake Park National...
Tony Iacconi Wins Ju...
Monroe, WA.– Thousands of spectators flocked to the shores of Lake Tye to witness the final day of competition at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Monroe presented by Rockstar. Top Notch...
WWA Nautique Wake Op...
Orlando, Florida (February 17, 2015) – The World Wakeboard Association has begun accepting registrations for the 2015 Nautique Wake Open via thewwa.com. ...
Antoine L'Estage Win...
Montréal (Québec), September 8 2013.- Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu) and Irish co-driver Karl Atkinson, won this weekend’s Rallye Défi, held in...
Orlando, Fla. – The Grand Rapids, Michigan stop on the 2013 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar will be available in approximately 78 million homes tomorrow, Sept. 25, when NBC...
Orlando, Fla. – The Acworth stop on the 2013 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar will be available in approximately 78 million homes on June 19 when NBC Sports Network...
Bucky Lasek & Mitchi...
Just one month after X Games Foz do Iguaçu where Bucky Lasek made headlines for winning his first Skateboard Vert gold medal in a decade, the legend is newsworthy once again. Lasek...
Jeremy Seewer podium...
Jeremy Seewer: "I'm happy with third in the first race but for sure the win would have been nicer. We have seven races to go so it was a solid way to start. I know I can do better and my goal is...
#LiveTheLife Road Trip!
We're excited to announce that next Monday, April 1st, we're heading out on a #LiveTheLife road trip for #RockstarSpringBreak! Here's who's coming with us: Greg Lutzka, Nolan Munroe, Tj...
Podium for Maffenbei...
Rockstar Energy Drink OTSFF Yamaha’s Shawn Maffenbeier took the highest honours for the team at Round 7 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals at Motocross Deschambault...
Rockstar & Harley-Da...
2013 marks the 110th anniversary of Harley-Davidson, the world famous motorcycle manufacturer and lifestyle brand. Rockstar is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with Harley-Davidson to...
Max Anstie Impressiv...
Max Anstie: “It’s been an awesome weekend for myself and my team. I’ve worked really hard to build my speed and race consistency so it’s rewarding to find myself on the MX2 podium. I’ve...
Osborne Wins 3rd Mai...
“Today was great,” said Osborne. “I was pretty good in the practice sessions and I felt really comfortable on the track. I tried to go out for the night show and put everything that happened...
Goerke claims third ...
With a third overall, Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke maintained his position at the top of the MX1 leaderboard on Sunday at Round 6 of...
Strong rides for Goe...
Round 5 of the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals kicked off the eastern leg of the series on Sunday in Courtland, ON at Gopher Dunes, considered...
Another Second Overa...
Although he won the first 450 Pro moto at Round 3 of the Rockstar Energy Triple Crown MX Tour at Blackwater MX in Prince George, BC this past Saturday, Matt...
Antoine L'Estage Loo...
Montréal (Québec), September 4, 2013.- Québec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu) will contest this weekend’s Rallye Défi, held in the Laurentian and...
Kwasniewski Suffers Damage, Leaves Vegas with 24th-Place FinishLAS VEGAS (March 9, 2014) - Dylan Kwasniewski came to Las Vegas looking to make his first-career NASCAR Nationwide Series...
Congrats to our Rock...
We are proud to announce that not only did Rockstar athletes compete in Sochi, but we also had a few that medaled! Joss Christensen took GOLD on the Sochi podium in Men's Snow Slopestyle,...
THE REPUBLIK MUSIC F...
Rockstar Energy Drink presents The Republik Music Festival: June 14-15.In celebration of the opening of Hawaii's newest concert venue, this name sake festival has grown to encompass everything...
YANICK BOUCHER
Race number: 53Age:23Hometown: Hearst, Ontario Class: Snow BikeBike: 2019 Husky FC450 & Yeti 120SS kitYears racing: 8Goals: Defend my Championship Sanctioning body: CSRA/ISOCSponsors: Bailey...
Amber Wing Wins Wome...
Congratulations to Amber Wing who claimed victory in the Pro Women's Finals at the MasterCraft Pro Wake Tour #1 in Acworth! The Pro Women's finals showcased the huge progression the division has...
Phil Soven Wins Mast...
Acworth, Ga.– Thousands of fans lined the shores of Lake Acworth Beach to watch a dramatic final day of competition at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by Rockstar. Claiming top...
Billabong Rio Pro | ...
The Rockstar Surf team had a blast at the Billabong Rio Pro and Colgate Plax Rio Pro in Brazil! Here's where our athletes fall in the current ASP World Championship Tour standings:MenBede Durbidge...
Rockstar WWA Wakeboa...
14 Divisions Open Competition at Day One of Prestigious EventPleasant Prairie, WI. — One of the largest and most prestigious action sports events on the planet returned to Pleasant Prairie...
World’s Top Wakebo...
Over 200 Professionals and Amateurs Flocking to Orlando Watersports Complex April 24-27 Orlando, Fla. — Wakeboarding’s elite series will open its 2014 season with the highly-anticipated...
Chas Guldemond & Kyl...
January 16th, Mammoth Mountain Grand Prix, Olympic Qualifiers #3 and #4It was a big day for Rockstar Energy and the U.S. Snowboarding Team. Chas Guldemond took 3rd place in the first Olympic...
Meet Amanda Lewis, the 22-year-old model and surf shop employee who is our next official contender in the Rockstar Miss TransWorld Wake Model Search. Hailing from Clearwater, FL Amanda has had the...
Tim Tremblay
NICKNAME: Big Strong Canadian SPORT/TEAM: Warnert Racing NUMBER: 11 ...
2014 Rockstar Energy...
The 22nd Annual Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals, sanctioned by CMRC, are shaping up to be the most exciting, highest attended, and fiercly competitive Canadian Pro...
Event moved to Lake Acworth Beach at Cauble ParkAcworth, Ga.– The world’s top professional wakeboarders will now open the 22nd season of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour at...
Colossal Wakes Help ...
Grand Rapids, Mich. ― Thousands of fans lined the shores of Millennium Park to witness the final stop of the 2014 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by...
Monroe, WA.– A conglomerate of the world’s best wakeboarders continued the West Coast leg of the 2013 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar with an exciting first day of action...
Final MasterCraft Pr...
Grand Rapids, MI. — The world’s top professional wakeboarders opened competition for the final time this season at day one of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (October 11, 2013 - Stouffville, Ontario) Canadian Motosport Racing Corporation (CMRC) is pleased to announce the commencement...
Brock Hoyer
NAME: Brock...
ROCKSTAR WELCOMES JC...
Rockstar is excited to announce the addition of Johnny Campbell and the JCR/Honda Racing Team to the 2013 athlete roster. Honda's desert racing legend, Johnny...
2013 Rockstar Mayhem...
The 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival lineup this year features Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon and Amon Amarth on the main stage. The Festival area...
Tanner Foust Unveils...
Tanner Foust officially unveiled the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Ford Fiesta ST rallycross car for his fans during a sneak preview at Bristol Motor Speedway this past weekend."Our focus...
Orlando, Fla. – The Grand Rapids, Michigan coverage of the 2013 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar, originally set to air on NBC Sports Network today at 3:30pm has been moved...
Wakeboard World Cham...
Orlando, Fla. – The 2013 Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra will be available in approximately 78 million homes tomorrow when NBC...
The Rockstar Energy ...
Retention has done it again -- lived up to it's name and retained one of the most progressive wakeskate contests in the world. The Rockstar Energy Wakeskate Tour Stop #2 has come to a close after...
Orlando, Fla. – The Mooresville, North Carolina stop on the 2013 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar will be available in approximately 78 million homes on July 24 when NBC...
Goerke strikes again...
Matt Goerke recorded his second consecutive 450 Pro second overall finish at Round 2 of the Rockstar Energy Triple Crown MX Tour, which was held at Popkum...
2013 MasterCraft Pro...
Acworth, Ga.– The world’s top professional wakeboarders opened the 22nd season of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour in grand fashion today at Lake Acworth Beach. Taking to the water...
Name: Bryan Smith Nickname: Bsmith Sport: American Flat track City, State you reside in: Swartz...
Day Two of Nautique ...
Orlando, Fla. — The prevailing theme of day two at the Nautique Wake Games presented by Rockstar was wakeboarding spans multiple generations and knows no borders. Athletes as young as nine and...
Nautique Wake Games ...
Orlando, Fla. — A conglomerate of the world’s best wakeboarders converged on the Orlando Watersports Complex to begin competition of the annual Nautique Wake Games Presented by Rockstar, one...
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Interview by Sue Kavanagh
Kavanagh: Tell us a bit about young Tim O’Brien. When, for example, did you first pick up an instrument, and what were the circumstances?
O'Brien: I was 12 years old and my sister was taking piano lessons and I had started fooling with the piano, so my parents offered to give me lessons. I learned a few Christmas songs that November and then got a little Harmony guitar and taught myself from a beginner’s guitar book. “Go Tell Aunt Rhodey” and “Down in the Valley” with one the one finger C chord and the one ginger G7 chord. My friends had cheap electric guitars and I’d been learning riffs on one string – like the theme from Peter Gunn - from them before I got my own guitar.
Kavanagh: As a child, did you ever want to be anything other than a musician – you know, the usual – truck driver, fireman, pilot etc?
O'Brien: I wanted to be a cowboy for sure. One of my earliest memories is running into the kitchen to tell my mom that the cowboys were on TV.
Kavanagh: Have you had to do other jobs to support yourself along the way to where you are now, and if so, what was the most interesting or the most odd?
O'Brien: I worked in the public park in my hometown, picking up trash, then graduated to more responsibility. I taught skiing there, believe it or not, and at one point I drove tourists around on a little train. After I quit school, I worked at a tree nursery to save money to buy a car and go on my walkabout. There was some hard physical labour there and I didn’t hold up to too well. After unloading a truckload of flagstone one day, my back told me to work harder on my guitar playing.
Kavanagh: If for some reason, you absolutely could not make music now, what would you do instead?
O'Brien: I’d be a teacher or a short order cook.
Kavanagh: I gather you’ve put out a few CDs with your sister Mollie. Are there more in the works?
O'Brien: We haven’t planned anything. I was able to get her to sing harmony on two songs on my next record.
Kavanagh: Is musicality rampant in your family?
O'Brien: My sister started singing and playing before me, and my oldest brother sang some doo-op for fun. My parents sang for fun, just a verse or two in the middle of doing something else. My mom’s brother played piano well, and there are various cousins on my dad’s side that play and sing, though I wasn’t much aware of that fact until much later. My cousin Tony Ames plays first chair percussion in the National Symphony in Washington DC, he’s about ten years older than me. He taught me a Latin beat on the bongos before I learned guitar. He wasn’t around much when I was growing up, but we’ve since become really close.
Kavanagh: Please talk about musical chemistry with other musicians – instant karma versus learned synergy, versus family familiarity or something like that.
O'Brien: Singing in church or at camp, I was always able to find harmony parts. And soon after I learned a few scales and chords, I could make up simple lines to go with stuff. I guess as a result, I wasn’t afraid of making mistakes. That set things up so I could make lots of them! Then you really learn. That was a great thing in the mid 60’s and after, everyone was playing music informally. The stakes were low, and we just had fun. I reached into any situation I could as a guitarist, though, not just because it was fun, but because it was something I could do. I was lame at sports, so music helped my self-esteem. It was safe and rewarding.
Later, especially after becoming the front man in Hot Rize , I started paying more attention to precision and direction. You watched for the right chemistry and then you used it in your favour. Certain things work and certain other things don’t. Some people really click when playing together and some don’t so much. As a result, you tend to do more with the stuff that works naturally, and you keep heading in the same direction together. After a while, those musical friends can make music they’ve never made before, with less work and almost no discussion, because they know each other’s language better.
My sister knows my phrasing better than anyone -she probably taught it to me. Some people, you meet them and play a few bars together and know immediately they’re kindred spirits. I had that experience with Darrell Scott in Nashville, and with Steve Cooney in Ireland when I met him.
Sometimes I need to find somebody that’s got their own thing, some new thing, that I can learn from and respond to. It becomes very important to set up some sort of process to work through, in order to keep evolving.
Kavanagh: Would you comment on being described as a self-taught musician?
O'Brien: For someone who considers himself or herself self-taught, I got a lot of instruction! I learned some of the basics of music in grade school and then in high school, I took the chorus elective and learned some challenging harmony. I took about a dozen guitar lessons from a couple people at the time, but mostly it was watching others and learning stuff from records, slowing the 33rpms down to 16rpms on the turntable. Later I took lessons from a guy in Denver named Dale Bruning. He showed me a real discipline for learning the guitar fingerboard that I transferred to the mandolin and fiddle. At a later time, I studied harmony with him, which was mind boggling. He’s the guy who inspired Bill Frizzell to play guitar. Basically, you learn if you want to, and if you want to learn, you’ll find an avenue to learn it in. You have to teach yourself to do things, in the end, by doing them. That self-esteem thing enters into it – there was fire burning and I just fed it.
Kavanagh: How would you weigh the advantages and disadvantages of being self-taught?
O'Brien: No matter what, you have to apply yourself to the subject. But a teacher can put you on the right track. It’s good to get a check-up now and again even if you don’t take a regular regimen of instruction. I was playing fiddle on the street in Minneapolis when this woman came walking by. Without stopping, she came over grabbed my left hand and said, “Get your wrist down.” I wonder if she was a violin teacher and she’d seen me before and just had to do something. If she’s reading this, I’d like to say it helped!
Kavanagh: I’m assuming since you did a tribute CD to Bob Dylan, he was a pretty big influence on you. Your work here was well received -- a Grammy nominee in fact. Is Bob your ultimate musical hero and have you met him?
O'Brien: I’ve not met the great man. I’m just reading the Robert Shelton’s biography, and have tickets to see Dylan in Nashville on June 28. I was never the kind of Dylan fan that had every record and bootleg, but he had the depth that few had. You could keep going back to the stuff you had and find new things. Bill Monroe’s that way for me. I put him Dylan up there with Monroe and Hank Williams and Ray Charles and others. He just has it. He’s always interesting and often provocative. Now that I have money to spend, I’m always there to buy the new record when it comes out. And since making Red On Blonde people give me stuff, bootlegs and interviews and stuff. I never get tired of it.
Kavanagh: Did it take a lot of courage to publicly tackle the material of one of your heroes, or had you already had enough positive feedback from fans to make you comfortable?
O'Brien: Once I thought of doing a whole project, I realized I couldn’t treat his material lightly. The iconic nature of Dylan and his body of work demanded my respect. I tried to do justice to the material and tried to pick songs that represented the spectrum of his career.
Once the record came out, I was blown away by the power his music holds. I found many new fans, and grabbed some of my old fans a little tighter.
Kavanagh: Who would you love to jam with?
O'Brien: Ry Cooder. Stuart Duncan. Snooks Eglin.
Kavanagh: You did a rendition of Lennon / McCartney’s “Norwegian Wood” on your Two Journeys CD. Could you explain how / why that came about for you?
O'Brien: I think that’s a John Lennon song, though I’m not sure. I love McCartney’s stuff too of course. His melodic and harmonic sense is amazing. In the case of “Norwegian Wood” I wanted to show how Celtic instruments fit a Beatles song, or any pop song for that matter. Two Journeys was the follow-up to to The Crossing where I underlined the relationship between the Celtic homeland and the American new world. Lennon and McCartney have Irish backgrounds, but they also show how American music crossed the sea backwards to England. They remade it. One last comment on that song. I’ve heard it called the best Bob Dylan song that Dylan didn’t write.
Kavanagh: Tell us about a few of your favourite musical moments.
O'Brien: The Crossing played live for the first time in Dublin and it was an incredible thing. After sweating to get that record together and to do the subject of being Irish American justice, I finally assembled a caste that could represent it on stage. Darrell Scott and I plotted to get legends Danny Thompson and Kenny Malone to meet and play together. And Paul Brady and the members of Altan joined in. There was a tangible excitement in the room. I’d been up in Donegal a week earlier for the Frankie Kennedy week and I think the word got around the country among the traditional crowd that a cool event was going to happen in Dublin that night. The place seemed to lift off the ground. January 15, 2000.
Another time, I asked Doc Watson to sit in on my set at Merlefest. I let the other band members sit out while we played two guitars. I got to be Merle for a few minutes. I’d like to do some more playing with Doc. He’s such a formative influence.
Kavanagh: I’ve often thought musicians and bands should keep a list of every concert they ever play and post it on their websites – separate from the list of upcoming tour dates. This is such an important part of a professional history and would no doubt be of great fascination to die-hard fans. Do you keep a record of such information and do you know of any reason why this isn’t done more?
O'Brien: Those records probably exist somewhere, but I don’t have them. It can be instructive to view the past, but what’s happening now seems more important. As far as keeping those kinds of records, I usually forget this kind of thing until it’s too late. In the last several years I guy has tried his best to archive live tapes of my performances. It’s kind of cool what he’s done, and you can pull a lot of the shows off his website. NashPhil.com. Sometimes it’s good to go back and check up on what’s changed and what’s stayed the same. I love history, though I feel my own history is less interesting than most. Might be my perspective, but then again… maybe not.
Kavanagh: In addition to covering other people’s material, you write some of your own. Paint a little picture if you will please, about your journey as a songwriter.
O'Brien: First I wanted to be a great guitarist, then a great multi instrumentalist. When Pete Wernick said I should be the lead singer, I had to learn songs I would like to sing for a long time. I’d written stuff all along, but when I got in a band that wanted to record, I applied myself more to writing. So I modeled my own songs on others that I was singing, and I tried to write in the genre. When you sing the same song night after night, you figure out more why you liked it to begin with. If it’s a good one, it lasts, you keep singing it. So you learn what makes them good by singing them.
After writing songs for that specific band, I got interest from other singers. And a few folks in Nashville started asking for songs. Then I started trying to write for Nashville, and I got a few cuts by people. The thing is that the songs others liked the most were ones I wrote because I almost had to. Where the subject just wouldn’t let me alone, or the melody would keep after me to get a lyric.
The subject matter has changed some over the years. I get more introspective as I get older. I’m more interested in saying something that matters to me and to the world than I am in making a living. Ironically, that attitude has helped me make a better living. So the old adage “be true to yourself” really works.
Kavanagh: You play a variety of instruments such as the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and bouzouki. Will you bring all those on stage with you when you play Vancouver?
O'Brien: Traveling by air, I have to limit it to three instruments, and when I play solo I need the guitar. The other ones that work best in that situation are the bouzouki and the fiddle. I if have a band, there’s usually another guitarist, so I leave the guitar at home and bring the mandolin. I play banjo and piano strictly for fun.
Kavanagh: If you were playing in your hometown, would you play (even) more instruments on stage since you would not have to drag them such a distance?
O'Brien: It’s hard to get to all the instruments in a show! It’s good to change the texture with a different instruments, but mostly the set is song driven. I could do a 90 minute show with just a guitar or a bouzouki.
Kavanagh: I see there is a Collings brand Tim O’Brien mandolin in the works. How much input have you in the design?
O'Brien: It’s made after my original blacktopped Nugget A model. Nugget mandolins work with Collings on the production. I had a fair amount of input on the original. I wanted a mandolin that sounded like an old Loar F-5 but didn’t cost so much. That’s why I got an A model to begin with back in 1976. Their Collings/Nuggett Tim O’Brien model has some differences from the original – the fingerboard is not quite as wide, and it’s radiused or curved. It also has better tuners. Collings and Nugget make them sound really good and quite like the original.
Kavanagh: Do they come signed by you?
O'Brien: Yes.
Kavanagh: I guess it’s a little too early for you to know this from personal experience, but from what you’ve heard from your contemporaries, which do you expect will be the larger -- the honour of having your name attached to a make of instrument, or the financial reward from the sales?
O'Brien: Having the instrument named after me is more significant. I’m amazed at the impact that little A-model had. It’s the first mandolin I ever owned and it’s the one I keep going back to.
Kavanagh: Next fall, you play a number of dates where Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines will open for you. Is Terri related to Jimi?
O'Brien: We’re all related, right? So yes, she’s related. She and Lloyd have a great sound. I’m looking forward to hangin out some.
Kavanagh: Have you been to Vancouver before?
O'Brien: My first visits to Vancouver were with Hot Rize, playing the Vancouver Folk Festival. That’s an amazing event, and it’s in a beautiful spot. That was about 1982 or so, and it was the first time I saw white kids with dreadlocks. We stayed one year in a college dorm. Each floor had four suites of three of four rooms each. Our floor had Alex Eppler’s balalaika band, a Newfoundland group, Townes Van Zant and Mickey White, and Hot Rize. Not your standard bluegrass festival.
Kavanagh: Well, an advance welcome to Canada. Are there any local sights you are itching to see?
O'Brien: I’d like to find a really good restaurant and sit and eat there. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island, so I’m looking forward to the gig in Victoria.
Kavanagh: Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions Tim. And best wishes to you for continued success with your musical career.
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Model:Soluto 1.4 EX
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Max Power:95 PS @ 6000 rpm
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Mention Kia and you'd typically think of cheap and cheerful small runabouts. Yes, they were stigmatized for not being Japanese, but over time, the brand eventually drew in respect. But in the past couple of years, Kia hasn't exactly been having the time of their lives here in the Philippines. A series of overpriced and under-specced models made sure of that, and Kia's sales not only dropped, but plummeted.
Ayala Corporation, the new parent company of Kia Philippines, wants to change all that. And they're pinning a lot of their hopes on a rather unassuming small sedan, the Soluto; a car that in many ways, is going back to their roots to win back customers, and it looks promising.
But first, a quick background on the Soluto. It's not an entirely Korean car. It's actually sourced from China as a rebadged Pegas, which was launched over there in 2017. Now before you get up in arms and say 'Chinese cars are no good', give it a chance, because it's got a lot to offer.
However, you won't have that sentiment when you first look at the car. Yes, it has Kia's new design language but the styling won't set the world alight. While based on the previous-generation Kia Rio, the new nose made it look more like a Picanto sedan, in my eyes at least. The side profile on the other hand has a fair amount of greenhouse thanks to its rather tall, upright look. Also, the rear is as featureless as they come with a trunk lid that has little to no design characteristics at all. At the least the tail lights break the monotony of the rear end. Perhaps the plain white paint didn't help matters either. Before you ask, this is the top-spec EX variant with an automatic transmission.
It's not exactly a car that will make you turn around when you park it in your garage for another look. Still, it's not a bad-looking car and I say it looks a bit better than its twin, the Hyundai Reina. I did have to remind myself that in the lower-end of the subcompact sedan class, value for money takes precedence over style.
Inside and it is... surprise surprise, plain jane as well. There's not much in the way of style with molded plastic, simple looking patterns and simplicity are the order of the day. Hard plastic is absolutely everywhere, which is pretty much the norm in any budget car. You're not buying a luxury sedan after all, you're looking for a sedan packed with good value and features you'd actually like and need.
You get some big car features in here. There's an information display showing range, fuel economy, and average speed, which is really handy in an economy car. In this range-topping EX version, it has faux leather seats and a driver's side arm rest that should make first-generation Honda CR-V owners feel right at home. I also like the fact that it comes with a touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability, not to mention Bluetooth, auxiliary input, and a USB port. The best part is, these features also come standard even in the entry-level models.
There is one peculiar quirk though: the window switches. Just about everyone who hitched a ride with me when I had the Soluto had something to say about its placement. Comments ranged from 'why is it there?' to 'can't they have just put it on the doors?'. Where are the switches you ask? They're just below the air-conditioning dials. It always threw me off every time I had to put down the windows, with muscle memory (and logic) instinctively bringing my hand towards the door. Oh, and there's no auto-up or auto-down function either.
As for space, it's decent, but could be better. It's not bad in front because you can slide the perches as far as you fancy. However, the fixed driver's seat height could see some taller folks brushing their heads against the ceiling. It's also worth pointing out that rear legroom can get pretty cozy in the Soluto. Mind you, the Soluto can accommodate four with no problem, provided that not all of them are vertically gifted. But if you have a small, young family, the Soluto should be just be fine, moreso if you drive solo most of the time.
Pop the short hood of the Soluto and you'll find a 1.4-liter engine. It makes 95 PS and 132 Nm of torque, conservative figures but just about right in the low-priced subcompact car class. It does stick to a four-speed automatic transmission, which doesn't sound promising in terms of fuel economy. Having tested a Rio in the past with similar specification, I was admittedly skeptical in getting a good fuel efficiency reading.
Now, driving a Soluto is far from a life-changing experience. It does what a city runabout does which is bringing you from point A to B with as little fuss as possible. What did impress me is the Soluto's ability to make it as painless as possible. The ride, for instance, is surprisingly good for a small car. It doesn't feel harsh to ride in unless you drive over the most severe of bumps. It's no Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but it's one of the more comfortable small sedans out there today, thanks to its soft suspension.
For a budget sedan, noise is fairly suppressed, although engine noise can creep its way into the cabin, but only when overtaking long vehicles such as trucks and buses. There are no squeaks or annoying vibrations to report either. It feels fairly solid to be in, all things considered.
On the flipside, there's the handling and dynamics which aren't this Kia's fortes (pun not intended). The suspension squats at the mere suggestion of a corner. Take a bend (in a safe, closed environment, preferably) at about 35 km/h and the tires howl in protest. Also, the steering wheel is so light that it doesn't really offer much feel or feedback. All in all, it should be fine for a majority of people who will use it for its purpose: a point A to B vehicle, not a weekend autocross fighter.
But it's those 'downsides' that make the Soluto such an easy car to drive in the daily slog. That light steering makes parking effortless, as well as maneuvering in tight spots. Plus, there's a reverse camera (also standard in entry-level Solutos) and parking sensors, so there's almost no excuse to hit parking becomes a little too tight and tricky. Almost.
So it may not be a thrill behind the wheel, but the Soluto should be a delight for those looking for a fuel sipping car. Despite only having four forward gears to deal with, it still manages respectable fuel economy figures. In traffic (average speed: 18 km/h), it still managed 9.2 kilometers per liter. When congestion lightened up (average speed: 22 km/h), that figure bumped up to 10.8 kilometers per liter. The numbers are good but I reckon it can even be better with a continuously variable transmission.
Performance isn't sacrificed a great deal either. While it's no performance car by any measure, the Soluto's performance can be best described as lively. Give the throttle a quick jab and it moves down a gear, to give you a bit more shove when passing. It's not fast, but again, it's best for the daily commute.
At Php 735,000, the range-topping Soluto is a bargain for all the standard equipment and capabilities that it has. Sure, it won't stir the soul of enthusiasts, but the humble little Kia gained a lot of respect from me for being an honest to goodness, budget friendly car. It's, affordable, has a thoroughly modern infotainment system, easy on gas, seats four, and comfortable. If anything, it makes an ideal first car.
To sum up, the Soluto has almost everything you'll ever need in a car without breaking the bank. For some, that's a winning combination in itself.
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South African broadcaster in censorship battle – Deutsche Welle – 29 June 2016
Published 29 June, 2016
[Source: Deutsche Welle by Mark Caldwell.]
A simmering row at public broadcaster SABC could soon boil over into renewed protests. Just weeks before crucial polls, journalists, civil society, and trade unions accuse SABC of political meddling and censorship.
Disquiet at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) deepened on Monday (27.06.2016) when Acting Group CEO Jimi Matthews resigned over what he termed in a statement a “corrosive atmosphere” that had made him “complicit in many decisions which I am not proud of.”
His departure came after thee SABC journalists were suspended for questioning the broadcaster’s ban on showing footage of violent protests, such as the firebombing of public buildings.
SABC imposed the ban on May 26, 2016 saying it wanted to discourage copycat protests. The decision was announced by SABC Chief Operations Officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
Outbursts of collective violence over the lack of public services, such as water or roads, have become frequent in South Africa, where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is expected to face a stiff test at municipal elections on August 3.
Critics of SABC’s reporting ban have accused it of trampling on people’s access to information in order to cover up the failings of the ANC.
“Jimi Matthews’ resignation indicates that there is a particularly grave crisis at the SABC,” William Bird, director of Media Monitoring Africa watchdog, told DW. “Some people are seeking to impose censorship of a very brutal and archaic variety,” he added.
Covering up for the ANC?
The ANC lashed out at Matthews for stepping aside. “We would have expected better conduct from a very seasoned journalist like Jimi,” ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa said.
Mmusi Maimane, leader of the oppostion Democratic Alliance party, linked the condemnation of recent decisions by SABC management to the fight against apartheid. “You know that in 1994, the fight was for freedom and we have a free press.” He described what was happening at SABC as “state capture” which “reverses our freedom” and “can’t be accepted.”
The website Eyewitness News reported on Wednesday that a protest against “censorship and political meddling at SABC was planned for Friday.”
Local media are also saying that Hlaudi Motsoeneng delivered an ultimatum to SABC staff contemplating dissent. “If you are at the SABC, there is leadership and if the leadership says you must turn right, you must turn right. If you turn left, you must get off the bus,” Motsoeneng is reported to have said.
Some South Africans are saying Motsoeneng should be the first to leave the broadcaster. Andrina Mulaudzi told DW that Motsoeneng wasn’t qualified for the job and that the affair was “actually taking South Africa down. It’s bringing the name down and is embarrassing us.”
Other South Africans, including the ruling ANC which polled 62 percent of the vote at the 2014 elections, support the reporting restrictions. ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa responded to Matthews’ allegation of “corrosive atmosphere” by accusing him of “corrosive behavior.”
Funded by taxpayers, SABC has the widest reach among South Africa’s broadcasters.
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Smart Movie Making new wave cinema and the mobile revolution
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Apple iPhone 5 News, apple, China, Computing, Employment, Global development, iphone, Mobile phones, smartphones, Technology — September 6, 2013 12:25 — 1 Comment
Workers’ rights ‘flouted’ at Apple iPhone factory in China
Apple iPhones advertised at a store in China, where it is claimed cheaper versions are being produced under illegal and abusive conditions
New, cheaper device being produced illegally, non-profit organisation China Labor Watch claims
This article titled “Workers’ rights ‘flouted’ at Apple iPhone factory in China” was written by Juliette Garside and Charles Arthur, for The Guardian on Thursday 5th September 2013 18.48 UTC
The new cheaper iPhone that Apple will unveil to a global audience on Tuesday is being produced under illegal and abusive conditions in Chinese factories owned by one of America’s largest manufacturing businesses, investigators have claimed.
Workers are asked to stand for 12-hour shifts with just two 30-minute breaks, six days a week, the non-profit organisation China Labor Watch has claimed. Staff are allegedly working without adequate protective equipment, at risk from chemicals, noise and lasers, for an average of 69 hours a week. Apple has a self-imposed limit of 60 working hours a week.
The problems were uncovered at a plant in Wuxi, near Shanghai, where Apple’s first low-cost handset, dubbed the iPhone 5C, is being produced. The plant is owned by Florida-based Jabil Circuit, a US company with 60 plants in 33 countries including Scotland, and a turnover of $17bn (£11bn) a year. Jabil said it had uncovered problems last month and was taking immediate steps to investigate the allegations. Apple said its experts were “already on site” to look into the claims.
“It is the duty of national governments to regulate the conduct of their companies abroad,” China Labor Watch argued. “The US government also shares in the responsibility for labour abuses committed by US companies manufacturing in China.”
Jabil has 30,000 employees at Wuxi, where cases for the colourful iPhone 5C are being . The majority are hired indirectly through employment agencies, the investigators claim. Local laws set a limit of 30% agency workers in any company’s workforce to prevent the exploitation of staff.
In order to be recruited, staff are asked to sign two-year contracts and pay significant sign-up fees, and are also charged to process identification documents, open a bank account for wages, and for intrusive medical examinations.
The report, published on Thursday, is based on interviews with about 90 employees and evidence from an undercover investigator who worked at Wuxi for a month. It also claims that female workers were asked to take pregnancy tests, which would be both against Chinese law and a breach of the code of practice imposed last year by Apple on all its suppliers.
Apple has made efforts to improve conditions in the factories where its products are assembled after uproar over the treatment of workers at the vast Foxconn factories, where iPhones are assembled.
The Jabil factory arranges accommodation for workers in dormitory blocks where some sleep eight to a room, suffering disturbed rest because the rooms are shared by a mixture of day- and night-shift staff. The report claims the base wage at Jabil is 1,500 RMB (£160) a month, half the average monthly wage in the city of Wuxi. Only by working 100 hours of overtime a month can employees secure an income that matches the average.
Because of the poor pay and 12-hour shift patterns “married workers have no choice but to leave their children in their rural homes with grandparents”, the report states. Strict secrecy is imposed
to protect the Apple products they are helping to create. Staff sign confidentiality agreements and undergo security checks on entering the plant and when leaving their work station for a toilet break.
“The factory provides protective equipment,” the report states, “but some workers either fail to receive it or use it in the wrong way due to a lack of risk awareness and monitoring.
“Despite this, the mechanisms for protecting important information related to products and the company are mature and well-developed, receiving a lot of attention from management.”
Jabil said it had uncovered issues at Wuxi during an internal audit in August and was again sending a team to investigate.
It stated: “Jabil is committed to ensuring every employee is provided a safe working environment where they are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We take seriously any allegation that we are not fulfilling that commitment and are taking immediate action to ensure recent allegations are thoroughly investigated and, if found to be credible, corrected.”
Apple said in a statement it was “committed to providing safe and fair working conditions” adding: “We lead the industry with far-reaching and specialised audits, the most transparent reporting and educational programmes that enrich the lives of workers who make our products.
Apple is the first and only technology company to be admitted to the Fair Labor Association, and we are dedicated to protecting every worker in our supply chain.
“We are proud of the work we do with our suppliers to improve conditions for workers. Our programme goes far beyond monitoring by ensuring corrective actions where they are needed and aggressively enforcing our supplier code of conduct wherever Apple products are made. We believe in transparency and accountability, both for our suppliers and ourselves.”
Jabil was founded in 1966 in a garage in Detroit by William Morean and James Golden, who combined their first names – James and Bill – to christen their company. As American companies such as Apple exported their manufacturing to countries with lower wages, Jabil followed, opening its first plant outside the US in Scotland in 1993. Operations have now expanded to China, Brazil, India and Vietnam.
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‘Metro: Last Light’ removed from GameStop digital store due to THQ’s issues
Christopher Hague
GameStop has decided to pull Metro: Last Light from its PC download service. The reason according to GameStop VP of public and investor relations?
Essentially, due to THQ’s current financial situation and uncertainty of delivery, in order to protect our consumers we removed the ability to pre-purchase that specific game
This financial instability is, of course, referring to THQ’s filing for bankruptsy last month. An upcoming auction being held on January 22nd, where the publishers various IPs will be sold, will hopefully provide some insight into the game’s future.
Anyone who already placed an order with the retailer can receive a full refund through its customer service department. Additionally, games further down THQ’s rocky release line-up have also been removed from the PC download service. Physical copies of Metro: Last Light for the 360, PS3, and PC are all still available for pre-order, and are scheduled for release sometime in March.
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Uber targets millions of new users with lite app
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The ride-hailing giant unveiled Uber Lite in India on Tuesday, claiming in a blog post the app would use five megabytes of data, the same amount of smartphone memory as "just 3 selfies."
Rishi Iyengar
(CNN Money) -- Uber is making a play for millions of new users with slow or patchy internet connections.
Uber said the new app should help riders with "spotty connectivity" or "limited data plans" by using a progress bar instead of a map to show how close the driver is. It will also show popular pickup points when it can't detect a rider's location.
Ola, Uber's main rival in India, unveiled its own lite app earlier this year that claims to use less than 1 megabyte of space on smartphones.
Uber Lite will work on all Android phones, which account for the vast majority of the Indian market.
The company did not comment on plans to bring the app to iPhones. Apple accounts for just 2% of smartphone sales in India.
Uber said it wants to capture the "next hundreds of millions of riders" in India who will be coming online through low-cost smartphones and cheap data plans.
The app will soon add multiple language choices — a key feature in India with its dozens of regional languages — and the ability to book rides offline.
Uber Lite will be expanded to more countries later this year, the company said.
Uber is the latest tech giant to unveil "lite" options for hundreds of millions of Indians that are experiencing the internet for the first time — most of them through smartphones. Google and Facebook already have similar versions of their popular services, including Google Maps, YouTube and Facebook Messenger.
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Spanner in the Works Theatre Company
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Spanner in the works theatre company have worked with me at St.Gerard's school for many years. Our pupils all have special needs and some have emotional and behavioural problems and it can be difficult to find outside agencies who can invest in our pupils. Tricia has given freely of her time to host workshops with our teenage pupils, who can find life very difficult, and Tricia is not afraid to tackle any issue with the young people. At our school we have also had the pleasure of watching Tricia, Bernard and their troupe of fantastic young actors perform. A wonderful experience for all.
Kelly Murphy
Incredible play, Patricia manages to capture and put on stage the horror and reality of human trafficking. As a survivor of prostitution who witnessed trafficking first hand I never believed anyone could capture the pain & the power & control which can be inflicted by one person on other human beings. The relationships between the characters gave me goose bumps as they reminded me so much of the reality. I have seen the play a few times now, it is hard to see but it needs to be seen. The law is changing in Northern Ireland on 15th June, 2015, a great victory for humanity in Northern Ireland and I have no doubt that Patricia and the team have played a role it that happening. This profound production has contributed to an historic law change. Immensely proud to know Patricia and the actors.
Brilliant company! Trisha is fantastic when delivering workshops to young people as she really knows how to grab and sustain their interest. The company's production of 'Popping Candy' last year was excellent, presenting some very challenging issues in a hard hitting yet entertaining way!
Aideen McGee
Spanner In The works Theatre Company saves lives! All of their work makes a huge difference in every community and with every individual they work with. The team have worked with a family member of my own who has serious mental health issues. Last year she was detetiorating and now Spanner has given her the strength and ability to rebuild her life. Popping candy changed my life and opened my eyes to the realitys drugs and if it wasnt for this production i would not be in revovery now, I would be dead! Highly motivated and skilled company who I cannot thank enough.
Ryan McVeigh
Where do i start! I have seen most, if not all of the Spanner in the Works productions! They show a wide range of topics that most people shy away from. The company are great and do a fantastic Q & A with young people after the performances.
Jámes Wesley Neill
What we see and take for granted on a day to day basis in our communities isn't always the whole story, and Spanner in the Works productions often help to open our eyes to what's really happening around us. Tackling difficult issues and making sure that the stories they play out are accessible to all by ensuring that theatre doesn't just happen in theatres, but in community spaces across Northern Ireland to ensure the people who need to see their productions can see them. There is no way to put a price on this kind of experience and this is why Theatre and The Arts are so important in everyday life.
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Home News Latest Movie News ‘Edhureetha’ teaser launched by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram
‘Edhureetha’ is a thorough entertainer directed by Balamurugan. Starring Shravan Raghavendra and Malayalam actress Leona Lishoy as the lead pair, the film’s Teaser was on Thursday unveiled by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.
Speaking on the occasion, the film’s cast and crew members thanked the ‘118’ hero for launching the teaser.
Comedian Bhadram said, “Just as the Pulasa fish swims against the tide, we humans have to swim against the tide in our lives. That is our ‘edhureetha’. We are all special because we are fighters. We have seen Shravan as a baddie who gets the beatings in film after film. But, in ‘Edhureetha’, you will see him in a mature role. Nobody else could have done this kind of a role. He is a great performer. Director Balamurugan is a weak man for the naked eye. But he is a very strong technician. He is going to become a star director. All the actors and technicians have worked really hard on the movie. The visuals are simply wonderful. You see the names of every actor on our poster. It’s a rare thing.”
Cinematographer Vijay Arpudharaj said, “I want to thank my producer and the entire cast, especially the hero, for this movie. I thank director Balamurugan for giving me the opportunity to work on a story like this.”
Fight master Ramakrishna said, “We have seen Shravan only in negative roles so far. In this film, you will see him as the hero. The biggest strength of the movie are the characterizations, which are thrilling. The scenes are not regular. It’s an edge-of-the-seat film. It was great working with director Balamurugan even though he doesn’t know Telugu and I don’t know Tamil.”
Meghana said, “My special thanks to Shravan. He is looking very young in the movie. We are sure of the movie’s success”.
Jia Sharma (of ‘Arjun Reddy’ fame) said, “The entire team has been very supportive throughout. The director is the captain of the ship and Balamurugan has done a great job. I hope you people have liked our teaser.”
Leona Lishoy said, “I must say that ‘Edhureetha’ is a mind-blowing movie. Everybody who has worked on this movie has put in their heart and soul. It’s surely going to be one of my all-time favorites. I thank the director for believing in me. Thanks to this movie, I have come to know my strengths and flaws. I will always be eager to work with Balamurugan. I thank the cinematographer for making me look so pretty in every frame. Never before have I looked this pretty. Shravan’s performance will blow your mind away. It was an incredible team to work with on my very first Telugu movie.”
Director Balamurugan said, “I hope you guys loved the Teaser. I thank my producer who never compromised on quality and gave us everything that was needed to make the best product. You will surely love our hero Shravan. He gave his 100 percent for the movie.”
Producer Bogari Lakshmi Narayana said, “It’s as if the title was named after my life. I have been through so many obstacles throughout my life. Coming to the making of this movie, it taught me how hard it’s to make a movie. I would be ready to pay even Rs 2000 to watch a movie after this. ‘Edhureetha’ is a product of one year of effort. I have known Shravan’s father since my days in Siddipet. It was great working with him. He has been of constant support.”
Shravan said, “I thank Kalyan Ram garu for releasing the Teaser as soon as we requested him. Coming to the title, my father was shocked when he learned that we have chosen ‘Edhureetha’ as the title. He spoke about the NT Rama Rao garu movie by the same name. It released in 1977. I am saying it emotionally to NTR garu that we will do full justice to his title. Coming to the storyline, ‘Edhureetha’ is about an emotional story between a father and his son. I had always believed that I am a very responsible father to my two sons. But after this movie, I realize that a father doesn’t become responsible just because he educates his children, gives them money, etc. A true father has to take part in feeding his children, he has to cook for them, spend time for them, etc. Both mother and father have equal responsibilities. ‘Edhureetha’ is about a forgetful father. The film takes an emotional turn at a point. I will always be thankful to Kodi Ramakrishna garu and Rajamouli garu. The latter gave me a big break with ‘Sye’. He is the most dedicated director I have ever worked with. After him, it’s only Balamurugan in whom I have seen so much commitment. I see producer Lakshmi Narayana garu as a father figure. You will hug and kiss your child after watching our movie. It will touch every heart. It was on the advice of Ram-Lakshman duo that we roped in Ramakrishna as the fight master. He has done complete justice to the emotional fights. Working with Master Charan was like working with a brother. He has played my son in the movie.”
Shravan Raghavendra, Leona Lishoy (Malayalam), Sampath Raj, Jia Sharma, Meghana, Noel Sean, Prudhvi (30 years), Mahesh Achanta (‘Rangasthalam’), Kasi Viswanath, Ravi Prakash, Bhadram and Master Charan Ram.
Director: Balamurugan (associate of Vijay Milton – ‘Goli Soda’, ‘Kadugu’, ‘Pathu Endrathukulla’).
Cinematography: Vijay Arpudharaj (who assisted ace cinematographer Rathnavelu on ‘Kumari 21F’, ‘Lingaa’ and ‘Brammotsavam’).
Writer: Dhanesh Nedumaran
Lyrics: Dr. Challa Bhagyalakshmi, Shreshta, Roll Rida, Vishwa, Swamy
Music Director: Arrol Corelli of ‘Detective’ and ‘Pisaasu’ fame.
Audio: Aditya Music
Editor: Nagooran Ramachandran of ‘8 Thottakkal’ and ‘Ki’.
Poster Design: Anil Bhanu
PRO: Naidu-Phani
Producer: Bogari Lakshmi Narayanan
Line Producer: Prakash Manoharan (Sri Bhagyalakshmi Entertainments)
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Black Light at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater
by Cindy Sibilsky - March 8, 2018 March 8, 2018 0
Jomama Jones: High Priestess of the Crossroads Photo by Joan Marcus
Jomama Jones is a celestial goddess, a High Priestess from the cosmos who has come down to Earth through the channel of Daniel Alexander Jones, to inspire and teach (but never to preach) in Black Light, a godsend of a production now playing at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, as part of the mainstage season, through March 25th. There’s even a specialty cocktail to mark the occasion, featuring activated charcoal with a purple glow stick as a stirrer to offset the darkness. We could all use a bit of aura cleansing and illumination at such crossroads, and an evening with Jomama ensures your soul leaves sparkling, or at least a little lighter.
The ritual begins in the dark, with the gentle clanging of wind chimes and a single candle lighting Jomama’s path to meet her sonic comrades: the stellar combination of Tariq Al-Sabir on piano and vocals, Sean Dixon on drums, Samora Abayomi Pinderhuges on keys and vocals, Josh Quat on guitar and vocals and the deep bass lines of Michelle Marie Osbourne. Their complex yet fluid blend of pop, rock, soul and even disco, are complimented by vocalists Trevor Bachman and Vuyo Sotashe, dubbed “the Vibrations,” who flank the diva in sapphire blue glittering space-age suits. On a Sunday night in March, this is the Church of Now, comprised of a community of New Yorkers seeking to “be a witness” to this tender, emotional and at times uproarious journey of joy and sorrows, told through sagas and songs, with Jomama as what Public Theater’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis calls, “A wonderful guide to the America we dream about.”
Jomama’s stories, interlaced with powerful anthems performed with depth and passion from the versatile band and vocalists, vary from a childhood crush on Prince to summers in the American South with her Aunt Cleotha – a “witness” at her church. A “witness” is one who stays up all night and keeps watch, rather than being a passive observer. They take responsibility when and where others do not. All of Jomama’s tales are profound and yet so humorous and charming that when I queried the channel and creator Daniel Alexander Jones on their authenticity, he grinned like a Cheshire cat and stated, “They are real to Jomama.”
Indeed, the memories of her youth weave a tapestry of America, with lighthearted and relatable anecdotes which take a sudden, unexpected twist into dark places which explore race, gender, identity and social dynamics. These sharp turns at the crossroads only prove the High Priestess’ ability to lift you to the stars, only to drag you to the depths of the bottom of the ocean. Black Light is an apt title for this show.
Visionary costume designer Oana Botez’s sensational and otherworldly gowns are composed of thousands of sparkling sequins in every shade of the rainbow. They cling to Jomama’s long, lean silhouette like stars on the night sky. The hue and shape of each vestment reflect mood and transitions, for her entrances in a new frock serve as a prelude to the vibe of the songs to come. The music clearly reflects Jones’ desire to, “Convey the binding cultural and political force of Black music, and the impact of its pantheon of stars,” from which Jomama was birthed, like Venus de Milo with an afro, in 1996. These influences are all present in the soundscapes and spirit of Black Light, yet it would be pointless to make references or name names, because though there are many inspirations, guardian angels and supernovas of past and present guiding Jomama and bestowing their blessings, the music is uniquely her own.
When speaking to Daniel Alexander Jones post show, I asked for his thoughts on what he and his alter-ego wish for audiences to take away from this collective journey? He replied: “What I want everyone to take from this is to hold space for other people’s feelings.” After an evening with Jomama, one’s heart and soul are so blissfully pried open that there seems plenty of room for such a selfless wish to be fulfilled.
Perhaps this all sounds rather esoteric. Maybe it is. To that Jomama scoffs, “New Yorkers shudder at the word ‘imagination,’ but my people came from a long line of imagination.” It very well could be that this highly entertaining sojourn through light and darkness simply intends to lead us back to our own spirit and imagination, with the one-and-only Soulsonic Superstar Jomama Jones as our guide – the High Priestess of the crossroads!
Running time is 80 minutes with no intermission
For Tickets and more information: www.joespub.com / Phone: 10AM-7:00PM, daily 212-967-7555, In person: The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM)
Photo by Joan Marcus
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Cindy Sibilsky
Cindy Sibilsky is a Broadway, Off Broadway, U.S. and international Producer, Tour Producer, Marketing/PR Director and theatre, arts & culture reviewer specializing in global cultural exchange and accessible, universally appealing entertainment. She is devoted to bringing the best shows and companies from Europe, South America, the Middle East and Africa to the North and Central American markets and American and international work worldwide to Europe, U.K., Australia, Asia, the Americas and beyond or call attention to their work through featured reviews.
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Heather North, The Voice Of “Scooby Doo’s” Daphne, Dead At 71
Written by: Alex Green
Heather North, who voiced the “Scooby Doo” character Daphne Blake has died.
North was 71.
The cause of death has not been revealed but sources have told SEM that North had been battling an undisclosed illness for some time.
Although the Daphne truly belonged to her, North was the second person to voice the character. During the first season of the program in 1969, Daphne was voiced by Stefanianna Christopherson.
In addition to her voice duties, North starred with Kurt Russell in the 1971 film “The Barefoot Executive.”
She also had turns on “Days Of Our Lives” and “The Fugitive.”
Her late husband was H. Wesley Kenney, the Emmy Award-winning producer of “Days Of Our Lives.”
North died her home in Studio City last month, however, her death became public today (Dec 19).
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The whole movie kept me on the edge of my seat. If I wasn't ohhing and ahhing at the imacculately rendered action sequences, I was getting chills from the subtle setups for the coming storm of the rest of this trilogy.
The Niemodians were a great precursor for the Empire to come. Greedy, cowardly, easily manipulated, and ultimately disposable, they were so unlike anything we had seen in the classic trilogy. With their un-feeling droid army, and ecco-unfriednly, tree-smashing transports, they attempt the equivelent of punching a little girl in the stomach. I wasn't sure if I should be glad they were thwarted, or sympathetic for how they were manpulated into it.
Qui-Gon Jinn was the most amazing vision of a Jedi Knight. The quintissential samurai warrior who is on his own path to enlightenment. Liam Nesson was magnificent, you could tell he put himself into the role completely.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is played to a T by Ewan MacGreggor. As soon as I heard him talk, I could tell he had become Alec Guinness for this film. His obvious effort in practicing the saber sequnces, and especially the duel is evident, and to me, he lives up to my expectations for Kenobi's origin.
Natalie Portman was stunning as a 14 year old queen. Amidala's stoic pose and extravagant cosutuming combined into an intoxicating mixture of nievity, natural beauty, and inner strength. I couldn't have imagined a better mother for the heros of the classic trilgoy.
Jake Lloyd was adorable as a 9 year old boy who gives with no thoughts of reward. Anakin's inhibitious way of expressing his "inner opie" is refreshing in this day of harshley swearing adolecsents.
Ian McDiarmid was nearly perfect as Palptine/Sidious. His genuine smiles to Amidala, his commanding tone of voice towards the Niemodians, I can truly see how the galaxy ended up right in his hands.
Ahmed Best gave an incredilbe digital performance with the help of ILM and the most talented CG studio on Earth. He was annoying, but in a very real way. I also think the general reaction to him is very telling of how far our "prosperous" society has come. Jar-Jar is the best social commentary of the decade. It was revealing to see how easily so many people, even die hard Star Wars fans gave in to hate over him. Sure, people say he isn't real, and that's true, he is created in a computer. But everyone's reaction to him was all too real.
The cameos of Sam Jackson as Mace Windu, and Terrance Stamp as Supreme Chancellor Vallorum, really stand out for the short time they are on screen.
Midichlorians. This has a lot of us fans divided. Many say that it is wrong to know "too much" about the Force. That now the whole concept of the Force is different from the way it was presented in the classic trilogy. But for me, the facination with Midichlorians comes from the real world equivelant: Mitochondria, upon which Lucas says they were loosely based. Much like Midichlorians, Mitochondria exist in all living cells. They are thought by some scientists to be the origin of all life. The irony of this real world discovery is that many religious people felt that it was wrong to know too much about the origins of life. Some feared that the study of Mitochondria would cheapen the spiritualness of mankind by explaining away creation. But the thing that is true in both cases is that this discovery does nothing to explain the wonderous phenomenon known in the SW universe as "The Force" nor does it's real world equivelent explain God. They are just another part of the biological side of things. I do not think that Lucas would introduce something this controversial unless he had a good idea for how they will play out in the next two films.
The effects in this movie were incredible. When the Jedi were slicing up droids, you can slow motion the stuff and find no flaws in the animation. The physics modelling they were using to make the droids fall to peices and bounce on the ground, along with the ultra realistic Pod Race explosions, is indistinguishable from nature.
The art design of Theed is absolutely beautiful, and rich. The Gungan city is so otherworldy, yet beautiful on a conetpual level alone, with the water tension bubble spheres that allow people in, but not water. Their weapons and sheild technology were so creative and well thought out that I was just blown away.
Tatooine was something old, something new. I am glad we got to see a new town like Mos Espa, and the pod race was the second greatest thing in the film. I already mentioned the immacualtly cool CG modeled crashes, but half of this is sound. Ben Burt, the man who invented the Lighsaber sound, completely outdoes himself with the symphony of custom engine sounds for each of the pod's.
GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA!
Tastey!
It was good to see that Jabba could be done in CG well. The cameo of Princess Leia's slave outfit on the slave to his right is great for fans who love easter eggs like that. There are things like this in the whole film. The escape pod from 2001, Luke's old landspeeder, the E.T.'s in the senate, it never ends.
Corusant, what can I say you haven't thought yourself? The visuals alone are staggering, and the way they put the camera over a street and pan downwards, you keep thinking you will eventually see the street, but it just keeps going deeper. Just incredible acheivements in CG digital backdrops. They make the SE improvements to Bespin look dated.
The amazing political system that is fleshed out here is collossal. With one senator representing 50-60 different planets, you can see how the red tape gets thick. The way Palpatine manipulates Vallorum out and himself in is so diabolical it gives me chills.
This brings me to the thrilling 4-way finale, which starts with a bang, and doesn't let up until Maul splits and the kid "blows that thing". There is so much going on that you really can't appreicate it in only a few veiwings. The action starts at a quick pace, then pauses here and there for tension, the scene with the duelers pausing for the laser gates is an instant classic, with Maul pacing back and forth silently like a panther, while Qui-Gon meditates, as an impatient Obi-Wan looks on from his separate pen.
The Gungan-Droid battle is not only an amzing CG accomplishment, but very interesting to watch from a strategy standpoint. The way the gungans prepare themselves, with the sheild carriers in the front row, and people in the back lobbing boombers over them, and the way that contrasts with the row by row relentless marching approach of the droid army. I thought the coolest shots were the long range overhead shot like the one that shows two catapults bowling over scores of marching droids. Jar-Jar is not the most heroic, but you can see braveheart courage in the background. Every nameless gungan in the bakcground has his own little story for you to find in repeat veiwings.
The space battle was great. It is good to see that they didn't use CG for most of these shots. They used a lot of models shot with motion control cameras. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Some would complain about how Anakin accidentally flies into the hanger at the exact moment that the sheild is lowered (for another ship that is leaving), accidentally hits the cooling units for the ship's main reactor, which destroys the station, which shuts down the droids, and saves the day, but I think the point being made here is that while Luke used the Force in ANH, Anakin is being used by the Force in TPM. I think this will all help push Anakin to beleive that no mattter what he does, it is the will of the Force. It leaves his victory a little hollow feeling, but I beleive this is an intentional setup for his eventual fall in the next two films. The biggest part of this finale for me was the 3-way duel. I have yet to meet anyone who will put this sequence of the film down.
Ray Park as Darth Maul. For a guy with 4 lines of dialogue, he has the most commanding presense in the entire film. His double bladed lightsaber adds a whole new dynamic to Jedi fighting, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who didn't like this character.
The celebration at the end is happy and light, until you realize that Palpatine is the real winner, with everyone else losing to some degree. I love the way they took the Emperor's theme from ROTJ and made it all happy so you think it would fit the celebration.
Some fans will tell you that they felt Episode I was too "kiddie" oriented for their tastes. In a way they are correct to say that it is certainly the most "kiddie friendly" of the series so far. But this is all by design.
George Lucas: "I made Episode I as light hearted, and as happy go lucky as possible, because the next film will be darker, and the third film will not be happy by any stretch of the imagination."
Episode I is the light-hearted counterbalance to the incredibly dark nightmare to come. This is as nice as the SW saga gets, and it won't be this happy, ever again. Well, at least not until Return of the Jedi.
Not everyone will agree with me about it, but at the very least, The Phantom Menace brought all of us Star Wars fans together, even if it was only for one opening night.
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Conservation Without Information - or "Why Did We Groove on Whale Songs?"
By Tom Veltre | May 24, 2013 at 02:13 PM EDT | No Comments
There’s a sign in the “exit garden” of JungleWorld at the Bronx Zoo with a quote from a speech by Baba Dioum that is often repeated around conservation organizations:
In the end,
We only conserve what we love,
We only love what we understand, and
We only understand what we are taught.
But is that the way it really works? Does teaching really lead to understanding, and understanding really necessary for love? Or can it work the other way around? Can we love something first, then want to learn about it, and eventually see the need to conserve it?
A few years ago I designed a course for Fordham University titled “P.R. for the Planet” in which we examined a number of different environmental campaigns - both historical and current – culminating with each student designing their own model campaign. We found that every campaign could be placed somewhere on the spectrum from fact–heavy discourse to image-driven iconography.
Some people in the conservation field (including many I have worked with) appear to be in love with facts. They seem to base their work on the idea if one throws enough facts at the public, understanding will turn into love and then into conservation action.
On the other end of the spectrum, there are those conservation campaigns that eschewed facts and relied on blatant emotional appeals – this “Keep America Beautiful” from 1971 is a classic example.
The reliance on such heavy-handed and kitsch imagery seems so out dated today. And yet, 42 years later, that tear stained cheek is far more resonant with Americans of my generation than a dozen Earth Day manifestos.
An old saying in Media Ecology asserts that “words are propositional, pictures are presentational,” meaning that one can argue with a campaign stated in words, but one cannot “argue” with a picture - a picture simply “is”. One can “agree” with a statement – and one “resonates” with an image.
And when we say the word “resonate” nothing else in the history of conservation campaigns ever “resonated” as much with the general public at these haunting sounds – the song of the Humpback Whale.
Of all the media we discussed, few of my students at Fordham would have ever identified an LP record of animal noises (without a single spoken word!) as one of the most effective consciousness-raising tools ever employed in a conservation effort.
But I am convinced that it is the complete lack of “information” that was the key to the success of this awareness campaign.
Dr. Roger Payne, (a research fellow at the New York Zoological Society in the 1960’s and 70’s), is credited with the “discovery” of these songs. In his youth, Roger had been an avid ‘cello playing student musician, and his wife Katy was a double major in music and biology as an undergraduate. Together they recorded these songs off Bermuda from 1967-69.
As scientists they recognized these sophisticated vocalizations as worthy of intensive study and analysis. As musicians, they responded in a profound and visceral way to the pure esthetic experience of these “other worldly” sounds.
In 1970, Roger became a self-appointed impresario who promoted these “divas of the deep sea.” He was convinced that if everyone could just experience the power of these songs, that attitudes about whales would be changed. He used any avenue he could find to get the songs in front of the public – from calling up old summer camp chums who might get them record deals, to (in his own words) “standing outside the Delacorte Theater in Central Park like some stage-door Johnny, clutching my tape recorder and headphones, hoping for a chance to meet Judy Collins and play the songs for her...”.
This charmingly naive effort resulted in one of the most compelling “memes” in conservation.
Within months the Judy Collins song, (and the original full length Humpback Whale album) seemed to be everywhere.
Today we would say that the whales had “gone viral.”
Dr. Payne was tireless in his evangelical efforts on behalf of his whales, seeking out every opportunity to expose the American public to their haunting sounds. He appeared on TV everywhere from the Today Show with Hugh Downs to the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. A single, released as an EvaTone Sound Sheet (in the January 1979 issue of National Geographic) became not only the largest animal sounds record of all time, but was the largest single production run OF ANY RECORD IN THE HISTORY OF THE RECORD BUSINESS to that date!
It’s hard to say exactly why this record took off. Clearly, it was a product of the right effort at the right moment in popular culture. Here are a few speculations on what may have contributed to the success:
In 1970 “folksingers” like Collins were still able to chart with “singles” on the radio.
High-fidelity FM stations had recently begun to eclipse AM stations in popularity (can you ever imagine listening to a whale song on a squawky little AM transistor radio?)
Increased use of marijuana by the general public. (This last point was suggested to me years ago by John McKew, who was the business manager for the NYZS who negotiated the original record contracts in 1970, and was still working there when I started there in the 1980's. He was convinced that an article in Psychology Today on the health benefits of meditating to the sound of whale songs had sparked an entire generation to “get high and groove on the whales” ... Frankly, who am I to say he’s wrong?)
In the final analysis, I believe the whale songs had such a remarkable impact on the public because they were presented as “pure music” – no narration, no accompanying video. The instructions on the liner notes even encouraged listening with headphones for a more complete immersion in the “otherworldly-ness” of the soundscape.
As musicians, Roger and Katy had the courage to let the whales music stand on its own as a powerful and enigmatic esthetic experience – not an information filled educational one. True, the original issue of the album was accompanied by a handsomely illustrated 36 page booklet (printed in both English and Japanese) on the Payne’s research and global whale conservation issues, but the core experience – the whale songs themselves – are presented “a capella” as it were.
Freed from the burden of any over-arching narrative, the audience was open to participate in their own interpretation of these abstract songs – to bring more of themselves into the experience. In a sense, whale songs are what Marshall McLuhan would call a “cool” medium, requiring more participation on the part of the audience, like Television or Jazz.
TV... Cool ... Jazz ? ... Maybe the association with marijuana is not as far-fetched as I thought.
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NEW RELEASE Abigail’s Acquiescence by Tara Rose
February 16, 2015 Suzette Rose Cauler
MFM romance, fantasy, capture, May-December, anal sex, double penetration, spanking, paddling, flogging, bondage, consensual BDSM
Word Count: 41512
When Abigail Dawson is compelled by forces she can’t understand to buy an erotic painting in an antique store, she discovers it’s actually a portal to an alternate universe. Once there, she’s forced to become a sex slave to princes Jarrett and Colton, but quickly gives her heart to them as well as her body.
Jarrett and Colton are descended from one of the true kings of Ashdown. They belong to an elite group of princes who use the magick of the erotic paintings discovered centuries ago to lure women into their world for their unique sexual perversions. But as they take what is their birthright from Abigail, each man loses his heart to her in the process.
When an ancient threat from Ashdown’s enemies turns out to be within their castle walls, Jarrett and Colton become deadly pawns in a race against politics and time to save the woman they love.
The first strike on her pussy hurt like crazy, but when he then tapped it across her breasts, she bit her lip as tears spilled over her lids. They exchanged a quick glance, and then he brought it down across her pussy again. The next strike on her breasts wasn’t as forceful as the first, and the last of his five blows was across her pussy.
She thought they were going to turn her over again, but Jarrett took over once more, and he gave her three strikes on her breasts and two on her pussy. He also went easier on her breasts, but the pain was crazy now. She also was so excited she was afraid she was going to climax again. Would they know if she did when their fingers or dicks weren’t inside her? Was it worth the risk to try?
They turned her over for the last five on her ass from Colton, and he didn’t spare her at all. She yelled and tried to get away but she was restrained too tightly and couldn’t move anything except her head. Tears ran down her face when he finally finished, but they didn’t let her up. Instead she heard the stopper pop out of a bottle, and then a warm, oily finger slid into her asshole.
She moaned as he moved it in and out, relaxing as the pleasure enveloped her. He withdrew it, and then two were inserted, gently stretching the walls. She thought she knew what they were going to do, and she wanted it. It was only right they should be the first men to fuck her in the ass.
No one else but these two will ever fuck you again.
That thought clanged back and forth in her brain as the men took turns finger-fucking her in the ass. It didn’t hurt, and she wondered if she was simply used to it now, or if there was something in the oil that desensitized her. Then again, it did feel pretty damn incredible, so that wasn’t it. She giggled softly as she realized she was doing it again. She was analyzing every damn thing.
Colton crossed the room, and when he returned, one of them rubbed the same balm they’d used on her the other night into the wounds the cane had made. She sighed as the coolness spread over her skin. Then something large and covered in oil slid into her pussy, and she groaned in pleasure.
They left it inside, and she wondered if it was a dildo. When she heard the sound of condoms being put on, she was surprised. “You have those here?”
“Of course we do,” said Colton. “The potion protects against pregnancy, but some kinds of sex are messy.” Colton teased her asshole with the head of his sheathed dick. “I’ve used oil on it,” he said. “Try to keep breathing and stayed relaxed. It will help.”
His voice sounded like he was barely hanging on, and Abigail was now even more determined to make this pleasant for all of them. She closed her eyes and forced her breathing to stay deep and even as he slipped his cock into her ass. The fullness was very uncomfortable at first, especially with the dildo in her pussy, but once she grew used to it, it was delicious.
“Oh, Abigail…please tell me you’re okay. Do you like this? You’re so fucking tight but it feels incredible.”
“I love it, Sire.”
He fucked her slowly, rubbing her ass cheeks and lower back as he did so. When he pulled out, Jarrett slid his dick into her, and that was easier to take since she was now used to it. “Oh we have to do this more often. Baby, you’re so tight.”
Had he just called her baby?
Jarrett fucked her deep and slow, and each thrust massaged her clit because of the dildo. She knew she was going to come again, and this time she didn’t even care. She didn’t want to do or say anything that would make them stop.
They switched places again, and now Colton thrust a bit faster, and that did it. Abigail couldn’t stop the climax.
“I knew you’d come again.” He slapped her ass, but it was half-hearted. “You didn’t even try to stop it, did you?”
“Couldn’t, Sire.” She could hardly talk right now.
“This is incredible. Let’s give Jarrett another turn so he can feel your orgasm.”
Jarrett took his turn again and caressed the sides of her breasts as he teased her close to a third climax. “I think she’s close again. She’s going to do it. I just know she is.”
All she could do was whimper, not even caring how many strikes with the cane it would mean if she really did come again. Finally, he pulled out, and then they slid the dildo out of her pussy. They removed their condoms, and then took off the cuffs and spreader bar. Jarrett carried her into her bedroom and laid her on the bed, while Colton deposited condoms and the oil on her nightstand.
They took turns holding her and kissing her, and Abigail was out of her mind with desire. She wanted them inside her at the same time, in every hole. She’d gladly take another two canings if it meant fucking them both at the same time.
“Tell us what you want,” said Jarrett. “Say it.”
“Tell us,” said Colton. “We want to hear you say it.”
“Fuck me. Both of you. Please.”
Jarrett cupped her face. “Where? Where do you want our cocks, baby? Tell us.”
“One in my pussy and one in my ass.”
“What will you give us for granting your request?” asked Colton, massaging her clit.
“Anything.”
“Be careful, Abigail. We’ll hold you to that.”
“I mean it, Sire.” She had to have them. Nothing else would do.
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Debasing the CJ post
Written by Herman Tiu Laurel
From the noisy media circus atmospherics the past two weeks surrounding the scramble of Cabinet-member wannabes and outsiders for the Judiciary’s top post, to the buzz on whether or not these nominees’ Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) interviews should be televised, down to the paparazzi fervor with which these prospective candidates are being introduced to the public, all efforts in finding a replacement for ousted Chief Justice (CJ) Renato Corona ultimately bring up one question: Isn’t this a debasement, a trivialization, of what in the past was considered a rarefied post, along with the essential attributes of detachment and transcendence that the candidates — not just for the Supreme Court (SC) but for the Judiciary as a whole — are supposed to possess?
Thus, it was with a sense of disbelief that I witnessed the likes of the country’s chief tax collector showing off her wares in a cable news interview and of law deans and professors parading themselves to catch media attention, like in a burlesque show. It really is a sad spectacle; and sadder still when you think of how low it speaks of the ruling powers’ regard for the Judiciary.
One CJ qualification raised by Malacañang spokesman Edwin Lacierda, in obvious support of 51-year-old Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Chief Kim Henares, was on the matter of age. He told Palace reporters that since “age is not a factor,” a CJ candidate does not have to be old. What did he mean by that?
First of all, being 40 is not necessarily “young” to the younger set. Despite that, 50 can now be the “new 40” and 60 the “new 50.” Moreover, someone who is 60 can even conceivably be 40 in many respects since it is now widely believed that the mind determines the age. Therefore, someone at age 51 who is crabby, myopic, tyrannical and oppressive can really be an 81-year-old Mubarak in mental state. Got that, Lacierda?
Well, perhaps to buttress his argument, Lacierda also cited the case of US Federal Supreme Court CJ John Roberts, who, upon assuming his post at age 50, serves as an example of a young person appointed to the zenith of the Judiciary. What he failed to note, however, was whether or not this young appointee indeed had a sterling record of public service to begin with.
Objections were already raised about Roberts’ pro-right, anti-abortion leanings that allegedly triggered some violence by extremist groups prior to his appointment. Then, in his five years at the helm, a number of major, yet unsettling, changes came about under his leadership, which led retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to lament, among other things, Roberts’ reversal of her major contribution to US jurisprudence of imposing spending limits on political campaigns.
So besides the 40-year-old age requirement for Philippine CJs, should there be any room for petty ageism? Moreover, given the importance of the CJ’s position, have we ever had any in-depth, ideological, or jurisprudential discussion on issues relating to the CJ’s appointment?
Sadly, it has always been the case of the Chief Executive and his spokesmen, the Legislature, and the media being at the forefront of providing leading, albeit shallow and mediocre, questions in whatever discussions, with politicians, media, relatives, friends of JBC members, or law fraternities holding sway on a personal or parochial basis.
Such a debased (or debasing) process of naming, vetting and appointing the next CJ clearly creates worse conditions for any nominee, as he will no longer be unaffected; will likely feel obliged to respond to private and public parties to which he may feel indebted; or will fear chastisement if he displeases one or the other source of support for his appointment.
We must therefore take a second look at the serendipitous findings of lawyers Alan Paguia and Homobono Adaza in reviewing Article VIII Section 9 on the Judiciary: That there is no constitutional basis for the nomination by the JBC and the President’s appointment of the CJ.
Given the fundamental principles upon which our nation’s democratic system is supposedly founded (namely, the separation-of-powers, checks-and-balances, the independence of the Judiciary) and taking heed of the caveat from an old adage that says “Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” we must end the practice of appointing a CJ from outside the SC once and for all in order to enhance the high court’s independence and detachment and for it to focus purely on the interpretation and execution of the Constitution and all its laws.
It is for this reason that Paguia, Adaza, Jojo Borja, myself, and several others will be filing a petition before the SC this Thursday on the issue.
Our thanks thus go to citizens Ric Palompon of Manila, Editha of Batangas, Bonifacio from the South, Romeo Lopez, Olive of Bulacan, Mrs. Villanueva of Mandaluyong, Mrs. Borja of Iligan, and Glen of QC for sending in donations for the filing fee and photocopying. To the few donors who have not sent in their names, we wish to thank them as well. Because of your generosity, I believe we will have enough by the date of filing. Mabuhay to all the conscientious and pro-active citizens who are continuing to support our cause!
(Tune in to 1098AM, dwAD, Sulo ng Pilipino/Radyo OpinYon, Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 5 to 6 p.m.; watch Destiny Cable GNN’s HTL edition of Talk News TV, Saturdays, 8:15 to 9 p.m., with replay at 11:15 p.m.; visit http://newkatipunero.blogspot.com for our articles plus TV and radio archives).
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‘US anti-terrorism policy violates human rights’ – Jimmy Carter
Former US president Jimmy Carter has criticized America’s actions against terrorism, saying that drones attacks and targeted assassination of suspicious people are undermining America’s “role as the global champion of human rights.”
In his critical article "A Cruel and Unusual Record" published in the New York Times, Jimmy Carter said that with all the revolutions sweeping around the world, America should “make the world safer.” Instead, however, “America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” he argues.
US’s government counterterrorism policies, Carter says, are now clearly violating at least 10 of the 30 articles written in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/carter-article-us-drones-677/
Turkey's downed jet: NATO action in disguise?
Turkey is pushing NATO to regard Syria's recent downing of a Turkish jet as an attack on the alliance. NATO is gathering to discuss the incident, while some see parallels with the events that preceded NATO’s campaign in Libya.
Turkey insists that its unarmed RF-4E reconnaissance jet was shot down in international airspace on Friday while testing a domestic radar system. The country’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc also said Monday that Syrian forces had opened ground fire on a search and rescue plane shortly after the first jet was downed.
Turkey has also requested that NATO hold a meeting under Article 4 of the alliance's treaty, which allows a NATO member to request a consultation if it feels a threat to its territorial integrity or security. The meeting is due to take place on Tuesday. The alliance will consider classifying the Friday incident as an armed attack under Article 5, which states that an attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against all NATO members..... MORE
URL: http://www.rt.com/news/turkish-plane-nato-syria-725/
547,000 victims
Written by Jonathan de la Cruz
To learned obser-vers, it is not so much the news that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has shifted $1 biliion of its $77 billion reserves from bonds or other financial instruments lodged with its accredited fund managers to an interest bearing account called the “firewall fund” administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is the problem. That shift, not a lending, is not really as gross and threatening as some sectors would like the public to believe. It is in fact a prudent and, yes, a beneficial move as part of our commitment to the stability of global financial markets. Rather, it is the report that the BSP has presided over the collapse of 41 banks in the last 18 months alone putting the monies of 547,000 depositors in extreme jeopardy, which has raised alarm bells in these parts.
Coming as it did with the 49th anniversary of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) and the celebration of “Depositor Protection Week,” this piece of bad news has really sent shudders down the spine of millions of depositors whose hard-earned monies may just be lost in a jiffy resulting from what some observers have described as a disturbing trend of laxity in the BSP’s examination and supervisory functions as well as the inchoate if not conflicting rules and issuances made by it and its twin banking regulatory agency, the PDIC.
The unprecedented bank closures of more than two banks per month has prompted LPGMA party-list Rep. Arnel Ty to push a congressional inquiry on the reasons behind these closures and their impact on the communities and sectors they serve and the economy as a whole..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/commentary/item/684-547000-victims
Small lady at LTO strikes again
Written by Jacinto ‘Jing’ Paras
The BS Aquino administration seems so fond of small ladies, whether fictitious or real. One such small lady was mentioned during the impeachment trial where a congressman alleged that some documents were handed to him by a small lady.
Another is a mysterious small lady who left some documents at the gate of another congressman in his Loyola Heights home. Now another small lady that figured out in a very high profile controversy is the small lady of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), and mind you, this small lady is not fictitious, she is for real and she’s got big plans but most have gained notoriety in our current day to day life. She’s none other than the best friend and shooting buddy of his Excellency BS Aquino, Ms. Virginia Torres.
Charlie Manalo of the Tribune called her, the most controversial official. If we recall, Ms Torres got involved in illegall and forcible takeover the facilities of Stradcom, a company owned by Mr. Cesar Quiambao. Torres tried to help the Sumbilla group, a group claiming ownership of Stradcom to forcibly open the offices of Quiambao’s Stradcom and entered its premises aided by LTO security forces. For this notorious act, Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Leila de Lima recommended the filing of both administrative and criminal cases and dismissal of Torres from government service..... MORE
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One dead as Chinese ship sinks RP boat near shoal
Written by Mario J. Mallari
FISHING CRAFT’S CAPTAIN SAYS ATTACK INTENTIONAL
The first physical encounter between Chinese and Philippine vessels amid a tense naval standoff over conflicting territorial claims of both countries happened last June 18, or a day after President Aquino ordered the pullout of Philippine ships from the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in an incident where a Chinese vessel rammed a local fishing boat near the shoal, killing one and leaving four others missing.
Office of Civil Defense chief Benito Ramos described the ramming as accidental but Posio Balmores, captain of the motorized fishing boat AXL John, said their seacraft was intentionally bumped.
Ramos, nevertheless, admitted that the suspected Chinese vessel did not stop to help the Filipino fishermen as seafaring protocol calls, raising suspicion that the incident was not accidental.
“It (foreign vessel) did not (stop) that’s why we are doubtful if it was accidental then they should have helped them (Filipino fishermen). They were recovered two days after by fellow Filipino fishermen,” Ramos said..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/headlines/item/700-one-dead-as-chinese-ship-sinks-rp-boat-near-shoal
Carpio accuser produces witness to SC cover-up in Urban Bank case
Written by Benjamin B. Pulta
A lawyer, who was disbarred after accusing Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio of improprieties in handling a case involving the now defunct Urban Bank, has produced a key witness to back up his claim that there had been a cover-up.
The witness, former SC stenographer Fe Malou Castelo, who took notes of important proceedings in the high court for nine years lashed out at justices of the tribunal who, according to
her, erred in ordering the disbarment of the lawyer on “inadequate and insufficient” grounds.
In an affidavit dated May 25, 2012, Castelo, who was SC stenographer from 1997 to 2006, also backed claims by Magdaleno Peña that there was a “cover-up” in the complaints he filed against some justices and that the documents he submitted pertaining to an allegedly forged resolution issued in November 2002 by then First Division member Associate Justice Antonio Carpio were authentic.
“Throughout my tenure as a stenographer with the SC, I have never experienced an instance wherein any justice or division, or the en banc for that matter, changed the actions taken and agreed upon during the deliberations, without having the particular case called again,” Castelo said..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/headlines/item/695-carpio-accuser-produces-witness-to-sc-cover-up-in-urban-bank-case
POEA blacklists 2 US recruitment firms
Written by Mina Diaz
Two US-based employment agencies were blacklisted by the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) for deceiving 24 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were promised jobs in hotels in Florida but were forced to work as farmers in Mississippi.
The POEA cancelled the recruitment license of US Opportunities and Royal Hospitality Services and the ZDrive Inc., both US-based employment services companies, for their failure to provide Filipino workers the jobs specified in their contracts.
POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac also ordered the exclusion of two US-based companies from participating in the government’s overseas employment program for contractual violation under the POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/nation/item/691-poea-blacklists-2-us-recruitment-firms
RP ranked 6th by WB in gender equality
President Aquino appears bent on naming more women to key positions in the Executive Department or the Judiciary where a selection process for the position of Chief Justice is in progress.
At a radio press briefing, deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte said the Aquino administration remained committed to the promotion of equality between men and women even as the Palace aide welcomed results of a World Bank (WB) study showing the Philippines ranking sixth out of 129 countries in gender equality..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/nation/item/692-rp-ranked-6th-by-wb-in-gender-equality
Alcala urges Finance chief to discipline Customs boss
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala is calling on Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima to ask Customs Commissioner Rufino Biazon to make good on measures needed to curb smuggling of imported meats that erode the local industries of pork, poultry and other agricultural crops.
In a letter to Purisima dated June 13, Alcala followed up on the series of letter-requests he had made since April 10, asking among other things that the Bureau of Customs (BoC) provide the Department of Agriculture quarantine personnel with the Inward Foreign Manifest (IFM) “unfiltered on a real time basis.”
Alcala also asked Purisima on the status of BoC’s implementation on reference prices that he wanted imposed on imports starting May 11, 2012..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/metro-section/item/677-alcala-urges-finance-chief-to-discipline-customs-boss
Pasig PNP plan to release reporter’s assailant foiled
Written by Tribune
Plans of the Pasig City police to release “at cost” an arrested suspect believed to be one of the three assailants behind the slay try on The Daily Tribune reporter Fernan Angeles last March, was foiled when the journalist himself showed up at the Pasig PNP station to verify a text message saying the local drug ring’s designated hitman had just been picked up.
Angeles, who sustained permanent physical disabilities resulting from an ambush that saw him peppered with six bullets, assailed the anti-drug operatives of the Pasig PNP.
Angeles, who has resumed covering Malacañang Palace for The Tribune, recounted having seen how the Pasig PNP’s anti-drug operatives even accorded privilege to the suspect, one alias Junior Praning, who was allowed to use the mobile phone of an anti-drug police officer so he could contact anybody who could “bail him out instantly.”.... MORE
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/metro-section/item/676-pasig-pnp-plan-to-release-reporter%E2%80%99s-assailant-foiled
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Fairy Gone 2019 · TV Series
Completed Action, Demons, Fantasy, Magic, Supernatural
"Once upon a time, fairies were tools of war." The story takes place in a world where fairies possess and dwell in animals, giving them mysterious abilities. By removing the organs of a possessed animal and transplanting them into humans, fairies can be summoned as an alter ego and be used as a weapon. Such individuals who used fairies as war tools were called "Fairy Soldiers." Once the war was over and they completed their roles, the soldiers lost their purpose. Some began working for the government, some joined the mafia, and some even became terrorists, as each chose their own way to live. Nine years have passed since the war. The protagonist Mariya is a new recruit of "Dorothea," an organization which investigates and suppresses fairy-related crimes. Amidst the unstable political situation, criminals with lingering wounds from the war and past conflicts emerge and engage in terrorism as an act of revenge. This is the story of Fairy Soldiers, fighting for their own justice in a chaotic postwar world.
Fairy Gone Episodes
Episode 9 Sub Jun 21, 2019
Episode 8 Sub May 28, 2019
Episode 2 Sub Apr 17, 2019
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During the final episode pre-screening event on Friday, it was announced that Double Decker! Doug & Kirill TV anime will get three extra episodes. Titled Double Decker! Doug & Kirill: Extra, the three...
Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san
The everyday life of Nakano, a salaryman working for an exploitative company, is suddenly intruded upon by the fox, Senko-san (800-year-old little girl). Whether it be cooking, cleaning, or special se...
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BBC News Africa sending 50 reporters to cover Nigeria's upcoming elections on the day and in the run-up to 16 February, election coverage fused into several BBC programming strands.
As Nigeria prepares to hold elections on 16 February the BBC News plans comprehensive coverage from the West Africa nation for local, African and international audiences, sending 50 reporters to cover it.
BBC News will do special programming on TV, radio and online across all BBC Africa's 12 language services including English and French as well as Nigeria-based BBC News Yoruba, BBC News Hausa, BBC News Igbo and BBC News Pidgin.
BBC News will also continue with its Countering Fake News information and educational campaign.
"BBC News pioneered fact checking programming in the United Kingdom. In 2018 I pledged that the BBC's international services would move beyond just talking about the global 'fake news' threat," says Jamie Angus, director of BBC World Service group.
"We commissioned in-depth research that helped us to understand the processes and motivations behind 'fake news'. We have taken action in Africa and in India to provide fact-checking services that will help audiences to identify reliable sources and disinformation from fact."
The BBC will be sending over 50 reporters to cover the elections - the largest election coverage deployment by an international broadcaster.
"For the first time, a pre-election fact-checking project will aim to verify or debunk claims made by candidates," says BBC News.
From 4 February each morning, the global breakfast show Newsday (6:00 to 10:00 South African time) will offer an insight into how Nigerians and people from various other parts of Africa view this election.
The BBC's TV programme for Africa, Focus on Africa on BBC World News (DStv 400 / StarSat 256 / Cell C black 501 / Openview 121) at 17.30 will be live in Nigeria for two weeks and will be analysing the media campaigns by candidates and bringing to you a variety of voices from across the country.
Fact Finder will present a special edition on the growing use of fake news in elections. The programme will be working with credible fact-checking organisations to evaluate the veracity of claims and counter-claims as well as pledges made through the Nigerian electoral period.
BBC Africa's daily business programmes Money Daily, Mitikasi Leo (Swahili) and Cash Éco (French) will all air live from Lagos on 13, 14 and 15 February ahead of the presidential election and after the poll.
The following daily TV news programmes which are rebroadcast by partner stations across Africa will also bring in-depth reporting around the elections: Afrique - BBC Infos, Hausa - Labaran TV, Swahili - Dira Ya Dunia, Somali - Caawa iyo Caalamka.
On 16 February throughout the day there will be commentary and analysis from the BBC's correspondents across the African continent and updates will continue daily as the results come in.
"We are prepared to deliver memorable coverage of what is set to be the most competitive election in Nigeria and even across Africa, says Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, the BBC’s Head of West Africa Languages.
"Our audiences across the continent and around the world can now keep up to date with the action in 12 languages including English, Hausa and the newly launched Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba languages."
"We will bring key interviews from politicians, commentators and viewpoints from voters on the ground. From every state, whatever the issue, BBC Africa will be there."
Labels: BBC Africa, BBC News, BBC News Africa, BBC World News, Focus on Africa
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H o w t o s u p p o r t w o m e n e v e r y d a y , n o t j u s t o n I n t e r n a t i o n a l W o m e n 's D a y
International Women's Day comes around every year and get many women riled up on the topic of women s rights. This year, there has been a much needed focus on the disparity in the workplace between men and women with an overlying theme Balance for Better. While we are happy to see a reinvigorated effort in creating a gender balanced society, it is important to consider the days and months past March 8th and how we can encourage men and women to support the women in our lives. Here are a few simple ways you can improve the circumstances of women not just on International Women's Day but every day.
Highlight issues of gender biasness on social media
Social media is the perfect platform to highlight social issues aside from posting all your selfies and life updates of course. With the growth in the reach of social media, it is so much easier to spread a meaningful message and raise awareness on any social issue. Given the fact that everyone is hashtagging, you would be surprised to know how far you can get a message across on women s issues such as gender biasness through posting on the topic, opening up your social media platforms for discussion on it and even making it possible to organise and protest against it. The power is right in your hands on your mobile device whether it be through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr, you can get effective communication to anyone of different ages, gender, financial backgrounds, religious beliefs and more. It is in these simple ways you are helping another woman fight her struggles in the working world.
Call out sexism when you see it
Often times we hear it, we see it and we do nothing about it. It s not your business is what you might be thinking but sexism is everyone s business if we are really trying to make a balanced world. I m sure you know of a lady or two that s hesitant to negotiate an increase in salary because she doesn t think she would ever get the raise or maybe you know a woman afraid to apply for a job position because she is afraid to miss out on the opportunity against her male counterpath. Issues such as sexism isn t just relevant during the month of March when we re celebrating women and recognising their rights because many women struggle each day to be treated justly. Sexism isn t only unfair to women but it can even make women sick as it can affect their mental and emotional health. The worst part is this is, sexism doesn t begin in the workplace but women can experience it from their very own homes at a tender age. Want to support women in their fight for balance, call out sexism when you see it because fact of the matter is whether it s being done intentionally or not, this is a struggle women inevitably face.
Stand up to street harassment towards women
Almost every woman knows what it feels like to walk the streets and rather than walk freely they keep their eyes glued to their cellphone to avoid the harassment from men in the street. What this does is actually lessen women s comfort and peace in certain public places which therefore make it difficult for them to go to those areas. Not every time a woman goes out should she have to choose an inconvenient route just to avoid being cat called and even worst having horrible words thrown at her for her lack of interest. This starts happening to women usually around the time they hit puberty and seems to never really end. To help protect women and girls from this sort of treatment, you can call out men for their harassment when you see it happening. Particularly because street harassment is intimidating, it makes women feel peculiar to the men that behave and is almost violent as it can lead to further issues such as assault and rape.
Support women business owners
Supporting women business owners actually help to bring greater balance to our societies as the fight to close the gender gap in business continues. These businesswomen need you to help make their businesses known, they need investors, mentors and a supportive community that would help other people to be aware of the existence of their companies in a world that is still male dominated. It can be as simple as promoting women-led businesses on your social media pages and of course patronising in the products and services. There are many organisations that now exist to support women entrepreneurs that you can donate too in order to help keep their organisation up and running.
As we work towards a world that is better balanced, let s make a greater effort all year round to stand beside the women in our lives and give them the support that they deserve.
U n c o n v e n t i o n a l i d e a s f o r f a s t i n g d u r i n g L e n t
M a x i n e A t t o n g , T u r n i n g o u r l e a d e r s i n t o v i s i o n a r i e s
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United Way Case Study
United Way Toronto & York Region
CN Tower Climb for United Way
The annual CN Tower Climb for United Way celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2017. United Way engaged The Collective to develop the new CN Tower Climb Event/Fundraising Strategy for Implementation, with the goal of:
1. Creating a greater connection to cause
2. Generating more fundraising dollars
3. Attracting more Climbers
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
The Collective’s strategic planning division, RAW, led a Discovery session to ideate, consider and develop the 2017 CN Tower Climb Event/Fundraising Strategy. Our Discovery approach consisted of a co-determined series of conversations that were meant to provide clarity around an Event/Brand Strategy Platform that supported the organization’s mission and new event/fundraising strategy. United Way’s primary internal stakeholders, charged with the responsibility for implementation, participated in the session. These included past participants (both corporate and public), sponsors, event staff and administration.
The Discovery session findings confirmed the following Event Goal: To raise awareness and support for the United Way as it helps people climb above their personal challenges and in turn, strengthen community.
The purpose of the event was to ignite a movement, leading community from challenge to victory.
We needed to create a visual and physical public expression of community that brought to life the United Way cause and enabled anyone who was seeking a pathway to help communities reach their full potential.
Based on the above findings, The Collective and their creative partner, Aegis, developed a new Brand name, Identity and Messaging for the 2017 CN Tower Climb.
#Up4Community became the new tagline for the event with a focus on ‘Up’ as the new identity and main message. The simplicity of the word ‘Up’ delivered purity of purpose and claimed a piece of public parlance. It also worked to support United Way of Toronto and York Region’s new brand campaign ‘Uprising of Care’ asking people to join in to help build a community where poverty has no power.
In an effort to attract new participants and generate more fundraising dollars, a digital media campaign was launched. The campaign consisted of digital display and paid social media advertising as well as Captivate Media.
Fundraising increased 27% over the previous year.
#up4community trended on Twitter in Canada & Toronto on event days, resulting in an increase in impressions of 294% of the previous year.
Event registrations increased 29% over the previous year.
Exit survey reported that 96% of respondents indicated that they would participate in the event again.
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Home Our Diocese No. 3 Polytech softball scores 8-1 win over Padua
No. 3 Polytech softball scores 8-1 win over Padua
Mike Lang, Dialog Reporter
Dialog reporter
PIKE CREEK – Polytech High School brought its 10-1 softball team and No. 3 state ranking to New Castle County on Wednesday afternoon, and the Panthers made sure the trip from Woodside was worth the time. Shaina Reed allowed just two hits and one unearned run in an 8-1 win over Padua at the Midway Sports Complex. For good measure, she also cleared the bases with a three-run double to help her own cause.
Polytech’s Whitney DeMora slides safely into second after stealing the bag, but she was tagged out when she overslid. (The Dialog/Mike Lang)
The Panthers steadily pulled away in this game, which was rescheduled from a cold April 22. After a scoreless first inning, they scored in each of the next five, racking up 11 hits and six walks along the way. The big inning was the fourth, and Reed was in the center of it.
With Polytech leading, 2-0, and one out, Taylor Pechin hit a ground-rule double. Amanda Waishes followed with a single to left, and Katie Stahre walked to load them up. Padua pitcher Olivia Ellis struck the next batter out looking and could see her way out of trouble, but Reed had other plans. She smacked one to the fence in left, scoring all three runners.
Shaina Reed stymied the Pandas’ bats, holding them to two hits and one unearned run. (The Dialog/Mike Lang)
The Pandas managed a run in their half of the fourth with some two-out offense. Abby Cunningham thwarted Reed’s bid for a no-hitter when her sinking line drive to right glanced off the glove of the outfielder. She scored on a ground ball from Gabriela Frabizzio that skipped through the legs of the Polytech shortstop. The Panthers got that run back and one more in the fifth on back-to-back popups that found open spaces in the infield.
Polytech scored single runs in the second, third and sixth innings. The big blow was a line drive home run by Brandi Dalious in the third inning.
Padua could manage just one other hit off Reed, a bunt single by Anna Zebley in the fifth. Reed struck out 11 batters, as did Padua’s Ellis.
The 11-1 Panthers – whose only loss was to No. 1 Delmar – will begin a five-game homestand on Thursday, when Cape Henlopen visits for a 4:15 p.m. start. Fifth-ranked Caravel is on the schedule after that, at noon on Saturday. Padua (7-5) will be in Greenville this Saturday for a 9:30 a.m. matchup with A.I. duPont.
Brandi Dalious
Polytech High School
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Spotlight, Teasers, FREE BOOK & Giveaway: Royal Catch by Kylie Gilmore
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Series: The Rourkes #1
Author: Kylie Gilmore
Genre: Steamy Romantic Comedy
A gruff prince in need of a wife
A commoner impersonating a princess
And a bridal competition gone terribly awry…
I am the crown prince of Villroy, heir to a kingdom, bound by duty to marry and produce an heir.
I expected a quiet arrangement through royal channels, instead I got a palace full of women vying for my hand. And how do they “win” this barbaric game set up by my crafty mother? By figuring out how to save the kingdom’s faltering economy through a series of challenges. This undignified circus is beneath a man of my stature! Proof being that a saucy, ill-mannered woman wearing body-hugging clothes is in the lead. I could never love someone like that, let alone marry her.
The plan sounded simple.
I pose as my friend, pick up her inheritance, and return with the cash to keep her out of jail. (Apparently, being a princess in hiding is no excuse for identity theft.) So, yeah, I’m not exactly royal. I’m an orphan, a self-made woman, and proud of it. Suddenly I’m in a battle royale with a bunch of crazy competitive women for “riches beyond our dreams.” I’m in a time crunch, which means I need to win this competition fast. Only, that means winning over the judge; the smoldering hot grim-faced Gabriel. And now I find myself wanting to compete for more than just the money. But could a royal prince ever fall for a commoner like me?
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Author: Eileen Marie Grench
Failure, and a Journey to the Olympics
Eileen Marie Grench - April 29, 2018 May 1, 2018 - News
Eileen Grench reflects on the thin line between failure and success.
Sikh’s Prepare for 2018 Parade
Thousands of Sikhs are set to march down the streets of Manhattan in the annual New York City Sikh Parade. The parade celebrates the Sikh New Year, or Vaisakhi. On the same day tens of thousands of free vegetarian meals will be given out. But the parade isn’t only about good music and free meals. It’s also about changing perceptions of a community long plagued by suspicion and bias in America.
Harry Potter Musical Opening on Broadway
Eileen Marie Grench - April 24, 2018 - News
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will debut this Sunday as the most expensive broadway play every produced. But is the “boy who lived” popular enough to pay back the record 68 million dollars spent on production? Eileen Grench reports.
Policing Gangs in Long Island
Eileen Marie Grench - April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018 - Immigration
Making America Home: one unaccompanied minor’s journey from San Salvador to Queens.
Eileen Marie Grench - April 1, 2018 April 14, 2018 - News, Human Rights, Immigration, March 30 2018
HOST INTRO: During the 2014 migration crisis, thousands of Central-American children streamed across the border alone. Now President Donald Trump says he’s attempting to crack down on these children’s path to legality. One young man, who crossed border when he was 14 years old, had few options. That is, until someone reached out to help. […]
Eileen Grench Reports on Long Overdue Repairs from Hurricane Sandy in Gerritsen Beach
Eileen Marie Grench - March 26, 2018 March 26, 2018 - News
HOST INTRO: Five years ago, Hurricane Sandy barreled into New York City. Citizens of Gerritsen (GEH-RIT-SIN) Beach, Brooklyn were hit especially hard. Now, nearly 6 years later, many are still waiting for repairs. Some are yet to move back into their homes. Last night, at a town hall meeting led by State Senator Marty Golden, […]
New York Schools on the Chopping Block
Eileen Marie Grench - March 3, 2018 - News
This is Uptown Radio. I’m Eileen Grench. Yesterday, the Panel for Education Policy voted to close 10 of the 13 underperforming New York City schools it had on the chopping block. Dr. Aaron Pallas, the Chair of the Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis at Columbia University’s Teachers College thinks that the process for closing schools is opaque, confusing the communities impacted by these closures.
Activists Pack Courtrooms for Deportation Hearings
Eileen Marie Grench - February 27, 2018 - News
News Spot: Eileen Grench on Russia indictments
Eileen Marie Grench - February 17, 2018 February 17, 2018 - News, 2018, 2018 Broadcasts, February 16 2018
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Tailgate!
Rules, Notes and Updates
This Week’s Tailgate Itinerary
WTB Really Matters
2018 School Supply Drive
Tailgating Zone
Ain’t No Party Like A WTB Party!!!
September 23, 2016 Jon Hinkle Featured Food, Features, Gameday, Preview, Tailgating, Uncategorized, What the Buc?
Can you hear that, Tampa Bay??? The sounds of perfectly seasoned and marinated meat sizzling on the grill and oversized Bucs flags flapping in the late summer breeze…can you hear it? If so, then you already know that it’s officially BUCCANEERS TAILGATE SEASON!!! And there’s no bigger or better tailgate party than the What The Buc Tailgate Zone, situated on a private lot at 3316 West Ohio Avenue, just east of the stadium and directly behind One Buc Place.
It all started almost 10 years ago as your typical, every day, run of the mill tailgate. Since then, it has morphed into something so much more than that… “It’s like a big family reunion every home game!” says one of the originators Derek Fournier, aka “Old School”. Every Bucs home game, hundreds of Buccaneer football faithfuls, as well as some visiting team’s fans, converge on this spot to support the teams that they love and to celebrate good sportsmanship. They’ve had fans from almost every NFL team from more than 20 countries come to party at what has literally become a must attend tourist attraction for Bucs fans from around the world. Not only is it the best tailgate around, but as of 2012 it’s the ONLY area tailgate to be inducted into the Hall of Fans at the NFL’s Hall of Fame. It’s also a frequent hangout for a who’s who list of Bucs, as well as opposing team’s “superfans“!
The WTB Tailgate Zone offers affordable parking in a secured lot, a giant pirate ship float courtesy of the Krewe of Blackbeard’s Revenge, live entertainment from DJ Techniq and live performances by our very own Kareem McGill, aka “Franko”, who writes and records a new Buccaneer’s season anthem every year! All of this and more in a fun, family friendly environment complete with indoor men’s and women’s restrooms and an outdoor bar area with a large flatscreen TV to watch the pregame shows or to keep tabs on the early NFL games when the Bucs play later in the day. Sound fun? Of course it does…but wait, there’s more!
It’s not a true tailgate party without good food and cold drinks…and you won’t find a better menu of both than right here at WTB. With sponsors like Fireball Whiskey providing a shot tent, Pepin Distributing slinging copious amounts of chilled Bud and Bud Light, and Tito’s Vodka being generously poured into Solo cups over ice with various refreshing mixers…there’s no shortage of alcoholic beverages for your consumption pleasure. And for those of you who lost the coin toss for designated driver or for some reason prefer to stay sober on gameday, there’s plenty of water and soda to drink as well.
Oh and the food…oh man, the food! While Steakhouse Elite is a big sponsor to this event, most of the food is prepared on site with a very large contraption affectionately nicknamed “the Grillineer”. Manning this oversized, smoking, grilling beast is the one and only Patrick Donahue, owner/operator of Grillineer BBQ, located at 10106 McMullen Road in Riverview. He tries to plan each gameday menu according to the Buccaneers opponent each week, when he can. For this home opener against the Rams however, he went with bacon wrapped chicken and burgers (I assume because actual “ram” would be difficult to obtain and cook in such large quantities).
At this point, you’re probably asking “How much is all of this fantastic football fan fun and yummy goodness gonna cost me?” Well, that my friends is the best part!
As you can imagine, providing food, drink and entertainment for hundreds of rabid football fans can be quite costly, even with a big time sponsor such as Bill Currie Ford. So, besides the $20 for parking (which you’re going to pay regardless parking that close to the stadium), the WTB Krewe only request for small donations towards the costs of the tailgate. The typical donation is anywhere between $10-20 per person. Not bad for all the food and drink you can consume, plus live entertainment and overall awesome party atmosphere!
Even with all of this, the best feature about this shindig is that it’s not just for fun, it’s also for charity! The What The Buc Really Matters Foundation works extremely hard to make sure that this party goes off without a hitch. And since they’re a 501c3 nonprofit organization, all monies collected (less the cost of food) are donated towards a different Bay area charity each week. This amazing group of selfless individuals, led by Cheryl Stewart, aka “Spent”, have teamed up for numerous fund raisers and collection drives. Everything from gathering and shipping goodie packages to troops overseas and boxes of food to less fortunate people in Africa to helping in the battle against domestic violence and raising money for the American Heart Association. They’ve also collected and distributed toys at Christmas for Toys 4 Tots and school supplies in the summer for local school teachers in need. Yes, they stay very busy in the Tampa Bay community…… and this first game of 2016 is no exception!
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and WTB has once again partnered up with the 1 Voice Foundation, a group that “supports children with cancer and their families by connecting them with financial, emotional and educational care while helping fund research for tomorrow’s cure”. One interesting way they like to raise money for 1 Voice is their annual “Whipping Cancer” event during the first tailgate of the season, where party go’ers can purchase whipped cream pies to smash into the faces of the WTB Krewe members or even some “superfans”. It’s a fun and messy time that usually turns into an all out whipped cream war!
This year, they’ve also partnered up with Paul’s Project, a group “dedicated to enlightening the community to the urgency and importance of supporting families with terminally ill children”. WTB will be collecting colorful women’s socks and writing pens for “Paul’s Packs”, which are filled with comfort items to send to local hospitals for parents who suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves in the hospital with their sick kids.
What The Buc Really Matters consists of dozens of fantastic people who simply want to make the world a better place. Though they have only been active for a few years, they’ve quickly grown into a very involved, very successful charitable organization. As a matter of fact, in 2015 they earned the award for the What-a-Fan Civic Organization of the Year, as well as the Golden Hog Award by the PFUFA (Professional Football’s Ultimate Fan Association). Yeah, this group rocks that much…and I’m proud to be associated with them in any and every way that I can!
In conclusion, if you want to eat, drink, pillage, plunder, dance and party with the biggest Bucs fans at the baddest tailgate in all the land, all while supporting some great causes…then come on down (and don’t forget your women’s socks!) to the WTB Tailgate Zone on Sunday, September 25th at 11am and live the pirate’s life for a few hours before we watch our beloved Bucs sacrifice the L.A. Rams to the football gods! GO BUCS and GO What The Buc!!!
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My name is Jon Hinkle, also know as Deez Bucz to most Buccaneers fans. I have been given the opportunity by WhatTheBuc.net to do some writing about one of my favorite subjects...Buccaneer football and all that goes with it. This is my first public writing gig, so I'm hoping that I can entertain the fine fans of Tampa Bay while learning and gaining experience towards a possible new career in sports reporting. I hope everyone enjoys the fruits of my labor and I look forward to bringing some new and exciting stories to Bucs Nation! And as always.....GO BUCS!!!
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drupa 2012, the Inkjet drupa...again? A closer look at KBA
With this seventeenth article of the series, David begins to look at companies and their 'future' production inkjet offerings and applications. In this article, he looks at KBA, its products and new role in the sheetfed inkjet space.
By David Zwang
In this series, we have previously discussed companies that have added production inkjet to their existing digital offerings, whether they are EP (Electrophotographic), or EI (ElectroInk). We have also looked at different hybrid offset and inkjet solutions. However, there are also a number of companies that have historically offered offset press technology, but have decided to enter the production inkjet space as well. Previously we looked at Komori and its inkjet offerings slated to be available next year. In this article, we will be looking at KBA (Koenig & Bauer Group).
KBA's new RotaJET 76 production inkjet offering is unique on many levels, and presents an interesting story.
KBA roots go back to 1814, when Koenig's steam-driven cylinder printing press first printed 'The Times' newspaper. Founded in Würzburg Germany by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer in 1817, this company has always been at the forefront of technology. Its first industrial production line was set up in a secularized monastery 25 years before the industrial revolution reached Germany. In 1868, the fledgling company shipped its 100th press and introduced a new improved press. That was enough to generate an explosion of sales, which reached 2,000 machines by 1873.
In 1910, KBA developed its first four-color cranked movement sheetfed press and by 1911 was in production and selling Planeta sheetfed offset presses. By 1922, KBA was selling web presses. Maintaining a strong foothold in the printing press manufacturing market, KBA subsequently developed presses for gravure, letterpress and flexo. While it's not practical to detail all of the company's innovations, which included perfecting, waterless offset, etc., its delivery of leading edge print technology has continued throughout its long history.
KBA's first entry into digital press offerings began in 1997 when the company entered into a joint venture with Scitex to create the 74 Karat. This digital offset press was previewed at Imprinta, and gave the industry a peek at what was really possible in a digital offset press. By 2000, the Karat was in production and the presses are still used in production today.
At drupa, KBA showed its latest entry into the digital press arena with the introduction of the RotaJET 76 perfecting production inkjet press. This high-volume web-fed piezo inkjet press was designed to handle the on-demand and variable data requirements of today's marketing programs. This new press is another example of KBA's continuing drive to bring leading edge printing solutions to the market.
A primer on KBA Production Inkjet technology
As it has done in the past, KBA chose to work with a partner to develop this new press technology. In this case the partner is a printer. Okay, well, RR Donnelly is more than a printer, but they do understand the market requirements.
RR Donnelly has been developing its own inkjet technology for many years, and in addition to creating the 600x600 dpi ProteusJET 4 color inkjet web press, has been collaborating with a number of press manufacturers including KBA and HP, to extend the use of RR Donnelley inkjet technology. The KBA RotaJET 76 is one of the first examples of this collaboration. In this new product, KBA integrated the RR Donnelley inkjet head and image control technology into their press system.
It uses a 56 head printhead array of Kyocera piezo printheads with a total of 112 printing heads, that each can jet variable droplet sizes controlled by an optimized screening algorithm to enable high quality image printing. The heads produce a native resolution of 600x600 dpi, but the 2-bit multi level variable drop nozzle control allows for a visual appearance of a much higher resolution. The printing system provides for automatic alignment of printing heads to address stitching. The RotaJet 76 is an aqueous based pigment ink system can reach a web speed of 500 fpm, and a duty cycle of about 85 million pages per month.
KBA RotaJET 76 Transport
As a manufacturer of a variety of printing presses for almost 200 years, designing printing press transports is something that KBA excels in. The RotaJET 76 is another example of its innovative approach to building presses.
The press uses a simple web lead without turning, in conjunction with a large central impression cylinder. The web lead supports precise web tension, and excellent registration. It uses a compact low-energy infrared dryer combined with a warm air system for the web.
In addition, as a result of the intelligent web lead, the RotaJET is only 22ft 9 in. long, excluding inline finishing, and 12ft 9in wide. It has a height of 11ft 5 in., making it a comfortable fit for most printing companies.
It supports a web and print width of up to 30.74 in., with a reel diameter max of 50 in., and a maximum weight of 2,860lbs. It supports an optional connection to the KBA Patras reel logistics system, which "automatically determines residual quantities and ensures optimum control of the reel logistics."
KBA RotaJET 76 Front End
KBA has long been a proponent of production system workflow and automation and a strong supporter and implementer of JDF workflows. At the top is the KBA Logotronic management system that controls all of the KBA sheetfed and web presses. This provides continuous data flow from prepress through the printing presses to the finishing machines. This system can be integrated with compatible JDF MIS systems to create a very automated and controlled production environment.
The Front End for the RotaJET 76, like is KBA's first foray into front end development. They chose to use the Adobe PDF Print Engine Core (APPE), which offers KBA a great base to build on in the future. This facilitates a native PDF workflow for high volumes of data to support the requirements of industrial scale PoD applications at maximum print speed. The front end also controls the inkjet imaging, automatic web tensioning and quality control.
As is the case for all KBA web presses, they have worked with many 3rd party pre- and post-press vendors to ensure integration compatibility.
Putting it to use
KBA expects to go into customer beta in Europe in the next few months, and later in the US. As you can see, KBA has been supporting high-volume printing of newspapers, magazines, catalogs, direct mail, and other commercial applications for almost 200 years. This new digital entry is designed to handle the type of production that its existing and future customers expect.
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Does your city have an awesome independent filmmaking community, but isn't already a part of our our 48HFP global filmmaking tour? Read on to learn more about how we can add your city.
The 48 Hour Film Project is the world's largest and most beloved timed film competition. It's an annual event where filmmakers have just 48 hours to write, produce, and edit their short films using a character, prop, line of dialogue, and film genre chosen at random. The films are all shown locally in real independent movie theaters as part of a fabulous world premiere screening event.
The films are judged by a local panel of film professionals, the top films are screened at a special Best Of event in your city, and the winning film goes on to our global Filmapalooza competition, and even has a shot at screening at Cannes Film Festival! And there are fun networking events and other opportunities to connect with filmmakers both locally and around the world.
The 48HFP is run at the local level by our team of city producers, an individual or organization within the film community that organizes all the 48HFP screenings and events. Learn more about being a producer.
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We get many requests to add cities to our tour, and while we\'d love to be in all of them, there are certain requirements in order for a 48HFP event to be successful. Here are a few of the benchmarks we review when determining whether or not to add a new city:
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For The World Is Not Hollow
NASA's Juno spacecraft is orbiting the largest planet with the primary goal of understanding its internal structure. It will do this through a clever technique we at the Walkabout studios call "science". Check it out. It also comes in handy in just about every aspect of life. Join the astroquarks for the latest discoveries in our solar system on this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.
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The Sun may be showing signs of belatedly entering a mid-life crisis of sorts. A sporty new car may improve the Sun's mood, as its spin and sunspot production may be slowing now that it's nearing the 5-billion year mark. Well, still a few hundred million years to go before ol' Sol reaches that sobering birthday, but he can see it coming. Don't worry Sol, the Walkabout gang and the rest of humanity is here for you. Josh, Addie, and Jim discuss the Sun's mid-life crisis and the color of quarks among other things in this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.
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Lurking out there beyond the orbit of the Moon is a sneaky little asteroid that is stalking the Earth, meandering around and pretending not to be paying attention. But you can't fool the fools on Walkabout the Galaxy. Jim Cooney joins Josh and Addie as we spill the beans on Earth's tiny not-quite-a-moon companion and review the latest discovery of black hole mergers by the LIGO gravitational wave observatory.
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Abrakadoodle Raleigh Helps Carying Place Children Express How ‘There’s No Place Like Home’
Home / Art Franchise / Abrakadoodle Raleigh Helps Carying Place Children Express How ‘There’s No Place Like Home’
Glinda the Good Witch made it sound so easy. “Tap your heels three times and think – there’s no place like home.” For homeless families working with the Carying Place, finding a permanent, sustainable home is a long journey. This journey can be particularly arduous for children. The Carying Place has helped families with a 90% success rate in its 25 years. Abrakadoodle Raleigh has been proud to return to the Carying Place for the second consecutive year as part of Abrakadoodle’s Arts for All program. Abrakadoodle’s Arts for All program seeks to partner with host sites that serve children who would otherwise not have access to high quality art education programming.
This year, Abrakadoodle Raleigh worked with their teens and younger children to create a piece inspired by Canadian artist Miriam Shapiro entitled “There’s No Place Like Home.” During three art sessions each child either wrote down or talked about what home meant to them; how they felt about home; what dreams they had for a home and what they liked to do at home. Students learned about the art form of collage; what the word ‘represent’ means from an art perspective and what defines a pattern. The children then filled their “house” with images and phrases from various magazines that represent their hopes, dreams and feelings about their home and family. Once their home collage was complete these creative artists used acrylic paint, markers or crayons to design the area around their house. Each child then showed the group their completed piece and shared what the various images and phrases meant for them.
All of the children-created collages will be included in an art show at the Carying Place office. Further, several pieces of art will be framed and included in the benefit auction taking place April 21 to help raise money for this vital organization. According to Pat Schon, Education Director/Owner of Abrakadoodle Raleigh, “For me personally, being allowed to work with these amazingly resilient, brave, bright students is always an honor and a privilege.” She said, “Some of the kids are quiet and shy while others have big personalities and smiles that won’t quit. Every one of them dreams about having a safe space, and they undoubtedly dream of being able to fill it with the warmth of family memories and the possibility of a cozy place to call home. If only it was as easy as closing your eyes, tapping your heels together three times and thinking to yourself: “There’s no place like home” and you’ll be there.”
Debalina Chatterjee, PhD, Children’s Program Coordinator for The Carying Place, said, “Anyone who has worked with children knows the challenges of getting and keeping their interest. Among its many magical elements, I strongly believe that Art has the power to capture the imagination and attention of young people. This was certainly the case when Abrakadoodle Raleigh came to The Carying Place to work with the children in our program. It was in no small way due to its capable, meticulously organized, and passionate instructor Patricia Schon. Pat’s calm manner set the children and teens at ease as she allowed them full expression of their creative urges. Whenever Pat has come to our TCP programs, I have noticed even the most rowdy students in the group settle down and get to work. Pat also incorporates art history lessons, teaching the kids about both past and modern artists, and styles. We’ve certainly enjoyed having Abrakadoodle be a part of our community and look forward to having Pat come again and again.”
Learn more about the Carying Place by visiting www.thecaryingplace.org/.
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Karin Machusic is blog master for Abrakadoodle and directs the company’s public relations and new media communications. With a degree in journalism and 20 years' experience in the children’s education franchising industry, she has written numerous articles about children, learning, art and creativity. She is an advocate for persons with developmental disabilities. To her writing, Karin also brings 10 years of corporate, association and nonprofit communications and training experience, along with her early experiences in working with children as a swim teacher/coach, dance teacher, as well as a computer instructor at a public elementary school. Karin is married with a daughter, who is a recent college graduate.
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Fabricated Histories, Celebrated Photographers And A New Frontier For The Embedded Photographer
Published on January 8, 2013 June 30, 2019 by arafiqui
Time Magazine’s Lightbox photography blog had a rather bizarre story earlier today. Titled Real Photographer, Fake War: Jonathan Olley and Zero Dark Thirty, it focused on the film studio photography work of photographer Jonathan Olley who once also happened to have worked as a news photographer in some conflict zones. What seemed to have attracted the Lightbox photo editor’s interest was the easy parallel between the fact that Mr. Olley had once covered real conflict and today covered staged conflicts for Hollywood directors.
What however caught my interest was this statement:
The film, from Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, traces the hunt for Osama bin Laden through the career of one female American intelligence officer, played by Jessica Chastain. While the film has received criticism —from politicians and the military, not to mention historians who challenge the film portrayal of events— the virulence of the critiques may fairly reflect how realistic the movie is presented.
Those of you who read my posts know that I have criticized the editors of Time Magazine in the past. It is a publication that has been on the frontline of America’s war propaganda machinery, and staffed with writers who express opinions that are abhorrent, and immoral. But what has also intrigued me is the way in which its speaks about photography, and uses the voices of photographers, to decontextualize, confuse and at times befuddle the reader.
For example, in the statement above that the criticism against the film Zero Dark Thirty are virulent because of ‘…how realistic the movie is presented’, is not only wrong, but simply irresponsible. In fact, anyone who has read even a few items of the statements made against this film will know that the criticisms center on 1) the film’s suggestion, completely wrong and unsubstantiated, that the use of torture led to the discovery of Osama Bin Ladin’s hideout, and 2) that torture is an effective and essential tool in America’s wars against terror.
Glenn Greenwald was vehement in his criticism of the film and summarized its odious message as follows:
This film presents torture as its CIA proponents and administrators see it: as a dirty, ugly business that is necessary to protect America. There is zero doubt, as so many reviewers have said, that the standard viewer will get the message loud and clear: we found and killed bin Laden because we tortured The Terrorists. No matter how you slice it, no matter how upset it makes progressive commentators to watch people being waterboarded, that – whether intended or not – is the film’s glorification of torture.
Peter Mass, writing in The Atlantic, penned a piece called Don’t Trust Zero Dark Thirty went further and and argued that there was an even more insidious problem with the film – that Zero Dark Thirty was a new achievement in government embedded film making:
…what’s far more important and troubling about a film that seems destined for blockbuster and Academy Award status. Zero Dark Thirty represents a new genre of embedded filmmaking that is the problematic offspring of the worrisome endeavor known as embedded journalism.
You would not know any of this of course from the Time Lightbox post, or from the statements made by the photographer himself. In fact, to create a completely specious parallel between real wars and staged ones for the box-office, the Time Lightbox editors quoted the Katherine Bigelow, the director of the film, who claimed that:
“What we were attempting is almost a journalistic approach to film,” Bigelow told the The New Yorker in an interview about the movie last December. Who better to photograph a movie about a war, than a photojournalist who had seen one up close.
What they left out was that this same director, when confronted and challenged on the false connection between torture and the finding of Bin Ladin, backtracked and hid behind an ‘art’ argument and jettisoned her ‘journalistic approach to film’ defence. Zero Dark Thirty has been criticized for being an overt act of government propaganda, offering fabrications and justifications for some of the most immoral, and illegal practices our governments adopted in the wake of September 11th, 2001.
As Jane Mayer of The New Yorker wrote in her piece Zero Conscience in Zero Dark Thirty:
…what is so unsettling about ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is not that it tells this difficult history but, rather, that it distorts it. In addition to excising the moral debate that raged over the interrogation program during the Bush years, the film also seems to accept almost without question that the CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ played a key role in enabling the agency to identify the courier who unwittingly led them to bin Laden. But this claim has been debunked, repeatedly, by reliable sources with access to the facts. . . .
But you would not know any of this from the editors of Time Lightbox who present the film as a giddy, sensational, exciting jaunt through America’s ‘war’, one fit to be photographed by someone who covered a ‘real’ war. It takes a tremendous amount of ignorance to claim that these criticisms are so vehement because of ‘.. how realistic the movie is presented’ when in fact what they are about it is how much a lie and fabrication it actually is.
In fact, this entire piece reads like an unthinking hagiography of a film that has been resoundly criticzied for being a work of propaganda. To offer such a thoughtlessly celebratory piece can only suggest a willful intent to mislead the many who read the magazine and the blog, or a determined effort to continue to remain apace of the American war machine’s obfuscations of its wars and repressive measures.
The editors also don’t seem to notice that Jonathan Olley’s three Hollywood stage shoots have been for The Green Zone, The Hurt Locker and now Zero Dark Thirty – all films that have variously been criticized for their uncritical, ahistorical representations of America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq and its various illegal, repressive measures. (Aside: I don’t know Mr. Olley and do not suggest I know his motivations and aspirations as a photographer. I also do not begrudge his right to shoot as he wishes and for whom he wishes. I am more interested in asking questions whose answers can provide us some interesting insights).
At one point the desperate parallels being created get near giddy and silly:
…with three films under his belt, Olley says his commercial photography work on Green Zone, The Hurt Locker and now Zero Dark Thirty, requires the same skill and attention to detail as covering any war.
I wonder if this was written simply because it sounds good, when in fact, a close examination would reveal that it sounds completely nonsensical. Producing public relations stills from a Hollywood set could hardly require the same skills as working as a reporter / photojournalist covering a conflict. Unless of course what the Time Lightbox editors mean is covering war as an embedded photographer in which case I can certainly see the parallels. You just wait until you get permission to come ‘on to the set’, and are then directed to shoot what they allow you to shoot.
Perhaps in the end what most concerned me was the easy way the editors of Time Ligbtbox chose to conflate reporting real conflicts with filming staged ones. The close juxtaposition of Mr. Olley’s images from Sarajevo and other conflict zones below the main slide show of his Hollywood stills offered greater gravity, and ‘journalistic’ credibility to the scenes offered in the films. This is completely specious and concocted. In fact, as you read the text of the post, you realize that the reason why a ‘conflict photographer’ was chosen to shoot the stills was to precisely blur the lines between photojournalism as reportage and photojournalism as propaganda. As the post informs us:
What follows is a stunningly efficient raid — carefully choreographed…Through it all, photographer Jonathan Olley was there.
But these bullets and bombs were mere props. The soldiers: actors instead. The drama: cinematic climate written and directed by the movie industry’s best. But in the world of Hollywood, Jonathan Olley’s photographs are almost too real.
Perhaps the editors themselves do not understand the role that they are playing and how they are helping ‘normalize’ what is otherwise a seriously problematic, if not outright dangerous, Hollywood fabrication. They are helping ‘normalize’ a film that has been roundly criticized for celebrating an illegal, immoral, and inhumane practice that we once would have been ashamed to be associated it, and still ought to be ashamed about. Its not just a movie. Its not just about a pretty picture. You cannot remove the subject, and simply celebrate the aesthetics. As Peter Va Buren has warned:
Torture does not leave its victims, nor does it leave a nation that condones it. As an act, it is all about pain, but even more about degradation and humiliation. It destroys its victims, but also demeans those who perpetrate it.
If the editors still cannot understand why they can’t speak so blithely about a subject so vile, then perhaps they should re-read Mark Danner to broaden their understanding. They can find some of his writings on this question here, here, here and here. And there is a lot more. For otherwise it appears as if the editors have been tricked into a role not quite unlike that which Bigelow has been accused of playing – garlanding Hollywood fabrications with the credibility of journalism, all in the service of a state’s continuing efforts to mask its crimes. It becomes, as Peter Mas pointed out, perhaps a new level of government embedding.
As the writers of the post tell us:
Today, with three films under his belt, Olley says his commercial photography work on Green Zone, The Hurt Locker and now Zero Dark Thirty, requires the same skill and attention to detail as covering any war.
American And Her Wars, Essays On Embedded Photojournalism, Photography
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All That Jazz - Autograph And DiGiCo Assist Ronnie Scott’s Into The Digital Age
The original Ronnie Scott’s opened its doors in October 1959 when the noted saxophonist opened a small basement club where local musicians could jam with others who shared their passion. Almost six decades later and in its new Soho home, Ronnie Scott’s is one of the world’s best-known jazz clubs, regularly hosting not only the genre’s biggest names but also nurturing rising stars. The club also now offers a diverse programme of live music including Latin, jive, blues, flamenco, tap dancing and DJ sets which has helped make it the place to be for both the new hipster generation and music fans seeking the very best in live jazz.
A recent upgrade of the club’s technical facilities has seen the installation of a bespoke digital audio network plus two DiGiCo consoles, with the system design, supply and installation all carried out by Autograph Sales & Installations.
The club’s Technical Manager Miles Ashton had been considering replacing the venue’s mixing console and following conversations with DiGiCo he contacted Autograph to discuss his options including supply and installation. In addition to the requirement for new FOH mixing capabilities the club wanted to make permanent provision for a dedicated monitor console when required and also to upgrade their broadcast connectivity.
Autograph’s Euan Mackenzie and Ben Wiffen delivered an elegant solution to all the club’s operational requirements by designing and installing a permanent fibre optic network using DiGiCo’s Optocore system, which has the additional benefit of redundancy backup via an optical loop which takes over in the event of a link failure. A dedicated fibre optic patch panel now resides at stage left, allowing simple integration of a visiting monitor console (whether Optocore-equipped or not) to the house audio infrastructure without sacrificing the backup system.
Further, every custom connector panel is designed such that it can handle any combination of connectivity and be reconfigured according to the demands of a specific show, while the previous analogue broadcast feed is now accompanied by a permanent digital link to the broadcast position, to which a fibre patch is also available from stage left, front of house or the patch room. Three fibre connector panels are located at stage left, FOH and the broadcast position respectively while the latter also features a dedicated BNC MADI link to FOH. A fibre patch in the upstairs rack room allows each fibre link to be re-patched to suit a given application.
At the heart of the system is a new DiGiCo SD10 digital mixing console, customised by the manufacturer who fitted specially-designed side cheeks for the control surface so that it fitted snugly into the available space in the FOH booth. The club additionally purchased a DiGiCo SD11i for when performances require a dedicated monitor mix engineer. This desk is also ideal for use in the upstairs club (Upstairs@Ronnie's, a 140 capacity bar and live music venue which is separate to the main club) if required. To complete the project and make life as easy as possible for visiting engineers, Autograph also spent a day with Matthew Gush, one of the house audio team, programming dedicated templates for both consoles so that show files for specific events or artists can be created very quickly from scratch if necessary. This process included implementation of a custom macro which allows the SD11i to assume control of the monitor mixes at the press of a single button.
Ronnie Scott’s Miles Ashton said, ‘It wasn’t a quick decision. I looked at almost everything available and we trialled a couple of options for a few weeks. Flexibility was the key, plus we also needed consoles that were familiar to visiting engineers.’ He continued, ‘We decided on DiGiCo for several reasons, including the ease of use, fantastic sound quality, the flexibility of the Optocore system and that it’s an industry standard for live sound. The fact that the consoles are British - so it’s very easy to speak directly with the manufacturer - was another benefit. It became clear to me that DiGiCo’s Optocore system was going to be key to getting exactly what I wanted with the least amount of fuss.’
He concluded, ’We can do monitors from FOH (with iPad control) for an opening act and in the same gig, offer an on-stage mixer to a main act touring with their own monitor engineer, all using the same wedges with no re-patching. The audio quality is a noticeable upgrade for us too. DiGiCo also did a great job customising the SD10’s side cheeks to be 3cm narrower for us - DiGiCo and Autograph have both provided great service, while both house and visiting engineers really like the consoles. We definitely chose the right solution.’
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Ann Lab Med 2019; 39(6): 515-523 https://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2019.39.6.515
Korean Society for Genetic Diagnostics Guidelines for Validation of Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Somatic Variant Detection in Hematologic Malignancies
Heyjin Kim , M.D.1,2*, Jae Won Yun , M.D.1*, Seung-Tae Lee , M.D.3, Hee-Jin Kim , M.D.1, Sun-Hee Kim , M.D.1, Jong Won Kim , M.D.1, and The Korean Society for Genetic Diagnostics Clinical Guidelines Committee
1Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Corresponding author: Jong-Won Kim, M.D.
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea
Tel: +82-2-3410-2705 Fax: +82-2-3410-2719 E-mail: kimjw@skku.edu
*These authors contributed equally to this study.
Received: December 5, 2018; Revised: March 31, 2019; Accepted: June 13, 2019; Published online: November 1, 2019.
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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is currently used in the clinical setting for targeted therapies and diagnosis of hematologic malignancies. Accurate detection of somatic variants is challenging because of tumor purity, heterogeneity, and the complexity of genetic alterations, with various issues ranging from high detection design to test implementation. This article presents guidelines developed through consensus among a panel of experts from the Korean Society for Genetic Diagnostics. They are based on experiences with the validation processes of NGS-based somatic panels for hematologic malignancies, with reference to previous international recommendations. These guidelines describe basic parameters with emphasis on the design of a validation protocol for NGS-based somatic panels to be used in practice. In addition, they suggest thresholds of key metrics, including minimum coverage, mean coverage with uniformity index, and minimum variant allele frequency, for the initial diagnosis of hematologic malignancies.
Keywords: Next-generation sequencing, Validation, Somatic variant, Guidelines, Panels, Hematologic malignancies
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A complete coverage of particular part of jewelry by any gem or diamond. Ex. The diamond engagement ring has a paved diamond band. Very little diamonds (melee diamonds) all put together to form one surface.
A piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck. Often used with diamonds, or any other vividly colored gem. It can also refer to the part of pocket watch that suspends it from the chain or rope.
A very rare fancy color for a diamond. If untampered with a vivid pink diamond can command a great deal of money!
A tiny hole or opening. Where a black spot is usually referred to as a carbon spot, a Pit is usually referred to as a white dot or inclusion. Usually pin prick size in shape.
The a very rare and valuable precious metal used for jewelry. Silver-Gray in appearance, and is worth about twice what 18K gold goes for. Platinum Engagement Rings are hypo allergenic, very strong (dent resistant), never loses it's shine and luster.
Polish Lines
Tiny Parallel lines left by polishing a diamond or gem. Usually this is caused by an irregular gouge or surface abnormality on the polishing device. The polish lines are the only thing that separates an IF diamond from a FL diamond. Read more on the Difference between Flawless and Internally Flawless Diamonds.
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Usually a square fancy cut for a diamond. It may be found in other gem cuts as well, but mostly used in diamonds. It's considered the second most valuable fancy cut in diamonds right behind Round Brilliant Cuts.
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Potential Broadway Building developer shows renderings
By Katie Nix | The Chronicle-Telegram
Published on Sept. 1, 2016 | Updated 9:09 a. m.
The former Spitzer Hotel, also known as the Broadway Building, shown in May 2015.
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LORAIN — Concerns were raised following a public meeting regarding the Broadway Building’s future development Wednesday night.
“I’ve done some research, and I don’t know that I feel comfortable with where this project is yet,” Avon Lake resident Carrie Kress said. “There seems to be a lot of confusion as to where the tax credits are coming from, and if they’re going to (developer Jim) Louthen, the Port Authority or (former owner) Spitzer. I also don’t feel like I got a solid explanation as to when we would start getting to see the financial benefits — when will this start bringing in revenue for the city?”
The meeting, also attended by Safety-Service Director Dan Given and City Council President Joel Arredondo, was organized by Louthen, president of Chicago-based ReTown.
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ReTown recently entered into an agreement to lease the Broadway Building at the intersection of East Erie Avenue and Broadway from the Lorain Port Authority for two years in order to turn it into about 50 apartment units for people ages 55 and older.
Kress, 54, said she felt as though residents of Lorain and the surrounding communities haven’t gotten a clear picture of Louthen and what he can do as a developer, citing issues Louthen had with a planned development in Robbins, Ill.
According to a 2014 article in Chicago Magazine, Louthen was part of a Cook County sheriff’s investigation that found he was unfairly favored in a development contract with the village that ultimately fell through.
Kress, who recalled visiting the Broadway Building in her childhood to go bowling, said the public meeting Wednesday at City Hall didn’t yield any answers regarding the plans for the building — only designs.
“He just kept showing off pictures of the units, but there didn’t really seem to be a construction plan or anything like that, and I mean, that building has been empty for over 10 years,” she said. “It has to be in serious disrepair by now.
“It used to be such a beautiful building. I just am worried we’re focused too much on this and not on the rest of downtown Lorain.”
Given said he believed Louthen needed to host the meeting in order to get additional grant money and tax credits.
So far, Louthen and ReTown have received $440,203 in historic tax credits from the state but that doesn’t come close to the $10 million price tag that comes with the redevelopment of the building.
The city’s Building, Housing and Planning Department cited the building, which was formerly the Spitzer Plaza Hotel until it closed in 2005, for building violations in January including: failure to maintain the exterior structure in good repair, structurally sound and sanitary so it will not pose a threat to public health and safety; bricks that appeared to be detaching from the building; and two unsafe conditions violations, which said that siding and masonry joints were not maintained or weather-resistant, as well as that veneer, cornice, belt courses, trim and other decorative features were not properly anchored or capable of supporting loads.
At a May 25 pretrial hearing, assistant law director Mallory Holmes said Spitzer Great Lakes Ltd., who will own the building until the final paperwork is signed to give it to the port, had until today to fix the building’s problems or the citations would go to trial Sept. 21.
Arredondo said despite some negative comments, he left the meeting feeling hopeful.
“It was a lot of one-on-one discussions with Jim (Louthen), really trying to get a feel for what everyone is thinking,” he said. “It was very informal, but a lot of great questions were being asked, and I think we gave them a lot to think about.”
Arredondo said he thinks the development plans are further along than the administration or residents anticipated.
“I think there are some people who thought we’d never make it this far with it,” he said. “There are always going to be naysayers about a project like this, but I’m very hopeful about where it’s headed.”
Louthen could not be reached for comment.
Contact Katie Nix 329-7129 or knix@chroniclet.com. Follow her on Twitter @KatieNix330.
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Chapter XLI--Wills Old and New
'And that to-night thou must watch with me
To win the treasure of the tomb.'
Some seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about 2000 pounds. The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
Only six weeks later, my father had a sudden seizure, and there was only time to summon Clarence from London and Martyn from Oxford, before a second attack closed his righteous and godly career upon earth.
My mother was very still and calm, hardly shedding a tear, but her whole demeanour was as if life were over for her, and she had nothing to do save to wait. She seemed to care very little for tendernesses or attentions on our part. No doubt she would have been more desolate without them, but we always had a baffled feeling, as though our affection were contrasted with her perfect union with her husband. Yet they had been a singularly undemonstrative couple; I never saw a kiss pass between them, except as greeting or farewell before or after a journey; and if my mother could not use the terms papa or your father, she always said, 'Mr. Winslow.' There was a large gathering at the funeral, including Mr. Fordyce, but he slept at Hillside, and we scarcely saw him--only for a few kind words and squeezes of the hand. Holy Week was begun, and he had to hurry back to Beachharbour that very night.
The will had been made on my father's coming into the inheritance. It provided a jointure of 800 pounds per annum for my mother, and gave each of the younger children 3000 pounds. A codicil had been added shortly after Griffith's death, written in my father's hand, and witnessed by Mr. Henderson and Amos Bell. This put Clarence in the position of heir; secured 500 pounds a year to Griffith's widow, charged on the estate, and likewise an additional 200 pounds a year to Emily and to me, hers till marriage, mine for life, 300 pounds a year to Martyn, until Earlscombe Rectory should be voided, when it was to be offered to him. The executors had originally been Mr. Castleford and my mother, but by this codicil, Clarence was substituted for the former.
The legacies did not come out of the Chantry House property, for my father had, of course, means of his own besides, and bequests had accrued to both him and my mother; but Clarence was inheriting the estate much more burthened than it had been in 1829, having 2000 pounds a year to raise out of its proceeds.
My mother was quite equal to business, with a sort of outside sense, which she applied to it when needful. Clarence made it at once evident to her that she was still mistress of Chantry House, and that it was still to be our home; and she immediately calculated what each ought to contribute to the housekeeping. She looked rather blank when she found that Clarence did not mean to give up business, nor even to become a sleeping partner; but when she examined into ways and means, she allowed that he was prudent, and that perhaps it was due to Mr. Castleford not to deprive him of an efficient helper under present circumstances. Meantime she was content to do her best for Earlscombe 'for the present,' by which she meant till her son brought home a wife; but we knew that to him the words bore a different meaning, though he was still in doubt and uncertainty how to act, and what might be the wrong to be undone.
He was anxious to persuade her to go from home for a short time, and prevailed on her at last to take Emily and me to Dawlish, while the repairs went on which had been deferred during my father's feebleness; at least that was the excuse. We two, going with great regret, knew that his real reason was to have an opportunity for a search among the ruins.
It was in June, just as Martyn came back from Oxford, eager to share in the quest. Those two brothers would trust no one to help them, but one by one, in the long summer evenings, they moved each of those stones; I believe the servants thought they were crazed, but they could explain with some truth that they wanted to clear up the disputed points as to the architecture, as indeed they succeeded in doing.
They had, however, nearly given up, having reached the original pavement and disinterred the piscina of the side altar, also a beautiful coffin lid with a floriated cross; when, in a kind of hollow, Martyn lit upon the rotten remains of something silken, knotted together. It seemed to have enclosed a bundle. There were some rags that might have been a change of clothing, also a Prayer- book, decayed completely except the leathern covering, inside which was the startling inscription, 'Margaret Winslow, her booke; Lord, have mercy on a miserable widow woman.' There was also a thick leathern roll, containing needles, pins, and scissors, entirely corroded, and within these a paper, carefully folded, but almost destroyed by the action of damp and the rust of the steel, so that only thus much was visible. 'I, Margaret Winslow, being of sound mind, do hereby give and bequeath--'
Then came stains that defaced every line, till the extreme end, where a seal remained; the date 1707 was legible, and there were some scrawls, probably the poor lady's signature, and perhaps that of witnesses. Clarence and Martyn said very little to one another, but they set out for Dawlish the next day.
'Found' was indicated to us, but no more, for they arrived late, and had to sleep at the hotel, after an evening when we were delighted to hear my mother ask so many questions about household and parish affairs. In the morning she was pleased to send all 'the children' out on the beach, then free from the railway. It was a beautiful day, with the intensely blue South Devon sea dancing in golden ripples, and breaking on the shore with the sound Clarence loved so well, as, in the shade of the dark crimson cliffs, Emily sat at my feet and my brothers unfolded their strange discoveries into her lap. There was a kind of solemnity in the thing; we scarcely spoke, except that Emily said, 'Oh, will she come again,' and, as the tears gathered at sight of the pathetic petition in the old book, 'Was that granted?'
We reconstructed our theory. The poor lady must have repented of the unjust will forced from her by her stepsons, and contrived to make another; but she must have been kept a captive until, during their absence at some Christmas convivialities, she tried to escape; but hearing sounds betokening their return, she had only time to hide the bundle in the ruin before she was detected, and in the scuffle received a fatal blow.
'But why,' I objected, 'did she not remain hidden till her enemies were safe in the house?'
'Terrified beyond the use of her senses,' said Clarence.
'By all accounts,' said Martyn, 'the poor creature must have been rather a silly woman.'
'For shame, Martyn,' cried Emily, 'how can you tell? They might have seen her go in, or she might have feared being missed.'
'Or if you watch next Christmas you may see it all explained.'
To which Emily replied with a shiver that nothing would induce her to go through it again, and indeed she hoped the spirit would rest since the discovery had been made.
'And then?'--one of us said, and there was a silence, and another futile attempt to read the will.
'I shall take it to London and see what an expert can do with it,' said Clarence. 'I have heard of wonderful decipherings in the Record Office; but you will remember that even if it can be made out, it will hardly invalidate our possession after a hundred and thirty years.'
'Clarence!' cried Emily in a horrified voice; and I asked if the date were not later than that by which we inherited.
'Three years,' Clarence said, 'yes; but as things stand, it is absolutely impossible for me to make restitution at present.'
'On account of the burthens on the estate?' I said.
'Oh, but we could give up,' said Emily.
'I dare say!' said Clarence, smiling; 'but to say nothing of poor Selina, my mother would hardly see it in the same light, nor should I deal rightly, even if I could make any alterations; I doubt whether my father would have held himself bound--certainly not while no one can read this document.'
'It would simply outrage his legal mind,' said Martyn.
'Then what is to be done? Is the injustice to be perpetual?' asked Emily.
'This is what I have thought of,' said Clarence. 'We must leave matters as they are till I can realise enough either to pay off all these bequests, or to offer Mr. Fordyce the value of the estate.'
'It is not the whole,' I said.
'Not the Wattlesea part. This means Chantry House and the three farms in the village. 10,000 pounds would cover it.'
'Is it possible?' asked Emily.
'Yes,' returned Clarence, 'God helping me. You know our concern is bringing in good returns, and Mr. Castleford will put me in the way of doing more with my available capital.'
'We will save so as to help you!' added Emily. At which he smiled.
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Master of Military Art and Science Theses - 2007 now available online
The MMAS 2007 theses are now available in the CARL Digital Library in the Master of Military Art and Science Theses collection. This collection is accessible at http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/contentdm/home.htm Below is just a sample of some of this year's theses.
Occupation of Germany from 1945 to 1948 versus the occupation of Iraq from 2003 to 2005: is America on a road to success?
Community-oriented policing and counterinsurgency: a conceptual model
Psychological operations supporting counterinsurgency: 4th PSYOP Group in Vietnam.
Border interdiction in counterinsurgency: a look at Algeria, Rhodesia, and Iraq.
Lessons learned from advising the Republic of South Vietnam’s Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.
Analysis of the sources of Islamic extremism
Emerging requirements for U.S. counterinsurgency: an examination of the insurgency in the Niger River Delta region.
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Scorpion down : sunk by the Soviets, buried by the Pentagon
Scorpion down : sunk by the Soviets, buried by the Pentagon : the untold story of the USS Scorpion by Edward Offley
"In this work of investigative journalism, Ed Offley reveals that the U.S. Navy knew from the very beginning that the Scorpion had been sunk by the Soviets. Even before the Scorpion failed to show up at port, senior Navy officials had initiated an elaborate cover-up to suppress the real story of the undersea battle. The Navy has concealed the truth from the general public and families of the crewmen for nearly four decades. All ninety-nine American sailors aboard the Scorpion died in combat." "Here, Ed Offley tells the true story of the USS Scorpion for the first time. Offley tells the dramatic story of a secret battle that could have brought about World War III, and he conclusively demonstrates that the Navy's official story about the Scorpion incident - from the frantic open-ocean hunt for the wreckage to a Court of Inquiry's final conclusions - is nothing more than a carefully-constructed series of lies."--BOOK JACKET.
Related podcast: interview of the author describing his book Scorpion Down
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Savage Wars of Peace: Case studies of Pacification in the Philippines
The Long War Series, Occasional Paper # 24 : Savage Wars of Peace: Case studies of Pacification in the Philippines, 1900-1902 by Robert Ramsey is available for download at ... Click Here
From the book's foreword: "Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is pleased to publish its 24th Long War Series Occasional Paper, Savage Wars of Peace: Case Studies of Pacification in the Philippines, 1900–1902, by CSI historian Robert Ramsey. In it he analyzes case studies from two key Philippine military districts and highlights several themes that are relevant to today’s ongoing operations in the Long War. Between 1899 and 1902 the US Army was successful in defeating Filipino resistance to American occupation using what military leaders at the time called a combination of attraction and coercion. However, success came only after initial setbacks, disappointments, and significant changes in leadership, military strategy, and political adaptation."
New DVDs and Audio Books
We've just added 18 new audio books on CD and several dozen new DVDs. Browse this list of these latest additions. (And while you're at it consider subscribing to our New Multimedia RSS feed so you stay instantly up-to-date on the libraries latest acquisitions of popular movies and books. New DVDs and Audio books
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan Online Information resources
The CARL's classified services division has put together a gateway to open source information on the Islamic Repuplic of Pakistan. (If you access off-post some of the resources will require a CARL login).
Labels: international affairs, national security
Senior Officer Professional Digest (SOPD) August Issue : Australian Army
This month the editors of the Australian Army's Senior Officer Professional Digest recommend ten articles drawn from professional and academic journals on the subjects of capitalist-authoritarian powers, China, India, Pakistan, counterinsurgency, terrorism, regime change, Eastern and Western ideas of conflict and civil-military relations.
From the SOPD: "Reading is an intellectual force multiplier for the military profession. Apart from practical operational experience, which is our chief instructor, no other information source can compare with the material to be found in books and professional journals. As far as issues of contemporary importance are concerned, the many high quality professional journals from around the world can provide a small service, such as ours, with many different and valuable points of view."
SOPD Issue No. 52, August 2007 Full text PDF
The Return of Authoritarian Great Powers
Securing Borders
China’s Rise in Historical Perspective
A Friend Indeed
A False Choice in Pakistan
Counterterrorism: A Professional’s Strategy
The Role of Safe Havens in Islamist Terrorism
Terrorism, Regime Change and Just War
Good Anthropology, Bad History
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Embedded with US troops in Iraq: Video report
Freelance Journalist Doug Grindle was recently imbedded with a U.S. Army unit responsible for patrolling a rural area just west of Baghdad. The U.S. military has considered this area an al-Qaeda safe haven, and U.S. soldiers are working with the local Sunni population to identify and eliminate insurgents by sharing intelligence and setting up roadside checkpoints manned by local civilians. This vignette includes video of the patrolling, meeting with local leaders, and interviews with the U.S. military. View video 8/17/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: 27 min.
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Retaking Sa'ad: Successful Counterinsurgency in Tal Afar
Link to fulltext of article published in the JUL/Aug issue of Armor magazine: Retaking Sa'ad: Successful Counterinsurgency in Tal Afar by MAJ Niel Smith
Article summary: "The article discusses the campaign strategy employed by the U.S. Army Team Battle, 37th (2-37) Armor in a counter-insurgency in Tal Afar. The author explains that after taking over the place from Fox Troop, the unit had to ensure the mobility in alternate supply route, develop Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police capabilities, and defeat the insurgents in the area. After elaborating on the five-phase strategy, the author also provides an account of the lessons learned from the operations."
About the author: "Major NIeI Smith is currently the operations officer, Army-Marine Counterinsurgency Center, Fort Leavenworth, KS. He received a B.B.A. from James Madison University. His military education includes Armor Officer Basic Course, Armor Captains Career Course, Airborne School, and Combined Arms and Services Staff School. He has served in various command and staff positions, to include assistant S3,1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ramadi, Iraq; commander, Team Battle, 2d Battalion, 37th (2-37) Armor, Friedberg, Germany, and TaI Afar, lraq;S4, 2-37 Armor, Friedberg, Germany; AST commander, Camp Vitina, Kosovo; assistant S3 plans, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg; XO, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Hawaii; and platoon leader, Apache Troop, 3d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Hawaii."
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Radicalization in the West: Homegrown threat
Radicalization in the West: Homegrown threat by Mitchell Silber and Arvin Bhatt
The NYPD Intelligence Division has just released a report that examines the radical terrorist threat posed by domestic sources in the United States.
From the preface: "While the threat from overseas remains, many of the terrorist attacks or thwarted plots against cities in Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States have been conceptualized and planned by local residents/citizens who sought to attack their country of residence. The majority of these individuals began as “unremarkable” - they had “unremarkable” jobs, had lived “unremarkable” lives and had little, if any criminal history. The recently thwarted plot by homegrown jihadists, in May 2007, against Fort Dix in New Jersey, only underscores the seriousness of this emerging threat. Understanding this trend and the radicalization process in the West that drives “unremarkable” people to become terrorists is vital for developing effective counterstrategies. This realization has special importance for the NYPD and the City of New York. As one of the country’s iconic symbols and the target of numerous terrorist plots since the 1990’s, New York City continues to be the one of the top targets of terrorists worldwide. Consequently, the NYPD places a priority on understanding what drives and defines the radicalization process."
New York Times News Release on the NYPD report
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Insurgents, terrorists, and militias : the warriors of contemporary combat
Insurgents, terrorists, and militias : the warriors of contemporary combat by Richard Schultz and Andrea J. Dew
Book review exerpt: "The authors, Richard H. Shultz and Andrea J. Dew, lay out the framework and goals of the book at the very beginning. This book is not about tactics or even strategy, but “operational art”, the middle ground between Strategy (big “S”) and Tactics (big “T”). Using case studies of Somali, Chechnya, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the authors demonstrate their theories through both recent and historical encounters. Some of their analysis is interesting as elements of previous success were clearly not understood and led to later failures." Full Book review: MountainRunner blog
Listen to Andrea Dew's interview on NPR's "The World
Read an interview with Andrea Dew and Richard Shultz.
Read "When Soldiers Fight Warriors," a chapter from Insurgents, Terrorists, and Militias.
Read Shultz and Dew's New York Times op-ed piece, "Counterinsurgency, by the Book".
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New York Times Bestseller at CARL : Lone Survivor
Lone survivor : the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
Texan recounts special forces tragedy in Afghanistan.
Excerpt from book review:
"The Battle of Murphy's Ridge, June 28, 2005, was among the most tragic days in U.S. special operations history, and only Texan Marcus Luttrell lived to talk about it.
His memoir, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, recounts how he and three other Navy SEALs were dropped on a mountainside in the rural Hindu Kush in eastern Afghanistan to carry out a reconnaissance mission and, if possible, assassinate Taliban warlord Ben Sharmak." Full Book review published in Guide live.com
Book review published in the New York Times
Podcast of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell talking about his book "Lone Survivor"
Is this book checked out at CARL? How to place a hold on it.
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War by other means by John Yoo
War by other means : an insider's account of the War on Terror by John Yoo
Book summary from the publisher: "John Yoo, the key legal architect of the Bush administration’s response to 9/11, delivers a fascinating insider account of the War on Terror. While America reeled from the cataclysmic events of September 11, 2001, Yoo and a skeletal staff of the Office of Legal Counsel found themselves on the phone with the White House. In a series of memos, Yoo offered his legal opinions on the president’s authority to respond, and in the process had an almost unmatched impact on America's fight against terrorism. His analysis led to many of the Bush administration’s most controversial policies, including detention at Guantanamo Bay, coercive interrogation, military trials for terrorists, preemptive attacks, and the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program. In fascinating detail, Yoo takes us inside the corridors of power and examines specific cases, from John Walker Lindh and Jose Padilla to an American al-Qaeda leader assassinated by a CIA pilotless drone in the deserts of Yemen."
Book review: published in the New York Times/International Herald Tribune
Book review : published in the New Republic magazine
Audio: Milt Rosenberg WGN radio interviews John Yoo on his book War by other means. (Real player audio)
John Yoo War on Terror
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John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship
John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship by Donald B. Connelly
About the author "Donald B. Connelly is associate professor of joint and multinational operations at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A retired U.S. Army military intelligence officer, he has also served as historian at U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."
Excerpt from Book jacket: "In the first full biography of Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906), Donald Connelly examines the career of one of the leading commanders in the western theater during the Civil War and the role of politics in the formulation of military policy during both war and peace in the latter half of the nineteenth century." "Connelly relates how Schofield, as a department commander, had to cope with contending political factions that sought to shape military and civil policies. Following the war, Schofield occupied every senior position in the army - including secretary of war and commanding general of the army - and became a leading champion of army reform and professionalism. He was the first senior officer to recognize that professionalism would come not from the separation of politics and the military but from the army's accommodation of politics and the often contentious American constitutional system."
Book review: Journal of American History
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New at CARL - Utility of Force by Rupert Smith
Utility of Force: the art of war in the modern world by Gen. Rupert Smith
Author bio: "General Sir Rupert Smith is one of the most senior international practitioners in the use of force. In his forty year career in the British Army he commanded the UK Armoured Division in the 1990-91 Gulf War, was GOC Northern Ireland, commanded the UN forces in Bosnia in 1995, and served as Deputy Commander of NATO. All of this experience informs his book. He retired in 2002."
Book summary: "War no longer exists," writes General Sir Rupert Smith, powerfully reminding us that the clash of mass national armies - the system of war since Napoleon - will never occur again. Instead, he argues in this timely book, we must be prepared to adapt tactics to each conflict, or lose the ability to protect ourselves and our way of life." "From Iraq to the Balkans, and from Afghanistan to Chechnya, Smith charts a stream of armed interventions that have failed to deliver on promises of resolution. He demonstrates why today's conflicts must be understood as intertwined political and military events. He makes clear why the current one-size-fits-all model of total war, fought out on battlefields, that politicians still cling to must be abandoned in favor of new strategies that take into account the fact that wars are now fought among civilian populations. And he offers a compelling new model for how to fight these battles - and secure our world."--BOOK JACKET.
Book review by LTC (Ret) Bill Latham published in August 2007 Military Review
Related podcast: Interview of General Rupert Smith by Jeffrey McCausland in this Carnegie Council Podcast
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Overdrive Audio online ebooks, music and videos
Using your CARL library card you can now have access to over 3000 downloadable digital audio books , music files and more via the Kansas State Library's Overdrive website. We've added the available titles to our online catalog so you can discover these great titles while searching our resources as well.
You can get a quick sense of what's available to you by selecting these links below and browsing thru the lists of available titles. You'll find a range of music from classical to jazz as wellas audio book offerings from history to prominent fiction including works by Pulitzer Prize winners like Cormac McCarthy, Marilyn Robinson and Edward Jones.
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Listen to music excerpt Bach Violin Concerto
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Air Command and Staff College: 2006 student papers
We just added to our catalog some 20 research papers written by students of the Air Command and Staff College from 2006. Topics covered in these papers include effects-based operations, global war on terrorism, role of the media in wartime, and cultural awareness to name a few.
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Scorpion down : sunk by the Soviets, buried by the...
Savage Wars of Peace: Case studies of Pacification...
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Online Information re...
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Retaking Sa'ad: Successful Counterinsurgency in Ta...
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Complex Cardiac
Current Chapters
I) Definitions and Mechanisms
II) Specific Causes- The Cardiac Patient
III) Specific Organ System Dysfunction and the Heart
IV) Evaluation of the Complex Cardiac Patient
V) Emergency room and Intensive Care Unit Management of the Complex Cardiac Patient
VI) Cardiac Anesthesia
VII) Surgical and Percutaneous Therapies
VIII) Prevention and Therapeutics
Prosthetic Valve Malfunction
Lina Ya'qoub, MD; Luai Tabaza MBBS
Over the past six decades valvular replacement and repair witnessed significant improvements in patient outcomes, this is largely due to development of new operative techniques, refinement of prosthetic valve design and advanced anesthesia cares. Malfunction of the mobile component of a prosthetic valve continues to be a challenge to the further improvements in these outcomes. Prosthetic valve dysfunction can be attributed to intrinsic or extrinsic causes; structural deterioration, pannus formation, thrombosis and thromboembolic complications, endocarditis, leaflet arrest/entrapment, patient-prosthesis mismatch, malfunction leading to hemolysis as well as valvular and paravalvular leakage [1,2,3,4,5].
Structural Degeneration
Like any device or viable organs, prosthetic valves can degenerate with time. It is known that degeneration occurs faster in bio prosthetic valves compared to mechanical valves [1]. The mitral valve is involved more frequently, presumably because of higher closing pressures. While bio prosthetic valves usually degenerate within the first 10 years and thus have higher reoperation rates, mechanical valves usually last more than 20 years [1,6,7,8]. The rate of structural valve failure is age-dependent and is significantly lower in patients older than 65 years [1,5]. Although degeneration is often associated with valve malfunction, mainly attributed to incomplete closure of the valve, it is important to note that degeneration does not always result in valve dysfunction [9].
Prosthetic valve obstruction caused by pannus formation
Pannus represents a bio reaction to the prosthetic valve and is mainly formed of collagen and elastic fibrous tissue [10]. Pannus can form on any prosthetic valve, but it is particularly common in mitral valve prosthesis as the chordae of mitral valves are usually spared in mitral valve replacement in order to preserve LV geometry and hemodynamic function, this in turn, accelerates the growth of host tissue resulting in the pannus formation [11].
Differentiating the cause of prosthetic valve obstruction (pannus versus thrombus) is crucial, as they are managed differently. While surgical management is required for cases of pannus formation, anticoagulation or thrombolytic agents can be used in selected cases of thrombus formation [12,13,14,15]. Multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) may be helpful in differentiating thrombus from pannus as the former usually has lower attenuation [16]. The differentiation between these two entities on imaging can be challenging, especially if there was no response to anticoagulation or thombolytic agents, the definitive diagnosis is often made by histopathology [10].
Prosthetic valve obstruction caused by thrombus formation
Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) and thromboembolic complications remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality following valve replacement. Several studies have shown that the risk of PVT is highest in the early post-operative period [17]. Unstable anti-coagulation appears to be the major risk factor predisposing to PVT [12].
Three basic mechanisms explain the tendency of thrombus formation in prosthetic valves; molecular interactions, influence of transprosthetic blood flow and local hypercoagulability [17]. Molecular interactions are those interactions that occur between the blood and any foreign body, leading to the initiation of the coagulation cascade. These interactions are more common in the early post-operative period when the endothelialization process of the prosthetic valves is still incomplete. Low blood flow states are associated with risk of thrombosis as well; this explains why mitral valves are associated with a higher risk of thrombosis compared to aortic valves. Moreover, heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction are at increased risk of thrombosis given their relatively-low flow state. Lastly, hypercoagulability is associated with increased risk of thrombosis in general, and this is particularly important in prosthetic valves due to the presence of the factors discussed above [16,17].
Interestingly, some studies found increased incidence of PVT in the winter months; the authors attributed that to plasma viscosity [17] and increased fibrinogen levels during winter months [18].
The diagnosis and timely management of PVT is of significant importance as it is not only associated with local complications i.e. valve obstruction and malfunction but might also lead to systematic embolization, including coronary embolization [19,20,21].
The treatment of PVT can be broadly categorized into antiplatelet-based strategies (aspirin and/or a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor) and anticoagulant-based strategies (using VKAs or direct oral anticoagulants). These are outlined in the 2014 ACC/AHA Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy After Valve Replacement as follows [5]:
Transcatheter PVT has been increasing recognized and diagnosed [22]; with the advances in imaging modalities and the increasingly used transcatheter procedures. Studies have shown that there is increased incidence of PVT in TAVR patients compared to the general population; thus, regular follow up is warranted using echocardiogram and MDCT to detect PVT even in asymptomatic patient to prevent progression of the thrombus and subsequent complications. To date, there are no guidelines for antithrombotic treatment in patients with transcatheter PVT, and treatment strategies are individualized based on patient’s comorbidities and operator experience. Recent studies, however, have shown that antiplatelet therapy might not be sufficient for transcatheter PVT and anti-coagulation might be warranted in these patients. More studies are being conducted in the present time to assess the efficacy of the different antiplatelet and anticoagulation medications for transcatheter PVT [23].
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis (PVE)
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) occurs when an endovascular microbial infection involves parts of a valve prosthesis or a reconstructed native heart valve [24]. Prostheses made from metal, pyrolyte or other materials do not allow adherence of microorganisms as long as they are free from thrombotic material. However the sewing cuff can act as nidus for thrombus formation near the sewing ring, which in turn can cause inflammatory peri-prosthetic leaks, ring abscesses, and invasion of the infective process into the adjacent tissue [24].
The pathogenesis of bio prosthetic infections may be similar to that of native valves. In these cases, the infection is restricted to the cusps, eventually initiating secondary bio prosthetic failure but with only a low tendency to invade the sewing cuff or to result in periprosthetic abscesses [24].
PVE is usually classified as early PVE (that is acquired perioperatively), and late PVE (resulting from infections unrelated to the valve operation, similar to community acquired native valve infective endocarditis). Time cut off point between early and late PVE is usually one year, with notable differences in microbiology. Staphylococci (especially novobiocin susceptible, coagulase negative staphylococci), bacteria of the HACEK group (Haemophilus species, Aggregatibacter species, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species), and fungi occur more frequently in early PVE, as these microorganisms have high affinity to foreign bodies and prosthesis, where Streptococci and enterococci are found more frequently in late PVE [24].
The basic principles of antimicrobial treatment in PVE do not differ much from those for native valve endocarditis (NVE), but some special aspects need to be considered. PVE is usually associated with larger vegetations. Consequently, longer duration of treatment at higher doses of antibiotics are needed to penetrate the total vegetation. When PVE is clinically apparent and blood cultures are not yet positive, empiric treatment should be initiated with Vancomycin, Gentamicin followed by Rifampin in 3-5 days after effective treatment with Vancomycin and Gentamicin and if the micro-organism is sensitive to Rifampin (ESC 2015 Guidelines, Class I, Level of Evidence B) [2,24,25]. Antibiotic therapy should be tailored based on the culture and susceptibility results of each organism.
PVE occurring in the post-operative period, PVE caused by Staphylococci, the presence of multiple comorbidities, severe heart failure, and new prosthetic dehiscence have all shown to be poor prognostic indicators [25].
Multi-disciplinary approach in managing PVE is of paramount importance. Both ACC/AHA 2014 and ESC 2015 guidelines recommend that patients with IE should be evaluated and managed with consultation of a multi-specialty heart valve team, including an infectious disease specialist, cardiologist, and cardiac surgeon. In Surgically managed patients, this team should also include a cardiac anesthesiologist (Class I, Level of Evidence: B) [2,3,5].
Early surgical intervention should be considered in most cases of PVE in order to prevent secondary complications. Indications for surgery include: heart failure, prosthesis dehiscence, recurrent embolization despite medical treatment, Staphylococcus, fungal infection, peri-valvular abscess, penetrating destructive lesions, and failure of medical treatment [AHA 2014 Guidelines ( Class I, Level of Evidence: B )] [5,26,27].
Leaflet Entrapment/Arrest
Leaflet entrapment is the inability of the leaflet to move properly leading to valve malfunction. It can occur both intra-operatively and postoperatively. It is hypothesized that it can occur due to the magnitude and direction of forces applied upon the valve annulus which can cause the hinge mechanism to become restricted. Another hypothesis attributes the entrapment to the presence of a sub-valvular apparatus which restricts the proper valve movement. The rate of leaflet entrapment can vary between different valves [28,29].
Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch (PPM)
Prosthesis‐patient mismatch (PPM) occurs when the effective orifice area (EOA) of the inserted prosthetic valve is too small in relation to the body surface area (BSA). Its main hemodynamic consequence is to generate higher than expected gradients through normally functioning prosthetic valves [30,31]. Assessment of PPM is complex and involves measurement of multiple variables on echocardiogram. In 2009, Zoghbi et al published the first comprehensive American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines for Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of prosthetic function. Quantitative parameters of valvular stenosis include: Transprosthetic flow velocity and pressure gradient, EOA, and Doppler Velocity Index (DVI) [32,33,34].
PPM seems to correlate well with the indexed EOA (EOA divided by BSA); Mild PPM occurs when iEOA is >0.9 cm2/m2, moderate PPM occurs when iEOA is between 0.6-0.9 cm2/m2, severe PPM occurs when iEOA is <0.6 cm2/m2 (These numbers are for the aortic valve which is the most studied valve). The iEOA can be measured using invasive catheterization as well as non-invasive measures, with echocardiogram being the most widely used method [35,36].
EOA of prosthetic valves are usually smaller than the native valves; thus, it is common to see a mild degree of PPM and this mild degree of mismatch is not associated with worse outcome. On the other hand, studies have shown that severe PPM acts similar to LV outflow tract obstruction with increased pressure gradient across the valve, and this typically is associated with worse outcomes, namely recovery of diastolic dysfunction, quality of life and in some studies it affected survival. The effect of PPM on mortality/survival has not been proven yet [35,36,37,38].
Interestingly, patients who had TAVR had lower incidence of PPM compared to surgical AVR. This could be attributed to the self-expanding prosthesis used in TAVR [35].
Hemolysis
Mild hemolysis after prosthetic valve implantation is not uncommon, but severe hemolysis is rare. The mechanism responsible for hemolysis most commonly involves a regurgitant jet and blood cell trauma, either at the valvular or paravalvular level [39, 40]. The degree of hemolysis appears to be independent of the regurgitation severity when assessed by echocardiography, as patients may experience severe hemolysis with only moderate regurgitant jets [41]. It is thought that subclinical hemolysis is rather influenced by valve position but not by valve size or effective orifice area index and remained stable through time [39].
In one report a malfunctioning prosthetic aortic valve, causing severe hemolytic anemia and requiring blood transfusions in an elderly female, was resolved by creating an extra-anatomic apico-aortic connection that created an alternative blood flow out of the left ventricle [42].
Valvular and Paravalvular Leakage (PVL)
Normal functioning heart valve prostheses are designed to have a certain degree of intrinsic structural regurgitation as a washout mechanism to avoid prosthetic thrombosis, however severe regurgitation can occur and lead to malfunction [41]. Similarly, prosthetic paravalvular leak (PVL) is a serious complication after valve replacement. This usually occurs as a result of inappropriate sealing of the prosthetic ring to the native cardiac tissue. Although most of the cases consist of mild and asymptomatic regurgitation that is usually detected incidentally on follow up echocardiography, a small percentage of patients show large and clinically significant regurgitations [43,44]. Paravalvular leak can have significant clinical consequence including congestive heart failure, hemolytic anemia, and infective endocarditis [43].
Studies looking at early generations of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) showed higher incidence of PVL compared to surgical AVR [32]. However, latest generations of these valves show comparable rates of PVL as they are modified with an outer skirt designed to reduce leak by sealing gaps around the valve.
Although surgery has been the traditional treatment of choice in hemodynamically significant PVL, percutaneous transcatheter closure and transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation are emerging as novel and less invasive options for patients with high operative risk [32,44,45].
Clinical Presentation
The clinical presentation of patients with prosthetic valve malfunction varies widely depending on the nature of the complication, the valve involved and the type of the valve. Patients may be totally asymptomatic with incidental findings on blood tests or imaging suggestive of malfunction. They may present with fever and new onset murmur suggesting endocarditis. New-onset arrhythmia or conduction abnormalities caused by abscess formation, heart failure symptoms secondary to severe valvular regurgitation, stenosis or PVL can be the presenting symptom. A more critical presentation in the form of cardiogenic shock secondary to valve entrapment or obstruction by a thrombus or pannus formation can also happen.
Close attention should be made to cardiac auscultation during physical examination as diminution of the occluder clicks can suggest prosthetic valve thrombosis [17]. Furthermore, identifying murmurs of stenotic or insufficient valves can be the leading hint to the diagnosis of valve dysfunction.
Given the wide clinical presentations, prosthetic valve malfunction should be considered in any patient with a prosthetic cardiac valve who presents with any cardiac symptom or sign and further evaluation should be pursued to establish the diagnosis.
The diagnostic approach to prosthetic valve malfunction typically includes blood tests and imaging studies. Blood tests are performed to look for hemolysis, check the coagulation status of the patient and obtaining blood cultures if endocarditis is suspected [24].
Transthoracic echo (TTE) evaluation of the prosthesis may be challenging due to the acoustic shadowing. Thus, real time 3-D Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is usually required to assess prosthesis malfunction as it provides better anatomical and functional assessment of prosthetic valves [46,47]. Moreover, TEE should be performed without delay in all patients with suspicion of PVE; as TEE can define the size of vegetation and peri-annular complications (abscesses, dehiscence, fistulas) more precisely than TTE. Both the size of vegetations and infection morphology significantly influence therapeutic decisions (namely duration of antimicrobial treatment and the need for urgent surgical intervention) [24].
If the routinely recommended echocardiography is inconclusive, other imaging studies (cinefluorography, CT, MRI) may be used to confirm the diagnosis [33,48,49,50,51,52,53,54]. Furthermore, CT provides accurate dimensions, which are important for prosthetic sizing. Compared to echocardiographic sizing, CT-based sizing may lead to better results [55]. Sound-pressure analysis and sound spectrography can detect clot formation at a very early stage. However, there is a limited number of centers worldwide that perform these highly-sophisticated studies [17].
It is important to note that prosthetic valve malfunction can be intermittent and may not be confirmed by imaging. In these cases, the diagnosis is very challenging and should be evaluated on case-by-case basis with experts in the field in order to determine the best management approach [56,57].
The consequences of prosthetic valve dysfunction may be catastrophic, especially in cases of fixed obstruction and cardiogenic shock. Thus, diagnosis and management should be done simultaneously in these cases [11,12].
The initial approach to management is to make sure the patient is hemodynamically stable, with intravenous fluids, blood transfusions or using vasopressors and inotropic agents till the cause of dysfunction is identified. It is important to identify the etiology dysfunction, as it will define the management plan. A multidisciplinary team, including a cardiothoracic surgeon, an interventional cardiologist and an imaging cardiologist should be involved in the early course of management [2,3,5]. Medical, surgical and transcatheter management should be tailored to the individual case [2,3,5,15,25,42,43,58,59,60,61,62]. In patients with recurrent prosthetic malfunction or prior complex cardiac surgeries, the risk of reoperation should always be considered in the clinical decision making process [62,63,64].
Although it is difficult to predict or prevent many causes of prosthetic valve malfunction, there are preventive measures to be considered including: Maintaining a therapeutic coagulation level to prevent valve thrombosis [11,17]. Guideline-directed PVE prophylaxis using antibiotics taken one hour before and six hours after the interventional procedure [24]. Using prospective strategies and calculations based on EOA and BSA to prevent PPM [35,36,38]. The use of transesophageal echocardiography-guided intra-operative techniques is used routinely to prevent or minimize early postoperative paravalvular leakage and PPM [37,43,58]. And lastly, new multi-imaging modalities including 3D echocardiography, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI are deployed to achieve better prosthetic valve sizing and early detection for prosthetic malfunction [55].
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Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Manchester City - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - August 12, 2018 Arsenal manager Unai Emery Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
Arsenal need tactical work to bridge Man City divide, says Emery
Mon, Aug. 13, 2018
Aug 13 (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Unai Emery said his team would need more time to adapt to his tactical approach but maintained there were some positive signs in the 2-0 season-opening loss to champions Manchester City.
The north London club were outplayed in Emery's first Premier League game in charge, with goals from City forwards Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva underlining a gulf of quality between the two teams.
"We were improving during the 90 minutes like I think we need for next week and the next match," Emery, who took over from long-serving Arsene Wenger in May, told reporters.
"Manchester City was demanding our best performance, and today we (can see) we have to continue working, but I am happy with the players because they run, they fight.
"And also, we need to continue to work tactically with defensive options and to shorten the difference today between Manchester City and us."
Arsenal's energetic pressing in the midfield area had City on the back foot in the second half, but lapses in concentration in defence proved the hosts are very much a work in progress.
"This 90 minutes is how I want to do the process of improving our team," Emery added. "We finished it with the spirit I want. The team ran, they tried, they pushed."
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Drug Information - Coping with hangovers
Woken up with a blinder behind the eyes? If you can make it to the bottom of this fact file without throwing up or passing out, we might just have the solution.
Why do I feel so lousy?
Anything you sink down your throat, be it food or drink, has to be broken down by your body. The reason you feel so bad the morning after a boozing session is largely down to the by products left in your system. Darker drinks such as beer, red wine, port and brandy are most likely to leave you feeling worse off because they contain more congeners - elements that give the drink its character but which the body regards as impurities and punishes you for it accordingly.
So take me through the symptoms, quietly.
Dehydration is the main reason why you're left with such a sensitive head. Alcohol has diuretic properties, which means it makes the body lose water (and explains why you're constantly going to the loo). Waking up with a thick head and a raging thirst is basically your body's way of telling you that it lacks sufficient fluids to perform normally.
Nausea and trembling
Your blood sugar levels drop in the wake of an alcohol onslaught, which can contribute to the reason why you feel so sick and deeply delicate. Alcohol is also considered to be an irritant, which is why drinking can leave your stomach in a bad way, and can contribute to ulcers down there if you're boozing heavily on a regular basis.
Triggered by the fact that alcohol is a depressant drug and you're suffering from the comedown. It doesn't help that people will have little sympathy for the way you feel.
I've been punished enough. Just gimme the cure!
Sadly there is no guaranteed way. A great deal depends on the drink you put away, as well as factors like your body size/height/metabolism. Still, everyone has their own idea about how to deal with a hangover. Some people take precautionary measures before they hit the bottle. Others have a morning after strategy that works wonders for them. So before you check out TheSite's own favourite techniques, here are some basic tips:
Drink plenty of water, preferably during your boozing session. Pacing yourself in this way should ensure your body doesn't dry out too badly. A pint of water before you head horizontal can also see off any headaches, but it may mean waking up with a full bladder. Or a wet bed.
Eat well before you drink and your body will be better equipped to soak up the stuff. Go for food that takes a long time to digest, such as bread, cheese, potato and pasta, as this will line your stomach. A pint of milk is also thought to have the same effect. If it's all too late and you're already in hangover hell, then try to eat small amounts frequently. Just thinking about food may be enough to make you want to hurl, but you're not going to feel any better until you restore your glucose levels.
Try not to mix your drinks, because you're only adding to the number of toxins that your body has to deal with. If you're planning on a session then stick to one kind of falling-down juice. That way you won't crash out so badly.
Respect the power of alcohol. If you can pace your drinking, and know when enough is enough, your system won't floor you the next day. The big fancy drinking games might seem like a laugh, but it's not so funny when you wake up in the morning with sick all down your jimmy jams.
Ditch 'the dog'. A hair of the dog drink might help blunt your headache, basically by making you drunk again, but all you're doing is delaying the inevitable alcohol comedown.
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Sióbhan Roi King aka Sió DHLA innerview
It is without a doubt that Mzansi has talent. One has to dig deeper though as to why a certain song is trending. Is it the baseline, the songwriting, the timing or a case of all elements combined? Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Sió Roi King aka Sió
DHLA: Please tell us about your upbringing
Sió: I grew up in Ennerdale where I still reside, raised by my Mother, with lots of cousins and aunts and uncles in-between.
DHLA: At what point did you realise that you can make a career out of music
Sió: I don’t think I ever officially did. I still think I have a long way to go before I can say I’ve made a career out of music. I started taking music seriously when a producer I have always admired asked me to work on a song for him. I still pinch myself when I send any producer work and they say they like it.
DHLA: your fondest moment or words that were said to you that kept you going, back then?
Sió: I don’t really know. My Songs always need to say something, have a valid story, so I think it will be the a writing class where one of my classmates told me she loved how I wrote, because I write in pictures. So I hold onto that.
DHLA: Who gave you your 1st break
Sió: My Grade 3 teacher Mrs Penny. She was the first person who told me I can sing.
DHLA: You are also a model. How do you juggle the two
Sió: I don’t call myself a Model. Modeling is one of the jobs I do. I also have a full time job from 8-4 every day of the week. I take the time I need to do what I have to, to do what I like and most of all to do what I love. I don’t always get it right, and there is no balance to juggling them all, I drop balls all the time in some areas, but it put my head down and do my best.
DHLA: Lets put you on the spot a bit. You featured on Luka’s stained glass, would you say this was your biggest break so far? Would it come second to 1 000 memories with Jullian Gomes or vice versa?
Sió: 1000 Memories has gotten me the greatest audience! But Luka got me to the people who made Jullian take notice of me, so I think they are all connected and all leading me to greater places.
DHLA: You changed your name from Sió Black Widow to just Sió. Why?
Sió: Too much to explain really. My Real name is a tongue twister. Sió are the first 3 letters of Sióbhan which 99% of those who read it pronounce wrong. So Imagine having to explain that and that I like spiders and I’m not a man-eater??? I decided I don’t need the Blackwidow.
DHLA: Which musicians do you look up to? Why?
Sió: I look up those who are brave enough to do music because they love it, those who are brave enough to do their kind of music, what they love regardless of whether it’s a hit or not, who are 100% authentically themselves without trying to be another copy of a mega superstar. I admire those who just are.
DHLA: What would you say is the status of house music right now?
Sió: I think there are pioneers in the house world in South Africa that South Africans and the world are missing out on because of their romance with the popular face of house music and just music in genereal. I think they should break up with their comfortable musical relationships and listen. There are sooooooo many amazing producers who are breathing fresh air into house, that people should listen to, otherwise it’s going to get stuck get boring.
DHLA: Your top 5 tracks
Sió: 1000 Memories, Next to you, Yum Yum, This Love, Hours go by.
DHLA: 4 producers and 3 Djs that you recommend?
Sió: Producers: Daev Martian, Sean Munnik, Dawson, FKA Mash, Jazzuelle, JM, Jullian Gomes, Luka, Bruce Loko, Ta Ice, Cuebur, Card On spokes, and all of them are South African. Djs: KID FONQUE, Jullian Gomes.
DHLA: Who are we sleeping on?
All the producers I mentioned above
DHLA: For someone that has never heard you sing, how would you describe your vocal gymnastics
Sió: I don’t and can’t do vocal gymnastics, I suck at runs. I don’t know why, but I think I sing like someone who did jazz back in 1950 something.
DHLA: You received so much praise from Jackie Queens. Is there unity amongst female vocalists or is it just for show
Sió: There definitely is unity amongst those I know and have spoken to personally. Jackie is certainly a QUEEN!!! But I don’t know everyone and have not met everyone personally, and I’m such a hermit, so I can’t say.
DHLA: How has the reception been now that you have blown up?
Sió: I don’t think I have blown up. Like I said earlier, I Have a LONG way to go before I can say I have blown up. As long as I have to work everyday to make a living, I have loads more music to make. People love my music, for which I am ever grateful, and I appreciate all those who ask me for the lyrics to my songs, coz I was told people don’t listen to the lyrics. I’m so blessed to have people confirm that “I am a storyteller, my songs say so…”
DHLA: Is there previous work that you wish could be re-released or marketed
Sió: No. All the work I have shared so far is leading to the place I want to go. They are parts of the greater picture for me and all of them are in the right place, released at the right time.
DHLA: Inform us on the tracks you’ve worked on and your personal favourite
Sió: Shoo, there are soo many and all of them have great stories. I can’t choose.
DHLA: Are you signed under any record label
Sió: No.
DHLA: Whats your prediction for the genre
Sió: It needs to become more open minded in order to grow. It’s the one place where people can really play and experiment, and I think they should.
DHLA: You’ve been part of a number of tracks with Luke. How did the collabo come about
Sió: In 2013 Luka worked on a remix for a song I did with Marubini Musiq and he liked how I wrote and he asked me to work on music with him. It’s been such a great journey!
DHLA: Whats your message on the ongoing abuse against women
Sió: Ladies, Please stop valuing your appearance more than life!!! Stop listening to what people tell you to be, stop listening to the voice that tells you to forgive him, because he promised never to do it again.
Listen the voice that says LEAVE!!!!
And please go, no relationship can justify abuse, and no-one has the right to abuse you. You have the power and the right to leave. Your life is more valuable than people’s opinion of you. If he does it once, he’s going to do it again, and if he does, you have given him the power to dehumanize you. Please take your power back and LEAVE!!!
DHLA: Is it a bit harder in the industry, for female vocalists especially in the house music genre
Sió: Making it in music industry standard is difficult! Being a female in the world and trying to be seen as just another candidate for the same space as anyone else is difficult.
DHLA: There are a lot of rumours about record labels buying awards. Whats your take?
Sió: I think that is sad, and it makes it a lot harder for honest, up and coming musician/artists/composer/ writers/ poets to be heard. The playing field is not fair, but I trust that good music will always prevail. I read a quote that said “when I’m happy I hear to the music, when I’m sad, I listen!” there’s those few that look for the art in the music and will find it and we will continue to make music for them.
DHLA: Of the 1 000 memories remixes, which one do you love most
Sió: I don’t know, honestly, how do you choose between Osunlade, Atjazz, Karizma and Fred Everything? Please let me know how you do such a thing? They all cover their specific sub genre so well that I can’t say.
DHLA: Your song writing is world class. What’s your secret?
Sió: Thank you for thinking it is :). I read, and always look for new words and ways to speak and paint the pictures in the songs. And sometimes I get it right.
DHLA: Did you study music?
Sió: No. I didn’t.
DHLA: Whats the plan, do you intend on producing or Djying?
Sió: I’d Like to learn how to Dj sometime in the future, it would be nice to share the kind of music I love with people.
DHLA: Message to your fans?
Sió: Find out what you’re here on earth to do. It will ground you. Listen to your inner voice. Half of the answers you seek are there. Do things that make you uncomfortable, that way you will master fear and it will not master you, then you can do anything and be exactly who are.
DHLA: Any fans that have pulled stunts on your performances or DMs
Sió: Nothing crazier than shouting “I love you Sio.”
DHLA: Projects that you are working on?
Sió: I’m working on my ep and a few cool projects with amazing people. One of them is “rkls,”who have an album coming out in June 2017 and Luka just Release “Closer,” which is doing well. Look out for those the rkls album is awesome!
DHLA: Your social media contacts
Sió: Facebook – Sió
Instagram - @iam_sio
Twitter - @iam_sio
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What's your musical situation?
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SAINTDRUMS
I'm in a cover band based in Rhode Island named The Senders. We play danceable Classic Rock up to and including select current rock. This band was established in 1983 - hence next year will our 30th year as a band! We book a year in advance and currently play 42-44 weekends a year. Most gigs are on Fridays/Saturdays, but in the summer months we play Fri./Sat./Sun.
Music is alive and well in little "Rhody". Although honestly some gigs are a lot of work, I still have a blast playing and doing my thing. I'll keep doing this until it's no longer fun! I keep a day job and fortunately my wife is great with the whole situation (as long as things get done that need to get done) and my son plays drums & guitar so he doesn't have any complaints since we share a common hobby.
Just so you know, I'm the "baby" of the band at 47 years old.....
topgun2021
3 bands at college and I just joined my church worship band.
opentune
Pollyanna said:
That's a funny thing. My group has three academics working in museums plus a designer and dopey old me and we also play a lot of Mowtown, pop and lighter rock (and light jazz).
I wonder if there's a connection between academia and placid musical forms?
Umm, if there is a connection I've clearly broken it. I'm a professor and play in a rock R&B bands. Nothing placid about the Small Faces, Hendrix or Humble Pie we play.
Assuming that those who use 'that side' of their brain for math and science cannot groove or be artistic can be misguided. Many pure forms of pure science converge with true art forms.
Admittedly though, some of my colleagues are uber-surprised to hear I am a drummer...to rock music! Stereotypes, we love and use them but they are dangerous and often broken.
Anthony Amodeo
gigging
and repeat in no particular order
.....life is good
ddrumman2004
I was in a band but quit after I had a quadruple heart bypass 6 weeks ago.
I'm back to playing at home and there are plans for the lead singer of that band and the lead guitar player of the same band and myself getting together and starting a band of our own.
But in the meantime, the lead singer, also a guitar player, and I are going into a studio so I can add drum tracks to some songs he's recorded.
No more smoke filled, country honky tonk dives for me!
SticksEasy
I'm a local hired gun.
I currently play for a pop punk band (which is my dream project), but I also play for a jam band that plays every Monday night here in town when I need the cash.
My band just cut our first EP. We're releasing it independently later this month.
Oh, and I also have a friend who plays for a classic rock cover band (doing the bar, and party thing.) When he can't play I fill in for him.
I've touched on studio sessions and live work with various bands in my area, but my pop punk band 'The Best of Us' is my main, and seemingly permanent project.
I hope we're headed for something big... I'd be pleased with a record on a small indie label, and doing tours of the south east.
I play in 2 metal bands, plus I'm the drummer for a metal studio project with some other folks from the scene.
Of the 2 bands I'm in, I play guitar in one, drums in the other...and both share all the same members with the exception of 1 guy in each. We've all been close friends and playing together for over 10 years (close to 20, in some cases). Basically, we're friends first and the bands are just what we do on the side...which I think is what has allowed us to stay together, even through multiple style/band name changes as our tastes evolved. Both bands might play out a couple times a year at this point (just too many "real life" things getting in the way for some of us), but we're still writing and recording albums.
Orko111
My musical situation is awesome. I have the drums in my garage!
I´m currently in the process of recording two albums. The first one is with my prog metal band and the other one is with a singer/songwriter.
Also an old grunge rock band that made a few albums back in the day and had a nice little fan base is reuniting for a rehearsal tomorrow. No strings attached but if it goes well a comeback might be on the cards.
I´m also a member of a "club" consisting of excellent musicians and every few months there is a show that they do with a particular theme, like english rock, disco, musicals...those shows are very popular and I am one of the drummers that plays regularly in that. It pays pretty well too because of how popular it is.
I also live in a fairly remote area so once in a while I do sit-ins for musicians and bands, mostly people that are friends, because it´s more convenient or cost efficient than bringing a drummer out here...haha.
steverok
I play drums in an original "power-punk" band called Shaved Hamster in South FL. My main project is I am recording my 5th CD of my own material. Songs are mostly guitar based, often jangly and melodic, with lots of vocal harmonies, percussion, and powerful drums. I also play solo acoustic open mic's, but not lately. I dig music, man.
jornthedrummer
ddrumman2004 said:
Ddrumman2004 - thats a good reason to quit!
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David Shepherd Cricket Trust
Supporting Young Cricketers in Devon
Trust maintains commitment to youth coaching with £2,600 allocation to coach education
DSCT chairman looks forward to season ahead
Shep Trust grant crucial to success of Devon Women’s development programme
Trust helping Kingsbridge grow youth section
Sandford winter coaching scheme benefits from £1,030 Shep Trust grant
Joining & Donating
Donations, Legacies & Sponsorship
Supporting Youth Cricket
Becoming a DSCT patron a ‘no-brainer’ for England captain Knight
England ladies cricket captain Heather Knight
ENGLAND women’s cricket captain Heather Knight didn’t need asking twice when she was invited to become a patron of the David Shepherd Cricket Trust.
Knight has flown the flag with distinction for Devon on the international stage since making her England debut in 2010 during England’s tour to India.
The 25-year-old all-rounder should make her 100th England appearance in all formats of the game this summer providing she avoids injury.
Knight started her cricket with Plymstock, which led to a place in the Devon girls’ youth sides. Future England hockey international Giselle Ansley was a team-mate in the U17 team.
Knight said when approached by charity trustee Alan Swift about becoming a patron, she couldn’t turn him down.
“It was a no-brainer really,” said Knight, who was touring South Africa with England and bumped into Swift at Newlands, where he was with the Devon Development squad, also on tour.
“Alan was a teacher at my school and coached my brother Stephen.
“He explained to me that the David Shepherd Cricket Trust wants to do more work with women’s and girls’ cricket, something I am very keen on for obvious reasons.
“The Devon youth system helped me as a young player and I am keen to support the David Shepherd Cricket Trust and their work with young cricketers.”
Mark Ansell, the Trust chairman, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Heather as a patron of the charity.
“We have always believed in the importance of women’s cricket and ensuring that more girls and young women play our great game.
“Working with Warren Carr we have already funded a number of programmes to support the development of the women’s game in the county.
“I am certain there is more that we could and should be doing.
“Having Heather on board will give us the increased focus and impetus that we need, and I believe it will mean that achieve even more with our limited resources.
“In Heather Knight and Chris Read as our patrons, we have two outstanding role models for young cricketers.”
Knight, a former Plymstock School pupil, become interested in cricket after watching brother Stephen playing.
“The necessary skills were practiced with dad outside the boundary while they were attending youth games,” said Swift.
“Heather continued her development via the club’s youth sides before being given the opportunity to play for the club 2nd and 1st XIs in the Devon Cricket League
“Mike Cherry, an experienced club cricketer with Plymstock and Exeter commented on how well she coped batting in the top order.”
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Country Crescendo
What a surprise ending!!! Nashville Songwriters at DPAC concluded with Jessi Alexander on stage to perform her power ballad The Climb, a triple platinum hit for Miley Cyrus in 2009. Then, the curtain was raised to reveal her accompaniment - the Kidznotes orchestra!
Kidznotes was a beneficiary of the evening's proceeds, so this was a most meaningful finale for the performers, the kidz and the audience.
Capitol Broadcasting Company and WRAL TV were media sponsors. We were accompanied by 94.7 WQDR. Thanks to Don Curtis at Curtis Media and President Trip Savery for getting behind this unique event.
The benefit concert began in a high school cafeteria and has graduated to the DPAC. Another round of applause for the impresario, Jeff Outlaw!
Ken Huth Photography was there with his camera...
Labels: Kidznotes
Music City + Bull City
We are a week away from Nashville Songwriters at the DPAC. Durham County resident and songwriter Jeff Outlaw has persuaded seven of his Music City friends to perform in the Bull City on April 27th. Remarkably, this group is responsible for writing 75 number one country songs!
It's a unique event, sort of like Behind the Music meets Unplugged. The writers sit in a semi-circle on stage, share the story behind each song and give a solo performance...with a little help from their friends. It's like you've been invited into the studio. (Read more about the show.)
Capitol Broadcasting Co. came on board because a portion of the proceeds will benefit Kidznotes, the nonprofit that engages youth with orchestra, band and choir. I really liked the idea of putting the popularity of country music to work in that space.
Jeff Outlaw chats with WRAL's Bill Leslie.
Watch the TV commercial.
Reserve your seats!!!
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Alice Dixson OK with baring more skin for TV role
Published on Sunday, 17 November 2013 22:41
Less than a year after she filed for divorce from her Canada-based husband, actress Alice Dixson admitted she has started dating once again.
The “For Love or Money” lead star, however, remained tight-lipped on the identity of the new guy, and simply let in that he wasn’t from show business.
Alice said she was the type who would “always go for the more stable relationship. I don’t like anything short-term, especially not a one-night-stand. I don’t like to feel like I’ve been used. I want to have a healthy friendship with somebody. I don’t choose a man based on physical attraction.”
Alice married businessman Ronnie Miranda in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in May 1999. She filed for divorce in Vancouver last December, citing irreconcilable differences. She denied that a “third party” caused the breakup.
Alice plays the rich and beautiful Kristine Almonte in “For Love or Money,” the Kapatid network’s latest weekly drama. Directed by Mac Alejandre, the story revolves around the newly married couple Edward and Roselle Villanueva (played by Derek Ramsay and Ritz Azul). Conflict arises when Edward, a fashion photographer, meets Kristine, a wealthy older woman who offers to pay P10 million for a chance to spend 10 nights with him.
Younger men
“I personally don’t know a lot of women who have long-lasting and successful relationships with men who are way younger than they are,” Alice shared with the Inquirer. “But I’m glad that TV5 has finally come up with a show that tells the story of an empowered lady.”
Alice added, “If I were asked whether or not I approved of older women dating younger men, I’d say, why not? If a woman enjoys the relationship, if she is happy, and she’s not hurting anybody, then she should go for it. Life is short, after all.”
The former beauty queen, however, said dating younger men was never her thing. “A guy shouldn’t be more than eight years my junior. Also, I would have to see his maturity level. If he is my age but is still immature then I’d definitely get turned off, too.”
Mature enough
The 44-year-old actress revealed that she agreed to wear a two-piece red swimsuit for the first time in the series. She explained her decision to go daring: “I think I’m mature enough to handle a sexy role, or wear a bikini on TV. I’ve always been conservative, even after I joined Binibining Pilipinas.” (She won the Binibining Pilipinas-International title in 1986.)
“However, I decided to go for it because the role called for it.”
The actress elaborated: “What do I want to embody? I can say that women, at a certain age, would also like to be told they are beautiful. If they still have it, I think they should flaunt it.”
Alice gave this advice: “Should these women find themselves at a crossroad in their lives, at a point when they want to get into a relationship with somebody younger, they should also use their heads and not just their hearts.”
Asked how her new beau reacted to her decision to bare more skin, Alice replied, “Wala lang. He knows that it’s part of my job.”
“For Love or Money” airs Thursdays on the Kapatid network’s prime-time block. Inquirer.net
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Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2018
Thread: Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2018
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2018 (New York, Mar. 8-18, 2018
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and UniFrance
GENERAL FILM FORUM THREAD
LINKS TO THE REVIEWS:
12 Days/ 12 jours (Raymond Depardon 2017)
Ava (Léa Mysius 2017)
Barbara (Mathieu Amalric 2017) OPENING NIGHT FILM
Before Summer Ends//Avant la fin de l'été (Maryam Goormaghtigh 2017)
C’est la vie!/Le sense de la fête (Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano 2017)
Comfort and Consolation in France/Pour le réconfort (Vincent Macaigne 2017)
Custody//Jusqu'à la garde (Xavier Legrand 2017)
Endangered Species/Espèces menacées (Gilles Bourdos 2017)
The Guardians/Les Gardiennes (Xavier Beauvois 2017)
Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc/Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc (Bruno Dumont 2017)
July Tales/Contes de juillet (Guillaume Brac 2017)
Just to Be Sure/Ôtez-moi d'un doute (Carine Tardieu 2017)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight/ Le lion est mort ce soir (Nobuhiro Suwa 2017)
A Memoir of War/La douleur (Emmanuel Finkiel 2017)
Montparnasse Bienvenüe/Jeune femme (Léonor Serraille 2017)
Number One (Tonie Marshall 2017)
Orchestra Class/La Mélodie (Rachid Hami 2017)
A Paris Education/Mes provinciales (Jean-Paul Civeyrac 2018)
Petit Paysan (Hubert Charuel 2017)
See You Up There/Au revoir la-haut (Albert Dupontel 2017)
The Sower/Le semeur (Marine Francen 2017)
Tomorrow and Thereafter/Demain et tous les autres jours (Noémie Lvovsky 2017)
Waiting for the Barbarians/ En attendant les barbares (Eugène Green 2017)
The Workshop (Laurent Cantet 2017)
Blurbs and schedules
In my fall Paris report I already briefly noted Barbara, Number One, See You Up There, Montparnasse Bienvenue, C'Est la Vie! and Comfort and Consolation in France. I recently watched Cantet's The Workshop/L'Atelier twice and am preparing a review; it comes out here 23 Mar. For all the films I've added a few other details, at least the French release dates and AlloCiné French press ratings for each film, highlighting in red the 11 out of 20 with the warmest home reception of a 3.5 or above. That's not to imply the others are no interest by any means but is worth being aware of.
Below are the FSLC's descriptions and the schedules of screenings. Reviews will appear below.
Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric in Barbara
Barbara - Filmleaff coverage
Mathieu Amalric 2017 France 98 minutes
Opening Night · U.S. Premiere · Introductions by Mathieu Amalric and Jeanne Balibar
A chameleon-like Jeanne Balibar stars in this tantalizing, meta-cinematic tribute to Barbara—a legendary chanteuse and enduring icon of French culture—from actor-director Mathieu Amalric. France 6 Sept. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 4.1).
Showtimes March 8 6:30 PM 9:00 PM
12 Days/12 jours
Raymond Depardon 2017 France 87 minutes
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Raymond Depardon and Claudine Nougaret
Continuing a 30-year collaboration with sound recordist and producer Claudine Nougaret, renowned photographer and documentarian Raymond Depardon has made a startling, face-to-face look at mental illness and the French legal system. France 29 Nov. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 4.2).
Showtimes March 15 6:30 PM
Léa Mysius 2017 France 105 minutes
N.Y. Premiere
The breathtakingly bold debut feature from Léa Mysius—about a 13-year-old girl taking in as much of life as she can before she goes blind—is a coming-of-age tale unlike any other. France 21 Jun. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.5).
March 16 9:15 PM
Before Summer Ends
Before Summer Ends/Avant la fin de l'été
Maryam Goormaghtigh 2017 France/Switzerland 80 minutes
Three thirty-something Iranian friends embark on a late summer road trip through the sunny South before one of them heads back to Iran in this endearingly wry and perceptive travelogue about what it means to be an outsider in a foreign country. 12 Jul. 2017 France (AlloCiné press rating 3.5).
C’est la vie!/Le sens de la fête - Filmleaf coverage
Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano 2017 France/Canada/Belgium 117 minutes
U.S. Premiere
The behind-the-scenes planning of an elaborate wedding makes for a deliciously deadpan comic soufflé from the directors of the smash hit The Intouchables. 4 Oct. 2017 France (AlloCiné press rating 3.7).
Comfort and Consolation in France/Pour le réconfort - Filmleaf coverage
Vincent Macaigne 2017 France 91 minutes
North American Premiere · Q&A with Vincent Macaigne on March 14
One of France’s most distinctive rising talents, Vincent Macaigne directs this daringly iconoclastic chamber drama about the clash between France’s haves and have-nots. France 25 Oct. 2017 (AlloCine press rating 3.2).
Custody/Jusqu'à la garde
Xavier Legrand 2017 France 93 minutes
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Xavier Legrand
Winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, this riveting domestic drama is a harrowing study of a family coming undone in the midst of a bitter custody battle. France 7 Feb. 2018 (AlloCiné press rating 4.2).
Endangered Species/Espèces menacées
Gilles Bourdos 2017 France/Belgium 105 minutes
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Gilles Bourdos and writer Richard Bausch on March 11
Drawing from Richard Bausch’s short stories, Renoir director Gilles Bourdos delivers an explosive emotional epic about the tangled relationships among parents, children, husbands, wives, and lovers. France 27 Sept. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.2).
The Guardians/Les gardiennes
Xavier Beauvois 2017 Switzerland/France 138 minutes
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Xavier Beauvois
A resilient young woman weathers the turbulence of World War I in the quietly affecting new film from Of Gods and Men director Xavier Beauvois. France 6 Dec. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.4).
Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc/Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc
Bruno Dumont 2017 France 105 minutes
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Bruno Dumont on March 9
The ever-unpredictable Bruno Dumont (Slack Bay) takes another thrilling hairpin turn with this audacious heavy metal musical about the spiritual awakening of a young Joan of Arc. France 6 Sept. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.2).
Showtimes March 9 6:30 PM
July Tales/Contes de juillet
July Tales/Contes de juillet - Prochainement (1h 10min)
Guillaume Brac 2017 France 68 minutes
North American Premiere
Two languorous summer days, two tales of romantic misunderstanding: this deceptively breezy diptych channels the spirit of Rohmer as it explores the thorny relationships between men and women. Not yet released in France.
Cécile de France, Francois Damiens, Just to Be Sure
Just to Be Sure/Ôtez-moi d'un doute
Carine Tardieu 2017 France/Belgium 100 minutes
Life gets complicated for a middle-aged man when he discovers his father is not his father—and his girlfriend may be his half-sister—in this witty, winning seriocomic charmer. France 3 Sept. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.4).
The Lion Sleeps Tonight/Le lion est mort ce soir
Nobuhiro Suwa 2017 France/Japan 103 minutes
Living legend Jean-Pierre Léaud stars in this self-reflexive ghost story—a playful consideration of cinema, mortality, and the actor’s own status as an emblem of film history. France 3 Jan. 2018 (AlloCiné press rating 3.4).
Benoit Magimel in A Memoir of War/]La douleur
A Memoir of War/La douleur
Emmanuel Finkiel 2017 France 127 minutes
North American Premiere · Q&A with Emmanuel Finkiel on March 17
Marguerite Duras’s autobiographical memoir—a heartrending reflection on wartime grief—receives a haunting and hypnotic adaptation starring a profoundly moving Mélanie Thierry. France: 24 Jan. 2018 (2h 06min) (AlloCiné press rating 4.0).
Thursday, March 15, 3:45pm Saturday, March 17, 3:00pm (Q&A with Emmanuel Finkiel)
Montparnasse Bienvenüe/Jeune Femme - Filmleaf coverage
Léonor Serraille 2017 France 97 minutes
New York Premiere · Q&A with Léonor Serraille & Julie Roué on March 9
A newly single young woman attempts to restart her life in this refreshingly complex portrait of an all-too-human heroine veering between instability and strength. Winner of the Camera d’Or at Cannes for best first film. France 1 Nov. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.9).
ShowtimesMarch 9 9:30 PM
Emmanuelle Devos in Numéro une
Number One/Numéri une - Filmleaf coverage
Tonie Marshall 2017 France 110 minutes
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Tonie Marshal on March 10
Emmanuelle Devos stars as an ambitious businesswoman navigating a sexist corporate minefield as she attempts to crash the boardroom boys’ club in this timely feminist drama from Tonie Marshall (Venus Beauty Institute). France 11 Oct. 2017 (AlloCine press rating 3.3).
Orchestra Class/La Mélodie
Rachid Hami 2017 France 102 minutes
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Rachid Hami
A violinist is tested when he signs on to teach music to a class of middle-school students on the multicultural outskirts of Paris in this refreshingly naturalistic ode to the transformative power of music. France 8 Nov. 2017 (AlloCine press rating 2.9).
A Paris Education/Mes provinciales
Jean-Paul Civeyrac 2018 France 137 minutes
North American Premiere · Q&A with Jean-Paul Civeyrac on March 17
A movie-mad jeune homme discovers the pleasures and perils of the bohemian life when he moves to Paris in this bittersweet ode to cinema and the heady days of youth. French theatrical release: 18 Apr. 2018. (Hence, no press rating.)
Petit Paysan
Hubert Charuel 2017 France 90 minutes
A farmer’s desperate attempts to save his cows from a deadly epidemic yields a surprisingly tense thriller rooted in everyday life. France 30 Aug. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 4.1).
See You Up There/Au revoir là-haut - Filmleaf coverage
Albert Dupontel 2017 France/Canada 117 minutes
This spectacularly surreal comic caper—in which an ex–World War I soldier and artist embark on an audacious get-rich-quick scheme—is a whimsical wild ride through Jazz Age Paris. France 25 Oct. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.9).
The Sower/Le semeur
Marine Francen 2017 France/Belgium 98 minutes
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Marine Francen on March 10
Writ in bucolic, golden-hued images that recall the paintings of Jean-François Millet, this quietly provocative, Napoleonic-era fable imagines a community of women into whose midst wanders a lone male. 15 Nov. 2017 (AlloCiné 3.1).
Tomorrow and Thereafter/Demain et tous les autres jours
Noémie Lvovsky 2017 France 91 minutes
As her mother steadily loses her grip on reality, a young girl escapes into a fantasy world of her own in this alternately enchanting and cathartic family portrait from acclaimed actress-director Noémie Lvovsky. France 27 Sept. 2017 (AlloCiné press raging 3.3).
Waiting for the Barbarians/En attendant les barbares
Eugène Green 2017 France 76 minutes
North American Premiere · Q&A with Eugène Green on March 13
Six strangers confront their uniquely 21st century anxieties with the help of a sorcerer in this playful performance art consciousness-bender-cum-ghost story about the search for meaning in the age of social media. (Apparently no France, but Spanish, release; no AlloCiné listing.) The one available review in Cineuropa is unpomising.
Mathieu Lucci, Marina Fois in The Workship/L'Atelier
The Workshop/L'Atelier
Laurent Cantet 2017 France 113 minutes
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Laurent Cantet on March 12
Director of the 2008The Class/Entre les murs (Palme d'Or at Cannes its year) Laurent Cantet returns with a tense, provocative exploration of contemporary French society as seen through the eyes of the next generation, again focused on a classroom situation, this time in summer, outdoors, a writing workshop where multicultural youths seek to compose a thriller set in their hometown, the port La Ciotat, under a successful Parisian crime novel writer played by Mariina Foïs. Scenario by Cantet reuniting after a break with his regular collaborator Robin Campillo, who also edited. Not at Cannes in Competition, but nominated for the Un Certain Regard award. France : 11 Oct. 2017 (AlloCiné press rating 3.9.)US theatrical release begins 23 Mar. 2018.
GUILLAUME BRAC: JULY TALES/CONTES DE JUILLET (2017)
LUCIE GRUNSTEIN AND MILENA CSERGO IN JULY TALES
Brac's summer tales evoke, but contrast with, Éric Rohmer
Brac's 2013 Tonnerre was shown in the 2014 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema and we reviewed it then.
The word "conte" and a summer setting for two short films with young people flirting with each other sounds like Eric Rohmer, but in Guillaume Brac's more contemporary "tales" set in the suburbs of Paris there is a lot less civility and restraint and the disappointments are brutal and quick. In the first, "L'Amie de dimanche" ("The Sunday Friend"), two young women coworkers,Lucie (Lucie Grunstein) and Milena (Milena Csergo) go on a park outing to the greater Paris amusement center at Cergy-Pontoise.
After a bathe and a picnic lunch, they are approached by a young male park worker called Jean (Jean Joudé) whose design is clearly not to help but to connect. This deeply disappoints Lucie, the one he doesn't focus on, and that she is described as always pouty and unhappy sounds like Rohmer. True to Rohmer plot patterns, when the shy Lucie goes off by herself, she does quite well, actually better than her friend.
Lucie meets a young man practicing fencing, Théo (Théo Chedeville), who develops an interest in her and a connection, through giving her an impromptu fencing lesson. They plan on a date. Meanwhile the other couple discover they went to the same schools, only then Jean was a fat boy ("like all teens," he says) and now he's dark, well-built and robust. When they return to a park base his involvement with Milena causes his girlfriend, Kenza (Kenza Lagnaoui), who is at the park working too, to break up with him, and they come to blows. Things between Jean and Milena end messily.
The second "conte" is called "Hanne et la fête nationale" ("Hanne and the National Holiday"). The national holiday is France's, July 14th. Hanne, a Norwegian university student who has been studying in Paris, has encounters with three boys on this day, which ends with tragic news of the terrorist attack in Nice. When Hanne wakes up in her dorm room, an Italian student, Andrea (Andrea Romano) is lying beside her touching her and apparently beginning to masturbate - a situation one can't imagine happening in Rohmer. All day Hanne fends off Andrea, who claims to be in love with her. She meets a more polite but pushy French boy out on the street, Roman (Roman Jean-Elie), who invites her to a holiday party with friends that evening in a flat he says has a view of the Eiffel Tower.
Hanne resists Roman but is on the verge of accepting when Andrea appears and punches Roman in the nose - another very un-Rohmer event. He bleeds profusely, or thinks he does, and after a visit from a campus fireman called Sipan (Sipan Mouradian), Roman departs, expecting Hanne to come to his party. But she stays with Salomé (Salomé Diénis Meulien), a student of quantum physics, Andrea, and Sipan, who's invited to stay. This little multinational gathering at the Ciné Universitaire in the 14th arrondissement of Paris goes well till, during an interpretive dancing performance by Sipan accompanied on the guitar by Andrea, Salomé goes off in a huff after Hanne, now drunk, seems to make a play for Sipan, whom Salomé had her eye on. Left alone, and beginning to see a lost opportunity in her rejections of Andrea, Hanne hears the news from Nice and gets ready to fly home to Norway.
Have times changed for the worse since Rohmer, or is Brac's film style just rougher than his? Nonetheless Brac's two tales are well constructed, even if they come off a little more like student short films than the work of a finished auteur, though for the younger generation of French cinephiles, as indicated by a well-informed piece about these Tales on the film website Citizen Poupe that I've drawn on for information in this review, do consider him to be one.
Joseph Owen wrote a short English language review of this film at Locarno, August 2017, in The Upcoming , but it seems to have been little commented on.
July Tales/Contes de juillet, 68 mins., debuted at Locarno, Aug 2017. It was screened for this review as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (UniFrance/FSLC), New York, March 2018. French theatrical release coming "prochainement," according to AlloCiné. If the Tales do come out in French cinemas, we will see how the Parisian critics receive them.
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT/LE LION EST MORT CE SOIR (Nobuhiro Suwa 2017)
NOBUHIRO SUWA: THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT/LE LION EST MOR CE SOIR (2017)
A meditative, playful vehicle for Jean-Pierre Léaud and a group of children
A vehicle for Jean-Pierre Léaud, about the making of a film, or two films within the film. The star must leave the shoot when it is delayed and seeks to visit an early greatest love, and is visited by her ghost, or imagines he is talking to her. At an old building where he goes to find her, he is found by a group of children who are making a film of their own. They run around, and when they enter an old room they have found as a set, they are startled to find "Jean" (Léaud). They are frightened at first, but then Jean enters into a friendly and lighthearted relationship with them, and participates in their film, which turns into a rough, simply conceived French vesion of "Ghostbusters." Then he returns to the film he is acting in, where he has a very brief scene in which he dies.
In the course of this, Jean confronts his past a bit, and has some conversations with Julie (Pauline Étienne), his girlfriend who died young.
The scenario seems confused on this point, because first Jean seems not to know that Julie is dead, and died very young, then knows that it may have been suicide, and that it was by a lake he take the children to. There is a lion, and several renditions by Léaud of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." The reference is to death, and he repeatedly says that age 70 to 80 is a key time because it is the period when one faces death. He repeatedly tells his director of the film he is to be in that he cannot play his own death.
Perhaps one cannot play one's own death, but one can play a man dying. And these disclaimers are partly humorous reference to Léaud's recent performance of a nearly two-hour-long on-screen death scene as the star of Albert Serra's critically celebrated film, The Death of Louis XIV . Anther humorous thing is the children have not heard of him, though he is a kind of ultimate icon of French Cinema, and when they ask him if he really is an actor, he says he didn't make many films, but they were nice ones. He has 96 credits. That's not "not many" films.
This is a workshopped film, involving the children. The children interact and play, and pretend to be making a film, and this film captures them on the run, and is an edited version of their many interactions. There are charming moments with the children; also a brief focus on a subplot of one of them, a redheaded boy called Jules (an excellent Jules Langlade), who is struggling a bit with his mother over her new boyfriend, who can't replace his father who died in a car crash when he was seven. But all this, despite its occasional charm, only dilutes the story of Jean confronting death and the spectre of his lost love.
There are also some good moments with Léaud, when he springs to life. He seems to be often dormant - this is why he was perfect to play the semi-moribund Louis XIV, but when he is on, he is really on.
However, this film sags and sways and repeats itself. It's a mixture of retro French style and hagiography. One is expected to find it interesting just because it has Léaud in it, more or less playing himself. As an object there is a certain fascination in him. He has lived so much of his life on screen. He is still sprightly but also bloated and not very healthy appearance; his unusual hair, still flowing, straight and luxuriant, only partly gray, around the aging face, a young-old man of 72, who for those who remember has the young Antoine Doinel somewhere inside.
Thi Lion Sleeps Tonight/Le lion est mort ce soir, 104 mins., debuted at
Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival; also Busan and Taipei. It opened Jan. 2018 in France and Japan. Screened for this review as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, New York, March 2018.
JEANNETTE, THE CHILDHOOD OF JOAN OF ARC (Bruno Dumont 2017)
BRUNO DUMONT: THE CHILDHOOD OF JOAN OF ARC/JEANNETTE, L'ENFANCE DE JEANNE D'ARC (2017)
LISE LEPLAT PRUDHOMME AS JEANNETTE
Bruno Dumont does Péguy's Joan as a rock musical
Peter Debruge reviewed Dumont's new film, which is religious and musical, at Cannes for Variety. He said it's a "a bizarre treatment of Joan of Arc's early years" that "flies in the face" of conventions, both musical and religious. It's "a blasphemous assault on French history, religion, and the musical genre." Well, it's an oddball and stunningly original movie, like everything Dumont has done since his debut feature The Life of Jesus in 1997, and each time, as Dennis Lim said at Lincoln Center before the US premiere of this one, "redefining the language of cinema." But in its own slightly bizarre way, this is no different from the musical Les Miserables - only with electric modernistic heavy metal sound, headbanger head-swirling, and amateur acrobatics.
According to Dumont, Jeannette, which uses only local, non-professional actors from his region of origin in northeastern France, is a word-for-word performance of the first of a three-part drama (or mystery, or poem) by Charles Péguy, the first version of which is dated 1897, called The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc. See
French Wikipedia.) Staged in the pretty semi-coastal area where Dumont also filmed his recent Slack Bay and his previous comical L'l Quinquin, it has two Joans, pre-teen (Lise Leplat Prudhomme) and teen (Jeanne Voisin). The actors' singing is recorded live, a capella, as in the movie "Les Miz." The nun who appears to the young Joan is doubled, because Dumont found twins for the part, and could not leave one out. Serendipity plays a part in his work.
Dumont's ability to use naive, untrained actors to capture a feeling of authenticity and raw energy, as well as religious purity, has been seen before, notably inn his 2009 Hadewijch about a girl who enters a convent, and before that his first two films, L"humanité and The Life of Jesus. Something similar happens earlier in the cinematic tradition with Rossellini's Flowers of Saint Francis and Pasolini's Gospel According to Matthew. They didn't think of adding music, and could not have used a local rapper with frenetic hand and body movements to play Joan's uncle.
The Childhood of Joan of Arc/Jeannette, L'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc,105 mins., debuted at Cannes Directors Fortnight May 2017, showing at a dozen other international fess, including Transylvania, Moscow, Karlovy and Jerusalem, as well as Vienna, Portland and SxSW. It opened on FRench TV. AlloCiné gave it a mediocre 3.2 press rating but the perpetually hard to please Cahiers du Cinéma loved it and the hip Les Inrockuptibles was favorable. Screened for this review as part of the NY Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, March 2018. Dumont, appearing with an excellent translator for the Q&A and speaking in mellifluous French, was almost more entertaining than his film. He explained his attitude toward religion and his working method with an engaging and personal kind of clarity that reinforced the admiration I've felt for this amazing artist from the very beginning.
Dumont (left) with interpreter at Q&A after screening
NOÉMIE LVOVSKY: TOMORROW AND THEREAFTER/DEMAIN ET TOUS LES AUTRES JOURS (2017)
LUCE RODRIGUEZ AND MATHIEU AMALRIC IN TOMORROW. . .
Noémie Lvovsky's intimate and knowing portrait of the love between a young daughter and her mad mother
This new film by the cinematic powerhouse Noémie Lvovsky (who acts, writes, and directs) is a poetic reflection of her own past as the loving and loved child of a mother whose touch on reality was never strong and growing weaker. The film was threatened with cancellation when more than half done after the young star Lucie Rodriguez, who plays Mathilde the daughter to Lvovsky's mother, had to permanently withdraw due to foot surgery. The film was saved by cutting out a hunk of the scenario and injecting an adult Mathilde. Anaïs Demoustier, a young actress with an impressive CV (Bird People, for one) took on this role - and bears a remarkable resemblance to Rodriguez.
One French critic (Nicolas Marcadé, Les Fiches du Cinéma) says Lvovsky curbs here her usual wildness as a writer. Perhaps. Nonetheless, the film's eccentricities create a distance that make it unrelatable at first. Mathilde is first seen in a meeting between her teacher and her mother, who spends the entire time wondering how to say most elegantly in French, "I didn't know what this meeting was for." As she leaves she turns badk and tells the teacher, "I'm not a good mother." The teacher answers, "I'm sure you are doing the best you can." Yes but that's not very good, as we now learn. Next Mathilde's mother doesn't come home till very late and when she does, arrives disheveled in a wedding dress and veil she has bought at a department store. Her husband (Mathieu Amalric, excellent) has moved out some time ago.
This is no ordinary depression. Mathilde's mom lives in another world, one we never enter, and she often literally wanders off. Mathilde has to fix her own meals. She takes refuge not in school, which she doesn't like, and where the other kids make fun of her, but in her own fantasies. When her mother gives her a small pet owl, the bird - as well-realized a character as the film has - the owl, for Mathilde, develops a full-throated human male voice (Micha Lescot) and talks to her; his advice at some points turns out to be crucial. Mathilde, who is dressed in beautiful brightly colored elegant French children's clothing, is moved to steal the school's instructional skeleton and bury it in a park, with all due ceremony.
All this seemed a skittish and frivolous approach to madness. But by the end of the film, one realizes that Lvovsky knows whereof she speaks and one has got a keen sense of the helpless feeling the child of a mad but much loved and cherished parent is like. And the mother played by Lvovsky with a mix of warmth and distance becomes a very real presence.
The turning point for me comes when Mathilde, in a fury of rage and frustration at her mother's failure to come home for the Christmas dinner she has tried and failed to prepare, sets fire to the living room curtains. Only the owl's frantic instructions save the flat. It's a remarkably achieved sequence, and finally it all begins to seem serious and real.
Things get so bad, Mathilde's father comes to the flat to help move her mother to a sanatorium in his modest car as is her mother's wish. Tellingly, she informs him she has seen this coming at least as far back as before Mathilde, who is nine, was born. This sequence is a kind and tender one.
There are no histrionics in this film, and there is no sentimentality. This admirable restraint makes up for passages, like the owl-to-daughter dialogue, that fail to convince.
Demoustier's young adult Mathilde visits her mother at the asylum and their sympathetic dance in the rain is a metaphor for their enduring communication and love. Lvovsky has said in an interview in Libération athat her late mother's memory is so alive she could "still draw the shape of her fingernails." "She was a poetic personality, very intelligent, like an ascetic, incapable of having a social life. She made me tink of Marguerite Duras."
Tomorrow and Thereafter/Demain et tous les autres jours, mins., debuted as the opening night film at the Locarno Festival, Aug. 2017. It opened in French cinemas 27 Sept. 2017 to only fair reviews (AlloCiné 3.2), but critics nonetheless said kind things. Screened for this review as part of the New York UniFrance and Film Society of Lincoln Center Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Mar. 2018.
MARINE FRANCEN: THE SOWER/LE SEMEUR (2017)
PAULINE BURLET IN THE SOWER
Women without men
The film, which debuted at San Sebastian last September, was favorably reviewed there in Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young, who found "seeds of plentiful promise" in it for both its debutantes, lead actress Pauline Burlet and director Marine Francen. This is an historical drama, focused on a young woman of marriageable age in a small town in the Alps in 1851, when that town is cruelly robbed of all its men following the repression of an uprising that leads to the town being cut off. The women make the unusual pledge that if any man arrives, he will become a "semeur," a sower of seed, for all of them so they may bear children. This story, based on a sketchy but poetically worded text found by the filmmaker (who had to invent the characters except one woman), seems implausible, almost like science fiction. But what Francen does with it is impressive, with images out ofJean-François Millet, as the women are beautifully seen hand-harvesting grain, and situations out of D.H. Lawrence, with the emphasis on passionate feelings and simple, intense sexuality and love. The images are simple - there isn't great variety - but they are beautiful, to fit with the simplicity and purity of the needs and feelings expressed.
This is an economical production. The most challenging scene to shoot comes at the outset when Francen shows us soldiers of Napoléon III rounding up the men of this village and leading them away. For most of the film they don't know if the men are alive or dead or if any of them will ever come back. Focus is on the hand harvesting of the grain, and discussions between the women, with a few emerging. Foremost is Violette (Pauline Burlet). It is she whose text the movie is based on. All the activities are "among women." They can bare their legs if they want: there are no men to find it indecent. In this atmosphere of boldness the idea of using any man who comes along to get them pregnant, so the village won't die out.
According to Neil Young, the source is a 38-page volume called L'homme semence ("The Seed Man") published in 2006, written in 1919 by Violette Ailhaud when she was in her eighties, left to her female relatives to be in their hands in 1952, a century after the events she recounts. As Francen has said, the mid-nineteenth century and towns decimated by the forces of the emperor aren't a time and a place about which much is known.
The Sower has a quality of the simple and elemental found in French films like Frédéric Fonteyne's Gilles Wife, in which I, and Roger Ebert (who wrote a lovely review of it) discovered the face of Emmanuelle Devos (and it was an autumn in Paris when the young Clovis Cornillac, who played Gilles, shone). The elements here are classic and the feel is intense and physical without being realistic. The mountainous region of The Cévennes acquires a glowing luminosity in the cinematography of Alain Duplantier.
After the women, or some of them - but it must get around - make their, at first rather jocular, pact, a man does appear, who says his name is Jean and that he is a blacksmith (Alban Lenoir). He is bearded, robust, and thirty-nine. One woman says she'd hoped for someone younger. But they acknowledge that he is a good-looking man. Circumstances lead him to be most connected with Violette. He has a place to himself. They make it clear how welcome he is, but not their plan. Violette brings him food, they form a connection, and they make love, and fall in love. It becomes clear that he has turned up because he is wandering and is in hiding from something. Thus his status is uncertain. But he stays.
The issue becomes the clash between Jean's "function" for the village women, and the strong love that has developed between him and Violette. There must be much sacrifice on all sides. Violette is also the only woman - now the only person - in the village who can read and write. She becomes a teacher for the children but more importantly she and Jean, who also is literate (is he really a blacksmith?) and they bond and make love over reading poetry of Victor Hugo in bed. This is one of the movie's most original touches.
The movie shines, literally, with its many scenes of sunshiny work in the hay, which may be sweaty and grueling but seem mainly idyllic, and really more cheerful and light and unsentimental than Jean-François Millet's iconic images. Some may think of The Beguiled and Black Narcissus; for me D.H. Lawrence was the best association, and the film's best feature its quiet lyricism. The thought of science fiction brings up a certain implausibility, a lack of relatableness that is The Sower's weakest point. But that there is style and remarkable boldness and accomplishment here is absolutely certain.
The Sower/Le semeur, 100 mins., debuted at San Sebastián, winning the valuable New Directors Prize there, and opened in Paris 17 Nov. 2017 when it received lukewarm reviews (AlloCiné press rating 3.1), but Les Inrockuptibles' Serge Kaganski admired its lack of the heaviness usual with costume dramas and thought it "a first film of a proud and stubborn originality."
Francen with programmer Dennis Lim and interpreter
HUBERT CHARUEL: PETIT PAYSAN (2017)
SWANN ARTAUD IN PETIT PAYSAN
The dilemma of a small dairy farmer in a cruel world
The film, originally given the unappetizing English title Bloody Milk, is about a young French small dairy farmer. Pierre Chavanges (Swann Arlaud, whose sensitive, anxious face the camera loves) is bachelor in his mid-thirties who has taken over the farm from his aging (but still ever-present) parents. Little ready to consider the romantic interests of Angélique (the arresting India Hair), the local lady baker pushed upon him by his mother, he lives and breathes the herd 24/7. Pierre treats his cows like persons, and calls them all by their names. In the surreal opening scene we see him literally waking up with the house full of cows. It's just a dream, but shows this filmmaker has a subtle flair. The sequence is the better for being understated. It introduces a movie of quiet power and conviction.
Pierre discovers to his horror that his herd is becoming infected with a dangerous disease - "the Belgian disease," hemorrhagic fever, which is spreading locally, and tries to hide it, because if he let it be known, the health department would order the destruction of the entire herd and he would be ruined. His sister Pascale (Sara Giraudeau) is a veterinarian, which could be an additional danger, or a source of support. She is initially reassuring. But then, if she finds out his suspicion was correct, he's in trouble. He's not ultimately helped by a Belgian farmer with a YouTube channel, who's lost his
Petit Paysan was reviewed at Cannes for Variety by Pamela Pianezza. She notes that the tension "mounts during the first two-thirds of the movie," but is hard to sustain thereafter. He kills and buries the first two infected cows. As Pianezza notes the first cow "execution" is "shot like a murder scene," and at this point the film has the air of a thriller; this is "one of the film's strongest moments."
Charuel has some trouble sustaining the suspense toward the end of the film, in Pianezza's view, but she still feels the script (co-written with Le Pepe of Love at First Fight/Les combattants, "keeps its promises, portraying a desperate dairy farmer who, while not as complex or explosive as the one Mattias Schoenaerts embodied in Bullhead, remains a compelling and rarely seen character in French cinema." The son of dairly farmers who might have taken over their farm as Pierre does but chose to attend La Fémis instead, Charuel knows whereof he speaks and this film is a labor of love. He draws extensively on his own rural French upbringing for the film, and in fact shot it on his parent's land. This aspect brings to mind Francis Lee's excellent recent film God's Own Country, shot in his native Yorkshire near where he still lives. I loved this film, even if it may seem to fizzle out a bit toward the end.
The title, Petit paysan ("Small Peasant [farmer]") points to the fact that Pierre is part of a dying breed, a small farmer struggling to survive in a world where agribusinesses have taken over. If there is an air of desperation about Pierre's plight and the situation he is in is horrible, it's just a ramping up of the situation many family farmers face.
Petit Paysan, also known as Bloody Milk 90 mins., debuted in Cannes Critics Week May 2017; also in a half dozen other international festivals, opened in French cinemas 30 Aug. 2017, and was then widely reviewed, with an AlloCiné press rating of 4.1. Screened for this review as part of the New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Mar. 2018.
CUSTODY/JUSQU'À LA GARDE (Xavier Legrand 2017)
XAVIER LEGRAND: CUSTODY/JUSQU'À LA GARDE (2017)
THOMAS GLORIA IN CUSTODY
Male violence in families, a feature based on research
Well received at Cannes, Xavier Legrand's Custody/Jusqu'à la garde plunges the audience into an almost unbearable family situation of a bad dad and doesn't let go. It was reviewed by A.A. Dowd of AVClub and Boyd van Hoeij of Hollywood Reporter. Dowd says, "Custody doesn’t do much more than plunge the audience into this hellish situation, but it shrewdly understands the bad dad’s pathetic pathology, and the film may resonate for anyone who’s grown up under the unhealthy supervision of a mean bastard. Take that as a sobering recommendation."
This is the actor Xavier Legrand's first feature as a director, which grew out of the plan for a series of shorts, specifically from one, 2013 short, Avant que de tout perdre (Just Before Losing Everything), a 2014 Oscar nominee for Best Live Action Short, in which a mother flees a violent husband with her two children.
The film begins with what we would call a custody hearing, here the Juge d'Instruction meets with the mother (Léa Drucker) and father (Denis Ménochet) - both of wom ere in the short in similar roles - of Julien (Thomas Gioria), with their lawyers (female) to decide whether the father, Antoine Besson, is to share custody of Julien. There is an older sister, Josephine (Mathilde Auneveux), but custody isn't an issue with her. A statement from Julien is read stating that he hates and fears his father and does not want to have any contact with him. The lawyer for Antoine is more forceful and articulate than Miriam's, the mothers, and though statements suggest Antoine is highly suspect, the other side lacks concrete evidence of his violent and threatening behavior. He has given up his job and moved to be near the children and his wife, which suggests he values them. Of course, in the event, it is only proof of an unhealthy obsession that makes him increasingly dangerous.
This is the key scene, because it shows a faulty system. The judge decides Antoine can share custody. This proves horrible for the boy and ultimately dangerous for him and his mother. His sister is in process of getting pregnant at 18 and going off to form her own family with a young man. Why did the judge not see this was a dangerous man? Because the hearing was too short, and she did not receive enough information.
The well-staged, horrific scenes of Antoine's hostile, menacing, invasive behavior are interrupted by a big party for Josephine's birthday, a sequence of almost violent and exaggerated merry-making that shows the first-time director's over-enthusiasm. In the smaller family scenes in cars and apartments he is impeccable, and shows the benefits of three years of careful research into the behavior of violent spouses. AS the chief victim at the center of this situation forced into a state of hypervigilance, Thomas Gloria is disturbingly convincing. At the Q&A after the film was shown at Lincoln Center, Legrand pointed out that every day and a half a woman dies at the hands of a violent man in France. It is his concern over this tragic situation and a broken system rather than personal trauma that led to his making this singularly unpleasant but unforgettable and significant film.
Custody/Jusq'à la garde, mins, debuted at Venice Sept. 2017, showing next at Toronto and 20 other festivals. Screened for this review as part of the New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Mar. 2018. Released theatrically in France 7 Feb. 2018, it received rave reviews (AlloCiné press rating 4.2). Metacritic rating 82%. It will be released by Kino Lorber in the US.
Xavier Legrand (l.) at Q&A after screening
MONTPARNASSE BIENVENÜE/JEUNNE FEMME (Léonor Serraille 2017)
LÉONOR SERRAILLE: MONTPARNASSE BIENVENÜE/JEUNE FEMME
Portrait of a scatterbrained survivor loose in Paris
My fall 2017 Paris Movie Journal entry on this film was as follows: La Fémis graduate Leonor Serraille's debut feature, made with a largely female crew, stars Laetitia Dosch of Justine Triet's 2012 The Battle of Solferino as an aimless young woman trying to get by in the Parisian neighborhood of the English title. The film, which is mainly a tour de force for its lead, who indulges every crazy whim yet implausibly juggles work in a cosmetics store and as an au pair and romances a handsome overqualified black security guard named Ousmane (Souleymane Seye Ndiaye), debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2017 and won the Caméra d'Or prize. "It feels a bit like Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha, minus the laugh-out-loud one-liners," wrote Peter Debruge in Variety. It's a feather in everybody's cap, if not a picture of impressive womanhood."
On a second viewing at the 2018 New York Rendez-Vous with French cinema I could appreciate the accomplishment of Jeune Femme, writing, acting, and editing, while confirming the reasons why it left me largely indifferent. The lead actress Laetitia Dosch is up to the demands of every hysterical or deceitful moment of her character, and the movie flows from one borderline implausible situation to another. It's quite implausible for them all to happen together, to the same person, in a short period of time, between Paula's dramatic breakup with her boyfriend and their reunion after he decides he wants her back. But the editing makes the action hold your attention and flow from one scene to another.
In Laetitia Dosch's virtuoso performance Paula is a ditsy mess, a chameleonic survivor who gets away with murder because she is young, though not as young as you may think, 31, or so (she lies about that, of course). It's hard to feel any empathy for this confused but durable character who quickly creates a emptiness around her wherever she goes, leaving secondary characters no time to take clear form.
The social background of bourgeois Paris is only vaguely sketched in, subordinated like everything else to the character Dosch plays with élan. When a group of women get hold of a camera, why is his the kind of young woman they want to portray? She's not a model of anything but energetic confusion. When she interviews for the part-time job selling women's undies in a mall - where she meets the econ graduate working as a guard, Ousmane (Souleymane Seye Ndiaye) - she says she's "obsessive" about detail, and she tells her boyfriend Joachim Deloche (Grégoire Monsaingeon) she loves this job and doesn't want to leave it. But she also wants to go to university and study literature, though Joachim points out she's never finished a book. The other job storyline is playful, appealing, but implausible. A well-off woman lets her take charge of her little girl with no references. The spoiled little girl is inexplicably won over by her and doesn't want her let go despite her many mistakes. The cat - must every disheveled city wanderer have one in tow? - is a thread that only reminds us that this small feline is as rounded as any other character.
Another implausible but momentarily entertaining riff is the temporary friendship with Yuki (Léonie Simaga), the dark-skinned, attractive lesbian who mistakes Paula on the Métro for an old school friend and takes up with her because Paula plays along. Yet another is the sudden on-off relationship with her long estranged mother.
All these subplots hold the attention for a while, but they fail to add up to a distinctive mood. With so little actual character development, this movie's short run-time feels long. Did it really deserve to win the Caméra d'Or at Cannes? Probably not. One can't damn a first film this accomplished or a performance this attention-getting, but critically, Léonor Serraille got really lucky.
Montparnasse Bienvenue/Jeune Femme, 97 mins., Cannes Un Certain Regard May 2017 winning the Caméra d'Or prize; at least 22 other international festival showings. Release in France 1 Nov. 2017. AlloCiné press rating 3.9; Metacritic rating 80%. Watched originally at UGC Odéon on opening day 1 Nov. Re-watched at the 2018 Unifrance-Film Society of Lincoln Center Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at the Walter Reade Theater 12 Mar. 2018.
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JEAN-PAUL CIVEYRAC: A PARIS EDUCATION/MES PROVINCIALES (2018)
ADRANIC MANET IN A PARIS EDUCATION/MES PROVINCIALES
Absorbing, touching portrait of a young man from the provinces in Paris film school
A Paris Education/Mes provinciales, if not for everyone, is a cinephile's and a French film fan's delight. As others have said, it's worthy of the tradition of Jean Eustache’s The Mother and the Whore and Philippe Garrel’s Regular Lovers - or some of Garrel's earlier films. Its politics among rival arts students strongly reminded me of Emmanuel Bourdieu's Poison Friends/Les amitiés maléfiques (NYFF 2006), particularly for parallels between two seductive, dominant, dangerous, and doomed central characters. The style and the themes here are so classic Civeyrac takes pains in a very early scene to refer to the candidate, Emmanuel Macron, to show this is happening right now.
In A Paris Education/Mes provinciales Étienne (Adrianic Manet), is a long-haired, movie-mad young man of limited means but unlimited enthusiasm (though not without a healthy dose of self-doubt) who comes to the capital from the provinces, specifically working-class Lyon, to live the student life, French style, in film school. The film itself has an evocative "French movie" style, in widescreen black and white, scored with a lot of Bach like a film of the Nouvelle Vague.
More than about love affairs or fledgling filmmakers, this is about that most French of activities, smoking and arguing. Ideas fly, and you actually pay attention to them. They are not mere decor to flesh out relationships and love affairs, but the cinematic equivalent of an intellectual bildungsroman. The French title itself, Provinciales, while alluding to the fact that Étienne and his closest friends are all from provincial French cities, Lyon, Rheims, etc., is an allusion to a book by Pascal that Étienne, who majored in Philosophy back home and studied the Pensées, has not read, and now wants to.
Adrianic Manet is larger and blowsier than your usual young French star, big, long-legged, high-mounted, a bit like the young Depardieu, with a soft face that the camera loves enough to survive many tight closeups. He and his hometown girlfriend Lucie (Diane Rouxel) have been a couple for six years, a long, long time, and they pledge eternal loyalty - until absence makes the heart wander, especially in Étienne's case. He is a bit of a cocksman, with young ladies in and out of his room in the group flat faster than we can count. Notable early on is Valentina (Jenna Thiam), who is soon moving to Berlin, and is very vivacious and attractive - and interested.
But at this point Étienne is trying to be faithful to Lucie, and he and Valentina part without a connection. The most important is Annabelle (Sophie Verbeeck), stronger minded and more moral than Étienne or his friends, a social activist who questions whether making films is enough of a contribution to the world. Eventually Annabelle becomes more fascinating to Étienne than any of the other young women. But that relationship will go astray like the others, only more painfully and memorably. The woman he will wind up with as a couple will come from left field, not a fellow student, someone he barely knew at first from a job.
The young man who impresses and bothers the other film students is the super-confident Mathias (Corentin Fila, who had a central role in Téchiné's Being 17, and an original, unexpected choice for this role). He is very similar to Poison Friends' Thibault Vinçon (André Morney). Matias is a young man who seems brilliant and to whom both Étienne and his gay fellow film student pal Jean-Noël (Gonzague Van Bervesseles) are strongly drawn, and whom all admire or detest, but whose spirit and energy and compelling snap judgments wind up being more destructive than helpful. Like Thibault Vinçon, Mathias is mysterious, and somehow illusory. Étienne worships the elusive Mathias and considers him a key friend, even though he often disappears inexplicably, and his comments cause Étienne to destroy his first short film, begun in Lyon, more than a year's work.
Jean-Noël is the opposite of Mathias, mild-mannered, supportive of all his classmates' filmmaking, and a willing collaborator who's a little in love with Étienne, and doubtless with the sexy, vivacious Mathias as well. Étienne will lose Jean-Noël as a friend because he thoughtlessly treats him as a shadow helper rather than a partner in his work. He suffers major losses just when he is beginning his second short film, showing filmmaking is a collaborative effort but also one that suffers many vicissitudes.
The "faults" of this delightful and moving film are two. How can we keep track of all these young people, all these debates, all these changes of fortune? In being realistically comprehensive, Civeyrac loses artistic unity and clear focus. Second, the related flaw: his film is too long. One could end it any moment in the last twenty minutes. But it's to its credit that these moments all have enough meaning and weight to end with them.
A Paris Education was reviewed at its Berlin debut in Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer. He says this doesn't avoid being more realistic, not the "whiny French film" one of the film students calls for, but it's no less compelling for that, and in it Civeyrac definitely finds his "voice" - at 53, after eight features - making this time "a sincere and very specific kind of coming-of-age tale that’s anchored in the performances of a committed young cast, many of them relatively unknown."
It is hard for me to place A Paris Education in Civeyrac's oeuvre, after having seen and reviewed only two of the previous eight. The first was Through the Forest,, his sixth, from 2005, seen in my first New York Film Festival that year, a short, glamorous, dream-like fable that I found felt "tantalizing and incomplete." The second was My Friend Victoria (R-V 2015), an engaging and glossy, sophisticated but more mainstream family study based on a Doris Lessing story.
One is left by Mintzer's review with the question: can a filmmaker be "finding himself" with feature film number nine? But if he is in that process at 53, and still teaching as he was in 2006 at the national film school La Fémis, that makes his involvement in these young men struggling with the beauties and challenges of cinema all the more moving and germane.
A Paris Education/Mes provinciales, 137 mins., debuted Jan. 2018 in the Panorama section of the Berlinale It opens in French cinemas 18 Apr. 2018. Screened for this review as part of the March 8-18 2018 edition of the joint UniFrance, Film Society of Lincoln Center series, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema.
RACHID HAMI: ORCHESTRA CLASS/LA MÉLODIE (2017
ALFRED RENELY IN ORCHESTRA CLASS
The heart is warmed by kids learning violin
French movies aren't by any means always original or challenging. Here is one that fits in a familiar mode but just does the same thing over again - in French. It's a low-keyed, enjoyable little story we have heard in other forms before.
Popular French comic Kad Merad, of Danny Boon's super-successful 2008 movie comedy Welcome to the Sticks/Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, takes on a more serious role here. He is Simon Daoud, a violinist hired to teach a special class in a Paris ghetto middle school to learn the violin well enough to play Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" at a public concert later in the year. They go from awful to implausibly good. We are touched. It's conventional but it works.
Boyd van Hoeij of Hollywood Reporter sums up the result in his review written at Venice: "A sullen French-Algerian violinist tries to tame a rowdy Parisian class of immigrant and second-generation immigrant kids so he can teach them how to play the fiddle in La Melodie. For those who have seen Sergio Machado’s 2015 title The Violin Teacher, shot in the shantytowns of São Paulo, or, before that, Wes Craven’s East Harlem-set Music of the Heart with Meryl Streep, this will be an all-too-familiar tale — except that it’s now in French. Indeed, for much of the film’s running time, actor-turned-director Rachid Hami doesn’t seem interested in reinventing the wheel of the inspiring-music-teacher genre, which makes this unfussily assembled feature the cinematic equivalent of a pretty comfortable but also rather everyday sweater."
There you have it. This is a movie genre, the heartwarming tale of ghetto kids tamed by classical music. It is surprising how glum comic Kad Merad is here, but he has a silence and a stillness and a propriety and reserve that are dramatically effective and all very French. Merad has an amazing presence. It's natural and innate, as is the equally strong presence of the kids, black, Arab, and white, whom Hami, a ghetto kid himself discovered for Kechiche's 2003Games of Love and Chance/L'Esquive, said he found "on the streets." There is a scene in a restaurant when one skinny black kid riffs and disses and the others answer back that is priceless: these kids play off each other naturally and fast.
The movie has a central player Arnold (Alfred Renely), who cheats and fights to get into the violin class: it is his dream, and he is gifted and has a passion. His friend (sometimes) Samir (Zakaria-Tayeb Lazab) enters the story when his father (the grizzled Slimane Dazi of Audiard's A Prophet) pulls him out, and M. Daud visits his family and talks him out of that. His playing for them as a sample of violin music of a passage from Bach's suites for unaccompanied violin that is one of the most powerful moments in all of western classical music is powerful persuasion. Here as elsewhere this movie makes good use of closeups of tearful faces.
Orchestra Class/Le mélodie, 102 mins., debuted at Venice Sept. 2017; showed at a handful of other international festivals. Opened in French cinemas 8 Nov. 2017, also in Germany, Colombia and Mexico. Mediocre-to-poor French reviews, AlloCine 2.9. Screened for this review as part of the New York Unifrance-FSLC Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, 14 Mar. 2018.
GILLES BOURDOS: ENDANGERED SPECIES/LES ESPÈCES MENACÉES (2017)
VINCENT ROTTIERS AND ALICE ISAAZ IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
Relationships, good and bad
It may seem callous to find fun in a series of personal disasters, but it may be the only way to survive a movie like Gilles Bourdos' Endangered Species/Espèces menacés.
The director of the arthouse bonbon Renoir tries something more ambitious in this, one where he seems to have been injected with a dose of Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. This omnibus mashup of three Richard Bausch short stories doesn't have that movie's emotional resonance and depth of characterization, or for that matter its narrative complexity. But it's a rip-snorting, wild collection of somewhat intertwining storylines that keeps you watching, jaw dropped.
We begin with a wedding night that goes memorably wrong. The young husband Tomas (Vincent Rottiers), who turns out to be a tree-trimmer, is covered with tattoos that make him look like a gangster. His behavior is strangely menacing and unfriendly. The bride Josephine (Alice Isaaz) is troubled. But she will turn out to be trapped in a hopeless addiction to a violent, abusive relationship. Rottiers is masterful at depicting a kind of madness that is more threatening because of his cleancut, mild appearance. Mélanie's parents will clash over this, and her father will pursue justice in his own way that takes us into thriller-horror territory.
We also have: a mad woman, perhaps driven bonkers by her husband's disloyalty whose tall, virginal, Ph.D student son who juggles may be a bit mad too. There is Mélanie (Alice de Lencquesaing), a 23-year-old woman who enrages her father Vincent (Eric Elmosnino) with her telephone announcement that she's marrying Yann Peterson (Carlo Brandt), a professor, a man of 63, 18 years older than him, by whom she is pregnant. Josephine, the menaced young bride, turns out to be Vincent's new neighbor, and the virginal young Ph.D. student turns out to be Yann Peterson's advisee. Et voilà! It all makes sense, doesn't it?
Hollywood Reporter's Boyd van Hoeij, writing from the film's debut at Venice, describes the film's storyline, structure, and strong and weak points in more detail.
This is a film of virtuoso skill, both in the editing - we can follow all the plotlines clearly - and in the acting. It may arguably turn reality TV plotlines into arias, as Magnolia certainly does. But it reads as a trick. Its showing off amuses rather than moves. It's a game well played. No more. But that's plenty on some days.
Endangered Species/Espèces menacés, 115 mins., debuted at Venice Sept. 2017; also shown at Helsinki and Taipei festivals, and opened in France 27 Sept. with mixed reviews (AlloCiné press rating 3.2).
EMMANUEL FINKIEL: A MEMOIR OF WAR/LA DOULEUR (2017)
MÉLANIE THIERRY IN LA DOULEUR
Reliving Marguerite Duras' unbearable wait
"A Memoir of War" is a pretty limp version of the title of Marguerite Duras' typically obsessive, poetic memoir of the trauma of her Resistance husband's arrest during the last years of the War. The real title, an unforgettable one, is La douleur - Pain - and it rings out like a muffled scream. Emmanuel Finkiel has made an elegant, simple, yet stylized film version, presumably to introduce a younger generation to the book, and perhaps the writer. Duras' name is on many films for the writing, most famously Resnais' Hiroshima mon amour, which is a more important film and a better expression of the author's unique style.
There are moments when the haunting, repetitive style comes out in the new movie. There are also times when Marguerite (Mélanie Thierry) reappears twice in the same room, and the camera shifts to the second figure of her - perhaps a visual objective correlative for the repeated refrains.
Finkiel's film is simple, elegant, yet harrowing through its sheer length (127 minutes). It is also shot in extreme closeups, leading Cahiers du Cinéma's reviewer to claim - not without reason - that its model is the Hungarian Auschwitz monodrama, Son of Saul, or that the viewer makes a fuzzy re-edit of the two films into each other as she watches, a cannibalizing formalism turning Robert Antelme (Duras' Resistance husband taken away by the Nazis) into the hero of Son of Saul and nullifying both films. This conceit from Stéphane Delorme, Cahiers'critic, points to something we need to recognize. Finkiel's La douleur is a popularization, but also a formally very stylized one. One is never unaware of its visual gestures, its consistent look.
This is an emotionally complex as well as exhausting story but also a simple one, with only three characters: Marguerite; Pierre Rabier (Benoît Magimel), the collaborator obsessed with her; and Dionys Mascolo (Benjamin Biolay), her husband's best friend. The two men are torments and foils for Marguerite. The whole process of obsessively pursuing news of her missing husband is saved from pure insanity by Marguerite's playing off the two men. Rabier is richly embodied by Benoît Magimel, who has grown blowsy and overweight, his face sensuous and dull, a façade we can't see past, and this is perfect because he is not quite real. This, as Delorme understood, is like Son of Saul a monodrama, and much of the action is going on purely in Marguerite's, the writer Duras', head, and, of course, the film is dominated by her, Thierry's voiceover.
Thierry, at least for me, is the real surprise. Though it was far from her first appearance - she was in a number of TV films - she first drew attention as the titular Princess of Montpensier, well-served by the venerable and reliable Bertrand Tavernier, but a pretty young thing in a somewhat superficial movie (though it got her the "Meilleur espoir féminin" César), who began as an early school dropout to be in ads and do modeling. Who would expect her to be as weathered and war-weary, at only 37? It must be credited to dedication, and smoking a lot of cigarettes, as everybody does to excess in this film, even for French people. Joking aside, the bloom of girlish prettiness is off Thierry now, and she's ripe for serious roles from now on.
This adaptation of Duras' autobiographical novel is made more specific here, naming actual names not mentioned by Duras. Here are the details. It's June 1944, and France is still under the German occupation. The writer and communist Robert Antelme, a major figure of the Resistance, is arrested and deported. His young wife Marguerite Duras, writer and resistant, is torn by the anguish of not having news of him and her secret affair with her comrade Dionys. She meets a French agent working at the Gestapo, Pierre Rabier, and, ready to do anything to find her husband, puts himself to the test of an ambiguous relationship with this troubled man, only to be able to help him. The end of the war and the return of the camps announce to Marguerite Duras the beginning of an unbearable wait, a slow and silent agony in the midst of the chaos of the Liberation of Paris. And the happy ending is perhaps not so happy, or a real ending.
You can play this over and over and over in your mind, to understand it. You can read the book, preferably in French, and you can rewatch this film, which deserves our respect and is, properly, respectful toward its autobiographical novel source while judiciously avoiding hagiography. Highly recommended.
The spare, angst-ridden score, evoking musique concrète, is by Nicolas Becker. The cinematographer is Alexis Kavyrchine.
See Guy Lodge's more detailed review for Variety.
A Memoir of War/La douleur, 127 mins., debuted at Angoulême Aug. 2017; three other listed festivals. Theatrically released in France 24 Jan. 2018 to raves from critics (AlloCiné press rating 4.0). Screened for this review at the Unifrance-Film Society of Lincoln Center 2018 New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema.
12 DAYS/12 JOURS (Raymond Depardon 2017)
RAYMOND DEPARDON: 12 DAYS/12 JOURS (2017)
Law and mental illness in France examined at a key choke point
By French law, anyone admitted into the hospital without their consent must be seen by a judge within 12 days. That judge must decide whether these psychiatric hospital patients can be allowed back into society. As Richard Brody of The New Yorker puts it, Depardon "sees the hearing room as a distorting mirror for civic life at large." The patients mostly request to be released, and it is not granted. Some of the patient-victims seem simply to have fallen through the cracks, and on the face of it to be no more crazy than many who live free. And this is troubling if not enraging. An important subject, but the film is repetitious and limited, and the famous documentarian Depardon might have found a more revealing, more complete, approach. This is what one sometimes feels with the exhaustive, exhausting, and ultimately hypnotic American documentaries of Frederick Wiseman. He tortures us with a selfless thoroughness that is in fact stylized limitation.
12 Days/12 jours, 82 min., debuted at Cannes May 2017; ten other festivals. Screened for this review as part of the Mar. 2018 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at Lincoln Center, New York. The film has a continuing run at Anthology Film Archives.
Raymond Depardon after screening
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Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:31 am, Posted by eyeadmin 0 | International News
President Rajapaksa Should Bring Sinhalese, Tamils Closer
As expected, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Freedom Alliance Party has won the recent Southern and Western provincial council elections. However, the lower margins of victory suggest he is no longer the undisputed leader in the two regions, considered the heartland of the ethnic-majority Sinhalese. In the Southern province, his party won only 33 seats out of 55, down from the 38 it won in 2009. The fall is more precipitous in the Western province, where it won 56 seats out of 104, against the 68 it won in 2009. Notably, Rajapaksa’s party tried to whip up passions among the Sinhalese by raking up the issue of the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution demanding war crimes probe in Sri Lanka.
One inference possible is that if he had not exploited the UN resolution, he might not have achieved even the limited success in the two provinces. In the Tamil-dominated Northern province, the Freedom Alliance Party has been routed with the Tamil National Alliance sweeping the polls. The results are also a reflection of the continuing ethnic divide. There is little to suggest that the situation is on the mend. What the country badly needs is reconciliation between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils. Unfortunately, there has been no attempt whatsoever to effect such a rapprochement.
The results should serve as a warning to Rajapaksa that he cannot afford to ignore the ground realities. Narrow nationalism might have served some purpose while he was mounting a successful campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The defeat of the LTTE and the decimation of its leadership are history. Rajapaksa should now think more about the future of the country and the need to integrate the northern region with the rest of the country. He should also remain eternally wary about the possibility of the emergence of a militant Tamil outfit. International opinion is also against his strong-arm methods against the Tamils. Reconciliation should, therefore, become the watchword in Sri Lanka. (Indian Express)
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First lady's spokeswoman to be White House press secretary
Stephanie Grisham, communications director for First Lady Melania Trump, arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on March 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
Posted Jun 25 2019 12:02PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump has announced that her spokeswoman will be the new White House press secretary.
Stephanie Grisham, who has been with the Trumps since 2015, will also take on the role of White House communications director.
The first lady tweeted Tuesday that she "can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country."
Grisham succeeds Sarah Sanders, who announced her resignation earlier this month.
By Elizabeth Matthews
Parents of Chicago murder victims are demanding to know why only a small percentage of such cases are solved.
The parents met outside Saint Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham to ask for change when it comes to solving police cases. They say they are angry and united.
The group "Purpose Over Pain" says they believe Chicago police only solves nine percent of murder cases. On Monday night, one grieving parent after another spoke about their children who were killed to gun violence.
By Mike Flannery
Migrants who are living illegally in Chicago remain fearful of large-scale arrests and deportations. But there's no sign yet of it happening in the city or its neighborhoods.
President Donald Trump Monday said immigration enforcement raids did occur over the weekend, but did not reveal where or how many.
The president said he wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to focus first on migrants who are killers or otherwise violent criminals.
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The Town Crier walks the streets of The Original Gold Rush Colony, bell ringing - making announcements about community activities, achievements and other worthy news of the day. Listen up - it could be important or just plain fun!
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Part time "Miss James" has worked overtime to create a virtually life size portrait of Queen Victoria who reigned over the British Empire during the 1850's Australian Gold Rush.
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Robert is so pleased he accepted his life partner's gift of a great big birthday bash at The Diggers Rest Tavern in the grounds of The Original Gold Rush Colony.He had danced non stop at Peter's party there early in March, and succumbed to being feted himself.
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What single name do you know besides that of Rumbald
I put in my spurs and was gone, hearing before me, the hollow tramp and rumble of the great coach in front, as the King's party went across the bridge.
It was three months later that I sat once more, though not for the first time since my adventure at the Rye in Mr. Chiffinch's parlour.
Of those three months I need not say very much; especially of the beginning of them, since I received then, I think, more compliments than ever in my life before. My interviews had been very many; not with Mr. Chiffinch only, but with two other personages whose lives, they were pleased to say, I had saved.
His Majesty had laughed very heartily indeed at the tale of my adventures.
"Odds-fish!" said he. "We had all been done, but for you, Mr. Mallock. It was three or four days after, at the least, that I had intended returning; and by that time, no doubt, our friends would have had their ambushment complete. But when your man came, all a-sweat, into my very bed-chamber, telling me to fly for my life--well; there was no more to be said. There was a fire too at my lodgings that same morning;--and poor Sir Christopher's low ceilings all ruined with the smoke--but that would not have brought me, though I suppose
we must give out that it did. No; Mr. Mallock, 'twas you, and no other. Odds-fish! I did not think I had such an accomplished liar in my service!"
His Royal Highness, too, was no less gracious; though he talked in a very different fashion.
To him there was no humour in the matter at all; 'twas all God's Providence; and I am not sure but that he was not more right than his brother; though indeed there are always two sides to a thing. His talk was less of myself, and more of the interests I had served; and there too he was right; for, as I have said, if there had been any mistake in the matter, good-bye to Catholic hopes.
My first interview with Mr. Chiffinch astonished me most. When he had finished paying compliments, I began on business.
"You will hardly catch Rumbald," said I, "unless you take him pretty soon. He too will be off to Holland, I think."
He shook his head, smiling.
"I am sorry not to be able to give you vengeance for that cleaver-throwing; but you must wait awhile."
"Wait?" cried I.
"What single name do you know besides that of Rumbald, which was certainly involved in this affair? Why, Mr. Mallock, you yourself have told me that he observed discretion so far; and did not name a single man."
"Well; there is Keeling," I said.
"And what is Keeling?" he asked with some contempt. "A maltster, and a carpenter: a fine bag of assassins! And how can you prove anything but treasonable talk? Where were the 'swan-quills' and the 'sand and the ink'? Did you set eyes on any of them?"
I was silent.
"No, no, Mr. Mallock; we must wait awhile. I have even talked to Jeffreys, and he says the same. We must lime more birds before we pull our twig down. Now, if you could lay your hand on Keeling!"
He was right: I saw that well enough.
"And meantime," said I, smiling, "I must go in peril of my life. They surely know now what part I have played?"
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The central government has taken a dim view of serving officers of uniformed forces allegedly taking part in sit-in protests and dharnas of the chief minister in Kolkata on February 4, a home ministry official said.
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Dear HPU Friend:
As you know by now, High Point University has differentiated itself over the last decade with academic relevance and with deserved merit. Some refer to the transformation as the “Miracle on Montlieu Avenue!”
It’s true. The growth has been amazing — especially in the midst of the worst economic disruption in the last 50 years of America’s history. Stellar educators with accomplished credentials are attracted to this academy in large numbers each year. Students come to campus with a desire to learn and grow. Alumni are getting involved with renewed enthusiasm. Parents have become our best advocates. College counselors recommend HPU with spirited credibility. And our “philanthropic investors” are energized by the profound growth of the institution, and they generously resource it with a continuing reservoir of gifts.
2004 2018 Growth
(Traditional Students) 1,450 5,200 259%
Full-time Faculty 108 327 203%
Campus Size (acres) 91 440 383%
Square Footage 650,000 3.5 million 438%
Buildings on Campus (new and acquired) 22 112 409%
Total Positions 385 1,934 402%
Economic Impact $160.3 million $500 million 212%
Operating and Capital Budget $38 million $305 million 702%
United Way Giving $28,000 $245,000 775%
Study Abroad Programs 5 79 1,480%
What lies behind these impressive statistics is a university fully dedicated to continually enhance its academic programs and ensure that every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people. We are focused on holistic education, experiential learning, and values-based living. We owe respect and appreciation to our family of faculty and staff who deliver on this promise every day.
HPU students are benefiting from a completely revamped core curriculum that allows more educational choices and schedule flexibility. With the creation of new schools, majors, and courses, students have a remarkable array of learning opportunities to prepare them for productive careers. The new schools include: School of Art and Design, Nido R. Qubein School of Communication, Congdon School of Health Sciences, and Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy.
New majors include: Neuroscience, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Documentary Media.
Armed with over $300 million in gifts and pledges since 2005, including 10 gifts of $10 million and more, the university built new facilities to accommodate residential students (92% of students live on campus), new athletic buildings and fields to support 16 NCAA Division 1 sports (including the recently added women’s and men’s lacrosse), and expanded campus from 92 to 430 acres. Our future is bright indeed. We are blessed — and we are deeply grateful.
As you read through this website you’ll be impressed with the dynamic energy ever-present on the campus of High Point University. You’ll read about faculty achievements, student engagement, alumni accomplishments, and a whole host of academic and facility improvements. You’ll discover a center of learning that frames liberal arts education with practical application for real-life demands. We work wholeheartedly to prepare our students for the ever-changing, highly competitive, global village in which they must excel.
Thank you for your prayers, your encouragement, and your continued support.
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Longer spring, late summer: check your pets for ticks
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It's tick season and vets are recommending you keep an eye out on your pets with the extended cool weather we've been having.
"Certainly the period where we're going to see a lot of activity in ticks may be extended this year based on the spring that we've had so far," said Dr. Florence Erdmann of the Pierrefonds Animal Hospital.
Erdmann told CJAD 800 it's too early to say what kind of tick season it's shaping up to be but the cooler weather over the past couple of weeks is something to watch.
And while some regions such as the Eastern Townships are noticing a decrease in cases of Lyme Disease..,
"If you are finding ticks on your dogs, you are in areas where you are potentially exposed to ticks," said Erdmann.
Erdmann recommends a thorough check after your pets have been outside, especially in wooded areas.
"If you're finding ticks on your pet and you feel that they've been bitten by the tick that they should probably be in to see their vet and have a blood test done and see if they've been exposed to any of the tick-borne diseases that we know of," said Erdmann.
And don't use bare hands to pull off ticks.
"Put them in a little ziplock, sealed, and then - sounds awful - but to crush the tick because of course you don't want to put the tick back out in your backyard or have them in your home," said Erdmann.
Erdmann said even if you don't find any ticks, check in with your vet if you're concerned about the potential exposure to ticks.
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An Emmy winner comes home
Robby Hoffman is back home for Just for Laughs, basking in the glow of her enduring fans.
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Téllez Lozano, Helena; Druce, John; Cooper, Samuel J.; Kilner, John A. (2017): Double perovskite cathodes for proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells: are they triple mixed ionic electronic conductors? In Science and technology of advanced materials 18 (1), pp. 977–986. DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2017.1402661.
Cooper, Samuel J.; Niania, Mathew; Hoffmann, Franca; Kilner, John A. (2017): Back-exchange: a novel approach to quantifying oxygen diffusion and surface exchange in ambient atmospheres. In Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 19 (19), pp. 12199–12205. DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01317e.
Boldrin, Paul; Millan-Agorio, Marcos; Brandon, Nigel P. (2015): Effect of Sulfur- and Tar-Contaminated Syngas on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Materials. In Energy Fuels 29 (1), pp. 442–446. DOI: 10.1021/ef502085q.
Boldrin, Paul; Ruiz-Trejo, Enrique; Yu, Jingwen; Gruar, Robert I.; Tighe, Christopher J.; Chang, Kee-Chul et al. (2015): Nanoparticle scaffolds for syngas-fed solid oxide fuel cells. In J. Mater. Chem. A 3 (6), pp. 3011–3018. DOI: 10.1039/C4TA06029F.
Duboviks, V.; Lomberg, M.; Maher, R. C.; Cohen, L. F.; Brandon, N. P.; Offer, G. J. (2015): Carbon deposition behaviour in metal-infiltrated gadolinia doped ceria electrodes for simulated biogas upgrading in solid oxide electrolysis cells. In Journal of Power Sources 293, pp. 912–921. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.06.003.
Duboviks, V.; Maher, R. C.; Kishimoto, M.; Cohen, L. F.; Brandon, N. P.; Offer, G. J. (2014): A Raman spectroscopic study of the carbon deposition mechanism on Ni/CGO electrodes during CO/CO2 electrolysis. In Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 16 (26), pp. 13063–13068. DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01503g.
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Offer, Gregory J.; Mermelstein, Joshua; Brightman, Edward; Brandon, Nigel P. (2009): Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Interaction of Carbon and Sulfur with Solid Oxide fuel Cell Anodes. In Journal of the American Ceramic Society 92 (4), pp. 763–780. DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.02980.x.
Offer, G. J.; Shearing, P.; Golbert, J. I.; Brett, D.J.L.; Atkinson, A.; Brandon, N. P. (2008): Using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to compensate for errors when measuring polarisation curves during three-electrode measurements of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes. In Electrochimica Acta 53 (26), pp. 7614–7621. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.04.001.
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For generations, the Indy 500 Snake Pit has been the center of race fan revelry in the center of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Parties in the Snake Pit celebrate the race, the beginning of summer in Indianapolis and life itself.
Today the Snake Pit is a celebration of EDM, with great young musical talent showcasing their sounds for thousands of young fans. The sounds begin early on Race Day morning and are eventually joined by the roar of 33 race cars in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” creating an unforgettable scene.
It’s Memorial Day Weekend. It’s the Indy 500. It’s the doorstep of summer. It’s an outdoor party. Drinking plenty of water throughout the weekend is vital to your health and safety. Drink water at regular intervals, especially in warm weather, and be sure to stay hydrated on the days leading up to Race Day.
See our list below containing prohibited items at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light:
● Weapons, including pocketknives, firearms and ammunition, of any kind.
● Fireworks and flares.
● Flagpoles.
● Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as a drones and also referred to as remotely piloted aircrafts, and similar remote controlled devices.
● Selfie Sticks.
● Animals (except service animals assisting guests who are disabled).
● Lasers of any kind.
● Roller blades, skateboards, skates, hover boards and scooters.
● Golf carts.
● Coolers larger than 18″ x 14″ x 14″.
● Glass containers.
● Stickers.
● Scaffolding or platforms.
● Illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia.
● Permanent Markers.
● Sampling or Flyers of Any Kind.
● Aerosol Cans.
● Professional Cameras (Concerts Only).
● Audio/Video recording equipment (Concerts Only).
● Any other items not mentioned that may pose a safety hazard or diminish the enjoyment of the event by other guests.
Come prepared for all types of weather, and definitely dress for comfort. Wear lightweight, breathable clothes that make you feel good. If you choose to wear heavy fabrics or long-sleeved apparel, remember to stay hydrated. Comfortable sneakers are the best way to go, especially if you’re planning to tear up the dancefloor. Sandals and flip-flops can make for sore feet.
Check out some items we offer below to help you look your best at the Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light.
You can check out more apparel by visiting our online store.
The Snake Pit has a long, colorful history at IMS. It’s part urban legend, but some of the craziness described by your parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles definitely happened!
Fans started to gather in the infield at IMS as early as the 1920s. But the hearty partying didn’t start until the 1970s in the infield inside Turn 1, which became known as the infamous Snake Pit.
What exactly happened in those days in the original Snake Pit? It’s probably easier to describe what didn’t happen. Let’s just say almost anything went in the quest for a good time among the young and the young at heart of the Midwest.
Streaking. Stripping. Booze. Brawls. Football. Frisbees. Music. Bikers. Students. The Snake Pit was a combination of Woodstock and Spring Break for thousands of Midwestern kids.
But times and attitudes changed, as did the look of the Speedway. Grandstands were built inside Turn 1, which crimped the style of many in the Snake Pit.
The Snake Pit eventually faded away by the mid-1990s. But it’s back, baby – now in Turn 3 and with the blessing of the brass at IMS.
No, this isn’t your mom and dad’s Snake Pit. That was a one-of-a-kind place, for better or worse. But the new Snake Pit still has the attitude, spirit and mojo of the original. It’s the ultimate place to party during the Indianapolis 500.
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Bowdoin is about to hit 50 years without requiring SAT or ACT. More colleges are following suit, and University of California announces it will study whether value remains in admissions testing.
Scott Jaschik
SALT LAKE CITY -- When supporters of test-optional admissions planned Thursday's session at the annual meeting here of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the time peg was that 2019 will mark the 50th year since Bowdoin College dropped a requirement that all applicants submit SAT or ACT scores. But much of the excitement was about more current developments. Attendees noted the decision of the University of Chicago to go test optional this year, for example. Colby College announced such a decision this week. So did Rosemont College.
But even as several hundred gathered here to discuss the test-optional movement, news about the University of California -- which has not made a decision on the issue -- captured attention. The university system's campuses receive more than 200,000 applications a year.
This week, faculty leaders announced that they were starting a study on whether admissions testing adds value to the admissions process. The study was requested by Janet Napolitano, the system's president. Napolitano said that a review was needed in light of the "unprecedented growth" in applications.
At least one member of the University of California Board of Regents is pushing for the system to drop the requirement. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, chancellor of the California Community Colleges, said via email, "Research continues to mount that demonstrates the poor predictive quality of standardized admissions and placement exams. Scores on the SAT and ACT more closely correlate with wealth rather than college readiness and has a disproportionate impact on low-income students and students of color."
The session here focused on data and success stories with going test optional and the growing numbers of colleges dropping testing requirements. (The College Board declined a request from Inside Higher Ed to comment on the session. Here is an article about a book published this year, by authors with ties to the College Board, that outlines the organization's opposition to test-optional policies.)
Robert Schaeffer, of FairTest: the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, opened the session with statistics:
1,022 four-year colleges are now test optional. While testing advocates note that many of those colleges are not competitive in admissions, Schaeffer said that 321 of those colleges are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as being in the "top tiers" for their sector.
Among liberal arts colleges ranked in the top 100 by U.S. News, more than half are test optional.
More than half of four-year colleges in the Northeast (defined as New England, New York and New Jersey) are now test optional.
Decades of Experience
Whitney Soule, dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin, said the experience of her college shows that a highly competitive college can have consistent success at admitting students without test scores. Since the early 1980s, applications have gone up at the college from about 2,500 to more than 9,000. During that time, the share of students who submit test scores has remained relatively stable, at between two-thirds and three-quarters of the class.
As the college has become more competitive in admissions, she said, Bowdoin has regularly conducted tests to see if admissions choices made without tests are as accurate at predicting college success as are those where test scores are considered. There has never been a difference, she said.
The top factors in admissions decisions, she said, are the high school transcript and the high school profile, Soule said. Those factors allow the college to see academic preparedness and also how the applicant took advantage of opportunities available at a given high school.
Soule said she is asked by some applicants and parents if they can share test scores and find out "if they should submit," but she said she doesn't answer those questions. The reason, she said, is that committees reviewing applicants don't stop for a second when reviewing someone without scores.
"We don't wonder what's missing," she said, "because we have enough."
Expanding the Pool at WPI
Bowdoin was typical of the colleges that first went test optional in that it was a relatively small liberal arts college. Andrew B. Palumbo, dean of admissions and financial aid at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, noted that WPI was the first national science and technology-focused university to drop the requirement when it did so in 2007. The shift, he said, sent a message to groups that might have not considered WPI in the past that they would be welcomed.
Since then, the size of the student body has increased by 41 percent, while female enrollment has gone up 81 percent and black and Latino enrollment have increased by 156 percent.
Palumbo stressed that test-optional policies shouldn't be viewed in isolation, but as part of a commitment to help those admitted.
He noted, for example, that those who do not submit scores are more likely than those who do submit scores to face academic distress (such as being placed on probation) in their first year, 13 percent versus 7 percent.
But he noted that graduation rates show the two groups succeed at the same levels. '"To me this says that WPI takes a chance on students and they may struggle, but we are a great environment for those students," Palumbo said.
Focus on Mission at DePaul
Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president for enrollment management and marketing at DePaul University, said that colleges considering a move to test optional (as Inside Higher Ed's survey of admissions directors indicated many are) need to be prepared for pushback. He noted that most faculty members have a history of success with standardized tests. And he said that competitive colleges tend to value standardized tests in that "there are few false positives." In other words, it's hard to have few capabilities and score high.
But he said the real question should be focused on mission. He noted that DePaul has as part of its official mission the goal of serving those for whom college might not otherwise be a possibility. And he walked through the university's current student body: 32 percent are first generation, 29 percent are eligible for Pell Grants, 26 percent are from underrepresented minority groups and 15 percent are from the city of Chicago. More than half (57 percent) of all students are in at least one of those categories.
"What we found is that the students we were taking a chance on" before dropping a test requirement "were doing very well." So that raised the question of why they were being required to submit test scores that might have discouraged them from applying or the university from admitting them, Boeckenstedt said.
"There's a point you start to feel disgusted with yourself," he said, for referring to a student by his or her test score.
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by Chris on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - Permalink
Last night, Kyra and I had the pleasure of having a night out. First, we went out for hot chocolate. Kyra and I played a silly game where one person says a famous person's name and the other has to say another famous person's name, and the first name has to start with the first letter of the last name the other person said. We used to play this game when Kyra had trouble falling asleep. For example:
"George Clooney"
"Charles Dickens"
Then we went to a ballroom dance, hosted in part by our friend Carla. She performed an amusing dance in which Carla and Deborah, the dance company owner, kicked around and tied up Deborah's husband, Eric, to the tune "These Boots are Made for Walking." Later in the evening, Eric played the "Packer Polka," and introduced it by saying something like, "If you find the next tune offensive... SUCK IT."
Grandpa Bill watched Luca for us. Luca was very excited to see Grandpa Bill, and he wanted him to read to him and play games. This morning, the following conversation occurred:
Luca: "Where Granpa Bill?"
Me: "He went home."
Luca: "I get him."
He continued to whine about "getting" Grandpa Bill. I think it's because Grandpa Bill doesn't visits often enough, and Luca misses him.
Categories: Jokes/Humor, Special Events, Toddlerhood, Written by Chris
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Lasith Malinga looked stunned when Mike Hussey swept his fast yorker to the boundary. But by the end of the evening, it was Malinga's turn...
CLT20 2011: Cape Cobras beat New South Wales by 7 wickets
The Cape Cobras came to Chennai about a week ahead of the Champions League T20. And on Saturday at the Chepauk, they showed that their...
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The Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the Nokia CLT20 competition due to start on 23 September in India has been announced. The Kolkata Knight Riders...
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The Somerset squad for the Nokia CLT20 competition due to start on 23 September in India has been announced. The Somerset squad for Champions League...
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Into Battle
SONNE ADAM INTERVIEW: “MORE EVIL! MORE DARK! THAT’S MY GOAL”
Posted October 24, 2012 by Lily Randall
When a musical genre is defined by the era in which it was prolific is it controversial to resurrect it? For many, old school death metal should be left to rot in its hellish graves and only the gruesome forefathers are allowed to bring it back to life. As the late 2000s saw the Internet-grown death metal rear its ugly head (some for better, some for worse), it seemed old school would stay “old” with the fresh flesh going for technicality over brutality and haircuts over heavy metal. However, push the weeds away from around the crypt door and it became clear that behind the backs of the the triggered, over-produced death metal hordes there was a new generation desperate to recapture the gory days.
Century Media was one such label that went grave-digging and while they’ve been busy reissuing classics from Marduk and Krisiun of late, it was their ear for the newer bands playing creepy, raw, decrepit death that marked them out. As well as snapping up bands like Morbus Chron and Necrowretch CM brought Isreali act Sonne Adam to our ears in 2011. That year, their debut ‘Transformation’ was thrown onto many an “albums of the year” list and Sonne Adam finally got the recognition they deserve.
Tonight we’re hanging out with frontman Davidov as they prepare to support the legendary Grave and despite the praise heaped on his band around the release of their debut he is still as modest as ever. When asked about how it feels to be playing around Europe with such an influential band he seems slightly lost for words. “Well, Century Media have been really supportive so we’ve been really fucking lucky,” he admits. “It’s pretty cool, they [Grave] were definitely a band I grew up with so it’s really cool to see them on stage every night and we’ve been taking notes.”
The expectation that Scandinavia and the US holds all the cards for extreme metal has definitely faded, as artists from the more confined corners of the globe are unleashing the heavy metal spirit outside of the now-almost-obsolete tape-trading underground. As Annick Giroux demonstrates here at Iron Fist with her World Downfall column, the ease in which bands can spread their gospel is ever-growing and for Sonne Adam the escape from their less-than-metallic homeland was thanks to the online realm. “To be honest, we weren’t even trying [to get signed]”, Davidov recalls. “We literally just recorded some stuff and put it on MySpace. We hadn’t really thought about sending stuff out to labels.”
Founded in 2007 Davidov and Dahan, who recently left the band, were inspired by the European scene and debut EP ‘Armed With Hammers’ confirmed this with a crushing blend of doom death, reminiscent of the ’90s greats. ‘Transformations’ continued to drag us into a blackened abyss with influences from either side of the pond – the raw fury of Morbid Angel combined with the gloomy realms of Asphyx – and despite a much fresher production sound, the origins were still embraced.
With a war going on around them, Davidov surprises Iron Fist by explaining how the religion and hatred surrounding their homes does not influence his music. His love for extreme metal always distracted him and he claims that what’s going on in his homeland is nowhere near as bad as the media makes it out to be. Contrary to popular belief, getting hold of heavy metal records wasn’t hard for the vocalist. “There’s no censorship at all. Nobody in Israel gives a damn and we have way bigger issues to deal with than some kids playing metal. There is a fucking war going on, so who cares? You can get everything, especially now with the web but before that there were always some metal shops near Tel-Aviv and the central cities. And obviously now with the Internet, you can hear everything.” He also remembers tape-trading but was never really a part of “the scene” and with the majority of bands that travel to Israel being more mainstream acts like Ensiferum or Sabaton it still remains a slight mystery how Sonne Adam truly got to be such a powerhouse of death metal on the European scene.
With Sonne Adam now completed by Steel on drums, Butcher on bass and Vitaly sharing the guitar duties, Davidov feels there is no comparison when playing in Israel and Europe. “I always saw myself as part of the European scene, even before Sonne Adam, because in Israel the scene is all about metalcore and hardcore stuff, not really death metal, so it’s been cool to actually be here and play for the people that I actually want to play for. In Israel you can’t really tour. It’s a small country and there’s not really any point in playing somewhere like Egypt, as we don’t want to get murdered,” he laughs, “so, it’s just like one gig in Tel-Aviv, then up to the plane, go to Europe, then go home and same again.
“I always joke about it with my friends actually,” Davidov laughs. “They all used to say you know ‘Hey man, why don’t you go to some festivals in Europe’ and I was like ‘No, I’m just waiting until I get invited to play there!’ And then funnily enough it actually happened so fuck yeah!”
2012 has seen the band not only on this deathly tour but Hells Pleasure Festival also had the pleasure of seeing what we’ve seen tonight; a stripped down, to the point, heavy metal show, with riffs that haunt you for days to come and a rhythm section that causes both floor and viewer to tremble. In between their travels the band also released two EPs on vinyl, which will now be available on CD as the compilation ‘Messengers Of Desolate Ways’. Despite all this and great praise being met everywhere they turn, founding member Dahan decided to part ways with the band in July. “I think it was a surprise to all of us but there is no tension between us, we’re still really good friends”, Davidov explains. “All in all I think he just wants to do his own thing now and that’s what he’s done and started his own band.” Surely this is a bit crazy just before a tour? “Yeah, but if you think about it it’s going to be harder from now on if you want to keep it this way and do more tours. It’s harder to get a steady job and stuff. It’s the right time to leave.”
Despite the bumpy road, in just one year Sonne Adam have managed to sign to a prestigious label, release an incredible debut, tour extensively and cement a tight live line up. However, Davidov refuses to admit to starting a new wave of old school death metal, which is what many experts predicted. “Honestly, when we started the band we said we were going to play death/doom stuff as no one really plays that kind of stuff anymore. Then we started doing interviews and would receive the magazines and look through the pages and be like ,‘hmm those guys are interesting, gonna check them out’. Then we realised that lots of bands were playing this kind of shit right now so we discovered there was an old school revival. I personally don’t see us as a retro band or an old school style band. I think that there are a lot of clones right now but there are a few bands that actually pick up where the old guys left off, but more evil, more dark and that’s my goal for Sonne Adam.”
A version of this interview was printed in Iron Fist #2 available from our online store
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Study of modern society can answer archaeological questions, scholar says
By Saeb Rawashdeh - Oct 09,2016 - Last updated at Oct 11,2016
AMMAN — The study of modern society and modern people can help answer archaeological questions, according to British scholar Sarah Elliott.
“Over the years in the literature, there are many different words used to describe it: ethnographic archaeology, archaeological ethnography, living archaeology, archaeo-ethnography and the new one I found recently — action archaeology,” said Elliott.
During a recent lecture at the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) in Amman, the researcher said ethnographic analogy had been used in archaeology since around 1900, “but it wasn’t until the 1950s and 1960s that people started specifically collecting data to answer archaeological questions”.
Elliott, who specialises in environment archaeology, is interested in the development of the first settlements and farming in the Middle East.
Her work investigates when sedentarisation occurred and how it happened; how buildings were constructed; which animals were domesticated, and where, and what animals ate.
Human and animal interaction offers some answers about the Neolithic period, the scholar noted.
Traditional archaeologists answer questions about animal management, domestication and diet by analysing animal bones and plant remains.
“They also look at differences between pre- and post-domestication,” said Elliott, noting that more male animals were slaughtered after domestication, as females were kept alive to reproduce.
The archaeologist has visited three different vegetation zones in Jordan in order to learn more about the grazing of domesticated animals near Jordanian sites.
Human activity also offers clues to the process of sedentarisation, said Elliott, by identifying activities like cooking and construction.
The construction materials used by settled humans are also important for the analysis, according to the scholar.
“We started looking at a new scientific approach to research on human activities, focusing on microscopic rather than macroscopic residues,” she highlighted.
Elliott recently worked as a research assistant on a project to identify activity areas in Neolithic sites through ethnographic analysis of phytoliths and geochemical residues, known as the INEA project, co-directed by the UK’s Bournemouth University and the CBRL.
Under the INEA project, archaeologists are looking at modern-day bedouin camp sites as an ethnographic analogy for the small scale, ephemeral, pastoralist and seasonally occupied sites of ancient Wadi Al Jilat and Azraq, according to the project’s web page.
They are also looking at abandoned mud and stone constructed villages, as a comparison for the stone and mud brick constructed archaeological sites of Ain Ghazal and Beidha.
One of the sites being studied is the abandoned village of Al Matan, near Tafileh, 180km southwest of Amman, said Elliott.
The last residents left the village in the 1980s, and it was chosen for its parallels with Neolithic villages.
“The good thing about the case study was that we could talk to former residents who moved close by, near the King’s Highway,” Elliott stressed.
Archaeologists could also study the places where former residents dug clay and other natural material for house building, the scholar explained, adding that they collected 192 samples from the area.
They also collected samples for analysis from the archaeological sites of Ain Ghazal and Wadi Finan.
“I tried to outline how ethno-archaeological science can be integrated with archaeological science by comparing known to unknown contexts, using proxies which can survive very well in ancient sediments,” Elliott concluded.
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British scholar examines ancient living and farming practices at Jordan’s Neolithic sites
AMMAN — Work at the site of Beidha "revolutionised our understanding" of Neolithic life, as, for the first time, an extensive settlement are
Community archaeology challenges ‘colonial’ approaches to research — expert
AMMAN — Community archaeology, a form of archaeology directed by experts to local communities, originated at Tell Hisban during the seventie
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