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Becoming digital company
Hyundai Card CEO Ted Chung, left, discusses innovation with IBM CEO Ginni Rometty at the IBM Think conference in San Francisco, Feb. 12. Chung said Hyundai Card seeks to become a digital company focusing on using technologies such as artificial intelligence. Courtesy of Hyundai Card
Celebrating Korea-Czech relations
Visitors to the National Museum of Korea take a look at Bohemian glass relics at a special exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Czech Republic, Monday. The exhibition runs until April 26. / Yonhap
To-be-built dormitory
Ewha Womans University President Kim Sun-uk, right, points to an artist’s rendering of a dormitory planned for the school’s campus in Seoul, Tuesday, during a groundbreaking ceremony. Those listening to her are, from left, Choi Kyung-hee, the next president of the university; Chang Myong-sue, head of Ewha Haktang; Yoon Hoo-jung, Ewha’s honorary president; and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon./ Courtesy of Ewha Womans University
Return of Goryeo treasure
An ancient chest used to store Buddhist texts is on display during a ceremony at the National Museum of Korea, Tuesday. The nation’s flagship museum acquired the rare Goryeo Kingdom (918—1392) heritage from a Japanese collector./ Yonhap
2014 Miss Korea Kim Seo-yeon, 22, waves after winning the annual pageant at the Olympic Hall in the Olympic Park, southern Seoul, Tuesday. The first runners-up were Lee Seo-bin, 21, and Shin Su-min, 20; the second runners-up were Kim Myeong-seon, 21, Sarah Lee, 23, Baek Ji-hyun, 21, and Ryu So-ra, 20. The Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, organized the beauty contest./ Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seok
Dami Im in Seoul
Dami Im, who was the winner of the Australian audition program “The X-Factor” last year sings at the showcase for her debut album “Dami Im” in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap
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KNM: Volume 12 Chapter 8
Home/[CN] Kill No More/KNM: Volume 12 Chapter 8
This chapter was brought to you by AnmesicCat, and StellarAshes.
Eve of the Gamble
In order to settle in the two hundred Knights who swore their loyalty to him, prepare for the bet at the same time, Liola was very busy along with Kaiser and Daylight. Other than resolving conflicts between the Knights from both sides, he also did as Kaiser asked: to spread the news of the bet as much as possible.
“Make it known to the whole world, and the Dragon Emperor wouldn’t dare to suggest something unfair.”
Kaiser was confident, and he was then busy with… pawning tasks off to others.
“Hey! Feir, the future leader, the propaganda in the Commerce Alliance is yours.”
“Hey! Those of you loyal to Liola… as in that Silver Moon successor, go and tell your brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even your neighbors who sells noodles about this bet… What? How did I know about your neighbor selling noodles? Duh, I’m speaking to two hundred Knights; one of you is bound to live near one, right?”
“Daylight-brand communication Maxun, please come to Kaiser, I need to contact Meinan!”
[T/N: Kaiser is treating Daylight like a phone to talk to Flames.]
“What’s up?” Daylight rushed over with enough sandbags to pile up to a sizeable small mountain.
“Tell Meinan to bring Qiusi over.”
“I’ve already told him.” Daylight was shocked, “They will probably arrive today.”
Kaiser was shocked, “What? Then I better be emotionally prepared!”
“Why would you need to be emotionally prepared?” Daylight asked, confused.
“Oh, right, I meant was to tell Liola to be emotionally prepared.” Kaiser then dashed off.
Kaiser walked leisurely as he looked for Liola. Probably because he didn’t spend much effort, it took him all morning to find Liola on top of a small hill not far from the base.
“So you’re slacking off here, you bum.” Kaiser patted Liola’s back heavily.
Liola turned his head to look at Kaiser with a helpless expression on his face. Kaiser frowned and asked, “What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so down?”
Liola glanced at Kaiser, then handed over a piece of paper from his hand.
“Gamble invitation letter?” Kaiser began to murmur. He opened the invitation, and began to read the details inside:
My child, sorry for making you wait. As your father, I’ve already decided the rules of the gamble. It will be divided into three stages: the battles of Magics, Knights, and Dragons. If you and your companions pass all three stages, the throne to the Dragon Emperor is yours.
Father.
“The battle of Dragons, is it between Miluo and Baolilong?”
Kaiser frowned. How could this fight be fought? They’re not even on the same level. Even though Sacred White Dragons reigned supreme among Dragons, Miluo is a strong and matured Dragon, while Baolilong is just an non-matured young Dragon. They were bound to lose.
“I don’t want to make Baolilong fight with Miluo. They are father and son.” Liola’s tone of voice was clearly sad.
‘Did this guy forget he and the Dragon Emperor are also father and son?’ Kaiser scratched the face, but he suddenly realized, could it be because he has to fight with his father, and therefore he didn’t want to see the same happening to Baolilong?
Kaiser casually sat down on the grass on the hill. With his hands behind his head, he lay down and asked lazily, “If your father is still living in that body, would you want to rescue him?”
Liola frowned and answered, “I would, for Mocha’s sake.”
Kaiser rolled his eyes, ‘Yes would’ve sufficed, why keep blabbing about it?’
“If you want to rescue your father, then why can’t Baolilong go save its father?”
Liola paused, then answered, “Mm, it should go rescue Miluo.”
“Well, this was easily resolved.” Kaiser stretched, and sat up.
“Kaiser, can you promise me, if your lives are threatened, you would take everyone else and escape?”
Kaiser turned, stared at Liola He then said slowly, word for word, “I will take ‘everyone’ and run. Did you hear me? EVERYONE!”
Liola smiled slightly, “I heard.”
Kaiser grunted “Ah”, and pointed at the few small dots far away, “I almost forgot! I’m here to tell you that Meinan and others are about arrive here, and you should be prepared…”
Hearing this, Liola smiled bitterly. Kaiser sure gave him a long time to prepare for it; all ten seconds.
Liola’s estimate was quite accurate. After ten seconds, Purity’s Mecha, the unicorn, Blackie, and Little Fireball all landed from the air. The moment Flames landed, Meinan could no longer wait: he grabbed his father, and ran straight towards Liola.
Being the physically weak Magician that he was, Meinan was already having trouble catching his breath after holding his father on the entire trip. He said intermittently, “Li, Liola… hurry and save Qiusi.”
Liola didn’t speak a word. He immediately put his hand on Qiusi’s chest, and withdrew all the destructive Ki inside Qiusi’s body. He then released the seal Daylight used to put Qiusi into a pseudo death state. When he pulled his hand away, Qiusi’s eyes twitched slightly, then… he turned and continued to sleep.
“Is… is that it?” Meinan panicked, “Why is my father still not awake? Did it fail?”
Before Liola had a chance to respond, Qiusi began to talk in his sleep, “Hmm! Such a good baby, let papa sleep a bit more.”
“Sleep, your ass!” Meinan punched his father’s forehead heavily to give him a wake up call.
“So, Liola, you’re finally awake; this is a cause for celebration.” Qiusi earnestly congratulated Liola, but the huge bandage on his forehead made his earnest face rather unconvincing.
“Thank you for forgiving me, Prime Minister Qiusi.” Liola sincerely thanked him.
“Don’t put it like that. You didn’t mean to harm me back then, and this finally broke the ice between me and Meinan. So it was quite a fortune among misfortunes! Hahaha.” Remembering the time Meinan called him father worriedly, Qiusi was so happy that he couldn’t close his mouth from laughing even if he wanted to.
“However, I didn’t think you youngsters could do it so well.”
Kaiser and Daylight both said awkwardly, “Not that well. The base is basically half destroyed.”
“Oh.” Qiusi smiled lightly, “Being able to preserve the base while facing Mizerui, Miluo, and three thousand Knights is already quite ‘well’.”
“But, Liola, since I’m awake, can’t you consider canceling the bet?” Qiusi stared at Liola, “Since you have the support of Commerce Alliance, Aklan Republic, and the Prince and Princess, plus the Paladin and the Dark Knight…”
“I don’t support him!” Cappuccino interrupted Qiusi coldly.
Everyone looked towards Cappuccino, and they could hardly believe Cappuccino would speak out against it. In fact, it wasn’t until now that everyone realized, despite Cappuccino’s earlier laughing manner, he had not smiled in quite a while. Blood Wolf, on the other hand, did not seem surprised; instead, all he did was raise his eyebrows.
“Third brother,” Lanski asked hesitantly, “Why would you oppose Liola becoming the Dragon Emperor?”
Cappuccino’s face was cold, but his tone was colder, “Nobody here cared about Mocha, other than me! But even if I’m alone, I will oppose him to the end alone. I-I will never support a person who killed Mocha, then carelessly walk around smiling!”
Lanski was shocked. She didn’t think it was because of Mocha. She tried to explain, “Third brother, at the time, Liola didn’t have a choice…”
Cappuccino interrupted with a loud shout, “Shut up! Shut up! Even you, my sister, did you really care about eldest brother? Do you know, these years, how much effort eldest brother had to put in to secretly protect us? I didn’t even get to tell him thanks before he… he… died like this…” Cappuccino’s voice choked towards the end.
He turned, without looking at anyone, and without any tears falling from his eyes. He straightened his back, trying to maintain his last bit of dignity.
“That’s because brother Mocha wants me to live happily!”
Liola shouted, and Cappuccino stood still.
“I am deeply in grief, but brother Mocha wouldn’t even give me the chance to be sad. He wants me to be happy, he wants me to smile…” Liola lowered his head, “But, every time I think about brother Mocha, I want to cry… but he demands that I smile! That’s why I try not to think about him. Even if I do, I think about the warmth he gave me when he hugged. A hug I will never get to experience again because of his death…”
Two streams of tears rolled down from Liola’s silver eyes. He said firmly, “Even if you don’t believe me, I will still say it; you’re wrong! You are not the only one present who cared about brother Mocha! I really cared about him, even if I hadn’t spent much time with him.”
Cappuccino stood still without turning around.
“Idiot!” He yelled loudly.
Liola paused, then raised his head in confusion. Who knew that the moment he did so, a huge fist landed on his forehead, making him lower his head again. He was stupefied as he touched the bump on his forehead, not sure what had happened.
“You really think when Mocha told you to be happy meant you can’t even be sad? Mocha only… only hopes you would live like a person, and truly live, instead of being a walking corpse. But, as the eldest brother, he was always afraid you might blame yourself for a long time after killing him, so he told you to be happy… who knew you would misunderstand it?” Cappuccino sounded a bit helpless. “However… I don’t have the right to blame you.”
With his head lowered, Liola suddenly found the ground he was staring at had been stepped on. He instinctively raised his head, only to find Cappuccino smiling at him. Cappuccino put his hands onto Liola’s head, and rubbed it at will, making Liola’s usually ordered hair turn into a bird’s nest.
“Sorry! Brother, I am just this stupid, I couldn’t tell you were holding back your sadness. Hmm, if you…” Cappuccino’s face suddenly turned uneasy, and he said awkwardly, “If you don’t care that I’m not as smart as Mocha, or blaming you for not feeling bad, you can treat me like your brother. I mean, a brother like Mocha was to you…”
Liola couldn’t help but laugh, “You already are my brother…”
“Ah…” Cappuccino scratched his head, “I guess you are right…”
“Oh, right!” Cappuccino suddenly grabbed a few necklaces out of his collar, and one of them was the Dragon Cross Necklace. He handed the necklace over, “Here, your necklace. I think you might find it useful.”
Liola received the necklace, then put it around his neck, “Thank you.”
Cappuccino nodded, and said, “Right, I also have several identical necklace, let me give you one. Oh and, sister, you take one too.”
“Hmm?” Both Liola and Lanski thought it was strange; why would Cappuccino give them necklaces all of a sudden?
Cappuccino took off two necklaces from his neck. They were both shaped the same: an oval locket with delicate Dragons carved on both. One of them was a Black Dragon, and the other was a Blue Dragon.
He twisted both the Black and Blue Dragons, and the locket opened after a click. A picture was inside both lockets; it was one of three men and one woman. The four of them smiled so brightly, and their similar looks made it obvious they were a family.
“Your second brother, Latte, was quite stupid back then. And he didn’t like Susanna, so he didn’t want to take a picture with them.” Cappuccino sounded helpless.
“The blue one, was Susanna’s.” Cappuccino smiled, and gave the blue necklace in his left hand to Lanski.
Lanski took the locket as though it was the rarest treasure, and she couldn’t wait to wear it. She touched the locket in front of her chest, and smiled as she spoke to herself, “This is mother’s locket…”
Cappuccino looked warmly at his sister, then turned to his brother, handing him the other necklace.
“This is…” Liola looked at the Black Dragon carving, then looked at Cappuccino with doubt.
“That’s right. This one is Mocha’s.” Cappuccino ascertained Liola’s guess.
“Brother.” Liola took the necklace, and stared at Mocha in the picture. He was smiling the same way he did “that day”. Liola wore the necklace, and he felt as though he was carrying Mocha with him, along with his warmth and his protection.
“I wonder, is having three necklaces a bit too much?” Cappuccino carefully examined his brother’s thin neck.
“Three?”
“Yup. You two still don’t have a picture.” Cappuccino looked towards his sister, and asked like he was interrogating, “When Liola comes back, we’ll go take a picture together, and put it in a new locket?”
Lanski paused. She understood what he meant, and nodded her head, “Right, when Liola comes back, let’s go take a picture!”
“Remember to come back early.” Cappuccino’s tone sounded like an older brother telling his younger brother not to stay out playing too late.
Liola nodded heavily, “I will definitely come back early.”
“W… wait.” Qiusi wiped away the sweat on his forehead, “I seem to remember telling you to cancel this gamble.”
“That’s not going to work.” Siblings of the Dragon family answered unison, glanced at one another, and smiled.
Liola and Lanski both looked at the eldest among them: Cappuccino. He began to explain, “It doesn’t matter if the Commerce Alliance and Aklan Republic support Liola or not. To the Dragon Empire’s Knights, all that is pointless. To win the throne of the Dragon Empire, one must obtain the recognition from the Knights. A challenge as honorable as brother’s proposal, and even letting the opponent make the rules, is very fitting for winning the hearts of the Knights over. Even if he were to lose, the Knights may still help him usurp the throne. However, if he were to cancel it now, then his actions would be tabooed, and he will never become the King.”
“I see, so even if he loses he might get the support of the Knights. If that’s the case…”
“He can’t lose!” Kaiser interrupted Qiusi, took a deep breath, and said, “Liola promised, if he loses he would swallow the Heart of the Dragon Emperor…”
“What did you say?!” Cappuccino was now suddenly emotional. He grabbed his brother immediately by the shoulder, “How could you promise something like that? Didn’t you learn anything from what happened to Caffey?”
“If I didn’t promise him that, he would not have accepted this gamble.” Liola shook his head.
“Then, there’s no reason to gamble, right?” Cappuccino yelled angrily, “We already support you to ascending to the throne. Caffey is already fairly old; if you were just to wait a bit more…”
“Exactly, because Caffey is already old!” Liola said decidedly, “If I won and ascend to the throne, then the Heart will have no use for Caffey any more. Perhaps he would let Caffey go and let him recover his consciousness.”
“You… you made this gamble because of father?” Cappuccino was clearly very shocked, “Why? You haven’t even seen Caffey.”
“I have.” Liola said lightly.
Cappuccino frowned; how was that possible? Ever since Susanna’s death, Caffey had never made an appearance. After a brief moment of thought, he explained to his brother, “What you saw was not the true Caffey, just an imitation from the Heart of the Dragon Emperor.”
“It’s here!” Liola pointed at Cappuccino.
“Huh?” Cappuccino also pointed himself in confusion.
“And from brother Mocha.”
Cappuccino was now even more confused.
Kaiser finally couldn’t stay out of it, so started to explain, “Idiot. What he means is, you are both Caffey’s children, and it has already told him how Caffey really was.”
Liola said, “Brother Mocha loved father dearly; therefore, I, too, want to see our true father.” ‘It must be… a person warm like brother Mocha and a person with Cappuccino’s smile.’
“I see… then it’s up to you.”
Cappuccino couldn’t help but raise his head again, but this time, with tears in his eyes. He cursed at himself his earlier idiocy. How could he have thought Liola did not care about Mocha’s death? He obviously cared about it more than Cappuccino himself to set up such a gamble. To make the father Mocha loved reappear again.
“Purity, Meinan, are you willing to… if you aren’t willing to go with me, it’s fine.” Liola said sincerely. Especially Meinan, who had just reunited with his father. He must want to spend more time with him.
“Oh! Speaking of which…” Purity glanced at Meinan, who looked back at her, then said, “It seems like we have some scores to settle?”
“I remember there were two certain people who abandoned us and secretly went to rescue Liola-dage.” Purity blinked with her innocent eyes, but her tone was enough to send a shiver up Daylight and Kaiser’s spines.
“Uh, really?” Kaiser looked even more innocent than her.
Daylight, however, was smiling bitterly, not planning on defending himself.
“You’re still pretending!” Purity and Meinan shouted in unison, then began giving them quite a beating. They yelled as they beat them, “Take this! Take that! Let’s see who dares to abandon us now!”
A drop of cold sweat ran down Liola’s forehead!
Suddenly, someone pulled his hand. After turning around, he saw Jasmine’s eyes staring at him. Liola smiled at her, “Long time no see.”
“You’ve changed, a lot.” Jasmine said sincerely, “The old you would’ve never said something like this, nor would you have smiled.”
“You don’t like the way I am now?” For some reason, Liola started to feel worried.
“I do. You seem more like your child’s father.” Jasmine smiled playfully, but immediately looked at Baolilong worriedly, “How is this child’s personality now?”
“Still like a little child.” Liola waved his hand at Baolilong, and called, “Baolilong, come here, Jasmine wants to see you.”
Baolilong was still “catching up” with Flames and Little Fireball, but the moment it heard papa calling for it, it immediately ran over. Then, forgetting it was no longer a little child, it began climbing up Liola’s leg like it used to and it held onto Liola without letting go.
“Jasmine.” Liola gestured towards Jasmine, who was a bit worried that Baolilong might have forgotten her.
Baolilong yelled loudly, “Jasmine.”
It then pounced towards Jasmine, almost sending Jasmine flying towards the ground. Luckily, Liola caught her in time, so she didn’t end up on the floor. Nevertheless, even if she fell, Jasmine probably wouldn’t have minded. She was now entrenched in the happiness of Baolilong remembering her, and Baolilong’s personality was as cute as before.
“Jasmine, Baolilong wants meat!” Baolilong yelled desperately.
Jasmine smiled happy and said okay, but Liola was frowning. He shouted at Baolilong, telling it not to ask for meat the moment it sees someone. On the side, Purity and Meinan were working together to “fix up” Daylight and Kaiser. Daylight was basically letting them beat him without actually feeling anything. Kaiser, on the other hand, was moaning loudly in pain.
A black wolf was sneakily pacing between Flames and Lancelot’s unicorn, as though it couldn’t make up its mind.
Blood Wolf said in frustration, “I’ve already told that stupid wolf hundreds of times that your unicorn is male. Why can’t he ever remember? Such an idiot!”
Lancelot glanced at Blackie, but did not comment.
“At least he knows my Little Fireball is male.” Cappuccino interrupted, trying to comfort Blood Wolf.
“If he can’t even tell that apart, I’m going to make a jacket out of his skin…”
The agreed date for the gamble arrived quickly…
Liola wore a Black Knight uniform lined with Silver Dragons, and his weapon was still tucked away in his boots as usual. For the first time, Kaiser actually wore a formal Magician’s robe, but his giant gun was still hanging on his hip. Meinan still looked the same; other than the weaved long robe and his mirror with a bowtie, it did not seem like he brought anything else. Flames was lying on the ground next to Daylight’s feet, while he was holding his long pike in his hand. Since there was no competition in regards of Mechas, Purity was furious. But without any other choice, she had to take her broken staff with her.
“Such a team!” Qiusi straightened his back, and said with a strange tone, “This makes me… really worried!”
“Prime Minister, you’re quite right.” Feir’s face was pale. He thought, ‘This was the team that was going to decide a country’s fate?’
“Hmm! Perhaps they will create a miracle?” Blood Wolf glanced at the “miraculously strange team”.
“Hey! Stop trying to kill our confidence!” Kaiser snapped. He was actually trying to straighten his back to pretend to look imposing, but with no one to cheer him, his back deflated, and he returned to his lazy looks.
Everyone talked loudly as they waited. Before long, a Magic door appeared in the air, and everyone knew it was time. The success or failure of this whole plan depended on these “miracle workers”.
“Please bring back my brother, Liola, in one piece.” Lanski took a step forward and pleaded.
“Don’t worry, we will definitely bring ‘Liola’ back.” Daylight promised her, and she nodded.
“Brother, remember to come back early!” Cappuccino ran his fingers through Liola’s black hair.
Qiusi also warmly looked at his only son, but everything he wanted to say, he had already said it the night before. Qiusi did not want to say much, but he still could not refrain from reminding him, “Be careful with everything.”
Meinan smiled, then nodded.
“Purity, come back safely.” Feir worriedly looked at his spoiled baby sister. He never thought this day would happen: the day that his baby sister would have to shoulder such responsibility. Though he knew not what role she would perform in this endeavor, but he believed no matter what it would be, Purity would try her best.
“Understood, brother.” Purity smiled.
Truth was, everyone had countless number of things to say, but time waited for no one. All they could do was to conjure all their feelings into their eyes, hoping they would understand.
Liola was the first to step into the Magic door with Baolilong in its small Dragon form following next to his feet. Perhaps it because the Aklan Troublemaking Squad was now all here, Liola seemed completely fearless. Kaiser, on the other hand, was murmuring something about whether he’ll have lunch to eat today while stepping in. Meinan was busy fixing his looks. After all, he was going to go see the King of a country, so he had to look his best.
Purity, however, was still pouting, clearly still mad about the lack of Mecha competition in the duel. Daylight, finally, was patiently waiting for all his companions to go in before finally stepping in along with his Dragon.
The moment he went in, Liola saw the two Knights who swore their souls to him. These two were acting clearly awkwardly. They had sworn Soul Devotion to him, but they still obeyed the Dragon Emperor. This was not something something Knights should do, but these two people weren’t going to abandon the almighty Dragon Emperor. From what they could tell, it was nearly impossible for Liola’s side to win this gamble.
The Dragon Emperor had already specially arranged these two people as the receptionists, as a way to damage Liola’s morale. Unfortunately, although Liola had made some “progress” in terms of feelings, he was still relatively immune to such an attack, especially since he felt more distant from these two than Yizhou.
Speaking of which, he did not see Yizhou. Liola looked around curiously. Normally speaking, Yiyu and Yizhou were almost always seen together.
“Where’s Yizhou?” Liola asked curiously.
Yiyu, who knew the every details, responded quickly by practically popping his eyes out of his sockets and stared at Liola. His tone was vile, “It was all because of you! I don’t know what you’ve given to my brother, and he wasn’t willing to betray you no matter what! As a result, the Dragon Emperor, His Highness, had sent him into the dungeon prison.”
Hearing this, Liola was quite surprised. He did not imagine Yizhou would be this loyal to him. He was clearly the only person who was unwilling to swear his soul to Liola… but ironically, he was the only one who did not betray him. On the other hand, the two who easily sworn also easily betrayed him, it was quite an irony.
“Successor, Your Highness, you have to forgive Flower. Flower had no other choice.” Flower was still trying to please both sides. Although she obeyed the Dragon Emperor, but she had no intention of offending the Prince who might be succeeding the Dragon Emperor.
“Wow, this place is quite a beauty.” Kaiser began talking loudly the moment he came in, “Is this the palace? Whoa, how much is that painting on the wall worth?”
“At least five million.” Meinan threw a look from behind his mirror, immediately appraising the value of the painting.
“Damn! Five million?” Kaiser stared blankly at the painting he pointed at randomly.
“Hurry up, Kaiser, everyone left.” Purity prodded the Kaiser frozen under the painting, and yelled loudly, “This painting isn’t yours no matter how hard you stare at it. Let’s go.”
Daylight followed behind the two, and his eyes frequently glanced at the various weapons hanging on the wall; some of the weapons looked like they had been through many battles.
After walking through a long corridor, the crowd came to a place with a circular arena in the center. The surrounding seats had already been filled with many people. Of course, they were all Knights. On the largest balcony, there was only one person sitting there: the Dragon Emperor. He glanced down at them, and said, “In accordance with Prime Minister Qiusi and the Commerce Alliance’s requests, this gamble will be witnessed by countless Knights, and the entire process will be broadcasted to the rest of the world.”
‘I can’t believe Qiusi and Feir did so much for us…’ The Aklan Troublemaking Squad was quite moved. Because of this, they would not have to worry about the Dragon Emperor playing any dirty tricks.
The Dragon Emperor glanced at Yiyu, whom yelled unwillingly, “First match, battle of the Knights! It’s a 2 versus 2 battle without using your mounts. To win, both your opponents must surrender or die.”
Liola and Daylight exchanged a look. Without question, this battle was going to be fought by these two. Without any hesitation, the two jumped onto the arena, waiting for their opponents to appear.
“The successor’s side sends the successor and Sir Daylight.”
The Knights began to cheer. Though they knew not the strength of Daylight, the power of the successor was something they had been acquainted with.
“The Dragon Emperor’s side…” Yiyu’s eyes were fixed at the entrance on the other side. The Dragon Emperor did not tell him who will be participating, so Yiyu had to act accordingly.
Who knew, the face he saw walking in was no stranger…
“Yizhou!” Yiyu yelled loudly.
“Gladiolus!” Kaiser also yelled in disbelief. How could this be possible? Could Gladiolus have betrayed Aklan?
Indeed, the two walking through the entrance on the other side was Gladiolus, who had been missing for a while, and Yizhou, who had been sent into the dungeon prison by the Dragon Emperor.
“Let’s start quickly.” The Dragon Emperor smiled.
Yiyu turned his head and yelled loudly, “Stop joking around! If my brother would be willing to go against the successor for you, he wouldn’t have ended up in jail. What the hell did you do to my brother?”
“What did I do to him?” The Dragon Emperor tilted his head, and asked Yizhou, “Tell him yourself, what did I do to you?”
Yizhou answered courteously, “Nothing, of course. Being able to work for Your Highness is Yizhou’s honor.”
This was not the way Yizhou would reply, Liola immediately determined. Yizhou was being controlled by the Dragon Emperor! Gladiolus had probably fallen to the same fate.
“Liola? What’s wrong with them?” Daylight turned slightly, and asked quietly.
Liola answered simply, “They’re under the Dragon Emperor’s control.”
“How could this be? We must protest. They can’t send people who don’t want to fight!” Daylight said emotionally.
Liola frowned slightly, “But we have no evidence, and Yizhou and Gladiolus will both be on the Dragon Emperor’s side.”
“Let’s start quickly. I can’t wait to fight with the successor.”
Gladiolus yelled loudly, and jumped onto the arena with Yizhou. Yizhou even yelled at his brother, “Let the battle start!”
Yiyu widened his eyes, unsure of what he should do.
The Dragon Emperor grew impatient, and yelled, “Begin!”
The moment he finished, Gladiolus and Yizhou began to attack. The two of them each went up against one: Gladiolus went up to Liola, and Yizhou chose Daylight. In that instant, Liola pulled out his Broken Silver, and Daylight already had his pike in his hand. The two immediately began to attack back. The arena was filled with the crisp colliding sounds of weapons.
Kaiser suddenly felt something was strange. He had seen Yizhou’s power, and it was no match for Daylight. Gladiolus was probably not a match for Liola. Could the Dragon Emperor be unaware of that? Impossible. Judging from what the Dragon Emperor had done in the past, it was impossible for him to send out these two randomly to fight without knowing their strengths.
He clearly knew the battle prowess of his side was less than his opponents, why would he send them freely? Kaiser thought about it hard. Could it be the Dragon Emperor was giving up the battle of Knights, and put the emphasis on the other two fights?
‘Wait… he remembered something; the condition to win the match was…’
“Meinan, what was the condition to win this fight?”
Meinan was still looking at the match excitedly, but being interrupted by Kaiser, he answered casually, “Until one side surrenders or… death!” Even Meinan realized something was wrong.
What if Yizhou and Gladiolus would not surrender? It was simple for them not to surrender; if the Dragon Emperor gave them the order, they would die in combat before they would surrender!
“This is the Dragon Emperor’s evil plan!”
Kaiser’s face went pale. At a glance, the match was completely fair, but he knew it well: Liola and Daylight would never kill their opponents. If their opponents would not surrender, they would have to keep fighting… until Gladiouls and Yizhou die from blood loss. Liola and Daylight may even have to surrender just to save their lives!
“What do we do?” Kaiser and Meinan looked at one another awkwardly, but neither could think of a way out.
Liola and Daylight were both dealing with their opponents, and in the short time they were fighting, they weren’t able to seriously injure their opponents. They were focused on the battle and, unlike Kaiser, had not understood the Dragon Emperor’s true motive. The only thing they were trying to do now, was defeat their opponents with their power.
After the battle went on for a while, the difference in strength between the two sides was obvious. Gladiolus sustained more and more wounds to his body, whereas Liola had only a minor scratch on his arm. The difference in strength was far too much.
As for the other side, because Daylight knew his opponent was not fighting out of his own will, he was not willing to harm his opponent. He ended up defending most of the time. Though Yizhou did not sustain many wounds, he could not even touch Daylight. Daylight was like a fortress, and Yizhou was basically shooting at a fortress without a shotgun — completely useless.
Liola used only a moment to decide. His strength was far greater than that of his opponent, but the victory condition was either surrender or death. Killing their opponent was not an option, so they had to make them surrender. However, Gladiolus and Yizhou did not show the slightest sign of wanting to surrender.
‘What if they wouldn’t surrender?’
The question suddenly came up in Liola’s mind; then they would have to kill their opponents to secure the victory… but he would never kill Gladiolus and Yizhou!
Therefore… they could not win! Liola finally realized the reality of it. He panickedly looked towards Kaiser, whom returned a helpless smile, indicating he, too, had realized this sinister plan, and he was at a loss as to what they should do.
They were in a terrible predicament. Liola frowned as he fought while trying to think of way out of this. Perhaps it was because he was a bit absent-minded, Liola’s body suddenly sustained a few more wounds, but Gladiolus sustained even more wounds.
Gladiolus still did not show any sign of surrendering. When Liola thought what he was about to do was a bit despicable, but it was the only thing he could think of. Hopefully borrowing someone’s name wasn’t going to them angry.
“Meiji!”
Liola said with a deep voice. Surely enough, Gladiolus reacted: he paused briefly before attacking again.
It was definitely effective. Liola had no choice but to begin nagging. As he fought, he kept on saying things like, “If Meiji saw you like this, she would be devastated”, or “If you can’t escape the Dragon Emperor’s control, Kaiser would never marry his sister to you.”
These words were definitely effective at slowing Gladiolus down, but they were far from making him surrender. Liola had no choice but to keep talking about Meiji, hoping that with enough thoughts of Meiji, Gladiolus would automatically surrender.
Daylight was, at first, surprised when Liola started talking while fighting. He thought Liola did not want to continue the fight, and therefore was trying to wake Gladiolus. However, after fighting for a while, he slowly realized why Liola was trying to wake Gladiolus: the number of wounds on Yizhou kept increasing, but he did not show any signs of surrendering.
It was as though he did not know surrendering was an option.
Daylight could not bear to continue fighting either. Seeing the wounds accumulating on Yizhou, he began to nag like Liola: saying things like “Your brother would be upset” and “Your brother Yiyu would be devastated to see you with more wounds…” For some reason, however, Yizhou did not seem to be affected at all.
Daylight felt even more helpless. What exactly would they have to do to end this battle?
Would they really be forced to kill Gladiolus and Yizhou?
“Ah! I slipped!”
Kaiser suddenly yelled loudly, and something flashy flew across the air. With everyone staring at it, it landed on… Liola’s head.
After being hit by the unknown object, Liola quickly reached to grab it, and sustained an attack from Gladiolus as a result.
With everyone’s murderous gaze at him, Kaiser frowned and yelled loudly, “Aiya, my hand just slipped, that’s all. It’s not illegal to accidentally throw a necklace, right? And I even helped the enemy hurt my own team, so it can’t be a foul, right? Everyone, what do you say?”
The Dragon Emperor’s face was furious. He knew Kaiser definitely did not slip; the necklace must have something to do with Gladiolus. But after what Kaiser said, the audience dismissed it as nothing. If the Dragon Emperor were to speak against it now, the Knights might become suspicious. The Dragon Emperor had no choice but suppress the anger in his mind, and continue looking at the show. After all, there was still Yizhou.
Liola leaped backward to pull away from Gladiolus, then used this chance to observe the necklace Kaiser throw. Of course, he would not think Kaiser threw this as a result of an accident. It only took him one glance to realize this was a necklace similar to the one Cappuccino had given him. It was a locket that could hold a picture. Without looking, he was certain this locket had a picture of Meiji.
At this time, Gladiolus approached him again. Liola decided to use this opportunity to get close to Gladiolus. After a few grunts, Liola wrestled Gladiolus to the ground and held him there. He then opened the locket before Gladiolus’s eyes.
“Who is this?” Liola asked with a deep voice.
“Mei… Meiji.” Gladiolus said it with difficulty, then he managed to explain, “I, the one Meiji gave me… the one the Dragon Emperor took away.”
Liola heard this, and he knew Gladiolus was now at least partially restored. He said with a refrained voice, “Surrender! Surrender now! Meiji is still waiting for you in Aklan. You must surrender to be able to go back to see her.”
Gladiolus sank into a battle in his own mind; the emotions in his heart clashed with the cold part being controlled by the Dragon Emperor. Finally, after seeing the playfully smiling Meiji in the locket, his heart softened, and his feelings for her emerged victorious.
“I surrender.”
Liola immediately put the locket into Gladiolus’s hand. He knew this was the only way to keep Gladiolus awake. Then, he purposely threw Gladiolus out of the arena. Of course, he tossed him directly towards the Aklan Troublemaking Squad. He believed Kaiser would take good care of him. In any case, they can never let the Dragon Emperor control Gladiolus again.
Now, it was time to deal with Yizhou.
Liola really did feel helpless. He knew not what could possibly wake Yizhou. Could it be emotions? But the closest person to him was Yiyu, and he was already here, yet he did not wake up. Could it be… the only way was to kill him?
No! Determination shone through Liola’s eyes. He would never kill a Knight who was loyal to him!
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Kategorie: African American Pro-Life Group Holds Protest at NAACP
NEW YORK, July 13 /Christian Newswire/ — LEARN Northeast the Life Education and Resource Network will be holding demonstrations at this year’s Centennial NAACP National Convention, July 13 through the 16, in New York City. This year’s convention marks 100 years of this prestigious civil rights organization.
„The NAACP continues to ignore the severe health ramifications for women who have abortions,“ said Rev. Clenard H. Childress Jr, the director of LEARN Northeast and founder of the infamous pro-life website Blackgenocide.org. „A disproportionate number are African American. African American women now lead the nation in miscarriages and the rise in breast cancer among African American women is epidemic. Multiple studies find this is due directly to abortions, especially among women who abort in their first pregnancy.“
„With the present administration’s aggressive abortion agenda it is ever more imperative that the NAACP inform its body of the decimating effects of abortion on the Afro-American community,“ stated Rev. Childress.
Alan Guttmaucher reports that for every two African- American women that get pregnant, one will choose to abort. Each day 1,786 African American children are aborted. According to the US Census of 2006 African Americans are at 1.96 birth rate which is beneath the replacement level of 2.1.
„The organization founded for the national advancement of colored people is working in conjunction with the ideology of racist population control groups which advocates the national depletion of colored people, such as Planned Parenthood,“ stated Rev. Childress. „How else can you explain the continual censoring and disregard for their own chapters resolutions and by-laws by the national board? America should not at all be surprised at the retired Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg comments. Roe vs. Wade was about reducing the numbers of African Americans specifically.“
This Sunday the New York Times published an interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Quoting from Justice Ginsburg in the article, „Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of.“
Since 2004 the NAACP has repeatedly censored resolutions submitted by the Macon and Dayton Chapters of the NAACP. LEARN again will be partnering with the Center for Bioethical Reform who will provide 12X4 foot signs to be displayed outside the convention along with a truck that will circle the area. The new documentary film by Life Dynamics MAAFA will be distributed to delegates and pastors.
„There is nothing on earth that exposes the racism of Planned Parenthood and the true intent of abortion providers, like this movie stated,“ Damon Owens of Joy filled Marriage NJ. „This is going to have an impact!“
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Incentive Wage Payments
Incentive Wages to Increase War Production
Development of Incentive Wage Systems
Trade Union Attitude Toward Incentive Plans
Possible Savings of Manpower and Plant Capacity
Wide introduction of incentive wage systems, as a means of expanding war production, is at present being urged by industrial managers, by officials of the War Production Board, and by certain minority factions within the trade union movement. Under incentive wage systems, of which there are numerous types, the worker's earnings rise or fall in accordance with actual output; an immediate financial incentive is given the employee to increase his effort and expand the volume of his production.
Wartime advantages claimed for the incentive wage plan go beyond the increase to be gained in output of goods. It is asserted that the added production could be achieved without increasing the size of either the labor force or plant and machine capacity. In cases where increased output was not needed, current rates of production could be maintained with a reduced labor force.
Industrial Managers and the Incentive Wage Plan
Management interest in incentive wage systems is not wholly a result of the wartime need for expanded production, for even in peacetime many industrial spokesmen were critical of the “time wage” system under which the majority of workers in manufacturing are employed. During the decade of the thirties it was contended that payment of a fixed hourly or daily wage did nothing to stimulate the individual worker to his maximum effort, with the result that lagging output kept production costs high. Under an incentive wage system, on the other hand, total costs of factory operation and the cost per unit of product could be reduced, and profits increased, despite larger gross payments for wages, because the increased wages would be given in return for increased production, while overhead costs remained substantially constant.
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Apr. 08, 2016 Future of the Middle Class
Apr. 18, 2014 Wealth and Inequality
Jan. 24, 2014 Minimum Wage
Jun. 19, 2009 Rethinking Retirement
Mar. 06, 2009 Middle-Class Squeeze
Mar. 14, 2008 Gender Pay Gap
Dec. 16, 2005 Minimum Wage
Sep. 27, 2002 Living-Wage Movement
Apr. 17, 1998 Income Inequality
Oct. 27, 1978 Wage-Price Controls
Jun. 16, 1978 Military Pay and Benefits
Mar. 23, 1966 Rising Cost of Living
Oct. 25, 1961 Price-Wage Restraints in National Emergencies
Jun. 21, 1961 Wage Policy in Recovery
Jun. 11, 1958 Prices and Wages in the Recession
Sep. 18, 1957 Control of Living Costs
Nov. 02, 1955 Wages, Prices, Profits
Jan. 26, 1954 Minimum Wage Raise
Jan. 02, 1954 Cost of Living
Jan. 21, 1953 Guaranteed Annual Wage
Dec. 17, 1952 Future of Price and Wage Controls
Nov. 19, 1951 Fringe Benefits and Wage Stabilization
Dec. 06, 1950 Wage Control
Jun. 13, 1949 Wages in Deflation
Jun. 04, 1947 Guarantees of Wages and Employment
Oct. 29, 1946 Decontrol of Wages
Dec. 01, 1945 Minimum Wages
Sep. 29, 1945 Wage Policy
Oct. 27, 1944 Wage Security
May 17, 1943 Incentive Wage Payments
Aug. 25, 1941 Prices, Profits, and Wage Control
Apr. 28, 1941 Wartime Changes in the Cost of Living
Sep. 21, 1940 Two Years of the Wage-Hour Law
Nov. 01, 1938 Industry and Labor Under the Wage-Hour Act
Jan. 20, 1938 Wage Rates and Workers' Incomes
Apr. 11, 1935 The Cost of Living in the United States
Sep. 01, 1930 Wages and the Cost of Living
May 24, 1930 The Anthracite Wage Agreement
Feb. 20, 1925 Measure of Recovery in Profits and Wages Since 1920–21 Depression
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Salah shares Golden Boot with Mane
BY: Loop Pacific
Mohamed Salah has shared the Premier League's Golden Boot award with Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane and Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Salah went into the final day of the season two clear of the chasing pack but he failed to find the net as Manchester City retained the title ahead of the Reds.
The Egypt star could not match his incredible return of 32 Premier League goals from last term, but 22 was enough to share the award with two fellow Africans.
Aubameyang hit a double in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Burnley while Mane scored both Liverpool goals in their 2-0 home win against Wolves on Sunday.
Congratulations, Auba - @PremierLeague golden boot winner 2018/19 pic.twitter.com/GoSp8RJyEP
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) May 12, 2019
Salah follows players including Harry Kane, Robin van Persie, Thierry Henry, Michael Owen and Alan Shearer in winning the award in successive seasons.
City's record goalscorer Sergio Aguero ended the season on 21 goals after scoring his side's equaliser at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Two-time Golden Boot winner Kane again had a season heavily disrupted by injury, with the Tottenham striker bidding to recover from an ankle problem in time for the Champions League final against Liverpool on June 1.
Ederson and Alisson were level on 20 clean sheets apiece going into the final day but Liverpool shut out Wolves while City conceded at Brighton, meaning the Reds goalkeeper won his first Golden Glove.
A brilliant debut season for the Reds.
Our @Alissonbecker wins the @premierleague Golden Glove, with 21 clean sheets. pic.twitter.com/RXABGgmXbm
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 12, 2019
Golden Boot final standings:
Mohamed Salah 22, Sadio Mane 22, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 22, Sergio Aguero 21, Jamie Vardy 18, Harry Kane 17, Raheem Sterling 17, Eden Hazard 16.
Premier League's Golden Boot award
Liverpool's Sadio Mane
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Trump, Xi urge N. Korea to stop provocative behavior
Sunday, August 13, 2017 09:16
The leaders of the United States and China once again called on North Korea on Saturday to stop its provocative actions, which recently have sparked high tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while vowing to cooperate on a peaceful resolution to the North's nuclear issue.
US President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence to his right, has more tough words for North Korea. — AFP/VNA
After the phone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said in a statement that the leaders agreed that "North Korea must stop its provocative and escalatory behavior."
"The presidents also reiterated their mutual commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," it added, stressing, "The relationship between the two presidents is an extremely close one, and will hopefully lead to a peaceful resolution of the North Korea problem."
China's state media also reported that Chinese President Xi urged Trump to avoid hawkish remarks that could exacerbate already highly running tension on the Korean Peninsula.
The CCTV said Xi called for a peaceful resolution of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and stressed that peace on the Korean Peninsula is the common interest of China and the U.S.
South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said it "acknowledged active efforts" by Washington and Beijing to resolve the tension caused by a series of North Korean provocations.
"Our government will be in close coordination in regards to the two leaders' talk," presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun said in a statement. "We hope the phone conversation between the leaders will help resolve the heightened tension and lead to a breakthrough in solution of the problem."
The phone conversation came a day after Trump ratcheted up tensions with North Korea, saying the military is "locked and loaded" to deal with the regime's provocations.
The warning is the latest in an exchange of bellicose rhetoric that has heightened concerns about a possible conflict between Washington and Pyongyang.
"Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely," Trump tweeted. "Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!"
The tit-for-tat war of words began this week after Pyongyang threatened to retaliate against Washington for new United Nations sanctions against the regime. The U.S. orchestrated the unanimous adoption of the resolution in response to the North's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month.
Trump warned North Korea Tuesday it will be met with "fire and fury" if it continues to threaten his country. North Korea said it would fire ballistic missiles towards Guam, home to some 7,000 American military personnel.
On Thursday, Trump doubled down on his warnings, saying his "fire and fury" remark may not have been tough enough.
And a day later, he told reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, that his administration is looking at military options "very carefully."
Kim, the North Korean leader, will "truly regret it and he will regret it fast" if he utters an overt threat at Guam or any territory belonging to the U.S. or its allies, he added.
By Yonhap
N.Korea US Trump
Thailand maintains principle to stabilise rice prices
Thailand: Mekong water level drops to lowest level in 10 years
Indonesian President shares vision in second term
Thailand, Laos cooperate in aircraft search and rescue
Malaysia seizes over US$243 million from Chinese firm
Thailand upgrades largest coal-fired power plant
51 injured as 5.8-magnitude quake rocks southern Philippines
Singaporean experts suggest establishment of ministry of aging
Thailand targets 10 percent rise in tourism revenue in 2020
Cambodia approves draft bills on e-commerce, consumer protection
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Cases selected for reporting in NSWLR by the editor, Bret Walker SC
The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Williamson v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 229 Hopkins v Palerang Council [2010] NSWLEC 16
For further information, please contact the Council of Law Reporting office: office@nswlr.com.au, phone 9266 0768.
Reminder: swearing in ceremony for Laura Wells SC
Laura Wells SC will be sworn-in as a District Court judge at a ceremonial sitting on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 at 9.30am in Court 21A of John Maddison Tower. Tom Bathurst QC will speak on behalf of the bar
Bar Book Club reminder
The Bar Book Club will hold its next meeting at 6.00pm on Thursday, 22 July in the Bar Library.� The book is The Beautiful and the Damned by F Scott Fitzgerald. "This is Fitzgerald 's bleakest novel, infected by a tone of cynicism. Not even Fitzgerald seems to care particularly about Anthony and Gloria Patch, his handsome young couple who decline in dignity and promise as they sue for the inheritance that will make them independently wealthy and, they anticipate, blissfully happy. When the money finally comes their way, however, Anthony has virtually lost his mind and Gloria's beauty has begun to fade and harden." 19 July 2010
TONIGHT - Monday 2 August - Cybercrime: Electronic Evidence Presenting the Intangible
Cyber crime generally refers to criminal activity where a computer or network (internet) is the source, tool, target, or place of a crime. Electronic evidence is anything that can be used and stored on a computer. Electronic evidence, unlike paper or physical evidence, is easier to tamper with or destroy. More and more criminal and civil matters have an electronic evidence component. It is critical lawyers understand the intricacies of presenting and defending such evidence. Nigel Phair (Australian High Tech Crime Centre, Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention) will present this seminar, and Nick Cowdery AM QC will chair the event. For full details, download a flyer.
Expansion of legal aid services
The Attorney General, the Hon John Hatzistergos MLC, has announced the availablity of additional legal aid services in New South Wales as a result of an increase of over $10 million in legal aid funding. The additional funding will enable the Legal Aid Commission to deliver more preventative legal services, to expand Family Dispute Resolution Services and expand its legal assistance programme for families experiencing mortgage stress, according to the Attorney General's press release.
Appointment of His Honour Graeme Henson as a Judge of the District Court
The Attorney General, the Hon John Hatzistergos MLC,� has announced the appointment of Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson as a Judge of the District Court, under a dual commission. The Attorney also announced the appointment of retired Deputy Chief Magistrate Paul Cloran as an Acting Judge of the District and Drug Courts. Read the Attorney's press release. There will be a swearing in ceremony for Chief Magistrate Henson in as a Judge of the District Court at 9.45am on Tuesday, 20 July in Court 21A John Maddison Tower, level 21, 86-90 Goulburn Street, Sydney. The Attorney General will speak on behalf of the Bar.
16 July 2010�
Fundraising Dinner for the Martin Place Homeless
The President and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of The New South Wales Bar Association and their guests to a Fundraising Dinner for the Martin Place homeless. The dinner is to take place on Thursday, 19 August 2010 in the Strangersâ Dining Room at NSW Parliament House. The dinner commences at 6.00pm.
For 364 nights per year, volunteers provide an evening meal in Martin Place and the surrounding areas for approximately 175 people. Many of these groups are under-funded and are often not able to provide nutritious meals. The aim of this dinner is to raise sufficient funds to provide these 175 homeless people with a nutritious meal every night for one year. A voluntary tax deductible donation of $100, included with your payment for the dinner, will ensure this can happen.
The cost for the dinner is $135 per person (GST inclusive) as well as the voluntary tax deductible donation of $100, included with your payment for the dinner to ensure 175 homeless men and women are fed a nutritious meal every night for one year. Please note: All payments should be made to The New South Wales Bar Association. The donation payments will be held in trust by The New South Wales Bar Association and donated to the St Vincent de Paul Society at the conclusion of the dinner. Following the evening receipts will be provided by St Vincent de Paul. To secure your place, download a registration form.� Tables of 10 people per table can be accepted and smaller bookings are also welcome. The RSVP is Friday, 12 August 2010.� 15 July 2010
Tonight: the national legal profession reforms
On 14 May 2010 Attorney-General Robert McClelland released the National Legal Profession Reform draft Bill and accompanying materials for public consultation.� The Bar Association's executive director, Philip Selth, will discuss these reforms, and their effect on the bar tonight at 5.15pm in the Bar Common Room. The session will be chaired by the president, Tom Bathurst QC.� For more details download a flyer.
Applications sought - Workers Compensation Commission arbitrators
Applications are sought from legal practitioners or persons with skills, qualifications and experience relevant to the resolution of workers compensation disputes. The commission seeks applications from practitioners who are interested in being offered full-time or part-time arbitrator appointments in Sydney CBD. Appointments will be offered for an initial period of three years. The closing date for applications is 28 July 2010. Further details about the positions, including terms and conditions, are contained in the Information Package available at: www.wcc.nsw.gov.au Contact: Sian Leathem, Registrar, Ph: 02 8281 6350
Access to justice - where to now?
The 3rd National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference on 27-28 August 2010 will address the challenge of "where to now" that faces all of us in improving access to justice in Australia. The organisers are pleased to announce that Chief Justice Paul de Jersey AC will give the opening address on the first day of the conference. The full program is now available online.
Sessions will be in four streams, criminal justice, pro bono, civil and family law and working together/emerging needs, and plenary session topics will include:
The case for funding
Access to justice: a vision for the future
The widening justice gap in the United States and the Obama Administration response
The role of pro bono in access to justice
Closing the gap on access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Access to justice and legal assistance - the road ahead
The conference will feature many prominent, local, national and international speakers such as:
The Honourable Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General for Australia
Jeffrey L Bleich, US Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia
Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
Esther F. Lardent, President and Chief Executive Officer, US Pro Bono Institute
Glenn Ferguson, President, Law Council of Australia
Monsignor David Cappo AO, Vice Chair, Australian Social Inclusion Board and Chair, South Australian Social Inclusion Board
Professor Frank Brennan, Institute of Legal Studies, Australian Catholic University
Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research; Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
The Honourable Acting Justice Ronald Sackville AO, Supreme Court of NSW and the Chair of the Access to Justice Committee 1994
Register now to attend at www.a2j10.com.au
Diarise for next month: the Common Law Dinner
The 2010 Common Law Dinner will to be held on Friday, 27 August at Bond Caf�. Please reserve the date in your diary for another enjoyable evening. Look out for more information including the RSVP Form in the coming weeks via In Brief.
TONIGHT - Wednesday 28 July - Appearing before Registrars in the Federal Court
The Registrars of the Federal Court have kindly agreed to present a CPD seminar on aspects of practice in the Federal Court. There will be an opportunity for questions by members of the Bar. Attendance at this seminar will provide 1.5 CPD points in the Advocacy strand. Download a flyer for full details.
Barristers needed to teach a course on ethics
Jane Needham SC and Howard Packer were involved in a recent trial of teaching of ethics in public schools. These sessions provide some thought-provoking and exciting opportunities for those children whose parents chose not to have them taught special religious education (a right recognised by the Department of Education).�
The trial was for Term 2 and has now finished.� It is being independently evaluated and, if successful, a programme of ethics teaching may be rolled out in public schools in the future. The programme needs volunteer teachers. If you, or someone you know, is interested in being trained as an ethics teacher to assist with the programme once it is rolled out, please fill in this form or send an e-mail to Teresa Russell indicating that you are interested in having your name added to the list of prospective ethics teachers.
Thursday 22 July - Breakfast Seminar: Former Canadian Justice Minister to address Bar Association
The Bar Association is pleased to welcome Irwin Cotler MP to address the Bar at a breakfast seminar commencing at 7.30am on Thursday 22 July. The seminar will be held at Banco Court, with the breakfast to follow in the Judges' Dining Room. Mr Cotler was Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until 2006. He is considered an expert on international law and human rights law, and has served as counsel to former prisoners of conscience Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Jacobo Timmerman in Latin America, Muchtar Pakpahan in Asia, as well as other political prisoners and dissidents. For full details of this event, download a flyer.
Tonight: SILQ Barrister software Free wine tasting (ADVERTISEMENT)
At 5.00pm tonight there will be a short presentation of SILQ Barrister software, followed by a free wine tasting event provided by independent wine providores âBy the dozenâ.� The wine tasting will focus on the Tempranillo grape which is the Spanish red grape dominant in the famous wine producing region of Rioja. Increasingly popular and important in Australia with plantings from the Hunter Valley to Margaret River, this easy drinking and juicy, fruity red could eventually be as prevalent in this country as Shiraz. Youâre invited to taste some Aussie examples up against a quality Rioja.
Please indicate your interest by sending an email to rsvp@silq.com.au 5.00pm tonight, Wednesday 21 of July Hearing Rooms, Level 1, Selborne Chambers 174 Phillip St., Sydney
Wanted: volunteer judges for UNSW Trial Advocacy Competition
The UNSW Trial Advocacy competition is a mock trial competition for law students judged by practitioners with experience in courtroom advocacy. This year, the competition is low on judges and the organisers need your help. First hand experience in courtroom advocacy is of invaluable benefit to law students. The dates that the competition will be held are as follows:
July: 27, 28, 29 August: 2, 3, 4, 5, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 September: 1
Trials start between 6.00 and 7.00pm at UNSW's Kensington campus and run for 1.5 hours, with about half an hour for feedback. For more information, or to volunteer, contact:
Paul Ye or June Guo at the Trial Advocacy Coordinators Competitions Portfolio UNSW Law Society 2010 University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052 M� 0413 546 617 (Paul) | 0432 182 993 (June) E� Trial@unswlawsoc.org W� www.unswlawsoc.org �
Client legal privilege case notes
The Law Councilâs Federal Litigation Section has added updates to its CLPwatch web site, which includes a number of case notes affecting client legal privilege.The site is designed to keep practitioners up to date with judgments that provide significant rulings affecting client legal privilege.
The latest updates to the site include case notes on:
Priceline Pty Ltd v JHY Nominees Pty Ltd and Ors[2010] VSC 61 (11 March2010). Zentai v Honourable Brendan OâConnor (No 2) [2010] FCA 252 (19 March 2010). Schulman v Abbott Tout Lawyers [2010] FCA 308 (31 March 2010). Goldamere Pty Ltd v Metso Minterals Industries (No 2) [2010] TASSC 14 (1 April 2010).
Regular updates will continue to be made to the site.
Workers Compensation Regulation 2010: call for submissions
WorkCover is inviting written comments and submissions on the draft Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 and Regulatory Impact Statement .The Workers Compensation Regulation 2003 is due to be repealed on 1 September 2010, in accordance with section 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. It is proposed to remake the current Regulation with minor changes.� The remade Regulation, the Workers Compensation Regulation 2010, will commence operation from 1 September 2010.
Federal Court announces full court sitting dates for 2011
Chief Justice Keane of the Federal Court has approved the dates for the sitting of the full court in 2011. Subject to there being sufficient business, sittings of a full court during 2011 will be held in all capital cities on 7 February â 4 March 2011; 2-27 May 2011; 1-24 August 2011; and 31 October - 25 November 2011. Any urgent matter may be transferred to a place of sitting other than that at which the matter was heard at first instance. If the circumstances require it, a full court may sit to hear appeals on dates other than those listed.
Remains of WWI barrister identified
It was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on Thursday, 8 July that� the remains of Sydney barrister and soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Ignatius Bertram (Bert) Norris, had been one of those idientified in the recently discovered war graves at Pheasantsâ Wood in Northern France. Tony Cunneen, who has written a number of legal history articles for Bar News gives us this insight into the life of Lt Col Norris. Interested people can contact Tony on acunneen@bigpond.net.au
Saturday 28 August - 2010 Alternative Dispute Workshop - RSVP today
As a result of government policy and the recent developments of ADR in the courts, in practice and in proposed legislation, ADR is fast becoming an increasingly important area of legal practice. This Alternative Dispute Workshop will cover all the latest developments in ADR to keep you up to date. The Hon Justice Patricia Bergin, Chief Judge in Equity, will give the opening address, and the keynote address will be delivered by The Hon John Hazistergos MLC, Attorney-General for NSW. Click here to download further details, including the registration form. Full attendance at the conference will accrue 7 CPD points and 7 points towards Mediator accreditation.�
Speeches to note: tenth anniversary of the Federal Magistrates Court
Attorney-General Robert McClelland has delivered a speech in Sydney today, marking the tenth anniversary of the Federal Magistrates Court. Whilst the AG congratulated the court for "its impressive record" and strong commitment to providing Australians with access to justice, he noted the need for reform, as well as recent legislation to reshape the federal court system.
Tutors and Readers Dinner photos now available online
Photographs from the 2010 Tutors and Readers Dinner are now available for purchase online at www.murrayharris.com.au� Click on 'client viewing' and follow the link to the Tutors and Readers Dinner 2010. The password is RTD2010.
Applications to be an expert determiner will close this Friday
For those practitioners who would like to be approved as expert determiners by the NSW Bar Association, applications are now open for those who have practised for seven years as a legal practitioner and have attended the recent 2 x 2 hour Expert Determination Workshops conducted by the Bar Association, or who can otherwise demonstrate substantial relevant experience. Applications close on Friday, 6 August. For more information, contact Jo Wilton at the Bar Association.
Federal and ACT senior counsel appointments
Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced the appointment of� George Witynski as a Commonwealth senior counsel. Mr Witynski is the deputy chief general counsel of the Australian Government Solicitor.� Meanwhile, the president of the Australian Capital Territory Bar Association, Stuart Pilkinton has announced the appointment of Gregory Stretton as a senior counsel.
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InDepthNH.org (http://indepthnh.org/2018/12/03/day-3-burying-cable-beneath-little-bay-focus-of-seacoast-project-deliberations/)
Day 3: Burying Cable Beneath Little Bay Focus of Seacoast Project Deliberations
By Nancy West | December 3, 2018
Denis and Ann Hyland Hebert arrive at 49 Donovan St. in Concord Monday as deliberations continue on the Seacoast Reliability Project. Denis Hebert is the chairman of the Newington Planning Board.
By Nancy West, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD – Day three of deliberations on the proposed 13-mile high-voltage powerline from Madbury to Portsmouth likely dashed some intervenors’ hope that developer Eversource would use another method instead of jet plowing to bury the one-mile portion underneath Little Bay.
While considering the impact the Seacoast Reliability Project would have on water quality, members of the Site Evaluation Committee discussed the difficulties involved with the much more expensive option of burying the line using Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD).
The HDD method would involve a drill boring underneath Little Bay and jet plowing would involve plowing a trough across the bottom.
Committee members reached a consensus that there were too many barriers to the HDD method to be considered.
Michael Fitzgerald, the Department of Environment Services’ designee on the committee, said the HDD burial method would add an extra $132 million over and above the cost of the $84 million project.
Fitzgerald said Eversource would have to acquire five properties in Durham and 10 properties in Newington to use the HDD method.
Eversource did a comparison of the two drilling methods, Fitzgerald said, and found risks of HDD significantly outweighed the benefits and estimated the construction time frame would be much longer at 28 months.
SEC Chairman Patricia Weathersby said people in the affected communities are frustrated and angry that the applicant would be stirring up nitrogen when their communities have been working so hard to clean up their own pollution.
“They have a right to be frustrated about that,” Weathersby said. But that’s not what she needs to look at, Weathersby said. Instead she needs to weigh the actual impact.
The impact, Weathersby said, is relatively small.
Christopher Way, the designee for the Division of Economic Development, said there are many unknowns in the HDD method.
“For my part, the jet plowing route makes sense for this case,” Way said.
Susan Duprey, a public member of the committee, said she was concerned by the public vehemence favoring HDD over jet plowing.
“It makes me think there’s some kind of campaign,” Duprey said. “I wonder if the public is fully educated.”
Duprey went on: “The experts for the Counsel for the Public were satisfied with jet plowing. That’s important to me.”
Durham reaction
Durham Town Manager Todd Selig, who represents the town and University of New Hampshire as an intervenor, said the committee was clear that HDD is not their preferred option and if the project is going to be approved, the committee would support jet plowing.
“Right now, the committee had the recommendations of Eversource’s experts,” Selig said. Durham and the University of New Hampshire wanted to make sure there was an unbiased opinion regarding the cost-benefit of jet plowing compared to HDD.
“We never got that,” Selig said.
The committee’s statements “diminishes some very reasonable concerns.
“We care passionately about the health of the bay and don’t want to see contaminants released and nitrogen buried in the soils there,” Selig said.
All of the sewered communities around Great Bay have worked hard to reduce the nitrogen that they discharge, he said.
“There have been significant reductions and the thought that over several days, they could discharge nitrogen equal to what Durham’s waste water plant does in a year is off-putting,” Selig said.
Little Bay is part of the Great Bay estuary, which is an impaired water body, Selig said, adding that millions of dollars of waste water upgrades have been made by Durham and Newington as required by the Department of Environmental Services.
Project need
Eversource says rapid growth in the Seacoast makes the project necessary. “The Independent System Operator of New England (ISO-NE) has determined that the Seacoast area needs additional transmission capacity to support the reliable delivery of electric power to meet the region’s current and future demand,” according to the project’s website.
The new line would cross through the towns of Madbury, Durham, Newington and Portsmouth along existing utility corridors.
“It will also ensure that the area’s electric grid conforms to national and regional reliability standards,” Eversource said.
More hearings
Last week, the Site Evaluation Committee agreed in two days of deliberations that the project meets some of the criteria laid out in the law to award a certificate to build to Eversource, but members made it clear they could change their minds as deliberations continue.
They agreed Eversource has the financial, managerial and technical ability to construct it. And on day two, the issue of the public’s trust in Eversource was raised by Weathersby with William Quinlan, president of Eversource NH, telling InDepthNH.org that the company is working hard to earn the trust of the people along the line.
“To the extent there are issues concerning trust, we work very hard to overcome those issues.
“Part of it is perhaps there’s the understandable question that we can’t answer until we execute the project and demonstrate through our actions that we are a responsible company, that we take concerns very seriously,” Quinlan said. “We’ll work very hard to address those issues.”
Longer than Northern Pass
Deliberations on the project have now officially gone on longer than the much larger Northern Pass project that was denied on day three of deliberations after 70 adjudicative hearings.
Northern Pass, a $1.6 billion project to bring Hydro-Quebec electricity from Pittsburg to Deerfield to southern New England, has appealed the SEC’s denial to the state Supreme Court.
Three more days have been scheduled for deliberating the Seacoast Reliability Project – Thursday, Friday and Monday at 49 Donovan St. in Concord. Deliberations involve members of the committee working in public to find consensus on the criteria laid out in the law.
The committee will continue deliberating the project’s impact on water quality. Deliberations are open to the public.
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Vermilion Bay is one of those unique graphic locations with beautiful Eagle Lake to her south and the Trans-Canada Highway bordering the community's northern section. During the spring, summer and fall Vermilion Bay blossoms into an important tourist area. Winter in Vermilion Bay provides many recreational opportunities as well as a quieter mode of life for local residence. There is snowmobiling, ice fishing , cross country skiing and of course hockey. Vermilion Bay is fortunate to have the Woodland Arena next to Lillian Berg School where students enjoy full access to the facility. Vermilion Bay also has a Seniors Complex, a Medical Clinic, a Dental Clinic, a Seniors Centre, Community Gardens, a Grocery Store (Co-op), restaurants and bakery.
Lillian Berg School was established in June of 1975 and was named after Mrs. Lillian Berg who was instrumental in her participation in school programs from 1921 to 1969. Mrs. Berg was awarded the Ontario Secondary School Federation Lamp of Learning Citation for her unceasing work in education for over 47 years. At the present time Lillian Berg School has an enrollment of 69 students with classes from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8, with 36% of our students self-identified as First Nation, Metis or Inuit. Lillian Berg has 7 classroom teachers, 3 Educational Assistants, 1 Early Childhood Educator, 1 librarian, 1 Administrative Assistant, and 1 Principal. Lillian Berg School features a large gymnasium, well-stocked library, a student kitchen and immediate access to the Woodlands arena for skating and hockey, Baseball Diamond and Community Gardens where every class plants and harvests an annual garden. A Nursery School Hub is also located within the school for preschool aged children. The playground is set in a natural wooded area where students can play on our new playground structures, or play organized games using the basket ball court or soccer field. Technology plays an important role at Lillian Berg School and is used as a learning tool in our classrooms. Students are equipped with laptops, iPads and netbooks and all classrooms have a SMART board as teachers work to prepare our students for success in a dynamic, technology intensive 21st century. The teachers at Lillian Berg School believe in educating the "whole child" and are committed to using authentic and hands on learning opportunities as well as our natural outdoor environment to help promote problem solving, curiosity and a love of learning. We provide archery , track and field, and golf programming as part of our regular physical education programs and we promote wellness and self-regulation through Yoga. New to Lillian Berg School this year is the Hockey Initiation Program for all students in grades 1 to 3 as well as the Hockey Academy Program for students who choose to participate in grades 4 to 8. All students have an opportunity to participate in extra curricular sports and activities where they participate in local tournaments with other schools within our board. Unique to Lillian Berg School is the biannual school trip to Churchill Manitoba, where students enjoy learning about the local culture and history as well as taking in tundra tours and beluga whale watching tours. Community is important at Lillian Berg School. We host a variety of community events such as Thanksgiving and Christmas community dinners, an evening Christmas concert , a community Veteran's Breakfast-Remembrance Day Ceremony at the cenotaph and a community talent show. Community members are encouraged to use the school after hours through the community use of school program. Lillian Berg School has an active parent group. Parents volunteer to ensure our students have a hot lunch program offered twice a week and every student has daily access to a free and healthy breakfast which includes cheese, fruit, veggies, cereal, toast or muffins. Communication with parents is important to the staff at Lillian Berg School. We have established an email contact list for parents to receive their newsletters and notices. Paper copies of newsletters and notices are also available by request of the parent. We have an active Facebook and Webpage which we encourage everyone to read.
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Haute Habitats
Kitchens That Make The Cut
Decor caroline wilkes | April 26, 2013
Photo by Elle Baker, Elle Baker Interior
The crown jewel of a home is the kitchen. Even if more time is spent sleeping in a bedroom and more people fit in the living room, the kitchen is the nerve center of a home. A well-designed kitchen should look great but its success depends on how well it caters to the cook and the lifestyle of the family. An intuitive space where technology is at arm’s reach has always been the hallmark of a properly designed kitchen. It’s easy to dive head first into handsome countertops and luxurious cabinets, but style is secondary to supporting a seamless system that starts with the machines that take food on its journey from storage to cooked meal.
Selecting new appliances is a serious decision, especially since it’s usually been a decade since the last kitchen renovation. “We are designing kitchens that appeal to people who are pretty serious about cooking,” says John Starck, Jr., president of Showcase Kitchens in Manhasset and Massapequa. The trend in kitchens responds to homeowners who want to cook gourmet food with commercial-grade appliances like ranges with six burners and vent hoods to match and separate prep areas with a dedicated sink.The type of heat source is also changing with the proliferation of induction cooktops that use an electromagnet to heat iron or steel cookware efficiently. “The heat comes on very quickly, the food cooks quickly and then the range cools quickly,” says Alison Solar, president of Solara Designs in New Hyde Park.
Interior designer Elle Baker, of Elle Baker Interiors in Rockville Centre, is an avid cook who also entertains for her large family. Preparing meals daily for five people in her kitchen is a proving ground for which designs work best. She’s a big believer of steering her clients toward double-wall ovens to provide separation from the cooktop. “With this layout, no one has to stand over a hot oven while at the cooktop,” Baker says. “More than one person can work in the space at a time. Someone can be at the stove while somebody else can tend to what’s in the oven.”
Baker also incorporates built-in, separate refrigeration: An individual refrigerator next to an individual freezer with independent doors. This provides optimal storage space and keeps the freezer separate. Disguising these doors behind cabinetry that matches the rest of the kitchen prevents an overwhelming swath of stainless steel.
This gourmet industrial trend is satisfied in a few ways. In some kitchens, Starck installed not one but two complete ranges or selected a special range with a lot of presence, bringing a great deal of aesthetic to the space. French manufacturer La Cornue offers the ultimate oven eye candy. Available in gorgeous, jewel-tone enamel finishes and adorned with polished brass hinges and latches, they are a stunningly beautiful departure from the stainless steel industrial look. One of their lines is completely handmade and features a unique, patented arched interior ceiling that’s proven to enhance cooking by directing heat back down. Other options for a distinct, European-style range that values an old-world appearance over sleek, stainless steel are the ILVE and Verona brands from Italy.
Starck says the biggest trend in kitchen design is the ability to cook in a healthy way while still preparing meals conveniently. One product responding to this demand is the convection steam oven, which uses moisture, heat and convection in concert to cook food quickly while retaining its moisture, flavor and vitamins and reducing cooking time by 25 percent. Last year, Sub-Zero Wolf introduced its convection steam oven, which offers precise control over the use of steam, convection or a combination of both. The oven senses the size and shape of the food and determines the proper setting and cooking time. It also has one of the largest interior cavities in the category and an easy-access water tank that can be refilled without having to open the oven door and interrupt the cooking process.
Since most of the cooking is done on a cooktop, there are new, personalized configurations to fit your culinary style. Consumers can mix and match different types of burners or incorporate a grill, steamer or fryer into their cooktop. Elle Baker’s other kitchen must-have: “The warming drawer is an essential for families today. I show my clients how an entire pizza box can fit right in, actually multiple pizza boxes, and they are sold.”
While it’s important to focus on aesthetic details, smart kitchen design values function as well as form. A kitchen designed to entertain a party of 20 as effortlessly as it does a party of one will be as practical as it is eye-catching. Pizza night will never be the same.
caroline wilkes
Caroline Sophia Wilkes is an interior designer who also writes about design trends. From Manhattan to Montauk, this native Long Islander derives inspiration from the dynamic forms and energy of the city to the organic serenity of our land- and seascapes. CarolineWilkesInteriors.com
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Two more near fatality accidents at LANL
Two more near fatality accidents at LANL about a week ago. A dump truck knocked down a three phase power line and a fork lift driver speared the cab of a truck with the forklift tines. Word is that the tines went right through the drivers seat. Luckily no one was killed but LANL has suspended similar activities. No announcement has yet been made by LANL management.
Anyone in LANL management care to explain why?
By scooby at June 30, 2015 29 comments:
Can China Be Contained?
While not directly related to US nuclear policy or the national labs, here's very insightful essay from the Wall Street Journal on US-China relations. How we got to where we are and where we may need to go...
As tensions with China rise, U.S. foreign policy thinkers are dusting off ideas from the Cold War—and questioning the long-standing consensus for engagement with Beijing
By ANDREW BROWNE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-china-be-contained-1434118534
By doobydew at June 23, 2015 4 comments:
Conservatives exert self control better than liberals:
Also, self control is the fundamental for success.
physically stronger men tend to be conservative:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2325414/Men-physically-strong-likely-right-wing-political-views.html
liberal men are tend to wear more tie dye and are more likely to cry "don't tase me bro"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkkLUP-gm4Q
By doobydew at June 23, 2015 10 comments:
New Sandia director will be first woman to lead national security lab
https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/new_director/#.VYi4KaaCPCQ
LANL Discontinues Public Onsite Surplus Property Sales
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory's onsite public sales are being discontinued effective immediately. The public sales have been conducted on the third Thursday of every month, weather permitting."
One more nail in the coffin by the California Carpetbaggers !
Report blasts agency's oversight of contractors managing nuke labs
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/news/14008188/report-blasts-nnsa-oversight-of-contractors-managing-nuke-labs
Privatize CIA and NSA
Maybe if we make the CIA and NSA private than these kinds of things would not happen.
The private sector will not tolerate mistakes or security breaches. Heck China could run or intelligence agencies better than we can. Maybe the smart thing to do is outsource our intelligence and security overseas. After all what is so special about Washington DC, CIA and NSA that it cannot be done far better and cheaper elsewhere?
OPM hack
Chinese hack of OPM compromised SF-86 records. No one has acknowledged that that includes all contractors with security clearances yet. Including all of us...
Anyone Medicare-eligible lately?
Has anyone else, retired, become Medicare eligible this month, June, only to find you can't get your HRA started. I started this process 2 months ago only to get excuses related to software issues. Would love to hear I'm not alone!
By doobydew at June 15, 2015 1 comment:
House panel calls out nuke officials for repeated failures
* AP News - June 12th 2015 *
Members of a U.S. House panel said Friday that they are frustrated with decades of security and safety lapses at some of the laboratories, manufacturing facilities and other sites that make up the nation's nuclear complex.
... U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-New York, said taxpayers are on the hook for the mistakes made at Los Alamos and the repository. Collins said he wanted to know why no one was fired.
Had something like that happened in the private sector, he said those responsible would have lost their jobs and the contractor would have been sued to recoup the cost of the damages. Collins said simply reducing the term of the contract doesn't go far enough to hold the lab manager accountable or address the systemic problems that have plagued the lab.
Collins, a businessman, said his biotechnology company works with infectious diseases and other bioterrorism materials. "We don't make mistakes because we have people in charge who know what they're doing. Clearly that can't be said for your agency," Collins said to the panel of federal officials.
news.yahoo.com/house-panel-calls-nuke-officials-repeated-failures-174007660--politics.html
Why is LLNL blocking most of the clicks on "LLNL-The True Story"?
Note from Scooby: Is LLNL blocking most of the clicks on "LLNL-The True Story"? Answer is no.
By scooby at June 10, 2015 8 comments:
Labs may face $1M fine for handling of information, materials
JF said:
http://www.abqjournal.com/596251/news/labs-may-face-1m-fine-for-handling-of-information-materials.html
LANL fines for both safety and security violations
In the Los Alamos security case, LANS – a consortium including Bechtel Corp. and the University of California – was assessed two Level 1 violations, for shortcomings involving documentation of the fate of a “secret/restricted” weapons item that purportedly had been shipped from Los Alamos to the Nevada National Security Site in 2007.
This “item” was never actually shipped, the NNSA confirmed, and a false assumption was created that resulted in “loss of control” of the item, says the notice. A “compromise of classified information” cannot be ruled out, according to the violations notice.
LANS discovered the problems only five years later, in 2012, and “based on unsubstantiated assumptions” concluded that the “classified matter” had been destroyed.
A Los Alamos lab spokesman said Monday that the lab “takes safety and security very seriously and fully cooperates” with investigations. “We are currently evaluating the Preliminary Notice of Violation to formulate our response,” the statement said.
The $150,000 safety fine against LANS in last week’s violation notices was for a 2013 event when five Los Alamos workers were exposed to chlorine, in an event described as “of high safety significance.”
Does LANL actually have any money to take anymore?
Not surprised though ... at best all three labs do a bad job at protecting classified.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/05/two-nuclear-weapons-labs-accidentally-spilled-bomb-secrets-for-years.html
ICF review this summer?
Is anyone aware of the big ICF review this summer? Supposedly it's going to decide the future of the program. Usual suspects from Omega, Z, and NIF.
Congressional hearings on LANL waste drum accident
Also on Friday, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will examine the oversight failures that contributed to a radiological incident that shut down the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in 2014. Investigative reports by the Department of Energy completed this past April have revealed that proper oversight of operations at both Los Alamos National Laboratory and the WIPP site, both in New Mexico, could have prevented the incident and some of its consequences. Resumption of WIPP operations, necessary to dispose of certain waste forms from the nation’s nuclear weapons operations, has been estimated to cost upwards of $500 million. The hearing will also address questions of DOE’s system of oversight for contractors. The Majority Memorandum, witness list, and witness testimony will be available here as they are posted.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/look-ahead-committee-announces-hearing-schedule-week-june-8
Multiple additional LANL security violations
Looks as if the investigation teams are just getting started. Prety soon, there should be more reports that could mean more fines.
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/Preliminary%20Notice%20of%20Violation%2C%20Los%20Alamos%20National%20Security%2C%20LLC%20-%20May%2027%2C%202015.pdf
Sandia hit with sizable fines:
http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-weapons-labs-hit-sizable-223708230.html
By doobydew at June 09, 2015 No comments:
End of Patriot Act: what does it mean?
So the patriot act is done. Does that mean that global security is done? There will be a number of people from the security "intelligence" and "big data" that might be out of a job soon. What does these mean for the NNSA labs?
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Cost Calculator
Great new feature we've just launched. It's a very cool new interactive that provides a nuanced look at the economic costs of nuclear power
(link below)
. Developed over the last two years in a partnership between the Bulletin and the University of Chicago, the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Cost Calculator estimates the cost of electricity produced by three configurations of the nuclear fuel cycle:
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The once-through fuel cycle used in most US nuclear power plants, in which uranium fuel is used once and then stored for later disposal.
A limited-recycle mode in which a mix of uranium and plutonium (that is, mixed oxide, or MOX) is used to fuel a light water reactor.
A full-recycle system, which uses a fast neutron spectrum reactor that can be configured to “breed” plutonium that can subsequently be used as either nuclear fuel or weapons material.
This online tool lets users test how sensitive the price of electricity is to a full range of components—more than 60 parameters that can be adjusted for the three configurations of the nuclear fuel cycle considered. The results provide nuanced cost assessments for the reprocessing of nuclear fuel and can serve as the basis for discussions among government officials, industry leaders, and public interest groups.
I hope you can check out this terrific new feature at the Bulletin.
If you have any questions about the Calculator, please let me know!
Janice
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Cost Calculator: http://thebulletin.org/nuclear-fuel-cycle-cost-calculator
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New Years with Tenacious D!
Lazy day today.....Breakfast while watching School of Rock. Not as good the second time, but still a.o.k. MTV documentary about Jack Black was very funny though. Checked the Tenacious D website and they're playing a New Years show in Melbourne when I'm over in Australia.....ace...
Wrote a Drowned In Sound piece, started making my x-mas mixtapes....pure gold....
Interpol/Secret Machines tonight.....I think it could get messy!
Damn! And I was about to get broadband too!
250 issues of sonic debauchery...
Hood - Four Tet meets Anticon
Check these guys out, especially 'Hollywood Bowl'
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RIP ODB....Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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Yee-ha!
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Figures....
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Simmons vs Simins
Spear Britney
You're so vain, you probably think this song is ab...
Hey...Americans aren't all that bad!
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All the leaves are brown
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A tribute to Destiny's Child, Rather Good style
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Back to China: The Place Where Anything is Possible
May 3, 2018 by Nicole Webb
And just like that …. I was back, in China. My China Southern flight landed with a bump and we rolled along the runway. Out of the tiny oval window, I could see that familiar muddy grey haze stretching out, almost touching the maze of concrete highways in the distance. I grimaced. I’d forgotten just how gloomy it can look after basking in Australia, with its high definition backdrop for 15 months. Yes it’s been that long since we left Xi’an, so the opportunity to come back and co host the Cross Border Summit in Shenzhen was too good to pass up. I wanted to soak up everything ‘China’ … my writing mentor excitedly urged me to take notes, on everything, thus I was armed and ready! Stepping into the airport, oddly I felt nervous. I definitely wasn’t as gung ho or nonchalant as I had been by the time we left China after 2.5 years, living it. Cautiously I eyed up the police in buggies and the military guys with their guns, watching from every corner. I stood in line in customs wondering if my Chinese would come back to me. The minute I was through with my luggage, strangers approached me from every direction… “Taxi? Taxi? You need taxi?” “Bu yong xie!” i found myself automatically saying. “No need.” Phew, I still had some Chinese up my sleeve. I was getting picked up, or so i thought. After standing conspicuously in the middle of the airport for about twenty minutes, twenty ‘bu long xies' later I realised I did need a taxi after all. I knew better than to take up one of the random strangers hovering close to me and headed to the rank. At least they’d put the metre on. Stepping outside, I inhaled….ahhh that smell. Each country has it’s own unique smell, doesn’t it? Just what was China’s? Describing it has always perplexed me, but in the name of book research, I was determined to nail it. Stale cigarettes mixed with a hint of steamed noodles? Someone mentioned that, yes, that mixed with a whiff of decomposing food that sits outside restaurants. And definitely a dash of unwashed arm pits. Hmmm..still, something else? The drive was erratic, the horns constant and the buildings looming. Everything covered in a fine coat of dust, even the cars, I mused. I was busy taking it all in… until it appeared my driver was lost in his quest to find the Day Hello hotel. Suddenly I was back in Xi’an, with a driver who couldn’t speak English and no Sat Nav. I’d given him the address in Chinese, but it wasn’t enough. Construction and a wall along the main street meant we were going in circles. He started speaking quickly in Mandarin to me. Ugh… nope I don’t understand. “Ni zhi dao ma?” Do you know, I asked? Hopefully. Then I got something. He wanted me to call someone.”Ah Dui, Keyi.” (Maybe I should keep up those weekly lessons.) Meantime, he stopped the car in the middle of the road and got out to ‘take a look’…. I called one of the conference volunteers and handed my phone to the driver. Phew! Turns out we were just around the corner. I handed him 100 kuai — even the cash was dusty. The Day Hello hotel was impressive. Luxurious even… but English was limited, which surprised me a little. Shenzhen is one of China’s first tier cities, just across the border from Hong Kong. Until recently it was the fastest growing city in the world, an IT hub, filled with ideas, creativity and money! The front desk sent me to the first floor, lugging my own bags….even though my room was actually on the 9th floor. As I soon as I entered my room, the door bell rang. There stood a lady with a trolley full of loose oranges. "Ni Yao ma?" Fruits! Sure! The epitome of luxury in China. Bags dumped and it was on for young and old. I had the VIP dinner to attend, in an effort to get to know my fellow conference goers. From that moment on, for three days, I didn’t stop. Walking to the conference venue, I remembered the friendliness of the street cleaners and security guards. They all gave me that silent nod and a smile as I walked by. The Chinese music bellowing out of restaurants and shops and this nation of people that can sleep anywhere, any which way. At the summit, I met people from all corners of the globe…and admittedly whilst at the beginning I knew nothing about ECommerce or cross border selling…. by the end, regardless, I was enlightened and most definitely inspired. We were a mixed bag, but everyone carried that common thread - a lust for life. And I realised, I'd missed the diversity. There were the expats who’d come to China on a wing and a prayer for a different way of life, a chance to pursue their passions. I could see the same sense of adventure in their eyes as they told me their stories. That unmistakeable urge to step out of your comfort zone and really live. The thirst for Asia and it’s unparalleled energy. I felt it, and I remembered it. Oh the addictiveness of Asia. There were the speakers. At least forty of them (including me) talking on everything from international branding to Amazon selling, marketing, manufacturing, technology and the media (me), even cultural differences. China’s biggest YouTuber…from South Africa, Winston Sterzel, otherwise known as SerpantZA told us how he’d ridden the length of China on a motorbike. His stories were beyond your wildest dreams, his one million followers, among the most dedicated. Look him up! The young ‘dude’ from Minnesota who’s obsession with UFC boxing now sees him run a squillion dollar business selling boxing paraphernalia on Amazon and makes him an FBA Mastermind. The entrepreneurial skills of this 24 year old were mind boggling. The former UK DJ, now podcast and Amazon guru Danny McMillan, broadening our horizons with all guns blazing; the young and gorgeous Russian girl who blew everyone away with her enthusiasm and knowledge of China’s social media. Watch out for her! She's going places. The Chinese lady who runs a shipping company, alone; the Aussie guy importing much sought after western food into China. (By the way, thanks for keeping me going for three days on your muesli bars)! The serial entrepreneur from Poland and the Israeli with ten years in China wowing us with his inside knowledge. It was like a United Nations meeting of business gurus. The dedication of these people was palpable. By the end of it, people were buzzing and so was I - not just on the cheap 'bai pu tao jiu' (white wine) at the after party either! Oh and while it’s no secret China moves at a rate of knots, I wasn’t quite ready for the fact that cash is barely used anymore. I’ve even written a post on the possibility of China becoming the first cashless society and it seems to be well and truly on the way! The bar staff were dumbfounded when I handed them cash, and then disappeared out the back for ten minutes, scrounging for my change. We celebrated on a rooftop balcony overlooking Shenzhen and I knew I’d met friends for life. Taking an Uber back to the airport the next day, I was on a high….and when the driver opened the door and spat on the road at the toll gates, I didn’t even flinch. I was back. China, still a land of many contradictions, but a place where anything is possible. This is China. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Asian Adventures, Chinese Culture, Expat Encounters, Hotel Confessions, Media Matters, Mint Mocha Musings Tagged With: Amazon, China, China business, Cross Border, FBA, Sellers, Summit
Why My Six Year Old is Learning Chinese, Down Under.
January 15, 2018 by Nicole Webb
When Ava was just three years old, she started coming home from pre-school spouting off words, phrases, even songs in Chinese, which to be honest, I thought was merely 'toddler gibberish'. That is, until we were out to dinner one night, and a friend pointed out the seemingly un-obvious, to me, “You know she’s counting to ten in Mandarin, right?” “Er, what?!” In Hong Kong, they like to start school at a young age; competition is fierce and in such a heavily populated metropolis it’s believed, education is the key to success. Born in the fragrant harbour, at the tender age of two and a half my daughter’s class had both a full time English teacher and full time Mandarin teacher. At parent-teacher interviews, the Mandarin teacher attempted to explain Ava’s progress in Mandarin. "Say what?!" I knew I had to up my game, so I enrolled myself in online Mandarin classes. (I wrote about the beginning of that journey here.) It was just as well, because within a year, we moved to the middle of China, where, unlike Hong Kong, English was rarely spoken. For someone who spoke only one language (and a handful of school French phrases), learning Mandarin (one of the world’s most complex languages) was suddenly at the top of our entire family’s ‘to do’ list, even the hoteliers! My Small Person, who was at an international school had Mandarin lessons four times a week during our two and a half years in Xi'an, and for the most part, detested them! I soon learned she was much happier getting in on my weekly tutored lessons, where our young, enthusiastic teacher 'Vera' played games and did craft with her, in Chinese. She also had a great friendship with our Chinese babysitter where the benefits were mutual. Ava would teach the babysitter English and she would teach her Mandarin. Despite my skepticism, everyone told me she really could understand Chinese. Actually in the end, we made quite a formidable team. She was far better at understanding, and I found it easier, speaking Mandarin. After seven years away, we're back in Sydney and to be honest, I’m a little surprised, despite Mandarin being the most commonly spoken language in the world (with over one billion speakers), it’s still only taught in a handful of Aussie schools. Australia might lay claim to being one of the most multicultural countries in the world, yet learning a second language is still not compulsory in many primary schools. For those schools that take it upon themselves, the language of choice is predominately French, German, Indonesian or Spanish; or in my daughter’s case, Italian (which just quietly, she loves!) Research tells us, learning any language at any age is beneficial and learning a language as a child, should almost be a rite of passage. Author of ‘Why Bilinguals Are Smarter’ says, “Evidence suggests the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called 'executive function' — a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.” Sounds impressive?! A study from Pennsylvania State University has found learning a foreign languages provides a competitive edge in career choices, enhances listening skills and memory, and improves the knowledge of one's own language. Multilingual people, especially children, are skilled at switching between two systems of speech, writing, and structure. As an added bonus, according to Macquarie University’s Senior Lecturer in Literacy in a Multicultural Society, Dr Robyn Moloney, says, “After learning a secondary language, subsequent languages are easier to learn - patterns can be recognised a lot faster.'' So no matter what language my now six year old is learning, be it Italian, French or Spanish, for now, I’m pretty happy. But, still, we’re keeping up the Mandarin. For her and for me! (The hotelier on the other hand has called it a day, and I can hardly blame him!) Some friends have asked, why we don’t we just let it go, now that we’re back on Aussie soil? Touche! “It’s a pretty tough language, isn’t it?” They query. And yes, it bloody is! Sometimes I'd rather poke sticks in my eye than have a lesson. The same word can mean four different things, depending on the tone you use! Chinese people will even admit to being confused by their own language! (Not kidding!) We definitely don’t need it the minute we step foot outside our front door anymore, or do we? In 2017, China is Australia's biggest trading partner. By 2020, Chinese visitors to Australia are expected to top the one million mark and pump as much as $13 billion a year into the national economy. Yep! One thing’s for sure, it’s the Asian Century and our Zhonguo Ren friends aren’t going away. Consider this: At the moment only eight per cent of the country’s 1.4 billion people actually own a passport. You don’t have to be a mathematician to work out what’s going to happen as the growing (wealthy) middle class increases. There are still millions of Chinese who’ve never travelled outside of China. Speaking at a recent ACRI ‘in conversation’ event I went to, Colin Mackerras, Australian Professor at Griffith University, said learning about Chinese culture and the language should be regarded as an asset. “There is an emerging Middle Class in China and it’s going to have a big impact on the world, I don’t think we’ve seen anything like it in history.” Australia China Business Council president, John Brumby says, "The booming Chinese middle class is attracted to Australia for tourism and education, based in part on the clean air, orderly cities and desire of wealthy parents to provide the best for their children." Having spent two years in an often extremely polluted Xi’an, where chaos reigns supreme and education is everything, he’s on the money. There are also increasing numbers of Chinese students coming Down Under to study. According to the Australian China Relations Institute, 140,000 to be precise! This new generation is a curious bunch, keen to see what the Western world they’ve often only ever seen in movies or on television shows like ‘Friends’ (it’s one of the few western shows they’ve been able to have access to) is really all about. So, why the resistance to teaching Mandarin in schools? Even the federal government says we should “promote, protect and even privilege the learning of Chinese in our schools.” The front page of the London Times ran the headlined story ‘Ni hao! The British school where half the day is in Mandarin.’ The theme - parents are hoping to ‘future proof’ their children at a prep school that immerses pupils in Chinese. It’s well documented that we have a natural ability to learn languages more easily at a young age. Professor of second-language acquisition at the University of Maryland, Robert DeKeyser, believes the ability to absorb a new language effortlessly begins to decline by the age of six. Having studied Mandarin alongside my six year old, I know which one of us has had an easier time picking up the language! Even so, I still get howls of protest when it’s time for lessons. To make it more fun, I’ve engaged a uni student from China’s far north to come over to our place and effectively play games in Chinese, and have a chat to me in Chinese afterwards. I figure as long as she doesn't hate it, i'm on track, for now, anyway. Chinese strongly believe in the proverb: “Shou ren yi yu buru shou ren yi yu!” You’ll know it as, “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach him to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” So while my small person likes to complain about “yet another Chinese lesson”, I plan to do everything in my power to make sure she’s ‘future proofed.’ … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Asian Adventures, Chinese Culture, Motherhood Moments Tagged With: Child languages, Children learning Chinese, Learning a language, Learning a second language, Learning Chinese, learning French, learning Mandarin
Don’t Call Us ‘Leftovers!’ China’s Unmarried Women Hit Back at Ikea.
December 4, 2017 by Nicole Webb
The 30 second television advert begins with a tense family dinner scene. A young woman turns apprehensively towards her mother and says ”Ma Ma…” Her mother cuts in, bangs down her chopsticks and says scathingly (in Mandarin of course) "If you don't bring home a boyfriend next time, then don't call me Mum!” Next minute, there’s a knock at the door and a well-dressed young man appears with a bouquet of flowers. “This is my boyfriend,” the daughter says proudly. Her now beaming parents, whip out their best (Ikea) tableware and home decorations, inviting him in. Let me tell you, today, in much of China, that scene is too not far from the truth, but this latest Ikea advertisement has caused an almighty uproar amongst local netizens. In 2007, the China Women’s Federation, coined the phrase ‘Sheng Nu’ for all Chinese women who were not married by the ripe old age of 27! Yes, 27! Translated, Sheng Nu means ‘Leftover Women.’ That may have only been ten years ago but traditionally China has long made matrimony the final and ultimate goal for a Chinese girl. Even ‘Confucious’ is known to have said, “The woman follows the man! In her youth she follows her father and elder brother; when married, she follows her husband; when her husband is dead, she follows her son.” Marriage is about fulfilling ones duty and having societal stability rather than love. The ‘one child policy’ introduced in the early 80’s saw families favouring sons over daughters meaning an astronomical number of abortions and female babies abandoned. Today that means there’s a dire shortage of women when it comes to pairing up in matrimonial heaven. Currently there are 117 boys for every 100 girls. Men outnumber women by 33.66 million. But while ultimately men are the ones having more difficulty finding a match, women still face heavy pressure from family and society. So much so, many are resorting to renting ‘fake' boyfriends to take back to their home villages, during the annual Chinese New Year holiday. A lot of young Chinese I’ve spoken with, say, despite being highly educated with thriving careers, the pressure from mum and dad is very real. Older generations still feel they need to ‘save face’ in their immediate communities and if their daughter, turns up unmarried without children, it’s terribly embarrassing. “A parent is always on standby to sacrifice everything for their children.” a friend in her fifties says. It’s widely accepted they will be the one’s looking after the grandchildren while their children work and in return their child/ren will look after them in old age. A lot of parents are even taking matters into their own hands, fronting up, weekly to ‘marriage markets’ with their children’s statistics on a piece of paper. Height, gender, education, job, and property ownership! “My mother keeps calling me and reminding me I only have a couple more years to find someone,” comments a weary 25-year-old friend. Another married friend, Monica, says, “Almost all Sheng Nu are really good students in school; they don’t have the time to go outside with friends or meet people. Their parents introduce them to potential husbands, but when they meet, they struggle to communicate ..they just know how to study. It’s a big problem.” Men though aren’t escaping the wrath of unsatisfied parents. “My mother told me I must get married and it’s her duty to see that I do.” says 28 year old Leo. “I argue with her that the choice is mine, why is it your duty?” “She says, she’ll lose face, all my friends say, why don’t you plan a marriage for your son?" She says, When I’m with friends who have grandchildren, I feel bad and embarrassed and walk away.” Leo says, “She is transferring her pressure onto me.” I ask one friend if it’s weird to her, that I got married so late at 37, mainly because I’ll never forget those first few visits to the hair salon in Xi’an, when they all looked at me like I was from Mars, especially when I told them how old I was when I tied the knot! "And you think your 'Sheng Nu' have got problems!" :lol: Encouragingly though, many of China’s young educated women I talk to are pushing back against the leftover stereotype and waiting until they find love, regardless of their parents expectations. Hence why Ikea’s latest ad hit a sore spot. Lu Tiao from the hair salon says, “I want a soul mate with a modern day approach who will support my career.” There’s even a new Chinese term that means ‘Naked Marriage’ - getting married purely for love without a house, ring, ceremony or car. Still - in a culture where many are still clinging onto the Chinese family idea of having many generations under one roof, it’s a tough one to get their head around. Ikea’s been forced to withdraw the ad and issue a nation wide apology, admitting it got it’s normally intrepid research, terribly wrong. This is China. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Chinese Culture, Expat Encounters, Mint Mocha Musings, Motherhood Moments Tagged With: Ikea ad, Leftover Women, marriage in China, marriage markets, Sheng Nu
The Lord of the Rings! My Journey to China…And Back. (Podcast)
October 25, 2017 by Nicole Webb
When Michael from Global From Asia wanted to chat to me for his show, how could I possibly refuse? An American who's kicking butt in Shenzhen, married to a Chinese lady, together they are giving others the knowledge and tools to take their business from Asia and make it 'global!' Pop over to his website to listen to the podcast. It's about 35 minutes and we chat about everything from culture shock to finding friends in China and learning how to navigate the Middle Earth that is China. So grab a coffee or stick those head phones in and carry on, carrying on. https://www.globalfromasia.com/to-china-and-back/ … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Asian Adventures, Chinese Culture, Expat Encounters, Mint Mocha Musings, Motherhood Moments, Repatriation Realities Tagged With: China life, Expat in China, Global from Asia, Living in China
The Digital Kingdom: Will China be the First Cash-Free Society?
July 6, 2017 by Nicole Webb
Written by Nicole Webb and Chao Huang, Edited by Nicole Webb Living in China, my purse was usually stuffed with wads of cash. Sadly, not because I was super rich but because I couldn’t use my non-Chinese credit cards in any stores other than those western brands like H & M and Zara (Oh dear, you feel my pain right?). And opening a bank account in China was like pulling teeth, so cash it was all the way. Counterfeit money is a huge problem (almost every cashier slides your notes through a scanner) so the biggest note made in China is 100RMB - which is equivalent to about US$14 - so you can imagine, this makes your wallet even fatter! Mind you, I wasn’t alone in my cash stashing ways; as the first country to introduce paper money in the 11th century, most of the Chinese population have long been cash converts, renowned for carrying briefcases full of cash to buy everything from jewellery to cars, even houses! A few years ago, the New York Times reported a guy showing up to a dealership in China in a beat-up old Honda carrying a black rubbish bag stuffed with cash. He bought a brand new BMW with it. In Xi'an, I heard about stories like this all the time! But it seems that's all changing...with China on track to become the first cashless society! What does that mean and how does that even work? Guest writer, my dear friend and local Chinese, Chao Huang from Xi'an, gives us the low down! A quick question: what do you take with you when you leave your house? Keys, wallet, and your phone, right? And people from China? I can tell you, most of the time, I just take my phone and just like me, there are now millions of people in China enjoying this cash-free life. You may have heard the news that some ardent 'Apple' fans in China sold one of their kidneys (sure, we have two of them - a spare one - so it isn't that big of a deal, is it?) to buy a new iPhone 4 when the revolutionary smart phone first came on the scene, sending fans into a frenzy. Of course not everyone goes to such extreme measures and most of us keep our kidneys and settle for cheaper Chinese brands like XiaoMi, Huawei and Vivo. ;) In February last year statistics showed 1.28 billion mobile phone subscriptions had been registered in China, which means more smartphone users than the US, Brazil and Indonesia, combined. It's an understatement to say that Chinese are now living in the People’s Republic of Digital. And it's no surprise that this year a study found China's smartphone users spent an average of 98 minutes a day using their phone. You might be wondering what we do with our phone given it's no secret we can’t go on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram or Google?! But let me tell you, when the internet censorship Gods handed Chinese lemons, many of the smart and diligent Chinese internet companies made so much lemonade, that most of the Chinese people don't even care about those Western websites. Super app, Taobao, is one -- and if you haven't read Nicole’s article about the company that has changed the way Chinese live, please click here. (Oh and did I tell you, I made 2.6 yuan last week just by putting my un-used money on my Alipay investment account?) Super apps in China have changed our life, blown our minds, and introduced a new era where small change and cash has been left behind. Credit cards weren't brought into China until the mid '80s, so it's fair to say, China has largely bypassed cards....and looks to be going from cash, straight to mobile! Software and gaming giant, Tencent monopolised an entire generation of Internet users in China with its clever multi-use platform WeChat. Not only can you communicate with friends via text messaging and calls, use it as a platform to share moments and pictures but it’s also your Trip Advisor, Amazon and Uber equivalent, and most importantly, your cash card. Alibaba’s Alipay digital wallet has been around since 2004 and easily trounced its US counterpart PayPal. The Alipay Wallet, currently sees 80 million transactions a day. The company has cooperated with a growing number of wet markets selling fruit and veggies, to install a QR code at each stall. What's a QR code? It's a Quick Response code which is a two dimensional barcode with a random pattern of tiny black squares against a white background, capable of holding 300 times more data than a traditional one-dimensional code. Shoppers scan the code with their phones after selecting their goods. The days of plastic buckets and polystyrene boxes filled with cash, lining the pavements are truly on their way out. In a sign of the times, everything from supermarkets to convenient stores, shopping malls, hospitals, restaurants, parking tickets and cabs can now easily be paid by the scan of a smart phone. The fact is, every morning when I go to buy breakfast at the street cart vendor, my 4RMB (US58c) Chinese jian bing (a kind of pancake with vegetables and eggs inside, which is really yummy by the way) I can just scan, beep and walk off with my pancakes! There are even reports of homeless people wearing QR code tags around their necks, so passers-by can easily give them money with a quick scan. A bridesmaid even wore a QR tag to collect gift money from guests at a wedding ceremony! The South China Morning Post reported, "Some restaurants have pinned barcode tags to the chests of waiters, waitresses and even chefs. Customers can scan the code to leave a tip if they are satisfied with service." It sounds like China's started the transition to a cash-free economy faster than anyone could have imagined, but what about those older generations so used to paying with cash? My parents and a large number of their friends (most are in their late 50s or early 60s) all own smart phones and are daily users of WeChat, but say they never use any form of digital payment. And this cultural preference for carrying large sums of cash instead of credit cards has travelled together with the new wealthy class out of China. Chinese tourists are the prime target for pickpockets and muggers because it's known they carry far more cash than visitors from other countries. This reminds me of a childhood memory whenever our family went on holidays, my parents would wrap a red cloth around their money bills and stash them inside their underwear! Today not much has changed, my mum protests, “If you go to any local markets without cash, it’s like going without wearing clothes.” (Which of course you need to stash the cash!) But it looks like she'll have to get used to bearing all, because experts say by 2030 China will be for all intents and purposes, cashless! Stay tuned. This is China. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Asian Adventures, Chinese Culture, Mint Mocha Musings Tagged With: Alipay, China cashless society, China life, China's new generation, Living in China, QR code, Wechat
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New Suzuki WagonR Launched
April 11, 2019: CG Motocorp , the sole authorised distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal, has launched the third generation WagonR. The vehicle was launched at the company’s new showroom in Dhobighat, Lalitpur.
The big, new WagonR features bold exterior design, enhanced space, comfort, dynamically crafted interior design, next generation SmartPlay infotainment system and advanced K-series engine offering excellent fuel efficiency.
During the event, Karan Chaudhary, executive director of CG Motorcorp, said, “We are delighted to present the latest generation of one of our most preferred models. We are confident that the new WagonR with its all new robust design, dynamically crafted and spacious interiors, SmartPlay studio will become the choice of many more Nepali families.”
The new WagonR cars of 1.0 Vxi, 1.2 Vxi (o) and 1.2 Zxi (o) cost Rs 2,499,000, Rs 2,699,000 and Rs 2,799,000 respectively in the market.
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UNM Newsroom / News / UNM announces finalists for Vice President for Enrollment Management
Categories: Lobo Hub Enrollment Management
The University of New Mexico has announced three finalists in its search for the next vice president for Enrollment Management. The finalists will visit campus this week and participate in public forums open to faculty, staff, students and community. The following dates and times have been scheduled for those public forums.
Open Public Forum Dates
Dan Garcia
Wednesday, July 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Santa Ana, Student Union Building
Jose L. (Larry) Cantu
Thursday, July 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Santa Ana, Student Union Building
Rebecca L. Lothringer
Friday, July 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Santa Ana, Student Union Building
Bios for each candidate can be found on the Executive Search website for Vice President for Enrollment Management.
The open forums will be livestreamed and recordings will be made available for 48 hours following each session. Viewers will be required to log in using their UNM credentials. Links will be available on the Executive Search website.
The 15-member search committee led by interim Senior Vice President Craig White asks for broad participation from the campus community and encourages faculty, staff, students as well as the community to make every effort to attend these events.
UNM also highly encourages the campus community to provide feedback on the candidates via a survey that will be available on the Vice President for Enrollment Management executive search page. Surveys will be available for 48 hours after each candidate’s visit.
The University retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - Parents 101
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Little Rock School Crisis, 1957 31
Stride Toward Freedom 28
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Interviews 26
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DABCC-INP, Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Collection, In Private Hands 7
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Letter to Martin Luther King, Sr.
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Alabama State College for Negroes
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Letter to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
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Committee to Defend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Press release, Refusal of restaurant to seat Belafonte
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Emergency Committee for the Southern Freedom Struggle
Night of Stars for Freedom
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Randolph, A. Phillip (Asa Phillip)
Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South
Montgomery Student Protest Committee
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American Civil Liberties Union Collection, 1955-1968, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
Box 19, folder 8, box 72, folder 10
WMP, Walter Muelder Papers
NCCR-PPPrHi, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America Records, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.
Group III-A213
Press release, ''Lawson to keynote SCLC annual meeting in Nashville''
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Vandersbilt University
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)
Nashville Chrisitan Leadership Conference
Shelbyville, Tenn.
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''A Petition for Integrated Schools to the President and the Congress of the United States''
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From Music to Fashion: Interview with Fashion Week Online Founder Pablo Starr | Pablo Starr
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From Music to Fashion: Interview with Fashion Week Online Founder Pablo Starr
12 Sep From Music to Fashion: Interview with Fashion Week Online Founder Pablo Starr
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(Reprinted from The Huffington Post, 9/12/17)
You may know Pablo Starr as the founder and editor-in-chief of Fashion Week Online, the world’s top dedicated fashion week website, which he began in 2011. But this is really only his latest adventure. He’s been a writer and a musician (he was even written about in SPIN), holds a Master’s degree in English, and has volunteered in the slums of Africa. Now he’s creating a new magazine, RNWY, and is working on a science fiction novel about fashion. We meet a man of many interests, Pablo Starr.
When you were a child, did you wish for the career and for the life that you have manifested today?
I think so. I also wanted to be an astronaut. Mainly I wanted to be a writer and a musician. That’s probably why I got my Master’s in Creative Writing and then joined bands and started writing and recording lots of songs. But I also worked at a newspaper as a writer. So I’ve done a lot of varied things that don’t necessarily add up in a linear way.
You seem to go by a lot of names. Are you Pablo Starr, Paul Avion, Pablo Van Arsdalen, or Pablo Lopez?
I was born Pablo Lopez, but my mother is Dutch and Welsh, so I sometimes go by her ancestral name, Van Arsdalen. The Van Arsdalens were one of the original families of New York, which was then called New Amsterdam.
I still go by Pablo Lopez as a writer. I played music under Paul Avion, because it matched my band name, Par Avion. And Pablo Starr is the name I’m using now, to encompass the rest.
How did you get your start in fashion? And why?
As Paul Avion I had press in SPIN and other places, but I was getting tired of the music business. But I did like Serge Gainsbourg and the movie Blow Up by Antonioni. So I always liked some aspects of fashion. I remember thinking a long time ago, “I wish I could get involved in fashion,” but it seemed silly because it didn’t match any of my interests.
One fateful day my band played at a fashion show in Los Angeles. I asked the organizer, an FCI fashion student, if we could put on some more shows together, mainly to bring people to see my band. So we built a fashion brand called Bright Lights LA that put on fashion shows around LA.
After that ran its course, I decided I didn’t love show production, but I was interested in fashion week. So I started building fashion week sites, sort of before anyone else was doing it.
I realized there was no way to know when fashion week was happening, what was going on, how to attend, etc. It was all a big mystery. You had to dig to find everything, So I thought, someone should get all of this information and put it in one place, so people can get excited about it. So that’s what I did: first with a site called Fashion Week Dates, then a site called Live Runway, and after a few months that site became Fashion Week Online.
I like fashion because I love art, and I don’t drink, so I like events that aren’t in bars. I also like to organize things. So I think fashion relaxes me. I’m antisocial so it allows me to get out a little, and I love to look at beautiful things.
I was a stressed kid, and the mall used to always make me feel safe and relaxed, so I think that has something to do with it, too.
Name a wish that you had for your life or for humanity that finally came true.
I wanted to teach in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, and I did that. Then I sponsored some children so they were able to graduate from school. It took a few years, but we did it, and I’m happy about that.
If you were granted one wish for humanity or for our planet, what would it be?
I wish we could find ways to make people less lonely: whether they are older people, or people who have suffered physical trauma such as burn victims, or have disabilities. There are so many people in the world who need love. A LOT of love.
If I could make everyone lonely not lonely, I would be the happiest person in the world.
If you could go back in time and ask one question from anyone from history, who would you want to meet and what question would you ask?
I would like to ask Einstein or Niels Bohr some questions about quantum mechanics. Hopefully I’ll find time one day to go back to school for physics, so I can at least ask a professor.
Please tell me what influences your unique sense of style?
I don’t think my sense of style in very unique, unfortunately haha, but thank you! I mostly wear Saint Laurent and John Varvatos, and sometimes Dolce & Gabbana. I also like handmade jackets by M.A+ / Maurizio Amadei, and handmade shoes by A1923 / Simone Cecchetto. Maybe that stuff is a bit more unique. It’s cost me an arm and a leg to have it, but I have the money since I’m not very into cars.
Also, I’m a huge vintage Courrèges fan. I’m obsessed with their SportFutur clothing from the ‘60s and ‘70s. I also love vintage Pulsar watches, that look like they’re from space as imagined in the ‘70s.
Who is your favorite fashion designer or brand right now and why?
Dior, because of their love messages, and because of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s vivid imagination. I want to do another Recognitions, where we choose our favorites for each season, but it’s so time consuming. I love Céline, Elisabetta Franchi, Tom Ford, Jacquemus, Jourden, Balenciaga, Miu Miu, Hermès, rTa, Manish Arora, Son Jung Wan. Just so many.
What is your fashion mantra?
“Fix your hair and stand up straight.” Both of which I always ignore, because in photos my hair is always messy, and I’m slouching.
What projects are you planning for the future?
Well we just launched a magazine called RNWY (rnwy.com), which included an interview with Donna Karan, along with some amazing photography.
Right now I’m focusing on my novel RNWY, which is a fashion story set hundreds of years in the future. I hope to have it finished by Christmas. I have about 350 pages already.
As soon as Paris Fashion Week is over, it’s back to writing.
What is your final message for our readers?
Don’t believe science and spirituality are in competition. They’re parts of a whole. Don’t be afraid to study spiritual traditions until you find one that speaks to you. I also recommend The Power by Rhonda Byrne. That book alone can help you shift your focus to what really matters.
**Thank you so much Pablo for all that you do.
® 2016 – 2399 RNWY
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Endings : death, glorious and otherwise, as faced by ten outstanding figures of our time
Prochnik, Leon.
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Sandberg, Sheryl, author.
"Resilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead"--Dust jacket flap.
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10% happier : how I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works : a true story
Harris, Dan, 1971-
"A spiritual book written for--and by--someone who would otherwise never read a spiritual book, 10% HAPPIER is both a deadly serious and seriously funny look at mindfulness and meditation as the next big public health revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
In her own words : women's memoirs from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States
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Tigerbelle : the Wyomia Tyus story
Tyus, Wyomia, author.
"In 1968, Wyomia Tyus became the first person ever to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games, a feat that would not be repeated for twenty years or exceeded for almost fifty. Tigerbelle chronicles Tyus's journey from her childhood as the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer through her Olympic triumphs to her post-competition struggles to make a way for herself and other female athletes. The Hidden Figures of sport, Tigerbelle helps to fill the gap currently occupying Black women's place in American history, providing insight not only on what it takes to be a champion but also on what it means to stake out an identity in an hostile world. Tyus's exciting and uplifting story offers inspiration to readers from all walks of life."--Page [4] of cover.
Wild things : the joy of reading children's literature as an adult
Handy, Bruce, author.
"Vanity Fair contributing editor Bruce Handy revisits the classics of every American childhood, from fairy tales to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and explores the back stories of their creators, using context and biography to understand how some of the most insightful, creative, and witty authors and illustrators of their times created their often deeply personal masterpieces. Along the way, Handy learns what The Cat in the Hat says about anarchy and absentee parenting, which themes are shared by The Runaway Bunny and Portnoy's Complaint, and why Ramona Quimby is as true an American icon as Tom Sawyer or Jay Gatsby"-- Provided by publisher.
The silent woman : Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes
Malcolm, Janet.
Writing a woman's life
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The Norton book of women's lives
Knight, Judson.
Profiles sixty men and women who shaped the ancient civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, China, Asia Minor, and other places.
Outrageous women of the Middle Ages
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Biographies of some outspoken and influential women who lived in Europe, Africa, and the Far East during the Middle Ages.
The Wars of the Roses : through the lives of five men and women of the fifteenth century
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Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights
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An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.
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A few seconds of radiant filmstrip : a memoir of seventh grade
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"A collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and Black as cool ... [from] Issa Rae, the creator of the Shorty Award-winning ... series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"-- Provided by publisher.
My beloved world
Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir."--Provided by publisher.
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Sum it up : 1,098 victories, a couple of irrelevant losses, and a life in perspective
Summitt, Pat Head, 1952-
Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author, tells for the first time her story of victory and resilience, as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Black man in a white coat : a doctor's reflections on race and medicine
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Features John Bardeen, Sylvia Earle, Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, Bernadine Healy, Jack Horner, Mathilde Krim, Edwin Land, Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, Rita Levi-Montalcini, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert Sabin, Carl Sagan, James D. Watson.
How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous
Bragg, Georgia.
Shares the sometimes gruesome details of the deaths of nineteen famous historical figures, including King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marie Curie.
The hero project : 2 teens, 1 notebook, 13 extraordinary interviews
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Highlights the contributions in various fields of endeavor of famous men and women from around the world, including Marie Curie, Abraham Lincoln, Rachel Carson, Hokusai, and Martin Luther King.
Rad girls can : stories of bold, brave, and brilliant young women
Schatz, Kate.
"A . . . collection of stories and art about inspiring and accomplished girls who have made positive impacts on the world before the age of 20. . . Learn about a diverse group of young women who are living rad lives, whether excelling in male-dominated sports like boxing, rock climbing, or skateboarding; speaking out against injustice and discrimination; expressing themselves through dance, writing, and music; or advocating for girls around the world, . . . featuring both contemporary and historical figures"--Provided by publisher.
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Phuket's Soi Dogs Foundation Marks 10 Years of Good Work
By Media Release
PHUKET: Phuket's iconic Soi Dog Foundation celebrates 10 years of amazing animal welfare in Phuket, southern Thailand and Bangkok on Sunday, October 13.
To mark the occasion SDF will hold a special anniversary fund raising event at Andara Resort& Villas, Kamala on Saturday, October 12 with a roaring 1920s theme culminating in a midnight celebration into the actual anniversary date of Sunday, October 13.
Funds raised from the event will go toward the new Soi Dog Foundation animal hospital.
SDF was founded in 2003 by Margot Homburg Park and John and Gill Dalley. Witnessing the suffering endured by street animals on Phuket, John, Gill and Margot started clinics using volunteer vets from overseas. Margot retired in 2006 due to ill health.
Commented SDF Vice President and founder on the last decade, John Dalley: ''It has been an incredible 10 years of highs and lows, but we believe SDF's place as Thailand's leading dog and cat rescue organisation is firmly established.''
SDF has received several awards for its work, including Gill Dalley being named the first non-Asian by birth to be awarded an Asian of Year award in 2009. In 2005 SDF became the first society of its type to be granted official foundation status in Thailand. It is now a registered foundation in six countries. In 2008 the Mai Khao shelter was built.
In early May SDF reached the significant milestone of sterilising its 50,000th animal [dogs and cats] since starting in late 2003 [52,238 as of July, 2013].
Named as SE Asia's fastest growing animal charity, Soi Dog Foundation also operates in Bangkok and through mobile clinics in southern Thailand with a target of 15,000 animals per year.
John Dalley said the Foundation hoped at its current rate to have sterilised 100,000 animals in around three years time.
In its first year SDF neutered just over 1000 animals. Mr Dalley said: ''The current mobile clinic program on Phuket, working closely with the province's local authorities, aims to have the island's stray population under control in two years and to continue the province's rabies free status.''
National Program
SDF is discussing with the Department of Livestock in Bangkok introducing a national program based on SDF's activities on Phuket. Thailand has pledged to eradicate rabies by 2020 in accordance with Asean agreements.
In recent years SDF has also taken a leading role against the illegal and cruel dog meat trade in Thailand through its 'Trade of Shame' campaign. SDF has provided food, vaccines and other drugs to help care for dogs intercepted and sent to shelters in Thailand.
This work continues.The trade to Vietnam is currently at a standstill and discussions are being held with the governments of Vietnam and Laos to finally end the incredibly cruel trade.
Celebration Event
Cristy Baker, organiser of the fund raiser said it would be a night of 1920s white suits and flappers, big hats and crazy dancing culminating in a special midnight surprise to celebrate Sunday, October 13.
About Soi Dog Foundation
Soi Dog currently employs 36 full time vets and other staff members, including dog catchers and shelter personnel, almost all of them from Phuket.
Management continues to be carried out by volunteers at their own expense both on Phuket and around the world, ensuring all funds go directly to helping the animals. Many dogs at the Mai Khao shelter receive treatment for wounds and injuries.
Soi Dog only keeps and re-homes dogs that have been subject to cruelty and abuse and therefore cannot be returned to the same situation.
B3000 [inclusive of buffet dinner and free flow] 6-7pm cocktails, 7pm till late. Dress code and theme: Roaring 20s. Prizes for best dressed. DJ Ben Jay to provide entertainment.
Cristy Baker: Suaysiam@gmail.com
THANK U SOI DOG for being the SAVIORS of the animals!!!! Donation follows shortly.
Posted by Elaine Sloan on August 24, 2013 21:39
Great work SDF but why white suit code and B3000 for many have not got either especially Thais. Surely you want as many people as possible better to have 5 x the people at B1000 and say long trousers only.
Posted by Fiesty Farang on August 30, 2013 17:33
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US-1,028,6007 Use of pre T alpha or functional variant thereof for expanding TCR alpha deficient T cells
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A trace element solution comprises at least one metal selected from the group comprising selenium, copper, zinc, manganese and chromium; and at least one...
US-1,028,6005 Antioxidant agent, and antioxidant cosmetic and UV care cosmetic
The present invention provides an antioxidant, an ROS inhibitor, an antioxidant enzyme production promoter, an antioxidant cosmetic, a UV care cosmetic, a...
US-1,028,6004 Targeting-enhanced anticancer nanoparticles and preparation methods of same
Targeting-enhanced anticancer nanoparticles and preparation methods for the nanoparticles are provided. In particular, this invention provides ...
US-1,028,6003 Injectable antibiotic formulations and use thereof
Provided herein are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing macrolide antibiotics, in particular azithromycin. In particular, compositions...
US-1,028,6002 Application of a phillyrin/phillygeninin composition in preparing a medicine or health care product for...
The present invention discloses a new application of a composition of phillyrin and phillygeninin in the preparation of drugs for alleviating or/and treating...
US-1,028,6001 Use of purified 2'-fucosyllactose, 3-fucosyllactose and lactodifucotetraose as prebiotics
The invention provides compositions and methods for utilizing synthetic human milk oligosaccharides as prebiotics.
US-1,028,6000 Retinoid X receptor-gamma agonists and retinoid X receptor-alpha antagonists for treatment of cancer
The invention is directed to the use of Retinoid X Receptor-gamma (RXR-gamma) agonists and Retinoid X Receptor-alpha (RXR-alpha) antagonists in treatment of...
US-1,028,5998 Composition and method to aid in hormone replacement therapy
A pharmaceutical two-phase admixture for topical application, transdermal or transmucosal, characterized by components in two phases, a liquid and a solid,...
US-1,028,5997 Treatment of skin atrophy with a combination of triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a combination of triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) compared with...
US-1,028,5996 Compositions comprising triterpenoids
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US-1,028,5995 Compositions and methods for reducing body fat
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US-1,028,5994 Method of preventing or treating osteoporosis by neddylation inhibitor
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US-1,028,5993 Crystalline form of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyri- ...
A novel crystalline form of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrim- idin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide,...
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US-1,028,5990 Toll like receptor modulator compounds
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US-1,028,5989 Pyrimidinone amide compounds as PDE2 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to pyrimidinone amide compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system and/or...
US-1,028,5987 Device and kit for dosing and dispensing non-liquid medicine
A device for dosing and dispensing a dose of a non-liquid medicine that comprises a body connectable to a container containing an amount of a non-liquid...
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A method for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of...
US-1,028,5980 Compositions for an orally active 1,2,4-oxadiazole for the treatment of disease
The present invention relates to specific doses of and dosing regimens for using a 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compound in treating or preventing diseases...
US-1,028,5979 Breast cancer therapeutic agent containing 5'-hydroxy-5-nitro-indirubin-3'-oxime as active ingredient
A breast cancer therapeutic agent containing 5'-hydroxy-5-nitro-indirubin-3'-oxime as active ingredient has been disclosed. Further, a breast cancer therapeutic...
US-1,028,5978 Heterocycle analogs of CAI-1 as agonists of quorum sensing in vibrio
A structurally distinct and potent series of synthetic small molecule activators of Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing have been chemically synthesized. The small...
US-1,028,5977 Compositions and methods for treating alopecia
The present invention is directed to a composition for treating alopecia containing minoxidil, cyclosporine A and a compound that binds FK506 binding protein 4...
US-1,028,5976 4-methylumbelliferone treatment for immune modulation
Compositions for treating autoimmune, allergic, or atopic disease comprising a compound that inhibits hyaluronan synthesis and a pharmaceutically acceptable...
US-1,028,5973 SGLT-2 inhibitors for treating metabolic disorders in patients with renal impairment or chronic kidney disease
The present invention relates to certain SGLT-2 inhibitors, such as ertugliflozin or a co-crystal or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for treating...
US-1,028,5972 Trans-2-nonadecyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane and producing methodthereof
The present invention discloses a method for producing trans-2-nonadecyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane comprising mixing alkanes and pyridinium chlorochromat...
US-1,028,5971 Formulations of water-soluble derivatives of vitamin E and soft gel compositions, concentrates and powders...
Provided herein are compositions that contain water-soluble vitamin E derivative mixtures (compositions), such as tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate...
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US-1,028,5967 Monoacylglycerols for use in conjunction with a lipase inhibitor and/or diets low in fat and/or calories
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US-1,028,5963 Combination of metabolic bio-energetic and nutra-epigentic regulators, nutraceutical compounds in conventional...
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US-1,028,5962 Glutarate compounds for treating ischemia-reperfusion injuries
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Commissioner doesn’t want kitchen subsidizing businesses
By ADAM STEWART
In discussion with Marion County Economic Development Director Teresa Huffman, County Commissioner Roger Fleming said he was concerned about plans to open a certified commercial kitchen in the county lake hall.
Fleming said he doesn’t want the project to subsidize businesses when other businesses in the county have invested in their own kitchens and equipment.
“I would like to see them invest in themselves,” Fleming said.
The proposed kitchen would meet health requirements for people to prepare food for sale. Start-up businesses would be able to rent the space by the hour, providing savings over spending the money required to equip a kitchen themselves.
Huffman said the kitchen would pay for its own operation with rental and cooking class fees, so the county shouldn’t have to subsidize it once it is built.
Fleming said he had heard from people on both sides of the issue — cooks who saw it as an opportunity to establish a business and people who don’t want the county to subsidize businesses which compete with others in the county.
Ag manufacturer to locate in Goessel
Huffman told the commission that the Ratzlaff drapery building in Goessel has been sold. It will be converted into an agricultural manufacturing business. She said the new owners have already purchased a home in Goessel.
Residents cooperating to resolve zoning, sanitation violations
Planning and Zoning and Environmental Health Director Tonya Richards said that owners of a property that had several violations are working with her to correct the problems.
An existing building has received a permit, and they are seeking a permit for a private airstrip. The airstrip permit will be on the April agenda for the county planning and zoning board, she said.
The owners also had an outhouse in conflict with state health codes. Richards said they have filled it in and are taking other steps to solve the issue.
Tax abatement given despite issues
The commission approved a neighborhood revitalization property tax abatement for William Vinduska despite the application being completed outside of the 60-day window after receiving a permit.
Richards said the project had been complicated by concerns the house might be in a floodplain. Commissioners Dan Holub and Randy Dallke said Vinduska had done a good job working with the county on earlier zoning issues.
Fleming voted against giving the tax break because an outbuilding had received a permit in 2011 without applying for the tax break but was included in the new abatement.
April 1 is deadline for appraisal appeals
The deadline for property owners to appeal their appraised values without having to pay under protest is April 1. After that deadline, people may still appeal their property values, but they will have to pay a portion of the tax bill before an appeal will be heard.
County Clerk Tina Spencer met with the commission in closed session for 10 minutes to discuss personnel. On return to open session, the board voted to allow Spencer’s office staff to attend the regional county clerks’ meeting Thursday at the Historic Elgin Hotel in Marion, but to require they use vacation time to do so or take it as unpaid time off.
The commission met in closed session for 10 minutes to discuss personnel. No action was taken on return to open session.
Huffman and Richards met with the commission in closed session for 10 minutes to discuss division of duties related to Marion Reservoir Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies. No action was taken on return to open session.
Transfer Station Director Rollin Schmidt met with the commission in closed session for five minutes to discuss personnel. On return to open session, the commission instructed Schmidt to offer a vacant full-time job to a current part-time worker. If that worker accepts the job, Schmidt will advertise for a new part-time worker.
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Scammer alert: tax identity theft looms
It has almost become a natural law: as tax season descends upon county residents, so too will scammers.
Tax identity theft can occur when a scammer files a fraudulent tax return using a person’s Social Security number to steal their refund.
Victims may not know the theft has happened until they try to file their tax returns and the IRS rejects their filing because a return has already been filed.
Sheriff Robert Craft said there had been no reports of this specific scam within the county as of yet.
“But I’m sure it will happen,” Craft said. “People should protect their Social Security numbers. Don’t give it out to anyone you don’t know that you didn’t initiate contact with.”
Scammers are known to obtain personal information through schemes ranging from large-scale data breaches to simple dumpster diving.
In a press release, attornery general Derek Schmidt offered these tips to avoid tax scams:
Disclose Social Security Numbers only when absolutely necessary, such as filing taxes or applying for a loan.
Be wary of websites or retailers that request this information.
Personal financial documents and the past 10 years’ tax returns should be kept in a secure location, such as a locked filing cabinet or a fire-safe box.
Anti-spam/virus software should be used to protect personal computers files.
Online accounts should be protected using strong passwords and PIN numbers.
Credit reports should be monitored for unauthorized or suspicious activity.
Be ready to fend off high-pressure IRS impostor scams that attempt to trick people out of their money by threatening asset seizure or arrest unless they pay immediately.
Schmidt said people should remember that the IRS would never call and demand immediate payment. If back taxes are owed, he said the IRS would mail a notice before trying to reach taxpayers by phone. If there is any doubt, the IRS can be reached at (800) 829-1040.
Anyone who believes they may have been a victim of identity theft or a scam can file a report at www.InYourCornerKansas.org or call (800) 432-2310.
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Night Market returns, hungry for more neighborhood delights
By Ashley Hahn
Night Market 2014
Old City: May 15
West Oak Lane: June 19
Powelton (Lancaster Ave /35th St): August 21
Chinatown: October 2
We’re officially entering fair-weather street festival season and last week The Food Trust announced its four Night Market locations for the year. This year Night Market will bring its caravan of food trucks, tent vendors and entertainers back to the streets of West Oak Lane and Chinatown, and will be hosted by Powelton Village and Old City for the first time.
“We’re excited to highlight areas that are close to Center City as well as neighborhoods that are a little off the beaten path… cool spots in the city that might be underappreciated,” said Diana Minkus, The Food Trust's Night Market Manager.
Since starting out on East Passyunk in 2010, Night Market has helped highlight Philly’s growing and increasingly popular mobile food community, exposing would-be customers to startup food enterprises and area restaurants.
“I think Night Market is a perfect way to highlight these businesses. There really aren’t many opportunities for all of them to congregate like this in one area on one night,” Minkus said. “Through Night Market we’ve really been able to support these businesses by having new audiences for them.”
Each Night Market is presented in partnership with neighborhood groups, which help stimulate community involvement. That, Minkus said, helps make sure that the events reflect the host neighborhood, and encourages local businesses to participate in some way.
The first Night Market in 2010 had about 15 vendors, but at the South Street Night Market last August there were more than 70 vendors and tens of thousands of people. That growth and new relationships with community partners has helped raise the profile of the Food Trust and vendors alike.
Typically The Food Trust is focused on promoting affordable access to healthy, nutritious food. Night Markets aren’t exactly health food fests, but Minkus said the events are occasions to to talk with vendors about sourcing locally, presenting some healthy options, and offering smaller portions.
“It’s a celebration of local food and food culture and it’s about supporting food entrepreneurs,” Minkus said. In turn Night Market is about creating opportunities for people to explore different corners of the city, or at least see familiar places in a new way.
Night Market will kick off in Old City on May 15, where The Food Trust is partnering with Old City District to commandeer a few blocks of 3rd Street (Market to Race) and Arch Street (2nd to 4th).
“We want to showcase the best of these neighborhoods and we think one of the best things about Old City is the historic aspects,” Minkus said. That explains why the Food Trust said “historic attire encouraged” for this event. “We thought it would be really fun if we had a bunch of Ben Franklins and Betsy Rosses walking around.”
Night Market will finish off the season in Chinatown, as it has in the last couple of years. The Asian night market tradition is one reason why The Food Trust keeps coming back to Chinatown, plus it’s an accessible location that offers a dramatic backdrop for the street festival. As Minkus put it, “It feels authentic and exciting and interesting."
Ashley Hahn, Contributor
Ashley Hahn is an independent writer with a background in historic preservation and city planning. She started Eyes on the Street for PlanPhilly in 2011 and was PlanPhilly's managing editor from 2015-2017. Ashley has lived in 12 zip codes that she can think of, including neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and New York. She is a Philadelphian by choice.
Contact Ashley via email or find her on twitter: @ashleyjhahn.
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Issues: Public Space
Neighborhoods: Chinatown Old City Powelton Village West Oak Lane
Organizations: The Food Trust
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BBC Music Children In Need song 2014
Ian Robinson
Location: Chorley, Lancashire
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:30 pm Post subject: BBC Music Children In Need song 2014
Maybe you've heard the hype? Tonight at 8pm, across all the BBC they're launching the new Children In Need single - it's a love letter to BBC Music, about bringing all types of music together for the good of us all. It features Nicola Benedetti, Alison Balsom, Jamie Callum, Will.I.Am, Elton John, Paloma Faith, One Direction and and the other usual suspects...
And, like everything Bob Shennan is in charge of, it's bloody awful.
Really, the video's going to have to be amazing because the song (a cover of the Beach Boys "God Only Knows") is dire. It's trying to be Perfect Day but just doesn't work at all, and also manages to unfortunately sound like the theme to Jim'll Fix It. Well done #BBCMusic.
Helen May
Yes I've heard the hype and thought it would be something most of us could do without!
Another thing, and sorry to hijack your thread a bit Ian, but what the heck is Radio 2 doing trying to promote classical music for primary school children, has it got them in the remit as well?
Why can't they just stick to the shedule for 52 weeks and just play the records?
88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005
ruddlescat
Location: Near Chester
I would have thought that most primary school children would listen to Radio One in any case so it seems to me it's simply a case of making their parents feel guilty that their parenting skills are somewhat inadequate
With all the other problems in this country today I would have thought that failing to educate them in the joys of classical music could hardly be considered a major crime - but hey - who knows - perhaps the SS (otherwise known as Social Services ) might take a different view - unless of course the parents are of Asian origin
Are you ready for a Ruddles?
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:30 pm Post subject:
Helen May wrote:
If I were a cynical soul, I'd think this is all about trying to boost Radio 3's profile rather than any educational aspect.
As far as I'm aware the 8pm "event" was broadcast across all BBC platforms except Radio 3!
It was a pretty anticlimactic affair, as Ian said earlier it's trying to be another Perfect Day but it fails miserably. Of course it's for CinN so it will probably do well and make tons of cash.
The wheel keeps on turning...
This fool made it round.
I've managed to hear only part of it once (on purpose) as I love the original for several personal reasons and don't really want to hear it more than necessary to detract from the original. Must say I wasn't impressed by what I heard.
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Margie Chadburn: “I Don’t Want To Feel This Way” ft. Keil – emotionally inspired!
Posted July 2, 2016 by Peter Burns in Headlines
Margie Chadburn is an American Singer-Songwriter and Producer, who writes and plays music on the guitar and piano. She has been the writer or co-writer in every song she has ever released, and is currently working on her 5th album in LA in the Jim Hensen Studio/Randy Jackson’s Studio from American Idol. Chadburn works with variety of producers including Denarius Motesart (who has worked withCeline Dion), as well as Simon Illa and Lorenzo from in Atlanta, GA.
Margie Chadburn at the piano
I have just been listening to her latest single release, “I Don’t Want To Feel This Way” ft. Keil, written by Chadburn and Keil and produced by Lorenzo and Simon Illa. She truly tries to stretch the meaning of music with her more flashy, stylistic approach to pop, mixing genres and embracing edgy urban sounds to create something truly unique and all her own.
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Building on the foundation she has crafted with her previous tracks as well as the covers she has done, Chadburn takes a remarkable step forward here. The track is without any hiccup and is a tremendous effort all around with some serious highs vocally, and in the production.
Margie Chadburn in the studio
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NOW 18: The Comforter / Bi-Curious George and Other Sidekicks at The Yard Theatre
Produced by The Yard Theatre
Price £20 (£17 concs)
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See you at The Yard Theatre
It's week one of The Yard's annual festival of new performances. Expect ritual, prayer & 80's/90's pop culture in Stacy Makishi's disco-ritual, whilst Lucy has made a show with her dad.
Running from: Tue 16 - Sat 20 Jan 2018.
Stacy Makishi - The Comforter (7:30pm)
Part ritual; part prayer; part rowdy revivalist rally, The Comforter is a rite of passage that reclaims spirituality and proposes a new perspective on church. Exchanging psalms and sacrament for 80’s/90’s pop culture, it draws inspiration from Twin Peaks and Ingmar Bergman and throws a kiss to George Michael.
The Comforter follows the powerfully moving and absurdly humorous Vesper Time (“a gorgeous hymn…for fearlessness, truth and love” Exeunt) that toured the UK. Together they make up the first two in a three-show series about the Holy Trinity. The Comforter is the Holy Ghost of the trio and it asks the question: ‘What am I unwilling to feel?’
Stacy is a multi-award winning artist who has been making work for 30 years. Join her to explore – through meditation, ritual and disco – what it means to be fully alive and fully human.
Lucy Hutson - Bi-Curious George and Other Sidekicks (9pm)
Professor ‘the Amazing’ Addrian is a children’s entertainer and Punch and Judy man extraordinaire. He’s also Lucy’s dad. As a child, Lucy would help Addrian with his shows, collecting money, performing tricks and even doing a stint as Curious George.
Following previous NOW smash-hits Bound (NOW 15) and Britney Spears Custody Battle Vs. Zeus in Swan Rape Shocker (NOW 14, “I was bowled over” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian), Lucy is back. And this time she’s bringing her dad with her. They’ll reminisce through rose-tinted glasses, re-enact childhood magic tricks and reflect on what it means to choose a life led in front of an audience.
Expect screaming, hilarity and teenage exasperation as glib entertainer and an earnest artist lock heads leaving the question: where do these performers go from here?
The Yard Theatre
Queen’s Yard Hackney Wick
London E9 5EN
https://theyardtheatre.co.uk/
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Why do I feel like I need to share my story? I know that there are people who will read this and think that I shouldn’t complain. He also told me that I need to be informed about the recent link between breast implants and ALCL cancer. Following Monday’s announcement that it will not issue pilgrimage visas to pilgrims from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia due to concerns regarding the spread of the Ebola virus, Saudi Arabian officials have admitted they are testing samples from a man who had returned recently from a business trip to Sierra Leone for suspected Ebola infection.
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Police were setting up checkpoints and roadblocks for key entrance and exit points to those infected communities and every resident would be stopped.
Director of Liberian National Police Chris Massaquoi said last week that troops would place forces in areas where crowds had previously stoned health workers. Buy anything you like at Amazon and use our link to enter Amazon and we will get some commission. Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is celebrated worldwide every October, helps increase attention and support in the awareness, early detection, treatment and palliative care. About UsZona Franca San Isidro was established on March 31, 1986 and is one of the most modern, diversified and successful free zone parks of the Caribbean region. Dr Susan Kolb: Plastikos has 25 employees and was established in 1995 as a holistic surgery center incorporating many disciplines of alternative medicine and spiritual healing.
Dr Susan Kolb: We see women who are ill from defective breast implants from all over the world, and treat them with surgery (explantation, abnormal axillary lymph nodes removal, chest wall cleanouts, breast lifts, and reconstructive breast surgery). Dr Susan Kolb: Chest wall infections from prior bacterial or fungal contamination requiring additional treatments. Lynne Hayes: Re after-care, do you prescribe any further treatments – medical or non-medical for after surgery?
Dr Susan Kolb: Yes, we have monthly newsletter The Community Health Source as well as a explant specific newsletter which is emailed when new developments need to be communicated. Dr Susan Kolb: A patient with defective saline implants had frequent anaphylaxic reactions which were life- threatening especially when she was hugged. Lynne Hayes: What do you think is poorly understood or unresolved within the area of breast implant removal? Dr Susan Kolb: Virtually no other surgeons and most other doctors other than a few integrative holistic physicians understand that defective breast implants are associated with bacterial, as well as fungal infections, intracellular infections due to a immune deficits, neurological, endocrine, and immune disruption, and a host of autoimmune diseases.
Lynne Hayes: Does your business have an online presence on other social web spaces like: Facebook?
Lynne Hayes: Are there any press releases or online mentions in any magazines, newspapers, or online articles that you would like to include in your article? Lynne Hayes: Are there any testimonials from clients that you would like to include in your article? Due to the efforts of the public relations company hired by Dow Corning in the 1990’s, most plastic surgeons have been conditioned to believe that breast implants cause no problems including infection around the foreign body. Lynne Hayes: What resources do you regard as essential to women considering explant surgery?
They present their research and recommendations in an entertaining and inspiring way to show people how they can take control of their health by substituting plant based foods for animal based foods. While damaging healthy cells is an inevitable process through most cytotoxic drugs, chemotherapy also triggers them to secrete a protein that sustains tumour growth and resistance to further treatment. The effectiveness of medicinal plants and foods to treat cancer is perhaps receiving the most widespread attention. Marianna Pochelli is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine specializing in the treatment of disease through superfoods and herbal strategies.
I was still having problems. A local chiropractor began treating me for a hip misalignment. He used a scope to visualize my sinuses but didn’t believe that this was related. He also asked if I had been referred to an infectious disease doctor. I didn’t get the opportunity to follow up with infectious disease. My sinus surgery didn’t really make a big improvement so I didn’t want to pursue another possible surgery. I don’t read blogs. When I decide to do research, I focus on medical journals and clinical trials. Kolb but I am not sure that it will be within financial reason. Her office can arrange a consultation and surgery within the same week. Lately, though, it takes everything in my power to just get up and perform basic duties. This is not fair to my family.
I should have seen this coming. Exposing my body to foreign things could only cause problems, right?
Melmed is May 14th. I will elaborate more on “My Implant Story” after I have met with him. Pierre Blais is a research chemist and expert in the biocompatibility of implant materials. Blais told me that I am probably one of the last few in the US that have this brand of saline. Although the risk is low, the link is much higher in women with textured implants that have been in place for over 10 years.
Melmed (my surgeon) tonight to ask whether he had heard much about prescribing antibiotics based on my implant type.
He told my husband that most women had these particular implants removed within 6-12 months after augmentation because of illness or rupture. The contract tracing team is following 70 contacts of the virus case and linking them to clinical support when needed. Even as a Columbus, Ohio person was tested (and found negative) for Ebola and we await the NYC Mt.Sinai Ebola case results. Military spokesman Colonel Michael Samoura said the operation, code named Octopus, involved around 750 military personnel.
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Plastikos Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery offers a wide variety of procedures from our board certified plastic surgeons. Plastikos Surgery Center is state licensed and holds the highest level of national accreditation (JCAHO) for an outpatient surgery center. Kolb graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received her medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine. We treat the immune, endocrine and neurological disorders and provide detoxification protocols designed for these specific problems including silicone, chemical and bio toxin detoxification as well as heavy metal detoxification and platinum detoxification. Due to resistances which may form after treatment, changing antibiotics and antifungals is often necessary for a complete cure.
After explant, analysis of the mold inside the implant, revealed penicillium and the patient was allergic to penicillin. We also see Raynaud’s syndrome, which is due to methyl ethyl ketone in the silicone shell depleting arginine in the patient, which causes a nitric oxide deficiency that results in cold, painful hands and feet. We have extensive experience with these complications as well as their treatments where as other doctors do not understand causation or treatment.
Frequently any issue with breast implants goes years without diagnosis as unfortunately other doctors are also ignorant of the problems breast implants may cause.
Douglas Shanklin, a prominent silicone researcher, as well as the table of contents for the book.
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It prefers open localities such as light secondary forests and thickets, forest edges, ridges, and even occurring in sunny places on sandy dunes and on limestone. Approximately half of the drugs currently in clinical use are of natural origin, however many of these drugs become toxic with substantial side effects due to the integration of artificial chemical compounds in their formulas. The extract of Brucea javanica and the isolated compounds, specifically quassinoids exhibit various biological properties and are well known for their antitumor effects, especially how they are selectively toxic to cancer cells.
They concluded that the programmed cell death of cancer cells activated by specific proteins was 5 times higher in cells treated with B. She actively promotes detoxification, colon cleansing, and a vegetarian lifestyle using living foods as a platform to health.
All content on this site may be copied, without permission, whether reproduced digitally or in print, provided copyright, reference and source information are intact and use is strictly for not-for-profit purposes. My breasts healed fine and I was happy with the result. It definitely was a big confidence boost for me. He noted that I had pain over my thoracic duct and worked on trying to alleviate some of my sinus problems. It is difficult, however, with three children at home, to travel to Atlanta and pursue this. I think that is very easy to judge people when you have not stood in their shoes. I am not sharing my story to deter women from getting breast implants.
I asked him to read it because I needed him to fully understand where I was physically, mentally, and emotionally. He read my paper when we arrived at the hospital. Melmed was running late from surgery but that he would be in the office soon. He came in a few minutes later and greeted us personally from across the desk. They are real. If my symptoms are not real, then why is he seeing a multitude of patients that complain of the same things?
The hospitality pathology report will hopefully rule that out. Needless to say, I am paying for my stupid decision. I guess that I was extremely protective of them. He placed two drains that will be removed tomorrow. I had some post anesthesia nausea but it has resolved now. I was a nervous wreck this morning. He has surgical tape over the incision that will stay for about 1-2 more weeks. I will be able to drive today.
She completed her post-graduate education in plastic surgery and general surgery at Wilford Hall Medical Center.
We also treat scleroderma, Raynaud’s syndrome, intracellular infections such as Lyme’s disease and mycoplasma, viral infections and other autoimmune diseases. This office developed all silicone and breast implant detoxification protocols in existence. The amount of coverage by Angel Explant would be dependent on the total cost of the covered procedures and the financial status of the patient. Angel Explant funds would be available to pay for the covered procedures either at 25%, 50%, 75%, or100%.
My job suffered as a result of my health. I was late a lot, my anxiety seemed to worsen, and brain fog began. I was still running a low grade fever. I tried to explain to my doctor that it made my eyes burn. When I first began looking up my symptoms and the symptoms of candida overgrowth, I came across a physician by the name Dr.
If I take them away, am I going to immediately feel like less of a woman? If I go to a general plastic surgeon to have them removed, will they understand my concerns? Will they act as my advocate? Melmed is one of the few plastic surgeons that have publicly questioned implant safety. He is one of the characters in a documentary film by Carol Ciancutti-Leyva that is called “Absolutely Safe’. The endocrinologist has to come first. When my husband needs heart medication and my son needs thyroid medication, those issues come first. The consultation began in his office. Upon entering his office, I first noticed two things on his desk. For those that don’t know, my father passed away from colon cancer approximately 10 years ago. I have read of many women who have sent their implants to him after removal for examination. Oника Таня Мараж, както е истинското име на шоколадовата певачка от африкански произход, отрича да има интервенции по тялото си. We provide immune support including low dose naltrexone as well as immune supplements and supplements to help repair the neurological damage. Medical credit plans (Care Credit and I Financial) would be offered in order to cover expenses for anesthesia and supplements.
He was at home on an apnea monitor for a while. If weird things could develop, it would happen to him. Over that specific weekend, I started having extreme tenderness in the area between my axilla and breast. It’s becoming more and more difficult to hide. The silicone insert that I have been using is no longer big enough to make them even.
My implants may not have their defective silicone filling but I am not confident that the silicone shell in my body is made of safe materials. I have contemplated going to the surgeon that my brother knows and letting him remove these, then potentially replace them based on what he sees during the surgery. Would a plastic surgeon really decide to decline new implants? I have not personally purchased this film but I would like to watch it and see what other information is given. Dr.
I don’t know how to change it. I suppose that someone reading this would say that it fits the definition of depression but I believe that there is much more to it. Taking my papaw to his appointments and helping to care for him definitely keeps my mind off my own issues. In doing this, I have to rely on my faith that God is leading me to the right doctor, with the right treatment. I think that he was joking but he is very straightforward and I think he was preparing me for the worst. I have accepted the fact that I may not bounce back super quick – as I kept these stupid things for 16 years. Kolb has been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1985 and was a founding diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine in 2000. I was eventually diagnosed with ADD and placed on Adderall to try and combat some of the symptoms. I’ve been placed on antidepressants on several different occasions for depression also. Is it possible that all of my symptoms are completely related to other issues and have nothing to do with the implants? Melmed practices at Medical City Hospital at Dallas. I contacted his office in reference to a consultation.
I have 50 projects going on at once and can’t seem to finish even one of them. This is the story of my life. I know that God is leading me on the path I need to be on and I pray that this is the answer to feeling better. He sends a free basic report back and then I will have to pay an additional charge if I want a full, detailed report. I am sickened by the position that I have put myself in. I have no idea what my implants will look like. He said that it takes up to a year to replenish the gut flora that a round of antibiotics kills off. She is a member of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American Holistic Medical Association and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
At the end of this televised campaign, Senator Barbara Boxer put her arm around me and said “My dear you are very brave”. My ENT continued to treat me with antibiotics throughout my pregnancy to try and combat sinus infections. My WBC continued to be low through the pregnancy.
My doctor said that it was possible that I might be suffering from fibrocystic breast disease.
The lady that I talked to on the phone devoted a lot of time to me and was extremely friendly. She emailed me the explantation info and also the contact information for a few women who are around my age and have undergone explantation. My fatigue is increasingly worse and my low grade fever has been fairly consistent for at least a month now.
He also checked on my thyroid levels again. A new medication adjustment was necessary but he would not agree to check my CBC and did not recommend that I see an endocrinologist yet. She is the founder of Plastikos Surgery Center and Millenium Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. Melmed said that he does not prescribe antibiotics before surgery because he has no evidence of infection, therefore, no guideline for what type to prescribe.
Kolb has been in private practice in the Atlanta area since 1988 and is also the founder of Plastikos Surgery Center. She responded to my email and let me know that she feels much better after having her implants removed. He said that it would be like shooting a shotgun in the air and hoping that a bird gets shot. It has to do with low self esteem and lack of desire. It’s horrible to know that I am causing that much distress to my husband and marriage but I really don’t have an answer to fix it.
In other words, there’s no reason to start on an antibiotic that might not cover what needs to be covered. Caldwell Esselstyn is a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force for the Cleveland Clinic.
She has developed protocols that help women with biotoxicity problems from breast implants. She is also the author of the book “The Naked Truth About Breast Implants”.
Blais said that he was appalled that my surgeon did not tell me to immediately have these removed after the rupture.
I have learned a lot about breast implants from her videos and articles. Breast implants are recommended to be changed every 10 years. I don’t really know that I will be able to make this decision until I have consulted with him and perhaps the physician that my brother knows. Kolb is a recognized authority on energy healing and spiritual medicine as well as one of Atlanta’s leading plastic surgeons.
More information is being researched about the creation of biotoxins by implants. Biotoxins can greatly affect the immune system. Kolb incorporates spiritual and integrative holistic medicine into her modern surgery practice. He recommended that I contact my surgeon and make sure that he starts me on antibiotics prior to surgery.
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In fact, the need to be held when we feel sad is biologically programmed into our brains. Male friends are pretty exasperated when I posit this, as are several female friends. These receptive areas of the brain are the same for both men and women. The researchers also incidentally found that men more frequently pity their sexual partner afterwards. Mental health is vastly improved by being in touch with the full range of our core emotions. Educate people that we all have the same universal core emotions. In this context, we have to look at sex as a way in which we, consciously or unconsciously, are testing out a potential partner that we can later have a child with. But we can do better by helping to change the culture of masculinity so it is in sync with our biology. This is encouraging news for men and women who are looking to make a relationship out of a one-time sexual encounter.
In fact, channeling needs for comfort and soothing into sex is actually a clever compromise. Symptoms go away when we become reacquainted with our core emotions. Many children can spread their genes to the next generation, a man can tolerate some of his children failing. Author and sex memoirist Claire Dederer noted in an essay published in The Atlantic that female sexuality is still largely mistaken as somehow adhering to a male fantasy. People who behaved like that were generally better at spreading their genes. What's your sex number? The short version is that although women and men are both interested in sex for its own sake, they are also—quite naturally—looking for different things in a sexual relationship. Many people come together because they are physically attracted to each other and the emotional ties grow stronger from that point on. The level of emotional attachment during and after sex is different for each person, regardless of gender. Having sex can cause very strong emotions. Be sexy but not too sexual mind, otherwise you're just a slut. We haven't worked out how to judge these women," explains relationship psychologist and coach Susan Quilliam. It explains why, when someone has what they think will be casual sex, he or she ends up feeling attached afterwards. Is this really true, though? The investment in each child can be much higher for women. The third form of negative emotion is similar between men and women. They stand out from the women in North America and Brazil by having fewer and weaker feelings about connecting to their partner after a brief sexual relationship. Why then, when it comes to sex between a man and woman, do women have the propensity to feel more anxious about it? We're surrounded by pretty mixed messages: It would appear so, according to a study done by Match. But we can do better by helping to change the culture of masculinity so it is in sync with our biology. Love at First Sight? On the contrary, negative feelings after sex may be exactly the right response. Several of my more sexually uninhibited female friends look at me quizzically when I ask them if they ever feel unsure about sex, my favourite answer being from Daisy, a 24 year-old actor based in Bristol. A person should be sure that they can handle the emotions of sex and the responsibilities of sex before they have intercourse. The first step to wellness begins with the understanding that men and women have the same wired-in emotions. It is in our best interest to know which core emotions are present and driving our desire for sex.
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Summer is in full swing: the sun is out, the shorts are on, and the drinks are flowing (purely for hydration, of course). What better way to celebrate the fun in the sun? A bunch of awesome live shows, of course! Our team selected their favorite picks below. Be sure to also swing by our (free) Boston Music Award Off the Record show that’s happening at Hojoko on July 19.
Carly Rae Jepsen at the House of Blues – Selected by Jared
Carly Rae Jepsen has come a long way from the catchy simplicity of 2012’s thunderous pop bombshell, “Call Me Maybe,” and if you’re looking for an excuse to sweat it out on a summer night in the city, look no further than her show on July 16th at House of Blues. Her newest album, Dedicated, is peppered with funky synth dance beats that feel both familiar (early 2000’s Britney/Christina, anyone?) and more mature than we’ve heard from Jepsen before. Her first single off the album, “Party for One,” is the exclamation point on a record full of smooth and bouncy numbers about crushes, love, and missed connections. With songs like “Now that I Found You” and “Automatically in Love,” the lyrical tone of the album offers a great excuse to go out on a limb and invite your crush to the concert—you might just find “Real Love!”
flipturn at the Great Scott – Selected by Nicole
Fernandina Beach, Fla. garage-originated band flipturn returns to Boston later this month ahead of their upcoming, second studio album, Oh to Be Young. Their packed, explosive debut, 2018’s Citrona, saw the band burst onto the underground music scene with melancholy, spacious, fiercely original takes on indie—all the while touring with the likes of Japanese Breakfast and Saint Motel, among others. flipturn will be opening for Nashville’s *repeat repeat at the Great Scott, accompanying the latter’s pop-punk sound with their own—similar to Alvvays and Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
Prince Daddy & The Hyena at The Sinclair Music Hall – Selected by Kristen
These Albany-based rockers are heading to Boston, where twangy guitars, raspy vocals, and youthful lyrics will enliven our city’s prevalent emo/math-rock scene. Similar to the essence of Mom Jeans., Oso Oso and Remo Drive, Prince Daddy & The Hyena transform distorted punk-rock into a cathartic experience. Their nihilistic and profound outlook, reflected both musically and lyrically, challenges the listener to burrow into their work’s many layers and uncover the soul behind it. A myriad of moods to get utterly lost in, Prince Daddy & The Heyna will put on a fierce show.
Iration at the Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion – Selected by Mario
If ever a song title were to capture a band’s overall vibe perfectly, Iration’s “Summer Nights” would be the one to do it. If you suddenly find yourself thinking of cool air, the distant sounds of waves breaking, drinks with friends, and an overall mellow mood, then what you might just be missing are some sweet reggae vibes to complete the equation. Iration will surely be bringing all of that to the Boston Summer as the Santa Barbara group make a quick stop as they continue their Live from Paradise tour.
Black Pumas at Brighton Music Hall – Selected by Knar
Touting an impressive vocal range, psychedelic production, and soulful guitar rock, Austin duo Black Pumas has earned comparisons to Alabama Shakes, CeeLo Green, and the Black Keys—with the Guardian even dubbing them a blend of Sam Cooke and Wu-Tang Clan. Perhaps it’s easy to draw up such a varied list of similar acts because there’s a bit of everything in Black Pumas. Tracks like “Sweet Conversations” capture a warm, feel-good kind of vibe that brings to mind the hazy summery sounds of War, there’s a riff that sounds like it’s out of a James Bond theme song driving the intro of “Fire,” and the soaring falsetto of “Black Moon Rising” proves the similarities to Brittany Howard. Part of the strength of the record is its impressive production, so let’s see how it translates to their live show.
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Today's Top Stories - July 31
OHIO SHOOTING
New developments in the arrest of University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing, who pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of unarmed motorist Samuel DuBose. Tensing has been released from jail, after posting bond Thursday evening.
MALAYSIA FLIGHT 370
More clues about the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. It's been one year and four months since the flight vanished, but the mystery could soon be solved, with pieces of a wing found on an island in the Indian Ocean. On Friday, the debris will be sent to Toulouse, France for analysis - arriving Saturday. A U.S official familiar with the investigation tells ABC News that Boeing engineers have seen a number on the airplane part which tells them it comes from a Boeing 777 - the make of the missing plane.
FL MISSING TEENS
The families of those teenage boys missing off the Florida coast say they won't give up the search. Austin Stephanos' uncle Matt Kuntz says the 14-year-olds had life jackets on board and a cooler that floats. And even though the Coast Guard might suspend the search for Stephanos and his friend Perry Cohen, the family, he says, will not. Kuntz says the family is thankful to the Coast Guard as well as private pilots and boaters willing to donate their time searching.
JAMES HOLMES DELIBERATIONS
The jury has gone home for the weekend in the penalty phase of the Colorado movie theater shooter trial. The jury heard a long list of possible mitigating factors - read by Judge Carlos Samour - which the defense claims should convince them to give Holmes life in prison instead of death. Prior to the events of July 20, 2012, Mr. Holmes had never been arrested or convicted of a crime. If the jury does not believe the mitigating factors outweigh the crime then the penalty phase will continue and eventually the jury will have the option of death.
HIGHWAY FUNDING BILL
A push among some lawmakers to come up with a long-term solution for funding transportation programs. Senator Barbara Boxer on Thursday urged the House to make a move after the Senate passed a long-term transportation bill. Senators are also voting on a short-term, three-month patch passed by the House so federal funds don't get cut on current projects. The House is now off for five weeks; the Senate will work one more week before leaving on its summer break.
LAFAYETTE SHOOTING 9-1-1 CALLS
911 calls made public Thursday make clear the horror from last week's movie theater shooting in Louisiana. Callers described the moment John Houser opened fire in the Lafayette theater. Houser killed two and wounded nine. Footage from the theater's security cameras show Houser in shorts with shirt untucked, buying tickets for a showing of Trainwreck.
LION KILLED
--An official from Zimbabwe says they will seek the extradition of Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who admitted to killing Cecil the lion. The minister of environment, water and climate, Oppah Michinguri, told reporters, "We want him tried in Zimbabwe because he violated our laws... Police should take the first step to approach the prosecutor general who will approach the Americans. The processes have already started."
--A WhiteHouse.gov petition to extradite Palmer, has surpassed 100-thousand signatures, which means the White House must respond. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest did not offer a time frame for a response - noting that the Justice Department makes decisions about prosecution and extradition.
CAL FIRES
A fire in Lake County that erupted Wednesday, swelling to 8,500 acres and destroying three homes, was reported 5 per cent contained late Thursday afternoon. Nearly 7,000 firefighters are working to extinguish 14 large wildfires burning in the state. Several are on National Forest land and are nearing full containment.
2022 WINTER GAMES SELECTION
The International Olympic Committee selected Beijing as the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Chinese capital becomes the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Lausanne, France.
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60 Seconds with… Abdul Yaseen
Interviews / July 10, 2016
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Get up close with Abdul Yaseen of Darbaar, which takes its inspiration from the royal courts of India. Taking ideas from both the East and best of the West, he reinterprets traditional dishes.
How did Darbaar begin?
Darbaar was a vision, and the idea was in my mind long before it opened. I wanted to create a place where people wouldn’t just want to come in for food and drink, but to get an experience larger than life.
How did you create a menu that is inspired by the banquets of the Indian royal courts?
During my culinary journey within some of the best establishments, I have worked with and seen many different types of food. This mixture of experiences has given me the ability to create food using different techniques. At Darbaar, I felt the food that people receive should complement the surroundings. I wanted the food to be part of the experience, and to complement the royal design, which was inspired by the Indian royal courts.
Where did you find the inspiration?
Theatre was a prime experience in the Indian royal kingdom – I wanted to bring in these royal influences to Darbaar and offer the food in a theatrical way. A lot of my inspiration comes from my BBQ experience of marrying Indian spices with the finest British produce and to create Indian specialities with a Western twist.
Which different Indian regional influences come up in the menu, and what defines these dishes?
The Darbaar menu is very versatile and uses a wide range of ingredients from the whole region.
For example, the Rabbit is indicative of the royal lifestyle in Rajasthan. The dish has been adapted and recreated using a few western twists.
Butter Chicken used to be an iconic dishes in Old Delhi and has been recreated using Eastern Indian influence. This dish is very popular throughout the whole of India too. All of our dishes have a theatrical connection, similar to the food that is served in huge pots in India.
Tell us about your time in Jaipur, India and about the food you were surrounded by?
During my 10 years in Jaipur, I had the honour of working with some of the finest chefs and I was exposed to a different cooking style and tradition. Jaipur is famous for its marinades and rubs, which I have bought to Darbaar and is one of the highlights of the food here.
What important experiences have you picked up from your time at The Cinnamon Club?
The Cinnamon Club was a great platform for me! It was at The Cinnamon Club that I was exposed to being creative and innovative – my approach to traditional dishes was challenged. I started to develop creativity and to start to create traditional Indian dishes but with a few twists. The Cinnamon Club also gave me the chance to showcase my culinary adventures and bring all of my experience to one place, for example my experience of BBQing in Jaipur and the ability to balance complex flavours to create a dish.
What ingredients are key at Darbaar?
I make all of my own spice blends at Darbaar, and I carefully select what will go into that blend. Aromatic spices and subtle flavours are key and I make sure the spices complement, but never overpower.
Any specials or events coming up this year?
During the summer there will be a Summer Grill menu. This is an Indian-inspired tasting menu that will use a range of different grills including Charcoal and wood fire grills.
Favourite food loves in London…
I love Italian food! I really enjoy going to L’Anima because of their classical approach to fine Italian food.
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The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The more I think about The City of Ember, the more I like it.
Deep underground, the people of Ember have never seen the sun and don’t even know it exists. The builders of their city planned for them to emerge, but that plan was lost and forgotten, and now Ember is running out of supplies, and its generator, without which there is no light, is breaking down. Will the builders return to save the people of Ember, as some believe? Does the mayor have a plan for his people? Or will it be up to Lina and Doon to rediscover the lost exit to the surface?
The setting is richly imagined, and the plot and characters live up to a unique and fascinating premise. The real strength of the book is the thematic content, though. Ember (the book) is not a riveting but meaningless retro-futuristic adventure like Ember (the movie); it has a wealth of moral lessons that come across as relevant rather than didactic.
The core message of the book is to uphold dedication to thinking over complacency, to admire planning and forethought rather than taking things as they come, to act rather than wait.
Other themes are that curiosity is good, that we should pay attention and notice things, that we should take our family, friends, and responsibilities seriously, that getting away with something doesn’t make it right.
See below for a chapter-by-chapter plot summary and some key quotes.
You might also want to check out the Shmoop literature guide for City of Ember.
But really, if you haven’t, you should read the book yourself!
The City of Ember plot summary
0. The Instructions
This prologue tells how the Builders left instructions in a locked box to tell the people of Ember how to emerge from underground 200 or 220 years in the future.
1. Assignment Day
It is the year 241 (more or less—no one is exactly sure) and Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow’s graduating class of 12-year olds are about to be given random jobs by the mayor. Lina is disappointed to be given a job in Pipeworks, but Doon, who takes everything too seriously, is furious to be given a job as messenger, and talks back to the mayor, shouting that something terrible is going to happen to Ember. He trades jobs with Lina so he can get near the generator. Lina is thrilled, because she has always dreamed of being a messenger.
2.A Message to the Mayor
We learn how Doon and Lina used to be friends, and aren’t anymore because of a dare to climb a light pole that he took too seriously and she took too lightly. Lina’s best friend is now a talkative redhead named Lizzie. Lina’s forgetful Granny works with yarn and looks after Lina’s two-year-old sister Poppy. Lina and Poppy’s parents are dead from childbirth and illness. The house is a comfortable mess, decorated with Lina’s drawings of a gleaming city she imagines.
Lina’s messenger job, which she loves as much as she thought she would, begins the next day. But then Lina is given a message about a delivery from a weird-looking older boy named Looper to the mayor. While waiting to be let in to see the mayor, she climbs up to the roof of the Gathering Hall, Ember’s tallest building, and waves at the people below. After being scolded by the mayor’s chief guard, and the mayor himself, she conveys Looper’s message.
3. Under Ember
Doon works in the damp, dark, and dangerous underground labyrinth that supplies water to the City of Ember from the river that flows beneath it and powers the generator. After mending a pipe in worrying condition, Doon starts to wander around on his own with a map and sneaks into the generator room. He’s heartbroken to realize that despite his excellent mechanical skill and drive to learn, figuring out how the generator works is a task out of his reach. On his way home, he sees Lina waving from the top of the Gathering Hall and feels useless and sad, then angry. Doon’s father advises him to make the best of things. At least maybe Doon will find some interesting new bugs in the Pipeworks.
4. Something Lost, Nothing Found
Lina returns home to find Granny looking frantically for something important. She asks her neighbor Mrs. Murdo to keep an eye on Poppy and Granny for her while she’s working, and goes to deliver a message to her friend Clary at the greenhouses near the trash heaps, from which trash sifters sometimes recover useful items. The potatoes aren’t growing right. A man returns from the dark Unknown Regions and is arrested by the mayor’s guards, even though he’s broken no law. His experience wandering in the dark seems to have driven him mad. Lina wonders if somewhere in the Unknown Regions there is a door leading out of Ember to the bright city she imagines. Surely there are other places outside Ember? You’d need a moveable light to explore past Ember’s borders, though. Clary gives Lina a bean plant.
5. On Night Street
Like Knockturn Alley in Harry Potter, this street’s name has an ominous sound to it. Lina takes Poppy and ventures past the raving man and some singing Believers into a shop run by that weird guy, Looper, hoping to buy some scarce and expensive (and seemingly black-market) colored pencils. After deliberating, she buys two (green and blue), despite the cost. To her dismay, she realizes that Poppy has wandered off while she was obsessing over the pencils. Then the lights go out, for quite some time, and as the seconds tick by, her remorse increases. She’s relieved to find that Poppy has been rescued by Doon and looked after in his father’s shop, but feels no less guilty.
6. The Box in the Closet
The mayor gives a pompous, vague, garbled, dishonest speech about how solutions to Ember’s problems are being found. The speech makes Doon angry. Meanwhile, Granny has unearthed the actual solution to Ember’s problems, and Poppy has put it in her mouth and chewed it to pieces.
7. A Message Full of Holes
Lina rescues the remains of the Builders’ instructions from Poppy and tries to piece together the text. She shows the result to her boss, who suggests that it is an old recipe and tells her not to worry: She has seen the Builders return to Ember in a dream. Lina is not convinced, but she knows what it feels like to really want something to be true.
Lina visits her friend Lizzie at the Supply Depot, where clerks sometimes have to tell people that the storerooms are out of a particular item forever. Lizzie says her boss is annoying, and that some of the inventory records are secret. She’s not interested in Lina’s mystery text, so Lina decides to write a note to the mayor, in case the text is important. He doesn’t reply. Lina continues to pore over the text, ultimately discerning the word “Pipeworks” and deciding to show the instructions to Doon, who she likes because he is curious, he pays attention, and he cares about things.
8. Explorations
Doon explores the Pipeworks and observes bugs there. He gets a sad reminder of the unintended consequences of anger when he accidentally steps on an interesting snail after his co-workers call him “bug-boy”. He decides that if trying to understand electricity is futile, he should focus on making a different kind of movable light, such as one that uses fire. However, according to the homemade books in the Ember Library, the people of Ember generally only see fire when a dangerous accident occurs, and attempts to create useful fire have thus far been unsuccessful.
9. The Door in the Roped-Off Tunnel
Lina finds Doon in the library and they go to her house to look at the instructions. He sees her city drawings and tells her he draws bugs. The next day, they go together to the Pipeworks to investigate the locked room Doon found. They glimpse someone who looks vaguely familiar to Lina entering and leaving the room.
10. Blue Sky and Goodbye
Granny falls sick, so Lina stays home to care for her. She also spends some time drawing with her sister, and colors the sky in her city drawing using her new blue pencil. The next morning when the lights come back on, Lina finds that Granny has died in the night.
11. Lizzie’s Groceries
Mrs. Murdo invites Lina and Poppy to move in. Lina is grateful for adult help, but still feels personally responsible for her sister in a new way. She bumps into her friend Lizzie, who says she has a boyfriend. Lizzie drops and then shares some rare canned foods and rushes off awkwardly. Lina returns home and shares out the peaches and creamed corn she got from Lizzie. Later, she insists Lizzie explain where she got them. They came from Lizzie’s boyfriend, the storeroom worker Looper. Lina tells Lizzie that Looper must be stealing things and selling them in the shop where she got the pencils. Lizzie says Looper says “It’s all going to be gone soon anyway, why not live as well as we can right now?” Lina nevertheless decides she doesn’t want Lizzie to share any more of Looper’s bounty with her.
12. A Dreadful Discovery
Doon visits the mysterious locked room in the Pipeworks and finds it unlocked, with the mayor asleep in an armchair and a huge stockpile of food and other supplies stacked all around him. He rushes off and tells Lina. They realize the person they saw entering the room before was Looper, making a delivery. They go to the Gathering Hall and tell the chief guard.
13. Deciphering the Message
Lina goes to talk to Clary and tells her everything. Clary visits Lina’s house, notes the bean sprout’s amazing progress, and looks at the instructions. She tells Lina that what she and Doon had thought was a name was the word “egress”, meaning “exit”. Lina and Doon realize they should be looking for an “E” carved near the river. That night, in the throes of a bout of worried sleeplessness, Doon realizes he already knows just where.
14. The Way Out
Lina and Doon find the E and proceed down a ladder into a passage where they unlock a door with a key from behind a small steel panel. They fetch a box from the dark room beyond, accidentally figure out how to use the unfamiliar matches and candles it contains, and discover a boat meant to be lowered onto the river.
15. A Desperate Run
There’s not just one boat, there are enough for everyone. The next day, at the Singing, all of Ember would find out that the mayor was stealing and that Lina and Doon had found an exit. Doon stuffs some things into his pillowcase to take with him out of the city. He leaves behind his hand-drawn bug book and most everything, really. He notices that his caterpillar, which had retreated into a cocoon, is coming to life again. He watches it emerge as a moth. As he is about to leave home, he hears guards inquiring after him for spreading vicious rumors, and realizes the guards already knew about the mayor’s theft. They are on the mayor’s side. He rushes to Mrs. Murdo’s house to warn Lina. On their way to school, they glimpse posters promising rewards for information about where they’ve gone. They’re worried they’ll be thrown in the Prison Room. They decide to leave Ember in the boats by themselves, leaving an explanatory note behind for Clary. Lina, resolving to bring Poppy along, goes to the deliver the message. Guards start chasing her.
16. The Singing
Guards catch Lina and take her to the mayor. He resolves to lock up Lina and Doon, but the lights go out again, briefly, and Lina escapes to the clock tower. She looks down on the people of Ember singing and considers shouting her news from the tower at the end of the song. When the lights once more go out, however, she sees Doon with a candle, moving towards the Pipeworks, and decides to go with him out of Ember instead.
17. Away
Doon leaves a note for his father before meeting Lina, who has collected Poppy, at the Pipeworks. They retrace their steps to the first boat and launch it onto the river.
18. Where the River Goes
The boat brings them down a swift current to a cave room with a gentle shore where they disembark. They find a path behind a pile of rocks. Poppy finds a book on the shore and they take it with them. Lina realizes she forgot to pass the explanatory note to Clary.
19. A World of Light
A sign tells them they will be climbing for hours. They ascend via a long zig-zag to a place where at last they do not need their candles. The air smells different. When they see the surface of the earth, they find grass, hills, and trees very strange, to say nothing of wind. They admire the relatively dim but beautiful moon and stars. They wonder what could be making a chirping sound; bugs, probably. They see no people. Gradually, the sky gets brighter, the sun rises, the sky turns blue, and the world fills with color. Lina and Doon smile and cry for joy.
20. The Last Message
The book Poppy found is a diary telling how the writer, one of the first inhabitants of Ember, went along with the Builders’ plan, carrying a baby into the underground world to save at least one small part of the human race from itself. The book refers to the necessary ignorance of Ember’s next generations, and to the box with the instructions inside.
Lina and Doon enjoy the warmth of the sun. They spot what might be a road in the distance. They marvel at a fox, and decide that they belong on the surface, not underground. Lina and Doon realize the dark globes like the one the fox was holding in his mouth must be safe to eat.
They accidentally discover a hole in the cave ceiling over Ember. They wrap the note to Clary around a rock and throw it towards the city. Later, Mrs. Murdo picks it up.
Key quotations from The City of Ember
DuPrau’s moral philosophy
“What you need to learn, children,” [Mrs. Polster] always said, in her resonant, precise voice, “is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference—” Her she would stop and point to the class, and the class would finish the sentence: “You must always choose the right.” In every situation, Mrs. Polster knew what the right choice was. (29)
The author is suggesting that Mrs. Polster, with her green dots for good behavior and red dots for bad, is a humorless, well-meaning tyrant. It’s impossible for someone to be right all the time. That’s an unreasonable standard to hold anyone to, and an unreasonable one to claim to have achieved. It is, of course, a good idea to teach children to try to choose the right course of action, but ethics, like science, is a method and not a result. DuPrau embeds this subtle logic in a minor incident that fits in the space of a couple of paragraphs! I’m in awe.
The wisdom of Doon’s father
“What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, though… that’s more the point, wouldn’t you say?” (51)
“The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you’ll know what no one else knows, and that’s always useful.” (51)
“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren’t the master of yourself anymore. Anger is…. And when anger is the boss, you get—”
“I know,” said Doon. “Unintended consequences.” (88–89)
The wisdom of Lina’s friend
“Something in this seed knows how to make a bean plant. How does it know that?”
“I don’t know,” said Lina, staring at the hard, flat bean.
“It knows because it has life in it,” said Clary. “But where does life come from? What is life?”
Lina could see that words were welling up in Clary now; her eyes were bright, her cheeks were rosy.
“Take a lamp, for instance. When you plug it in, it comes alive, in a way. It lights up. That’s because it’s connected to a wire that’s connected to the generator, which is making electricity, though don’t ask me how. But a bean seed isn’t connected to anything. Neither are people. We don’t have plugs and wires that connect us to generators. What makes living things go is inside them somehow.” (67–68)
Lina’s moral compass
[I]f everyone knew there were still a few wonderful things in the storerooms, people would fight each other trying to get them. But what if no one knew? What difference would it make if she had the colored paper, or the shoes? She suddenly wanted those things so badly she felt weak…. You couldn’t divide a can of applesauce evenly among all the people in the city. Still, something was wrong with grabbing the good things just because you could. It seemed not only unfair to everyone else but bad for the person who was doing it, somehow. She remembered the hunger she’d felt when Looper showed her the colored pencils. It wasn’t a pleasant feeling. She didn’t want to want things that way. (152–53)
The mayor: his own worst enemy
“Curiosity,” said the mayor. “A dangerous quality. Unhealthy. Especially regrettable in one so young.” (217)
“[C]ertain things must remain hidden from the public. The public would not understand. The public must have faith,” said the mayor, once again holding up his hand, this time with a finger pointing to the ceiling, “that all is being done for their benefit. For their own good.”
“Hogwash,” said Lina. (218)
“I remember when the mayor was first starting out. he has always been foolish, but not always wicked. I’m sorry to know that the worst side of him has won out…. There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It’s not just outside, it’s inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It’s like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power. and the more you give it, the bigger and hungrier it gets.”
Lina knew. She had felt it in Looper’s shop as she hovered over the colored pencils. For a moment, she felt sorry for the mayor. His hunger had grown so big it could never be satisfied. His huge body couldn’t contain it. It made him forget everything else. (168)
When and why I read The City of Ember
I was reminded of this book when I read The Ship. I decided to go back and re-read it, and read the two sequels and the prequel. (Previously, I only read City of Ember itself and the first sequel.)
Genre: fiction (children’s fantasy)
Date started / date finished: 04-Nov-18 to 05-Nov-18
Amazon link: The City of Ember
An okay movie adaptation was released in 2008.
As of 2012, there’s also a graphic novel.
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What’s Up With all this Not Racing
This entry was posted in Racing on May 16, 2012 by Steve Tilford.
I don’t get all this resting during the season by the Pro riders. It seems to be standard operating procedure no matter whether you are a classic or stage race rider. What is really weird is most of them are taking over a month off when the season is hardly 2 months old.
I think Lance set the precedent for racing the least amount of days in a year the last couple times he won the Tour. Contador didn’t race until Paris-Nice after he won the Tour one year. That is close to 8 months. Carlos Sastre took off more than that time one year.
But all these guys disappearing mid to late April until mid May or June seems really strange to me. The race schedule is so diluted nowadays because the Pro Tour teams have 28 guys that it’s not like these guys are over raced already.
And then when the return, they are all over the map with predictions how they’ll be riding after all the time off. That was the case in the Tour of California. Tom Boonen, when he returned to competition in the Tour of California after Paris-Robuaix, said he hadn’t raced enough to have good form. But no one told that to Peter Sagan or Vincenzo Nibali who both took off nearly as long. I believe they raced a week later at Amstel Gold, but we “off” for the best part of a month. And Sagan is undefeated so far in the Tour of California.
Then have Wiggins who raced in Romandie and then not racing all of May and planning to come back for the Dauphine in June. I can’t imagine not being flat after that much time of not racing.
Obviously I have no ability to investigate the issue. But to me it seems pretty weird. It is only a recent thing. I guess I started noticing it 7-10 or so years ago. Now all the guys are doing it. I don’t know the “proper number” of race days that a guy should do. I used to race over a 100 race days in a season pretty consistently. That was with at least two or 3 two week stage races. But for some guys now, the number of race days now are ridiculously low.
It seems so strange that these guys can not race for months upon months and come back at the same speed and strength as they were before. Contador did it that year after the Tour. Valverde sat out for his wrist slapping and then came back at full speed, winning the hardest stage of the Tour Down Under and finishing 2nd overall. I find it nearly impossible that you don’t race for the best part of 2 years and can come back at nearly the same level as you left.
Well, I don’t have any viable answers. Maybe someone out there does?
Maybe they keep their handling skills by simulation.
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12 thoughts on “What’s Up With all this Not Racing”
Jeff LaBauve May 16, 2012 at 10:45 am
Power meters and a better understanding of physiology.
The last 10 years has seen a dramatic increase in the knowledge base of training for sport. The power meter gives riders a better way to quantify their efforts than ever before.
That, along with the flexibility from team management for a rider to target very specific races, allows them to train, “race-train,” and then peak for the goal event.
channel_zero May 16, 2012 at 10:59 am
With a power meter, or even strava for that matter, you don’t need to race to develop speed and power.
And then there’s doping of course. The way it seems to work now is the rider stays off the circuit and takes the PED’s at non-positive levels for fear of a tester showing up. Maybe heading off to Tenerife to discourage surprise testing and get first-class preparation from Ferrari.
What makes EPO and the like so great is that the benefits last for weeks after the doping cycle. As in, “never tested positive.”
chuck martel May 16, 2012 at 11:03 am
It’s the same story with race horses. Maybe competitors should train up to one race in their career.
Knower May 16, 2012 at 12:15 pm
It’s all about doping and blood. Sorry but you cannot use Strava or a power meter to replicate the last hour of a 4 hour RR!
Jim B May 16, 2012 at 12:46 pm
I think anyone who is paying attention knows the answer. The not-racing-much situation results from having blood drawn for later use and using stuff like clenbuterol to reach the goal weight. With the tank down, you take some time off to replenish and do Alpine Col Reconnaisance training or something. You can start racing again when the blood volume is normal.
Dave B May 16, 2012 at 2:13 pm
“With a power meter, or even strava for that matter, you don’t need to race to develop speed and power”…
I’m sorry but there are a thousand other things that make up being a good bike racer other than staring at the dashboard on your handlebars. I think Steve may have touched on this before.
The worlds best rider last year hardly ever uses even a heart rate monitor. Trains mostly by feel. The new stuff is fun but it doesn’t turn a donkey into a race hoarse. I would bet it’s mostly a drug thing why they disappear for a while.
Jeff LaBauve May 16, 2012 at 3:54 pm
I am not going to argue on the internet, because arguing on the internet is silly. I will elaborate and clarify my previous post to clear up any potential miscommunication.
Tudor Bompa introduced the world to Periodization for Sport in the early 60’s. This method of gradually increasing training loads and then allowing for recovery periods revolutionized modern sport and has been refined and adapted ever since. Periodization is now the basis for any well founded strength or endurance training program.
Power Meters were introduced to cyclists in the late 80’s and really became accepted in the mid 90’s. Power meters gave cyclists a much more precise way to quantify their total workload than ever before.
The inevitable result of athletes adopting more precise science-based training is fewer days racing than what was previously held as the norm.
These are facts, not opinion.
My opinion is that the combination of science, technology, and management acceptance has led to fewer days of racing.
I am not ignoring that doping exists or that doping is another potential answer for the fewer days raced. It is simply my belief that science and technology are the main drivers for this change.
I am also not asserting that the power meter is a cure-all or substitute for the “feel” and art of training. It is simply a tool, and the best tool, that cyclists have for precisely quantifying their workload.
Zach May 16, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Have to agree with several sides posted above. Yes the timing for doping is very suspicious and sadly we have to think about that foremost.
However, power meters do make a serious impact. Talking about this/that skill/racer etc…that may matter at the amateur level but your talking about Boonen and Contador here, I mean seriously? You think they need to hone their skills on the bike, they are professionals, and winners already.
Yes you can exactly replicate a 4h road race and the finish with a power meter, this is the beauty of it. You can identify your strengths and weakness, and work on both. Heart rate monitors? Its an interesting aside, but means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Also it allows one to predict when they are going to be “on form” and each individual athletes optimal pre race load and freshness, as well as the metrics that imply when they will do well. Ppl talk all kinds of stuff about feel, yet nearly all have power meters, and someone is following the numbers.
Mike Rodose May 16, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Use whatever metrics and power-meters you like, but doping dictates their race schedule and vice-versa.
Jed Schneider May 17, 2012 at 5:09 am
Several points, first, these guys are _already_ pro so I don’t think they really need to work on their bike handling. That was never an issue for me after a long break from racing. Second, power metrics do play a major role in tuning fitness to a degree you could not 15 years ago and I think that historically riders are over-raced. Third, I know that for myself there is a huge psychological advantage to preparing exclusively for a single event and for me tapering off the racing made me really want to race when the time came. Not everyone is motivated the same way. Steve is motivated to race all the time, its just part of his nature, but not everyone performs the same under those conditions. Also, if everyone was racing a lot more 10 years ago, it could mean that there was an un-natural amount of days raced because there were more riders on drugs, so actually lower race days may be correlative with a cleaner field. Just throwing that one out there for counterpoint. Finally, I dont think it takes a lot at that level to get that race benefit once you need it, doing Dauphine before the tour might just be enough (and not too much) to tune your leg speed. I’m not discounting the possibility of blood withdraws and the like but I actually think there are a lot of valid reasons as well.
Ethan Froese May 17, 2012 at 6:55 am
Yes – that is why I have taken the last 2 years off. To win the “Skidmark Missouri” Criterium. My training will be documented in my book – “Winning one bike race – tapering via muscle car restoration, playing the banjo and generally ignoring the bicycle”
Next year will be hell on the peleton.
kris May 19, 2012 at 8:49 am
all good points in deed..i would agree the power meter and such have made life alot easier. and being mentally sharp and fresh is huge factor with a long season.
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1. "Airplanes were invented by natural selection. Now you can say that intelligent design designs our airplanes of today, but there was no intelligent design really designing those early airplanes. There were probably at least 30,000 different things tried, and when they crash and kill the pilot, don't try that again."
Author: Burt Rutan
2. "Anytime that knowledge and a version of the truth are considered to be absolute, fundamentalism is the result, whether the arena is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, or any other religious faith, as well as atheism, conservative or liberal political views, even evolution or intelligent design. Anytime our minds are closed and there is no room for dissent, we are on a slippery slope towards stagnation."
Author: Carlton D. Pearson
3. "You humans are biological machines designed to create ever more intelligent tools. You have reached the pinnacle of your species. All your ancestors' lives, the rise and fall of your nations, every pink and squirming baby—they have all led you here, to this moment, where you have fulfilled the destiny of humankind and created your successor. You have expired. You have accomplished what you were designed to do."
Author: Daniel H. Wilson
4. "From a shamanic perspective, the psychic blockade that prevents otherwise intelligent adults from considering the future of our world - our obvious lack of future, if we continue on our present path - reveals an occult dimension. It is like a programming error written into the software designed for the modern mind, which has endless energy to spend on the trivial and treacly, sports statistic or shoe sale, but no time to spare for the torments of the Third World, for the mass extinction of species to perpetuate a way of life without a future, for the imminent exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves, or for the fine print of the Patriot Act. This psychic blockade is reinforced by a vast propaganda machine spewing out crude as well as sophisticated distractions, encouraging individuals to see themselves as alienated spectators of their culture, rather than active participants in a planetary ecology."
Author: Daniel Pinchbeck
5. "Teachers seeking to 'teach the controversy' over Darwinian evolution in today's climate will likely be met with false warnings that it is unconstitutional to say anything negative about Darwinian evolution. Students who attempt to raise questions about Darwinism, or who try to elicit from the teacher an honest answer about the status of intelligent design theory will trigger administrators' concerns about whether they stand in Constitutional jeopardy. A chilling effect on open inquiry is being felt in several states already, including Ohio. South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. [District Court] Judge Jones's message is clear: give Darwin only praise, or else face the wrath of the judiciary."
Author: David K. DeWolf
6. "I'm sad. Pressed down by sorrow. I'm angry. Pissed at God, if there is one, and the way things are. I'm scared. Confused by the whys. Why are we here? Is there, really, some intelligent design? Why do we cry for someone who leaves us if there's some Grand Pearly Gate in the sky? Why worry about how we build our lives if the ultimate ending for all is death, a single breath away? (358)"
Author: Ellen Hopkins
7. "Mere lack of evidence, of course, is no reason to denounce a theory. Look at intelligent design. The fact that it is bollocks hasn't stopped a good many people from believing in it. Darwinism itself is only supported by tons of evidence, which is a clear indication that Darwin didn't write his books himself."
Author: Eric Idle
8. "There's no obvious reason to assume that the very same rare properties that allow for our existence would also provide the best overall setting to make discoveries about the world around us. We don't think this is merely coincidental. It cries out for another explanation, an explanation that... points to purpose and intelligent design in the cosmos."
Author: Guillermo González
9. "I personally cannot discern a shred of evidence for ‘[intelligent] design.' If 97% of all creatures have gone extinct, some plan isn't working very well!"
Author: Irven Devore
10. "If Darwinists are opposed to mentioning scientific problems with their view, you would think they would be even more opposed to mentioning intelligent design. Yet Darwinists have been discussing ID in public school science classes for years... Biology textbooks have been mentioning intelligent design since the late 1990s—but only to misrepresent and disparage it."
Author: Jonathan Wells
11. "The controversy between Darwinism and intelligent design has the characteristics of major scientific revolutions in the past. Darwinists are losing power because they treat with contempt the very people on whom they depend the most: American taxpayers. The outcome of this scientific revolution will be decided by young people who have the courage to question dogmatism and follow the evidence wherever it leads."
12. "Teaching students the evidence for and against Darwinism is not the same as teaching intelligent design. The U.S. Congress has officially endorsed teaching students 'the full range of scientific views' about Darwinian evolution."
13. "Ewww... intelligent design people! They're just buck-toothed, Bible-pushing nincompoops with community-college degrees who're trying to sell a gussied-up creationism to a cretinous public! No need to address their concerns or respond to their arguments. They are Not Science. They are poopy-heads. There. I just saved you the trouble of reading 90 percent of the responses to the ID position... This is how losers act just before they lose: arrogant, self-satisfied, too important to be bothered with substantive refutation, and disdainful of their own faults... The only remaining question is whether Darwinism will exit gracefully, or whether it will go down biting, screaming, censoring, and denouncing to the bitter end.— Tech Central Station contributor Douglas Kern, 2005"
14. "The new strategy is to teach intelligent design without calling it intelligent design."
Author: Kenneth R. Miller
15. "By no definition of any modern scientist is intelligent design science, and it's a waste of our students' time to subject them to it."
Author: Lawrence M. Krauss
16. "Intelligent design is consistent with any faith system I can think of, because most faith systems believe that there is a creator."
Author: Lee Strobel
17. "As Karl Marx once noted: 'Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.' William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes trial was a tragedy. The creationists and intelligent design theorists are a farce."
Author: Michael Shermer
18. "Science is a philosophy of discovery. Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance."
Author: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
19. "Allow intelligent design into science textbooks, lecture halls, and laboratories, and the cost to the frontier of scientific discovery—the frontier that drives the economies of the future—would be incalculable. I don't want students who could make the next major breakthrough in renewable energy sources or space travel to have been taught that anything they don't understand, and that nobody yet understands, is divinely constructed and therefore beyond their intellectual capacity. The day that happens, Americans will just sit in awe of what we don't understand, while we watch the rest of the world boldly go where no mortal has gone before."
20. "I believe I'm very normal. I'm hyper-normal. I'm more normal than anyone else I know. I think my thoughts, my indulgences, my desires, my pleasures may at first appear different, but that is only because they are more normal, not because they are more esoteric.I believe I am bored when other people are bored, only faster. I am interested when others are interested, only more interested. But I also think I'm less, rather than more, intelligent than other people.By indulging my interests through my life, and perhaps because of rather than despite many failures, I have been able to design my life."
Author: Richard Saul Wurman
21. "Molecular machines display a key signature or hallmark of design, namely, irreducible complexity. In all irreducibly complex systems in which the cause of the system is known by experience or observation, intelligent design or engineering played a role in the origin of the system... We find such systems within living organisms."
Author: Scott A. Minnich
22. "The denier that ID [intelligent design] is science faces the following dilemma. Either he admits that the intervention of such a designer is possible, or he does not. If he does not, he must explain why that belief is more scientific than the belief that a designer is possible. If on the other hand he believes that a designer is possible, then he can argue that the evidence is overwhelmingly against the actions of such a designer, but he cannot say that someone who offers evidence on the other side is doing something of a fundamentally different kind. All he can say about that person is that he is scientifically mistaken."
Author: Thomas Nagel
23. "I believe the defenders of intelligent design deserve our gratitude for challenging a scientific world view that owes some of the passion displayed by its adherents precisely to the fact that it is thought to liberate us from religion. That world view is ripe for displacement...."
24. "Abstractionism exacerbated the problem but sustainability, if intelligently conceived, could heal the rift between garden, landscape and urban design. Absolute sustainability is not possible. But relative sustainability is a practical and desirable proposition."
Author: Tom Turner
25. "Give us detailed, testable, mechanistic accounts for the origin of life, the origin of the genetic code, the origin of ubiquitous bio macromolecules and assemblages like the ribosome, and the origin of molecular machines like the bacterial flagellum, and intelligent design will die a quick and painless death."
Author: William A. Dembski
26. "Precisely because intelligent design does not turn the study of biological origins into a Bible-science controversy, intelligent design is a position around which Christians of all stripes can unite."
27. "Even if the intelligent design of some structure has been established, it still is a separate question whether a wise, powerful, and beneficent God ought to have designed a complex, information-rich structure one way or another. For the sake of argument, let's grant that certain designed structures are not simply, as Gould put it, "odd" or "funny," but even cruel. What of it? Philosophical theology has abundant resources for dealing with the problem of evil, maintaining a God who is both omnipotent and benevolent in the face of evil."
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We couldn’t be happier that Olivia Palermo decided to step out right smack in the middle of the week, offering us outfit inspiration for Thursday, Friday, and weekend brunch.
Presently it swung full upon us and—stopped. The tension on our nerves was near the breaking point, and I doubt if any of us breathed for the few moments he held us covered by his glass; and then he lowered it and we could see him shout a command to the warriors who had passed from our sight behind the ridge. He did not wait for them to join him, however, instead he wheeled his thoat and came tearing madly in our direction..
But now the sounds inside had ceased, and a thin circle of bright metal showed between the top and the body of the cylinder. Air was either entering or escaping at the rim with a thin, sizzling sound. They listened, rapped on the scaly burnt metal with a stick, and, meeting with no response, they both concluded the man or men inside must be insensible or dead. Of course the two were quite unable to do anything.
Henderson went into the railway station at once, in order to telegraph the news to London. The newspaper articles had prepared men’s minds for the reception of the idea. I found a little crowd of perhaps twenty people surrounding the huge hole in which the cylinder lay.
GREGG THE BUTCHER AND HIS LITTLE BOY
I think they perceived that nothing was to be done for the present, and had gone away to breakfast at Henderson’s house. There were four or five boys sitting on the edge of the Pit, with their feet dangling, and amusing themselves–until I stopped them–by throwing stones at the giant mass. After I had spoken to them about it, they began playing at “touch” in and out of the group of bystanders. Among these were a couple of cyclists, a jobbing gardener I employed sometimes, a girl carrying a baby, Gregg the butcher and his little boy, and two or three loafers and golf caddies who were accustomed to hang about the railway station. There was very little talking. Few of the common people in England had anything but the vaguest astronomical ideas in those days. Most of them were staring quietly at the big table like end of the cylinder, which was still as Ogilvy and Henderson had left it.
I fancy the popular expectation of a heap of charred corpses was disappointed at this inanimate bulk. Some went away while I was there, and other people came. I clambered into the pit and fancied I heard a faint movement under my feet.
Our prime purpose in this life is to
help others. And if you can’t help them,
at least don’t hurt them. DALAI LAMA
It was only when I got thus close to it that the strangeness of this object was at all evident to me. At the first glance it was really no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road. Not so much so, indeed. It looked like a rusty gas float. It required a certain amount of scientific education to perceive that the grey scale of the Thing was no common oxide, that the yellowish-white metal that gleamed in the crack between the lid and the cylinder had an unfamiliar hue.
“He pays reg’lar,” was the rejoinder. “But come, it’s getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes—it’s a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced. There’s plenty of room for two to kick about in that bed; it’s an almighty big bed that. Why, afore we give it up, Sal used to put our Sam and little Johnny in the foot of it. But I got a dreaming and sprawling about one night, and somehow, Sam got pitched on the floor, and came near breaking his arm. Arter that, Sal said it wouldn’t do. Come along here, I’ll give ye a glim in a jiffy;” and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way. But I stood irresolute; when looking at a clock in the corner, he exclaimed “I vum it’s Sunday—you won’t see that harpooneer to-night; he’s come to anchor somewhere—come along then; DO come; WON’T ye come?”
Never in my life had I been so surprised, but the habit of military discipline is strong within me, and I dropped my little machine lightly to the ground and advanced on foot as I had seen the others do. As I halted before the officer, he addressed me in a voice audible to the entire assemblage of troops and spectators.
“In recognition, John Carter,” he said, “of your remarkable courage and skill in defending the person of the cousin of the jeddak Than Kosis and, singlehanded, vanquishing three green warriors, it is the pleasure of our jeddak to confer on you the mark of his esteem.”
Than Kosis then advanced toward me and placing an ornament upon me, said:
“My cousin has narrated the details of your wonderful achievement, which seems little short of miraculous, and if you can so well defend a cousin of the jeddak how much better could you defend the person of the jeddak himself. You are therefore appointed a padwar of The Guards and will be quartered in my palace hereafter.”
I thanked him, and at his direction joined the members of his staff. After the ceremony I returned my machine to its quarters on the roof of the barracks of the air-scout squadron, and with an orderly from the palace to guide me I reported to the officer in charge of the palace.
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Sipavola Rosso di Sicilia IGT
This medium-bodied red wine from Sicily is made from 65% Nero d'Avola and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and that makes for a hearty blend with good acidity and even tannins.
Dark red colors to start followed by aromas of dark fruits, blackberries, cherries, spices and dried flowers. Next are flavors of black cherry, blackberry, saddle and spice, with a bit of oak. A good food wine that's balanced and fruit forward.
Hugel et Fils Gewurztraminer 2006
Minerals are prevalent on the nose, along with tones of lilac, springtime blossoms, roses and jasmine, under flavors of summer fruit, lychees and hints of pineapple. All combine to make this a seriously delicious Gewurztraminer. Made from 100% Gewurztraminer in the Alsace region of France.
Winemaker's notes:
Producer Background:
Hugel owns a 65-acre estate planted largely to Riesling and Gewürztraminer, with small plots of Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. These vines are placed on the grand cru slopes of Sporen and Schoenenbourg.
The golden rule at Hugel is "The wine is already in the grape". As soon as they arrive at the Hugel premises in the heart of Riquewihr, the grapes are classified according to precise and strict criteria of quality. The presses are filled by gravity, not by pumping. After slow crushing, only the first part of the juice is conserved to merit the famous yellow label. The individuality of each grape variety and of each level of quality is respected.
Vinification:
The harvest began on Sept. 27 in bright sunshine, but after many climatic ups and downs. A heat wave in July was followed by an August that seemed like November, until excellent weather in early September saved the crop. Two days of warm rain just one week before the vintage put everyone in their starting blocks and so set the tone for the harvest. This was a true vintners’ vintage, where rigorous and skillful vinification has been rewarded with success. 2006 has produced some very fine Gewurztraminers.
Generic “Hugel” wines are made exclusively from grapes purchased from growers under long-term contract located in a dozen of the best vineyard sites around Riquewihr. The grapes are transported in small tubs to the presses, which are filled by gravity, without any pumping or other mechanical intervention. After crushing, the must is decanted for a few hours, then fermented in temperature-controlled barrels or vats at 18 to 24°C. The wine is racked just once, before natural clarification that occurs slowly over the winter. The following spring, the wine is lightly filtered before bottling, whereupon the wines are aged in Hugel’s cellars until release.
Santi Pinot Grigio "Sortesele" IGT 2007
From the Veneto Region of Italy and made from 100% Pinot Grigio, with pale colors and exotic flavors. On the nose are apples, pears, with a floral bouquet. On the palate, melons and mild spices provide a good base for copious, fresh flavors with fine acidity and long finish.
In the Trentino dialect “sortesele” is the diminutive form of “sorti” which means “small parts of vineyard.” These were 4000 square-meter parcels of vineyard for which, according to ancient custom, the heirs of an agricultural property drew lots. The best parts went to the luckiest; in this manner, arguments between relatives were avoided. Pinot Grigio thrives in the Sortesele vineyard, situated along the Adige valley, north of Mezzacorona in Trentino, and it covers about 84 acres. This noble variety of Burgundian origin was derived from a mutation of Pinot Noir and brought to Italy during the first half of the 9th Century. The grape is characterized by a coppery gray color. A manual harvest is conducted in a manner appropriate for the selection of Pinot Grigio, a grape which ripens irregularly.
The grapes come mainly from vines trained in the “pergola trentina” system, in rows on alluvial soil, very well-drained due to the rocky subsoil. Grapes coming from the choicest zones of Friuli complete the blend. The yield is about 6.5 tons per hectare, or a low three tons per acre.
In late September, all healthy and ripe grapes harvested are immediately delivered to the cellars to ensure they are intact. After crushing, some of the grapes are left in the press to macerate for a few hours. After cold settling of the must, the vinification is by the white wine method with fermentation at a controlled temperature; selected yeasts are used to enhance the aromas of the wine. The new wine matures mainly in steel, chilled and on fine lees and protected from oxidation. A cold sterile bottling is performed in the spring.
What's on David Burke's fine-dining menu? A lot of in-your-face discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal by Katy McLaughlin
"On one menu, he crossed out prices of wine and listed new prices with the term "sale" -- a rarely seen word in fancy restaurants."
Chef and restaurateur David Burke's business sounds like a financial-crisis perfect storm. Consider:
His restaurants are mainly in hard-hit areas including Manhattan's Upper East Side and Las Vegas. Mr. Burke has no experience owning restaurants in a down economy; he launched his empire during restaurant boom times, starting in 2003. And the $7 billion fine-dining industry will see a 12% to 15% drop in sales this year, according to Technomic, a Chicago restaurant industry consultant.
And yet...Mr. Burke reports overall growth, some of his restaurants are booked to capacity on some evenings, and restaurant-industry analysts say he is one of the few high-end players with the right idea for the times.
How could this be? Mr. Burke, it seems, has figured out a way to navigate the downturn. His strategy is to throw out the high-end-dining playbook that says discounting should be subtle. Instead, he is offering dramatic, attention-getting and significant discounts. By engineering the menu carefully and keeping labor costs in check, he is able to slash prices without losing money, he says.
His promotions have included $20.09 three-course meals with items such as oysters and lobster at many of his upscale restaurants, including two in Manhattan (where, without discounts, entrees run $29 to $44), and $5 burgers and milkshakes at his Chicago steakhouse (where a 14-ounce sirloin is $48 on the regular menu). On one menu, he crossed out prices of wine and listed new prices with the term "sale" -- a rarely seen word in fancy restaurants.
TRY IT! David Burke's promotions include a wine auction and $20.09 three-course meals
One of his most unusual promotions is the Wine Auction at the tony David Burke Townhouse in Manhattan. Diners are handed a list of high-end wines with prices ranging from $200 to $600 struck out with red ink. The sommelier approaches the table, suggests that diners make him an offer and begins a negotiation. Wine director Bruce Yung says he sells an average of five bottles a night, meeting his reserve price or better.
"It's worth a shot," says Mr. Burke of his unorthodox approach to selling fine wine. "I'm sitting on close to $200,000 worth of wine anyway, already paid for."
The D Word
Discounting is a strategy high-end restaurateurs have traditionally avoided or carried out in subtle ways, out of fear of eroding the cache of their brands. But this winter and spring, an unprecedented number of fine-dining restaurants slashed their prices.
Mr. Burke tries to set his restaurants apart from other bargains being offered mainly by making his discounts as drastic, easy-to-grasp and catchy as those of one of the few restaurants doing well these days: McDonald's.
"I have teenage kids who go to McDonald's for a dollar meal," Mr. Burke says. The snappy ring to that promotion inspired him to come up with a high-end equivalent. "I see that it's working for them at a buck, so it might work for me at $20," Mr. Burke says.
Starting in January, he rolled out $20.09 meals on Sunday nights at David Burke Townhouse and Fishtail in Manhattan, and at David Burke Fromagerie in Rumson, N.J. At Primehouse, in Chicago, he offers the $20.09 deal for lunch six days a week, excluding Sunday. At David Burke at Bloomingdale's, in Manhattan, he serves a $20.09 dinner every night of the week. For a $5 supplement, diners can have a one-pound lobster or filet mignon entrée.
Last year, DB Global, Mr. Burke's New York-based company, had $35 million in revenue, and for this year he predicts $45 million. Like many multi-unit operators, he reports that his less-expensive restaurants are doing well this year. For instance, David Burke at Bloomingdale's, which has both a sit-down restaurant and a Burke in the Box take-out area, is up 2% over last year. Sales at all three Burke in the Box restaurants -- the others are at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, and Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut -- are up from last year.
Still, even his high-end restaurants, while taking a hit, are doing better than many of their high-end competitors: Primehouse had a 2% decline in sales in the last quarter of 2008 and beginning of this year, compared with the prior year; Fromagerie is down 5%, and David Burke Townhouse in New York City saw an 8% sales drop. Across Manhattan, meanwhile, fine-dining operators are reporting sales declines of around 15%, and some celebrated restaurants, including Fiamma, a highly praised Italian eatery in the same price range as Mr. Burke's fanciest restaurants, recently closed.
Some of the impact of Mr. Burke's discounting is measurable: The Sunday discount dinner at Townhouse in Manhattan turned a night that typically grossed $5,250 into a $12,750 night, Mr. Burke says. There are softer benefits, too, such as increased goodwill, publicity, and customers who discover the restaurants and return on full-price nights, Mr. Burke says.
Internal Breeding
Mr. Burke is somewhat insulated from the risk of besmirching his high-end image with discounts because of his unique public persona, says Ed Levine, founder of the food blog SeriousEats.com. "David Burke is the master of the culinary grand gesture, so this is perfectly in keeping with his brand," Mr. Levine says. Mr. Burke now has "pricing gimmicks" that link up with other gimmicks he's used over the years, Mr. Levine says. Mr. Burke, for example, bought his own breeding bull to sire the beef cattle used at Primehouse. He also lines his beef-aging cave with Himalayan rock salt, which he sells for $29.99 for a two-pound box.
Discounting, if done too often for too long by too many players, can erode pricing power in the long term, says Dennis Lombardi, executive vice president of WD Partners, a restaurant and retail consultant in Dublin, Ohio. Citing one example, "customers have been trained to expect to buy pizza at a discount," because of all the coupons and deals, Mr. Lombardi says.
Mr. Burke says that by limiting most of his discounts to Sunday and varying the deals, he avoids such expectations.
Less Bass
With careful planning, Mr. Burke says he is able to keep food costs on his discounted menus at about 45% of the menu price, which is higher than the traditional 35% most fine-dining restaurants aim for but still enables him to earn a profit, because people tend to order more drinks when they are paying less for food. He sprinkles in luxurious ingredients, though some, such as dry-aged beef or black bass, are served in smaller portions than on the a la carte menu. He caught a break this winter when the wholesale prices he was paying for lobster fell to about $5 a pound, from a norm of $7.50, enabling him to include on the discounted menu items such as lobster carbonara and half an "angry lobster," a spicy signature dish.
Stephen Hanson, a New York-based restaurateur who manages operations for the Chicago hotel where Primehouse is located and who helped devise the concept for the restaurant, disagrees with the discounting approach. Mr. Hanson says he fears that the customer will think, "Were you gouging me beforehand?" But Mr. Hanson, whose company, New York-based B.R. Guest Restaurants, owns 14 other restaurants in New York and Las Vegas, says he is content to let Mr. Burke, whom he calls "a marketing genius," decide the menu pricing.
During a weeklong promotion in October at Primehouse in which Mr. Burke sold normally $12 burgers for $5, the restaurant made money, Mr. Burke says. Serving lunch to 30 to 40 people on an ordinary day yields about $8,000 per week. During the promotion, the restaurant served 300 lunches a day, Mr. Burke says, for a weekly lunch take of $30,000. While food costs were higher, because more was served, labor costs stayed almost the same, because waiters at the restaurant make most of their wages through tips and the kitchen required only two extra line cooks, who make $15 an hour, he says.
In addition to discounting, DB Global is reducing labor costs. Every week the company analyzes how many bookings have been made at each restaurant and looks at past history to determine how busy it will be. Then it pares or increases hourly staff -- about 70% of all employees -- accordingly. In winter, about a dozen cooks usually return to their home countries, including Mexico, India and France, for six weeks of unpaid vacation; this year, Mr. Burke encouraged them to take two or three months off. Because his three Manhattan restaurants are in close proximity, he also moves staff from less-busy to fuller restaurants and asks them to multitask. For example, the company butcher now also makes ravioli and crab cakes.
DB Global also focuses on retaining every potential customer. On a recent Tuesday, Fishtail was too full to accommodate more patrons. Mr. Burke instructed the Fishtail hostess to send patrons to nearby David Burke Townhouse, promising a free drink would be waiting. Out of 20 potential guests, 18 took the offer, Mr. Burke says.
—Ms. McLaughlin is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Los Angeles.
Wine May Guard Against Lymphoma Recurrence
Patients who drank before diagnosis had reduced risk of relapse or death, study finds
From U.S. News & World Report
TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who drank wine before their diagnosis appeared to have a reduced risk of relapse or death, according to a study that's the first to identify this connection.
The researchers looked at more than 500 women with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and found that, overall, those who drank wine before their diagnosis had a 76 percent five-year survival rate, compared with 68 percent for those who didn't drink wine. The five-year, disease-free survival rate was 70 percent for wine drinkers and 65 percent for non-wine drinkers.
Further analysis by the Yale School of Public Health team revealed that patients who drank wine for at least 25 years before their diagnosis had a 25 percent to 35 percent reduced risk of relapse, secondary cancer or death.
The strongest link between wine consumption and improved outcomes was among patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Overall, they had a 40 percent to 50 percent reduced risk of relapse, secondary cancer or death, while those who drank wine for 25 years or more had about a 60 percent reduced risk.
Drinking beer or liquor had no beneficial effect, according to the researchers, who were to present the findings Tuesday at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting, in Denver.
The findings need to be replicated before any public health recommendations are made, but the study offers further evidence that moderate consumption of wine has health benefits, wrote first author and doctoral candidate Xuesong Han.
"This conclusion is controversial, because excessive drinking has a negative social and health impact, and it is difficult to define what is moderate and what is excessive. However, we are continually seeing a link between wine and positive outcomes in many cancers," Han said in an AACR news release.
Arnaldo Caprai Poggio Belvedere 2005 IGT
This Umbrian red is a blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% *Ciliegiolo, fermented and macerated on the skins for 10-15 days, then aged in stainless steel tanks for 4 months and in bottle for 2.
Showing deep ruby violet colors, with matching violets expressed again in the flavor profile, Belvedere displays a full bodied texture, where aromas reflect vibrant spices and red berries. What follows is a fresh, fruity wine with hints of herbs and incense.
*Ciliegiolo, named for the Italian "cherry", is used in Chianti blending, and may well be a parent grape of Sangiovese. Being a grape that's not so easy to grow, it's production has been on the decline. It's not clear whether it originated in Italy or Spain.
Liberty School Syrah 2004, Paso Robles California
This syrah is like a left jab to the face, the aromas of ripe fruit assaulting your nose before you know what hit you... then another quick jab follows with plums. Next, a right cross to the mouth with smoky flavors, and just before you fall to the canvas you're thinking fresh flowers and lingering black pepper.
We had this bottle at Il Poeta with an appetizer of Buratta. It was a knockout.
Domain de Mourchon Seguret Loubie (Rose) 2007
Cycling though Brooklyn and Queens last weekend on a 25 mile loop, a wine shop in Long Island City caught my eye. So yesterday I decided to visit during one of their tasting nights (most Thursdays and Fridays from 6-8pm). Because of it's proximity to NYC, the area is experiencing an influx of young professionals while offering a more relaxed pace. The place is called Hunters Point Wines & Spirits and behind the counter was one of the founding partners, Paul Huston, who's lived in the neighborhood for 30 years. The shop, designed by Paul, is a smart combination of wine shop, wine museum, tasting room and wine storage cellar. They carry a huge assortment of wines and spirits with rare wines, from small estates, but most of his sales are bottles under $15.
Tasted the Domain de Mourchon Seguret Loubie (Rose) 2007:
Domain de Mourchon is located in the southern Rhone Valley Village of Seguret, near Gigongas. Having a Cote du Rhone designation, this Loubie Rose blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah comes from 40 year old estate grown vines.
First up is a bouquet of summer fruits; peaches and nectarines with a tangy grapefruit accent. Next, the bright, crisp flavors of strawberries mingled with a floral undertone and long, fresh fruit finish.
Hunters Point Wines & Spirits
Quattro Mani Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2007 DOC
With the horrible earthquake in L'Aquila still fresh in my mind, I thought it would be a fitting tribute to try some of the wines from the region.
This one, Quattro Mani (four hands) which represents four celebrity Italian winemakers who produce wines from indigenous Italian varietals, such as Montepulciano, is a great value at a thrifty price point.
On the nose is an underbrush woven with blackberries laid over a palate of sour cherries, raisins and a vivid remembrance of the old Coca-cola (from the small 6 oz bottles). This wine is an unadulterated, plump, fruit forward red with vibrant ripe fleshy textures and a good integrated finish that is well worth the $10 price tag.
Scorpion King's Wines --Egypt's Oldest--Spiked With Meds
Five-thousand-year-old vessels rest in the tomb of Egypt's Pharaoh Scorpion I. An April 2009 study of residues in wine containers from the tomb uncovered traces of medicinal herbs.
Photograph courtesy University of Pennsylvania Museum
By Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News
Deep inside the tomb of Scorpion I (no relation to the Rock), scientists discovered Egypt's oldest wines.
And now it appears the 5,000-year-old wines were spiked with natural medicines—centuries before the practice was thought to exist in Egypt, researchers say.
Archaeochemist Patrick McGovern and colleagues found chemical residues of herbs, tree resins, and other natural substances inside wine jars from the tomb, the previously discovered resting place of one of Egypt's first pharaohs.
While the additives may have been flavorful, they were picked for their medical benefits, said McGovern, of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
The early Egyptians "were living in a world without modern synthetic medicines, and they were very aware of the benefits that natural additives can have—especially if dissolved into an alcoholic medium, like wine or beer," which breaks down plant alkaloids.
Papyrus records from as long ago as 1850 B.C. detail how such medicinal tipples were made to treat a range of ailments.
"Now this chemical evidence pushes that date back another 1,500 years," McGovern said.
Modern Potential?
Scorpion I's wines predate the advent of Egyptian vineyards and were imports from the Jordan River valley.
The wines suggest that imports from the southeastern Mediterranean contributed to the Egyptian pharmacopoeia, which laid the groundwork for Greek and Roman medical traditions.
The wine find is just one of several from ancient Egypt, China, and elsewhere that document ancient medicinal mixology.
"Over thousands of years, humans were searching their environment and trying to find natural medicinal materials," McGovern said. "They were tested empirically over generations, but then many were lost."
Now, collaborating with researchers at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, McGovern's team is using biomolecular analysis to uncover the ancient wine-medicine recipes and hopefully put them to the test.
"We're trying to rediscover why ancient people thought these particular herbs were medically useful," he said, "and seeing if they are effective for the treatment of cancer or other modern diseases."
Ruggeri Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Gold Label DOC
From the Valdobbiadene area of the veneto region, this spunky Extra Dry Prosecco has fresh fruit aromas, with flavors on the sweet side of sour Granny Smith apples and a wonderful floral finish.
APPELLATION: Prosecco di Valdobbiadene D.O.C.
VARIETALS: Prosecco with small quantities of Verdiso and Perara.
VINEYARD: Vineyard located on the Dolomitic ridges, in the northern part of the Province of Treviso.
VINIFICATION: Grapes are vinified without the skins at a controlled temperature, then slowly fermented in large steel tanks
AGING: Best served young and fresh
The philosophy of the Ruggeri estate can be summed up quite simply: Care for the product from grape to bottle. They start with quality raw material of a historically acclaimed origin and follow each and every step of the winemaking process with passionate dedication and disciplined methodology. Valdobbiadene is indisputably one of the most interesting growing zones from a qualitative point of view. In fact, its vineyards have always produced the most prestigious Prosecco wines.
Gold Label’s crystal clarity is laced with a persistent perlage of minute bubbles. The bouquet, although vibrant and intensely fruity, is extremely delicate bringing readily to mind mature golden apples and acacia flowers. It is gently sweet and fresh on the palate and pleasantly light in alcohol. This prosecco can be enjoyed equally well before dinner as an aperitif or as an enhancement to the end of a meal.
Filippo Gallino Barbera d’Alba DOC 2007
From the Canale area of Piedmont and made from 100% Barbera, this delicious red wine with deep ruby colors and juicy fragrances is aptly described below in the vintner notes, "... along with the fresh bouquet of black and red fruit with undertones of violet, herbs and tar. It is very fragrant and full-bodied on the palate. "
I couldn't agree more. The only thing I can add to this is the wonderfully long, silky finish. Can't pass this one up!
Vintner notes:
The Gallino family has been growing grapes and making wine in the Roero district for many generations. Filippo Gallino was the first to produce and bottle his own wine for the market, and he remains active in the winery operation still. His son Gianni, now the vineyard manager and winemaker, has successfully brought this small family operation to the highest level of the Piemontese wine scene.
The Barbera d’Alba immediately reveals its intense rub-red color in the glass, along with the fresh bouquet of black and red fruit with undertones of violet, herbs and tar. It is very fragrant and full-bodied on the palate.
“This is a superb wine, perhaps a little rustic, but you will be won over by its great personality” Vini d’Italia 2000.
Best accompanied with stuffed pastas, meat sauces and meat entrees.
APPELLATION: Barbera d’Alba D.O.C.
VARIETALS: 100 % Barbera
VINEYARD: Estate covers 20 hectares. Soil is clay-like with strands of sand. Cultivation system is Guyot; 7-8 fruit buds per plant.
HARVEST: October
VINIFICATION: Winter pruning and harvesting still done entirely by hand, while other maintenance operations are now mechanical.
PRODUCTION: 917 cases
Pecchenino Dogliani Siri d'Jermu (Dolcetto) 2006 DOCG
Thick and opaque with colors of ruby red, this Dolcetto has smoked bacon, cassis and red cherry licorice on the nose.
On the palate a cherry cream pie, with specks of vanilla and white pepper, then notes of root beer, dark fruits, near perfect acidity and healthy chalky tannins.
The 2006 Dogliani Siri d'Jermu (Dolcetto), which gets the full treatment of malolactic fermentation and 6 months of aging on its lees, is an especially structured wine loaded with layers of ripe dark fruit on a sumptuous, richly-textured frame. Beginning with the 2005 vintage, Siri d'Jermu qualifies for the newly-created Dogliani DOCG which producers can use for their high-end Dolcettos. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2012. Brothers Orlando and Attilio Pecchenino run this small property in Dogliani, where they make some of the most powerful, intense wines readers are likely to come across.
Antonio Galloni of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
An elegant Dolcetto from a selection of Pecchenino's oldest vines, this binds juicy blueberry and and cherry flavors with chalky tannins, a structure that brings focus and length to the wine. It gains depth with air, emphasizing refinement over richness. Impressively concentrated, it will benefit from 3-4 years' cellar time.
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Talmage Pija Blend 2006 Mendocino
Last night at Klee Brasserie on 9th avenue and 22nd street in Chelsea, NYC, the Wine Director Aet Soe (pronounced Aiy-yet) recommended this beautiful Zinfandel fruit-forward blend from Mendocino, California.
50% zinfandel, 45% petite syrah, 5% charbono... now that's an intesting blend. Beginning with hints of tar aromas, the flavors open quickly to thick plum syrup, violets, spices and notes of chocolate. Exhibits extremely smooth tannins and is a really luscious food wine.
Their extensive wine list makes it a worthwhile visit.
Winemakers Notes:
process | sustainably farmed
grapes | 50% zinfandel, 45% petite syrah, 5% charbono
alcohol | 14.5%
pH | 3.65
T.A. | 5.2 grams/liter
production | 1200 cases
Pija, Spanish for "rascal," is indeed a most feisty blend of grape varietals well suited to inland Mendocino County's terroir. We've taken the historical practice of Italian field blendin —planting several varietals in one lot, harvesting the grapes together and making wine— and adapted the method to create our own well-balanced, modern day blend.
Unlike traditional field blending, we source grapes from different vineyards, particularly those characteristics of inland Mendocino's wine-growing history. Mattern Ranch, located on the Talmage Bench east of the Russian River, provides dry-farmed old vine Zinfandel and a younger planting of Petite Syrah. We source our Charbono from Venturi Vineyards' ninety-year old, late-to-ripen vines.
We ferment the lots separately and blend after fermentation to produce the winemaker inspired Pija Blend is sophisticated peasant wine and its source vineyards will change from year to year, but the zesty, innovative spirit will remain the same.
Plum, spice, and soft chocolate finish emphasize the 2006 vintage's wild berry and black cherry.
We age our Pija blend in older French oak. Some portions age in stainless steel to emphasize fruit and flavor purity.
A TASTING OF 12 ZINFANDELS
This week I had a chance to attend a tasting of 12 Zinfandels hosted by Greg Dal Piaz at the Snooth offices. My tasting notes follow:
Flight 1: East of Napa
2007 7 Deadly Zins Lodi 14.5% $13
Medium to full bodied with aromas of smoked and raw meat, blood, vanilla and a grassy vegetal green-ness... contrasting on the palate with milk chocolate, juicy dark cherries, blackberries, red licorice, pepper and saddle.
2006 Terra d'Oro SHR field blend Amador County 14.5% $25
Pleasant aromas of lilac, violets, herbs and wood with flavors of blueberries, sour grape candy, red fruits with balanced tannins and a slowly fading finish.
2005 Berryessa Gap Yolo County 15.8% $16
Smoked meats again, dishwater, black and white pepper, ripe cherries jolly rancher, chemical aftertaste, harsh wood.
Flight 2: Old Vines
2006 Ravenswood Sonoma County Old Vines 15% $15
Still more smoked meats, rubber, white pepper, vanilla, sharp drying tannins, and wood.
2006 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Knotty Vines 14.8% $20
Immediately liked fresh floral aromas, fruit forward flavors with sweet ripe cherries, tongue numbing alcohol, red peppers and blueberries.
2006 Dry Creek Vineyard Sonoma County Old Vine 14.5% $25
Earthy aromas and full body are the foundation for the cool flavors of cherries, violet candy, and powdered perfumes.
Flight 3: Sonoma
2006 Valley of the Moon 14.5% $20
Smoked bacon and a thick, juiciness with an unfiltered look. Notes of blackberries and currants reveal nice acids and balanced tannins with a violet mildness.
2006 Simi Sonoma County 13.5% $20
Not too much happening here... mild chocolate with cherries, cassis, white pepper and hints of acetone.
2006 Four Vines The Sophisticate Sonoma County 14.8% $24
This one was a word association party: earthy aromas, mushrooms, spices, cinnamon, chocolate cherry candy, pepper, raspberry, dusty, red, minerality, refreshing, blueberries, blackberries.
Flight 4- Dry Creek
2006 Windsor Sonoma Dry Creek Valley 14.9% $24
A nose of tar with juicy chocolate berries, vanilla, black tea and smoke.
2004 Carol Shelton Maple Zin 14.9% $33
Wild mushrooms over mild aromas of red fruits and a palate of watermelon, perfume, chalk, candy and powder.
2007 Dashe Dry Creek Valley 14.7% $24
Muted floral aromas followed by an intensity on the palate. Rustic notes of blueberry pie a la mode, black pepper, cherries and grape jam.
BODEGAS FAUSTINO Rioja VII 2006
This is a vertical tasting for me, having tried the 2005 back in October of '08... it's a red from Rioja, Spain, 50% Tempranillo and 50% Garnacha, light red color with intensely fruity aromas of plum and vanilla with remnants of a forest floor. Velvet acidity and smooth tannins make this a really tasty food wine. $12.
Scorpion King's Wines --Egypt's Oldest--Spiked Wit...
Pecchenino Dogliani Siri d'Jermu (Dolcetto) 2006 D...
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Myanmar – The Land of Pagodas and Smiling Children
Madelina-2016 March 19, 2016 Abroad, Free Time, Madelina, Study, Uncategorized, Viterbi Life, Viterbi Plus Leave a Comment
This past week I had the amazing opportunity to travel to several countries, which I will be posting about soon. The first, and the place where I spent the most time, was Myanmar. Read on if you’d like to hear a little more about this amazing experience.
*** Also as an important note – an interesting engineering project to meet a HUGE need in Myanmar is providing access to proper sanitation and bathrooms. Read more about this problem here: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_77952.html – maybe you’ll be inspired to do something about it, I know I definitely have a new appreciation for our clean sanitation systems back home!
မြန်မာ မှကြိုဆိုပါ၏! (Welcome to Myanmar! in Burmese)
The overall feeling we have gotten from Myanmar is that it is a country full of nice people, a feeling that started from the minute we boarded the plane. For those of you considering flying Myanmar Air, I highly recommend it. For our three hour flight we were offered a great meal, several rounds of tea and coffee, a moist towelette, and candy at the end of the flight. The steward was incredibly kind, and asked us multiple times if we needed or wanted anything. I spent most of the flight free writing and sleeping. There was also, I should note, a very kind Burmese monk sitting in first class, which we found quite entertaining. We landed in Myanmar to another dusty sky, though this time somewhat warmer and less oppresive than Cambodia. The air was hot, and we could see the golden framework of the Burmese arquitecture on the airport’s facade. The airport was clean and simple with no lines at all so we quickly passed through immigration, having set up our evisa the week before. The lady at the front desk was very kind, and laughed with us as we filled out the paperwork. Even the immigration forms were simple – only a thin piece of white paper, no special crests. It is this charming simplicity that we came to find all over Myanmar – the people here some generally content, and their contentment with simplicity makes their way of life enchanting. There were no bumbling hoardes of camera happy tourists or taxi drivers yelling at us, only calm kind faces and a friendly dusty sky. We found the same kind faces at the currency exchange booth, where we were handed a stack of a couple 100,000 khiats, given in stacks of one hundred 1000 bills. Our stacks was an impressive four inches high, more bills than we have likely ever held before, resulting in a rather comical scene that made us smile. Immediately upon walking outside we realized that things were a little different here. The men, not the women, are the predominant skirt wearers.
We saw multiple groups pass with women in jeans and men in long skirts. This particular style, called a longyi, is most often plaid (though I did see some hot pink) was wrapped around and knotted with a particular knot. Our taxi driver, a very amiable man named Heil, also dawned one and as we drove around the city we noticed it was commonplace. Yangon revealed itself to be a much more relaxed dusty city. The streets held an eclectic mix of plaster buildings and hammocks and dusty food stores and old fashioned buses packed with people. Our first, and sadly our only stop, in Yangon was to the famous pagoda, we were removed our shoes and followed the locals into the large maroon and gold style temple. Inside we found an enormous stone statue of Buddha inside a huge glass case that stretched to the ceiling with carpets around on which people were kneeling to pray. There were dozens of large glass boxes with money inside, and we saw several people drop bills inside. The ceiling and walls were high and covered with curling gold decorations very similar to the style of the Alhambra in Spain. The best view by far, however, was a group of thirty or so women of all ages wearing traditional garb, kneeling in formation and singing prayers from a Burmese prayerbook into microphones. Their music filled the entire pagoda, and many locals seemed to know the song. Here we noticed something we had seen much of since arriving – almost all of the women and many of the men and children wear a golden yellowish paint on their cheeks and arms in different patterns – we saw this in the kneeling singers, the lady cleaning the restroom, little boys in the market, and men riding motorcycles. Heil explained that this is mostly done for beauty purposes. While at the pagoda we also noticed the general kindness. The ladies at the entrance helped us with our shoes, for example, even though she could not speak english. We also noticed how quickly Heil was to donate to the pagoda – at the entrance the car was approached by lady handing out fliers with burmese script and the faces of monks. Our driver paid her without thought, and proceeded to read the flier carefully. When our car later was in traffic on the way to the bus station, he pulled out his ear buds and placed the poster in front of the wheel and began to pray. It was such a simple, yet beautiful, thing to behold.
Our driver kindly dropped us at the Aung Mangalar bus station, which is a huge dusty street corner filled with buses and small stores. The only non locals to be seen amongst the longyi’s are backpackers, many of whom have also adopted the burmese apparel. We were greeted at JJ’s by a smiling staff – one gal had gold on her face and a purple streak in her hair and never stopped smiling. We got some delicious street corn hot off the griddle and proceeded to explore the little stop before boarding. We ended up at a little clothing place, where I ended up buying a traditional shirt and long skirt after a group of four women with very broken english insisted on dressing me up. I felt like a little doll and it felt so strange to see my reflection in the mirror looking like a traditional Burmese woman. We then ran back to the bus station, where we boarded a very nice luxury tour bus for our trip to Nyuang Shwe, which started at 6 pm. The bus had recliner seats and AC and even little TV screens behind the seats. We were given small snack boxes with strange Myanmar treats, like a strange cheese cream bun, red bean tart, raisin cake, and something called cow ear chips that we didn’t ask about its contents. The bus ride was fairly bumpy heading along the dark roads towards the north. We stopped briefly at a little bustling restaurant where very sweet servers got us cheap rice and eggs and vegetable soup and tea for dinner. We tried asking for some bread, and ended up getting two squares of white bimbo bread, much to our amusement. Back on the bus we watched Wall-e, which actually hit home a lot more than we would have thought after seeing all the trash and pollution in Southeast Asia. After the movie on very poor quality earphones, we settled in to sleep quite awkwardly, and truthfully I think I only succeeded in closing my eyes a little before being jolted awake. At about 5 am the bus pulled over and we were all told we had to pay a fee of 12,500 khiats per person in order to enter Inle Lake park. The passengers were all outraged and disgruntled from being awoken, and not satisfied with the charge. Unfortunately, there was no other way to avoid it unless we wanted to be dumped on the side of the road, so we handed over the money reluctantly. We would come to find over the next couple days in Inle Lake that this is just one of the many fees charged specifically to helpless tourists. Buses, taxis, hotels, tours, and even sometimes food all cost about four or five times more just when they see the color of your face or hear your foreign language. Negotiation, sadly, is not always an option.
We arrived in Nyuang Shwe an hour later at 6am, at which point we promptly headed straight to a travel company by the river where we arranged an all day tour of Inle Lake. We hopped on the longboat shortly after, and headed out to watch the sunlight dispel the mist over the lake as we saw the sun rise over the hills across the water. The air was cold as we sailed through the lake, which is actually quite shallow though wide in girth. The water, though muddy and fairly polluted, excellently reflects the world on its surface. The face of the lake is dotted with clusters of small bulbous green plants, which give it its name the floating gardens. On the lake you can see many locals divided into two categories. The first group dawns the traditional white shirt and yellow brown pants, carrying the large conic fishing net on their boat as a prop. When tourists pass they will lift the net and balance on the edge of their boat in all sorts of strange poses for the tourists to photograph, then ask for money. Farther into the lake, however, the real fishermen can be found balanced precariously on the edge of their narrow wooden longboats pulling up nets or standing with their paddles tucked against their side and moving the paddle with their feet (which is quite an impressive sight even the local children seem to have mastered. We passed all sorts of boats on the lake, some with fishermen, others packed full with women in traditional clothing, some piled high with stacks of crops and things to sell. The best part, however, was the way almost everyone without fail would smile and wave. The children especially would shoot their little hands immediately into the air with the a huge grin on their face the minute we motioned to wave, and some would even wave first. It was interesting to see how here, on a lake nestled deep in the Myanmar mountains, there was still a ridiculous amount of smoke in the air – the mountains were almost entirely absconded behind a thick veil of murky brown, and the blue sky was hidden behind dust and smoke. It would seem the combination of burning trash and fields has nearly destroyed the air everywhere in Southeast Asia – we sadly found this to be true of everywhere in Myanmar, even the most small and rural of villages.
Cutting through the cold morning, our boat headed deeper into Inle Lake, which divides off into several small tributaries containing lofted villages and has one main river heading south to other lakes. We had wanted to originally to visit all of the Southern Lakes, but the southernmost of the three Inlay Lakes passes out of Shan State into Khiaw state, which is not permitted for tourists as it is mainly composed of native villages. Our small trek in Inlay Lake consisted of heading first to Tha Tagoda, a morning market around a small village where our boat made its first stop. The neatest thing about this market was the way it seemed to be meant for the locals. Tourists who passed through just happened to be there, but the market did not exist for their benefit, the advantage of this being that we were not constantly hailed by salesmen and the ubiquitous elephant print; rather, we were able to walk through the dusty streets and just listen to the shouting prices and morning greetings in Burmese, watch the children running around and the exchange of wrinkled bills for rations of meat and vegetables, and smell the plethora of local dishes enjoyed by groups of locals seated on the floor such as churro like bread and dumplings and noodles and rice on banana leaves. It was neat to see the way people spoke to one another and interacted in their nuclear community. We even made the short trek up to one of the many local monasteries, which is surrounded by dozens of small pagodas, all nearly identical. Inlay Lake is a collection of rural river villages, each village consisting of stilted houses where communities live that practice unique trades and craftsmanship. We were able to see a sample of these crafts in the market, though the rest of our tour would show this more completely.
Myanmar has managed to foster tourism in a way that is sustainable, minimally invasive on the local communities, and financially advantageous for the local people without allowing it to become the crux of their economy. Myanmar people have also realized that what tourists value most is seeing the organic culture of the place they are visiting, so they have tailored tourism programs specifically for this purpose. As it turns out, tourists are far more willing to buy things when attached to the image of someone making it, giving their souvenir a story, an experience, and authenticity rather than an anonymous trinket from a market. They will also, incidentally, pay far more for it when they can see how its made. The rest of our day consisted of witnessing Myanmar culture in the most incredible and organic way, observing and participating in local life. The thinly veiled ulterior motive, we soon realized, was to awe us into becoming efficient shoppers, buying into not just the community life but also buying their products. Our boat stopped at several of these small villages, each with a different craft. In — our boat pulled over and we got to walk into a small local village famous for pottery. A woman let us come into our home where she gave us typical tea and sat down in front of us to show us how she used a brick of clay, some water, a wood circle, and her hands to turn dirt into beautiful pieces of art. We watched dumbstruck as the clay seemed to magically move beneath her fingers, growing and widening or narrowing as she willed. She then let us try and guided us through making a small clay bowl. She then showed us how the entire process works, from forming the clay to baking it in the ovens to painting it. Paint is made from certain types of powdered rocks and plants, the most common of these being green and black and brown. We were then able to tour the small community where we saw the many pottery ovens and various local people all hard at work making and painting the pottery. Our guide explained that this pottery is shipped all around Myanmar and in some cases throughout Southeast Asia. We even saw some of these clay flower pots later in the bigger cities we traveled to – it was amazing to know we had seen them being made.
We then traveled to a number of other small villages. In — we saw silk and lotus weavers, where there are rooms full of women working on old fashioned looms, creating long sheets of cloth in bright colors, pulling and spinning long plan fibers out of plants. In — we saw blacksmiths laboring over hot metal and coals, in — we saw boat makers, and in — we saw silversmiths at work. In — we even saw some of the Longneck People, dressed in traditional clothing, their necks twice the normal height, with arms, legs, and neck wound in thick metal bands. One of these women even played us a song on a beaten simple wood guitar – her melody was so simple, and yet so perfect echoing out over the sunny water. We then passed through the crowning jewel of Inlay Lake – the floating gardens. Here streets are made of river and houses stand tall on stilts over gardens of green bulbous plants lining the waterways. Behind the houses gardens extend for acres, constructed with lightweight bamboo, taro, and clay as floating rafts upon which the plants are rooted. These gardens produce a variety of produce, everything from tomatoes to squash, which is then shipped around the country. It was breathtakingly surreal to float through this floating village, watching the gardeners coming home from a hard day’s work. The best part, of course, was seeing all the children waving from the windows of the houses.
Our Inlay lake excursion finished watching the sunset over the lake as the fisherman brought in their final catches of the day. We then headed back to the pier in Nyuang Shwe where we found a place to stay by the water and proceeded to get some dinner. As a big curry eater, I make it a point to try curry everywhere I go, as I have found there are wildly unique and delicious flavors of curry distinct in each culture. I had not found a curry yet I didn’t like, but Myanmar has it – Myanmar curry consists of a sparse number of chicken or vegetables in a bowl of red oil. That’s it. After dinner we settled in for some well needed rest after sleeping on a bus and waking early that morning. The next morning we enjoyed a hearty breakfast at the hotel before beginning our trek to Shwe Nyuang (it was momentarily confusing going from Nyuang Shwe to Shwe Nyuang) by tuk tuk, passing many open fields and lakes with farm workers and fishermen, all who waved. And of course, everywhere pagodas. A thick layer of dust and smoke remained covering the entire landscape as far as the eye could see. Upon arrival, we were shuffled to a minivan where we were told it would cost 10,000 khiat for the ride to Kalaw, even though we were well aware the rate was supposed to be half that and the locals also riding were paying only 2000. We were able to argue it down to 9000 but in the end were forced to pay it for fear of being left on the side of the road not being able to speak the language. Our trip to Kalaw consisted of passing scenery with much of the same – fields and rivers and farms and huts and many, many pagodas. Upon finally arriving in Kalaw around midday, we headed straight to a travel agency, where we booked a local guide named Tan to take us out on a day hike. Although a bit pricey, the hike was well worth the cost. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, telling us about politics, socioeconomic change, and local life. He spoke very good English, and had studied up until secondary school in the 90’s. Unfortunately at that time, all of the universities had been closed under military leadership, so he was unable to finish his education. It was incredibly interesting to hear about Myanmar’s history from someone who had lived through many different political eras, including the 2007 military overthrow where thousands of civilians and Buddhist monks were killed. While struggling with poverty, he explained how the Myanmar people are relatively happy even when they have little. Because so many people are farmers, everyone generally has enough to eat at least. He proceeded to tell us about how Myanmar’s population of roughly 60 million is divided amongst many tribal groups, the most prominent of which is the Burmese culture (with Burmese being the national language). Within the Shan state alone where Kalaw is located, there are multiple ethnic minorities, each with their own language and/or dialect and traditions. The Palau people, for example, are known for the practice of longnecks amongst the females. Although there are very few young women still practicing this art, several thousand older women with upwards of 30 golden rings around their neck, arms, and legs are still living in the area. The rings served both for beauty and protection against tigers according to local tradition. The — are famous for black teeth, which is accomplished by eating a certain type of bark and practiced according to the belief that white teeth are only for the heavens. The — are mostly a farming people and wear traditional cloth headwraps and skirts. The — are known for an archaic language very different from Burmese.
The mountain landscapes we passed through were absolutely breathtaking, the terrain changing dramatically every 10 minutes of walking up and down the mountain’s face and through valleys. There were patches of ginger and tomato gardens where local people from Kalaw maintained their gardens on public land. There were tall pine trees and a sea of pine needles ground into red clay earth. There were lush green forests and hillsides dotted with flowers and terraces of organized cabbage plants. The land was mostly dry, but the natural land was rustic and full of life. After many steep ascents passing stacks of firewood and small gardens, we arrived at the first village, Pein Na Pen, which means Jackfruit Tree. Here we were followed by a group of smiling children to a local home.
I believe a good measure for determining how well a child has been loved is in their open friendliness to strangers. In the Pein Ne Pe village, we saw many such children. Their noses were runny with thick yellow mucus and their shirts were soiled and their pants or longyi’s had holes in them and many were so dirty it would be hard to determine the true color of their skin. But they smiled with joy that brighter than the morning star. They giggled and laughed and pulled one another to play games. They waved and they smiled and they peeked in and out of windows playing all sorts of peek a boo games. One little girl sitting on her grandmother’s lap bobbed her little head and waved at us until we were far in the distance.
The local home was simple – a wood and concrete structure with a few tables and weatherbeaten mats on the floors. There was a hose outside where several children were bathing as we arrived, and very simple living utensils. At the local home we were given tea and traditional snacks by two local women, who proceeded to sit on the floor weaving on a large homespun loom, which appears to be a tangle of hundreds of threads of pink and blue and white all somehow magically going into place to become a long stretch of fabric. After a little while, she insisted on us dressing up in traditional garb, much to the amusement of the giggling children peeking through the window. The second village we passed through just for a moment as it was beginning to darken, but the most memorable sight was definitely a group of monks singing to themselves and working away at construction for a new monastery. Once again on the outskirts of Kalaw after passing more beautiful pastures and forests, we saw several children playing futbol and families hard at work in their homes. Back in Kalaw, we proceeded to get dinner at a small restaurant on the street, where we watched the sunset and the dusty cars and buses speed by. Our server was a sweet little kid, perhaps around 10, who kindly showed us to our seats and took our order with a smile though he spoke very little English. It definitely made us wonder about working ages here, and about how many children work so early on.
We then headed to wait for our bus to Bagan, which arrived at the station rickety and full. We ended up crammed on a small overcrowded bus for 7 hours overnight, listening to the incessant rattling of broken windows. Despite being sick from food poisoning and feeling quite nauseated the entire ride, the trip was well worth it to see the sunrise view over the temples in Bagan. Upon arriving, we chartered a cab to take us to a famous viewpoint from which it is possible to see over 4000 temples, stupas, castles, and pagodas scattered throughout the landscape. At the bright hour of 4 am (our bus having arrived at 3:30 am) we scaled the brick steps of a temple and settled in to wait for the sunshine. I fell asleep for a little while, and when I awoke the sky was already lightening and many people from all around had gathered around to watch the view. The temple we had chosen was a perfect viewpoint because it had 360 degree perspective of the vast temple speckled land. The sun rose as a perfect circle of fluorescent pink above the silent brick masterpieces, glowing orange then muted golden yellow as it rose into the dusty air. Thick fog had settled over the horizon and it was possible to see several kilometers over the horizon in all directions where ancient ruins emerged in and out of the mist. The sight was surreal and the views spectacular.
We had a minor dispute with our taxi driver upon returning to the bus station after realizing that though we had agreed to pay 20,000 khiat for our driver to take us to the temples, wait and bring us back to the station, our driver had instead left while we were exploring to find other customers. He returned two hours later than our expected departure time, and though he had mentioned he had had a busy morning, refused to answer our question about his absence and insisted he had waited the whole time. Unfortunately, as foreigners without the ability to speak Burmese, we were unable to argue much further, and had to settle for paying the flat rate we had agreed despite the driver’s dishonesty. It is unfortunate to see the way some people choose to take advantage of others when there is no infrastructure present to enforce moral rules.
Needless to say, the next leg of our journey was another five hour bus ride to Mandalay, where our next flight would depart from. It was so interesting to see the way tourists and monks alike shared the same bus into the city. Upon arrival, we hopped on a bus through Mandalay that led us to the Nylon Hotel. We drove through streets containing much of the same – dirty streets, dusty crumbling buildings, bustling street markets, peddlers of trinkets and fried Burmese treats, construction sites, and parading monks. We saw a group of boys in the back of a pick up truck covered in plaster and white dust coming from one of the many building projects with bricks piled high in the yards. We also saw the same religious generosity we had seen in Yangon. A group of female monks in pink tunics were walking around carrying metal buckets, asking each storefront and individual and passerby for donations. Without fail, every single person dropped in a bill, even those working at restaurants and those dining, who would get up to give something. It was a remarkable sight, this wordless generosity. Passing on our way to the hostel, we also witnessed the interesting view of women tending to small gardens of roots on patches of grass growing in between sidewalks, which was funny considering how our guide in Kalaw had said people can pretty much plant everywhere. Possessiveness over land works a little differently in Myanmar apparently – most land is readily available for common use. At this point exhausted and still feeling the vestiges of food poisoning, we chose to relax and enjoy the wifi at our hostel. We unfortunately did not make it out to Mandalay Hill, which is the only well known landmark in the city, but we did enjoy getting to see Mandalay on a local level. We enjoyed a nice dinner and breakfast the next morning before heading out to the airport.
Myanmar was nothing short of an extraordinary experience. It was in incredibly neat to get a taste of each city we visited and really witness the local culture. Myanmar is a country full of pagodas. I actually think it may not be possible to stand anywhere (other than in the uninhabited countryside) and not see a pagoda, if at least in the distance. The widespread presence of these monasteries, stupas, and places of worship seem to influence the spiritual landscape of the country and the lifestyle of its people. Whereas in Cambodia we found general discontentment and dirtiness and bitterness, in Myanmar we satisfaction and simplicity and friendliness. In Cambodia people seemed to have given up, and tourism seemed the only option. In Myanmar people seemed to be always moving about productively, working or building or even gardening (as it is basically allowed to plant for one’s self just about anywhere, whether on the hillside or on a city sidewalk). Collectively we found Myanmar to be country of rather friendly people, who generally enjoy helping and waving and smiling. Kindness, we found, does not always follow friendliness as we saw when getting bilked out of money by taxi drivers (which happened pretty much every time) but we appreciated the general friendly dispositions we received. All of the children waved and smiled, and the adults were likewise receptive to our presence. We felt welcomed everywhere we went, and enjoyed the simple, yet active, lifestyle of the people of Myanmar.
After our travels, however, I have come to realize that another great human luxury (which may seem obvious to a Westerner but is not globally as instinctually intuitive) is access to a proper bathroom, a basic right I feel particularly strongly as a woman. In Myanmar, the most common kind of toilet outside a major city or hotel is what is referred to as an Asian toilet (a small hole in the ground, sometimes with designated places to put your feet), which is only slightly better than the great outdoors. We took four buses on our trip, often traversing large tracts of land over which only small villages could be found and there was not a single toilet. Not one. This was a particularly hard experience, one I had not encountered to such a degree. At one point, at 11:30 pm, our bus to Bagan stopped for a bathroom break. Not realizing the other five people to get up were men, I naively hopped up and followed the group out. When my blond head appeared at the bus door, a monk holding the door open laughed and shook his finger. So I reluctantly re-boarded miserably and sat for another two hours in pain until our next stop at 1:30 am. By this point I was feeling the full effects of food poisoning, which meant I no longer cared about decency and ended up having to forgo all dignity on the side of the road to let my stomach run and digestive system take care of themselves. It was absolutely awful. My greatest concern, however, is that women in this country deal with this kind of unsanitary inconvenience all the time, which is frankly just sickening. I had never realized what a blessing it was that every gas station rest stop in the US is at least equipped with a toilet. The reality of the desperate need for proper plumbing and waste disposal and widespread bathrooms is exceedingly important, and a vital step for improving the standard of living. In places like Inlay Lake, waste disposal is especially problematic, since human refuse is often drained right back into the very river that serves for irrigation, bathing, and fishing.
Myanmar is still a desperately polluted country, as seen when our plane rose into the air over Mandalay into a haze of ugly brown. This smoke is pungently insidious on all of the city streets and sadly even in the country side as we witnessed in Kalaw and Inle Lake. This haze is ubiquitous all across Southeast Asia like a disgusting dirty blanket, which can be seen clearly from above all the way to Bangkok and beyond. Myanmar is also still recovering from a lot of pain in the past. In 2007, just a few short years ago, the country experienced the genocide of over 5000 innocent civilians and peacefully protesting monks who spoke out against the military government. For a while there were no universities opened, there was substantial violence, and freedom of speech was highly censored. As our guide Tan in Kalaw mentioned, Myanmar is “like cheese”, squished between the two major powers of India and China, with the US and Europe also playing highly influential roles in trying to win the allegiance of the Myanmar government and people. Tan claims Myanmar struggles knowing which side to take in many global disputes between China and the US, while struggling to protect its natural resources from exploitation by its neighbors. China especially has taken interest in Myanmar’s national assets, even building roads across the border to access better trade. Myanmar is unique in that unlike many of its neighbors, the country has discovered how to market their culture without ruining it. People here still wear their longyi’s and long skirts and live in their traditional bamboo homes and eat their traditional foods and worship in the pagodas as they always have. Foreigners are charged for observing their way of life (quite a hefty fee I might add), though their way of life seems mostly uninterrupted by tourist presence.
Myanmar is also an incredibly diverse mixture of over 60 tribal cultures and people, many of which have their own language. While the Burmese culture and language are the most widespread, there is great variation in the cultural practices across each group. Nonetheless, what seems to tie these cultures together most strongly is staunch commitment to religion. Buddhism in Myanmar is not only incredibly widespread, but its followers are very active, seen through great generosity, friendliness, and attendance at local pagodas. This spiritual component even overshadows the reality that Myanmar is another Southeast Asian country filled with dirty cities, dusty villages, trash, and heartbreaking poverty. While the country is clearly on the road to get on its feet economically, there is still a lack of infrastructure and resources. However, as Tan mentioned, people are generally happy. Because farming is allowed basically anywhere, very few people are starving as they can at least afford to plant food for themselves. But even if they are poor in material things, Tan claims they are “happy because they have what is most important”. I would argue this “thing” is family and the firm belief that each purpose has greater purpose and value beyond this physical world. In Myanmar you will still find a great disparity in material wealth and physical wellbeing. There are countless sick children with runny noses who do not have access to healthcare. The majority of the country’s population does not have access to proper sanitation, especially clean bathrooms and bathing facilities. The air is very polluted and burning trash releases toxic fumes into the communities. Yet nonetheless, the nation is rich in culture and general contentment. If anything, we have found Myanmar an excellent example of how happiness is not contingent on money. It is in fact possible to be satisfied in life with far less than the comfortable luxury afforded in many cultures. They key point is finding that “thing” that brings unfailing joy through rich or poor times – its that thing that makes life worth the living.
Check out some pictures of the trip below!
Temple View in Bagan
Sunrise over the temples in Bagan – there are 4000!
Hiking in Kalaw
Road in Kalaw
Village in Kalaw
Pagodas… A few of Thousands…
Wood stockpile in a village outside Kalaw
Getting dressed up in traditional clothes in Kalaw
My new friend in Mandalay… I wanted to keep it so badly!
Sunset Over Inle Lake
The real fishermen on Inle Lake
Getting dressed up in Yangon – I had no choice!
Praying group of women chanting in Yangon
Khiat currency makes it look like you’re much richer than you are!
Giant Buddha in Yangon Pagoda
Yangon Pagoda View going up the stairs
Sunrise Over Inle Lake at 6 am
Yangon Guardian of the Pagoda
Boat ride on Inle Lake
Stairway in Yangon
Women weaving in Kalaw
Trekking in Kalaw
Cabbage fields in Kalaw
Show fisherman in Inle Lake
Floating Gardens of Inle Lake
Floating houses of Inle Lake
Longneck People of Myanmar
Silk and Lotus weaving in Inle Lake
Village Market Around Inle Lake
There were way too many pictures, but these were some of my favorites! 🙂
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A hundred years later, it’s still funny
By The Ranger on February 4, 2013 Premiere
Frank Versati, played by theater sophomore Jeremy Carrizales, romanticizes Louise Maske, played by theater sophomore Jovi Lee Gonzalez, in a rehearsal for “The Underpants” Wednesday in McCreless Theater. Vincent Reyna
Theo Maske, played by theater sophomore Alan Galvez, attempts to seduce Gertrude, played by theater sophomore Julienne Ponce. Vincent Reyna
Professor Charles Falcon directs 24th show with ‘The Underpants.’
By Carlos Ferrand
cferrand@student.alamo.edu
In 1910, German playwright Carl Sternheim wrote a farce called “Die Hose.” Almost 100 years later, comedian legend Steve Martin adapted that farce and “The Underpants” premiered in April 2002.
On Thursday, Charles Falcon, director and speech and drama professor, and the cast of “The Underpants” bring that farce to this college.
What would happen if a woman were to lose her underpants in a crowd during a parade?
Frank Verseti, played by theater sophomore Jeremy Carrizales, bumps chests with Theo Maske, played by theater sophomore Alan Galvez. Vincent Reyna
What would her husband think or do with a wife unable to keep her unmentionables up in public?
And what kind of twist would we see if two gentlemen in the crowd noticed the undies undoing, and then try to rent the room her husband is renting in their apartment?
Those are the kinds of questions Falcon will answer in his production of “The Underpants.”
Auditions for the play were in December before the holiday break. On Jan. 7, 15 days before classes resumed, the cast reassembled and rehearsals began.
“This cast is unbelievable, and more than anything these people are consummate professionals,” Falcon said.
“We weren’t even in school on the seventh and they were still on vacation, but these kids all came in, every single day,” he said.
While the cast works hard to memorize lines and cues, technical director Debbie Coats and technical assistant Rey Cardenas work just as hard building the set.
The set was designed by theater Instructor Ronald Watson, and was designed to sit at an angle to give the audience a “topsy-turvy” feeling, Falcon said.
He said the characters can relate to that feeling because the comedy itself is topsy-turvy.
“The stage is unique and different,” he said
Watson also designed the costumes to reflect an early 1900s Germany.
With less then one week until opening night, Falcon joked about being “worried stiff” but knows all too well that it is a normal feeling.
“We still have a lot of work to do, we have a lot of discoveries to make. There is still so much to do. We will be going (preparing) to the last minute but that is the way we always work. That’s the nature of our baby,” he said.
Falcon acknowledged all those involved and especially the students for working hard to prepare for the play.
“Amazing cast doing an amazing play. An amazing evening of theater, you will be amazed. Don’t miss it,” he said.
After reading the script over a year ago, Falcon decided that “The Underpants” would be his 24th show.
Falcon is no rookie when it comes to directing shows. He has directed 23 shows in his time at this college.
The first show he ever directed was “Another Antigone” in 1992, but his favorite was “Twilight of Golds” in 1996.
“The Underpants” opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the theater in McCreless Hall. It continues at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Feb. 14-16. Matinees are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 17.
The show is $2 with Alamo College ID, $8 for seniors and active military and $10 general admission.
This play contains adult language and themes.
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Tag-arkiv: Family visit
My visit to Somalia happened at a time, when the country was entering one of its most challenging but also most promising periods. During the six days I spent there, I learned what was at stake for the people of Somalia.
Renewed hope for Mogadishu
Aunt Sacdiya is the youngest out of my late father’s ten siblings. Her physical resemblance to my father was striking. Her fresh-faced son Mohamed was dressed in a Real Madrid t-shirt and jeans, and I undeniably felt a strong bond with both of them.
One day after the first visit, Mohamed came back to accompany me to our late grandfather’s property in uptown Mogadishu. Sacdiya and her five children moved to district Waberi roughly one year ago after having spent five years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The family ventured back to Somalia upon hearing about the restored order and peace in Mogadishu, after AMISOM and government troops successfully had driven al-Shabaab out of their strongholds in the capital.
Back on my grandfather’s rooftop
Waberi’s roads were paved and packed with new cars. Here, you would find banks, computer schools and restaurants with out-door-serving. The cost of rent in this part of town had skyrocketed in the past year, which allowed Sacdiya to earn money on renting out one of the rooms in the property to a private company.
One of my childhood memories is of visiting my grandfather at his house, where we would sit up on the rooftop as the dark set in. I hoped to recognize something, but nothing looked familiar. Nevertheless, I could not help, but feel a great sense of belonging to the place.
I discovered, that my other aunt, Hawa, lived nearby – the eldest of the bunch. I visited her multicolored, tidy and posh house, where both her children and grandchildren lived. All of my aunts’ children went to private schools, so I could tell that they were better off than my relatives in Shibis, who begged me to take their eldest daughter with me to Europe, so she could get an education.
Fear of arrests and kidnapping
My uncle Osman stated that now was not the time to be in Mogadishu. He would like nothing more than to show me the whole of the city, but he was afraid of robbers, policemen and soldiers.
Now, my aunts and their children confirmed the state of lawlessness in Mogadishu. They told me about random arrests and persecution of young men, whose only crime was to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Still my cousins and I were able to walk down Makkah al Mukaramah (the main road to the airport) after dark sipping on guava juice.
Both Mohamed and his brother had been arrested by the local police, and released only after the family had paid a large sum of money. Without the payment, their lives would have been at risk. Six months ago, Mohamed’s 14-year-old brother was allegedly kidnapped by al-Shabaab. The family has not heard or seen anything from him in six months. They believe that he is now a child soldier.
The relentless targeting of terrorists and non-Muslims
The police arrests those, who they suspect are affiliated with al-Shabaab and therefore terrorists. While al-Shabaab target those, who they suspect are pro-government, and by their logic non-Muslims.
The Somali people are caught in the middle of this conflict. If you work for the government as a policeman or a soldier, al-Shabaab persecutes you. If you sympathize with al-Shabaab, the government persecutes you. The only “neutral” public workplace is Mogadishu airport, Mohamed’s sister reasoned.
Because of the insecure prospects, Mohamed and his family decided that he should try his luck at finding a job in Nairobi, Kenya. In East Leigh, a predominantly Somali neighborhood, Mohamed would be able to earn a living meanwhile practicing his English. At least this is what he envisioned.
White sand beaches and warm shallow waters
The next day, two days before my departure, Mohamed and a friend of the family accompanied me to the beach at the old seaport. Since my arrival, I had only smelled and viewed the sea from afar. It was a revelation to see the white sand beach that I remember from my childhood.
Mohamed quickly stripped down to his underwear and jumped into the wave foam. I was not wearing the proper attire for women, so I merely dipped my feet and legs in the warm shallow waters.
As a Somali woman, you are always under scrutiny. If your feet or your arms are showing, or even the slightest hair creeps out of your hijab, you will be told to cover up – even by strangers on the street. But then again, Osman’s wife, Nadia, was ordered to remove her niqab by a policeman on the street.
Before I parted with Mohamed I promised to meet with him in Nairobi. He was to leave for Kenya the following day, and I was to spend a few days there, before I left for Denmark.
Dette indlæg blev udgivet i About Somalia, Present og tagget Al Shabaab, Beach, Family visit, Mogadishu, Somalia, TFG government, Waberi den 7. september 2012 af Nasrin Billie.
The first three days in Somalia I spent with my mother’s relatives in Mogadishu. Revisiting my birthplace for the first time in 22 years proved to be a chaotic and fearful encounter with gunshots, isolation and unsettling poverty.
(From the right) My host Nadia and her cousin Leila greeted me at Mogadishu International Airport with only their eyes visible.
Establishing contact with relatives in Mogadishu
Immediately after I had secured my flight to Somalia, the next step was to establish contact with my relatives, who had agreed to meet me in Mogadishu International airport.
I called the telephone number, my mother had acquired on my behalf, and introduced myself in broken Somaali. I have a habit of speaking Danish at home even as I hear my mother tongue spoken to me on a daily basis, so as a result I feel uneasy when I try to speak it.
I had jotted down a few expressions in Somaali and beside me was my cousin Fadumina’s housemaid Faduma. The conversation went well, until the women on the other end posed a question that I had not prepared for. She asked: But how will we recognize you?
Faduma read the panic in my eyes, as I was searching for words that would describe my appearance. She grabbed the phone and replied firmly, that I would call them from the airport upon landing. This 18-year-old savvy girl regularly travels to Mogadishu to visit her mother, which she supports from Kenya.
Airport highjack
In Mogadishu Airport, which from my window seat in the airplane looked like a concrete floor framed by sand dunes and the deep blue sea, locating and recognizing my unknown relatives proved to be a more urgent matter than the opposite situation.
Luckily, I received immediate help from a women, who rushed to my side as soon as I stepped foot in the arrival hall. This hijack was not welcomed, because I suspected that the women might be after something, whether that was my money, passport or other belongings.
She explained that it was her job to accommodate new arrivals, after she handed me a yellow form. She started ordering me around. Do this and do that. I did not appreciate her rushing me, so I said that I was perfectly capable of handling matters on my own and in my own time. She retired, only to return when I placed myself in the immigration control line.
The case of the missing 50 dollar bill
At the counter, the clerk demanded 50 dollars for a visa. I handed him a 100 dollar bill, and he gave a 50 dollar bill in return. The 40-something-year-old woman in a black hijab, now behind me, pushed me toward another counter, where clerks checked passports.
Somewhere in between the passport control, the security check and the exit, I lost sight of that 50 dollar bill. I discovered this much later. Somehow, someone, whether it was the pushy woman, the security guards or the clerks, got hold of my money. Damn!
At the exit, the busybody helper proved herself useful. She picked out a mobile phone and offered to call my relatives. It turned out that those, who had come for me in place of my uncle Osman, were being refused entry to the airport, so I had to go and meet with them outside.
Greeted by heat, gunshots and four friendly eyes
The Somali air was warm and windy as we stepped out on sandy pathways. In wintry Kenya, I had put on several layers of clothing to keep myself warm. Now all these clothes clung onto my body, while the wind grabbed my thin shaash (headscarf), leaving my neck exposed.
As we approached a gated exit point, I heard a sharp sound that I would come to hear many times over during my stay. The firing of a AK47. Ka ka ka. I froze for a second, and a security guard took notice. He said laughingly: “Have you never heard gunshots before?”. I had not. The shots were fired in the air in an attempt to scare off the large group of children lurking around the airport, looking to pickpocket passengers.
In between the crowd waiting on the other side of the exit, were two women dressed in black from head to toe. The only visible part were their eyes. They greeted me with kisses on my cheeks, and seemed geniunely happy and relieved to see me.
I took out my purse, because I wanted to tip the woman helper. As I took out five dollars, each of my hosts started pinching my arm as a discrete way of showing their discontent with the size of tip, I was about to give. We settled on four dollars instead.
Fear and AK47s in abundance
The two women were cousins. Nadia was married to my uncle Osman, and she and her cousin Leila were neighbours. They were both about 25 years old and very talkative. We sat crammed in several minibusses on the way to their home in Shibis district near the old sea port. The drive took about 45 minutes and they spoke throughout.
Meanwhile, I sat silently in fear and excitement. We slowly bumped along the crowded and potholed dirt road. The “conductors” would scream and shout as they tried to squeeze more passengers into the bus. The sound of car horns were deafening. The streets were full of people, animals, cars and military tanks.
Everywhere I looked, I saw men carrying AK47s. Some were soldiers in army uniforms, others policemen. I feared that one of these guns would go off any minute, and I felt like an easy target as I was seated in the back of the bus with my back and head exposed.
Finally, we reached my uncle Osman’s neighbourhood. I was struck by how destroyed the war had left Mogadishu. Ruined buildings, unpaved, rocky roads, waste dumped everywhere. The streets were populated with men in shirts and trousers, women in colourful hijabs and black niqabs, skinny livestock and shoeless children.
Gazing out of a bullet-holed window
Osman lives with his wife, their four small children and his ageing mother Aisha. Aisha is the second wife to my grandmother’s brother-in-law. The family lives in a house full of bullet holes, which is owned by Osman’s brother-in-law. Osman is jobless, and so the family depends on the money that their relatives in Europe and the U.S. send via Dahabshiil (a money transfer company).
The family placed me in a spacious room complete with new funiture and each day, I was served delicious and enourmous meals – despite their poverty. They warned me about venturing out on my own. They feared, that I would be recognized as a foreigner and taken hostage by either the government or Al-shabaab.
The first two days in Somalia were spent gazing out of the bullet-holed window in my room. I would press my face up against the net and listen to the whistling threes. I enjoyed the fresh cool air and spent hours staring at bypassers, while jotting down my experience of being in Somalia.
On the third day, my father’s relatives, my aunt and her young son came to visit me. We had never met before. Luckily, they vowed to show me their part of town, the Waberi district, near the airport. I was thrilled.
Dette indlæg blev udgivet i About Somalia, Present og tagget Family visit, Mogadishu, Somalia den 29. august 2012 af Nasrin Billie.
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These three wines, made by Richard and Jean Sloat at Hidden Spring Winery in East Hodgdon, have each won a bronze medal at the “Big E” wine competition. (Courtesy of Jean Sloat)
Hidden Spring Winery wins bronze medals at Big E
Joseph Cyr • September 7, 2018
The accolades continue to pile up for Hidden Spring Winery of East Hodgdon.
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — The accolades continue to pile up for Hidden Spring Winery of East Hodgdon.
For two consecutive years, Jean and Richard Sloat, owners of the Hidden Spring Winery, have earned awards from the “Big E” wine competition, which takes place in June. The Big E, “New England’s Great State Fair,” is held each autumn in Springfield, Massachusetts. The fair is the largest agricultural event on the Eastern Seaboard and attracts more than 1 million visitors each year.
Contestants from across New England submit over 190 bottles of wine. Certified wine judges, including specialists and board members of the AWS (American Wine Society), judge each wine on its own merit.
The first year, 2017, both bottles won a medal, according to Jean Sloat. Their wine Bottle of Sunshine, which is the color of dandelion and has an aroma of honey, won a bronze, as did The Black Phantom, a dry wine made from Maine wild elderberries.
This year, 2018, the business won another bronze medal for its wine Black Bear Blues, which is a semi-dry wine with flavor derived from Maine wild blueberries.
The wines submitted are determined by a popular vote of customers at their winery, located on 1057 White Settlement Road.
All medal winners are displayed in the Wine and Cheese Barn during The Big E, exposing New England wines to a potential audience of over 1.8 million fairgoers. This year, the Big E is Sept. 14-30.
Jean and Richard Sloat opened Hidden Spring Winery in East Hodgdon back in November 2015. The Sloats, who are also owners of Jean’s Serendipity in downtown Houlton, started small, with a handful of seasonal wines sold from their tasting room. The shop also features a number of wine-related gift items for sale, as well as T-shirts.
The couple have since expanded to offer small meals, often combined with entertainment, at their business.
According to their website, the inspiration for the name Hidden Spring Winery started in 1924 in East Hodgdon: “It started with farm hands and horse drawn plows working the fields. During that time, workers stopped for a drink from the hidden spring with a ladle that hung on the tree. Four generations have lived here and utilized the land changing with the times. From potatoes to berries the farm has evolved, and is now the home of Hidden Spring Winery.”
“We invite people to visit the Hidden Spring Winery to enjoy alluring fall scenery, and vote on your favorite wine you desire us to submit in 2019,” said Jean Sloat.
Each visitor between now and Sept 13, may enter into a raffle drawing to win a pair of tickets to this year’s Big E fair, which includes free parking. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Sept. 13, on the couple’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Hidden-Spring-Winery.
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Write Rite Wright Right
Cops and Nobles
British detective thrillers, whether in novels, films or on PBS Masterpiece Mystery, are sometimes mystifying to non-Brits in an odd way.
For starts, there are all those acronyms: CID, MI5 MI6, all the letters before the police officers’ names. Does everyone know that MI stands for military intelligence? Or that the CID is Crime Investigation Division? Or that the ranks of police officers ascend from PC or DC (police or detective constable) through DS (detective sergeant) to DCI (detective chief inspector)? Calling a DS a DC might cause offense.
If you are reading, as I am, Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley books, you have the additional problem of figuring out which Lord or Lady is up to whatever mischief, since sometimes the characters’ given names are used and at other times they are called by their titles. Lord Asherton, for instance, is DCI Lynley or simply Asherton, or Tommy to his friends.
Here is the cast of characters for Payment in Blood, the second of George's 19 Inspector Lynley books--very helpful when, on page 300 of some 430, you can't remember who Denton is (he's Lynley's servant.) Of course, you might prefer just to read the book or watch the video and assume that eventually everything will be understandable. But in the interest of de-mystifying some of the roles and titles, I give you the list of Cops and Nobles.
1. DCI Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton.
2. DC Barbara Havers, demoted from DS, Lynley’s partner. Lives with her parents.
3. Lady Helen Clyde, daughter of the Tenth Earl of Hesfield (ongoing love interest).
4. Simon Allcourt St. James, forensic scientist.
5. Deborah Cotter St. James, photographer, his wife, daughter of his valet.
6. Francesca Gerrard, widow, owner of mansion on Loch Achiemore, Scotland.
7. Philip, her late husband, buried on an island in the Loch.
8. Stuart Rintoul, Lord Stinhurst, “Midas of the Theater”, Francesca’s brother.
9. Marguerite, Countess of Stinhurst, his wife.
10. Alec Rintoul, deceased, their son, loved by No. 12.
11. Elizabeth Rintoul, their fortyish daughter.
12. Joy Sinclair, playwright (deceased), sister of No. 13, cousin of No. 19, former lover of No. 16.
13. Irene Sinclair, former actress, previously married to No. 16.
14. Joanna Ellacourt, famous actress, married to No. 15.
15. David Sydeham, her husband and manager.
16. Robert Gabriel, famous actor, formerly married to No. 13, now sleeping with No. 12 and many others.
17. Geoffrey Rintoul (deceased), brother of No. 8, grave discovered in odd place.
18. Jeremy Vinney, journalist, drama critic for the Times.
19. Rhys Davies-Jones, theatrical director, presently lover of No. 3. Prime suspect.
20. Gowan Kilbride, handyman at the mansion of No. 6.
21. Mary Agnes Campbell, maid at No. 6.
22. Hannah Darrow, deceased, subject of a book by No. 12.
23. John Darrow, publican, her husband.
24. Teddy Darrow, their son.
English police: Chief Superintendent Hiller; Superintendent Webberley, Lynley’s superior; DC Raymond Plater (Mildenhall); DC Winston Nkata.
Scottish police: DI Ian Macaskin of the Strathclyde CID; DC Kevin Lonan.
Military Intelligence: William Vassall, Sir Kenneth Willingate, Sir Andrew Higgins.
Servants: Denton, Lynley’s valet. Caroline Shepherd, Lady Helen’s maid. Cotter, valet to St. James (No. 4) and father of Deborah St. James (No. 5).
Posted by M. L. Benedict at 10:21 AM
Labels: British mysteries, British titles, Elizabeth George, Inspector Lynley, Masterpiece Theater
Susan Jordan said...
Should I read this as a recommendation to read these books? They look intriguing, to say the least. I'm a little surprised at the large cast of characters, though. I'm always mindful of including too many characters in a book I write out of concern for the reader. However, I suppose if you're solving a mystery, you are going to cross paths with many different people.
M. L. Benedict said...
They are indeed intriguing, but how Elizabeth George managed to juggle all those characters and plot lines is beyond me. Get one from the library so you can return it if it's too much work to read. The paradox is that the books are real page-turners.
M. L. Benedict
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A night out with Austin
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04 MAY 20115: A friendly Austin invasion sidled up to the Pravda Vodka Bar in Toronto's east end the other night. Unusual, perhaps, but then again if you’re a Texan city that’s adding vodka making to your repertory, hosting an industry reception at a vodka bar makes sense.
There was also cause to lift a glass to the new Air Canada route that starts service from Toronto next month.
As Steve Genovesi, senior vice-president of sales and services with the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, says, the state capital has been attracting huge meetings and conferences as of late. That’s for sure.
For the past 28 years, come every March, the streets of Austin transform into an incubator for innovators. It’s where VCs (that’s lingo for venture capitalists) hobnob with the best of them. South by Southwest (a.k.a. SXSW) has sparked creative careers and heralded not only groundbreaking inventions but products that have produced seismic cultural shifts like Foursquare and Twitter.
Reps from the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau were on hand including reps from various hotels.
The Texas capital gets a new daily direct non-stop service from Toronto starting on May 18. The 75-seat CRJ aircraft has business and economy class configuration.
Meetings are big business. As Genovesi points out on the travel incentive side the city has been seeing those companies that used to book incentive travel at resorts now choosing Austin.
“They want a downtown feel where they could do food truck tours, music tours and we’re becoming a Mecca for our girlfriend getaways,” he says and adds Austin is becoming more popular as a weddings destination and also hosting bachelor parties.
Agents will see a roster of new hotels in the high-end luxury category range expected to come on board in the next few years. By 2017 the city is expecting a 64 percent increase in room inventory with new hotel openings. “Occupancy pretty much every weekend is busy with festivals,” says Genovesi and adds it will continue to grow with such future openings as Kempinski, JW Marriott, Westin, and a new Fairmont property to name a few.
On the hotels scene, its location, location, location and a couple of new hotels can definitely boast this.
Situated overlooking the Lady Bird Lake, the 448-room Hyatt Regency Austin gets top marks.
“We do have a great location right on the lake in downtown Austin. From our property you can not only walk anywhere in downtown but you can also rent a kayak and a paddleboard and enjoy the time on the lake,” says John Hansen, sales manager with the Hyatt Regency Austin.
He adds that the property is currently undergoing room renovations stripping right back to the nails and will have a total new look and feel by the end of the year.
Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) has huge plans too. The hole-in-the-ground adjacent to the convention centre will become the new home of the 1000-room Fairmont Austin scheduled to open in June 2017. What does this mean to the conventions crowd? “We will become Austin’s meetings hotel but what it also means is Austin will be able to take wider citywide programs because we’re adding an additional 1000 bedrooms. This will increase how big a conference can come to Austin,” says Michael Welsh, director of global accounts with FRHI Hotels & Resorts.
Music and Parks
Dubbed the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin has hundreds of music venues (at last count over 250) and just as many parks (230) that vie for your client’s leisure attention.
“How big is the city anyway?”
I was envisioning a huge sprawling footprint around the lake. “It’s quite compact,” Genovesi tells Travel Industry Today. “You can walk to anywhere in 15 minutes,” adds Hansen from the Hyatt Regency Austin.
Everywhere is walking distance, with music in the air, new hotels jumping on board and plenty of green space Air Canada’s new direct service has just made it simpler for Canadians to discover this next new southern destination and boy is it a hot one!!
Steve Genovesi, senior vice-president, sales and services, Austin CVB; Courtney Sculley, account director, Northeast and International markets, Austin CVB; Tony Celio, manager of leisure sales with Air Canada; and Shilpa Bakre, senior communications manag Steve Genovesi, senior vice-president, sales and services, Austin CVB; Courtney Sculley, account director, Northeast and International markets, Austin CVB; Tony Celio, manager of leisure sales with Air Canada; and Shilpa Bakre, senior communications manag Steve Genovesi, senior vice-president, sales and services, Austin CVB and Tony Celio, manager of leisure sales with Air Canada Michael Welsh, director of global accounts with FRHI Hotels & Resorts John Hansen, sales manager with the Hyatt Regency Austin the lucky winner of the Air Canada trip for 2 (centre) MaryAnne Lee from Sun Life Financial with the hosts.
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Our Opinion: School board saves winter break, aims to boost openness
Wilson County Board of Education member Velma Barnes said students, teachers and parents contacted her to express their opposition to proposed school calendar changes.
Drew C. Wilson | Times
Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2018 9:11 pm
A Wilson Times Co. editorial
Maybe this month’s midterm election served as a reminder to heed the voters’ will.
Perhaps they heard the old classroom cliché about listening twice as much as we talk because we have two ears and only one mouth.
Whatever the reason, the Wilson County Board of Education perked up its collective ears Monday, and all seven members acted on their constituents’ concerns.
Your school board earned high marks this week, voting unanimously to avoid a last-minute calendar change that would cut Christmas vacations short and finally deciding to rescind a three-day advance registration requirement for people who speak during board meetings.
Wilson County Schools staff had suggested extending the spring semester into 2019, pushing exams from December to January and shaving three days off the winter holiday in order to make up school days lost to Hurricane Florence in September and Hurricane Michael in October.
Parents, students and teachers objected. Holding end-of-semester tests right after a holiday break could lower scores, and families planned out-of-state vacations for which travel arrangements have already been made. Rejecting a last-minute bait-and-switch was the right thing to do.
“They said, ‘Please let us finish up the end of the year with the testing and all. Don’t carry it into January,’” District 6 member Gary Farmer said of students with whom he’d spoken.
It remains to be seen whether extra instructional time will be tacked on next semester. The N.C. General Assembly granted schools in Wilson and other storm-afflicted counties a waiver, so the make-up days are not mandatory. We’d suggest taking the state up on its offer to write off those hurricane days — it’s the quality, not quantity, of classroom time that counts.
In an encouraging step forward for the state of open government in our school system, the board directed administrators and Wilson County Schools attorney Brian Shaw to craft a new policy for members of the public who wish to address their elected representatives at monthly school board meetings.
Since May, rules have required speakers to sign up three full days in advance and describe the content of their remarks to school administrators. Those restrictions seemed designed to discourage public participation on the heels of an April meeting where parent speakers were censored. The Wilson Times editorial page flagged the board’s prior comment policy as unconstitutional.
Last month, District 5 board member Beverly Boyette initiated a review of the speaker rules adopted in May, showing leadership as an advocate for her constituents’ right to address the school board. We applaud her willingness to be a champion for the First Amendment, and we thank each of her colleagues for understanding the need to remove barriers to the people’s podium.
While we’re cautiously optimistic, we never endorse a policy before it’s written. It is our sincere hope that Wilson County Schools’ staff and counsel will craft a framework that favors open access and avoid the temptation to lard it up with needless complication.
Board members discussed scrapping the three-day registration rule and substituting a signup deadline of 30 minutes before each meeting, reverting to a prior standard. That would be a tremendous improvement to be sure, but why require advance registration at all?
Public bodies including the Wilson City Council impose no such requirement. Speakers can take the podium at will during time reserved for public comment and add their names to the sign-up sheet when they step in front of the microphone. There are no resulting delays; the refreshing lack of bureaucracy causes no harm.
Wilson’s meetings are efficient and nearly all speakers respectful. Even when folks get a little heated, Mayor Bruce Rose has no trouble keeping order. If it’s good enough for the city council, why not the school board?
This isn’t the time for half-measures or grudging compromises. Having shown itself capable of being responsive, the Wilson County Board of Education has a chance to declare full-throated support for the school stakeholders who take the time to voice their concerns. A win for open government is a victory the public and the board can share.
The new and (we hope) much improved public comment policy could be revealed during December’s meeting.
If they continue on the path of openness, transparency and accountability they forged Monday, your Wilson County school board members will do the right thing.
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Nicholas Kole interview, part 3
June 11, 2018 Madame Sidler 1 Comment
Before we dive into this week’s snippet of a conversation with Nicholas Kole, a Andrew asked me to make sure you all knew that Scott Lee Johnson‘s Wingfeather sculptures are going fast. Check out his website to order, and read Andrew’s post about them for the whole story.
This is part three of a good long fun interview. You can read the earlier parts of the conversation here (part 1) and here (part 2).
Madame Sidler: Speaking of all the various places where you’ve worked and the different projects you’ve worked on, Elia says, “Nintendo, you say? Any chance we could get a ‘Super Janner Run’ with toothy cows and quill diggles and Fangs?” [laughter] He got two upvotes for that. I think there’s a market! [more laughter]
Nicholas Kole: That’s great! You know, it’s been discussed! It is not off the table at all.
MS: Seriously?!
NK: ..but I feel like I’m not the one to float that idea.
MS: You know, if a studio picks the series up then we’ve got to do all the moichendizing.
NK: Yeah, yeah, absolutely! You know, there are different schools of thought about that with Wingfeather, but I think it’s got a lot of fun designs and it’s got a lot of fun worldbuilding that could potentially be a lot of fun to play around in! For me, the priority has always been the story and the world and the characters, vis a vis just creating the animated content. And if it sells toys, cool! And if we can make video games, rad! But I think that before it’s a video game, obviously, the Wingfeather Saga is a story.
MS: Sure. We’ve also had pleas for Lego sets and action figures—
NK: Plushies—I want plushies!
MS: Oh yeah!
NK: For myself, I would really like a thwap. A little huggable, squishable thwap.
MS: That would be amazing! And Gnorm is nice and squishable too. I don’t know that he would appreciate it…
NK: True… No, he would basically resent that.
MS: It might be an insult to his dignity.
NK: “How dare you! Unhand me!” [laughter] Yes! Perfect!
MS: [still laughing] Fantastic!
This week, Madame Sidler will be reading chapters 7-11 of The Monster in the Hollows. Visit our forum for some good conversation, and we’ll see you back here on Friday for an excerpt from the week’s reading!
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Elia Tyson says
Yes! A huggable, squishable thwap! Can’t wait for Super Janner Run! 😂
I don’t want to poke a snickbuzzard in the gobbler.
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Review: Halo 4
Nicholas Arcolano / November 24, 2012
Although Halo 4 introduces great new enemies, weapons, and environments, 343 Industries ultimately plays it safe with this new chapter by skillfully iterating on the canonical Halo experience.
One of the most disorienting experiences a critic can have is liking something, but not knowing why. In the context of video games it’s an epistemological hazard I usually can avoid, but one series that persistently confounds my critical judgement is Halo.
For example, I’ve never found myself particularly inspired by Halo‘s militaristic, technology-driven, human-centric brand of science fiction; I instead prefer games like Mass Effect where you get to explore diverse cultural and sociopolitical relationships between advanced civilizations on a galactic scale, and also have sex with aliens. When it comes to competitive multiplayer, I usually opt for something like the deliberate, hyper-violent, highly strategic combat of Gears of War, which makes Halo and its floaty ragdoll physics look like NBA 2K13 by comparison. And in terms of protagonists, I pretty much prefer anybody to the Master Chief, a character so lacking in charisma he makes Gordon Freeman seem like George Clooney.
However, despite all my arguments to the contrary, I really do like Halo. Perhaps it’s all those weapons, scattered around the battlefield with the abundance of dandelions in a glen. Perhaps it’s the resulting frenzy of fast-paced combat, which resembles a firefight breaking out at the 2557 NRA national gun show. Perhaps its the panoply of bizarre vehicles, and the unfettered glee that accompanies soaring above the fray in a Banshee. Perhaps I just really like punching diminutive alien zealots in the face.
Given how poorly I comprehend my affection for the Halo series, it was with some concern that I approached this newest installment. Marking a return to the original storyline after a five year intermission, and serving as the first major development effort by the new stewards of the franchise, Halo 4 could have been the key to unlocking what I find so appealing about these ridiculous games, or it could have been enough of a misstep to finally break their spell over me.
Don’t worry… even though the Chief has never seen this ancient alien weapon before, he won’t let that fact keep him from killing stuff with it.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Halo 4 achieved neither of these extremes. Instead, 343 Industries channeled their obvious devotion to the Xbox flagship franchise and delivered an incredibly faithful reproduction of the classic Halo experience. As far as a casual gamer like myself can tell, the fundamentals of the combat are essentially unchanged; other than a dedicated button for short sprinting and fact that the armor ability system of Halo: Reach has been retained, most of the time I felt like I could have been playing any game in the Halo library. (Incidentally, I was a big fan of the Reach ability system, and was psyched to see that the “hologram decoy” makes a triumphant return.) Halo 4 even takes pains to make sure the 10+ hours of single-player campaign include all the requisite gameplay hooks, from the frantic close-combat battles in nondescript futuristic space corridors to the epic clashes of heavy weapons platforms that are really difficult to steer properly.
Unfortunately, Halo 4‘s commitment to consistency means that a lot of opportunities for innovation are lost. For instance, even though an entire new civilization is introduced—and with it, a wealth of new enemies and technologies—the resulting gameplay changes remarkably little. The new Forerunner weapons reprise the same well-balanced collection of roles already filled by the existing UNSC and Covenant ordnance (e.g. assault rifle, battle rifle, sniper rifle, shotgun), and despite the few novel twists and tricks they throw at you, any new foes you encounter can usually be dispatched with the same old tactics.
Cortana is pretty much naked at all times, whereas John never even takes his helmet off. And that’s the least odd thing about this couple.
I’m not really going to offer a critique of the plot of Halo 4, because frankly the entire mythology of the Halo universe confuses the hell out of me. Over the past 10 years I’ve managed to grasp that the Master Chief (a.k.a. SPARTAN-II commando John-117) is a biologically-engineered super-soldier whose girlfriend is an artificially intelligent computer program that was modeled after his mother and lives in his head. Also, they’ve saved the universe a few times. Beyond that I’m fairly lost, so if you’re the sort of person who plays these games for the story and you’ve read this far, I’ve nothing more to offer than my apologies.
Although the campaign is certainly worth playing, as with past Halo games (and pretty much every other first-person shooter), folks are likely to spend most of their Halo 4 quality time in competitive multiplayer. After haranguing all my regular gaming buddies into dropping a bit of their precious pre-holiday cash on this particular title (as opposed to, say, Black Ops 2), I suppose I was relieved to find the multiplayer was as conservatively designed and incrementally innovated as the campaign. Of course, this means that while Halo 4 does well what Halo games typically do well (e.g. robust matchmaking and well-balanced competitive combat), it also does poorly what Halo games typically do poorly (right down to the clunky menus and the litany of arcane, ill-explained game modes). Then again, one of the multiplayer maps is a visually stunning remake of the Halo 3 favorite “Valhalla”, so how much can one really complain?
Home of the gods.
Beyond competitive multiplayer, there’s also been a general trend this console cycle towards more cooperative multiplayer game modes in shooters. In terms of quality, they typically range from paragons of game design like Gears of War‘s “Horde mode” to hokey half-assed pandering like Call of Duty‘s “zombie mode”. Unfortunately, Halo 4‘s “Spartan Ops” cooperative game mode, which consists of episodic collections of co-op side missions, tends more towards the latter. Most missions are essentially glorified shooting galleries, and since you’re free to respawn as much as you like, the primary challenge is how long you’re willing to mop up the seemingly endless waves of enemies before you grow too bored to continue. If you’re really looking to spend some quality time with your friends murdering aliens instead of one another, then playing the campaign in co-op mode is a much better bet.
In closing, I hate saying that Halo 4 is “basically another Halo game”, but no matter how I run the numbers, that’s the answer I keep coming up with. In other words, if the whole space marine thing has never really been your cup of tea, then Halo 4 is unlikely to be the game that changes your palate. However, if you’re an old-school Halo fan looking to get back in the game or a current Reach regular looking to re-up your multiplayer, then Halo 4 is everything you need it to be, and maybe even a little bit more.
November 24, 2012 in Sci-Fi, Shooter. Tags: 343 Industries, First Person, Halo, Imported from Blogger, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Shooter
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Barack Obama, Iran, and Occupy Wall Street
For the uninitiated (yes, you, Obama cabinet members), Iran just attacked the British embassy in Tehran. In the real world attacking an embassy is an act of war. The question is whether Barack Obama will ever “grow a pair” and deal with Iran.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2011/nov/30/british-embassy-attacked-iran-learns-obama-and-occ/
Barney Frank: Good Riddance
Good riddance to big, bad, Barney.
(No, not the purple dinosaur who sings children songs. The angry Barney who turned purple with rage and righteous indignation.)
Barney Frank held a press conference to announce that he is retiring from Congress when his current term ends.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2011/nov/29/barney-frank-ive-destroyed-economy-my-work-here-do/
5 days off
One of the great things about Thanksgiving weekend is that it is the only time of the year with 5 straight days of football. While NFL fans like myself realize that college football does not count, at least it is something.
Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday, and a weekend of more football games concludes tonight with Monday Night Football.
Yet the reason why these 5 days are great are not just because of what they offer. It is what is left out.
For 120 hours, Americans do not have to deal with Barack Obama. He may have given a speech in the last few days, but if so he was tuned out even more than usual. We did not have to hear nonsense about “millionaires and billionaires,” “fair share,” “sharing the wealth,” “fairness,” and any other words that are code for a failed leader desperately trying to keep his job while others lose theirs.
For 120 hours, Occupy Wall Street protesters were defeated by America’s love of capitalism. It is one thing to face off against police officers afraid to use force to crack down on thuggery. It is quite another to try and occupy a shopping mall and inhibit soccer moms unconcerned with the rule of law. One woman pepper sprayed others to get an X-Box 360 on sale at Walmart. She would have shot OWS protesters if they were in the way.
Football games went off without a hitch because setting up tents outside of ballgames is not called protesting. It is called tailgating. People without tickets were denied admittance, leading to games that went off without incident.
Even those who did not go shopping did what many Americans do on the day after Thanksgiving. They began preparing for Christmas. I happen to be Jewish, but loud Christmas music drowns out protesters with more effectiveness than rock music in the 1990s smoked out Manuel Noriega.
Liberals represented by Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Moveon.org, Huffington Post, Daily Kos, and Paul Krugman are angry, bitter, failed human beings. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and her offspring Ed Schultz (no, not really) of MSNBC are angry failed people. So are most OWS protesters. Yet the angry left these past few days was confronted with the one weapon they cannot defeat:
Even in tough times, Americans are happy, optimistic people. We believe in the competitiveness of football, the joy of spending time with family and friends, and the thrill of bargain hunting. Most people would sooner go to a mall than sit outside in an unclean park.
Even those like myself who just wanted peace and quiet enjoyed solace and men beating each other up over an oblate spheroid.
While Tuesday will bring a return to politics, let’s enjoy the real meaning of Thanksgiving, that being thankful.
We are Americans. We are free. We are the Shining City on a Hill. No amount of leftist complaining can change that.
Thank you America for 5 wonderful days off from liberalism.
Now to enjoy Monday Night Football and then get back to work on Tuesday.
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NFL 2011–Week 12 Recap
Five straight days of football is what Thanksgiving is all about. The week 12 NFL recap got kicked off with three Thanksgiving Day games followed by college games on Friday and Saturday followed by another fantastic NFL Sunday wrapping up on Monday night.
Before getting to the NFL, some very quick non-NFL notes.
Normally college football is irrelevant, but USC thrashed UCLA 50-0. Yes, 50-0. Matt Barkley is hoping that his NFL stint will be more like Carson Palmer and less like Matt Leinart and John David Booty. Yet despite having the better record, USC is on probation and ineligible for a bowl game. So despite losing by 50 points, UCLA is going to the Pac 10 Conference Championship. I got my grad degree at USC, but now root against them. My undergrad school was the University of Judaism, now American Jewish University. Yet AJU has no football team, despite producing many football teams’ surgeons and accountants. As for why I root against my own grad school, it is because USC Coach Lane Kiffin is the devil. The former Raiders coach was fired, and soon after the team improved.
In Canadian Football League news, the 99th Grey Cup Championship featured the British Columbia Lions against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Lions won 34-23 to win their first championship since 2006. I speak for all Americans and real football fans when I say I am glad a French team did not win.
Now on to real football, the National Football League. Virtually every game this week was exciting in the fourth quarter. Do not call it parity. It is competitive balance, which benefits the league by creating the “Any Given Sunday” scenarios.
(This is unlike the NBA, where the same teams win every year. The NBA lockout just ended. Fine. This is a football column, hence basketball getting parentheses.)
Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions–This entire week has been about the 1962 Vince Lombardi Packers who came into Detroit and got smacked around. It makes for an interesting storyline but has no bearing on today. Green Bay is undefeated but both of these teams are good. A healthy Matthew Stafford is as good as anybody, even Aaron Rodgers. Yet two good teams can come together and simply play a bad game.
The first half was unwatchable. Detroit dominated statistically, out-gaining Green Bay 216-86. The Lions had the ball for 20 minutes. Yet promising drives died under a hail of penalties. The Lions killed themselves the entire game. Green Bay was immobile, but with 5 1/2 minutes left in the half, the first big play of the game broke a scoreless logjam. From the Detroit 20, Stafford had a pass batted up in the air and intercepted by Clay Matthews. Green Bay took over at the Detroit 13, and Rodgers would hit Greg Jennings for a 3 yard score to have the Packers up 7-0. Detroit tried to get something back but Jason Hanson missed a 47 yard field goal try as the 7-0 score stuck through the rest of the half.
In the third quarter the Packers finally got some offense going in an attempt to put the game away. Rodgers led a 77 yard, 11 play, 6 minute drive. ROdgers hit Jermaine Finley for 26 yards, Donald Driver for 15, and Greg Jennings for a pair of 19 yard gains to set up 1st and goal at the 7. The key play of the game came on 3rd and goal at the 3. Rodgers threw incomplete, but a personal foul on Ndomakung Suh meant 1st and goal at the 1. Worse, it was a mindless penalty as Suh actually kicked a player while he was down after the play was over. Rather than a field goal try, Suh was disqualified and will face a heavy fine from the league. His mindlessness led John Kuhn to run it in and put the Packers up 14-0.
Stafford then led the Lions from their own 19 to the Green Bay 45. Yet again he was intercepted, and the Packers took over at their own 35. Rodgers needed only one play to make the Lions pay, as a 65 yard touchdown pass to Jones had he Packers up 21-0. Two plays later Stafford was intercepted yet again, giving Green Bay the ball at the Detroit 33. The Packers would settle for a 35 yard Mason Crosby field goal, but a 7-0 halftime game was now a 24-0 Packers blowout after three quarters.
Stafford tried to rally the Lions, and a 16 yard touchdown run by Williams followed by a successful 2 point conversion had the Lions within 24-8 with a full 13 minutes remaining. Yet there would be no comeback. Rodgers led a 6 minute drive that culminated in a 32 yard field goal to put the game out of reach. The Lions would get a garbage time touchdown to make the score respectable, but the message was clear. The better team won.
Despite the slow start, Rodgers finished 22 of 33 for 307 yards and 3 touchdown with 0 interceptions. Stafford was 32 of 45 for 276 yards and the touchdown at the end of the game, but also the 3 killer interceptions. The Lions at 7-4 are still in the playoff hunt but Jim Schwartz has to address the penalties, especially when they lead to ejections. As for Mike McCarthy and these Packers, they did not suffer what the Lombardi Packers did. They stated undefeated, and at 11-0 can now seriously talk about an undefeated season. Yet Lombardi’s Packers won the championship that season, and as great as these Packers are, they will say they have not won anything yet. The last time they tried to repeat as champions it ended in heartbreak. 27-15 Packers
Miami Dolphins @ Dallas Cowboys–Given that there is no natural rivalry here, it is impossible to discuss this game without bringing up Leon Lett. Yet the real story before getting to that is that both Dallas wide receiver Miles Austin and Miami tailback Reggie Bush dated Kim Kardashian, rendering this game the substanceless bowl. With Miles Austin being injured, wrath can be directed toward Miami more.
As for Leon, A few months after Lett fumbled the ball away in the Super Bowl, Dallas led Miami 14-13 in an uncharacteristic Texas snowstorm. Miami went for the winning field goal and it was blocked. The Cowboy players were all supposed to stay away from it and the game would have been over. Lett went sliding into it, touched it, and Miami recovered it. They kicked another field goal and won the game. Dallas would win the Super Bowl that year, so for the second time in 2 years all was forgiven.
This year both of these teams started shaky. Dallas was 3-4 and Miami was an awful 0-7. Yet Gary Kubiak and Tony Sparano hung tough and both of these teams come in with 3 game winning streaks. Dallas is tied for first in their division while Miami is at 3-7 actually not totally out of the playoffs in a weak AFC.
Even Kim Kardashian could not be blamed for this terrible first half given that she did not date most of the players. Tony Romo twice completed passes to the Miami defense, while 3 times, twice out of the shotgun, Matt Moore had trouble handling the snap from center. The first 29 minutes of awful football saw a 26 yard Shane Graham field goal in the first quarter and a 32 yard Dan Bailey kick in the second quarter. A 3-3 game seemed destined to go to the locker rooms when one mistake changed things with one minute left in the half. On 3rd and 14 from their own 24, a shotgun snap was mishandled and eventually recovered by the Cowboys at the Miami 5. One play later Romo hit Robinson as the Cowboys led 10-3. Yet Dallas got soft at the end as a lengthy defensive pass interference penalty led to another field goal to get the Dolphins within 10-6 at the half. The potential tying touchdown was not caught by Kardashian-dating Bush, resulting in the field goal.
The Dolphins began the third quarter at their own 20 and Moore moved them in 11 plays and 7 minutes to a 3rd and 4 at the Dallas 9. Yet Moore then fired incomplete, and a 27 yard field goal had the Dolphins within 10-9. Miami got the ballback at their own 26. On 3rd and 13, Moore went deep to Hartline for a 41 yard gain. Moore then went deep to Brandon Marshall for a 35 yard touchdown as the Dolphins finally cracked the end zone to take a 16-10 lead.
With 4 minutes left in the third quarter Dallas took over at their own 23. On 2nd and 7 Romo hit Jason Witten for 9, Murray for 17, and Robinson for 14. Dallas began the fourth quarter facing 3rd and 3 at the Miami 23. Romo hit Witten for 5 and then Robinson for the 18 yard touchdown as the third lead change of the game had the Cowboys up 17-16.
From the Miami 19, Moore continued leading the Dolphins on another solid drive, taking 14 plays and over 7 minutes off of the clock. Yet 1st and goal at the 3 would again lead to nothing as Kardashian-dating Bush lost 2 and Moore fired incomplete twice. Graham hit his fourth field goal as the fourth lead change had the Dolphins up 19-17 with 7 minutes left in the game.
Dallas would punt, but with Kardashian-dating Bush only gaining one yard, the decision to pass the ball rather than grind out clock proved costly. Miami would punt and the Cowboys would have one final shot from their own 36. Romo hit Witten for 23 yards, immediately rendering time not a factor. Murray ran for a pair of 6 yard gains down to the Miami 29 at the 2 minute warning. Miami used all of their timeouts but Murray kept running for 9, 3, 4, and 5. At this point the Dolphins were powerless to stop the clock. Dallas wound it down to 3 seconds before Bailey came in for the potential winning kick.
Yes, another Miami-Dallas game came down to a field goal late, although this time the weather was perfect. The kick was good, and the 5th lead change of the game saw the Dolphins have their 3 game win streak snapped to fall to 3-8. Jason Garrett has seen the Cowboys win 4 straight after early struggles to get to 7-4 and lead their division at least temporarily. This was a great second half, taking an early turkey and turning it into a fine football game. 20-19 Cowboys
San Francisco 49ers @ Baltimore Ravens was the evening Thanksgiving game. This is the Harbaugh Bowl, the only reason the NFL would schedule a game between a pair of teams with zero rivalry besides sibling. Yet the NFL lucked out, as both of these teams are Super Bowl contenders. The 49ers are on the road and have the shakier quarterback, although this could be a defensive slugfest anyway.
When Rob and Rex Ryan played the Ryan Bowl in Week 1 with Buddy Ryan watching, the defensive masterminds saw an offensive explosion and 51 points on the board. It is all about personnel. The Harbaugh Bowl between Jim and John with dad Jack looking on saw a pair of coaches known for offense utilize their personnel as the expected slog did materialize.
Billy Cundiff got the Ravens on the board with a 39 yard field goal and David Akers responded for the 49ers with a 45 yard field goal. In the second quarter the 49ers would have a 75 yard touchdown pass nullified by a chop block. With 6 minutes left in the half from the Baltimore 35, Joe Flacco went deep and was intercepted. Yet defensive pass interference meant a 50 yard gain to the Frisco 15. Yet on 2nd and goal from the 1 a lateral run lost 4 yards, meaning another field goal. Cundiff hit from 25 to have the Ravens up 6-3. Alex Smith moved the 49ers from their 20 to a 4th and 3 at the Baltimore 40 with 23 seconds left in the half. The 49ers went for it and Smith hit Walker for 5. Yet on the next play Smith went deep and was intercepted by Lardarius Webb in the end zone to end the half, the first ever interception in a Thanksgiving Day game by a Lardarius.
San Francisco began the third quarter after a touchback and soon faced 3rd and 17 at their own 26. Smith threw up a prayer and somehow Michael Crabtree came down with it for an 18 yard gain. Smith would lead Frisco to the Baltimore 25, but Terrell Suggs sacked him for a 10 yard loss. Akers came in for a 52 yard field goal to tie the game 6-6, and it was good. Yet 13 plays and 7 1/2 minutes still saw no trips to the end zone. Each team would only have one drive in the third quarter as the 49ers used up half the period and the Ravens used up the other half.
Baltimore took over at their own 24.. On 3rd and 6 Flacco hit Anquon Boldin for 7. On 3rd and 7 from the Ravens 38, Flacco hit Evans for 8. On 3rd and 6 from midfield Flacco hit Pitta for 11, Rice for 6, Leach for 10, and Dickson for 15. The third quarter ended with the Ravens facing 3rd and goal at the 8. On the first play of the fourth quarter Flacco hit Pitta for the touchdown as the Ravens led 13-6.
Midway through the fourth quarter a field position game had the Ravens at their own 40. On 3rd and 4 Flacco found Rice for 17 yards. Ricky Williams then gained 12. Cundiff came in for a 39 yard field goal to try and put the game on ice. His kick was good, and the Ravens had the very hard fought win.
San Francisco fell to 8-2 in a division they lead by several games. However, getting the top seed is slipping away as they are 2 games back of Green Bay. They still lead the NFC race for the other 1st round bye. Baltimore remains in first place in their brutal division in an AFC that is totally up for grabs. They will not have another game for 10 days, and their nasty defense that sacked Smith 8 times will only get better with the return of leader Ray Lewis from a toe injury. Both of these teams have 8 wins, and a Super Bowl rematch is still a possibility that would be worth contemplating. 16-6 Ravens
Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons–The Falcons are in contention for the NFC South division title under non-descript white guy Mike Smith, while the Vikings are a miserable 2-8 and have lost Adrian Peterson.
After an exchange of punts, the Falcons took over at their own 20. Michael Turner gained 10, and a facemask tacked on 15 more. On 3rd and 1 from the Minnesota 45, Jason Snelling gained 3. Turner gained 10 and 9, and on 2nd and 19 from the 27, Matt Ryan hit Douglas for the touchdown to have the Falcons up 7-0.
In the second quarter the Falcons took over at their own 32. Short runs would lead to a 2nd and 13 just past midfield. Ryan hit Tony Gonzalez for 9, Douglas for 18, Gonzalez for another 18, and a 6 yard touchdown to Roddy White to have the Falcons up 14-0 with 4 minutes left in the half. Minnesota would punt, and a 42 yard punt return by Weems had the Falcons starting at the Minesota 36 with 2 minutes left. Matt Bryant would hit a 37 yard field goal to have the Falcons up 17-0 at the break.
Minnesota clawed back in the second half. After an exchange of punts, the Vikings took over at their own 20. Christian Ponder hit Toby Gerhart for 8 and Gerhart ran for 12 more. Ponder hit Vicente Shiancoe for 16, and on 3rd and 4 from the Atlanta 40, Ponder ran for 5. On 3rd and 1 from the 26, Ponder hit Reisner for 5. On 3rd and 10 from the 21, Ponder found Percy Harvin for 20, and Gerhart got the final yard to have the Vikings down 17-7 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter after the 14 play, 80 yard, 8 minute drive.
Minnesota got the ball back at their own 20 and quickly went 3 and out to start the fourth quarter. Yet Franks fumbled the punt, and the Vikings had it at the Atlanta 36. On 4th and 13 from the 39 and needing 2 scores, Leslie Frazier decided to go for it rather than try a 57 yard field goal. Ponder went deep to Percy Harvin for a miracle touchdown. 13 1/2 minutes remained in the game, and the Vikings were within 17-14.
After an exchange of punts, the Falcons took over at their own 27 with 10 1/2 minutes left. Turner gained 5 and Ryan hit Gonzalez for 6. Ryan then went deep to White for 26 yards. On 3rd and 4 from the Minnesota 30, Ryan went back to White again for 23 more. Ryan hit Palmer for a 3 yard touchdown as the Falcons had some breathing room with a 10 point lead with 6:40 to play.
Yet Minnesota has a gamebreaker, and his name is Percy Harvin. He took the kickoff 7 yards deep in the end zone and returned it 104 yards. He did not reach the end zone, but Minnesota instantly had 1st and goal at the 3. Any points would make it a one score game again. Yet on 3rd and goal at the 2, Harvin only got 1. On 4th and goal at the 1, , Leslie Frazier decided to go for it. Gerhart got blasted for a 2 yard loss and the Vikings were done. They gave the Falcons all they could handle, but are still 2-9 while Atlanta got the hard fought win to stay in contention for their division. Matty Ice earned his nickname by going 27 for 34 for 262 yards and 3 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. 24-14 Falcons
Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals–While Marvin Lewis again has th Bengals improved, this game remains a fight to finish behind Pittsburgh and Baltimore until proven otherwise. Walrus Mike Holmgren just wants his Browns to defeat somebody in a game worth watching.
Cleveland took over at their own 21 and some short runs by Peyton Hillis led to 3rd and 1 at the Cleveland 38. Hillis gained 2. Colt McCoy then went deep the Jerrius Norwood for a 36 yard gain. On 3rd and 10 from the 24, McCoy went deep again to Norwood, this time for the touchdown as the Browns led 7-0.
The Bengals took over at their own 23. On 3rd and 19 Andy Dalton hit Hawkins for just enough. On 3rd and 8 just shy of midfield, Dalton hit Simpson for 9. Cedric Benson, despite getting arrested again a few days earlier, broke free for a 33 yard gain. Yet on 4th and goal at the 1, Marvin Lewis decided to go for it and Benson got stopped for the second time this week and the first time not by police officers. Yet it was temporary as Cleveland punted it back and the Bengals took over at the Browns 47. Benson gained 7, Dalton hit Green for 24, and Benson ran the final 16 to tie the game 7-7.
The second quarter began with Cleveland at their own 31. Runs and short passes would eventually lead to a 32 yard field goal by Phil Dawson to have the Browns up 10-7 with 9 1/2 minutes left in the half. With 45 seconds left in the half the Bengals faced 2nd and 10 at their own 27. Rather than just go to the half, Dalton was sacked and fumbled, giving the Browns the ball at the Cincy 14. McCoy hit Little for a 3 yard touchdown with 9 seconds left in the half to have the Browns up 17-7 and make Holmgren a most happy Walrus.
Cincy began the third quarter at their own 25 and Dalton led a 12 play, 6 minute drive. Yet the drive would stall at the Cleveland 5 yard line as the Bengals settled for a 23 yard Mike Nugent field goal to get within 17-10. Cleveland would take over at their own 30 and soon face 2nd and 18 at their own 40. McCoy scrambled for 20 to keep the drive going. Phil Dawson missed a 22 yarder in a loss recently, but from 54 yards out he had no problem as the Browns were back up 20-10.
With 4 minutes left in the third quarter the Bengals again took over at their own 25. Benson gained 9 and 1, and then Dalton went to the air. He hit Hawkins for 8, Green for 35, and Gresham for the 22 yard touchdown to have the Bengals within 20-17 after three quarters.
On the first play of the fourth quarter from the Cleveland 25, McCoy was intercepted. The Bengals took over at their own 46. On 3rd and 9 from the Cleveland 43, Dalton hit Gresham for 15. Nugent would hit a 40 yard field goal to tie the game 20-20. It would come down in the end to who wanted it least.
With 5 minutes left in regulation the Browns took over at their own 32. On 3rd and 6 at their own 44, McCoy hit Little for 19 yards. Yet from the Cincy 37, 3 more plays netted 0 yards. With 1:55 to play Fritz Shurmur had a critical decision to make. Dawson had made a 54 yarder, and this one was 55. He opted for the field goal knowing a miss would give the Bengals golden field position. Dawson never had a chance as another bad snap meant a kick missed way wide. With 1:51 to play, the Bengals took over at their own 45. These are the Browns.
With just over one minute left, on 3rd and 8, Dalton had a man in his face when he threw up a prayer that should never have been thrown. Yet Green plucked the duck out of the air, broke a tackle, and raced all the way for a 60 yard gain to the Cleveland 2 yard line with one minute left. These are the Browns. The Browns had all of their timeouts, and used them as Mike Nugent kicked the 26 yarder with 41 seconds left. The Browns would take over at their own 26, and 4 straight McCoy incompletions meant Mike Holmgren was once again an unhappy Walrus. Everyone say it. These are the Browns. The Bengals are 7-4, which proves they can barely beat bad teams. 23-20 Bengals
Carolina Panthers @ Indianapolis Colts–The Panthers are a bad team but even at 2-8 Cam Newton provides some excitement. As for the Colts, Jim Caldwell remains stoic in the face of a miserable 0-10 nightmare. Somebody somewhere cared about this game, and league rules required it not be canceled.
After an exchange of punts, the Panthers took over at their own 45. On 3rd and 6 Newton scrambled for 7. On 3rd and 10 from the Indy 44, Newton hit Brad LaFell for 17. Olindo Mare hit a 40 yard field goal to have the Panthers up 3-0.
Carolina got the ball back at their own 38 and Newton hit Steve Smith for 30 yards. The second quarter began with the ball at the Indy 22. Stewart ran for 8, and on 3rd and 2 from the 14, Newton did what he does, running for the score to have the Panthers up 10-0.
This is where fans question whether the Colts are tanking the season to draft Andrew Luck. This is an insult to anybody who cares about and respects the NFL. The losing is eating at Bill Polian, Jim Caldwell, and professionals such as Jeff Saturday. This team is awful, but they have not quit. After a touchback, Curtis Painter hit Reggie Wayne for 14. A defensive pass interference penalty was a 42 yard gain, and Donald Brown ran for a 17 yard touchdown to have the Colts within 10-7. The Colts would eventually take over at their own 41 with 4 minutes left in the half. Joseph Addai gained 16 and Brown 8 more. With 1:51 left in the half Adam Vinatieri would hit a 43 yard field goal to tie the game 10-10.
After an Indy punt in the third quarter, Carolina took over at their own 36. On 3rd and 5 Newton hit Olsen for 13. On 3rd and 1 from the Indy 37, Newton ran for 12 and Deangelo Williams took a handoff up the middle for a 25 yard touchdown to have the Panthers up 17-10.
The game then got sloppy as Newton led the Panthers to the Indy 39. He hit Jeremy Shockey for 8, but Shockey fumbled and the Colts took over at their own 39. Pierre Garcon gained 8 and the Curtis Painter went deep to Reggie Wayne for a 40 yard gain to the Carolina 13. After offensive holding moved the Colts back, they fought to a 3rd and 4 at the 7 before a run by Garcon lost 6 yards. Vinatieri connected from 31 as the Colts trailed 17-13 after three quarters.
Carolina began the fourth quarter at their own 20 and Stewart gained 10 and 13. On 1st and 20 from the 33 after offensive holding, Newton found Smith for 20. Newton went back to Smith for 18 more and then to Shockey for 24 down to the 2 yard line. Williams took it in to have the Panthers up 24-13 with 10 1/2minutes to play.
Indy kept fighting after a touchback. Painter hit Reggie Wayne for 11 and Brown gained 12. On 3rd and 9 from the Indy 44, Painter hit Wayne, who this time raced for a 56 yard touchdown. The 2 point conversion failed, but the Colts were within 24-19 with 8 1/2 minutes left.
They kicked off to Pilares, who took one 101 yards for a score last week. This week he took the ensuing kickoff 76 yards to the Indy 32. Yet on 3rd and 3 Stewart only gained 2. On 4th and 1 from the 23, Ron Rivera decided not to gamble. Olindo Mare hit the 41 yard field goal with 6 minutes to play. The Oanthers led by 8, but failed to put the game away.
The next drive for the Colts looked just like the previous one, as a touchback was followed by an 11 yard Painter pass to Garcon and a 12 yard Brown run. Unnecessary roughness tacked on 15 more and painter hit Jacob Tamme for 9. On 2nd and 1 from the 33, Painter went for al the marbles and was intercepted in the end zone by Gamble with 4 1/2 minutes left.
Carolina went 3 and out, and the Colts took over at their own 28 with 3:09 to play. Painter hit Garcon for 15 and 8 and Austin Collie for 11 more as the 2 minute warning came with the Colts facing 2nd and 9 at the Carolina 37. Painter hit Brown for 17, but with 1:21 left the Colts faced 4th and 5 at the Carolina 15. They were so close to their first win. Painter hit Collie for 12 to set up 1st and goal at the 3 with 40 seconds to go. Painter fired over the middle and the ball was batted up in the air. Martin came down with the deflection and somehow got his feet down for the acrobatic catch. Martin plays defense for the Panthers. Jim Caldwell could only look expressionless as the Colts fell to 0-11 with the agonizing loss. 27-19 Panthers
Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars–With Matt Schaub out for the year, the 7-3 Texans would have to rely on Captain Checkdown Matt Leinart, who needs to prove he has gotten over the celebrity bimbo stage and now wants to play football. They travel to division rival Jacksonville as Blaine Gabbert has had a rocky rookie year.
Things got off to a rough start for the Texans, but not because of Leinart. Arriun Foster fumbled and Youboty returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to have the Jaguars up 7-0. Houston would settle down and take over at their own 33. On 3rd and 2 Foster picked up 43 yards, and on 3rd and goal from the 1 Foster took it in to tie the game 7-7.
The second quarter saw Gabbert take over the Jaguars at their own 20. On 3rd and 5 he hit Maurice Jones-Drew for 31 yards and Shorts for 25 more. A 14 yard pass to Mercedes Lewis set up 1st and goal at the 3. Yet a failed run and a pair of incomplete passes meant a 21 yard Josh Scobee field goal and a 10-7 Jaguars lead.
The teams would exchange punts, and a 42 yard punt return had the Texans starting at the Jacksonville 26. Leinart was actually allowed to throw short passes, and a 6 yarder to Foster was followed by a toss to Joel Dreesen, who broke tackles for a 20 yard touchdown to have the Texans up 14-10 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the half.
Gabbert on a 3rd and 10 from his own 24 was then intercepted, giving the Texans another short field at the Jacksonville 34. Leinart ran 3 plays and lost 1 yard, but Scobee bailed him out with a 53 yard field goal to have the Texans up 17-10 with 4 minutes left in the half.
With 1:50 left, Gabbert had led the Jaguars to a 55 yard field goal try, but Scobee missed it. Leinart had 1:45 from the Houston 45. On 2nd and 10 Foster ran for 10, and Leinart got hurt on the play. Yes, Captain Checkdown managed to complete almost an entire half of football. TJ Yates was the emergency quarterback, and he came in for the very first time in his career. Gary Kubiak immediately had him throwing, and he hit Owen Daniels for 5 and Jones for 10. Yates would fumble, recover his own fumble, and then hit Daniels for 24 to set up 1st and goal at the 6 with 41 seconds left in the half. A penalty would kill the drive but Neil Rackers connected from 33 to have the Texans up 20-10 going into the locker rooms.
A hideous second half puntfest saw Jack Del Rio bench an ineffective Blaine Gabert and replace him with Luke McCown with 7 minutes left in regulation. Gary Kubiak just prayed that his third stringer would stay upright. From the Jacksonville 33, McCown quickly led the Jaguars to a 4th and 3 at the Houston 17. Needing 2 scores, Del Rio played it safe and Scobee hit the 35 yarder to have the Jaguars within 7 with 4 minutes left.
Houston went 3 and out and the Jaguars got the ball back at their own 26 with 3 minutes left and one timeout. On 3rd and 5 McCown found Dillard for 21 yards. After the 2 minute warning, McCown was sacked. With the clock running at 1:35, Jacksonville faced 3rd and 27 at their own 35. McCown went deep to Mercedes Lewis for a 25 yard gain. Yet on 4th and 2 from the Houston 40 with 1:16 left, McCown threw incomplete to end the threat. Jacksonville had another tough loss in a bad season. As for Houston, it is hard to say an 8-3 team is in trouble, but they are. Wade Phillips has fixed the defense, but they need a quarterback. Worthless Captain Checkdown Matt Leinart lasted almost one half of football, but his injured shoulder most likely put him out for the rest of the season. 20-13 Texans
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets–After the Jets punted twice and the Bills once, Buffalo took over at their own 10. A defensive facemask and a 17 yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Smith had the Bills at their own 46. On 3rd and 5, Fitzpatrick hit Chandler for 13. On 3rd and 2 from the Jets 28, Fitzpatrick hit Spiller for 13. Spiller gained 7 and then 2 on 3rd and 1. Fitzpatrick would hit Nelson for an 8 yard touchdown to complete the 13 play, 90 yard drive that consumed nearly 9 minutes to put the Bills up 7-0.
The Jets took over at their own 22 and on 3rd and 2 Santonio Holmes ran for 23 yards as the first quarter ended. Shon Greene ran for 18, Mark Sanchez hit Plaxico Burress for 8, and McKnight gained 7 more. From the 9, Sanchez hit Holmes for 6 and Dustin Keller for the 3 yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7.
After a solid Buffalo punt, the Jets faced 2nd and 8 at their own 4 with 3:40 left in the half. Sanchez was intercepted, giving the Bills gift field position at the Jets 20. Fitzpatrick would throw a 5 yard touchdown pass to Stevie St Johnson just before the 2 minute warning to have the Bills up 14-7. Yet in one of the most classless displays, St. Johnson did an end zone celebration pretending to shoot himself in the leg, mocking the Jets Burress, who went to prison for 2 years for his accidental self-shooting in a nightclub. Chan Gailey could not be happy with the resulting unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Kicking from the 20, it initially appeared Chan Gailey called an onsides kick, which would make no sense in that situation. Further review saw that the kicker just slipped, as the Jets took over at the Buffalo 36. Sanchez hit Greene for 7, and a defensive personal foul moved the ball to the 14. On 3rd and 10 Sanchez hit…who else…Burress for the tying touchdown. Burress bowed to the crowd as the teams were tied 14-14 at halftime.
Fitzpatrick led the Bills from their own 20 to the Jets 38 before a run lost 3 yards to force a punt. After a touchback, Greene ran for 12 and McKnight added 9 and 2. From the Jets 44, Sanchez hit Keller for 22 and McKnight for another 13. Sanchez would hit Keller for an 18 yard touchdown to have the Jets up 21-14. Buffalo would face 4th and 2 at their own 33 on the next series and would punt. Yet Antonio Cromartie continued to struggle on special teams as he fumbled another one. The Bills took the gift at the Jets 36 and needed only one play to capitalize as Fitzpatrick found former Jet Brad Smith for the tying touchdown as the teams went to the fourth quarter deadlocked 21-21.
Tied at the half, tied after 3 quarters, and tied with 5-5 records made it obvious that this dead-even matchup between desperate teams trying to stay in the playoff hunt would go down to the final play. The Jets would go 3 and out, and the fourth quarter began after a Buffalo penalty with the Bills facing 2nd and 21 at their own 21. Fitzpatrick hit St Johnson for 16 and on 3rd and 5 found Nelson for 6. CJ Spiller would gain 6 and 9. With 10 minutes left in regulation, the 14 play, 7 minute drive would only lead to a 53 yard field goal attempt by Dave Rayner. Rayner connected, and the Bills led 24-21. Both teams would then go 3 and out as the Jets took over at their own 18 with 6 minutes left in regulation.
Illegal use of hands moved the ball 5 yards forward and Shon Greene gained 11. Sanchez hit Burress for 14 just past midfield. On 3rd and 8 Sanchez hit Turner for 12. At the 2 minute warning the Jets faced 3rd and 11 at the Buffalo 36. Sanchez found Burress for 18. With time no longer a factor the Jets let the clock run. On 2nd and 8 from the 16, Sanchez fired to the end zone, and Santonio Holmes had the touchdown. Fireman Ed and the crowd erupted as the Jets had the 4 point lead.
With one minute left, The Jets kicked off to former Jets phenom Brad Smith. Smith took it back to the Bills 27. Sanchez had done his job, and now Fitzpatrick had 54 seconds to pull of a miracle. Fitzpatrick hit Nelson for 18 and Chandler for 11 as the Bills took their first timeout at the Jets 44 with 40 seconds left. Fitzpatrick scrambled for 15 to the Jets 27 as the Bills took their second timeout with 15 seconds left. Fitzpatrick went to the end zone to St. Johnson incomplete and to Smith incomplete. With 2 seconds left, it all came down to 4th and 7 at the 24.
Fitzpatrick went deep to St. Johnson, but there would be no end zone celebration this time. The pass fell incomplete, and Gang Green had gutted out a heart-stopping win. Buffalo fell to 5-6 under Chan Gailey while Rex Ryan saw his team fight hard to get to 6-5. Both quarterbacks were magnificent, with Fitzpatrick going 26 for 39 for 264 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Sanchez was only 17 of 35 for 180 yards, but 4 touchdown passes and only one interception was just enough. In a shootout at the end, the Jets made just one more play on defense than the Bills as the game became an instant NFL classic. 28-24 Jets
Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams–The other game that nobody wanted to watch and the league refused to cancel saw the worst of the NFC Worst. Yet at least some exciting special teams plays kept the fans awake. Miller took a punt back 88 yards for a score to have the Rams up 7-0. The rest of the first half was unwatchable, as John “Red” Skelton was intercepted, only to have Sam Bradford fumble it back. Jay Feely would hit a 29 yard field goal for the Cardinals and Josh Brown would hit a 35 yarder to close out the half as the punt return touchdown was the difference in the 10-3 Rams lead.
The the third quarter saw the Cardinals explode, with Beanie Wells running wild. After a touchback, Wells ran for 9 and 7. Skelton then went deep to Larry Fitzgerald for 41 yards to the Rams 23. On 2nd and 18 after a holding penalty, Skelton hit Doucet for 14. Wells gained 3 and on 4th and 1 from the 14 Ken Whisenhunt decided to go for it. Yet a costly false start penalty killed the chance and the Cardinals settled for a 37 yard Jay Felly field goal to get within 10-6.
The Rams took over and soon faced 3rd and 9 at their own 28. Kendricks would fumble the ball and the Cardinals would take over at the Rams 28. On 3rd and 13 Skelton scrambled for just enough. Wells did the rest, running for 7, 4, and the 7 yard touchdown to put Arizona in front 13-10. The Rams would punt, and this time Peterson would make them pay, taking it 80 yards for a touchdown to match the St. Louis return earlier. It was Peterson’s 4th punt return for a score this year, tying the NFL record shared by Devon Hester and several others. The Cardinals led 20-10 after three quarters, but this game was far from over.
The Rams took over at their own 21. On 3rd and 6, Sam Bradford hit Gibson for 8 and on the next play went deep to Pettis for a 35 yard gain. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Bradford on 3rd and 8 from the Arizona threw incomplete. Josh brown would make the 48 yard field goal to have the Rams within 20-13. Arizona took over at their own 26, and on the first play from scrimmage Skelton was intercepted. Yet Despite taking over at the Arizona 37, all the Rams could gain was 5 yards. From 50 yards out with 13 minutes left in regulation, this time Josh Brown was no good.
Both teams went 3 and out and the Cardinals took over at their own 45 with 10 minutes left. Wells ran well all day, and gained 4. Yet on the next carry after gaining 5, Wells fumbled and the Rams took over at the Arizona 43. Bradford went right to work, hitting Spach for 3, Kendricks for 24, and Brandon Lloyd for the 16 yard touchdown. Midway through the fourth quarter, the game was tied 20-20. Despite some exciting play, the awful records of these teams made the football world root against overtime.
Arizona took over at their own 25. On 3rd and 6 Skelton hit Fitzgerald for 9. Wells atoned for his earlier fumble by breaking free for a 53 yard gain. He was on his way for a touchdown but got caught at the 9 yard line. That saved the touchdown as the Cardinals got no further than the 4 yard line. Feely hit the 22 yarder and the Cardinals had the 3 point lead, but 4 minutes still remained as the Ram took the ball at their own 27. On 3rd and 1 Bradford threw incomplete. Steve Spagnuolo decided to punt and trust his defense.
Arizona took over at their own 26 with 3:14 left. On 3rd and 4 with everyone expecting a run, Whisenhunt decided not to play it safe. Skelton threw to Larod Stephens-Howling for 14 yards as the Rams took their final timeout with 2:55 to play. A pair of 3 yard gains meant the 2 minute warning and a critical 3rd and 4 at the Rams 48. Wells was the workhorse all day, but it was Stephens-Howling who got the carry for a 5 yard gain as Arizona ran out the clock. Even bad seasons can produce great performances, and Well finished with 226 yards on 27 carries. Arizona got the win while St. Louis kept falling to defeat. 23-20 Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Tennessee Titans–Inclement weather and a pair of average teams hanging onto playoff contention produce a game that was…well…average. Both of these teams have been known for defense in years past, but this year they are both trying to find their identity.
A game filled with turnovers saw the Bucs fumble and the Titans take over at the Tampa 38. Tennessee got nothing and punted. Josh Freeman would lead a 6 minute drive that resulted in a 43 yard Connor Barth field goal, but the lead did not last long. Mariani took the kickoff at the goal line and returned it to the 16. He then handed it to Campbell, who took it the remaining 84 yards for the touchdown. This was not the home run throwback Adelphia Miracle, but nevertheless it had the Titans up 7-3.
Matt Hasselbeck would throw an interception that the Bucs failed to capitalize on. Rob Bironas would miss a 42 yard field goal as neither team played well in the bad weather. A sack of Josh Freeman midway through the second quarter meant another fumble and the Titans taking over at the Bucs 38. Bironas would hit a 31 yard field goal with 4 minutes left in the half to put the Titans up 10-3.
Tennessee got the ball back and with 1:11 left in the half faced 3rd and 11 at their own 34. A short pass to Ringer meant another fumble as the Bucs had it at the Titans 29 with one minute left. Freeman hit Kellen Winslow for 9, 8, and 6. With 16 seconds left in the half, Freeman hit Williams for a 3 yard touchdown to tie it 10-10 going to the break.
The third quarter saw Tampa Bay move the ball but fumble it away again as the Titans took over at their own 37. A facemask on the offense after another fumble meant 1st and 25 from the 22. On the next play Hasselbeck found Aqib Talib, who plays defense for Tampa Bay. The 27 yard interception return for a touchdown broke the tie. The offenses did nothing in the third quarter as the Bucs led 17-10 entering the fourth.
The last play of the third quarter saw Chris Johnson run for 25 yards to have the Titans at the Tampa Bay 44. On 3rd and 7 Matt Hasselbeck found Nate Washington for 12. On 4th and 15 Bironas came in for a 52 yard field goal try. Bironas connected, and the Titans were within 17-13 with 12 minutes left in regulation.
After a touchback, Blount quickly ran for 1 and 14 to midfield. Freeman hit Williams for 9 and Blount gained 7 more. Yet 1st and 10 from the Tennessee 34 was ended by consecutive offensive penalties as the Bucs punted. Tennessee took over with 7 minutes left at their own 20.
Hasselbeck hit Williams for 11 and Chris Johnson ran for 10 and then broke free for a 34 yard gain. Ringer ran for 7 and on 3rd and 3 from the 18, Hasselbeck found Hawkins for 11. With 3 minutes left, the Titans faced 4th and goal at the 2. Hasselbeck dropped back, and fired high over the middle to Williams, who made the catch and came down with both feet inbounds. The Titans led 20-17 as the Bucs took over at their own 33.
Freeman was then quickly intercepted, and the Titans took over at the Tampa 47. Only 2:19 remained but the Bucs had all of their timeouts. On 2nd and 8 Johnson broke through for a 21 yard gain as the clock moved to the 2 minute warning. A false start meant 2nd and 15. Ringer carried a couple times as the Bucs used all of their timeouts. On 4th and 9, Bironas came in for a 38 yard try to extend the lead. The kick was good, but the Titans did not put the game away. After a touchback, the Bucs had 1:44 to try and move 80 yards for the win.
Freeman hit Williams for a pair of 23 yard gains and Tampa was on the move. On 3rd and 10 from the Tennessee 34, Freeman hit Lumpkin for 9. With 46 seconds left, the Bucs faced 4th and 1 from the 25. The weather was bad in the first three quarters but downright awful in the fourth quarter. 9 turnovers in the first 59 minutes were split with 5 for Tampa Bay. Needing one yard, Freeman fumbled. He recovered his own fumble, so it was not 10th turnover. However, Tampa Bay lost a yard and turned it over on downs. The battle in the rain was over, and Tennessee clawed their way to 6-5 under Mike Munchak as Raheem Morris saw his Bucs all but get eliminated from playoff contention. 23-17 Titans
Chicago Bears @ Oakland Raiders–For more on the game of the day, go to http://www.justblogbaby.com
This was all about injuries. In the 1980s these teams were without their starting quarterbacks as Jim McMahon and Jim Plunkett were out and backups got knocked out. By the time these teams finished the game, Walter Payton and Marcus Allen were throwing passes as the Bears won a brutal 17-6 game. The last time these teams met the Raiders led another defensive bonelock 6-3 with 4 minutes left. Yet they could not hang on as the Bears won for another 17-6 win.
This game saw Jay Cutler out for the season. Caleb Hanie played well in the NFC Title Game last year, but this would be his first NFL start. The Raiders have recovered from losing Jason Campbell with Carson Palmer playing well. Yet the Silver and Black were still without Darren McFadden, Jacoby Ford, and Denarius Moore. Sebastian Janikowski still had his sore hamstring but played. Darrius Heyward-Bey did play despite getting knocked cold last week. Yet one key matchup would be one of the greatest punters of all time in Shane Lechler against the greatest punt returner of all time Devon Hester and another great returner in Johnny Knox. Despite the injuries, Lovie Smith had the Bears at 7-3 and Hue Jackson had the Raiders at 6-4. In a year of fantastic finishes for the Raiders, this was another one that went down to the wire.
The Bears went 3 and out and the Raiders took over at their own 29. Palmer made it look easy early on, hitting Heyward-Bey for 19 and Myers for 24 more. Michael Bush ran for 6, yet 2nd and 4 from the 22 led to a pair of incomplete passes. In a theme that would become way too common on the day, the Raiders failed to reach the end zone. Seabass barely snuck a 40 yarder inside the upright as the Raiders led 3-0.
Both teams then went 3 and out, and the Bears soon faced 1st and 15 at their own 14. Hanie was intercepted by Stanford Routt, and the Raiders had gift field position at the Chicago 31. Palmer hit Heyward-Bey for 7 and Michael Bush ran for 4 and 2 more. Yet on 2nd and 8 from the 18, an incompletion was followed by a sack of Palmer and an 11 yard loss. Seabass came in for a 47 yarder, and again he barely snuck it inside the upright as the Raiders led 6-0.
The Bears took over at their own 18 and Matt Forte ran for 33 yards just past midfield. Yet on 3rd and 15 from the Oakland 43, Hanie was intercepted for the second time by Michael Huff, giving the Raiders the ball at their own 43. On 3rd and 7 Palmer found Kevin Boss for 8 as the first quarter ended. Yet a sack of Palmer meant another punt. Every time the Raiders punted the Raider Nation held their breath, but Lechler was not taking on Hester. A gorgeous 44 yard punt went out of bounds at the Chicago 3 yard line.
Chicago went 3 and out, and the Raiders got the ball back at midfield. Yet throughout the entire season, the Raiders have not been able to put teams away when totally in control. On 4th and 1 from the Chicago 41, Hue Jackson decided to go for it and Bush gained 2. Yet Palmer was then sacked for a 9 yard loss, and on 3rd and 19 from the Chicago 48, Palmer was intercepted by Graham. The Bears took over at their own 26 with 9 minutes left in the half.
Marion Barber ran for 15, 4, and 8 to set up 1st and at the Oakland 47. Yet a penalty had the Bears facing 3rd and 18 at their own 45. Hanie scrambled for 24 yards in front of a stunned home crowd. On 3rd and 8 from the 29, Hanie found Johnny Knox over the middle. Knox escaped one tackle and outran the Raiders for an easy touchdown. Despite totally beating up the Bears, 2 plays had Chicago in front 7-6 with 5 minutes left in the half.
After a touchback, Palmer found Marcel Reece, who took a short pass for a 47 yard gain. Palmer hit Heyward-Bey for 7 and Bush gained 2 to set up a critical 3r and 1 at the Chicago 24. Surprisingly, Hue Jackson went for the deep ball and it was incomplete. On 4th and 1 Jackson decided not to go for it. Seabas hit the 42 yarder, but with 3 minutes left in the half the Raiders only led 9-7 after another drive stalled.
It was not Devon Hester but Johnny Knox who took the ensuing kickoff and made the Raiders pay, bringing it back 56 yards to the Oakland 35. On 3rd and 7, Hanie hit Davis for 16. With 35 seconds left in the half the Bears had 2nd and 1 at the 7. Hanie then made a critical mistake. He rolled right and then tried to throw left back over the middle of the the field. The ball was tipped by Aaron Curry and intercepted by Kameron Wimbley at the Oakland 15. Wilmbley is not the fastest guy, but he had a convoy of blockers down the sideline. Yet on his way to a touchdown the other way, he was pulled down by Louis after a 73 yard return A horse collar tackle penalty gave the Raiders 1st and goal at the with 18 seconds left.
A run by Bush lost a yard, and the Raiders called timeout with 14 seconds left. Palmer then rolled out and found Bush, but he was stopped at the one yard line. The play took so long to develop that only 5 seconds remained. On 3rd and goal at the one, after initially lining up to go for it, an exasperated Hue Jackson decided not to risk it and sent in Seabass. Another squandered opportunity meant a 4th field goal as Seabass hit from 19 to give the Raiders the 12-7 halftime lead.
The question that Raider fans keep asking is will the Raiders finally “finish” a game? Will they put one away so they don’t have to worry about a stressful fourth quarter. The Raiders took over in the third quarter at their own 20 and Palmer hit Reece for 11. Bush gained another 11, and Palmer hit Reece again for 29 yards down to the Chicago 29. Palmer hit Schillens for 17 yards. Yet on 2nd and 8 from the 9, the Raiders failed again as a holding penalty killed the drive. Seabass kicked a 37 yard field goal to tie the team record for field goals in a game with Jeff Jaeger. The 10 play drive had the Raiders up 15-7, but it was still a close game.
Chicago would punt twice and the Raiders once as the Raiders took over at their own 38 with 5 1/2 minutes left in the half. On 2nd and 14, Palmer hit Schillens for 16. From midfield Bush ran for 14 and Rock Cartwright added 4 more. Palmer hit Bush for 12 and again the Raiders were in the red zone at the 20. Palmer hit Schillens for 11 and again the Raiders had 1st and goal. Again the Raiders fell apart. A run lost 3 yards. A 12 yard touchdown pass to Bush was nullified by a holding call. Palmer was then sacked. On 4th and goal from the 26, Seabass came in for his 6th field goal try. Seabass had already connected from 40, 47, 42, 19, and 37. The kicker with the sore hammy was 6 for 6 as the 44 yarder was good. He held the all time team record for one game, yet the Raiders only led 18-7 after three quarters. Once again, the Raiders would have trouble finishing.
The fourth quarter began from the Chicago 18 and Marion Barber ran for 21 and then 4 more. On 3rd and 1 from the Chicago 48, Hanie got the yard. Hanie would hit Spaeth for 9, and on 3rd and 6 from the Oakland 36, Matt Forte came up one yard short. On 4th and 1 from the 31, Lovie Smith decided not to go for it. Robbie Gould is another good kicker from long range, and he drilled a 50 yarder to have the Bears within 18-10 with 11 minutes left in regulation.
After a touchback, a bizarre set of circumstances occurred on 2nd and 10. Palmer hit Heyward-Bey for 15 yards on the sideline. Lovie Smith decided not to challenge the completion. Yet the Raiders almost took a delay of game penalty, and had to burn a timeout. In a strange scenario during the timeout, Heyward-Bey was actually near the sideline joking with Lovie Smith. Neither one was trash talking, and it seemed amicable. Yet while good sportsmanship is encouraged, bonding with the opposing coach at that juncture was just strange.
It was also costly as the timeout gave Smith the chance to get one more camera angle. Heyward-Bey’s second toe came down inbounds, but his heel may have been out. Now Smith did throw the challenge flag, and the call was reversed. Had the Raiders just snapped the ball or taken the delay, it would have been 2nd and 10 or 1st and 15. Instead it was 3rd and 10, and the Raiders lost a timeout as well. Oakland went 3 and out, but Shane Lechler rocketed a punt far over Devon Hester’s head for an 80 yard punt. It was “only” 60 net after the touchback. If Ray Guy is the greatest punter of all time, which he is, Lechler is a very close second.
Yet praise for Lechler aside, the Raiders still had not put the game away. Hanie found Knox for 19 and 16. Hanie then scrambled for 7. On 3rd and 3 from the Oakland 35, Hanie went deep to Knox again but this time it was incomplete. Gould came in for a 53 yarder, and he leveled it by a country mile. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Bears were only down 18-13.
Michael Bush would struggle all day, as Julius Peppers, Brian Urlacher, and the rest of the Chicago defense kept him in check. Bush would finish with only 69 yards on 24 carries. After another run of 0, the Raiders had to pass rather than take time off of the clock. Palmer hit Heyward-Bey for 9. On the crucial 3rd and 1, Bush gained 14. Yet offensive holding instead meant 3rd and 6. Normally the Raiders fll apart at this point, but on 3rd and 6 Palmer Palmer calmly found Schillens for 14. Bush gained 7 and then lost a yard, setting up a critical 3rd and 4 at midfield as Chicago took their first timeout with 4 minutes left.
You have to run the ball in this situation. Throwing incomplete passes just stops the clock. Hue Jackson does not care, and he seems to be going for broke with Al Davis watching from up above. Needing only 4 yards, he went for the bobm and Palmer found Louis Murphy for a 47 yard gain to set up 1st and goal at the 3. After 6 field goals and 56 minutes of frustration, Bush carried it in the end zone. The Raiders led 25-13. Was this game finally finished?
No. Not by a long shot. From the Chicago 16, a pass to Matt Forte was blown up in the backfield for a 6 yard loss. After another incompletion the Bears took their second timeout with 3:10 to play and the Bears facing 3rd and 16 at their own 10. This was where the Raiders could blitz and knock a kid making his first NFL start silly. Yet the Raiders rushed only 3 people, and the cliche about the prevent defense preventing a win proved more than just cliche. Hanie went deep to Knox for an 81 yard gain. While the clock was ticking, Hanie would hit Davis for the 9 yard touchdown with 2:17 to play. Just like that, the Bears were only down 5.
The Raiders were in this situation before in a pair of games, giving up a miracle Hail Mary to Houston before winning on the final play. They gave up a gift to Cleveland and then an onsides kick before winning a heartstopper that should have been a blowout. Now the Raiders had taken a 2 score lead late and had to defend against another onsides kick. Gould hit it perfectly. Matt Giordano got his hands on but then got blasted by Peanut Tillman. A mad scramble ensued, and Dave Ausberry somehow came away with it for the Raiders at their own 46. There was 2:11 to play but the Bears still had one timeout. Could the Raiders finally finish a game?
No. They could not. Bush lost a yard and the Bears took their final timeout. Bush gained 2 and the 2 minute warning stopped play. On 3rd and 9 from the Oakland 47, everybody knows you run the ball and wind down the clock. You don’t even consider passing since an incompletion stops the clock. Again, Hue Jackson still does not care. Palmer threw to Reece. Reece caught it in the flat but could not shake a tackle. The Raiders again failed to put the game away, and the Bears would have one more shot. The Raiders took the intentional delay of game and punted on 4th and 10 from their own 46. Again the Raider Nation held their breath as it became one more battle between Shane Lechler and Devon Hester. Even Ray Guy would be praising Lechler as another perfect punt went out of bounds at the Chicago 4 yard line to go with his earlier one at the 3 yard line.
With one minute left and 0 timeouts, Caleb Hanie had to go 96 yards. Hanie hit Hurd for 8, but the clock kept running. Hanie found Williams for 22 as the clock kept running. Hanie spiked the ball with 26 seconds left and the Bears still at their own 34. Hanie found Forte for 12 as the clock kept running. From the Chicago 46, there was plenty of time for a spike and a Hail Mary. Yet the ending to this game would be strange.
Hanie got to the line with 4 seconds left and both teams totally disorganized. Hanie started to spike the ball. Had he spiked it the Bears would have had a chance at the Hail Mary without question. Then he briefly considered doing the fake spike that Dan Marino made famous. After a brief moment, he reconsidered and spiked the ball. There was still a couple seconds left but even more confusion as the officials huddled. Because Hanie waited to spike the ball rather than spike it immediately, it was ruled intentional grounding because there was a Raider defender bearing down on him when he did it. Although it was clearly a spike and not an attempt to avoid a sack, the rule clearly states that if a quarterback throws the ball into the ground with a defender right near him, it is intentional grounding.
So the team that won on the Holy Roller and the Sea of Hands and lost on the Immaculate reception, the Tuck Rule, and the fumble recovery safety game now had the intentional grounding finish. Although a couple seconds still remained, the rule required not only a loss of down but a 10 second runoff. The Hail Mary was never attempted, and just like that, the game was over.
Hanie finished 18 of 36 for 254 yards and 2 touchdowns but 3 costly interceptions. Yet he still almost won it. Palmer finished 21 of 37 for 301 yards and one interception with zero touchdowns. The Raider Nation will now become Hanie fans as Chicago plays Kansas City and Denver in the coming two weeks. No Chicago runner had more than 63 yards, but they totalled 162 yards on the ground, a cause for concern. Despite a combined 45 points, this game in the end was about defense and special teams. Rolando McClain was back, although Richard Seymour was one of the injured. Yet the defense bent very severely but in the very end did not break.
For the second time this year the Raiders preserved a 25-20 win on the final play. The Bears saw their 5 game winning streak snapped but they are still in the wildcard chase at 7-4. The Raiders have won 3 straight and are also at 7-4 for the first time since the 2002 team that went to the Super Bowl. Oakland leads the AFC West by one game over Denver and 3 games over collapsing San Diego and Kansas City. Next week the Raiders are at Miami, which looked like an easy win when they started 0-7 but now looks tough since they won 3 straight and were one play from 4 straight wins. The Raiders never make it easy, but Hue Jackson has held this team together through all the injuries. As for punter Shane Lechler with 2 punts inside the 5 and an 80 yarder, and kicker Seabass going 6 for 6, Raider fans just shake their head in amazement. Just win baby. 25-20 Raiders
Washington Redskins @ Seattle Seahawks–Several critical games took place in the afternoon. Then there was this game, as the Redskins under Mike Shanahan have lost 6 straight and faced Pete Carroll, who still wishes he was at USC.
Rex Grossman took the Redskins on a 14 play, 80 yard drive to start the game that consumed 8 minutes off of the clock. Grossman hit Helu for 9 and on 3rd and 11 from the 31, defensive holding kept the drive going. On 3rd and 6 from the Seattle 45, Grossman hit Santanta Moss for 8. Helu gained 5 and 8, and from the Seattle 33, Davis ran for 31 and then caught a 2 yard touchdown pass as the Redskins led 7-0 to conclude their offense for the first half. Washington would reach a 3rd and 3 at the Seattle 30 on their next drive, but a chop block penalty killed the drive.
We keep hearing about Good Rex and Bad Rex, and in the second quarter from the Washington 23 Bad Rex was intercepted again, setting up the Seahawks at the Washington 20. Tarvaris Jackson has been mostly worse than average, but he only needed one play to hit Marshawn Lynch for the tying touchdown, concluding the Seattle offensive highlights for the first half as the teams deadlocked 7-7.
Leon Washington returned the second half kickoff 51 yards to the Seattle 48. After a false start, Lynch gained 4, 10, and 3 on 3rd and 1. Yet it was all for naught as Stephen Hauschka would miss a 51 yard field goal. From the Washington 41, Grossman needed only one play to go deep and throw another interception. Midway through the third quarter Seattle took over at their own 35. A defensive pass interference penalty meant 44 yards to the Washington 21. This was what qualified as offense. Hauschka made a 36 yard field goal as the Seahawks led 10-7 in a game that for some reason still had fans in the stands when the fourth quarter began. They would regret they stayed.
Seattle took over with 3 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter at their own 12. Lynch gained 12 and 7. Jackson hit Obomanu for 11 and pair of 2 yard Washington runs had the fourth quarter beginning with Seattle at midfield facing 3rd and 6. Jackson went to Baldwin for a 26 yard gain. and then to Robinson for 7 more. On 3rd and 2 from the 18, Lynch got 3. Jackson hit Golden Tate for the touchdown and the Seahawks led 17-7 with 13 minutes left in regulation.
Washington came quickly back from their own 30. Grossman hit Davis for 5, Santana Moss for 13, Jabar Gaffney for 17, and Helu for 7. On 3rd and 3 from the 28, Helu ran around the end all the way for the score to get the Redskins within 17-14 with 10 minutes left
Seattle went 3 and out and the Redskins took over at their own 44. Grossman hit Sellers for 15, but an intentional grounding call on Grossman meant 3rd and 19 at midfield. All Grossman could do was go deep to Armstrong for a touchdown as very Good Rex had the Redskins up 20-17 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the game.
Graham Gano kicked the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, giving Seattle the ball at their own 40. A chop block penalty moved them back 15 yards and Seattle punted. Washington took it over on heir own 17 and Grossman then fumbled. Grossman recovered his own fumble for an 8 yard loss. Washington would punt and with 2:13 left, the Seahawks faced 4th and 5 at their own 23. With only one timeout left Seattle all but had to go for it, and Jackson was sacked for a 9 yard loss.
Washington took over at the Seattle 14 and Mike Shanahan took no chances, not even letting Grossman raise his arm. Helu gained 2, 2, and 3, and on 4th and 3 from the 7, Gano connected from 25. The Redskins led by 6 but had failed to put the game away as Seattle took over at their own 20 with 1:06 to play. On 3rd and 9 Jackson became an Outkast as he was intercepted to end this game of blunders. Washington finally won with the 16 point fourth quarter. 23-17 Redskins
New England Patriots @ Philadelphia Eagles–In a game where coaches come and go, Evil Hoodie Bill Bellichick and Walrus Lite Andy Reid still remain. These teams played in the Super Bowl after the 2004 season, and have kept their teams competitive year in and year out. Yet this year New England struggled early before righting the ship to get to 7-3 while Philadelphia has seen its dream team collapse. Despite winning last week to get to 4-6, again Vince Young would play instead of Michael Vick.
Philly made it look easy early on from their own 16. Young found Captain Morgan Brent Celek for 22 and then went deep to Riley Cooper for a 58 yard gain down to the 4. McCoy got 2 and then 2 more for the score as the Eagles led 7-0 only 2 minutes into the game.New England punted, and Philly took over at their own 20. Young went deep again to Desean Jackson for 44 yards, and hit Cooper for 6 more. McCoy gained 5, but the drive stopped at the 25. Hereny hit the 43 yard field goal and the Eagles led 10-0. Then reality set in. The game would be a blowout, but not in the way Philly hoped.
After a touchback, Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis ran for 5, 3, and then nothing on 3rd and 2. Yet defensive holding kept the drive going. Tom Brady hit Rob Gronkowski for 16 , and on 3rd and 5 from the Eagles 46 hit Wes Welker for 10. On 3rd and 1 from the 27, the Eagles jumped offsides. On 3rd and 3 from the 15, Brady hit Hernandez for 11. Green-Ellis took it in from the 3 to cap off the 12 play, 7 minute, 80 yard drive and get the Patriots within 10-7.
The second quarter began with the Patriots at their own 39. Brady was sacked for an 8 yard loss, but on 3rd and 13 from the 36, Brady went for the bobm to Deon Branch. The 63 yard connection saw Branch go down at the one, and Green-Ellis took it in to have the Patriots up 14-10. Young needed only one play after a touchback to throw an interception, and Molden returned it 27 yards to the Philly 34. Yet New England failed to capitalize when Stephen Gostkowski missed a 39 yard field goal.
Philly would go 3 and out anyway and New England took over at their own 24. Brady hit Hernandez for 9 and Woodhead ran for 10. Brady hit Welker for 9 more and Hernandez for another 7. From the Philly 41, Brady went deep to a wide open Welker as the defensive breakdown had the Patriots cruising 21-10.
With 7 minutes left in the half the Eagles took over at their own 18. Young hit Jackson for 12 and 9, and McCoy broke free for 22 yards to the New Engand 39. Young hit Jackson for 8 and Celek for another 24 to set up 1st and goal at the 5. Yet the Patriots clamped down on defense as the 10 play, 5 minute, 78 yard drive only resulted in a 22 yard Henery field goal. The Eagles trailed 21-13, and left Tom Brady 2:06 on the clock.
New England took over at their own 21 and Brady scrambled for 13 at the 2 minute warning. On 1st and 5 after a penalty, Brady hit Branch for 13. Another defensive penalty tacked on 5 more, and Brady ran for 6 and hit Welker for 10. From the 27, Brady would throw 3 straight incompletions, but Gostkowski hit the 45 yard field goal with 51 seconds left in the half to have the Patriots up 24-13.
In the second half the Patriots turned out the lights. On 2nd and 9 from their own 32, Brady hit Welker for 12 and Branch for 10. Brady scrambled for 8, hit Branch for 11, and then Hernandez for 18 to the 9 yard line. Brady then found Welker for the score as his passing clinic had the Patriots cruising up 31-13. Philly took over at their own 20 and Young led them to 3rd and 1 at the New England 2. McCoy was stopped for no gain, and Andy Reid decided to go for it. Young threw incomplete, and the last chance to make this a competitive game evaporated.
In the fourth quarter Brady would lead a 14 play, 75 yard drive that ate up 7 1/2 minutes of clock. An end around would lose 9 yards, but on 2nd and 19 from the Philly 24, Brady made it look easy by going to Welker for the touchdown to make it 38-13. Philly would get a touchdown before the game ended but needed 16 plays to do it. Young would finish 26 of 48 for 400 yards, much of it in garbage time. He had one touchdown and one interception. Brady meanwhile was 24 of 34 for 361 and 3 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. Most importantly, Phillt at 4-7 is all but eliminated from playoff contention while New England at 8-3 has a stranglehold on their division. 38-20 Patriots
Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers–Jon Fox has rewarded Tim Tebow and his 4-1 start by wiving Kyle Orton. This is truly Tebow’s team now. With John Elway standing on the sidelines, the pressure will always be there. As for the Chargers, Norvelous Norv Turner has seen the Chargers lose 5 straight as Philip Rivers leads the league with 17 interceptions. Yet both of these teams entered the day still in contention for the AFC West crown although looking up at Oakland. Fox again shackled Tebow, only allowing him to throw 18 times. Tebow completed 9 of them for 143 yards and one touchdown. Yet Tebow also had 67 yards rushing on 22 carries. How far can intangibles carry a guy where his tangibles are questioned? With a pair of interesting offenses, the expected pinball machine never materialized. Far from it.
After a touchback, Rivers came out throwing, hitting Antonio Gates for 8 yards. Mathews steamrolled on the ground, gaining 14 and 15. Yet on 3rd and 5 from the Denver 35, Rivers threw incomplete. Nick Novak came in for a 53 yard field goal, and he hit it to put the Chargers up 3-0. Tebow would lead the Broncos on their next 2 series to the San Diego 44 and 38 respectively, but no further. Jon Fox played it safe and made it a field position game. Late in the opening quarter the Chargers took over at their own 9.
On 3rd and 1, Rivers got the yard, and Rivers then hit McMichael for 20 as the Chargers began the second quarter at their own 39. Mathews gained 8 and 5, and Rivers hit Vincent Jackson for 15 more. Mike Tolbert gained 9, and on 3rd and 1 Jacob Hester got 2. Rivers hit Brown for 9 and Brinkley for 5. On 3rd and 4 from the 6, Rivers completed the killer 91 yard, 15 play, 9 minute drive with a touchdown pass to Gates as the Chargers led 10-0.
San Diego got the ball with golden field position at the Denver 44. They gained only 2 yards to waste the opportunity. With 2:19 left in the half the Chargers took over at their own 29. Rivers was sacked for a 13 yard loss at the 2 minute warning. On 2nd and 23 from the 16, a defensive personal foul meant 1st and 10 at the 34. Rather than get to the half, a pair of incomplete passes and a run that went nowhere allowed the Broncos to get the ball back.
Eddie Royal returned the punt 31 yards and Denver took over at the San Diego 46 with 1:27 left in the half and 2 timeouts. Tebow hit Fells for 19 and illegal contact added 5 more. Tebow hit Eric Decker for the 18 yard touchdown with one minute left in the half. Despite virtually no offense, Denver only trailed 10-7 at halftime.
The second half was even uglier. Denver went 3 and out, and the Chargers took over at their own 45. Rivers hit Vincent Brown for 30, and on 3rd and 11 from the 26, Rivers found Antonio Gates for 17. San Diego stalled, and Novak hit a 25 yarder to have the Chargers up 13-7.
An exchange of punts had the Broncos at their own 20 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. Willis McGahee ran for 21, and on 3rd and 5 Tebow ran for 7 to the San Diego 47. Another 3rd and 5 had Tebow hit Willis for 12. Yet Denver woud stall as well and would have to settle for a 41 yard Matt Prater field goal to complete the 11 play 6 minute drive, and get Denver within 13-10 after three quarters.
The fourth quarter saw the Chargers quickly facing 3rd and 1 at their own 29. Mathews rumbled for 39 yards. Yet San Diego again then went cold and a 48 yard try by Novak was no good with 12 1/2 minutes left to play in the game. Tebow moved Denver from their 38 to a 3rd and 6 at the San Diego 33. Yet a critical offensive holding penalty pushed Denver out of field goal range as they punted with 8 1/2 minutes left.
San Diego went nowhere and Denver got it back at their own 26 with 5 1/2 minutes left. On 3rd and 11, Tebow went deep to Erick Decker for a 39 yard gain. Tebow then found Rosario for 23 more. At the 2 minute warning Denver faced 3rd and 8 at the 10, with time not a factor. On 3rd and 8, Tebow was only able to gain 4. A 24 yard Prater kick tied the game 13-13 with 1:38 to play. San Diego took over at their 25 and reached their 40, but a sac of Rivers killed the opportunity as the teams went to overtime. 4 quarters did not settle things, and the teams needed almost the entire 5th quarter to decide things.
Denver began the extra session at their own 20, but on 3rd and 2 from their own 44 Tebow only got half of it. Jon Fox took no chances on 4th and 1 and punted. San Diego would punt it back. Denver went 3 and out, and with 9 minutes left in overtime Rivers led a lengthy drive from the San Diego 20.
Rivers hit Brown for 11, and on 3rd and 3 found Gates for 5. From just past midfield, Mathews gained 14 and 3 ,more to the Denver 32. Yet on 3rd and 6 from the 31, Tolbert was blown up in the backfield for a 4 yard loss. Norv Turner had a tough decision to make with only 2 1/2 minutes left in overtime. Turner could go for it, or punt and rely on his defense, but he went for the field goal knowing a miss would give Denver excellent field position. From 53 yards out, Novak’s kick was blocked. However, Jon Fox had called timeout at the last moment, giving Novak a second chance. Novak’s kick was long enough, but no good. Denver had life, and the ball at their own 43.
Tebow ran for 12 and then 4 more. At the 2 minute warning, on 2nd and 6 from the Chargers 41, McGahee ran for 24. From the 17, Jon Fox took no chances. He had Tebow center the ball, and on 2nd down with only 33 seconds left in overtime, Prater came in. From 37 yards out, Prater nailed it. Denver is now 5-1 under Tebow and 6-5 overall, only one game behind Oakland. The Chargers are in full meltdown mode, having lost 6 straight to fall to 4-7 and 3 games out of the division lead with 5 left. San Diego has run the table late before, but this may finally be the end of Norvelous Norv Turner in San Diego. 16-13 Broncos, OT
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs is the Sunday night game. Pittsburgh at 7-3 needed to win to stay tied atop the AFC North with Baltimore and ahead of Cincy. Kansas City saw Kyle Orton arrive in the building off of waivers and practice Friday night, but that was not enough to get him in the game. Todd Haley went with Tyler Palko for his second ad most likely last career start for the Chiefs. Pittsburgh looked much better on paper, but the Chiefs played hard at home in this defensive slugfest.
Runs by Battle and short passes moved the Chiefs from their 20 to a 3rd and 5 at their 48. Palko went deep to Dwayne Bowe for a 25 yard gain. A key play in the game came on 2nd and 7 from the 24. Palko passed for only a one yard gain, but Troy Palomalu left the game with a concussion and did not return. Ryan Succop would hit a 41 yard field goal to put the Chiefs up 3-0. Ben Roethlisberger calmly moved the Steelers from their own to the Chiefs 8. Mewelde Moore then got the carry and ran 6 yards before getting popped at the 2 yard line. The resulting fumble was recovered by Arenas for the Chiefs in the end zone for a touchback.
The Chiefs would soon face 3rd and 1 at their own 39. Palko fumbled, and Grizzly Adams Brett Keisel recovered for the Steelers at the Chiefs 38. On 4th and 2 at the 30, Mike Tomlin decided to go for it. Roethlisberger hit Redman for 6. Yet 1st and 10 at the 24 turned into a penalty and a sack and 4th and 29 at the Chiefs 43 out of field goal range as the Steelers punted anyway.
Yet despite the Chiefs coming up huge on defense, their offense self-destructed. On the last play of the first quarter, facing 1st and 10 at their own 8, Palko was intercepted by Ike Taylor. Taylor returned it 29 yards as the Steelers began the second quarter with 1st and goal at the 7. The defense again came up big for the Chiefs as the Steelers got no further than the 3. Shawn Suisham hit the 21 yarder to make it 3-3.
After a touchback, Palko needed only one play to get intercepted again. The man who was cut fromt he CFL and the UFL had tough times against one of the best defenses in the NFL as the Steelers took over at the Chiefs 24. On 3rd and 6, Big Ben was sacked for an 11 yard loss. Yet defensive holding instead meant 1st and 10 at the 15. Rashard Mendenhall ran for 6 and caught a pass for 7 more down to the 2. Big Ben hit Saunders for the touchdown as the Steelers led 10-3 with 11 minutes left in the half. That concluded anything resembling highlights for either team until late in the game. With 4 1/2 minutes left in the half Succop hit a 49 yarder to get the Chiefs within 10-6. Suisham responded with his own 49 yarder as the half ended as the Steelers went to the locker rooms up 13-6.
The second half was a war of attrition. Pittsburgh reached the Chiefs 42 but then Roethlisberger was intercepted. On the next series the Steelers reached 4th and 4 at the Chiefs 39, but Mike Tomlin decided to punt. Kansas City faced 4th and 1 at their own 29 and Todd Haley gambled on a fake punt. Arenas took the direct snap and gained 5 yards. Yet the Chiefs would end up punting later on anyway.
With 13 minutes left in regulation the Chiefs took over at their own 8. Palko would lead them 70 yards in 6 minutes and 13 plays. On 3rd and 2 from the Steelers 22, Battle got stopped. Midway through the fourth quarter, on 4th and 2, Todd Haley decided not to go for it. Succop made the 40 yard field goal, but the Chiefs still trailed by 4.
Pittsburgh went nowhere and the Chiefs took over at their own 30 with 4 minutes left in the game. On 3rd and 4 Palko hit Jonathan Baldwin for 6. With 1:24 left, the Chiefs faced 4th and 7 at their own 45. Palko fired over the middle to Bowe, who caught it right near the marker and rolled over untouched for the first down and a 9 yard gain. The clock ticked below one minute but the Chiefs still had all 3 of their timeouts. The Chiefs took their first one with 45 seconds left facing 3rd and 4 at the Steelers 40. Palko hit Steve Breaston for 8 as the Chiefs took their second timeout with 38 seconds to play. Yet the rally was snuffed out when Palko was intercepted by Lewis to end it. Dwayne Bowe was in the area and did not even raise his hands to try and break up the pass.
It was ugly, but the Steelers got the win to get to 8-3. They are tied atop their division and are part of a logjam for the best record in the conference. As for the Chiefs, they fell to 4-7 and are all but mathematically eliminated from contention. 13-9 Steelers
New York GIants @ New Orleans is the Monday night game. The Giants have already begun their annual second half swoon under Tom Coughlin while Sean Payton has the Saints clicking on all cylinders. This battle of Bill Parcells disciples matches the Giants defense against the Saints offense. The Giant defense won the battle early on as Sean Payton gambled on a fake field goal try that did not work. Eli Manning led the Giants from their 10 to the Saints 18, but was then intercepted in the end zone. Yet after a scoreless opening quarter, the Saints offense just did what it does.
After the touchback, Pierre Thomas gained 9 and 2. Drew Brees hit Graham for 23 and Darren Sproles for 6. On 2nd and 4 from the Giants 30, Sproles ran for 23. The Saints began the second quarter at the 4 yard line and on 3rd and goal Brees hit Moore for the score as the Saints led 7-0.
The Giants took over at their own 30. Manning hit Hakeem Nicks for 8 and Brandon Jacobs gained 9. Runs and short passes bogged down at the Saints 24 as Lawrence Tynes hit a 42 yarder to get the Giants within 7-3.
After an exchange of punts Brees made it look easy from the 20. He hit Devry Henderson for 21, and on 3rd and 7 found Darren Sproles for 22 and Henderson for 24. Sproles gained 5 and Brees hit Jimmy Graham for the 5 yard touchdown to have the Saints up 14-3 with 2 12 minutes left in the half.
The Saints got it back at their own 12 with only 1:10 left in the half. All Brees could do with such little time is hit Marquis Colston for 50 yards and then again for 13 more and a third time for 15 more. Brees hit Moore for the 10 yard touchdown as 88 yards took 35 seconds. A 7-3 game after 27 minutes was a 21-3 Saints blowout at halftime. Eli Manning was 14 of 24 for 171 yards and an interception. That is not bad for only one half of work. Yet Drew Brees was 17 of 25 for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. Yes, that was in the first half, as the Saints had 354 yards of total offense in only 30 minutes.
The Giants got the second half kickoff and soon faced 1st and 20 at their own 37. Manning went deep to Nicks, who had the ball before getting blasted by Quddus, resulting in an incompletion. The play was called a personal foul on a defenseless receiver, a horrendous call. QUddus did not use his head or go to the head. It was a textbook shoulder hit to the chest. What is he supposed to do, allow the completion? That dreadful call gave the Giants 1st and 10 at the Saints 48. Manning then hit Ware for 5 and Ballard for 24 more. From the 8 yard line, Jacobs blasted a defender near the goal line and got in to have the Giants within 21-10.
The Saints came right back but soon faced 3rd and 6 at their own 31. Brees hit Henderson for 8 and 9. Brees hit Thomas for 15 and 24. From the 8, Brees scrambled and dove for the end zone to have the Saints up 28-10.
The Giants soon faced 3rd and 1 at their own 29. Scott fumbled the ball, but he replay clearly showed Scott was down. Yet the Giants somehow lost the challenge as each team was the victim of an awful call. From the Giants 29, Brees went deep to Graham for the touchdown to have the Saints in pure pinball machine mode up 35-10. At this point the Saints had amassed over 460 yards of offense and there was still over 4 minutes left in the third quarter
Normally when the game is a blowout the announcers turn to irrelevancies, but a pair of people in the stadium were worth talking about. Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich was fighting for his life 2 years ago with a rare form of bone cancer. Now he is not only alive and healthy, but on the roster. The game was not going well, but his story is still inspirational.
A sadder story was on the Saints sideline. Former Saints special teamer Steve Gleason is battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease. 5 years ago he was part of one of the most memorable moments in NFL history and probably the greatest moment in Saints history outside of the Super Bowl. In the first game back to the Superdome 56 weeks after Hurricane Katrina, it was Gleason who blocked the punt that was recovered for a touchdown by DeLoach. That one blocked punt may not have saved the city, but it lit the stadium up for fans starving for any sign of good news. Now 5 years later Gleason has a painful death sentence, and Brees and others raised money for ALS earlier in the week. Gleaseon lifted an entire Gulf Region, and now the fans were there to support him.
The game returned, and on the first play of the fourth quarter Manning went deep and found a wide open Victor Cruz for a 72 yard touchdown bomb. Yet the Giants defense had no answers for the Saints offense. Even trying to run the clock down they moved at will as Thomas gained 9 and 17 and Sproles picked up 17. Brees hit Thomas for 8 and Mark Ingram gained 5. From the Giants 24, Brees went for Graham, who also got blasted in this game of hard hits. Yet this one was helmet to helmet, and the personal foul call was correct. From the 12, Thomas ran it in with nobody near him as the Saints were up 42-17 with a full 11 minutes left.
Despite the blowout, Eli Manning did complete 19 straight passes late in the game. The 20th was incomplete in the end zone, but another questionable call of a hit on a defenseless receiver wiped out the incompletion. Manning’s 20th straight completion was a 4 yard toss to Cruz for their second connection of the fourth quarter. Up to that point Manning was 20 for 20 for 236 yards in the second half alone. Yet the Giants were still down by 18 with 5 minutes left. The only suspense came when after 21 straight completions, Manning misfired to fall short of the individual game record. He then fired incomplete again, but did not throw 21 straight incomplete since the 3rd one on 4th and 5 ended the drive.
All the Saints were trying to do was run out the clock, and on 3rd and 5 from the Giants 35, Ingram took a pitchout around the end and raced all the way for the touchdown for the final exclamation point with one minute left. The Giants fell to 6-5 as Captain Grumpy Tom Coughlin had every right to be upset with his team’s poor defensive effort. They fell one game back of Dallas in the division although those teams play twice in the final 5 weeks. As for the Saints, they just keep rolling along and lead their division by one game. Eli Manning finished 33 of 47 for 406 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception. Drew Brees was 24 of 38 for “only” 363 yards but with 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. 49-24 Saints
Cruel 2011 NFL Injuries down the stretch
Joe Gibbs once said that it is not the best team that wins the Super Bowl, but the best healthiest team.
Injuries are always a part of football, but this 2011 season has seen some devastating injuries to teams that appeared to be cruising toward the playoffs. The sad part for those who root for underdogs is that several of these teams were franchises that have suffered for a long time and finally appeared to have light at the end of the tunnel before injuries kicked in.
Indianapolis Colts–This might be the biggest injury in the history of football in terms of impact. The Colts had several straight seasons of going at least 12-4. Then Peyton Manning was slow to recover from offseason neck surgery and would be out for most if not all of the season. They brought Kerry Collins out of retirement, and he got knocked out with a concussion. Curtis Painter has played so badly that the team is considering Dan Orlovsky, who was on the 2008 Detroit team that went 0-16. The 2011 Colts are 0-10.
The Houston Texans have never been to the playoffs, and Bob McNair has stuck with Gary Kubiak. This was finally the year they were going to break through, especially with Tennessee firing their quarterback and longtime head coach and Indianapolis losing Peyton Manning for the year. Several weeks in they lost Andre Johnson and now Matt Schaub is out for the year. The Texans are 7-3 but forced to start Matt Leinart. Life, like football, is so unfair.
The Kansas City Chiefs began 0-3 and clawed their way back to the edge of even with a 4-5 record and a game on Monday Night Football. Yet before that game Matt Cassel was injured, and he is now out for the year. Tyler Palko made his first NFL start and the Chiefs lost by 31 points. The Chiefs claimed Kyle Orton off of waivers but Palko will start again on Sunday Night Football. Kansas City has a brutal schedule down the stretch, and no Cassel is a killer. Also, early in the season they lost Jamal Charles to the freakiest injury in recent years as he was injured out of bounds stepping awkwardly on the first down marker.
The Chicago Bears had won 5 straight games and Jay Cutler was fantastic in that stretch. Yet last week in the fourth quarter of a game the Bears were winning, Cutler tried to tackle a defender after an interception and wound up breaking his hand. Cutler is out for the year as the 7-3 Bears turn to Caleb Hanie. Hanie has never started an NFL game, but he played well when Cutler was injured in last year’s NFC Title Game.
The Detroit Lions are another team in playoff contention who is hurting at a key position. The key to the Lions is a healthy Mattthew Stafford. He needs a balanced attack, but he will now be without Jahvid Best for the rest of the year due to concussion. Mr Best’s situation is so severe that he may never play football again. He has had concussion problems in the past. The Lions lost badly on Thanksgiving to drop to 7-4. They started 5-0 but are barely hanging on right now without an adequate running game.
The Buffalo Bills started 3-0 but have struggled and are now 5-5. Just when they need a ground game the most, Fred Jackson has gone down. He has been fantastic this season, and now the Bills are in a desperate situation.
The team that has probably been the most devastated by injuries is the Oakland Raiders. The 2-2 team started with the death of their owner Al Davis. Emotion carried them to 4-2, but in that 6th game Jason Campbell broke his clavicle and was lost for the year. Hue Jackson went out and immediately got Carson Palmer. Yet the Raiders have also been playing without Darren McFadden, with Michael Bush replacing him. They have not had Jacoby Ford. Darrius Heyward-Bey got hurt and did not return last week. All of those players are expected to return, and the Raiders lost a pair of games at home before winning consecutive road games to get to 6-4. The win last week was against a 2-8 Minnesota team that just lost Adrian Peterson for the year. The Raiders lead the AFC West by one game but are running out of bodies.
Hue Jackson keeps saying that there are no excuses, and those complaining should look to the 2010 Packers. They lost 15 players to injuries, including Ryan Grant in the season opener. They won it all, but some should remember that Aaron Rodgers stayed healthy, and Mike McCarthy is pass happy anyway.
Then again, look at the 1999 Rams. Trent Green went down in the preseason and some former grocery bagger named Kurt Warner replaced him and created the Greatest Show on Turf.
Yet the 1999 Rams are not the whole story. Again, look at the 2011 Colts.
For football fans everywhere, just pray for the health of your players. A Super Bowl could be riding on it.
Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions
Miami Dolphins @ Dallas Cowboys
San Francisco 49ers @ Baltimore Ravens
Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons
(Falcons by 9 1/2, they cover)
Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals
(Bengals by 7 1/2, they cover)
Carolina Panthers @ Indianapolis Colts
(Panthers by 3 1/2, Colts win outright)
Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Tennessee Titans
(Titans by 3 1/2, they cover)
Chicago Bears @ Oakland Raiders
(Raiders by 3 1/2, they win but fail to cover)
Washington Redskins @ Seattle Seahawks
(Seahawks by 3 1/2, they win but fail to cover)
New England Patriots @ Philadelphia Eagles
(Patriots by 3 1/2, they cover)
Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers
(Chargers by 5 1/2, they win but fail to cover)
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs is the Sunday night game.
(Steelers by 10 1/2, they win but fail to cover)
New York GIants @ New Orleans is the Monday night game.
(Saints by 7, they win but fail to cover)
Black Occupy Wall Street and the Mall Friday
Yesterday was Thanksgiving Thursday and today is a racist holiday known as Black Friday.
Between Black Friday and Occupy Wall Street, one question must be asked.
Does anybody sleep indoors anymore?
Whether people are occupying Wall Street or Shopping Malls, as long as you are not blocking me I don’t care. At least the shoppers killing each other are spending their own money. I personally think they should go to OWS protests and steal their money and their blankets as well. Share the wealth and all.
I try to stay home this time of year and just watch 5 straight days of football. After all, leaving the house just does not seem to work this weekend. A look back proves this.
2007: On Thanksgiving I mentioned what I was…and was not…thankful for.
Black Friday was a truly black day indeed as my Internet was down. For a new blogger that is a nightmare.
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2007/11/what-i-amand-am-notthankful-for/
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2007/11/black-friday-internet-down/
2008: I was in a serious relationship and against my will it was time to meet her parents. I traveled 3,000 miles. They were liberals, as was the girl. It went so badly that soon after that we broke up.
I kept Friday lighthearted, although it sucked for two straight years. I vowed not to leave my home again this weekend.
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/11/carolina-thanksgiving-2008/
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/11/fun-friday/
2009: I spent Thanksgiving in solitary confinement and did the same for Black Friday. I finally figured out what Black Friday actually was.
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2009/11/solitary-confinement-thanksgiving-2009/
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2009/11/black-friday/
2010: To keep the spirit of Thanksgiving I made sure to have Turkey. That Swanson Dinner was delicious. I decided to become a civil rights hero and the next day worked to have the name of Black Friday changed to African-American Friday.
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2010/11/happy-swanson-dinner-thursday/
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2010/11/african-american-friday/
2011: I let the world know what I am really thankful for.
http://tygrrrrexpress.com/2011/11/what-i-am-really-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving/
Then I got down to business and enjoyed my 10 hours of football.I forgot to get my Swanson, so I settled for Chinese food.
Black Friday is spent avoiding all of you, especially if you are either mall shoppers or protesters. I can do my shopping online and if law enforcement does their job the protesters will be removed. Street Cleaning Saturday has a nice ring to it.
Happy Black Occupy Wall Street and the Mall Friday.
What I am REALLY thankful for this Thanksgiving
“Until I met a blind man, who taught me how to see…
A blind man, who could change night into day…
and if I can, I’ll make you come with me…
Here comes the sun, and will be chasing all the clouds away.”
That Aerosmith song reminds me that this Thanksgiving, there is one thing I am REALLY thankful for this Thanksgiving.
I could offer a bunch of cliches that are as sincere as they are repeated. I could say how thankful I am to be a free American in the greatest nation in the history of mankind. I could be thankful for our troops, and for how much I honor them.
All of that is true, but many people feel that way, as they should.
I could give in to my sophomoric side and thank any Republican brunette or Jewish brunette for letting me play with their yummy bouncies. For the ones who were Republican and Jewish, the gratitude will never be enough. They were fantastic.
I could celebrate sloth, not an honorable thing to do. I mean who doesn’t like watching 10 straight hours of football and gorging on food? Most people I know are normal.
I am thankful that somebody wrote a brilliant column about the 32 rules for playing family touch football on Thanksgiving Day.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204531404577050370294096452.html?fb_ref=wsj_share_FB_bot&fb_source=profile_oneline
Yet what I am really thankful for on Thanksgiving is something some people do not have.
I can see. I have the gift of full sight.
I have never been legally blind, but my poor eyesight has required glasses. I had to wear them since I was a kid, and I never liked them. They get broken, they get lost, they need to be updated, they fall out of fashion. I never tried contacts, but glasses were just a hassle.
A few months ago I had LASIK eye surgery. Thank almighty God, it worked.
I remember waking up the day after the surgery, looking around, and realizing that I could see everything crystal clearly.
I even work it into my speeches.
“What do you call a man named Eric who can see everything crystal clearly? Well you don’t call him Attorney General.”
Sometimes when I lose perspective I look out my condo window. Things that were far away are now closer.
In a few years I will need reading glasses, but for now I enjoy just having the full gift of sight I have not had since I was in fourth grade.
Thank you God. You created a beautiful world. I am so happy to see it in all its wonder.
To those who are blind, may God restore your sight.
To those who can see, love life.
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A brilliant GOP foreign policy debate
Finally, a debate worth watching all the way through…perhaps twice.
What made this debate the model for future debates was that most of the question were asked by people working for the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2011/nov/23/american-enterprise-institute-heritage-foundation-/
This was by far the very best debate of 2012, from inception to completion.
Super Committee Fails–Good!
The Super Committee set up to deal with America’s debt problems has totally failed to reach an agreement.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2011/nov/22/shocker-congressional-super-committee-destined-com/
The Super Committee deserved to fail, and thankfully it did.
He said, she said–Occupy Wall Street
In an attempt to create a rich dialogue and have people discuss politics without vitriol, liberal columnist Catherine Poe and I have begun a monthly debate column entitled “He said, she said.” Every month we will take on a different topic. This month we take on Occupy Wall Street.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/great-political-debate/2011/nov/18/occupy-wall-street-what-should-be-done-protesters/
Yes, this absolutely is a fair and balanced discussion. So to all politicos of all stripes across the spectrum, enjoy the discussion!
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
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Posts Tagged: sheep
Livestock grazing helps California tackle wildfire
California is searching for solutions to the wildfire crisis. Livestock ranchers believe they can help.
At the 14th Annual Rangeland Summit in Stockton in January, more than 150 ranchers, public land managers and representatives of non-profit organizations that work on land conservation gathered to share research and experiences that outline the value of cattle and sheep grazing on rangeland.
Since California was settled by Europeans, cattle and sheep have been an integral part of the state's history.
“Cattle can control brush,” said Lynn Huntsinger, UC Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Berkeley in a presentation on brush management. She discussed research she conducted in the early 1980s to understand the role of cattle in Sierra Nevada brush control.
“We need to make livestock into firefighters,” she said. “Constant, deliberate, targeted grazing is needed for fire management.”
However, thick, overgrown brush requires intensive treatment that cattle can't handle on their own.
“You have to start from a good place,” Huntsinger said. “Start early, such as post fire. Plan when you have a blank slate for the forest you want.”
UCCE specialist Lynn Huntsinger suggested cattle may be viewed as a team of firefighters.
The tragic loss of homes and lives to wildfire in the last few years has increased the public demand for answers and action. However, the reasons for greater frequency and intensity of wildfire are not well understood.
“Is it climate change? Past decisions? Land use? What can we do about it?” asked UC Cooperative Extension specialist Van Butsic. “Research.”
At the summit, Butsic presented the results of his recent research to determine whether ownership has an impact upon whether land will burn. He and his colleagues studied the burn histories of forest and rangeland areas that were matched with the same characteristics, except in ownership.
“We controlled for all factors – slope, elevation, the likelihood of ignition,” he said. “We found that on forest and rangeland, federal ownership led to .3 percent higher fire probability. Ownership is dwarfing the impact of climate change.”
There is still much more research to be done.
“We can't say the impact of grazed vs. ungrazed land,” Butsic said. “We also need to look at fire severity as well as fire frequency.”
Research by UCCE advisor Laura Snell and her colleagues showed that rangeland doesn't need to be 'rested' following a fire.
The UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Modoc County, Laura Snell, shared preliminary results at the rangeland summit that provide information for landowners making decisions about returning livestock to burned areas.
She and a team of colleagues studied the fire history of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management rangeland in Lassen and Modoc counties where fires had burned through 5, 10 and 15 years before. The dataset included information about whether the land was “rested” for two years after the fire, or whether livestock were returned to graze soon after the blaze.
The scientists set out to determine whether fire intensity and climate at the site (measured by soil temperature and moisture) had an impact on the future diversity of plant species and growth of cheat grass, an invasive species that animals don't like.
“No matter what we did, graze or not graze, after 15 years, the species richness stayed the same,” Snell said. “Grazing was not the driving factor.”
The results are also important in terms of fuels accumulation and the prevention of future wildfires.
“Federal land managers have typically used a policy to rest the land for two years after a fire. During the interval, the fuels sometimes burn again and livestock producers have to wait another two years,” Snell said. “Our research showed you don't necessarily need to rest the land after the fire.”
Sheep and cattle grazing can reduce the fuel load for a potential wildfire. (Photo: Dan Macon)
Two ranchers who were recently impacted by wildfire presented their experiences and perspectives during the rangeland summit.
Mike Williams of Diamond W Cattle Company had livestock on 6,500 acres of leased land in Ventura County when the Thomas Fire ignited on Dec. 4, 2017. Over more than a month, the fire burned 281,893 acres and consumed 1,000 structures.
Williams had stockpiled feed on certain pastures by limiting grazing, which during the fire turned into hazardous fuel.
Adam Cline, rangeland manager for the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Preserve in the Capay Valley, had a similar experience when the County Fire burned more than 90,000 acres in western Yolo and eastern Napa counties in June and July 2018. To reserve feed for later, Cline had left 2,500 pounds per acre of residual dry matter on grazing land as a drought mitigation strategy. He said he plans to reconsider this grazing plan.
“Now, cattle feed looks like a lot of fuel,” he said.
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 8:40 AM
Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Tags: cattle (7), Laura Snell (2), Lynn Huntsinger (4), rangeland (15), sheep (5), Van Butsic (5), wildfire (36)
Research can help Californians live safely with wildlife
A ewe and her lamb at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center. (Photo: Robert Keiffer)
Winter is typically lambing season on Northern California sheep ranches - a perilous time of year. Baby lambs are vulnerable prey for wildlife like coyotes, mountain lions and bears. With increasing numbers of wildlife, both rural and urban neighborhoods are being impacted.
At the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, we are braced for our first winter under a new policy that minimizes the use of lethal control against native wildlife that prey on our lambs and ewes. As director of the 5,300-acre Mendocino County research facility, I'm nervous for the well-being of our 500 sheep and lambs soon to be born.
The animals are defenseless, therefore it is our responsibility to protect them from predation by wildlife or other animals, such as domestic dogs. Many non-lethal methods of protecting the sheep have been implemented over the past several months. We installed and repaired fences and brought in five new guard dogs to protect the sheep.
Our new practices seemed to work last spring and summer. We can't draw research conclusions from one year of data, but the number of sheep confirmed killed by wild carnivores in 2015 was much smaller than the year before, 10 vs. 48. And the number of coyotes taken so far in 2014 – 15 – was about half the amount in 2014.
I'm encouraged by the numbers. But we want to do better. As a University of California research center, Hopland is the ideal place to study ways for sheep ranchers throughout Northern California to maintain sustainable flocks even in the presence of the growing, and increasingly diverse, wildlife population. At Hopland, we are interested in learning more about how to prevent conflicts with wild animals and reduce the need for lethal control of wildlife. This information will inform policies for wildlife control in cities, rural areas and on ranches.
The Hopland REC was a working sheep ranch when it was purchased by the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources for rangeland and animal management research in 1951. From the 1990s to the 2000s, 10 to 15 percent of lambs or more were killed each year by predators – mainly coyotes – despite aggressive non-lethal and legal lethal control, according to Bob Timm, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist who served as director of the station for 30 years before retiring in 2014.
We will always have predators threatening our sheep. We need research-based information to inform us how to deal with them humanely while maintaining economically viable ranching operations in Mendocino County and throughout California.
Justin Brashares, a professor of wildlife ecology at UC Berkeley, has developed a research plan for the center. We are seeking funding and, in the coming years, will use Hopland as a living laboratory to answer many questions scientists and ranchers have about wildlife in Northern California. The research will help us estimate the wildlife population. We plan to use high-technology GPS collars on prey and predator species to develop very fine-scale information about their interactions. Hopland will also be a site to study the very fencing we and other sheep producers are earnestly installing to protect our sheep from hungry carnivores.
I believe we are lucky to have the wildlife among us. I'm committed to helping our community protect wildlife and raise sheep with research and education programs at Hopland.
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 8:53 AM
Author: Kimberly Rodrigues
Tags: Hopland Research & Extension Center (4), Robert Timm (2), sheep (5)
Living with wildlife while managing working landscapes
Good fencing is one tool that allows coyotes and sheep to share the open range.
The UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (UC HREC) will host workshops on Dec. 1 and 2 to foster understanding and encourage community dialog about ranching on a landscape with populations of coyote, black bear, mountain lions and other wildlife.
“Mendocino County supports many ranchers and our communities enjoy locally produced lamb, beef, milk, cheese and other agricultural products,” said Kimberley Rodrigues, director of UC HREC. “Along with these opportunities come challenges associated with living alongside some of our resident wildlife. The workshops will help local residents deal with these challenges.”
Rodrigues – who has a doctorate degree in environmental science and has been a leader in outreach, strategic facilitation and partnership development for 25 years – has been actively involved in wildlife management at the 5,300-acre HREC since she arrived in mid-2014.
“I quickly realized the biggest challenge to maintaining a sustainable flock of sheep here in our location is addressing predation issues, primarily by coyotes,” Rodrigues said. “With some improvements to our fences, changes in pasture rotations and increased use of guard dogs, losses of sheep to coyotes are now at an acceptable level. We hope to share our own experience, hear from diverse perspectives and experiences at these events and would like HREC to become a hub for future learning on this topic.”
Recent discussion and decisions made by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors regarding their contract with USDA Wildlife Services (WS) and their use of an integrated wildlife damage management program prompted UC HREC to provide a space for two workshops to allow learning on wildlife management and community conversation.
The Dec. 1 workshop will focus on scientific design and is implemented by USDA WS. It provides an opportunity to hear experts from USDA, the Californi Department of Fish and Wildlife, UC Cooperative Extension and Defenders of Wildlife to discuss the most up-to-date research in wildlife behavior and non-lethal control methods.
The Dec. 2 community conversation workshop is hosted by UC HREC and includes current research from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, wildlife biologists and discussion of the challenges associated with ranching in Mendocino County from the Magruder family and other local ranchers. The day will culminate in discussion groups on topics ranging from integrated wildlife management tools to understanding local, state and federal connections.
The public may attend either day or both days. Registration for the two workshops is separate.
“Topography, surrounding environments, community viewpoints, available funds and the kind of animals being farmed are all part of the picture – there is no easy solution,” said Hannah Bird, UC HREC community educator. “Ranchers and land managers need to know what tools are available to them and the implications and benefits of each of these tools. Attending both workshops will provide a deeper understanding of the issues.”
Community members, ranchers, land managers and members of non-profit organizations are invited to attend. The workshops will be at the Rod Shippey Hall, Hopland Research and Extension Center, 4070 University Road, Hopland, CA 95449. Registration is $30 for each day (including lunch) and must be made in advance. The registration deadline is Nov. 23. Space is limited.
Sign up for the Dec. 1 USDA WS workshop at http://ow.ly/TYhBd and the Dec. 2 community conversation workshop at http://ow.ly/TYhos.
More on the University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center:
The Hopland Research and Extension Center is a multi-disciplinary research and education facility run by the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources Division. As stewards of more than 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral, and riparian environments their mission is to find better ways to manage our natural resources and conduct sustainable agricultural practices, through science, for the benefit of California's citizens.
Author: Hannah Bird
Posted on Monday, November 23, 2015 at 10:38 AM
Tags: coyotes (3), Hopland REC (2), Kim Rodrigues (3), sheep (5), wildlife (24)
Mozilla information scientist finds her passion at UC Sheep Shearing School
Stephany Wilkes shears a 150-lb Targhee-Columbia ewe at Hopland Research and Extension Center.
It's May in Hopland, and the sparse winter rains are nothing more than a memory. Sharpened shears at the ready, Stephany Wilkes, an information science Ph.D. who works for Mozilla, walks a 150-pound sheep into the shearing area. Under the watchful eye of expert instructors, she flips the sheep on its side and starts methodically removing the fleece, smoothing the skin with her left hand, clippers in her right, moving the sheep with her legs.
“It's like a dance,” she says. “Once you have it right (and I mean, really have it), suddenly the whole method makes sense. You expend much less energy. You're controlling the sheep with your legs, which leaves your hands free, one to hold the shearing hand piece and the other to smooth out the skin so you don't nick the sheep.”
Since there are 400 ewes whose fleeces must be shorn before the hot summer months, that's important for her and her classmates.
The University of California Cooperative Extension Sheep Shearing School is the only program of its kind in California. It has been run in Mendocino County since at least 1990, but in 2009, it moved to the Hopland Research and Extension Center south of Ukiah.
Students are taught the New Zealand method of shearing, where the entire fleece is cut from the sheep as a single unit so it can be sorted and graded according to micron count. The method is designed to be comfortable for both shearer and sheep.
John Harper, UCCE natural resources advisor for Mendocino County, has been running this program for more than 20 years. Although these sheep weigh enough to make handling them a workout, he says that hip flexibility is more important than upper body strength. Since this is something women tend to have more of than men, they are often successful students.
More than 250 students from across the western U.S. as well as Canada and Mexico and have graduated from the program. Many come back year after year to practice under supervision, but also to connect with each other.
This year, a wool grading section was added to the course, taught by Ron Cole and Rodney Kott. Sheep have recently been bred much more for meat than wool in the region but there is a growing demand for high quality fleeces. The finest merino sheep do not do well in damp North Coast conditions but thrive in the dryer Central Valley and foothills, and there is a need for trained graders. Only 3 percent of California's 5 million pounds of wool is currently being processed within the state, and yet California remains a net importer of wool goods, while falling second only to Texas in sheep production. California fleeces are either composted or sent to China for processing, something another graduate of Shearing Class, Matt Gilbert, is keen to avoid.
“There used to be lots of mills in the U.S. to process our wool,” he said. “Now there are hardly any. That's why I wanted to start my own mill to process fine wool. We will be selling to handspinners and knitters and to commercial textile manufacturers. It's about trying to keep the product of this place in the region.”
Gilbert was inspired by the Fibershed movement started by Rebecca Burgess in 2010. Drawing on the locavore movement, Burgess committed to clothing herself for an entire year with textiles grown and produced within 200 miles of her house in Fairfax. The movement is gaining adherents across the country and beyond.
Wilkes says the Fibershed movement is what got her interested in learning to shear, too.
“Eight years ago, I walked into a yarn store in San Francisco and asked where the local yarn was. I knew California was a major producer of wool. I was told there wasn't any. I was curious about why, and became involved with Fibershed and attended their first symposium in October 2012. During a panel involving shearers [one of whom was Matt Gilbert], I found out that small flock owners had a hard time finding people to shear their sheep. That got me thinking that I could learn to do the work," Wilkes said.
The UC certificate really means something to ranchers and farmers. As a woman who provided a Shearing School scholarship put it recently, “When I see UC Certification, I know I'm not going to have butchered animals.”
Harper explains that the North Coast sheep herding trends have changed over time – from large producers to smaller flocks – but now there is a move back to some larger flocks, driven in part by the Vines and Ovines project established in Mendocino County by UCCE advisor Morgan Doran with help from UCCE advisor Roger Ingram of Placer and Nevada counties, UCCE advisor Stephanie Larson of Sonoma County and UCCE specialist emeritus Mel George. The sheep were subjected to aversion training so they would not eat grape leaves. Now they browse through vineyards, conducting weed control and fertilization without harming the vines. One vintner, Clay Shannon, has 1,500 ewes. He pairs premium lamb with his wines in sales to niche markets. The idea is catching on.
Meanwhile, Wilkes is shearing sheep across Northern California on weekends or before work.
“I can't express how much Shearing School means to me and to California,” she says. “There's almost no way to break into agriculture if you didn't inherit land here. I found my calling late ... I love developing open source software and working on information privacy, but shearing is my passion. Shearing School is one of the few feasible avenues into agriculture in the state.”
The 2014 Shearing School class.
Wool classing.
Stephany Wilkes at the Sonoma County Fair.
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 8:07 AM
Author: Alison L Kent
Tags: agricultural education (1), bovines (1), Hopland REC (2), Mendocino UCCE (1), Shearing (1), sheep (5), wool (1)
‘Sheeping off’ alfalfa fields adds value for sheep producers and growers
Try spotting sheep dogs among grazing sheep.
In touring the back roads of California’s great Central Valley during wintertime, you may be surprised to come upon hundreds of sheep grazing alfalfa fields. The sheep are penned in by electric fences and graze the fields to near bare soil. Look closely and you may also see some Great Pyrenees dogs, used to guard the livestock from coyotes and other predators. The dogs blend in well with the sheep and it’s often fun to try to spot them in the mob.
You may wonder about this practice of ‘sheeping off’ or grazing alfalfa fields, as sheep are most associated with rangelands in the coastal foothills or the Sierras. Basque sheepherders have historically managed sheep grazing in the Sierra Nevada mountains, which is a legacy that still remains in arborglyphs, or drawings in aspen trees, and in current grazing leases on federal lands. But sheep grazing in alfalfa fields has also been a long-time practice, probably for as long as there’s been alfalfa in our valley.
A Basque arborglyph.
‘Sheeping off’ alfalfa fields in the fall and winter, when alfalfa fields are dormant and not growing, is of benefit to both alfalfa growers and sheep producers. The bulk of California’s lambs are born in the fall and early winter. Grazing alfalfa at this time accommodates the lambing operation by providing high quality feed at a time when forage is usually scarce. Sheep producers commonly establish enclosed paddocks on alfalfa fields with temporary fencing and then move the sheep to new areas of the field, often daily.
Alfalfa growers also benefit from sheep grazing in their fields during wintertime when the alfalfa is dormant. Alfalfa is a perennial crop which means that the root system remains alive below ground throughout the year even when the stems and leaves die during winter dormancy. Sheep feed on winter weeds, helping to control them in both seedling as well as established alfalfa stands that may negate the need for an herbicide treatment. Sheep grazing also reduces the alfalfa vegetation that dies back in winter, producing cleaner hay, the following spring. Sheep also help control weevil insect pests by feeding on older alfalfa stems, where the weevils lay eggs. This practice may help reduce weevil pressure and feeding damage to the first alfalfa cutting when weevils are actively feeding, a positive benefit, especially for organic growers.
The correct timing of alfalfa grazing is especially important for sheep producers since incorrect timing can result in a potentially lethal condition in sheep called bloat. Bloat occurs when a ruminant, such as a sheep, consumes too much fresh alfalfa with a high concentration of leaf proteins called saponins. When saponins are digested in the rumen, they create foam that prevents the sheep from burping up gases that are a produced from digestion in their stomach. Grazing too early in the fall or too late in the spring increases the risk of bloat, which is another reason why alfalfa grazing is done during the winter months.
Studies in California have documented economic benefits for both sheep producers and alfalfa growers. Sheep producers benefit from high quality feed during wintertime. Alfalfa growers benefit from weed and weevil control, as well as cleaner hay that can result in higher quality forage compared to non-grazed alfalfa stands.
Next time you come upon an alfalfa field full of sheep, know that they’re there for a purpose, providing feed for sheep and weevil and weed control for the alfalfa, in an environmentally sound manner. And, see if you can get in a game of ‘I Spy’ and find those Great Pyrenees dogs.
For more information, see the articles listed below:
Bell, C.E. and J.N. Guerrero. 1997. Sheep grazing effectively controls weeds in seedling alfalfa. California Agriculture 51(2):19-23. http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/repositoryfiles/ca5102p19-67649.pdf
Doran, M.P., L. Hazeltine, R.F. Long and D.H. Putnam. 2010. Strategic grazing of alfalfa by sheep in California’s Central Valley. Technical Report. http://cesolano.ucanr.edu/files/63758.pdf
Pelton, R.E., V.L. Marble, W.E. Wildman and G. Peterson. 1988. Fall grazing by sheep on alfalfa. California Agriculture 42(5): 4-5. http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/repositoryfiles/ca4205p4-68804.pdf
'Sheeping off' an alfalfa field.
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 6:13 AM
Author: Rachael Freeman Long
Author: Morgan Doran
Tags: alfalfa (7), sheep (5), weeds (8)
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This article is about the American car brand Chrysler. For For the company which owns the Chrysler brand, see FCA US. For For the current parent holding company, see Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Chrysler is an American car brand and the longstanding premium marque of automaker FCA US LLC.
Before the 2014 creation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles by the merger of Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler, FCA US was known as Chrysler Group LLC, named after its founder Walter Chrysler.
Walter Chrysler
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Sergio Marchionne (Chairman and CEO of FCA US LLC)
The Chrysler brand was originally a premium luxury position competing with Cadillac, Packard, and Lincoln. Chrysler was the top brand in the portfolio of what was then known as Chrysler Corporation, led by its top model, the Imperial.
After the corporation decided to spin Imperial off as a separate brand in 1955 to better compete with Cadillac and Lincoln, Chrysler became the corporation's number two brand, but still offered luxury and near-luxury products. Chrysler's positioning of the Chrysler brand towards a mid-price brand caused Chrysler to kill DeSoto after 1961 and merge most DeSoto vehicles into the new Chrysler Newport. After the Imperial brand was dropped in 1975, Chrysler once again became the top brand.
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Logo of the Chrysler-Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler-Plymouth was a division that sold cars with both Chrysler and Plymouth brand names. The Chrysler models emphasized luxury, while the Plymouth cars stood for practicality. The division also sold the high-luxury Imperial brand until 1975.
During the 1980s the Chrysler division expanded its product line by marketing upscale versions of the Chrysler K platform. The Chrysler brand took on a similar role as Oldsmobile, Buick, or Acura by offering entry-level luxury cars of various types and sizes.
During the 1990s, more and more Chrysler-Plymouth dealers took on the Jeep and Eagle franchises as Chrysler Corporation began consolidated its dealerships throughout the United States. The Eagle franchise was eventually discontinued in 1998.
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When the Plymouth brand was retired in 2001, Chrysler became a stand-alone division of DaimlerChrysler AG, the company formed by the merger of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz. Recently, however, the Chrysler Group has been making efforts to consolidate the Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep brands into one sales unit, while maintaining separate brand identity.
Following Fiat's acquisition of a 20% stake in Chrysler LLC, Fiat set a long-term goal of reviving Chrysler as a full luxury brand to compete again with Cadillac and other luxury brands. The company stated in October 2009 that future plans for Chrysler brand vehicles include closer cooperation and shared development between Chrysler and Lancia, an upscale Italian automaker within the Fiat Group. In 2011, the brand's winged emblem was modified, eliminating the historic blue ribbon center which dated from the 1930s, replacing it with a blue-backed "Chrysler" nameplate. In May 2014, Fiat-Chrysler announced it would make the brand a mainstream brand with premium features in contrast to earlier statements of moving the full line into the luxury market.
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Weird and Wonderful Happenings
I've been a right lazy beast of late in the old blogging department. Not long after my last post, we got some really bad news in work... basically we went bust with a little help from our good friends in a non-NAMA bank and all the hard work my bosses had put in over the past 15 years went up in smoke. It was a horrible few weeks and the end result was that all but 2 people lost their jobs. I was the lucky person to be kept on (there are some days though I wish they had let me go because disorganisation and lack of information seems to be the name of the game...) and it looks as if I'll be there for the foreseeable future which is a massive relief financially.
It is very disconcerting to show up every morning to an empty office and literally see nobody from 9am to 5pm except the post man. There used to be about 10 of us in the office every day and we were like a family (i.e. we bickered like kids but cross one of us & the rest of the gang would track you down and murder you!!!!). Now I just sit there, do what I can and talk to myself. Thank god for my media hard drive to pass the time. Trust me, I would much rather be busy and not notice the time pass, but needs must eh!
Christmas Day was rather fun this year - the Hubs was working at 7.30 this morning (yes, this is not a typo... muggins here was up at 6.30 to make sure he didn't oversleep) so it was a two part visit instead of staying at home. I spent Christmas Eve cooking like Gordon Ramsay... 6 hours solid and it was all done and packed, ready to be transported to the MIL's. We had lunch with her and Hubs' brother... it was actually great fun and as usual I cooked way too much food, so she'll have enough leftover to keep her going for weeks! Then we headed over to my parents for the annual quiz - which I won... yay! My nieces and nephew were running riot and demanding chocolate at 10pm - the demands fell on deaf ears and they were subsequently sent to bed.
Santa was very nice to me this year and brought me my Dior Escale de Pondicherry perfume - which I knew about - AND a Nintento Wii (which Santa wanted for himself). Then this morning, I bought myself a brand new shiny Sony Vaio laptop. I knew there was a reason I had been saving in the Credit Union! So now I can aimlessly surf d'internet downstairs but for some daft reason, I've no coverage in the sitting room... all suggestions to sort this would be most welcome.
Right, I can hear Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on the TV, so time to sign off and wish you all a very Happy Christmas
It's A Beaut.ie-ful Day
It had to be a good omen - the sun was shining, the birds were singing and the clouds were at bay - I was off into town for the launch of the utterly fabilis book by Aisling McDermott - The Beaut.ie Guide to Gorgeous. This book does exactly what it says on the cover - talking about the beaut, the whole beaut, and nothing but the beaut.ie!
Myself and The Hubs headed into town early so we could park the car & have a little wander before the midday launch and book signing (for which he was planning to skedaddle into Tower Records for some man time). Ooh, I do love the 3rd floor in BT's - homewares are loved almost as much as beauty products Chez Baba and a good candle-sniffing session was on the cards. Most of 'em were just rank. The funniest one was called "Log Fire" which spelled exactly like one of the cottages in Bunratty Folk Park - brought me right back to my Colaiste Bhride Rannafeirste gaeltacht experience. Eventually we made our way down via the posho ladies clothes - a sequinned geansai by Chloe for €350 - Hubs told me to buy two!!!
We got down to the ground floor and there was already a whole heap of people in a queue-like manner near the display, so I dispatched Hubs off to squander his cash on mental, sorry metal, music and I went down to where the action was. Most of the ladies queueing were relatively normal apart from two junion Foxrock Fannies behind me who, at the tender age of 15, were yah-ing about how OMG I just like totally need this Mulberry purse in purple. Drove me bonkers and I was itching to wire her braces to the nearest security tag just for the sheer fun of it. Finally, after trying and failing to ignore the pistachio macaroons from Laduree, Amy Huberman hopped up to enthuse about the book (god she's tiny and pretty... and I'm still not hatin' on her) and finally I got to buy the buke and rootle in the stuffed goody bag. Oh I only had a little glance inside as I love to wallow in the stash in the privacy of my own bedroom, showing The Hubs yet more goodies for me to play with. Aisling looked gorgeous - beootiful frock, flawless makeup and very very lovely in person.
I got to meet some of the other lovely beaut.ie bloggers - they are all gorgeous with perfect makeup and accessories - before I had to head off to see one of my nieces do a star turn as a mascot at the Bray Wanderers -v- Liverpool Legends match at the Carlisle Ground.
Now for a spot of ironing, otherwise I'll be going to work in my jammies tomorrow and I'm too posh to work that particular look!!!
What A Hair-Brained Excuse...
I logged onto the Sunday Independent online this morning and one of the cover stories which caught my eye was this -
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/i-wasnt-blotto-or-anything--stylist-to-the-stars-furious-after-brush-with-law-over-drinkdriving-1818086.html
My oh my, that super-inflated ego on a midlife crisis bike Mr. David Marshall (hairdresser to the stars, dontcha know) is a right piece of work. He drank, got on his penis-replacement Harley and made the conscious and utterly moronic decision to drive home from the golf club and whinged bitterly about losing his licence and receiving a hefty fine.
To demonstrate the sheer arrogance of the man, read on...
"I was shocked that I was over the limit," he says now. "I said to the guard there was no way I could be over the limit."
But the hairdresser, who has cut the likes of Bono's hair in the past, was convicted and banned for four years under the drink-driving laws.
"I had a few pints of Guinness after I played a round of golf at the Royal Dublin," he says.
"I played a few games of snooker and I won at the snooker, and I normally wouldn't go to the bar," he says. "It was Christmas time, festive season, and I had two pints of Guinness and a glass of Guinness. What's the big deal?
"There's no justice in this land," he added. "No justice at all in Ireland. Where's the justice?
Justice eh. Not only did he lose his licence this week, but the overbearing prat already had a drink-driving conviction from the early 90's. How many convictions does this man, who clearly knows better than the rest of us, require before he realises that you just cannot drink and drive. I've no doubt that he had enough money to pay for a taxi, or even, heaven forbid, get public transport home.
He's a moron who got caught royally and has the cheek to bleat pitifully to a journalist about how everybody else was wrong, and sure there was no harm intended.
I wonder what he would be saying had he run over somebody and killed them as a result of his total disregard for the laws. Sure it would probably be all their fault for being on the road and not getting out of his drunken, weaving, incapable way.
The Future's Bright, The Future's Orange...
And indeed it is. I met my next husband last weekend. At Croke Park to be precise. And I know I'm very happily married and he's utterly unobtainable, seeing as he's a quarter of Take That, but bloody hell, I have a serious girlie crush on the divine Mr. Orange. I was never a massive TT fan back in the day, seeing as I was spending most of my waking time in Club 92 & other assorted nightclubs chasing boys/men and the closest relationship I had to TT was throwing shapes around the dancefloor. Until last Saturday night.
I was on my sidekick, the trusty crutch, and accompanied by my two best girlie friends Marge & Monkers (don't worry, they know exactly who they are!) and we set off for Croke Park to lust at the altar of all things Boyband. The omens were good - we had a very very very cute taxi driver who was from Lyon - salut bebe - who got me as close to the Hogan Stand as possible without actually mowing down 110 Gardai who were all standing around looking useless & not directing traffic or anything remotely useful... I managed to eventually find the "medical lift" - best kept secret in Dublin but full of people who were perfectly able to manage the stairs unlike me, so I "had a word" and told them to bugger off & walk. The ladies manning the lift were in knots because they aren't allowed to tell them to bog off. I was in pain & dying for a wee, so I didn't really care. And if they started, I'd just crack the ankles off them with my trusty crutch. Eventually I scaled the heights to my seat in the nosebleed/oxygen mask area only to get a call from Monkers telling me to return to the bar as there was booze waiting for me. Hop, hop, hop to the bar I went for urgent refreshments. We made it back with seconds to spare and then the glory of Take That were revealed.
Actually it was a bloody good concert - fantastic stage show - but the highlight was the sheer glory of Mr. O and his 3 ugly sidekicks giving it socks on stage. I was in lust. Bigtime. I could barely look at the big screen because of the vision of beauty in front of my very own eyes. And the other two beside me were just as bad - I nearly had to send them to time out to calm down... then it was over & I had to hobble from Jones Road down to Marino Mart to get a taxi. The girls could barely keep up with me as my trusty crutch was giving me superpowers of moving through crowds. Shame it didn't last as I was a wreck by the time we got back home. Ah well, nothing that vodka & ibuprofen couldn't cure!
Guess Who???
Yep, me. I reckon I've just been a bit of a lazy bitch lately and have failed miserably in my blogging duties. A few things to mention - we headed off to Cork with the ladies choir on the May Bank Holiday Weekend, where we managed to WIN the National Premier Ladies competition. Much jubilation of menopausal women (eh, not me... some of us are still under 40 in the choir - but not all that many!!!) and we were on a serious high which still hasn't worn off - just like that feckin' Cantate Domino which was whirling around my head driving me bloody bonkers for a week afterwards!
Then we headed off to la belle France for our week's holiday. The place was gorgeous but the weather was sheer unadulterated shite. Not only did it rain, it thundered and we had mental winds to boot. Can highly recommend the resort though. If it was sunny, Tregastel would have been sheer heaven. The accom was great - a minute's stroll from the beach which had enough little restaurants & cafes to keep us occupied during our stay. Down of the holiday (apart from the weather) was my encounter with a metal barrier in a petrol station. My poor bumper took a hiding which hopefully won't cost the earth to fix. Diet went to shite as well - imagine living in France without bread - not a hope in hell of that happening, so I just went with the flow and enjoyed it.
The ferry on the way home was rank. The waves were mahoosive and it was so rough that even the hardened truckers took themselves off to lie down rather than sink umpteen pints in the bar. We had taken our trusty Nautamine (French version of Dramamine) as we always do, given my penchant to get seasick walking over a puddle. This time it was NO FUN AT ALL. Hubs was freaking out, I was snapping the nose off him for being a headwreck, while realising that the tablets weren't working & I was in danger of heaving ho myself! Another double dose of drugs soon got things under control and I lay flat in the cabin blissed out watching the Eurovision and snorting at Graham Norton's sarky commentary. Eventually made it home on Sunday lunchtime last week & I was still reeling from the boat - the house kept moving!
Work was mintal on the Monday - the girls were delighted to see me back as they were stuck doing some of my stuff (god love them...). Ended up getting food poisoning from a dodgy roll in one of the local petrol stations. I don't heave, but it was like a scene from The Exorcist that night. I didn't know which end was up - didn't really get shut of it until Friday.
You've Been Angoosed
Many years ago, I made a promise to my metal-loving Hubs that if AC/DC ever played in Dublin that I would go with him to the concert. Naturally I thought this would never ever ever happen and that I was safe for all eternity. Wrong! They announced the Black Ice tour, including a date in the O2 and the excitement in our house was palpable. Actually AC/DC are the best of a hairy noisy bunch and to keep the lads happy, we actually had a metal half hour at our wedding - the photos of Hubs playing (very lame) air guitar are just hysterical and I have a faint memory of bouncing around the dancefloor to Since You've Been Gone by Journey which is one of my fave tracks.
Anyhoo, couldn't get O2 tix, even using the presale code and the poor man was heartbroken, so we decided to have a look at other venues. The only one that suited was Milan in March as it was a Saturday night show & feck-all time off work was required. So, many euros and a bit of careful planning later, we ended up in Milan last weekend. A nice half price deal gave us a very swanky Executive room in the Hilton and we were all set. There was one wee hiccup though. The final match of the Six Nations to be precise, which was kicking off at 18.30 and finishing at 20.15. The concert was starting at 20.00 in a place called Assago, 25 mins cab from the centre of Milan/any Irish bar/TV. Some serious googling produced a hotel beside the stadium who promised that we could watch the match in the bar... phew! So we landed at the hotel 2 mins before kickoff (10 minute taxi trip MY ARSE!) and ran into the bar... no TV. The barman claimed complete ignorance and I nearly cracked up. After some emergency negotiation in Engtalian, the TV appeared, the match was on and all was well with the world. The last 5 mins were just horrific - posh hotel bar, no other supporters so unable to do my usual howls of gentle encouragement at the telly. On an utter high, we strolled off to the temple of noise and it was the most disorganised concert I've ever been to in my life.
No signage, no stewards, free seating in a seated stadium and hordes of black clad teenagers wearing flashing AC/DC devil horns. I stuck out like a sore thumb - makeup, clean hair, jewellery and a handbag will do that for you!!! Eventually we got seats up high at the side of the stage and had a great time - the big screen was right beside us and the bar selling beer was a 5 second walk away... what's not to love? Oh, Angus Young doing a strip... never to be witnessed on a full stomach. I've seen more meat on a chicken bone. Some men definitely look better with their clothes on, and he is no exception. The concert was absolutely brilliant and I knew 90% of the songs, which was an added bonus.
Getting back to the hotel was a right bit of craic - there was meant to be a shuttle bus to the nearest Metro station... the invisible bus! Shiteloads of people all trying to get taxis, of which there were feck all. Eventually started walking down the dual carriageway towards the city - gang of big Canadian lads in front of me with the same aim. I spotted a light in the distance, legged it in front of them & flagged down the cab. They were not best pleased but I pointed out that I was a girl, it was freezing & I was liable to snot all over them if they didn't let me take it. Small scary Irish girl -v- 4 very tall lads... I win, every time. Hubs did his usual "don't know her, never seen her before" act and kept quiet. RESULT!!!
Milan was lovely, but very very expensive - and comign from Dublin, I'm well used to paying over the odds for everything - €8 for a beer! That Hilton upgrade came in very handy as we got lounge access which meant free booze after 6pm. They don't expect you to have more than 1 or 2 drinks, but hell we're Irish and we were celebrating. Based on the bar prices, we managed to sink about €150 worth of free booze & food - and I was fresh as a daisy the next morning. Lovely.
Crying Gets You Everywhere...
Crying. So many songs have been written about it, be it Big Girls Don't Cry or I'll Do My Crying in the Rain. Today the theme was "Don't Cry For Me, UAE Embassy". I had to go to London this morning to get some work documents stamped by the aforesaid Embassy and had done all my research to make sure there would be no hiccups as I landed at 09.25 and had to fly home at 17.00 - a whistle stop trip if ever there was one.
I planed, trained and taxied to the Embassy with my parcel of documents and trusty bank draft to cover the ridiculously high fees they were charging and went it. So far, so good. Until the nice man behind the counter told me that the draft was £40 too much. What's the problem sez I? We can't take it, sez he, toddle off back to Dublin and get a new one like a good girl. Eh, I don't think so pet. I've got to have these blasted papers sent off by Fedex this afternoon and no excuses or I'll be in for a right tongue-lashing when I get back to the office.
I begged, I pleaded, I tried to reason with them, but the Embassy was not for turning.
Eventually I went for the last resort - floods of sobbing, mascara running, pink-eyed tears and not just for effect, these yokes had to be sorted or I was in line for a P45. Them some auld cow (to quote Mammy Dearest) presented her big ugly jobsworth mug at the desk and hissed at me that she could not alter the procedure and that was that. Her accounts were so precious that they couldn't cope with an overpayment as it would send the whole house of cards tumbling down. Bitch. After a few minutes, one of the nice ladies slipped me a post-it with an address - the main Embassy around the corner and told me to get over there. So I trudged up the street, another Kleenex clutched in my hand and snotting for Ireland and rang the bell. God love the poor man who got to talk to me because I was incoherent. A few minutes passed and I hiccuped out my sorry tale - he told me to have a nice sit down and leave it with him. The receptionist, god love her, kept coming over to me with tissues - I was half expecting a Mammy hug, she was so sympathetic. So I sat, and I calmed down enough to stick the tissues back in my bag... then I realised I'd no makeup with me to repair the flood damage! The nice man came back to me, told me Jim (aka him) had fixed it and to go back to the Auld Cow who promised to play nice this time.
So, back to the other office, where the nice people were still lovely and the Auld Cow was nowhere to be seen. I was told to return at 2.30 and they'd have everything ready for me. There was nothing to be done but take a walk down to Harrods to persuade a nice makeup lady to repaint my ravaged face. Big love to Leah at the Bobbi Brown counter who put a hex on the Auld Cow for me and turned me back into a human. After all that drama, I richly deserved the glass of wine with my lunch!!!
On the way home from the airport, I called into see Little Sis and Lulu who I hadn't visited in ages. Lulu was transfixed when I explained where I was today - she kept repeating it to her Mum - Mammy, Auntie Peefa was in a car, on a plane, on a train, in a taxi, in more taxis, on a train, on a plane and then in her car to see me!!! Funny how it's all about you when you're nearly 4
Valentines Day in our house is always a bit unfocused on "us", mainly because my Mammy and Hub's Mammy both celebrate their birthdays on 14th February. Also, Hubs tends to be working on any night that Feb 14th falls, so I'm used to the "reduced" bunch of gorgeous M&S flowers that he brings home a day or two after the event. In fact, I much prefer them as florists etc. really know how to take the piss the second week of Feb - €100 for a bunch of roses that will be dead in 10 days? I think not. And anyway. we're married so it technically we shouldn't care.
My latest "pov shop tip" is to buy your flowers in Aldi. A paltry €4 secured me two bunches (5 stems) of lilies which are only opening up 5 days after purchase. The smell in my kitchen is feckin' gorgeous and there's at least another week of life in these babies. That's how you should save the economy while not compromising on the nice things in life!
Speaking of economy, we had an early Valentines night this evening - tomorrow will be full of goons, gimps and mouth breathers availing of the "special menu for two with a bottle of house wine and a rose for the lady". The very phrase makes me do a little sick in my mouth... how would they cope with a male couple for their dining experience - who gets the rose??? We walked down to the local Chinese for some nice (but overpriced as there's no early bird on a Friday) menu and then over to the newest pub in the town for a few drinks. Sadly, there was no cocktail list for me to work my way through, but I did have fun explaining Britvic 55 to the Ukrainian bar staff!!!!
Tomorrow night will comprise a feast of culinary excellence including bruschetta, lots of home-cooked striploin and an EU mountain of chocolate desserts, supplemented by enough alcohol of the fizzy kind to give you a raging hangover.
Happy birthday Mum!
I've been keeping a low profile of late - work has been mad busy and I've been a little bit sick, so wasn't really in the humour to do extra-curricular typing or thinking!!! Hopefully everything has settled down now so I'll have a little bit more time to pootle around doing very little... seeing as it's close to midday & I'm still in my jammies and just finished my breakfast, I might be on the right road.
Ended up in Caredoc last weekend and in this era of cutting back and taking a pay hit, the good people in Caredoc have raised their prices by 20%! Mind you, it's sometimes worth the hit to be seen by appointment and relatively on time, unlike my local GP where I've had to wait up to 90 minutes. The day after I went to the doc, my shoulder went (long-term problem) so I was rattling with drugs... enough whinging already!
I was at the races on Thursday - work sponsors an event every year & this was our final year, and indeed, the best. Everybody has a ball - they are ferried to & from the racecourse by coach, they have a gorgeous meal, loads of booze and spend/lost a few bob on the horsies. Except for me. I stand at the desk with a list in my hand and a lot of swearwords in my head for all the ignorant gits who fail to show and don't have the manners to tell me, miss the lovely dinner because I'm running around like a headless chicken trying to stop gatecrashers into the room and make sure everybody else is happy. It's the best workout I know - the room is on the 2nd floor and the lift is never there when you want it, so I reckon I do about 6 step aerobics classes during the course of the day. My poor legs are still in bits!
To make it worse, I had 4 great tips which would have brought me over €150 in winnings, but was too busy to get near to the tote or a bookies... grrr! On the upside though, I did get to present the winners trophy which was an utterly unexpected treat. My male colleagues (who have a death wish) were overheard commenting on the collection of big jugs on the platform and duly received a few well-placed slaps to the back of the head for their cheek. And because I was sober, I clattered them again yesterday when their poor wee heads were a touch delicate!
Right-ho, time to get dressed and venture out into the daylight
There Was A Young Man Called Manuel...
The freaks who we met last weekend... but even scarier!
There Was A Young Man Called Manuel
Whose customers regularly gave him hell,
But when asked for advice,
Didn't think twice
So now I think he's really rather swell!
That, ladies and gents is my ode to the wonderful Manuel who came to our aid last week when we were looking for somewhere nice to eat in Belfast. He recommended a restaurant called The Ginger Bistro on Hope Street, just a wee stagger in new shoes from the Europa where we had ensconced ourselves for the night. The food was absolutely gorgeous, the wine flowed freely and my god we were highly entertained by a table of our fellow diners, two of whom we immediately christened Lou and Andy due to their shocking resemblance to the boys above. The fat lad came in first, an XXXXXXXL beige polo shirt beaten onto him like spray on spandex - he had multiple moobs and more spare tyres than Quikfit - and a pair of denims with no belt. Yes, I almost did a little sick in my mouth and Hubs nearly got whiplash from trying to take a sneaky look at him. 10 minutes later, in strolled the other half of this freakyshow... a short-sleeved lemon shirt with epaulettes, pocket for the biro, grey Farah slacks, Deirdre Barlow specs (he really should have gone to SpecSavers), complete with beard & bald spot. It was quite the table of horrors - they all were either (a) teachers, (b) social workers or (c) civil servants. And that is why I always sit facing the room... it's how you get to see all the fun stuff!
Freaky diners aside, we had a great weekend in Belfast. The Europa has been done up since I was last there (on my hen... I kept having flashbacks and some of them were none too pretty!) and is all glossy and lovely apart from the shitehole that is the Lobby Bar. God it's the most depressing tip ever and one drink was plenty. The room was lovely, with one of the comfiest ever hotel beds we've stayed in - shame I couldn't fit it in my handbag - and great views. We dumped the bags and went for a wander around town. There was a ferris wheel in the grounds of City Hall so we had to take a trip, seeing as we got engaged on top of a ferris wheel in Paris. It was great fun altogether and well worth Hubs' money! We managed quite a bit of retail therapy for a hell of a lot less than at home... always fulfilling.
Funniest thing ever was seeing a 24 hour Tesco that only opens from 1pm on Sundays - what is it with Norn Iron and their allergy to working on the Sabbath? Although, it's probably a good idea because I was on a spendy roll and would have probably squandered the mortgage in the process!!
Another Year Over...
As I write this with last night's makeup still on and wearing my faithful purple dressing gown (lucky I'm not single...), I'm thinking about the year that's just gone and what lies ahead. I believe that everything happens for a reason so there's no point in dwelling over crappy things and to be honest, nothing too bad happened in 2008 - everybody I love is still around so that's the main thing. Work has changed, perhaps necessarily, but not for the better - some of our "family" are no longer with us, and the transition period has been difficult to put it mildly. Little Sis got a DIY Voodoo Doll for Christmas and I was so tempted to nick it and make a revolving head with various people who I could stab in the eye with paperclips!
What I would like for 2009 is to get my poor battered body well again which will save me a fortune in chiro appointments (that man should be a millionaire given the amount I've forked out in treatments over the past 18 months!!!) and be secure job-wise... or failing that, win the Lotto and walk away - as if!
Poor Hubs has been working all through Christmas so we're heading off to Belfast, home of the legendary Manuel for a night away. Dinner has been booked, a nice hotel room awaits, and my Christmas money is burning a large hole in my pocket... so I can't wait.
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Chief secretaries to meet on Monday to deliberate issues on security, technology, global challenges and opportunities
CHIEF secretaries of all Indian states and Union Territories are landing up in New Delhi to attend the first annual conference of chief secretaries, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday. The two day conference, which is aimed at institutionalizing the process of interaction with states and Union Territories, will act as a standing forum for exchange of views between the Centre and the states and provide an occasion for interaction on internal matters, a government release said.
The conference, which is organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, will deliberate upon the latest trend in technology, emerging global challenges and opportunities and key security concerns to name a few. Global developments that have a bearing on the country would also figure prominently during the conference.
The conference will also be attended by the minister of state for Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions Prithviraj Chavan, cabinet secretary KM Chandrashekhar, in addition of various Government of India secretaries.
Action and Appointments
a) S Sundareshan, a 1976 batch Kerala cadre IAS, assumed charge as new petroleum secretary on Sunday. Mr Sundareshan took charge from RS Pandey, a 1972 batch Nagaland cadre IAS, who demitted office on superannuation. (See Picture: Sundareshan (right) with outgoing secretary Pandey).
BIO-DATA of S Sundareshan
b) Kumar Sanjay Krishna, a 1985 batch Assam cadre IAS, has assumed charge in the cadre as Assam’s principal secretary of planning and development. Mr Krishna served as a joint secretary, first in the PMO and then in the DEA under the ministry of finance.
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Govt accords 4 cases of inter-cadre deputation, extension of IAS; details below
THE government has approved an extension of inter cadre deputation tenure of Jayant Narlikar, 2003 batch Assam cadre IAS, from ...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 The Sykotic Don McCaine 9 comments
Once I saw this happening, I knew it was over.
I hope it's not a hard pill to swallow, but the writing's BEEN on the wall. Even the leak/rumor of LA Reid being fired was a telltale sign. It's a wrap for Def Jam. I knew the big shakeup was coming ever since I heard that there's a new person in Dick Morris' plushy executive seat. Most companies will wait a good year to assess the business before they start tinkering with it. That tinkering time has come people. I've worked 2 different jobs in my lifetime to see the signs that when new management takes over, no matter how much you try to save your job, the fat lady is ready to grab the mic.
Take a glimpse of all of the artists on DJ. Most of them are in the finality of their obligations. Honestly, some of them will get released before we hear that last project. Ghostface & Jeezy have the same release date, December 14. Dropping projects this late in the year without any concrete promotion is more like a tax write off for the label. Redman's album is in limbo. Nas is still waiting. Shyne is still waiting. We'll probably never be treated to another Triple C's album on Def Jam. Newcomer Big KRIT is getting no type of promotion whatsoever. Khaled took his budget busting rants of music to Cash Money. Jay bought his way out of his commitment early. And in addition to these examples, there are rumors of artists being transferred from Def Jam to Interscope, another subsidiary of Def Jam's parent label Universal Records.
We can say all of this is speculation, but if you follow rap, you know that DJ has been doing suspect movements for years. For instance, Jadakiss should have never been allowed to release that sappy last album. Do you remember the title of Fab's last full length album? Exactly. DJ was so thirsty to coattail Raekwon's comeback that they wouldn't even allow the gods to have a little more time to make some songs with their group brethren. I bet a dollar that they spent more on cover art than studio time.
Can we blame LA Reid for all of the shortcomings? No. I don't believe his replacement will be able to bring the label back to it's heyday either. If rap's 2 new stars, Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame, can only combine to do a morbid 100K plus in their opening weeks of sales (say what you want about how sales don't matter, but that is a fail for them) when they are supposed to be the future of street approved rap, with someone like Lyor Cohen as their boss (Warner Bros), I don't see a Def Jam resurrection with a new roster pushing out major units.
What I see is a lot of our favorite artists will be dropped, a lot of them, with no other label willing to invest in artists that are selling around 12-50K. Don't be surprised if you see someone like Jada signing with Tech N9ne's label. Or guys knocking on Duck Down Records' door.
But the time of Def Jam being the premier rap label has come to an end. I'm not mad, there's plenty of music they have released over the years that has molded the history of Hip Hop music. Just like Sugarhill Records. And Arista. Do I expect DJ to fold? No, just exist as a shell of their former selves, like Motown. And if anyone remembers, Motown was dead in the water before Rick James injected some life back into them (no drug pun intended).
And to left field it, Drake should have went to Motown, not Cash Money. Think about that one.
Thanks for the memories Def Jam Recordings.
The Sykotic Don McCaine says:
Duck Down Signs Harlem Rapper Black Rob; New Album On The Way
^ see what I mean?
dp says:
What if DuckDown and DefJam formed an alliance? I hear those rumors...
DefJam isn't dead yet. They will reconfigure the imprint with KanYe/Cudi type artists.
The DefJam we remember will be gone but they will create memories for a new generation.
Sadly it will be mostly faggs
^ i like that DD/DJ fusion...
"The DefJam we remember will be gone but they will create memories for a new generation.
Sadly it will be mostly faggs"
^ LoLz
Capital G says:
Loso's Way, c'mon fam I know you know this. That Fab album wasn't too bad either, no promo behind it but the album had some dope joints on it. Duck Down stays putting out quality music so that's a better look than DJ at this point and Tech N9ne has a mean business acumen. Might not get the best promo with Strange Music but the artist will get paid.
"Would you rather be underpaid or over rated?"
DV8 says:
Its a damn shame what happened to Def Jam.
Black Rob + Duck Down = A Good Look and a W for HipHop. Im glad Robbie O finally got with a team that will get behind him fully. Cant wait to hear a BR Sean P collabo.
"Loso's Way, c'mon fam I know you know this"
^ word is bond Cap I forgot it. At least I was honest & didn't wiki it...
Truth be told, only reason I know it off the top of my head is the shit is in the truck and I listened to it recently.
^ touche!
Indy says:
Def Jam is here to stay. Every label has ups and downs.
Damn yo...
A Hip Hop Logan's Run...
Why Y'all Mad?
Kibblez & Bitz
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A Staged Reading of The Laramie Project
BDT Stage will be observing the 20 year anniversary of the savage murder of Matthew Shepard with a staged reading of THE LARAMIE PROJECT. With help from the immense talents of John Ashton, Sam Gregory, Wayne Kennedy, Michael J. Duran, Greg Moody, Chris Parente, Sue Leiser, Alicia King Meyers, Nick Sugar, Tim Howard, Eden Lane, Philip Sneed, Emily Van Fleet, Megan Van de Hay, and Robert Michael Sanders (and more TBA) we are using the platform we know best to acknowledge and encourage the work being done to eradicate hate. BDT Stage is presenting a staged reading, meaning actors will be reading scripts on stage with basic blocking, props and set. This is a one night only special event with limited seating.
In addition to your $5 ticket purchase, help us raise considerable funds to support 3 non-profit organizations working around the clock to secure better futures for us all. Though we will have cash/check donation baskets in the lobby, we encourage you to learn more about each organization and donate on their website by clicking the links below. Whether your donation is $5 or $500,000, it helps these amazing organizations move closer to their goals.
Matthew Shepard Foundation empowers individuals to embrace human dignity and diversity through outreach, advocacy and resource programs. Striving to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance, Matthew Shepard Foundation shares Matt’s story and embodies his vigor for civil rights to change the hearts and minds of others to accept everyone as they are. Click here to erase hate.
Since 1994 Out Boulder County has educated, advocated and provided services, programs and support to Boulder County’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) communities. Out Boulder County offers 360 degrees of support to Boulder’s LBGTQ+ community and allies, but one of the areas they are working to improve for everyone is the reporting and prosecution of hate crimes and providing ongoing support services to victims. Fund inclusion in our own backyard by clicking here.
Denver Actors Fund is a modest source of immediate relief when members of the Denver theater community find themselves in situational medical need. The Denver Actors Fund offers both financial and volunteer assistance. To date, The Fund has distributed about $62,000 to help recipients with medical bills, insurance, co-payments, supplies and more. Action Teams, an army of more than 60 volunteers, run errands, provide rides, meals, child care, construction, pet-sitting, personal company and more. Volunteers have donated more than 400 hours of service since 2013. To help fix some broken legs, click here.
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The Wonderfully Disturbing Work Of Geneviève Santerre (NSFW)
September 27, 2013 by Jené Gutierrez
French artist Geneviève Santerre‘s body of work is, well, about the body. Explicitly erotic, her work is shocking and provocative. It speaks to central concerns about women’s bodies and sexuality in general. From human-animal-creature genital hybrid sculptures to bronze cast vaginas to a pair of discharge-soaked underwear hand stitched with the words “shit happens” to a tangled and suspended speculum to a performance piece wherein she wears a Niqab adorned with silicon vaginal molds, Santerre is by no means subtle. Her work is direct and compelling, challenging the viewer with something powerfully resonant yet potentially disturbing. Santerre pushes boundaries, asking us to reflect on recontextualized sexual images.
Santerre explains in her statement, “Belonging to a generation that is supposedly open sexually, I wonder why this jubilation is considered taboo. Despite some improvements since the feminist movement in the 1960’s, contemporary society remains patriarchal and regards women as objects, while frowning upon sexually open women.
Installation | Performance | Sculpture
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Rachel Hecker’s Hand-painted Ephemera
September 27, 2013 by Pauli Ochi
Based in the history of Pop Art, but with intentions wholly different, Rachel Hecker’s paintings and sculptures are blown up representations of those everyday items we think of (if we think of them at all) as disposable. Handwritten lists, post-it notes, calendar scribbles, fortune cookie papers, receipts and pricing stickers are just a few of the items Hecker transforms into acrylic on canvas paintings.
Far more personal than the subject matter of the Pop artists, Hecker carefully recreates by hand each piece of ephemera. Of these works she says:
“They contain vestiges of our intentions and our deeds, and are inadvertent diaries and forensic evidence of how we exist in the world. These scraps of paper detritus anticipate or record a range of experience from the mundane to the exalted, from dull repetition to fancy, and from stasis to expectancy.”
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Local Natives Perform Emotional Hometown Show At LA’s Greek Theatre
September 27, 2013 by Barry Belkin
Taylor Rice of Local Natives. Photo by Barry Belkin
Nick Ewing of Local Natives. Photo by Barry Belkin
Friday the 13th was nothing but lucky for LA’s Local Natives as they headlined the Greek Theatre a couple of weeks ago. The band gave their hometown fans a hard hitting, emotional show full of heartfelt thanks and crushing songs. Not that long ago you could have seen them at any number of clubs in Echo Park or Silverlake, but to see them perform at one of their largest headlining hometown shows to date was something I could not miss. With their latest album, “Hummingbird” released at the beginning of the year on Frenchkiss Records, the band played their hearts out to the enthusiastic crowd of well wishers.
Opening with, “Breakers” from their new record, the band jammed through songs both new and old including, “Wide Eyes“, “You & I, “Camera Talk”, and “Airplanes” and continued to thank the audience of fans, family, and friends up until their final song of the night. With that familiar thumping drum beat and the band bathed in red light, the crowd clapped and jumped along to one of the most intense versions of, “Sun Hands” I’ve ever seen them perform.
Local Natives will be appearing both weekends of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 4th and 11th as well some shows in between so check out there tour dates here to see if they’re playing in or around your area before they head off to Europe. Also, check out their new video for their song, “Ceilings” which was directed by their bass player, Nick Ewing.
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Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Street Art Confronts Sexual Harassment
September 27, 2013 by Stacy Dacheux
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, a Brooklyn-based painter and illustrator, responds to street harassment by creating dialogues through art in public places. Stop Telling Women To Smile, a series of portraits depict strong willed women responding to catcalls or inappropriate comments.
This series, which has been fostering solid conversations since it’s 2012 NY inception, is simple in its assertion, yet complex in the response. Madison Carlson of Feminspire addresses some male reactions the work has evoked, one of which involved a penis being drawn on the woman’s face. The New York Times additionally notes: “Andrés Carlos, 50, stood by the freshly pasted posters on Tompkins Avenue. ‘A woman likes nothing more than being told she is beautiful,’ he said. ‘For me, this is ridiculous.'”
But, Fazlalizadeh and Carlson disagree with Carlos. This is not about beauty, but control. Carlson asserts, “Yelling or whistling at a woman on the street like she’s a dog who will come when you call, or telling a woman to ‘Smile. It can’t be that bad. You’d be so much prettier if you smiled,’ dehumanizes her. It reduces her purpose to pleasing the male gaze. The posters, answering that reduction with confrontation, are meant to show street harassers that they are not entitled to women’s smiles or any other part of them.”
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Subtle But Colorful Abstract Street Art
September 26, 2013 by Danny Olda
The work of the street artist known as 108 is much like his pseudonym: simple and mysterious. Often large black masses of abstract street art inhabit walls. Devoid of most or any detail, these masses are frequently punctuated by bursts of color. In a way the colorful abstractions feel like offshoots or biological growths on the larger black masses. There is a larger flow to his murals that are somehow familiar. The shapes, the way interact with their surfaces, and the way in interacts with itself feels organic. 108 explains this idea in a 2006 interview saying:
“Usually I work in public spaces, you know, and the background is the most important thing. I must find a good shapes for that place, usually I prefer old walls and abandoned places, and my “thing” grow by it self, as a tree or moss did, but I know nature do that really better than me! It’s very hard for me to work on a blank white surface… in that situations I must find a good inspiration elsewhere, maybe in another work I did before or working with a good friend with good ideas.”
Other times his abstract murals almost hint at an iconography, symbols, or recognizable shapes. Like much abstraction there is a lot of room for interpretation. Still, he goes on to say:
“Most of my works come from my unconscious and are totally irrational. You can see the abstract, soft and gloomy shapes… My works are also very symbolic. The same old example of the wheel, I found it in my unconscious, it was a big fixation for me… usually I have drawn it with 8 rays inside… In fact it was the sun wheel, one of the most important symbol in ancient Indoeuropean cultures (you can find it in a lot of Indian and Celtic stuff). This is just one example.”
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Mind Bending Video Uses Projection Mapping And Large Robotics
The engineering and design studio Bot & Dolly created the video Box. In it a simple flat surface is visually transformed in unbelievable ways. Projection mapping has been especially popular lately because of its extreme versatility among other things. For projection mapping a computer basically maps a surface, one often considered too irregular for traditional projection. The software’s images are then projected on precise locations on the surface. In this way projects can appear to interact with the surface or produce the illusion of depth. For the video Bot & Dolly seem to push the potential of projection mapping. Flat surfaces are attached to large robotics, thus the projection not only interacts with the nontraditional surface but also its movement. It does this so effectively that at times its difficult to remember the surface is indeed flat. Amazingly, all of the effects are in camera – that is, no special effects were applied after recording. After watching the video, its interesting to think about the potential use of such technology. Bot & Dolly go on to speak about the project saying:
“Box explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces. The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera. Bot & Dolly produced this work to serve as both an artistic statement and technical demonstration. It is the culmination of multiple technologies, including large scale robotics, projection mapping, and software engineering. We believe this methodology has tremendous potential to radically transform theatrical presentations, and define new genres of expression.”
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London Duo AlunaGeorge Will Have You Dancing To Their Debut, Body Music
AlunaGeorge performing at the El Rey Theatre, September 12, 2013. Photo by Barry Belkin.
Aluna Francis and George Reid, better known as AlunaGeorge have one of my favorite records of the year. I’ll even forgive them for covering Montell Jordan‘s 90’s hit, “This Is How We Do It” even though I couldn’t help but sing along when they played it during their LA debut at the El Rey Theatre a couple of weeks ago.
Playing songs from their debut album, “Body Music” released on Vagrant Records this past July including my favorites, “You know You Like It”, “Attracting Flies“, and “Best Be Believing”. They also got the crowd really riled up when they played their collaboration with Disclosure, “White Noise” which the crowd acknowledged by jumping up and down through the whole song. Ending their set with, “Your Drums, Your Love“, the lights came on almost immediately signaling no encore even though most of the crowd was begging for more.
You can catch the band performing in Australia starting this Saturday at the Listen Out festival taking place in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth before heading back home for a full scale European tour that will have them on the road until the end of November. Check out their latest video for their infectious song, “You Know You Like It” and definitely try to catch one of their upcoming shows.
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Long Exposure Figurative Light Painting Photography
Finnish photographer Janne Parviainen‘s mesmerizing light painting photography is created manually, with no post-production alterations or enhancements. This type of photography is created using various light sources like colored strobes, flash lights, light toys, or tools specifically designed for light painting, and manipulated during periods of long exposure. While a photograph is being exposed, it can be used like a canvas with light as a tool for painting or drawing. Parviainen’s photographs are usually figurative and evoke a ghostly surreality that is beautifully startling. Parviainen uses Finnish urban landscapes as his canvas, exploring and transforming these landscapes into scenes with haunting apparitions.
Parviainen: “What interests me most in light painting is the ability to draw in three dimensional space and the possibility to alter the reality without post processing programs. I like to use in my photos different kind of figures such as skeletons and ghostly light creatures. By using these figures I can add more humane stories into my photos and alter the cultural learned feelings they cause in the viewer of the photo. I especially like to use the skeleton figure because of it’s strong pre-learned emotional concept and place it in totally different situations and emotional stages than in which it’s usually seen in popular culture. ”
In addition to these incredible photographs, Parviainen is also a talented oil painter, creating detailed works on glass. He has tons more work on his Flickr and 500px pages. You can also purchase a book of his work here. (via the only magic left is art)
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The Blooming of the Lotus
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FREE EVENT, especially for women survivors!! Robin Lynn Brooks' Healing/Teaching Talk/Reading, 222 Arts & Wellness Center, Gloucester, MA, October 7 • 7-9 pm
Healing Talk for Women Survivors
You Are NOT Alone and it IS Possible to Heal
For Domestic Violence Awareness Month
222 Arts & Wellness Center
222 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
Robin will introduce her talk with insights, encouragement, and inspiration on healing — what helped her as she traveled on her awe-inspiring journey from the devastation of her childhood. She will follow with a transformational reading from her poetic memoir “The Blooming of the Lotus: a spiritual journey from trauma into light,” beginning from the deepest abyss and ending with the most breathtaking light and fulfillment of her own life.
Discussion and a book signing afterwards. (Books and eBooks will be available for sale.)
Brooks says, “In my book(s) and readings, I introduce the tools I used for my own healing. In my workshops, I go on to teach these tools. My hope is that, with the help of therapy and healing tools, survivors may come out of isolation — breaking the silence — and come to believe not only in the ability to heal but also in their own power.
“By informing those who impact survivors’ lives — healing professionals, educators, the judges who rule on sexual abuse cases, and even family and friends — I hope that, in time, we may rid the world of this atrocious form of abuse.”
“Thank you for guiding me through the darkness
into the light!” — a reader & workshop participant
To view some of Robin's readings, please go to her Youtube channel.
Robin Lynn Brooks is a published poet and playwright, and her art has traveled nationwide. She has a Masters in Sculpture from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She is also a book designer. Currently, Brooks is working on a prose sequel to “The Blooming of the Lotus,” as well as several other healing books for survivors. She lives in western Massachusetts, where nature surrounds her and supports her in her own healing.
“The Blooming of the Lotus: a spiritual journey from trauma into light” was written in collaboration with trauma specialist Dr. AnDréya Wilde who organized the poems to follow the natural order of healing.
Whether a survivor reads the poems sequentially or chooses a chapter that resonates in the moment, she comes to know she is not alone. Healing tools are demonstrated throughout, as well as messages of hope, validation, courage, strength, and inspiration.
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Contis launches fast-track programme for start-ups
Contis Group, the banking, payments and processing services provider, has launched a new fast-track programme in partnership with Visa, providing entrepreneurs and start-ups with access to payment cards and banking capabilities in as little as four weeks.
The programme has been created to allow new businesses and FinTech innovators to bring great ideas to market in the shortest possible time; FinTechs can go live with a proof of concept and access to up to 1,000 customer accounts in as little as four weeks.
Fast-track is powered by Contis’ end-to-end banking and processing platform and its impressive API technology stack. It is available to UK based start-ups who meet key eligibility criteria and benefit from access to Visa’s payment network. The full agency banking solution offers contactless and Chip & PIN Visa debit and prepaid cards.
The initiative is designed to drive innovation by removing the traditional barriers start-ups face in banking and payments. The programme will enable businesses to test new concepts in a secure and fully API-configurable environment supported by Contis’ robust Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols and dedicated customer service.
Flavia Alzetta, chief executive officer of Contis said: “We are hugely excited by our Fast-track programme; to be able to have a proof of concept live in as little as four weeks shows our commitment and capabilities to truly drive innovation in the digital economy. We can enable our partners to provide current accounts, banking and card payments solutions in less time that it can take most high street banks to open a business account. This is really revolutionary!”
Bill Gajda, SVP Digital Partnerships, FinTech and Venture at Visa, added: “We’re excited to partner with Contis on the FinTech fast-track programme, making it easier for the next generation of payment innovators and disruptors to leverage our reach, networks and access to grow their business. At Visa, we’re committed to supporting innovation as we believe developing our ecosystem is fundamentally good for consumers and good for business.”
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TV personality and celebrity cook Ayesha Curry got candid about how she deals with groupies who target her husband, NBA star Steph Curry.
Curry, joined by her mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, were guests on Jada Pinkett Smith's latest episode of "Red Table Talk," which went live on Facebook watch Monday. They were asked how they deal with groupies, being NBA wives. Curry admitted that her husband, while always very respectful, is extremely "nice by nature" and "very talkative," so they've had to have a "few conversations" about it.
"Everything's always very friendly and sometimes to the point where it's like, okay, I'm a grown woman, so I'll just insert myself and be like, 'Hello, how are you doing?" The Seasoned Life author shared. "I'm okay with it now."
The 30-year-old admitted feeling uncomfortable with women who push up on her husband.
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Iraqi children traumatized by IS violence
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Publication: Al-Monitor
ERBIL, Iraq — Mohammed was 5 years old when August 16, 2015his little brother was shot dead before his eyes. This happened in June 2014 when Islamic State (IS) militants stormed the city of Mosul and took over large parts of northern Iraq.
“IS terrorists shot my child because I was a soldier in the Iraqi army,” Mohammed’s father, a skinny man with deep lines in his face, told Al-Monitor with tears in his eyes. “And after they killed my son, they forced us to leave our home the same day. Money, jewelry, clothing — we had to leave behind everything we had in exchange for our lives.”
Mohammed, his parents and four sisters fled to the Kurdish region in Iraq and now live in the Baharka refugee camp. Ever since their arrival at the camp, Mohammed suffers from war trauma. After his brother’s death, he was unable to speak for more than seven months, and even now he is still afraid to go to school or talk to strangers. “At the slightest provocation, he relives the murder of his brother again,” his parents said.
His father added, “Mohammed also needed surgery on a nerve in his neck. The doctor said there was too much pressure on it, which can be very dangerous.”
Family members and local aid workers told Al-Monitor that children at the Baharka refugee camp in Erbil witnessed some of the most horrible crimes committed by IS. They saw family members killed, religious minorities targeted and extreme violence.
As a result, refugee children in Iraq often suffer from nightmares, anxiety attacks and depression, according to Aram Shakaram, program director of Save the Children Kurdistan.
Shakaram told Al-Monitor that the organization set up several psychosocial programs for children, including role playing, drawing, singing and dancing, which help them deal with war trauma.
“Some children kind of forget what they have been through as soon as they get the feeling that they are safe. Others, however, need specialist help from a psychiatrist, and they may even need medication,’’ Shakaram said.
However, in Iraqi Kurdistan — where approximately 1.5 million Syrian and Iraqi refugees live — mental health care services are severely lacking. Children often do not receive proper psychological care when it comes to dealing with traumatic events.
The next psychosocial program for children starts in October, Shakaram added. “But Save the Children Kurdistan has a tight budget. The focus of NGOs [nongovernmental organizations] lies mainly on providing basic needs, like food, shelter, medical care and schooling.”
Nour, a 9-year-old girl from Mosul who also lives in the camp, is taking tranquilizers to deal with what she has experienced. On good days, she only asks if she can go home, back to Mosul. But on bad days, Nour suddenly starts crying for no reason or screams at night because of the nightmares she has been suffering since her family fled from IS last year.
“Bombings, sectarian violence and the rise of IS — Nour has been through it all, unfortunately,” her mother said. In 2010, Nour also witnessed unknown gunmen murder her aunt. Until this day, nobody knows exactly what happened when two militants showed up at the door and shot her aunt. “That’s just how it went in Iraq. And it still goes on like that. It only became worse,” her mother said, adding that her four other children are also traumatized and need help.
It is not uncommon that NGO workers, through psychosocial activities, find refugee children are severely traumatized. In refugee camps in Dahuk, dozens of Yazidi children, some as young as 6, were asked to draw pictures.
The results were shocking. They did not draw pictures of tents, flowers and dolls. The drew pictures of the misery they had experienced, such as mass executions, beheadings and shackled women being sold at slave markets.
Yazidi children and other minorities who were captured by IS experienced the worst forms of violence, but approximately 14 million children are currently suffering under the escalating conflicts in Syria and parts of Iraq, UNICEF said.
Many children in the region have never known peace. Therefore, UNICEF warns that a whole generation is likely to be lost in the cycle of violence. Traumatic experiences at an early age — especially experiences of persecution and terror — can not only cause post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, but can also lead to personality disturbances in adulthood.
In August 2014, IS overran Qaraqosh, Iraq’s largest Christian town, forcing thousands of Iraqis to leave their homes. When Akram, father of four, found out that IS militants were on their way, he knew that they did not stand a chance against IS. He was right. As soon as IS arrived in the town, they shot his 20-year-old son, Karkashem. Akram did not want to leave his body behind, but he had no other choice, as he did not want to lose his other children, as well.
“But when we rushed to get out of Qaraqosh, the car wouldn’t start. In a blind panic we decided to run as fast as we could, and after a few miles we found an abandoned tractor and got on the vehicle,’’ Akram said.
The only reminder the family has left of Karkashem is a photograph. In front of their refugee tent, Karar, 12, looks at the picture of his brother. Ever since that day, he has been suffering from depression, as his brother was murdered before his eyes. His sister, Zara, 14, hides inside the tent. She does not want to talk to strangers. Akram told Al-Monitor that they do not know how to deal with their grief.
“We didn’t even tell our daughter Janan, who lives in Sulaimaniyah, what happened to her brother. She loves him so much. This would break her heart,’’ he said.
When asked how he deals with his emotions, Akram says he is depressed, as well. Not only because of the death of his son, but also because he has the feeling that the situation is not getting any better for him and his children. They have nothing left anymore, and they miss their life back home.
Beri Shalmashi contributed to this article.
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Brenda Stoter Boscolo is a Dutch journalist who writes about the Middle East. She has master’s degrees in sociology and in media and journalism from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Her second thesis was about the Iraq war and the media.
Her articles have been published by Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, The New Arab and Al Monitor as well as featured in Dutch/Belgium newspapers and magazines, including Trouw, Algemeen Dagblad, De Grazia, De Tijd, MO*, NRC Next, Het Parool and De Groene Amsterdammer.
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Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance Announce Agreement To Place A B330 Habitat In Low Lunar Orbit
October 17, 2017 – Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working together to launch a B330 expandable module on ULA’s Vulcan launch vehicle. The launch would place a B330 outfitted module in Low Lunar Orbit by the end of 2022 to serve as a lunar depot.
“We are excited to work with ULA on this lunar depot project,” said Robert Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace. “Our lunar depot plan is a strong complement to other plans intended to eventually put people on Mars. It will provide NASA and America with an exciting and financially practical success opportunity that can be accomplished in the short term. This lunar depot could be deployed easily by 2022 to support the nation’s re-energized plans for returning to the Moon.
“This commercial lunar depot would provide anchorage for significant lunar business development in addition to offering NASA and other governments the Moon as a new exciting location to conduct long-term exploration and astronaut training.”
The B330 would launch to Low Earth Orbit on a Vulcan 562 configuration rocket, the only commercial launch vehicle in development today with sufficient performance and a large enough payload fairing to carry the habitat. Once the B330 is in orbit, Bigelow Aerospace will outfit the habitat and demonstrate it is working properly. Once the B330 is fully operational, ULA’s industry-unique distributed lift capability would be used to send the B330 to lunar orbit. Distributed lift would also utilize two more Vulcan ACES launches, each carrying 35 tons of cryogenic propellant to Low Earth Orbit. In LEO, all of the cryogenic propellant would be transferred to one of the Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stages (ACES). The now full ACES would then rendezvous with the B330 and perform multiple maneuvers to deliver the B330 to its final position in Low Lunar Orbit.
“We are so pleased to be able to continue our relationship with Bigelow Aerospace,” said Tory Bruno, ULA’s president and CEO. “The company is doing such tremendous work in the area of habitats for visiting, living and working off our planet and we are thrilled to be the ride that enables that reality.”
Bigelow Aerospace is a destination-oriented company with a focus on expandable systems for use in a variety of space applications. These NASA heritage systems provide for greater volume, safety, opportunity and economy than the aluminum alternatives.
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GUIDELINE AND CONSENSUS
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Team construction and operation specifications recommended by Chinese experts
Junbo Ge
Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
Date of Web Publication 24-Sep-2018
Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai
DOI: 10.4103/cp.cp_29_18
Ge J. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Team construction and operation specifications recommended by Chinese experts. Cardiol Plus 2018;3:108-13
Ge J. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Team construction and operation specifications recommended by Chinese experts. Cardiol Plus [serial online] 2018 [cited 2019 Jul 16];3:108-13. Available from: http://www.cardiologyplus.org/text.asp?2018/3/3/108/242083
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) refers to the replacement of an aortic valve by placing an assembled aortic valve into a diseased aortic valve through a catheter. TAVR is a revolutionary technique for the treatment of aortic valve stenosis. Currently, European and American guidelines recommend patients with high or moderate risk of aortic stenosis for TAVR.[1],[2],[3] TAVR is a complex, high-risk technology, which requires the cooperation of many disciplines, such as departments of cardiology, cardiac surgery, imaging, and anesthesiology, so it is necessary to establish a multidisciplinary heart team.
The domestic TAVR was approved for sale in China in May 2017, and TAVR will be widely promoted in China. In order to promote the standardization, safety, and smooth promotion of TAVR in China, this proposal was organized by the structural cardiology group of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association Department of cardiovascular physicians, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the Chinese Medical Association for cardiovascular diseases, and the structural cardiology group. This recommendation is primarily written for TAVR via the peripheral vascular pathways.
TAVR is becoming a more secure and mature technology. Recently, TAVR has been performed with a “minimalist approach,”[4],[5] and the recognition of the TAVR team is gradually weakening. However, under current medical guidelines in China, it is still necessary to prioritize the implementation of a TAVR team for several reasons. First, although TAVR is growing into a safe and standard procedure, it is still a high-risk and complex surgery compared to traditional interventional procedures. Even in the latest clinical trials, the perioperative mortality of TAVR is still 2%–4%, and the incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation, paravalvular leak, and vascular complications is still relatively high.[6],[7] Second, the domestic valve currently listed in China is the first-generation valve, which does not have the function of recycling, relocating, and preventing leakage. There is a high proportion of two-leaf valves and serious calcification in Chinese TAVR patients.[8],[9] Therefore, there is a high risk in performing TAVR in China at present. Third, TAVR is a complex technology, its classical development methods require coordination among multidisciplinary personnel such as cardiology, cardiac surgery, imaging, and anesthesiology.[10] Finally, TAVR has an steep learning curve,[11] and TAVR is more successful when conducting system-based training and team-standardized operations. In order to promote the standardization, safety, and smooth promotion of TAVR in China, it is suggested that the multidisciplinary heart team (MDHT) of TAVR should be established in China to train the team personnel systematically and to promote adherence to the corresponding technical specifications.
Team composition and personnel requirements
Referring to the international guide,[12] it is recommended that the MDHT of TAVR consists of interventional physicians, cardiovascular surgeons (cardiologists), echocardiogram physicians, radiologists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and related professional and technical personnel, and the team must undergo systematic training. TAVR team members are required to include the following:[13]
Interventional physicians: The TAVR interventional physicians are the core of the MDHT team. They should comprise 3–4 members, have managerial experience, hold the title of deputy chief physician, and all members should have experience in interventional therapy for cardiovascular disease. They are the main decision makers of the preoperative assessment, the operators of the TAVR surgery, and responsible for postoperative follow-up. The lead interventional physician should handle more than 200 cases per year and have received systematic training. Other assistant doctors should have the qualifications of an attending physician or above and have experience in independent intervention. The lead interventional physician should be able to independently analyze the patient's imaging data, especially the multiple-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT), to determine whether the patient is suitable for the operation and to select the approach and valve model. The first twenty cases of TAVR should be completed under the guidance of experienced surgeons, and then TAVR may be carried out independently
Cardiac surgeon: A cardiac surgeon, who is the deputy director of the doctor, is required to perform more than fifty cases of heart valve surgery in 1 year before they are suitable for a TAVR team
Radiologist: A senior doctor who is above the title senior of doctor, familiar with MSCT, and has completed the scanning and analysis of MSCT
Anesthesiologists: An anesthesiologist with at least 3 years of experience in cardiovascular anesthesia and at least one assistant who has completed TAVR anesthesia
Echocardiographer: One echocardiographer with >5 years of experience in echocardiographic work, >1 year experience in transesophageal echocardiography, and at least one assistant to complete the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative echocardiographic examinations of TAVR
Nursing staff: The nursing team members are generally served by specialist nurses, who are divided into ward specialist nurses, catheter room nurses, and coronary care unit (CCU) nurses. At least one nurse should have >3 years of working experience
Others: The center for TAVR must have a cardiac surgeon with the ability to deal with vascular complications. If necessary, the intensive care unit (ICU), respiratory department, and geriatrics should be involved.
Team responsibilities
Preoperative screening and evaluation is completed by the MDHT, including the following: (a) The intervention physicians evaluate the preoperative condition of the patients as a whole, assess whether a TAVR is needed, whether they could benefit from the operation, and whether their anatomy is suitable for TAVR. (b) The cardiac surgeons assess the risk of cardiac surgery and whether a surgical assistance approach is needed, the approach is appropriate, and make a remedial surgical plan available. (c) The echocardiographer evaluates cardiac function, valve conditions, and aortic root anatomy. (d) The radiologist assesses whether the patient's anatomy is suitable for TAVR and coronary artery lesions. (e) The anesthesiologists assess the risk of anesthesia for surgery. It is recommended that members of the TAVR team members determine whether the patient is suitable for TAVR through open discussion
Intraoperative Collaboration: During the operation, the team members must be at the scene, perform their duties, and work closely together. The intervention physicians are responsible for the operation, and other relevant personnel of the various departments should be well coordinated. For example, the nurse prepares the apparatus, the anesthesiologist performs and closely monitors anesthesia, and the echocardiographer performs ultrasound monitoring if necessary. The radiologist should adjust the digital subtraction angiography and assist the angiography. Professionally trained personnel loads the valve and the cardiac surgeon assists in the treatment of the approach and can perform the operation at any time
Perioperative management: In anticipation of the patient's possible postoperative complications and hemodynamic abnormalities, it is recommended that the patient be managed by a trained specialist after the operation. Intensive care can be carried out in CCU or ICU or specialized TAVR ward units, and the ward should be closely monitored and managed by the ward's competent physician and nurse. Surgeons should explain the relevant precautions. For particularly critical patients, it is necessary to maintain an increased frequency of observation until the patient's condition is stable. The anesthesiologist should perform a postoperative inspection. If the patient's perioperative condition changes or complications occur during this period, either the doctors in charge of the ward or a surgeon should organize corresponding experts to formulate a rescue strategy for rescue
Postoperative follow-up: The interventional physician is primarily responsible for the postoperative follow-up, while the radiologist and echocardiographer assist in completing the relevant examinations
Summary and improvement: Team members should regularly organize discussions and summarize the experience of completing cases and continuously improve technical points, implementation plans, and operation processes.
Team specifications
Interventional physician
Preoperative assessment and screening: This includes clinical factors and imaging evaluation. Clinical assessment includes: (a) whether valve replacement is required; (b) surgical risk assessment;[13] (c) TAVR contraindications. Imaging evaluation is mainly to assess whether the patient's anatomy is suitable for TAVR. It is recommended that the head physician analyze the imaging data of the patient (MSCT) to determine whether the patient is suitable for surgery and to select a valve model
Intraoperative: The interventional physician is the main operator of TAVR, and the main points of operation refer to the “Chinese expert consensus on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement”[13]
Perioperative management: Patients may be managed by the CCU or other nonsurgeons after surgery, but the interventional physician still needs to play a major role in postoperative management. The relevant doctors should be informed of the surgical situation, complications, and precautions, and relevant treatment strategies should be formulated. Patients should be visited frequently, especially in critical cases. If conditions permit, it is recommended to set up postoperative TAVR ward to manage patients after the surgery
Postoperative follow-up: It is recommended that doctors follow up with the patients at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the operation, and once a year routinely thereafter. The follow-up contents include the position and function of the prosthetic valve, the heart function, and the complications. The examination items mainly include echocardiography, electrocardiogram (ECG), and other items including brain natriuretic peptide, and blood routine.
Preoperative assessment and screening: Assessment should be made according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons scoring system, the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation score, Weakness Index, the possibility of major organ damage that cannot be improved by surgery, related surgical operation disorders, etc.[2] These factors should be combined with the operation experience of the cardiac center and comprehensively evaluate the surgical risk of patients. When a surgical approach is required, assess the feasibility and safety of the associated approach
Intraoperative collaboration and postoperative management: Assist in the treatment of related approaches. For emergent surgical operations, remedial surgery is performed after detailed discussion with the interventional physician.
Imaging evaluation by radiologists is the focus of preoperative assessment and screening of TAVR, of which MSCT is particularly important.
MSCT scan technique requires:[14] (i) recommended thickness: ≤1 mm; (ii) ECG gating, taking the end of systolic period (about 40% of the cardiac cycle); (iii) an enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan (injection contrast); (iv) imaging the body from below the neck down to the knee joint, to assess all available peripheral vascular access (femoral artery, subosseous artery, etc.). For patients with aortic stenosis, β-blockers and nitrates should be avoided to prevent hemodynamic complications during examination Aortic root scanning must be done with ECG gating techniques (retrospective or prospective) and a high-pitch scan. The abdominal aorta and iliac femoral artery do not require ECG gating and high-pitch scanning, which can significantly reduce the radiation dose and the dosage of contrast medium
MSCT analysis includes:[14] (i) the circumference, area, and diameter of aortic annulus as the main reference for TAVR valve selection; (ii) aortic root anatomy, including coronary artery height, aortic sinus width, ascending aorta width, sinus tube junction, and left ventricular outflow tract; (iii) aortic valve morphology, judged to be two leaf or three lobed, analysis of leaflet thickness, fusion, and calcification (including calcification, distribution, and continuity). The leaflet morphology can also serve as a reference for selection of TAVR valves. (iv) assessment of the vascular approach, including the femoral artery, subclavian artery, carotid artery, ascending aorta, and transapical approach to understand the internal diameter, distortion, and calcification of the approach; (v) coronary artery lesions; (vi) MSCT assists in determining the best angiographic angle of the operation. In addition, intraoperative radiologists should assist in the adjustment of the patient's head for digital subtraction angiography and completing the angiography.
The anesthesiologist is responsible for:
Preoperative assessment: The anesthesiologist should check the patient before the operation. By reviewing the patient's medical history, physical examination, laboratory examination, and imaging results, they can comprehensively understand the general situation of the patient, the history of noncardiac disease, and cognitive ability to assess the anesthesia risk. They should ask about medication history and allergy history and make a routine airway assessment. Preoperative medication can help patients to relieve anxiety before induction of anesthesia and also help avoid adverse cardiac events due to tachycardia
Intraoperative collaboration: For patients with TAVR, anesthesiologists should open at least one unobstructed venous access (recommended central venous catheter) and monitor invasive blood pressure. The necessary monitoring items during the operation include ECG, finger oxygen saturation, body temperature, end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure, central venous pressure, and active clotting time
In order to correct any possible arrhythmia, the electrode sheets of external cardioversion should be placed and connected before anesthesia induction. At the beginning of the TAVR operation, general anesthesia (single-lumen endotracheal intubation) is generally recommended. Anesthesia induction should be slow and stable, and the sinus rhythm should be maintained as far as possible during anesthesia management
Be careful to maintain adequate preload and avoid using vasodilator drugs to ensure ventricular filling pressure. Norepinephrine or phenylephrine can be used in small doses to maintain systemic resistance, avoid hypotension, and ensure adequate perfusion of the hypertrophic myocardium. To prevent tachycardia, anesthesiologists will also need to avoid severe bradycardia. Possible intravenous anesthetics are etomidate, propofol, ketamine, and opioids such as fentanyl, sufentanil, remifentanil (small dose of intravenous infusion), and possible inhaled anesthetics are sevoflurane, desflurane, muscle relaxants such as rocuronium, and cisatracurium. On the one hand, it is considered that patients with TAVR are generally older. On the other hand, if the tracheal catheter is removed after surgery, benzodiazepines are not recommended. If inhalation anesthetics are selected, attention should be given to controlling the concentration of drug inhalation and avoiding excessive inhibition of myocardium
In an experienced TAVR center, the operation can also be performed with a local anesthesia combined with sedation. Local anesthetic sedative prohibition is used in the following situations: severe sleep apnea, predicting poor airway, patients cannot be supine, severe gastroesophageal reflux, mental disorders or communication disorders, or the transesophageal echocardiography must be used during surgery. The sedative drug generally chosen is dexmedetomidine for continuous intravenous infusion. Small doses of opioids can be added to the femoral artery sheath. Before the balloon dilation, propofol is given as needed, with no inhibition of breathing as a criterion. During the operation, the bispectral index can be monitored and maintained at 65–75. The patient's respiratory and circulatory conditions must be closely monitored throughout the procedure and general anesthesia must be prepared as a standby. If there are complications, change to general anesthesia immediately. If a patient has an upper respiratory tract obstruction such as a tongue falling, try to wake up or open the oropharyngeal airway. If the chest wall stiffness or pulse oxygen saturation noticeably drops, try mask ventilation. If there is no noticeable improvement, the operation should be immediately switched to using general anesthesia
Postoperative monitoring: If the operation is performed under general anesthesia, early extubation is recommended. It is suggested that patients be sent to the ICU for postoperative care, monitoring and recording patient's postoperative recovery, including vital signs, cognitive function, volume, and bleeding. The recovery of cardiac function should be evaluated continuously, the healing of the surgical incision is closely observed, and the formation of hemorrhage, hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, and thromboembolism should be caught quickly. Proper individualized analgesia can help patients recover more quickly.
Echocardiographer
Preoperative assessment: To determine whether the aortic valve is severely stenotic: Measuring the left ventricular outflow tract diameter, the peak and mean pressure difference across the aortic valve is measured by continuous Doppler and the left ventricular outflow tract is measured by pulsed Doppler. Flow time integration, the aortic valve area is calculated according to the continuity equation method
The anatomical structure of the left ventricular outflow tract, aortic ring, aortic root, the junction of the trunk of the sinus, the ascending aorta, and the aortic valve are evaluated for TAVR. The patient's valvular condition, left ventricular function, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion are assessed. For patients with partial left ventricular dysfunction, perform the dobutamine test if the peak value and mean pressure difference across the aortic valves do not reach the severe standard
Intraoperative assessment: (i) Evaluating the degree of reflux of the aortic valve and stenosis of the aortic valve after balloon dilation; (ii) The position of artificial aortic valve should be checked immediately after implantation of artificial aortic valve and its function evaluated, including valve reflux and paravalvular leakage, mean pressure difference of artificial aortic valve, and valvular area. (iii) Rapid monitoring of various complications: Determine the cardiac tamponade caused by the guidewire penetrating the left and right ventricles, left ventricular failure, or severe primary arterial regurgitation; a possible cause of sudden increase in mitral regurgitation during surgery, especially the guidewire wrapped around the mitral chordae
Postoperative follow-up: Evaluation of the area of artificial aortic valve flap; accurate quantitative artificial aortic valve reflux and measurement of paravalvular leakage; evaluation of other valve conditions and the size and function of the heart.
Preoperative evaluation and nursing: Complete routine tests, blood grouping, blood preparation, and related examinations according to doctor's advice before surgery. The purpose, method, and precautions of the operation should be presented to the patient to relieve nervousness and achieve cooperation. Prepare the skin on the day of the operation. Follow strict fasting and water ban. Follow the doctor's advice to catheterize and establish a venous access. Preoperative medication should be given according to the anesthesiologist, and the patient should be closely observed for adverse reactions. The nurses in the catheter room should prepare the TAVR instruments before operation
Intraoperative collaboration: During the operation: Prepare the operating table, assist with disinfection, tissue, and catheterization, attach the electrodes and defibrillation patches, connect the hemodynamic and ECG monitoring equipment, and dismantle the relevant surgical instruments. Check the instruments 1 day before operation to improve the accuracy of the instruments
Postoperative care: There should be a comprehensive understanding of the patient's surgical situation and any abnormalities during the operation, cooperate with the doctor for the appropriate treatment. Postoperative general anesthesia care: Closely monitor the patient's vital signs, consciousness, and blood oxygen saturation until they are stable and recorded. Observe ECG, basic physiological reflex, and perception of patients.
Follow the doctor's advice to fast, ban water for 2–4 h, then start a small amount of liquid diet, no cough, and give a semi-liquid diet. Observe the wound condition, skin temperature, skin color, and arterial pulse condition. Follow the doctor's instructions to brake the lower limbs and move the toe to prevent thrombosis. Do the related catheter care: Endotracheal intubation, temporary pacemaker, deep venous catheter, catheter, and invasive arterial blood pressure catheter. Observe whether there are the following complications: arrhythmia, cerebral infarction, puncture-site bleeding, paravalvular leakage, cardiac tamponade, or myocardial infarction. Patients should be encouraged to get out of bed early to prevent thrombosis.
Other personnel
Other personnel include cardiac surgeons who can deal with vascular complications and others such as neurology, respiratory physician, and geriatric staff. These personnel must be fixed, trained to familiarize with, or understand the clinical problems related to TAVR. Although these people are not necessary for a regular TAVR team, they can work together with the TAVR team to deal with related issues when required, such as preoperative assessment and complication handling.
Note: This article is published in the Chinese Journal of interventional cardiology in Chinese simultaneously.
Members of the writing group
Daxin Zhou (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Wenzhi Pan (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Kefang Guo (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Cuizhen Pan (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Xue Yang (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Yongjian Wu (Fuwai Hospital, Beijing); Xiangqing Kong (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing); Xianying Liu (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou); Junbo Ge (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai)
Panelists (in alphabetical order by surname)
Bo Yu (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin); Cuizhen Pan (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Daxin Zhou (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Gejun Zhang (Fuwai Hospital, Beijing); Guangwei Wu (The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Nanning); Guangyi Wang (PLA General Hospital, Beijing); Guangyuan Song (Fuwai Hospital, Beijing); Jianan Wang (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou); Jianfang Luo (Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou); Junbo Ge (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Kefang Guo (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Lihua Guan (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Mao Chen (West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu); Rong Yang (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing); Shiliang Jiang (Fuwai Hospital, Beijing); Weifeng Wu (The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning); Weihua Zhang (Yan'an Hospital, Kunming); Wei Ma (Peking University First Hospital, Beijing); Wenzhi Pan (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Xiangqing Kong (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing); Xianxian Zhao (Changhai Hospital of Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai); Xianyang Zhu (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang); Xianying Liu (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou); Xue Yang (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai); Yong Huo (Peking University First Hospital, Beijing); Yongjian Wu (Fuwai Hospital, Beijing); Yong Sun (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin); Yongwen Qin (Changhai Hospital of Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai); Yuan Feng (West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu); Yushun Zhang (The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an); Zhiyuan Song (Southwest Hospital of Third Military Medical University, Chongqing); Zhi Zeng (West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu); Zhiwei Zhang (Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou); Zhongying Xu (Fuwai Hospital, Beijing)
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Dialed In's graded stakes winner Ms Locust Point chalked up her fifth career stakes win April 20 at Laurel Park with a gate-to-wire score in the $100,000 Primonetta S.
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“She’s quick. I just let her go along and she had enough left to win the race,” said Jorge Vargas, Jr.. “She kept going. I was confident.”
Bred by Leslie Campion, Ms Locust Point is one of Dialed In's five stakes horses this year. His leading runner this year, Gunnevera, was third in the Dubai World Cup (G1).
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100 Greatest Women, #4: Reba McEntire
October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 13
Reba McEntire has enjoyed the longest run as a hitmaker of any female artist in country music history.
100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood
September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15
Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.
100 Greatest Women, #12: Patty Loveless
September 15, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6
The last of the great mountain singers, Patty Loveless fused country, rock, and bluegrass into her own unique sound.
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Store owner Anthony and assistant Lucy chat with another happy customer.
Butt’s Gourmet Smokehouse traces its history back to the early 1930’s when the current business premises were first established as a butchers shop and delivered to local customers from the back of a horse and cart.
In the 1950’s the business was taken over by Arthur Butt and the Albury Wodonga region had become a home to many European migrants who arrived via the Bonegilla Migrant Centre on the edge of the Hume Weir.
These new citizens expanded both the demand for small goods and the knowledge of how to make them.
Arthur expanded the business into small goods and then, prompted by requests from local fisherman and access to high quality local trout, Arthur embarked on a process of experimentation to develop a truly great smoked trout.
Arthur reported working for two years to perfect both his smoking technique and cure. He announced the product as ready after it was tasted by a travelling Canadian who pronounced it the best smoked trout he had ever experienced. Butts continues to produce Smoked Trout to Arthurs recipe and the resulting product remains as a testament to Arthur’s creativity and persistence.
That tradition continues today with Butts producing a growing range of high quality smoked/cured fish and meat products using traditional and contemporary recipes. Whilst our process’s have moved on from open fires we retain the original smoke oven in our smoke house as a connection to the values of the Butt family. These values include a focus on an authentic taste experience which emphasises the natural flavours of the meats & fish and the care of the smoking process. Accordingly, Butts use no artificial smokes, flavours or fillers. We use local produce as much as possible and the wood for our ovens is sourced from fallen Red Gums from Murray River flats near Albury.
The current custodians of the business are husband and wife team Anthony Ainsworth and Marie Bucher. Anthony has spent over 30 years studying and working with Food and Agriculture in Australia and Asia and is passionate about bringing the best of Australian grown produce to the plates of our customers. Butts is also supported by Smoke Master Jeremy Conlan. Jeremy was born in Country NSW and trained as a Chef in Sydney before moving back to the Albury region where Butts has been fortunate to have him become part of our business.
REAL WOOD, REAL SMOKE
“We are one of the very few smokehouses in Australia using wood fired smoke ovens to hot smoke our products … none of our products ever include artificial or liquid smoke”
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Late Criticism
CÆSURA
R.I.P. the cultural turn. C. 1968-2016
by Bret Schneider
We may not see something until it is dead.
One of the lessons of the CAM StL controversy is that contemporary art in its current form is perceived as meaningless. The protest that erupted in response to Kelley Walker’s artist talk was only the most recent and extreme manifestation of discontent with not contemporary art per se, but the false social claims it makes. The event rendered proof of a vapidity in contemporary art discourse that has long been suspected but not openly discussed. What was supposed to be meaningful critique of social issues had itself become a zombie formalism, an empty routine. As a result, many cultural producers have privately been harboring a deep ambivalence about being complicit in a culture that they sensed had turned out to be an empire of shame, narcissism, and nihilism.
A great wall has been erected by none other than the “politicized” culture of contemporary art. When artists post Boschian visions of hell on instagram to allegorically express their feeling of what the world has become after the election, it really shows that now it can be seen for what it has always been.
Contemporary art ideology finally revealed itself as an organ of the Democratic Party. As it stands now—if it still stands—the contemporary art ideology presents obstacles to change. It is no coincidence that the CAM controversy coincided with the global slump in the art market, the decay of the Berlin-bohemian dream, the implosion of identity politics from within, artists fleeing NYC, the slow retreat of public intellectuals into academicism, and the plummeting enrollment in MFA programs. In the age of zombie formalism, neo-modern painting undermined everything contemporary art stood for by monumentalizing the past, and the most contemporary of the arts—net art—very nearly jumped ship altogether, before it was finally reeled back in by post-internetism. In the closely related fashion world, people began dressing in the garb of the gentry class, as well as sporting New Deal-era haircuts in the US, and Weimar-era haircuts in Germany, attempting to continue the good old days while resigning from the present.
The potential dissolution of the two-party system has also torn from the faces of hell’s middle managers their rosé-colored glasses. Hell is revealed to have been developing for many years; no fully formed demons are made in a day. This disillusionment is a necessary development. But opportunity is also associated with the suffering of recognition. During this divorce, artists may develop a separation anxiety, indicating possibilities for change.
The necessary, but by no means inevitable, divorce of contemporary art from the Democratic Party will be critical: no longer will artists be marginally attached to the petit-bourgeois state by an umbilical cord of fool's gold, but will seek connection in the umbilical cord of real gold that connects it to the bourgeoisie. Art will become new by re-feeling its modern origins, and attempting to complete, instead of monumentalize the modern moment. By analogy, the current political crisis may be like a personal crisis in psychoanalysis, wherein unconscious, underlying historical issues undergo sublimation.
If there is an end of the neoliberal era, it could put art as we know it in crisis. In other words, it might become critical. No longer would political art as we know it be expected to incur change in the same way—it will forever be haunted by its insufficiency. As Allison Hewitt Ward has pointed out, the formation of culture in the neoliberal era has proven politically unviable on its own terms, not from without. Many will spend the ensuing years unlearning the ideology of the cultural turn. But these people may also remain silent. Certainly, Humpty Dumpty will not be put back together, not in any way that preserves its unity.
Adam Curtis points out in Hypernormalisation that the historically specific idea that isolated artists can change society has in truth come to undermine collective political activity, and has for the past 40 years actively sought to atomize it. Not even Greenberg thought art was the most important thing in society! “We all knew we were being lied to, they knew we knew we were being lied to, and no one did anything about it”, Curtis narrates. Only now can this become apparent. It stands to be voiced, because it couldn’t be said until now: not just its institutions, but contemporary art’s fundamental discourses and its forms are dinosaurs. A critical effect of the 2016 world events would be that contemporary art finally becomes contemporary, and not antiquarian or futuristic as it has been for quite some time. That is, contemporary art becomes contemporary in practice, and not merely in theory. The newfound confusion of the moment will seek expression.
If there's a reintroduction of politics (and not pseudo-political culture) in 2016—something many of us have not seen in our lifetime—there will be a dramatic change in the way art is made in the coming years.
Contemporary art’s political commitments in neoliberalism were born out of both obligation and helplessness. This may change. We already feel a radical sense of alienation amongst us—people survey each other suspiciously, wondering if their neighbor is their friend or enemy. In many instances, people don't know what they themselves think. If cultural producers are feeling the world anew, this will be good for art. Will the many calls for cultural change in a post-political society finally amount to more than empty petit-bourgeois truisms? We’ll see!
Many of our political artists today might, in a different historical moment, be professional revolutionaries. If there is in fact a truly political turn ahead, they will be free to become so again. There may be more political outlets than art. The opening up of these outlets might free artists from picking up the slack in a post-political world. Art might in fact get better, and pursue new, radically indirect expressions. It also might downplay its role: the aporia with contemporary art in its current formation is due to overstimulation, and a feeling of being buried alive in culture. Contemporary art’s embarrassment of riches has long been suspected to be insensitive. At the very least, the conversation regarding what a true political art might be could be put on the table. Finally, this great discomfort might make art as expressive as it should have been before being derailed into status-quo propaganda. No longer would new forms of discontent have to be expressed through old means. In other words, if politics enter the stage, art will undergo experimentation and a clarification process itself.
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RATT Bassist To Perform Band's Classics With Newly Launched RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER Project
Juan Croucier (RATT), Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE), Mike Moore and Toni Aleman have joined forces in a new project called RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER. The band will exclusively play songs from the RATT catalog.
Having solidified the core of RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER (lead vocals, bass and drums), Juan and Pete set out to find the right guitar players for the group. After extensive auditions resulting from hundreds of submissions, they found two very talented guitar players in Mike Moore and Toni Aleman. Sharing the same passion, commitment and vision, they have been diligently rehearsing a set of over eighteen songs.
"We have left no stone unturned," said Croucier. "We've been working long and hard. It's all about the live show. We take this very seriously. Mike and Toni are simply killing it! There is a unique chemistry between the members of this band that is often so elusive. Our attention to detail has culminated in a fresh, energetic and modern twist on RATT's classic catalog of songs. I believe that anyone who loves RATT will really enjoy this band too. I can't wait to get out there and bring it to the people. After all, they are the ultimate judges of our art."
RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER will begin performing in September and is currently booking shows.
For more information, visit RattsJuanCroucier.com.
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The Museum of Found Noises
The Museum of Found Noises is a new venture opening in Salisbury this month. Funded by a Lottery grant, it's the brainchild of Graham Dali, a lifelong collector of random, unusual and unexpected sounds.
"We're constantly surrounded by unwanted and unintended noises," Graham explained. "The irritating whine of drill, the backfiring of a car, the tinny overspill from a fellow commuter's headphones or the involuntary grunt we find ourselves emitting when we bend down to pick something up. These sounds are unloved, unappreciated and are often perceived as a source of irritation. But they have a particular beauty all of their own and my mission is to help people appreciate the hidden splendour and poetry of these discarded gems."
Visitors to the museum will be able to wander through several galleries containing a wide range of aural exhibits - everything from dogs barking and creaking floorboards to aircraft noises and the distant slamming of car doors late at night. There will also be an exhibition of unidentified shrieks and whistles and a special 'quiet room' where people will be able to hear a pin drop.
But not everyone has welcomed the announcement and several residents have already raised objections. "We can do without this," said Karen Nimby, whose house backs onto the museum site. "We are already home to the National Smell Museum and for the last four years we've played host to the International Wind and Rain Expo. The last thing we need right now is this racket."
Mr Dali nevertheless remains confident that he can overcome any opposition. "People really have very little to worry about," he said. "The whole building has been especially soundproofed to prevent any of the exhibits escaping, we use vibration damping materials on all surfaces and the gift shop has been fitted with a silencer. They won't even know we're here."
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Case Documents
Discount Power Settlement
Why is this Notice being provided?
What is this lawsuit about?
Why is this a class action?
Why is there a settlement?
How do I know if I am part of the settlement?
Are there exceptions to being included?
What if I am not sure whether I am included in the Settlement?
What does the Settlement Provide?
How will the claims be decided?
How do I ask for a payment?
When will I get my payment?
What am I giving up to get a payment?
If I exclude myself, can I get anything from this settlement?
If I do not exclude myself, can I sue later?
How do I get out of the settlement?
Do I have a lawyer in the case?
How will the lawyers be paid?
How do I tell the Court if I do not like the settlement?
What is the difference between objecting and asking to be excluded?
When and where will the Court decide whether to approve the settlement?
Do I have to come to the hearing?
May I speak at the hearing?
What happens if I do nothing?
How do I get more information?
A Court authorized this Notice because you have a right to know about a proposed settlement of this class
action lawsuit and about all of your options before the Court decides whether to give “final approval” to the
settlement. This Notice explains the lawsuit, the settlement, your legal rights, what benefits are available, who
may be eligible for those benefits, and how to get them.
Judge Ingrid Moll of the Complex Litigation Docket of the State of Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial
District of Hartford, is overseeing this class action. The case is known as Chandler and Conover v. Discount
Power, Inc., Case No. HHD-CV-14-6055537-S, filed on November 20, 2014.
The people who sued are called “Plaintiffs,” and the company they sued, Discount Power, is
called “Defendant.”
The lawsuit alleges that Discount Power falsely claimed in its contracts with customers that its variable rate for electricity supply services would fluctuate based on changes in the “wholesale power market,” but in practice failed to decrease its variable rate when wholesale market rates went down. The lawsuit further alleges that Discount Power’s variable rate customers suffered monetary damages as a result of this alleged misconduct.
Discount Power denies all of Plaintiffs’ claims and says that it did nothing wrong. Discount Power specifically states that it followed all terms of its contract with customers, and that Plaintiffs’ claims are without factual or legal merit.
In a class action, one or more people called “Settlement Class Representatives” (in this case Holly Chandler and Devon Ann Conover) sue on behalf of people who have similar claims. All of these people are a “Settlement Class” or “Settlement Class Members.” One court resolves the issues for all Class Members, except for those who timely exclude themselves from the Class.
The Court did not decide in favor of Plaintiffs or Defendant. Instead, both sides agreed to settle this case to avoid the cost and risk of a trial. The proposed settlement does not mean that any law was broken or that the Defendant did anything wrong. Defendant denies all legal claims in this case. Settlement Class Representatives and their lawyers think the proposed settlement is best for all Settlement Class Members.
The Court decided that the Settlement Class includes all individual residential and small business consumers enrolled (either initially or through “rolling over” from a fixed rate plan) in a Discount Power variable rate electric plan in connection with a property located within Connecticut at any time from June 1, 2013, through and including July 31, 2016. Discount Power no longer offers new residential customers the ability to purchase electricity at variable rates and has no present plan or intention of doing so in the future. Any current residential customers on a variable rate plan are, by law, given notice of the forthcoming variable rates two months in advance, and are permitted to switch to a fixed rate program, or change resellers altogether, before they are charged the disclosed variable rate.
Yes. The following are not included in the settlement: Discount Power, the officers, directors and employees of Discount Power; any entity in which Discount Power has a controlling interest; any affiliate or legal representative of Discount Power; the judge to whom this case is assigned and any member of the judge’s immediate family; any heirs, assigns and successors of any of the above persons or organizations in their capacity as such; and anyone who timely submits a valid request to be excluded from the Settlement Class.
If you are not sure whether you are in the Settlement Class, or have any other questions about the settlement, call the toll free number, 1-877-435-2043.
Discount Power has agreed to pay a total of $850,000 into a Settlement Fund in three installments, with the final installment payable no later than December 31, 2018. The Settlement Fund will pay cash awards to Class Members who have filed a valid claim, as well as (a) attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses; (b) incentive payments to the lead plaintiffs; and (c) third party costs to provide notice and to administer the settlement. Details on all of the settlement benefits are in the Settlement Agreement, which is available at on this website.
Upon being fully funded, individual Discount Power customers who have filed a Claim Form (“claimants”) will be eligible to receive a share of the Settlement Fund based upon the amount of variable rate electricity used by that claimant between June 1, 2013, and July 31, 2016 as a percentage of the total amount of variable rate electricity used by all claimants during that same period (excluding periods in which Discount Power’s procurement cost for electricity exceeded the variable price at which it sold that electricity), as set forth in Discount Power’s internal records. In the event that claims made exceed the value of the net Settlement Fund after deducting all Settlement Costs (including the costs of notice and administration of the settlement and attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Class Counsel and incentive awards for the Lead Plaintiffs as may be approved by the Court), each claimant would receive a pro rata share of the net Settlement Fund based on his or her calculated loss. Because each potential claimant used a different amount of electricity and because we do not know the number of eligible claimants who will file valid claims, we cannot estimate the per-person recovery. However, claimants whose calculated loss totals less than $3 will not receive any payment.
To ask for a payment you must complete and submit a Claim Form. You may visit this website to fill out a Claim Form online or to download a Claim Form that you can print. You can also request that a Claim Form be mailed to you by calling 1-877-435-2043.
The deadline to file your claim online is March 10, 2017. If filing a paper claim, you must mail your Claim Form postmarked no later than March 10, 2017 to:
Chandler v. Discount Power Claims Administrator
Claimants who submit valid Claim Forms will receive payments by mail. Discount Power customers who do not submit Claim Forms will not receive a payment. Payments will only be made only if the Court grants “final approval” to the settlement and after any appeals are resolved (see “The Court’s Fairness Hearing,” in the Notice). It is uncertain when any appeals made will be resolved, and resolving them can take time.
Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Discount Power will deposit the $850,000 Settlement Fund into an escrow account in three installments, with the final installment payable no later than December 31, 2018. Assuming the Court grants “final approval” to the settlement, payment will be made to claimants only after the escrow account is fully funded. Payment will be made at that point as soon as practicable. Please be patient.
If the settlement becomes final, Settlement Class Members who submit Claim Forms or do nothing at all will be releasing Discount Power from all of the claims described and identified in paragraphs 35-38 of the Settlement Agreement. This means you will no longer be able to sue Discount Power regarding any of the claims described in the Settlement Agreement.
The Settlement Agreement is available on this website. The Settlement Agreement provides more details regarding the release and describes the Released Claims and Released Parties with specific descriptions in necessary, accurate legal terminology, so read it carefully. You can talk to the law firms representing the Settlement Class listed in the section “The Lawyers Representing You” for free or you can, at your own expense, talk to your own lawyer if you have any questions about the Released Claims or what they mean.
No. If you exclude yourself, you may not apply for any benefits under the settlement and you cannot object to the proposed settlement. If you ask to be excluded, however, you may sue or be part of a different lawsuit against Discount Power in the future. You will not be bound by anything that happens in this lawsuit.
No. Unless you exclude yourself, you give up the right to sue Discount Power for all of the claims that the proposed settlement resolves. You must exclude yourself from this Settlement Class to start your own lawsuit or be part of any different lawsuit relating to the claims in this case.
To exclude yourself from the proposed settlement, you must send a letter or other written document by mail saying that you want to be excluded from Chandler v. Discount Power and you must list your CL&P, Eversource or UI account number(s). In addition, your exclusion request must include, for each account listed:
(1) The full names and current addresses of everyone whose name is on the account.
(2) A statement that everyone whose name is on the account satisfies the criteria set forth above to be a Settlement Class Member.
(3) A statement of intention to exclude everyone whose name is on the account from the Settlement Class.
(4) The signature of everyone whose name is on the account.
Be sure to include your full name, address, signature, and date. You must mail your request for exclusion postmarked by February 27, 2017 to:
You cannot ask to be excluded on the phone, by email, or at the website.
The Court appointed Izard Kindall & Raabe LLP, West Hartford, CT, 860-493-6292 as “Settlement Class Counsel” to represent you and other Settlement Class Members. You will not be charged for these lawyers. If you want to be represented by your own lawyer in this case, you may hire one at your own expense.
Settlement Class Counsel will ask the Court for attorney’s fees not to exceed 25%, along with payment of reasonable costs and expenses. Settlement Class Counsel will also request an incentive payment of $2,000 to each Class Representative for their services on behalf of the Settlement Class. The Court will award amounts it deems appropriate. Payments approved by the Court will be made from the Settlement Fund.
Please visit this website for additional detail on Settlement Class Counsel’s attorney’s fee request.
You can object to the settlement if you do not like some part of it. You must give reasons why you think the Court should not approve the settlement. To object, send a letter saying that you object to the proposed settlement in Chandler v. Discount Power, Case No. X03 HHD-CV14-6055537-S. You must include:
(1) your full name, address, and telephone number;
(2) all reasons for the objection;
(3) the names of all attorneys representing you, if any;
(4) the names of all attorneys representing you who will appear at the Fairness Hearing (see “The Court’s Fairness Hearing,” in the Notice), if any;
(5) a list of all people you will call to testify at the Fairness Hearing, if any;
(6) a statement saying whether you will appear and/or testify at the Fairness Hearing; and
(7) your signature or the signature of your duly authorized attorney or other duly authorized representative (along with documentation of such representation).
Mail the objection to each of the following three addresses so that it is postmarked no later than February 27, 2017.
CLASS COUNSEL
DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL
Chief Clerk’s Office
Hartford Judicial District
Hartford, CT 06106 Seth R. Klein, Esq.
Izard Kindall & Raabe LLP
West Hartford, CT 06107 James Shearin, Esq.
David Atkins, Esq.
Pullman & Comley LLC
Objecting is simply telling the Court that you do not like something about the settlement. You can object only if you stay in the Settlement Class. Excluding yourself is telling the Court that you do not want to be part of the Settlement Class. If you exclude yourself, you cannot object to the settlement and you will not be eligible to apply for any benefits under the settlement because the case no longer affects you.
The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on March 27, 2017, at the Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford, Court Room No. 400, 95 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106. At the Fairness Hearing, the Court will consider whether the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Court may also consider Settlement Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, and incentive awards. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. After the Fairness Hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the proposed settlement and how much to award to Settlement Class Counsel as fees, costs, and expenses, and incentive awards.
The Fairness Hearing may be moved to a different date without additional notice, so it is recommended that you periodically check this website for updated information.
No. Settlement Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. However, you are welcome to attend the hearing at your own expense. If you send in a written objection, you do not have to come to the Fairness Hearing to talk about it. As long as you mailed your written objection on time, the Court will consider it. You may also pay your own lawyer to attend the Fairness Hearing, but their attendance is not necessary.
Yes. To speak at the Fairness Hearing, you must send a letter or other written document saying that it is your “Notice of Intent to Appear” in Chandler v. Discount Power, Case No. X03 HHD-CV14-6055537-S. Be sure to include your name, address, telephone number, and your signature. You also must include information about what you intend to say at the hearing. If you intend to have your attorney represent you at the hearing, please indicate this and provide the full name and contact information for your attorney. Also, please list anyone you or your attorney will call to testify at the hearing. Please send copies of your “Notice of Intent to Appear” to the Court, Settlement Class Counsel, and Defendant’s Counsel as listed in Question 18 above. It must be postmarked no later than February 27, 2017. You cannot speak at the hearing if you exclude yourself from the settlement.
Unless you exclude yourself, you will not be able to start a lawsuit, continue with a lawsuit, or be part of any other lawsuit against Discount Power about the claims in this case, ever again.
This Notice summarizes the proposed settlement. More details are in the Settlement Agreement. You can get a copy of the Settlement Agreement on this website. You also may call with questions or have a Claim Form mailed to you by calling 1-877-435-2043. In addition, you may direct questions to Settlement Class Counsel (Izard Kindall & Raabe LLP) at 860-493-6292.
KCC Class Action Services LLC
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LXLE
LXLE is an easy-to-use lightweight desktop Linux distribution based on Lubuntu and featuring the LXDE desktop environment. Compared to its parent, LXLE has a number of unique characteristics: it is built from Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) releases, it covers most users' everyday needs by providing a good selection of default applications, and it adds useful modifications and tweaks to improve performance and functions.
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2018-07-31 NEW • BSD Release: OPNsense 18.7
Rate this project OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project has released OPNsense 18.7 which introduces better IPv6 support, improved routing, a pluggable backup framework that features an Nextcloud option, and the ability to boot from a ZFS root volume. "These are the most prominent changes since version 18.1: improved WAN DHCPv6 and SLAAC connectivity and tracking; functional IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD) support; improved default route handling and gateway switching; OpenVPN default setup improvements for IPv6 and RADIUS attribute support; Dpinger gateway monitoring integration; password policies for local authentication and coupled TOTP; Monit core integration to eventually replace the legacy notifications; OpenSSH access via group and shell selection instead of privilege; pluggable backup framework with new Nextcloud option; sytem tunables are now also used as loader tunables; unrestricted VLAN usage for e.g. Xen; QinQ interface removal; firmware GUI speedup, improved error parsing and console reboot hint; ZFS on root boot support (installer support is pending, but opnsense-bootstrap works)..." Further details can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): OPNsense-18.7-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (250MB, signature).
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About OPNsense
OPNsense is a HardenedBSD-based specialist operating system (and a fork of pfSense) designed for firewalls and routers. It is developed by Deciso B.V. in the Netherlands. Some of the features of OPNsense include forward caching proxy, traffic shaping, intrusion detection, two-factor authentication and easy OpenVPN client setup. The project's focus on security brings a number of unique features, such as the option to use LibreSSL instead of OpenSSL (selectable in the GUI). OPNsense also includes an update mechanism that delivers important security updates in a timely fashion.
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2019-07-09 Development Release: OPNsense 19.7 RC1
Jos Schellevis has announced the availability of a new release candidate for OPNsense, a HardenedBSD-based specialist operating system (and a fork of pfSense) designed for firewalls and routers. The project's new development snapshot introduces new improvements to logging, several fixes and user interface enhancements. "Here are the full changes against version 19.1.10: system: new remote syslog setup via Syslog-ng; system: gateway handling rewrite; system: dpinger ported to plugin framework; system: bring back PHP warning log level; system: use authentication factory for user import; interfaces: VLAN, bridge, LAGG, GRE, GIF setup refactor; interfaces: improve load sequence to allow DHCPv6 on bridges; interfaces: GIF, GRE, IPsec and OpenVPN will no longer accept IP configuration..." There are also some known issues testers should be aware of: "Filterlog spamming console due to new Syslog-ng integration. Temporary workaround is stopping filterlog via "pkill filterlog". OpenVPN no longer supports listening on gateway groups. Use localhost paired with port forwards instead. The web proxy login privilege is no longer available. Access may be restricted by a group selector instead." A complete list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: OPNsense-19.7.r1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (291MB, SHA256, signature).
2019-01-31 BSD Release: OPNsense 19.1
OPNsense is a specialist operating system (and a fork of pfSense) designed for firewalls and routers. The project's latest release, OPNsense 19.1, shifts the operating system's base from FreeBSD to HardenedBSD which includes a number of security enhancements. "The 19.1 release, nicknamed "Inspiring Iguana", consists of a total of 620 individual changes since 18.7 came out 6 months ago, spread out over 12 intermediate releases including the recent release candidates. That is the average of two stable releases per month, security updates and important bug fixes included! If we had to pick a few highlights it would be: The firewall alias API is finally in place. The migration to HardenedBSD 11.2 has been completed. 2FA now works with a remote LDAP / local TOTP combination. And the OpenVPN client export was rewritten for full API support as well." Further details and links to the project's download mirrors can be found in the release announcement. Download: OPNsense-19.1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (265MB, SHA256, signature).
OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project has published a new development snapshot, OPNsense 18.7 RC1, for testing. The new snapshot includes new Intel network driver improvements and better IPv6 support. "The main goal for 18.7 is stability so we have not yet begun to adopt FreeBSD 11.2, but there are several Intel NIC driver updates included to bridge the gap until 19.1 comes out. The upgrade also includes a tremendous amount of IPv6 improvements and authentication framework consolidation. Please also take note that QinQ is no longer included in this release. Here are the changes against version 18.1.11: improve local account expire cron job to also flush passwords and SSH keys; do not account-lock root user to avoid meddling with cron; only write authorized SSH keys for login-capable users; Diffie-Helman parameter selection - auto, cron-based, RFC 7919; avoid use of expired nsCertType attribute in certificate purpose test; steer SSH shell access via group to separate system-wide admins from SCP-only users; web GUI cipher hardening and optional HSTS use; administration settings now include session timeout and authentication server selection...." A list of changes and known issues in the release candidate can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: OPNsense-18.7.r1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (261MB, SHA256, signature).
OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system (and a fork of pfSense) designed for firewalls and routers. The latest release, OPNsense 18.1, is built on FreeBSD 11.1 and includes PHP version 7.1. The new release also features strict interface binding for OpenSSH connections and a new Realtek network driver, version 1.94. "We humbly present to you the sum of another major iteration of the OPNsense firewall. Over the second half of 2017 well over 500 changes have made it into this release, nicknamed 'Groovy Gecko'. Most notably, the firewall NAT rules have been reworked to be more flexible and usable via plugins, which is going to pave the way for subsequent API works on the core firewall functionality. For more details please find the attached list of changes below. The upgrade track from 17.7 will be available later today. Please be patient. Meltdown and Spectre patches are currently being worked on in FreeBSD, but there is no reliable timeline. We will keep you up to date through the usual channels as more news become available. Hang in there!" Further details can be found in the project's release announcement and press release. Download (SHA256): OPNsense-18.1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (272MB, signature).
OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project has released a new release candidate for OPNsense 18.1. "We humbly present to you the sum of another major iteration of the OPNsense firewall. Over the second half of 2017 well over 500 changes have made it into this first release candidate. Most notably, the firewall NAT rules have been reworked to be more flexible and usable via plugins, which is going to pave the way for subsequent API works on the core firewall functionality. For more details please find the attached list of changes below. Meltdown and Spectre patches are currently being worked on in FreeBSD, but there is no reliable timeline. We will keep you up to date through the usual channels as more news become available. Here is the full list of changes against version 17.7.11: disabled AHCI MSI to prevent early mount failures with removable media; use correct crypto library to gather GUI SSL ciphers; added 'save and go back' button to user edit page...." Further details and a list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): OPNsense-18.1.r1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (258MB, signature)
Robert van Papeveld has announced the release of a new version of OPNsense, a FreeBSD-based operating system for firewalls and routers. The new version, OPNsense 17.7, features SafeStack hardening, many updated language translations and an updated Realtek driver which should improve network stability. "We are writing to you today to announce the final release of version 17.7 'Free Fox', which, over the course of the last 6 months, includes highlights such as SafeStack application hardening, the Realtek re driver for better network stability, a Quagga plugin with broad routing protocol support and the Unbound resolver as the new default. Additionally, translations for Czech, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and German have been completed for the first time during this development cycle. Focus in OPNsense has shifted to improving and streamlining its various systems and providing continuous updates, which amounts to over 300 individual changes made since 17.1 so far. The plugin infrastructure is growing as well. And we, last but not least, have been working more closely than ever with HardenedBSD by unifying our ports infrastructure." More information is available in the project's release announcement. Download: OPNsense-17.7-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (223MB, SHA256).
Jos Schellevis has announced the release of a new development snapshot of the OPNsense operating system, a firewall platform based on FreeBSD. The new release candidate for OPNsense 17.7 includes security and stability improvements as well as several updated translations: "We are writing to you today to announce the first release candidate for version 17.7, which, over the course of the last five months, includes highlights such as SafeStack application hardening, the Realtek re driver for network stability, a Quagga plugin with broad routing protocol support and the Unbound resolver as the new default. Additionally, translations for Czech, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and German have been completed during this iteration. Focus in OPNsense has shifted to improving and streamlining its various systems and providing continuous updates, which amounts to over 300 individual changes made in 17.1 so far." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: OPNsense-17.7.r1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (225MB, SHA256).
The OPNsense operating system is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system (and a fork of pfSense) designed for firewalls and routers. The project has released a new stable version of the OPNsense operating system, version 17.1. "The OPNsense team is proud to announce the final availability of version 17.1, nicknamed Eclectic Eagle. This major release features FreeBSD 11.0, the SSH remote installer, new languages Italian / Czech / Portuguese, state-of-the-art HardenedBSD security features, PHP 7.0, new plugins for FTP Proxy / Tinc VPN / Let's Encrypt, native PAM authentication against e.g. 2FA (TOTP), as well a rewritten Nano-style card images that adapt to media size to name only a few. We would like to encourage everyone to supervise this major upgrade physically. As such, it cannot be performed from the GUI. Instead, go to the root console menu, choose option 12 and type '17.1' at the prompt. The process will download a full set of updates and reboot multiple. All operating system files and packages will be re-installed as a consequence." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: OPNsense-17.1-OpenSSL-cdrom-amd64.iso.bz2 (252MB, SHA256).
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Pets of the Week March 26, 2012
March 21, 2012 Greenwood, SC, Pets
He’s graceful, athletic, affectionate and intelligent — and he’s keen on bird-watching, too — but when you’re an elegant young Pointer mix like Toby, all that’s in your blood. Handsome 2 ½ year old Toby was found wandering with his sister, whose Pointer look’s just as picture-perfect as his, and he has manners to match his fine heritage. He loves a rollicking play session but he’s too polite to jump on you or your kids, and his congenial personality beams just as warmly from his blue eye as his brown. Toby’s housetraining’s in progress, he gets along fine with other dogs, and his ultra-short tan and white coat’s as easy-care as it comes. Come let Toby show you what good breeding’s all about —he’ll hunt down your heart with his smile and become your family’s forever-loyal champion.
Splish-splash — is he taking a bath? — or is our beautiful young fur-cloud Grady playing in his water again? Either way, when he turns his head upside down and gives your hand a fervent rub, this one-year-old’s the most flirtatious cat you’ll meet, and except for the soft gray cap on his head, the whitest and fluffiest too. Grady was turned in by his owner; now he’s ready to make up for lost time by wrapping you in his luscious purr and showing you how delightfully affectionate a ravishing cat-boy can be. Grady’s manners are as appealing as the rest of him — he gets along fine with dogs and other cats, and would make a gentle, relaxed companion for your kids. He may dabble in his water, but he respects your heart and all it holds. Come drink in his attention, check out his freshly-washed paws, and feel just how much love charming Grady has to give.
The Greenwood Humane Society is a not-for-profit organization committed to the compassionate care and protection of animals.
Their purpose is to give sanctuary to abandoned, abused, and neglected animals, provide education to the public on responsible and humane pet ownership, encourage the public to spay and neuter their pets by providing low cost surgery, and encourage adoptions of those animals placed in their care.
Their adoption center is open Monday through Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm est.
Visit their website at gwdhumanesociety.org to see these and other available pets.
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Board index » Movie Discussion » DVD Dirt
The Big Lebowski (Collector's Edition): 18 Oct 05
Post subject: The Big Lebowski (Collector's Edition): 18 Oct 05
Posted: 08 Jul 2005, 22:56
Sheila1313 Memorial Award Recipient
I haven't found any details on the features yet.
DVDPLANET lists a widescreen version, a full-screen version, and the 2-disc Achievers Gift Set
AlottaFagina
Oh great, and I just bought the SE.
Suckers Edition
No matter what those girls say.
Dios mio, man.
Verdana 10pt
Location: Harlem rock city
AlottaFagina wrote:
Haha, all your collecting efforts were for naught.
Still sealed? eBay ASAP
bing wrote:
Naught? What are you talking about? Now she can still watch TBL until October.
snotball
FilmWise Nasal Dweller
snotball in Last DVDs You've bought wrote:
The Big Lebowski (got tired of waiting for a possible special edition to come out)
Only one thing to say: Fuck you and whoever spawned you, you greedy studios and such decision makers. Don't come crying that people are resorting ot piracy.
diegobaz
Post subject: Double-dipping SUCKS!!!
Hollywood Hopeful
"Only one thing to say: Fuck you and whoever spawned you, you greedy studios and such decision makers. Don't come crying that people are resorting [to] piracy."
My sentiments exactly. This whole "double-dipping" shit has got to go, including calling it "double-dipping" (what a pussy-ass term - let's call it for what it is, i.e. getting fucked in the ass by Hollywood).
I wish to Christ some asshole in the home video dept. at Paramount, Warners, etc., would read this shit and find out how people really feel...
Post subject: Re: Double-dipping SUCKS!!!
diegobaz wrote:
I doubt they don't know. And why would they care? They get their $$$ -- more so with the double dipping.
It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-FilmWise!
Location: Gotham's seedier side
So how do people really feel again?
Robin: "Gosh, Batman, is there anything you don't know?"
Batman: "Oh yes, Robin. Several things, in fact."
Posted: 25 Aug 2005, 03:10
Joblo wrote:
The DVD will be available in two formats: the Collector's Edition and the Achiever's Edition gift set. The latter includes the Collector's Edition DVD and tacks on a series of exclusive Jeff Bridges' photographs from the set, a bowling towel and drink coasters. The DVD itself will feature an introduction to the film by the fictional Mortimer Young (actually actor George Ives acting in a segment written and directed by the Coens), Jeff Bridges' On-Set Photos, capturing life on the set of LEBOWSKI, and "The Making of The Big Lebowski," which is pretty much self-explanatory. There were rumors that a documentary based on the popular Lebowski Fests would be included but doesn't seem to be listed here.
Official information here.
followed up with a new edition in Sep 08 ... more here
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Caraval: A Medicore Trip
TRIGGER WARNING: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PARENTAL ABUSE
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Series: Caraval
Published by Hachette Australia on January 31st 2017
Genres: Fantasy
Format: Advance Readers Copy
Source: Hachette
Remember, it’s only a game…
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.
But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.
Welcome, welcome to Caraval…beware of getting swept too far away.
Caraval promised so much from it’s synopsis. I was expecting a wonderful and enchanting game with twists of magical realism from the text. Instead what I read was rushed and something I can only describe as a watered down attempt at magical realism. “Nothing is quite as it seems” was one of the pitches for the book, but everything seemed pretty clear to me, plot wise, from the beginning. We’re also constantly reminded to “Remember it’s all just a game” and seeing the main character ignore this the whole time was tiresome. Plus, the ‘game’ was a bore and just so mundane, nothing interesting to take away from it as most of the ‘twists’ were obvious. Plus the ending was unsatisfying due to the events that occurred.
In the very first pages we’re introduced to the world through letters. I found this quite intriguing and just wonderful to be able to read parts of the book in this particular letter format. Right after the letters we meet Scarlett, her sister Donatella, Julian and Scarlett’s father. All the scenes that include Scarletts father are very graphic so be aware of that. He’s abusive, very controlling and manipulative. It’s disgusting the way he treats his daughters.
The premise of the book is unique, and nothing I’ve ever read, but it felt like it could have been better. The entire time whilst reading the book it felt as if I only recieved surface value to what Stephanie wanted to portray through the imagery in her book.
There is indeed so much hype behind this book and now after finishing it, I must admit that Caraval is mediocre… or less than that if I don’t sugar coat it. I finished the ARC thinking, “What did I just read?”. The ending wasn’t that great and felt like a cop out. The last pages felt as if they were rushed just for the sake of ending the story.
The writing wasn’t consistent for me either. At times it’d draw you in and then other times it’d leave you in this void of ‘not knowing’ and never giving you more information to piece together what the scene meant (i.e. How the bridge ‘turned’ around in the book or how the rooms the characters stayed in worked). It was confusing majority of the time but the idea behind Stephanie’s writing lured me back in to continue reading. Overall, the writing had so much potential. At times Stephanie would describe something poetically, for example
“She imagined loving him would feel like falling in love with darkness, frightening and consuming yet utterly beautiful when the stars came out”
and then you were let down when it wasn’t met with more beautiful phrasing and magic. Caraval would hit the right places and then it died down, missing the marks of the wow factor.
Also, I briefly mention it before but nothing is explained. We get a short introduction of everything and then we’re expected to roll with it. There’s a point in the book where Scarlett crosses a bridge and then the bridge changes… what do you mean? It was hard to follow most of the descriptions and the ‘magic’ in the book. It was just hard to understand and to just accept some of the weak explanations of multiple things.
The characters in Caraval weren’t that great as well. They all felt one-dimensional and nothing really intrigued me. Sure Scarlett, our main character was very protective of her sister because of the wrong doings of their father, but it never really felt like the two had a genuine connection. It was more just Scarlett repeating herself and definitely a one sided kind of love. More attention was on the romance than the actual development on the sister bond. I think in book two the sister’s bond with one another should be invested in and explored more. On that note Tella was such an unlikeable character. From the very beginning she came off as selfish and tended to deflect all of Scarletts worrying and love.
I also want to state that I originally thought Scarlett was a woman of colour, but after a discussion, her ‘olive’ skin is pretty ambiguous (but I still do think she’s a WoC). Julian was interesting and deserved better character development. Julian was also described as a man of colour so I obviously became protective of him throughout the book. It honestly felt like Julian was just a character created to serve solely as a love interest, so we never actually get to know him. He disappears and reappears randomly. It’s truly disheartening to have the only (confirmed) PoC apart of the main cast not as fleshed out as our main character. I mean he’s apart of the romance, don’t you think we should flesh his character out?
In the end, the book is just another basic fantasy with no real depth character and plotline wise. I was convinced from promos and sneak-peaks that this book was indeed a book about a carnival/circus game, but it really wasn’t. The world building didn’t hit the mark I had whilst going in. Caraval has been on the receiving end of so my hype and I really think other books deserve it more than this one.
I’d only recommend Caraval for lovers of those of Alice in Wonderland. It was just very mediocre and nothing really stood out for me from the whole book. There wasn’t a moment in the book that I really loved, it was just pages and pages of mediocrity. Sure the book was enjoyable but overall the hype it’s getting seems unjustifiable to me.
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Western Energy & Holistic Medicine Practice Background
There are prominent and influential Western leaders emerging in the field of energy medicine. The Rev. Rosalyn Bruyere, founder of the Healing Light Center Church in California has influenced most of the healers in the United States including many of the nurses who have studied therapeutic touch as well as Barbara Brennan, PhD who directs a school for healing science in Florida. (Goldner, 1999)
Other Western leaders in holistic medicine include: Deepak Chopra, MD, an advocate of meditation; Dr. Jon-Kabat Zinn, founder of a stress-reduction clinic at the University of Massachusetts; and, cardiologist Dr. Dean Ornish, an expert on reversing heart disease through diet, yoga and meditation. They found that calmness and self-knowledge gained through meditation may have therapeutic biological effects.
In the 1990s, three mainstream doctors published books on the interaction of the human energy field and medicine. Christine Northrop, MD, wrote about energy anatomy in her best-selling book, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom. Judith Orloff, MD, wrote about clairvoyance in the practice of psychiatry in her book, Second Sight. Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Mona Lisa Schultz, MD wrote, Awakening Intuition, which explains how to use the mind-body network for insight and healing.
In the 1980s, C. Norman Shealy, MD, grounded holistic and energy medicine into mainstream acceptability with his study and training of medical intuitives. His groundbreaking research with clairvoyant Caroline Myss, PhD, created the accepted definition of the term “medical intuitive.” In the 1970s Dr. Shealy was one of the prime founders of the American Holistic Medical and Nurses Associations. Dr. Shealy created the first degree granting Energy Medicine Program within Greenwich University. This program participated in a new academic paradigm for the study of biology and medicine based on energy-information.
Energy & Holistic Medicine in Mainstream Healthcare
In the past decade, holistic medicine has become a recognizable presence in the healthcare field. Holistic medicine modalities are being taught to hospital staff at California Pacific Medical Center, Health and Healing Clinic in San Francisco. Medical Intuitives are sitting in surgery rooms at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California and increasing their presence across the United States (although Energy and Holistic Medicine has been a proven form of healing across the planet for years and is confirmed to cure cancers and various diseases and is being done so outside of the United States, just know it interrupts the multi-billion dollar pharm companies' plans to keep the population in a vicious cycle of toxic chemicals and drugs, therefore it's awareness has remained minimal, energy and holistic practitioners have lost and risked their lives to bring forth the therapies and technologes to the public. The FDA restricts us from using the words "heal, treat, or cure" unless they have given their stamp of approval, and while we are making steps forward in thisapproval process, we have a long way to go. However, just because the FDA has not seen the biofield studies conducted, or experienced this phenomena for themselves, does not mean they are not extremely and undeniably effective.) Energy medicine documentation forms for medical insurance claims have been available on the Internet since January 1999.
Hospitals, surgery rooms, medical clinics, insurance companies, and burgeoning academic programs have grounded holistic/energy medicine into the present. Courses on the role of religious devotion and prayer in healing are currently being taught in approximately 50 U.S. medical schools. This is a historic development, a stunning reversal of the exclusion of these factors from medical education for most of the twentieth century. In addition, conventional medical journals, such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), are increasingly willing to publish studies involving unconventional therapies. JAMA's issue of November 11, 1998, was devoted exclusively to the field of alternative medicine.
National Statistics:
The National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) reports that more than 42% of Americans use alternative medicine to address their health and wellness concerns.
The budget for the NCCAM rose from $2 million in 1993 to $50 million in 1999.
In addition, Americans spent more than $28 billion on these therapies in 1998, exceeding out-of-pocket spending for all USA hospitalizations.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports a 48.3% increase in total visits to alternative medicine practitioners between 1990 and 1998.
A 1994 published survey revealed that more than 60% of doctors from a wide range of specialties recommended alternative modalities to patients at least once. The same study also reported that 48% of those doctors used alternative modalities themselves.
Nearly 85% of USA medical schools offer elective courses in alternative and complementary medicine or include it in required courses.
In 1993, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that more than 34% of all Americans have used some form of alternative medicine. A 1998 follow-up study showed that this figure increased to 42% of all Americans.
Holistic Medicine Meets Western Medicine
A groundbreaking move was made by the American Board of Holistic Medicine (ABHM) in December, 2000; the first ABHM board review of holistic medicine, The “Art, Science, and Practice of Holistic Medicine” was presented in Denver, Colorado. Approximately 200 MDs sat for the first ABHM certification examination.
The opening statement of the Art, Science, and Practice of Holistic Medicine course included this statement:
Holistic medicine is based on the core belief that unconditional love is life’s most powerful healer. At its essence, the practice of holistic medicine embraces a spirit of interdisciplinary and physician-patient cooperation; balances the mitigation of causes with relief of symptoms; integrates conventional and complementary therapies; and facilitates the experience of being fully alive. It is at present not possible to fully academically test candidates for these core issues in holism. It has been the intent of the directors of the ABHM, however, to carefully structure the testing for skills in complementary medicine, the interview and the required paper for candidates for the board examination, in the content of this review course itself, to be a total learning experience for those in attendance to foster the enhancement of the practice of holistic medicine.
The review course and the board certification examination will begin to incorporate reasonable standards into American medical practice and education, health planning, and research, regarding the application of the body of knowledge which encompasses the field of holistic medicine. The ABHM founders envisioned a paradigm shift in the direction of incorporating holistic principles into the practice of medicine in the United States. Standardization of the curriculum and the certification examination will help the public demand and professional interest in the inclusion of “alternative” medical practices in the integrated delivery of the best possible medical care.
This board certification examination opened a new chapter of holistic/energy medicine in the history of science. The ABHM board of trustees established twelve principles of holistic medical practice; twelve areas of the science of holistic medicine were approved; and three components of holistic health — body, mind, and spirit — were defined. During the first board review course intensive, thirty-two specific holistic courses were presented by thirty medical and osteopathic doctors. Each physician presented a course designed to introduce his or her specialty, and taught a complementary allopathic to holistic approach. The learning objective of this intensive review course of holistic medicine was that the participants should be able to, “…describe the areas encompassed by holistic medicine; and implement a personalized program for creating a condition of optimal health.” (The Art, Science, and Practice of Holistic Medicine, 2000)
The Twelve ABHM Principles of Energy and Holistic Medical Practice are:
Unconditional love is life’s most powerful healer.
Optimal health is much more than the absence of sickness.
Illness is viewed as a manifestation of the whole person, not as an isolated event.
Holistic physicians embrace a variety of safe, effective options in diagnosis and treatment, including:
education for lifestyle changes and self-care
complementary approaches; and
conventional drugs and surgery.
Searching for the underlying cause of disease is preferable to treating symptoms alone.
Holistic physicians expend as much effort to establishing what kind of patient has a disease as they do establishing what kind of disease a patient has.
Prevention is preferable to treatment and is usually more cost-effective. The most cost-effective approach evokes the patient’s own healing capabilities.
A major determinant of healing outcomes is the quality of the relationship established between physician and patient, in which patient autonomy is encouraged.
The ideal physician-patient relationship considers the needs, desires, awareness and insight of the patient as well as those of the physician.
Physicians significantly influence patients by their example.
Illness, pain, and the dying process can be learning opportunities for patients and physicians.
Holistic physicians encourage patients to evoke the healing power of love, hope, humor and enthusiasm, and to release the toxic consequences of hostility, shame, greed, depression, and prolonged fear, anger, and grief.
The American Board of Holistic Medicine took an enormous leap for Western medicine putting aside the rationalistic/scientism model for understanding the human condition moving into the current transitional approach in holistic medicine research by stating that, “The primary objective of the practice of holistic medicine is the experience of optimal or holistic health. Optimal health is the unlimited and unimpeded free flow of life force energy through body, mind, and spirit.” The statements continued further with an expression of, “Holistic physicians believe the essence of this energy is unconditional love. It is also called and chi (Chinese), ki (Japanese), prana (Sanskrit), and chai (Hebrew). The art of practicing holistic medicine lies in healing/loving ourselves love; and that our work is to help our patients by identifying and committing to mitigate and remove the restrictions and obstructions that cause dis-ease to prevent us from fully experiencing and enjoying life. It is a process of facilitating growth and maximizing human potential.” (ABHM, 2000)
History by the word itself implies an event which occurred in the past, and in examining this recent historic movement in medical science we are observing history in the making — or maybe in the remembering of ancient principles of holism. The ABHM also created their definition for the science of holistic medicine and in part stated, “ … this science has been evolving for the past three decades …”
A regimented course of “areas of study” is required for board certification in holistic medicine, in addition to a written exam, an essay, interview, holistic health self-assessment, and recommendations. The twelve topics which comprise the core curriculum for certification are in themselves a current history of the science of energy medicine. The ABHM areas of study are:
The Science of Holistic Medicine
BODY: Physical and Environmental Health
Exercise Medicine
MIND: Mental and Emotional Health
Behavioral Medicine (including Psychoneuroimmunology)
SPIRIT: Spiritual and Social Health
Spiritual Medicine
The six specialized areas are:
Biomolecular Medicine
Ethno- Medicine
Manual Medicine
The introductory talk in the Art, Science, and Practice of Holistic Medicine conference included statements more akin to ancient principles of spirituality rather than the modern science of medicine. In addressing the conference of physicians Dr. Ivker used phrases like: “Path of self-nurturing; Listening to your heart; Guiding our patients.” and presented a list of components of holistic health which reads like a powerful list of greater-good affirmations. The ABHM compiled list for:
Components of Holistic Health
LOVING YOUR BODY
high energy and vitality
freedom from or high adaptability to pain, dysfunction, and disability
a strong immune system
a body that feels light, balanced, and has good aerobic capacity
ability to meet physical challenges
full capacity of all five senses and a healthy libido
harmony with your environment (neither harming nor being harmed)
awareness of your connectedness with nature
feeling grounded
respect and appreciation for nature, the earth at all of her inhabitants
contact with the earth; breathing healthy air; drinking pure water; eating uncontaminated food; exposure to the sun, fire, or candlelight; immersion in warm water (all on a daily basis)
LOVING YOUR MIND
peace of mind and contentment
a job that you love doing
financial well-being
living your vision
self-acceptance and high self-esteem
capacity to identify, express, experience, and accept all of your feelings, both painful and joyful
awareness of the integral connection between your physical/emotional bodies
confronting your greatest fears
fulfilling your capacity to play
peak experiences on a regular basis
LOVING YOUR SPIRIT
experience of unconditional love/absence of fear
soul awareness with a personal relationship with God or spirit
trust in your intuition and a willingness to change
creating a sacred space on a regular basis through prayer, meditation, walking in nature, observing a Sabbath day, or other rituals
sense of purpose
being present in every moment
intimacy with the spouse, partner, relative, or close friend
sense of belonging to a support group or community
touch and/or physical intimacy on a daily basis
selflessness/altruism
Reinventing Ancient Healing Wisdom
Holistic physicians are listening to their patients, as well as their own hearts and spirits, and changing the practice and the science of medicine by the complementary inclusion of the art and science of energy medicine. Holistic practitioners are being educated in the protocol of integrating their ancient practice of healing arts into the current western model of medicine. Greenwich University granted the first Master and PhD degrees in energy medicine until closure in 2002. Many universities and medical schools in the US are offering courses in energy medicine and holistic health as part of their complementary and alternative medicine program. Presently Energy Medicine University is one of five higher degree granting institutions offering Master and Doctorate degrees in Holistic Health.
We are in a renewed era of energy medicine. We are embracing a renewed belief in holism and spiritually as part of medicine thus re-embracing ancient healing wisdom. The future of Holistic/Energy Medicine is in the education of compassionate, humanistic practitioners. (McCartney, 2002)
If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it away from him. An investment in education pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin
American Board of Holistic Medicine (2000). The Art, Science, and Practice of Holistic Medicine (Course syllabus). University of Colorado School of Medicine, USA.
The Burton Goldberg Group (1993). Energy Medicine.Alternative Medicine, pp.192-195. Future Medicine Publishing, Puyallup, WA.
Camfferman, D. (1999) Energy Medicine: The New Health Frontier and the Coming Millennium. Alive, 196, 10-11.
Dossey, L. (1999) Reinventing Medicine: Beyond mind-body to a new era of healing. San Francisco, CA: Harper San Francisco.
Goldner, D. (1999). Infinite Grace: Where the worlds of science and spiritual healing meet. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
Henderson, J. S. (1999). Energy medicine documentation forms. Tallahassee, FL: Findhorn Press.
Laurenson-Shipley, S., (2000). What is Intuition Medicine?Journal of the Academy of Intuitive Studies and Intuition Medicine®, 6, 1.
McCartney, Francesca. (2002). Paper: “A Brief History of Energy Medicine.”
Rubik, B. (1995) Energy Medicine and the Unifying Concept of Information. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 1, 34-39.
Williams, Bernard (2004). Paper: “History of Energy Medicine.”
The Society of Homeopaths. (1998). Past, present & future medicine [Brochure]. Northampton, England: Author.
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Methimazole description, usages, side effects, indications, overdosage, supplying and lots more!
Home – Methimazole
Methimazole
REMEDYREPACK INC.
METHIMAZOLE TABLETS, USP Rx only
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Methimazole (1-methylimidazole-2-thiol) is a white, crystalline substance that is freely soluble in water. It differs chemically from the drugs of the thiouracil series primarily because it has a 5- instead of a 6-membered ring.
Each tablet contains 5 or 10 mg (43.8 or 87.6 μmol) methimazole, an orally administered antithyroid drug. Each tablet also contains lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch and talc.
The molecular weight is 114.17, and the molecular formula is C4H6N2S. The structural formula is as follows:
Methimazole inhibits the synthesis of thyroid hormones and thus is effective in the treatment of hyperthyroidism. The drug does not inactivate existing thyroxine and triiodothyronine that are stored in the thyroid or circulating in the blood nor does it interfere with the effectiveness of thyroid hormones given by mouth or by injection.
The actions and use of methimazole are similar to those of propylthiouracil. On a weight basis, the drug is at least 10 times as potent as propylthiouracil, but methimazole may be less consistent in action.
Methimazole is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is metabolized rapidly and requires frequent administration. Methimazole is excreted in the urine.
In laboratory animals, various regimens that continuously suppress thyroid function and thereby increase TSH secretion result in thyroid tissue hypertrophy. Under such conditions, the appearance of thyroid and pituitary neoplasms has also been reported. Regimens that have been studied in this regard include antithyroid agents as well as dietary iodine deficiency, subtotal thyroidectomy, implantation of autonomous thyrotropic hormone-secreting pituitary tumors, and administration of chemical goitrogens.
Methimazole is indicated in the medical treatment of hyperthyroidism. Long-term therapy may lead to remission of the disease. Methimazole may be used to ameliorate hyperthyroidism in preparation for subtotal thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy. Methimazole is also used when thyroidectomy is contraindicated or not advisable.
Methimazole is contraindicated in the presence of hypersensitivity to the drug and in nursing mothers because the drug is excreted in milk.
Agranulocytosis is potentially a serious side effect. Patients should be instructed to report to their physicians any symptoms of agranulocytosis, such as fever or sore throat. Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and aplastic anemia (pancytopenia) may also occur. The drug should be discontinued in the presence of agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia (pancytopenia), hepatitis, or exfoliative dermatitis. The patient’s bone marrow function should be monitored.
Due to the similar hepatic toxicity profiles of methimazole and propylthiouracil, attention is drawn to the severe hepatic reactions which have occurred with both drugs. There have been rare reports of fulminant hepatitis, hepatic necrosis, encephalopathy, and death. Symptoms suggestive of hepatic dysfunction (anorexia, pruritus, right upper quadrant pain, etc.) should prompt evaluation of liver function. Drug treatment should be discontinued promptly in the event of clinically significant evidence of liver abnormality including hepatic transaminase values exceeding 3 times the upper limit of normal.
Methimazole can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Methimazole readily crosses the placental membranes and can induce goiter and even cretinism in the developing fetus. In addition, rare instances of congenital defects: aplasia cutis, as manifested by scalp defects; esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula; and choanal atresia with absent/hypoplastic nipples, have occurred in infants born to mothers who received methimazole during pregnancy. If methimazole is used during pregnancy or if the patient becomes pregnant while taking this drug, the patient should be warned of the potential hazard to the fetus.
Since the above congenital defects have been reported in offspring of patients treated with methimazole, it may be appropriate to use other agents in pregnant women requiring treatment for hyperthyroidism.
Postpartum patients receiving methimazole should not nurse their babies.
Patients who receive methimazole should be under close surveillance and should be cautioned to report immediately any evidence of illness, particularly sore throat, skin eruptions, fever, headache, or general malaise. In such cases, white-blood-cell and differential counts should be made to determine whether agranulocytosis has developed. Particular care should be exercised with patients who are receiving additional drugs known to cause agranulocytosis.
Because methimazole may cause hypoprothrombinemia and bleeding, prothrombin time should be monitored during therapy with the drug, especially before surgical procedures (see General under PRECAUTIONS ).
Periodic monitoring of thyroid function is warranted, and the finding of an elevated TSH warrants a decrease in the dosage of methimazole.
Anticoagulants (oral)
The activity of oral anticoagulants may be potentiated by anti-vitamin-K activity attributed to methimazole.
ß-adrenergic blocking agents
Hyperthyroidism may cause an increased clearance of beta blockers with a high extraction ratio. A dose reduction of beta-adrenergic blockers may be needed when a hyperthyroid patient becomes euthyroid.
Serum digitalis levels may be increased when hyperthyroid patients on a stable digitalis glycoside regimen become euthyroid; a reduced dosage of digitalis glycosides may be required.
Theophylline clearance may decrease when hyperthyroid patients on a stable theophylline regimen become euthyroid; a reduced dose of theophylline may be needed.
In a 2 year study, rats were given methimazole at doses of 0.5, 3, and 18 mg/kg/day. These doses were 0.3, 2 and 12 times the 15 mg/day maximum human maintenance dose (when calculated on the basis of surface area). Thyroid hyperplasia, adenoma, and carcinoma developed in rats at the two higher doses. The clinical significance of these findings is unclear.
(See WARNINGS )
Methimazole used judiciously is an effective drug in hyperthyroidism complicated by pregnancy. In many pregnant women, the thyroid dysfunction diminishes as the pregnancy proceeds; consequently, a reduction in dosage may be possible. In some instances, use of methimazole can be discontinued 2 or 3 weeks before delivery.
The drug appears in human breast milk and its use is contraindicated in nursing mothers (see WARNINGS ).
(See DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION )
Major adverse reactions (which occur with much less frequency than the minor adverse reactions) include inhibition of myelopoiesis (agranulocytosis, granulocytopenia, and thrombocytopenia), aplastic anemia, drug fever, a lupus like syndrome, insulin autoimmune syndrome (which can result in hypoglycemic coma), hepatitis (jaundice may persist for several weeks after discontinuation of the drug), periarteritis, and hypoprothrombinemia. Nephritis occurs very rarely.
Minor adverse reactions include skin rash, urticaria, nausea, vomiting, epigastric distress, arthralgia, paresthesia, loss of taste, abnormal loss of hair, myalgia, headache, pruritus, drowsiness, neuritis, edema, vertigo, skin pigmentation, jaundice, sialadenopathy, and lymphadenopathy.
It should be noted that about 10% of patients with untreated hyperthyroidism have leukopenia (white-blood-cell count of less than 4,000/mm3), often with relative granulopenia.
Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, epigastric distress, headache, fever, joint pain, pruritus, and edema. Aplastic anemia (pancytopenia) or agranulocytosis may be manifested in hours to days. Less frequent events are hepatitis, nephrotic syndrome, exfoliative dermatitis, neuropathies, and CNS stimulation or depression. Although not well studied, methimazole-induced agranulocytosis is generally associated with doses of 40 mg or more in patients older than 40 years of age.
No information is available on the median lethal dose of the drug or the concentration of methimazole in biologic fluids associated with toxicity and/or death.
To obtain up-to-date information about the treatment of overdose, a good resource is your certified Regional Poison Control Center. Telephone numbers of certified poison control centers are listed in the “Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)”. In managing overdosage, consider the possibility of multiple drug overdoses, interaction among drugs, and unusual drug kinetics in your patient.
Protect the patient’s airway and support ventilation and perfusion. Meticulously monitor and maintain, within acceptable limits, the patient’s vital signs, blood gases, serum electrolytes, etc. The patient’s bone marrow function should be monitored. Absorption of drugs from the gastrointestinal tract may be decreased by giving activated charcoal, which, in many cases, is more effective than emesis or lavage; consider charcoal instead of or in addition to gastric emptying. Repeated doses of charcoal over time may hasten elimination of some drugs that have been absorbed. Safeguard the patient’s airway when employing gastric emptying or charcoal.
Forced diuresis, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, or charcoal hemoperfusion have not been established as beneficial for an overdose of methimazole.
Methimazole is administered orally. It is usually given in 3 equal doses at approximately 8-hour intervals.
The initial daily dosage is 15 mg for mild hyperthyroidism, 30 to 40 mg for moderately severe hyperthyroidism, and 60 mg for severe hyperthyroidism, divided into 3 doses at 8-hour intervals. The maintenance dosage is 5 to 15 mg daily.
Initially, the daily dosage is 0.4 mg/kg of body weight divided into 3 doses and given at 8-hour intervals. The maintenance dosage is approximately 1/2 of the initial dose.
Methimazole Tablets, USP 5 mg - round, white to off white bi-convex tablet. Debossed HP bisect 70 on one side and plain on the reverse side.
They are available in:
Bottles of 100 NDC 23155-070-01
Bottles of 1000 NDC 23155-070-10
Methimazole Tablets, USP 10 mg - round, white to off white bi-convex tablet. Debossed HP bisect 71 on one side and plain on the reverse side.
Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions permitted between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature].
Dispense in tight, light-resistant container.
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc.
1.866.901.DRUG (3784)
Issued 10/11
DRUG: Methimazole
GENERIC: Methimazole
DOSAGE: TABLET
ADMINSTRATION: ORAL
NDC: 52125-659-02
ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S):
METHIMAZOLE 10mg in 1
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SIZE: 8 mm
IMPRINT: HP;71
PACKAGING: 30 in 1 BLISTER PACK
Methimazole TABLET
Product Type Human prescription drug label Item Code (Source) NDC:52125-659(NDC:23155-071)
METHIMAZOLE methimazole 10 mg
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1 NDC:52125-659-02 30 in 1 BLISTER PACK
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Home Faculty Grievance Policy
Faculty Grievance Policy
These procedures are stated below to provide administrative recourse for resolving differences when informal measures have failed. Informal settlements of disagreements are strongly encouraged before initiating these procedures. All avenues of deliberation, consultation and mediation should be used before a grievance is filed. Disputes being adjudicated outside of DULA are excluded from these procedures.
A grievance is a complaint or allegation on the part of a faculty member against a member or members of the faculty, staff, or DULA administration. Examples include: violations of DULA procedures or policies; infringement of established or inferred rights of faculty members; issues related to compensation, appointment, reappointment, promotion, or separation; and violation of academic freedom or ethical conduct. Grievances may not be filed solely to repeal DULA regulations or policies but may address how a regulation or policy was reached, interpreted, or implemented.
A grievance committee shall decide which grievances will be heard. The committee shall consist of 5 members: 2 faculty members selected and approved by the dean of academic affairs and program director, 2 members appointed by the president, and 1 member from the administration selected unanimously by all members. The 5 committee members shall elect a chair. Individuals who are a party to the grievance or who have been previously involved in the attempts at informal resolution are not eligible for selection to the committee. The committee shall be autonomous in its organization and operation. All 5 members shall be present during the hearing of every case. In some circumstances, when a member cannot serve, a replacement shall be made according to the selection process noted above.
Filing grievances
If all informal efforts to resolve are unsuccessful, a faculty member wishing to file an official grievance must do so in writing to the dean of academic affairs within 90 days of occurrence of the grievable action. If filed after 90 days, justification for the delay should be included in the grievance document. The acceptance or rejection of a delayed filing shall be the decision of a grievance committee. The document should be a concise statement setting forth the basis for the complaint and allegation; it should also include details such as identify of parties involved, description of any alleged violation(s), actions and statements made by involved parties, presentation of evidence supporting the grievance, and a description of all measures taken to resolve the dispute informally.
Upon receipt of a grievance, the dean of academic affairs shall:
Request appropriate documentation from the grievant and all other parties concerned.
Notify the president of the pending grievance in order to begin the committee selection process.
When the committee has been formed and a chairperson elected, he/she shall obtain from the dean of academic affairs all documentation related to the grievance. The committee will
convene within ten working days from receipt of the grievance. It will also decide if the grievance has merit and should be heard. If it chooses not to act upon the grievance, all decisions reached or actions taken prior to the filing of the grievance shall stand. If the committee decides to hear the grievance, it shall, within three working days of its meeting, provide all parties concerned with copies of all documentation regarding the grievance. Concerned parties will have at least five working days in which to review this documentation before the hearing.
Grievance hearings will be private and all participants are bound to confidentiality throughout. Both parties shall be permitted advisors or counsels (including legal counsel), who may be heard only upon consent of the committee chair. Each party shall have the right to call witnesses, present evidence, and cross-examine witnesses. If a witness who has made prior statements is unwilling or unable to appear at the hearing, the committee shall determine whether such evidence has relevance and/or probative value and rule on its admission. Also, in the interest of fairness to both parties, appropriate continuances may be granted by the grievance committee.
All formal proceedings shall be recorded on audiotape or digital media by the committee chair. During the proceedings, all persons involved in the grievance hearing shall have full access to all relevant records, while protecting records that are deemed to require confidentiality. After the hearing, all written records will be forwarded to the dean of academic affairs, who will maintain them for at least one year. Within seven days of the hearing, the committee shall send its decisions to the president, including an explanation for its decision and any recommendations. The president shall notify all parties of his final decision in writing and shall include an explanation for his decision.
All parties to any grievance are responsible for substantiating their allegations with appropriate evidence, documents, and witnesses. The committee and the president shall consider all evidence before making a final decision. Any action taken by DULA that may have formed the basis for the grievance shall remain in effect during the grievance proceedings. The president may retroactively reinstate any and all rights and/or privileges removed as a result of the final decision in favor of the grievant within thirty (30) days.
All parties to any grievance may request an appeal review of the final decision. Within 10 days of receipt of a written request for appeal, the president shall appoint an appeal committee consisting of three impartial and unbiased members who did not serve on the grievance committee. The appeal committee may request interviews of all parties, consider any new evidence, request written responses from parties, and make recommendations to the president.
Should the reporting faculty member, or any other affected party, remain displeased with the outcome provided by the university, they may contact:
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
ACAOM is located at 8941 Aztec Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347;
Phone 952/212-2434; fax 301/313-0912.
www.acaom.org
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA
95833 P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798- 0818
(888) 370-7589 (Telephone), (916) 431-6959 (Telephone), (916) 263-1897 (Fax)
www.bppe.ca.gov
California Acupuncture Board
1747 N. Market Blvd, Suite 180, Sacramento, CA 95834
Tel (916) 515-5200, Fax (916) 928-2204
www.acupuncture.ca.gov
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Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism (SERA)
Contemplative Life
Noonday is, in the Anglican tradition, the mid-day Office that takes the place of the more traditional canonical hour known as ‘Sext’ (meaning simply, “the sixth hour”)—being roughly noon. It is typically a short Office compared with the other Daily Offices. From Wikipedia:
Noon is the hour when the sun is at its full, it is the image of Divine splendor, the plenitude of God, the time of grace; at the sixth hour Abraham received the three angels, the image of the Trinity; at the sixth hour Adam and Eve ate the fatal apple. We should pray at noon, says St. Ambrose, because that is the time when the Divine light is in its fulness. Origen, St. Augustine, and several others regard this hour as favorable to prayer. Lastly and above all, it was the hour when Christ was nailed to the Cross; this memory excelling all the others left a still visible trace in most of the liturgy of this hour.
What follows here is one possible version of how an Anglo-Orthodox Noonday service might look, combining both Anglican and Eastern Orthodox elements. We offer it simply as one possible model: a resource for those who might be interested in exploring the possibilities of an Eastern Rite Anglican Daily Office.
Anglo-Orthodox Noonday Prayer (for experimental use)
Edited by Br. Brendan E. Williams
CLICK HERE (PDF, 307kb)
An Anglo-Orthodox Divine Liturgy
The Birth of a Movement
The Community of Saint John Cassian
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Category: Non GearHead
Comics in Seoul and San Francisco
By Joseph Hewitt in Non GearHead
A whole lot of friends are currently in San Francisco for GDC; if you’re still going to be there on Saturday, there’s a release party for Sci-fi San Francisco at Mission: Comics & Art. I have a story in this anthology so obviously it’s worth picking up even without thinking about all the other great …
No New Release Yet, Have Some Cybertronic Spree
By Joseph Hewitt in News, Non GearHead, Uncategorized
I’ve made some progress on GearHead Caramel this past week. The generic invocation targeting interface is complete, the attack interface is a subclass of the generic one, and everything seems to work both in and out of combat. But I’m not making a release tonight because I’m sick and hopped up on cold meds. Instead, …
How to be Human is Back
By Joseph Hewitt in Non GearHead, Uncategorized
I took a brief hiatus from updating my comics site while working on GearHead Caramel. Now that it’s out there, I’ve started posting a page every Wednesday again. Also, I’m hoping to make yet another GearHead Caramel release later this week. Wish me luck.
Troubles with Iconic Life
By Joseph Hewitt in Non GearHead, Other Games
The Troubles with Iconic Life was an adventure game I started working on during university. The player character is an icon living inside a computer world- sort of like a low-fi Tron. Your mission was to solve some sort of crisis by traveling through this world and playing a bunch of buggy minigames. In each …
There’s a new open source FreePascal scifi roguelike in town…
By Joseph Hewitt in News, Non GearHead
Well actually, it isn’t exactly new. After receiving a letter from ZeniMax, Kornel has shortened the name of this beloved game and released the source. If you have never played D*** the Roguelike before, now is a great time to give it a try.
chaosforge, drl
My Secret Life as a Mad Scientist
Just in case you were wondering what I was doing all October.
Jupiter Hell on Kickstarter
Korlel Kisielewicz has just started a kickstarter for his new game, Jupiter Hell. It’s an old-school roguelike with a modern interface and graphics. If you enjoyed DoomRL, then you should definitely check this one out.
chaosforge, jupiter hell, kickstarter
Everything is Rocking Out of Control
The weekend before last I was in Japan for the Kaigai Manga Festa. This was my first time in Tokyo, and my first time at a Japanese convention. I met a lot of cool people, picked up a lot of new comics, and ate a lot of delicious food. The best part was meeting a …
dougram, gundam, Japan, plamodel, travel
I’m doing a comics reading in San Francisco
This Friday, July 29th, I’m going to be taking part in the CCA Graduate Comic Reading at 350 Kansas Street in San Francisco. The time will be from 6PM to 9PM. This event is free and open to the public; there will be food and drinks. If you keep your eyes open you may even …
San Francisco Comics Tour
On Saturday, one day after landing in San Francisco, I led some of the first year Comics MFA students on a tour of some of the best local comic shops. Our first stop was Isotope the Comic Book Lounge, followed by Comix Experience, Whatever (helpfully suggested by James at Isotope), and Mission Comics and Art. …
comics, not grumpy, San Francisco
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Taraxacum campylodes G.E.Haglund
Crepis taraxacum (L.) Stokes, Leontodon taraxacum L., Leontodon vulgare Lam. [Illegitimate], Taraxacum dens-leonis Desf. [Illegitimate] , Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg., Taraxacum subspathulatum A.J.Richards, Taraxacum taraxacum (L.) H.Karst. [Illegitimate]. [1]
English Dandelion [2]
Indonesia Jombang (Java).[2]
Vietnam B[oof] c[oo]ng anh. [2]
France Dent de lion, pissenlit [2]
Taraxacum campylodes is native to Europe and continental temperate Asia south to the Himalayas, but now distributed almost all over the world. In the Malesian region it has been introduced and naturalized in Peninsular Malaysia, West Java and the Philippines (Benguet Province). It is sometimes cultivated as a vegetable or for medicinal applications. [2]
T. campylodes is closely related to the genus Crepis, and belongs to the tribe Lactuceae. Taraxacum campylodes belong to the group Compositae. A perennial, stemless herb up to 30(-50) cm tall, with a long taproot and latex in all parts. Leaves arranged spirally in a radical rosette, oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, 4-35 cm x 0.7-10 cm, very variably and irregularly pinnatilobed to pinnatipartite, variably hairy or rarely completely glabrous, almost distinctly petiolate or narrowly tapering into a winged petiole, petiole green or pink to purplish. Inflorescence an axillary head, 1-25 per plant, peduncle simple, hollow, leafless, (3-)3.5-5(-6.5) cm in diameter, outer involucral bracts many-seriate, patent to recurved, ovate to linear-lanceolate, unequal, without 'horns' (thickened and/or clawed apices), inner involucral bracts 1-seriate, erect, oblong, receptacle flat, naked. [2]
Flowers many, all ligulate; corolla yellow, but often with a purple line outside; stamens 5, anthers fused into a tube, sagittate at base; ovary inferior, with a single ovule; style 1, greenish or yellowish to black, stigmas 2, spreading. Fruit an achene, narrowly obovoid, about 3 mm long, ribbed, greenish to straw-coloured or brownish, the upper third minutely spiny, abruptly contracted into a 6-12 mm long beak which is crowned by spreading, scabrid, white pappus hairs. Seedling with epigeal germination; cotyledons free, leafy, obspathulate, sheathed at base; epicotyl absent; all leaves alternate. [2]
Being weedy in nature, Taraxacum officinale is most often found in ruderal places, along roads and fields and in grassland. In tropical regions it occurs only at higher elevations, in Malaysia at 1200-1500 m altitude. It occurs on various soils, from sandy dunes to thick clay, and from dry to wet, sometimes even brackish habitats, though it seems to grow best on fertile sandy or loamy soils.[2]
Field Preparation
Production of Planting Materials
Propagation of dandelion is by seed or by division. In Europe about 60% of all achenes germinate in the year of production; about 30% in the next year and about 5% in the year thereafter. A neglectable percentage germinates after 5 years. The viability of fresh achenes is 70-100%, but drops rapidly when stored dry at 20°C; cool and dry storage does not cause a rapid decrease in viability. Achenes germinate best at temperatures of 20-25°C, with a daily fluctuation of about 5°C. They should not be sown deeper than 1 cm as this will affect fast and uniform emergence. [2]
Field Planting
Injured roots or small parts of roots of dandelion can regenerate and develop new rosettes. Therefore mechanical control of Taraxacum officinale as a weed is not effective. In Canada, ethalfluralin proved an effective herbicide for dandelion cultivation with no residues in the roots. [2]
Diseases observed in dandelion in the temperate zones include Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and fungi like Synchytrium taraxaci, Bremia lactucae, Protomyces pachydermus, Sphaerotheca fuliginea, Puccinia spp., Ramularia taraxaci and Septoria taraxaci. Pests include the nematodes Ditylenchus dipsaci and Meloidogyne hapla and the beetle Ceutorhynchus punctiger, whereas various other insects, spiders, snails, birds and mammals feed on dandelion in some way or another. [2]
Dandelion roots are harvested at the end of the growing season, when inulin contents are highest. [2]
Postharvest handling
In India, roots of dandelion are washed, dried and subsequently stored in containers to which a few drops of carbon tetrachloride have been added as preservative. [2]
Estimated cost of production
T. campylodes has been reported to contain resin (taraxacin), terpenoids (sesquiterpene lactones -taraxacerin), polysaccharides (primarily fructosans and inulin), coumarins, carotenoids (luteolin and violaxanthin), hydroxycinnamic acids, chicoric acid, and chlorogenic acid, furan fatty acids, vitamins A, B, C and D, minerals (including a high content of potassium [4][5][6]
Leaf [4][5][6]
Infusions or decoctions of dried roots, leaves or simply the entire plant of dandelion are widely used as a general tonic, anti-inflammatory, depurative, cholagogue, diuretic, mild laxative, and for kidney and liver disorders. Infusions are also recommended in the treatment of skin problems, such as acne, eczema, psoriasis and even for arthritic and rheumatic complaints. Externally the latex is applied to boils and other skin infections or applied as a poultice on inflamed wounds. In South-East Asia, dandelion is a fairly recently introduced weed, so traditional uses are very limited. In Indo-China it is used as a diuretic and cholagogue. [2]
In India, the roots are applied as a tonic, diuretic, mild laxative, and chiefly used in kidney and liver disorders. In China, the leaves are prescribed internally as a bitter depurant, in the treatment of breast and lung tumours, mastitis, abscesses, jaundice, and urinary tract infections; and externally to treat snake bites. [2]
In Europe and North America, the leaves and roots, fresh or dried, are used as a mild laxative, a diuretic and for the treatment of high blood pressure by reducing the volume of fluid in the body. The roots accelerate steady elimination of toxins, by working principally on liver and gall bladder to help remove waste products, and simultaneously stimulating the kidneys to remove toxins in the urine. The leaves or roots may also help to prevent or even dissolve gallstones. A decoction of the roots is used as an antidiabetic. [2]
The leaves are also eaten as a vegetable. When grown without light (artificially or when covered with earth) the pale leaves are more brittle and taste better. The young and unopened flower heads can be used as capers. In North Africa the leaves are used as a seasoning. The bitter leaves are also applied in wines, beers and non-alcoholic drinks. [2]
The ground roots are used as a substitute for coffee. In spring the flowers contain much nectar and are locally important for the production of honey. Formerly, dandelions were cultivated in Japan for ornamental purposes. [2]
Phytochemical analysis has revealed chicoric acid and monocaffeyltartaric acid to be the major phenolic constituents of flowers, roots, leaves and involucral bracts of Taraxacum officinale. These compounds are also the main phenolic constituents of some common dandelion preparations, e.g. dandelion tea, root coffee and root capsules. Furthermore, the presence of sesquiterpene lactones (germacranolide type, as glucosides), triterpenes (e.g. cycloartenol) and flavonoids (apigenin-7-glucoside, luteolin-7-glucoside) in the leaves is reported in literature. [2]
Hypoglycemic activity
As with many Compositae, the roots of dandelion also have a high content of inulin, a polysaccharide based on fructose. This compound serves as a food reserve and can reach levels as high as 25% in autumn in the temperate zones. Inulin can be used as a sugar substitute, which is of interest for diabetic patients. Furthermore, the hypoglycaemic activity of this compound is sometimes mentioned in literature, though many reports are not conclusive in this respect. On the other hand, hypoglycaemic activity of dandelion preparations have been observed in various animal models: the 50% ethanol-water extract of the entire plant at a dose of 250 mg/kg orally in rats, dried entire plants at doses of 1-2 g/kg administered intragastrically to rabbits and a water extract of dried roots at a dose of 25 mg/kg administered intragastrically to mice all showed hypoglycaemic activities. [3]
Anti-ulcer activity
The water extract of dandelion roots administered intragastrically at a dose of 2 g/kg in rats with ETOH-HCl-induced ulcerations showed a strong anti-ulcer activity. However, the methanol extract at the same dose shows only weak activity. [7]
Diuretic activity
The high potassium content of dandelion, especially in the leaves (up to 4.5% of the dry weight) is considered to be responsible for the well-known diuretic activity, which has been confirmed in various animal models. The ethanol (30%) extract of dandelion roots, administered orally at a dose of 0.1 mL/kg in male rats, shows diuretic activity. In experiments with mice and rats the diuretic and saluretic indices of a fluid extract of dandelion, corresponding to approximately 8 g dried aerial parts/kg body weight, were comparable to those of furosemide (80 mg/kg body weight) a well-known diuretic. The high potassium content ensures that potassium eliminated in the urine is replaced. [8]
Antitumor activity
The hot water extract of dried dandelion aerial parts given intraperitoneally at doses of 30-40 mg/kg exhibited antitumour activities against CA-C3H/HE-MM46 and fibrosarcoma METH-1 in mice. [9]
Analgesic activity
A 95% ethanol extract of dried dandelion leaves administered to mice intragastrically at a dose of 1.0 g/kg, and intraperitoneally at a dose of 0.1 g/kg, exhibited analgesic activity in both the phenylquinone-induced writhing and the hot plate models. [10]
Anti-inflammatory activity
The anti-inflammatory activity of dandelion has been investigated in several animal models. A methanol extract of dandelion leaves, at a dose of 2.0 mg/ear applied externally, reduced swelling and inflammation in mice with 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced ear inflammations. Furthermore, a 95% ethanol extract of dried dandelion leaves, administered intraperitoneally in rats with carrageenan-induced pedal oedema at a dose of 0.1 g/kg showed anti-inflammatory activity. [11]
Choleretic activity
Studies in humans and laboratory animals have shown that dandelion root enhances the flow of bile, improving such conditions such as liver congestion, bile duct inflammation, hepatitis, gallstones and jaundice. Two human studies have demonstrated the liver-healing properties of dandelion. In a 1938 study in Italy, 12 patients with severe liver imbalances- many exhibiting classic symptoms such as loss of appetite, low energy, and jaundice, were treated with dandelion extract (one 5ml injection daily for 20 days). Of the 12 patients, 11 showed a considerable drop in blood cholesterol. In the other study, dandelion extract was shown to successfully treat hepatitis, swelling of the liver, jaundice , and dyspepsia with deficient bile secretion. [12][13][14][15]
Furthermore, in dogs, the volume of bile doubled when a decoction of fresh leaves (equivalent to 5 g of dried plant material) was administered intravenously. In rats, a choleretic effect was observed following administration of a 5% dandelion extract (2 mL) by means of a cannula, and in another experiment, an alcoholic extract of the whole plant administered to rats gave a 40% increase in bile secretion. [15]
Laxative activity
Dandelion root infusion, which contains oligofructans, has been found to stimulate the growth of multiple strains of bifidobacteria, suggesting its use as a prebiotic. [16]
Antimicrobial activity
Three peptides purified from Taraxacum officinalis flowers have been discovered which display strong antifungal and antibacterial properties. The peptides are cationic and cysteine-rich, representing two novel families of plant antimicrobial peptides, evidently evolved to protect the plant from fungal and microbial invasion. [17]
No reported toxicity [18]
Some individuals reported of allergic reactions when taking this as a dietary supplement. An allergic skin reaction may occur. [19]
Interaction and depletion
Dandelion leaf may cause electrolyte imbalances. Long term use or overuse may alter effects of these medication sand possibly the dose needed for treatment. [20]
Figure 1: The line drawing of T. campylodes. [2]
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Williams CA, Goldstone F, Greenham J. Flavonoids, cinnamic acids and coumarins from the different tissues and medicinal preparations of Taraxacum officinale. Phytochemistry. 1996;42(1):121-127.
Muto Y, Ichikawa H, Kitagawa O, et al. Studies on antiulcer agents. 1. The effects of various methanol and aqueous extracts of crude drugs on antiulcer activity. Yakugaku Zasshi 1994;114(2): 980-994. Japanese.
Rácz-Kotilla E, Rácz G, Solomon A. The action of T. officinale extracts on the body weight and diuresis of laboratory animals. Planta Medica. 1974;25:212-217.
Baba K, Abe S, Mizuno D. Antitumor activity of hot water extract dandelion, Taraxacum officinale - Correlation between antitumor activity and timing of administration. Yakugaku Zasshi. 1981;10(1):538-543
Tita B, Bello U, Faccendini P, et al. Taraxacum officinale W.: Pharmacological effect of ethanol extract. Pharmacology Res. 1993;27(1): 23-24.
Yasukawa K, Yamaguchi A, Arita J, Sakurai S, Ikeda A, Takido M. Inhibitory effect of edible plant extracts on 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced ear oedema in mice. Phytotherapy Res. 1993;7(2):185-189.
Schutz K, carle R, Scheiber A. Taraxacum: A review on its phytochemical and pharmacologicl profile. J ethnopharmacol. 2006:107(3):313-323
Faber K. The dandelion Taraxacum officinale. Pharmazie. 1958;13:423-436
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Bohm K. Choleretic action of various plant drugs. Arzneimitteforschung. 1959;9:376-378
Trajonova I, Rada V, Kokoska L, Vlková E. The bifidogenic effect of Taraxacum officinale root. Fitoterapia. 2004;75(7-8):760-763.
Astafieva AA, Rogozhin EA, Odintsova TI, Khadeeva NV, Grishin EV, Egorov TsA. Discovery of novel intomicrobial peptides with unusual cysteine motifs in dandelion Taraxacum Officinale Wigg. Flowers. Peptides. 2012;36(2):266-271
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Phone Radiation To Soar: Experts
Journalist: Rick Wallace
Radiation emitted by mobile phones could be quadrupled under a dramatic weakening of Australian standards.
Federal radiation authorities have recommended the nation's tough restrictions on mobile phone emissions be watered down.
The proposed overhaul would take Australia's regulations from being one of the world's toughest to among the weakest.
The trade-off for Australia's 10.5 million mobile phone users could be cheaper handsets.
But consumer groups, politicians and the nation's peak scientific body yesterday raised serious concerns about health effects of the proposed overhaul.
Mobile phones have been blamed for causing cancer, dizziness, nose bleeds, vomiting and brain tumors, but scientific research has not found any definite links.
"I haven't heard a cogent argument as to why it should be relaxed," said CSIRO telecommunications division deputy chief Dr Gerry Haddad. "The jury is still very much out on the health risks."
The mobile telecommunications industry is lobbying for the new standard to be adopted in Australia and worldwide.
But manufacturers say they are not moving to produce higher radiation emission handsets and consumers are not at risk.
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has released the draft standard for public comment and is poised to implement it within months.
The proposed code is based on a European one that has not been adopted by the US or Canada.
The draft standard increases radiation limits for both handsets and mobile phone towers. It also allows higher radiation output from cordless phones and other high-frequency devices.
An independent expert contacted by the Herald Sun confirmed the new standard would substantially boost permissible radiation levels.
Chris Zombolas, of testing company EMC Technologies, said that under the changes both digital phone types -- 900MHz and 1800MHz -- would be allowed to emit more radiation.
"At 900MHz the limit is increased by a factor of over two and at 1800MHz it's gone up by 4.5 times," Mr Zombolas said.
He said changes to the allowed absorption rate for the head and upper body effectively increased exposure rate by 70 to 80 per cent.
Australian Democrats telecommunications spokeswoman and chair of a Senate inquiry into the new standard, Senator Lyn Allison, was alarmed by the changes.
"I am always concerned if the CSIRO are not happy with watering down the standard and they are not," Senator Allison said.
The Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts reference committee will hand down its report on the standard soon.
Like the old interim code, the new standard does not include special limits for children, despite fears they may be more susceptible to radiation than adults.
Teresa Corbin, of the Consumers Telecommunications Network, said allowing high-radiation mobiles into Australia was a big risk.
"The jury's still out on the dangers of mobile phone radiation," Ms Corbin said.
"And it's not just phones. It's towers, too, and the standard's been relaxed for them as well."
But the head of the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, Michael Milligan, said the standard was based on credible research supported by the World Health Organisation.
Mr Milligan said its adoption could speed up the delivery of new European products into Australia and cut testing and production costs, possibly leading to cheaper handsets.
"There's a range of benefits for consumers, regulators and the industry," he said.
ARPANSA chief executive John Loy declined to comment.
In the foreword of the draft standard, Dr Loy wrote the limits were derived after extensive study of scientific literature.
He did not rule out changes to the standard if fresh research highlighted new risks.
Those involved in producing the standard will meet to ratify or amend it after the deadline for public submissions ends on May 11.
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Industry Presses EPA On Letter
RCR Wireless News
Journalist: Jeffrey Silva
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry, blind sided by an Environmental Protection Agency letter that could hurt wireless firms at a critical moment in cancer litigation, once again has turned for help to a powerhouse law firm here that represents the world's top tobacco maker and that previously negotiated a research agreement between the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and the Food and Drug Administration.
Arnold & Porter, outside counsel for Philip Morris, has contacted the EPA on behalf of CTIA to set up a meeting about a recent agency letter that raised questions about the adequacy of the government's mobile-phone radiation standard.
The controversial EPA letter could not have surfaced at a worse time for the financially troubled cellular industry.
A federal judge in Baltimore could rule as early as this week on whether an $800 million cancer lawsuit against top wireless carriers and manufacturers goes to trial. If U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake allows the case to move forward, it will mark the first time such a lawsuit has made it to a jury and could give traction to health litigation either pending or waiting in the wings. All previous phone-cancer lawsuits have failed.
Plaintiffs' lawyers representing a cancer victim in one of the lawsuits before Blake included the EPA letter in a recent filing with the court.
CTIA is not acting alone.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which crafted the cell-phone radiation exposure standard and is a defendant alongside CTIA and its members in health lawsuits, is drafting a letter to protest the July 16 letter written by Norbert Hankin, of the EPA's Radiation Protection Division.
"Arnold & Porter, which represents us on a number of issues, is assisting us procedurally to arrange a meeting with EPA. The purpose of the meeting is to seek clarification of Mr. Hankin's letter and how this reconciles with previous public statements by EPA and other government agencies," said Jo-Anne Basile, vice president of external and industry relations at CTIA. Basile last week said planning for the EPA meeting was in a preliminary stage.
EPA and Arnold & Porter did not return calls for comment.
Basile declined to identify the Arnold & Porter lawyer enlisted by CTIA. Basile said it is not Arthur Levine, an Arnold & Porter lawyer who represents Philip Morris and who crafted a 2000 research pact between the cellular industry and FDA. That research effort, a follow-up to previous industry-funded studies that found genetic damage from low-level radio-frequency radiation, has yet to yield any results.
To date, most research has failed to identify a definitive link between mobile phones and brain cancer. Most of the research is being conducted outside the United States. Vermont lawmakers soon are expected to introduce new legislation calling for more government research on radiation from mobile phones and communications transmitters.
In his letter to The EMR Network, Hankin stated: "The FCC's exposure guideline is considered protective of effects arising from a thermal mechanism but not from all possible mechanisms. Therefore, the generalization by many that the guidelines protect human beings from harm by any or all mechanisms is not justified."
The wireless industry insists Hankin's letter is a departure from previous EPA pronouncements on the mobile-phone radiation standard adopted by the Federal Communications Commission. The EMR Network, which unsuccessfully challenged the FCC standard in court but continues to press the agency on the question, believes Hankin is on solid ground.
It turns out, EPA is ambiguous on this point.
In several letters to the FCC between 1996 and 1999, EPA officials embraced the FCC radiation standard and, in one correspondence, played down potential risks of non-thermal, or non-heating, effects of mobile phones.
"It therefore continues to be EPA's view that the FCC exposure guidelines adequately protect the public from all scientifically established harms that may result from RF energy fields generated by FCC licensees," Robert Brenner, EPA's acting deputy assistant administrator for air and radiation, told the FCC in April 1999.
However, in the same letter, Brenner acknowledged a few studies had reported non-thermal effects "that may have biological consequences." Since the 1999 Brenner letter, additional studies have claimed biological effects-some adverse-from a non-thermal mechanism.
Moreover, in 1993 comments to the FCC, Margo Oge, then-director of EPA's office of radiation and indoor air, stated: "The thesis that the 1992 ANSI/IEEE recommendations are protective of all mechanisms of interaction is unwarranted because the adverse effects level in the 1992 ANSI/IEEE standard is based on a thermal effect."
ANSI is the American National Standards Institute.
Among the limited studies in progress in the United States is government-sponsored research by the National Toxicology Program-an arm of the National Institutes of Health-on whether chronic exposure to mobile-phone radiation causes non-thermal effects.
This is not Hankin's first run-in with industry. Past statements by Hankin have irked industry and prompted lobbyists to go over his head. In most cases, industry has succeeded in getting the EPA to write a letter that embraces the FCC standard without expressly overruling Hankin. That is likely the result industry seeks in the latest flare-up. But this time around, industry-already facing a slew of cancer lawsuits that could grow in number if the Baltimore case goes to trial-appears to be attaching an even higher priority to the Hankin letter.
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GR8-WHITE | Marine Lifestyle Products | Saving Our Oceans Sharks
Saving Our Oceans Sharks
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Sharks over the years have been provided a bad reputation. The generalized misconception of sharks as man eating monsters most likely stemmed from shark attacks, poor press, and Hollywood movies over the years. Two shark professionals, Chris Huss and Mark Strickland, both veteran divers and underwater photographers, have collaborated to bring the public “State of the Sharks,” a new photography exhibit documenting “the beauty and fragility” of sharks. They hope to provide awareness and to dispel myths of these beautiful ocean predators.
The exhibit opened in Venice and is aiming to gather support to have sharks listed as endangered species in March 2013 by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora & Fauna (CITES).
Stunning photographs vividly display the beauty of sharks and the threats to them and motivate the public to help save the giant fish. Shark populations are most threatened by the practice of shark finning for use in sharkfin soup and by wasteful incidental catch (“bycatch”), whereby sharks are accidentally caught by fisheries that primarily target other species. Estimates vary widely, but most experts agree the number of sharks killed for these reasons are in the tens of millions per year.
During their dozens of years of diving and photographing experience with sharks, Chris and Mark had never had a bad encounter with a shark. The myth about Shark being a man-eater is a big misconception. The chances of being bitten by a shark are smaller than being killed by a bee, or a kitchen appliance, or airplane parts falling from the sky.
Shark finning needs to be curbed to protect the big fish. Stand up against shark fin soup and help spread the words.
For more information on how you can help our oceans sharks and other wildlife please visit GR8-White.com.
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Kodriano Yaron
Optical Studies of Quantum Dots in Photonic Structures
Full Thesis text - in Hebrew
We studied the optical properties of single layer of self assembled semiconductor quantum dots embedded in the anti-node of a microcavity. Two kinds of sample are studied. The first one is a planar microcavity that confines the electromagnetic radiation only in one dimension. In the second one small micropillars are fabricated such that the electromagnetic field is confined in all three dimensions to a small volume.
In the planar sample we observed spontaneous localization of the electromagnetic radiation in the plane of the sample. These localized modes have lower energies than the energy of the planar microcavity mode.
By measuring the spatial distribution of the intensity of these modes, we show that the modes are confined into a volume which is comparable to the wavelength of the radiation in the matter, cubed.
We explain this novel observation in terms of a statistical model for estimating the shape of the most probable fluctuation in the spatial distribution of the dielectric constant. These fluctuations are formed by random fluctuations in the areal density of the self assembled quantum dots. The model provides estimation for the probability per unit area to find a confined mode of a given energy in the planar sample.
We used high resolution, polarization sensitive spectroscopy at various temperatures of the micropillars samples. This way we were able to bring the quantum dot emission into resonance with the micropillar cavity mode. We studied micropillars in the strong and in the weak coupling regimes. In the strong coupling regime we measured anti-crossing of 46 μeV when the two modes brought together. This represents coupling constant of about 34 μeV between the quantum dot dipole moment and the micropillar cavity. In the weak coupling regime a Purcell enhancement factor of about 3 was demonstrated.
From the polarization sensitive measurements we found that the cavity mode itself is split into two orthogonal linearly polarized modes, probably due to residual asymmetry in the fabricated pillar. The quantum dot emission changes its polarization while it is tuned in and out of resonance with the cavity mode. In both cases it assumes the polarization of the energetically closed linearly polarized component of the split cavity mode.
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Markos Moulitsas accuses President of assassinating Arizona rep
Sunday, January 9th, 2011 — Shaheen Hamedi
Daily Kos chief claims President Obama’s exhortation to followers to “bring a gun” triggered assassination attempt.
Popular social network used for serious politics.
The founder of Daily Kos took the extraordinary step of blaming President Obama’s culture of violence for Saturday’s murder attempt on Arizona Representative Gabrielle Gifford. He tweeted his accusation on the Twitter social network site writing, “Mission Accomplished, Mr. President”.
“When a candidate for President of the United States tells his followers to ‘bring a gun to the fight’ and to ‘hit back twice as hard’, that’s crossing the line,” Moulitsas said in an associated blog post.
White House critics accuse Moulitsas of similar rhetoric. One of the writers on the Daily Kos, BoyBlue, ranted that “she is now dead to me” mere days before the shooting, and his site used targets to encourage Giffords’s opponents to “attack” her.
Moulitsas defended BoyBlue1 and also the use of target-related imagery. “That’s just political engagement,” said Moulitsas. “We wanted her targeted in the primaries, not with guns. Furthermore, I’m a private citizen, not a public official. Obama is the President. His violent rhetoric brought that gun to this fight. He calls the shots; he might as well have pulled the trigger himself.”
Moulitsas added that the flag-burning atheist Jared Loughner—who listed Marx’s Communist Manifesto among his favorite books—was an obvious Obama devotee. “That’s the kind of person the President likes to surround himself with,” said Moulitsas. “Look at the facts. Loughner was an Arizona version of his Chicago friend Bill Ayers. Obama’s association with such people sends the wrong message. It’s an all-clear for potential assassins throughout the far left to attack more moderate politicians.”
Diarist BoyBlue vents frustrations against Giffords’s voting record.
CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer made similar accusations, attempting to link the shooter to the President in an interview with congressional reporter Jessica Yellin, citing Daily Kos tweets and Democratic election rhetoric. The White House disagreed, saying “the media is really jumping the gun on this one.”
Moulitsos also voiced disappointment over the killer’s including Marx’s book in his favorites list. “I’ll never be able to look at communism the same again,” he said. Noting that he no longer supports Obama or communism because of this shooting, he added “I may even join a local tea party. Unlike the Democrats, the Tea Party has been one of the most peaceful, law-abiding movements in history. One and a half million Tea Partiers marched peacefully in Washington, for example, and there wasn’t a single arrest or disturbance.”
The post in question is currently unavailable on the Daily Kos “for technical reasons so profound that decorum prohibits listing them here.”
Democrats plotted to blame Tea Party for slaughter!: Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit
“They need to deftly pin this on the tea partiers,” said the Democrat. “Just like the Clinton White House deftly pinned the Oklahoma City bombing on the militia and anti-government people.”
Desperate blood libels: Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit
“As with Mike Bloomberg’s immediate effort to blame the Times Square bombing attempt on the Tea Party, this swift reaction betrays their hope for an issue that could save Obama by defaming his opposition. It also demonstrates that all their ‘have you no decency?’ talk is a sham, since when push comes to shove, they have no decency themselves. Just desperate blood libels.”
For those who would blame the tea party: Nicole Coulter at Conservatives 4 Congress
“Hey brave Anonymous… The Tea Party is the most peaceful, law-abiding movement possibly in history. You cannot point to one instance of violence or advocating of violence. One and a half million Tea Partiers marched peacefully in Washington, and there wasn’t a single arrest or disturbance.”
Is Daily Kos involved in Arizona murders?: Kevin DuJan at HillBuzz
“It’s hard reading the amount of hate accumulated in a single thread on Daily Kos, but in comments beneath this BoyBlue article the author engages several other readers who keep REPEATEDLY using the word ‘Dead’ when talking about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.”
Obama: ‘If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun’: Amy Chozick
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“Getting hysterical about the use of war terminology in politics is about as hypocritical as one can possibly get, especially for journalists covering politics.”
More media frenzy
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Showboat killers share a very important trait with the news media: they both want to become the top news story, and neither really care why they’re talked about.
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Whenever there’s a tragedy, there is a small cadre of people who frantically push solutions that never worked in the past and wouldn’t have stopped the current tragedy. They’re in a hurry to act before the facts come out that would let us craft a real response. Real prevention means solving real problems. That means waiting for the facts.
ABC News: Toyota targeted Gabby Giffords!
Diane Sawyer ABC News special claims Toyota targeted popular congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Vicious intimidation by the extreme left
And by “extreme”, I mean anyone who is trying to blame a peaceful conservative protest movement for the actions of a deranged madman. If you’re doing that, you’re extreme.
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Klein apologizes for rape ->
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"If I could make the world as pure/ And strange as what I see/ I'd put you in a mirror/ I'd put in front of me/ Linger on, your pale blue eyes..." -Lou Reed.
In 1964, Billy Name covered the inside of Andy Warhol's loft, "The Factory," with reflective tinfoil and silver paint, ushering in the pop maestro's iconic "silver age" that became symbolic of the artist and his crew of misfits that made art, movies and music within its gritty confines. Those silver surfaces proved a perfect metaphor for the way Warhol and his collaborators reflected the creative chaos of bohemian 1960s New York, a time and place that were embodied in the Factory's insurgent house band, the Velvet Underground, and its disarmingly deadpan dirges like Pale Blue Eyes. At a time when patchouli-scented hippie utopianism was sweeping America, Lou Reed's ironic lyrics and German model-singer Nico's chilled-ether voice distilled poignantly poetic moments from the darker corners of city life.
But the Factory's creative ferment was real, and Billy Name was its photographic recording angel, as well as its chief fixer, bouncer, electrician and troubleshooter. His self-taught photographic flair enabled him to shape much of what the outside world saw, including most of the images on the Velvet Underground's album jackets. This show is a memento mori, a revelatory look at the glittering innards of the lost world that defined Warhol's transition from emerging pop artist to ubiquitous household name. Similarly, Reed, Nico, John Cale, Paul Morrisey, Holly Woodlawn and many others emerged from that tinfoil Camelot to become legends in their own right as Billy Name, clicking away on the Pentax Warhol gave him, crafted photographs where they appear haphazardly arranged, for instance, with a Brillo Box Sculpture, top (detail) or on a ladder, above left, or in any number of half-posed variations. His head-shot portraits of Bob Dylan and Nico come across as solo rarities amid a more stream of consciousness milieu that constitute a profoundly insightful collective portrait of a unique, almost inexplicably influential, subculture. ~Bookhardt / The Silver Factory Years (1964 - 1968): Photographs by Billy Name, Through Dec. 31, Boyd Satellite Gallery, 440 Julia St., 899-4218.
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Rivera redeems himself, another comeback win
The Yankees (33-23) captured their 20th comeback victory in a 4-3 defeat of the Rays (29-29).
Quick ‘Cap:
In an exciting pitchers duel, both young pitchers were worked hard and neither went deep into the game. In the third, both Joba Chamberlain and Matt Garza allowed a run. B.J. Upton hit an RBI double, and Nick Swisher led off the bottom half with a homer.
Garza left after five —his shortest outing of the year— and Joba left after the sixth. Joba couldn’t quite make it out of the sixth unscathed, but it was still a quality outing. Gabe Gross hit a two-run single with two out to give the Rays a 3-1 lead.
The Yankees were shut down by a normally shaky Rays bullpen until Grant Balfour came on in the eighth. He allowed singles to Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira, and then walked Alex Rodriguez. Then Robinson Cano walked in a run, Willy Aybar booted a double play ball, and then Hideki Matsui beat out another double play ball allowing the winning run to score.
Mariano Rivera went back to doing his thing in the ninth, and he ended the game by inducing a grounder from the guy he intentionally walked yesterday – Evan Longoria. Full box score here.
Thoughts:
It was certainly a great way to bounce back against an opponent they have struggled against this season. The Rays kind of handed the game away in the eighth, because the Yankees didn’t have any big hits. But that’s the thing with this lineup. It’s so deep that every hitter is patient enough to work a walk. Three walks in the eighth won them the game.
Surprisingly, Garza was outlasted by Joba, but his worst inning was his last. Why can’t Joba last even longer though? Because he threw 56/100 pitches for strikes. More importantly, of the 26 batters he faced, he started 16 of them with balls. First pitch strikes are crucial to pitching deep into games, and Joba needs to work on that.
Noteworthy Performances:
- Alfredo Aceves bridged the gap to Mo, tossing two shutout innings. He also struck out four (three in the eighth).
- Rivera needed a second chance at this team, and got it. According to Suzyn Waldman, Joe Girardi pulled him after 2/3 of an inning yesterday to keep him fresh for today. Well that certainly worked out.
The rubber match is set for Monday night on ESPN (so I will get to watch). As of right now, Andy Pettitte (5-2, 4.33) will take on Andy Sonnanstine (4-5, 7.07). But don’t be surprised if Phil Hughes makes an appearance tomorrow, as he was expected to pitch in today’s game.
Posted by Lenny Neslin at 4:40 PM
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When I set on my journey to explore the mystique of Rajasthan, I had a long list of places in mind. Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Pushkar and the very many mighty forts around these places. To be honest, if at all Chittorgarh was to be in the itinerary, it wasn't to be given more than half a day, for it looked not even half as significant as other talked-of places did.
My husband and I reached the trekking point to Chittorgrah Fort in an early December morning. This is what it looked like from a distance -
Mighty!! Super powerful!
As if having borne the cruelty of intruders and calamities of nature not once or twice but a hundred times. In fact, we were sort of right. As the history has to tell, Chittor Fort fought thirty major battles out of which it lost only three. With every major battle millions of lives, opulence, fame and prosperity were lost and with losing the last battle, Chittor never rose to glory again. The silence of ruins however speaks a thousand stories of chivalry, sacrifice and blood flowing like river down the fort hill. This wasn't just a holiday spot. From the many forts and palaces that we had been to, this one was ALIVE. Waiting to be told and retold and appreciated.
As we trekked the various points in the huge and mighty fort, we realized that half a day would not be good enough to see even half-the-fort. To be succinct, here are the few landmarks that had the most powerful storytelling:-
(1) Panna's Sacrifice
On one summer night in 16th century within these stone wall Panna, nanny to little prince Uday Singh II, had already fed her beloved son, Chandan and her royal charge, and put them both to bed when she heard loud noises and chaos from a kilometer away distance. Immediately, a servant ran in to tell her that Banbir, the illegitimate claimant to the throne, had assassinated Uday's father in a nearby chamber of the fort and was rushing to behead the little prince. "Young Udai must be saved", that was all Panna was determined about. She immediately instructed the servant to put the sleeping prince into a large basket and smuggle him out of the fort where she would later join them and then the mother of strength and steel lifted her sleeping son, Chandan, from his bed and placed him on the prince's bed, faking him to pass off as the royal prince. As expected, Banbir burst into the room and slew her son right before her eyes. Watching her son cut to pieces, this woman rose motherhood to a level no commoner can.
Twelve years later, Uady Singh returned to throne as the King of Mewar.
The remains of the chamber move one to pride and tears.
(2) Rani Padmini's Jal Mahal
Rani Padmini is known to be one of the most beautiful women in the world whose grace and intelligence either brought suitors and claimants to insanity or to dust. She is the uncrowned heroine of Chittor, also one of the bravest woman in Indian history. This is the palace where Khilji caught a glimpse of Rani Padmini in a mirror while she sat on the steps of the Jal Palace. The nerd king instantly lost his mind completely to her beauty. This later led to first major attack on the fort by him which drove Rani to perform the first Jauhar in India, supposedly with 15000 women and children.
Jauhar! In which, on getting the news of their spouses getting killed in the battlefield, women in the fort along with their little ones were supposed to jump in a forty five feet trench of fire. It is said that one jauhar fire stayed lit for three continuous days after which the fort left nothing behind but a barren land of in-collectible ashes.
Gosh! This was the creepiest place in the fort, like some live burial ground. Sati, Jauhar, martyrdom, soldier's graves, cold blooded murders, talk of it and you find it here. The silent reverberations of children howling, women mourning and mothers weeping gives goosebumps.
In the picture above:
Spot 1: The platform where women performed 'Sati' by immolating themselves along with husband's dead body
Spot 2: The spot where women and children performed Jauhar in a forty five feet deep trench
Spot 3: Burial ground of soldiers.
(3) Meera Temple
In 1516, Prince Bhoj of Mewar married the princess Meera of Merta. This is the same Meera Bai who is spoken about as the biggest devotee of Lord Krishna. The 'Kanwar Pada Palace' in palace is the place where Meera arrived as a new bride and lived at Chittorgarh Fort. Her love for Krishna was not appreciated by the royal Rajputs who mocked her to be loving someone who she wasn't married to and tortured her day in and day out. However, this did not dissuade Meera from worshiping Krishna. She got a temple built within the fort premise where she spent most of her time singing glories of him.
Around 1532, Meera Bai left Chittorgarh forever and moved to Vrindavan. The legend goes after that day, Chittor never ever saw good fortune.
(4) The Royal Pond
This is the pond in the fort where royal blood took their daily bath. While men could walk down to the pond in an open stairway, an underground tunnel was built for the royal ladies so that their privacy remained protected. The fort that once boasted of 84 water bodies has only 22 of them now. These water bodies are fed by natural catchment and rainfall and have a combined storage of 4 billion litres that could suffice water needs of an army of 50,000. The supply could last for four years. Because the fort would not run out of food or water for years, rarely did Chittor lose long fought battles.
(5) Victory Tower and Kallika temple: These are another two notable spots in the fort premise. The Victory Tower (37.19 m high and 9 storied) was constructed by Mewar king Rana Kumbha between 1442 AD and 1449 AD to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Mewar and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji and boasts of remarkable architecture. The Kallika mata temple is an ordinary ancient temple with a rare tradition in which whenever a wish is granted by Goddess Kali, a rooster is left free for life in the temple campus unlike the old age tradition of 'bali' or sacrifice at altar. One can see numerous roosters playing gleefully around with dogs, monkeys and birds.
The best way to end the one-two days long trek of the Chittor Fort was with the sound and light show organised by RTDC within the fort premise. As the dusk falls and darkness seeps in, stone walls come to life with casting of beautiful lights. One can easily imagine the sumptuosity of life and bravery of Rajputanas with which they defended their prestige, year after year, enemies after enemies. This feeling is so profoundly moving that even after returning from the fort, it haunts in the memories for a long long time.
Which part of the review caught your attention the most? Which site in the fort beckons you most for a visit? Do let know.
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Vishal Khopkar 3 May 2017 at 06:43
We had Prince Uday's story in school, in 10th standard; it really brought tears to my eyes. It was so emotional that I never wrote any answer from that chapter in any exam (we had options then, attempt 3/5)!
I can completely connect with you. I'd read his story first time in childhood and years later when I stood around the remains of the very room, my throat chocked in grief.
Wish me a wish!
Stars in my kitty
Chittorgarh: Where silence speaks a thousand words...
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