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Makoto / courtesy of Sara Sohn
The Vegan Marshmallow
Fluffy, sugary, and animal-free.
By Sangamithra Iyer
June 25, 2012 | food, Food Network, marshmallows, Martha Stewart Weddings, Sara Sohn, Sweet & Sara, The Kitchen Sink, vegan, vegan marshmallows, vegetarian
In an 8,000-square-foot factory in Long Island City, right off of bustling Queens Boulevard, Sara Sohn makes marshmallows. Vegan marshmallows, to be exact. “It’s a good conversation starter,” says Sara, owner of Sweet & Sara, the vegan confection company she founded in 2007. “When people ask what I do, I say, ‘I make marshmallows, vegan marshmallows.’ Typically, the next question is: ‘What makes a vegan marshmallow different?’ Instead of gelatin (tendons, ligaments of animals), we use carrageenan, which is a seaweed,” explains Sara, who has been vegan for twenty years, living without meat, eggs or dairy products. “We were the first to create a vegan marshmallow. It has the look, the taste, elasticity, bounce, chew, and all of the properties of a [regular] one.”
Wan Park
But ignore, for a moment, Sara’s white bunny logo mounted on the face of her building, or the fact that her company churns out several thousand spongy treats—(all made by hand)—each week for distribution throughout the city, the country, and as far away as Australia. Despite her global success, Sara’s beginnings were far from sweet.After convincing her parents to hand over their life savings, she built her first commercial kitchen on 45th Street in Woodside. When construction was completed, all the money was gone. Then, a scandal erupted. (See two-part CNBC story here and here.) Sara’s first marshmallows used Emes Kosher-Jel, which was labeled and marketed as a vegetarian gelatin. “It’s a crazy story,” Sara recalls, “the whole Emes thing.” It turned out Emes lied and used animal bones in their gelatin. Sara felt sick when she heard the news. “Emes means ‘truth’ in Hebrew. They ran away and shut their business and were never found.” This left Sara with a commercial kitchen, no product, and even more determination to give marshmallows a vegan makeover. “It took ten months, over a hundred trials, and almost losing my sanity,” says Sara. “Never in a million years did I think it was going to be so difficult. Food scientists and experts in the hydrocolloid (gelatin and gums) industry told me there was a reason why vegan marshmallows didn’t exist: [reproducing the properties of gelatin in marshmallows] was impossible. But if you tell me I can’t do something, I am going to prove you wrong.” With time and a lot of tinkering, Sara was able to come up with the right combination of ingredients and parameters to match the consistency of a gelatin-based marshmallow. “And today, we offer a delicious product where no animals were harmed in the making.”
Handmade vegan marshmallows. (Makoto / courtesy of Sara Sohn)
Since, Sweet & Sara—which boasts a huge customer base that’s not even vegan—has been profiled in numerous magazine and newspaper articles. Martha Stewart Weddings magazine listed her as one of the top three marshmallow vendors, but it was a segment on Food Network that really put her on the map.
On any given weekday, Sara, a Queens native—born and raised in Woodside—might greet you at the door, wearing two hair nets, a chef’s jacket and an apron smeared with chocolate and sticky sugar. Recently, on her day off, she took some time to chat with Open City about her path to inventing the first vegan marshmallow.
Open City: So, why marshmallows?
Sara Sohn: I had been vegan for so long and the two things I missed the most were made with marshmallows. Being Korean, I grew up with Choco-Pies (moon pies), a staple in every Korean household. And Rice Krispies Treats. I waited more than a decade, hoping someone would come out with a vegan marshmallow, but no one did. Enough was enough. Whatever it took, I was going to get my favorite childhood treats back.
The vegan version of Korean Choco-pies (Makoto / courtesy of Sara Sohn)
OC: This type of vegan confection had never been done before. What was that process of invention like?
SS: I didn’t speak to my friends for ten months. I was depressed. I had just spent all this money and built this beautiful kitchen, and I was paying New York City commercial rent with zero product. I was spending 21 hours a day trying to create a formula! I was devastated and frustrated, and eventually, ready to throw in the towel. But when I envisioned telling my mother, I pictured her crying. I thought, let me try it one more time. And that last formula is the one we use today. It was the 115th trial.
OC: What is a typical day in the factory like?
SS: Ten people work at the marshmallow factory. We make several thousand marshmallows and s’mores weekly. We make everything in small batches by hand—(no mass production or industrial equipment)—to ensure optimal and consistent quality each time. It takes three days to make a marshmallow; two days to make a s’more.
Our treats are found everywhere, so people assume we are millionaires and that we’re always on vacation and never at the factory. That’s far from the truth. We are a hard-working, family-owned, small business. No one in my family has been on vacation in ten years!
OC: How involved is your family in Sweet & Sara?
SS: My family is here with me every single day. My mom, after 20 years, retired as a manicurist to join my team. She is the hardest worker, period. She’s petite and 68 years old, but she will outwork you. If she’s not helping out in production, she’s packing s’mores, putting labels on the marshmallows, running downstairs to get the mail, or making coffee for the staff. Mom is my heart, the rock of the family. Dad fixes everything that’s broken. All the breakdowns and breakthroughs, he’s been at my side.
OC: What was is like when you first went vegan?
SS: Twenty years ago, nobody knew what a vegan was. It was hard. I started when I was thirteen and didn’t know anyone who was a vegan or vegetarian. There was no parental support. I do remember cheating when I first went vegan on Entenmann’s banana crunch cake. I ate the whole thing. Then, I interned at Farm Sanctuary when I was 16. We went undercover to a stockyard and saw a veal calf being auctioned off. I was devastated. It’s one thing to watch it on video and see pictures, but to see the actual day-old calf? One was crawling to me and tried to suckle my hand because he wanted milk. I fell to the floor and told the calf: “I promise I will never cheat on my vegan diet again.” And that was the end of it. I’ve never ever cheated since.
[But when I first went vegan], my parents thought I was going through a phase. I remember my dad saying, “You crazy. You. Crazy.” He’d point to his head and say, “You mental.” Yet, he, for ten years, drove me to every single [animal rights] protest. He’s helped me rescue pigeons. We lived by the 7 train, so birds fell off the train and I would bring them home. At first, my father would be screaming: “Get that dirty bird out of here!” Five minutes later, he’s making a birdbath.
OC: How has the vegan food scene in New York City changed since you went vegan two decades ago?
SS: The vegan food scene in general has changed tremendously, but we vegan New Yorkers are spoiled. Twenty years ago, the only dessert I could have was carob bars; the soymilk back then was brown. I remember crying as a kid, thinking, “Oh God, this is my life: having to truck out to Manhattan to get this brown crap.” Now, you can go downstairs in your pajamas and get vegan marshmallows at your local deli. Times have changed.
But there’s still a stigma attached to veganism. I spent years going to demos, protest events, and meetings. I’ve been leafleting and talking [about veganism] for 20 years, and no one will listen or give you the time of day. But it’s been through a marshmallow that I’ve been able to change the minds of people. Who is going to deny a marshmallow? It’s a fun food. A marshmallow can change a person’s whole outlook on veganism, so I’m lucky. I get to change the way people view vegan food.
Sara at her vegan marshmallow factory in Queens. (Wan Park)
Sara’s marshmallows can be found all over New York at Whole Foods, bodegas, delis, supermarkets, selected Duane Reade stores, vegan specialty shops, and Sunshine Cinema. Or pick some up at Sweet & Sara’s factory in Long Island City. For more information, click here.
Sara Sohn’s Top Five Vegan Spots in the City
Lula’s Sweet Apothecary
“I’ve trekked through rainstorms, blizzards and heat waves to get their ice cream. Best ice cream in the world, vegan or not.”
Dun-Well Doughnuts
“Ranked as best doughnut in NYC by The Daily News, enough said. When they first opened, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.”
Cinnamon Snail Vegan Lunch Truck
“Some of the most creative, flavorful food I’ve had. And they have a huge following. I always find a line down the block; yup, they’re that good.”
Candle 79
“Vegan mecca. It’s also the place I take my non-veggie friends to. The seitan picatta and chimichurris will win over any meat-eater. Everything—from the food to service—is outstanding and pure perfection.”
Soy & Sake
“The most scrumptiously beautiful vegan sushi rolls!”
Sangamithra Iyer is Open City’s vegan and vegetarian food columnist. She is an associate for Brighter Green, where she writes about food, agriculture, climate change and the globalization of factory farming.
Tags: food, Food Network, marshmallows, Martha Stewart Weddings, Sara Sohn, Sweet & Sara, The Kitchen Sink, vegan, vegan marshmallows, vegetarian
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I really admire the determination. 115 trials? Wow. And in the face of the commonly held scientific opinion
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The Little Chihuahua Who Could
Photo courtesy of Channel Swimming Association; fable courtesy of Ann Whitford; submitted by Madhu Nagaraja.
Ann Whitford writes children’s books. Below is a fable she wrote on her son Jeffery Whitford’s shoulder injury and his subsequent English Channel crossing.
The fable is about Chihuahua who loved splashing and kicking in the pond so much his mother checked his chest for gills. One day, while watching a TV special about Great Long Lake, Chihuahua determined to swim across it.
He started working out immediately, swimming in the pond for an hour a day. His mother checked his back for scales. But Chihuahua’s shoulders stiffened and the veterinarian ordered no more swimming.
But Chihuahua had a dream. He increased his workouts to two hours a day. His mother checked his legs for fins.
Unfortunately, his mother’s work necessitated a move to the city. Did this put an end to Chihuahua’s dream? Absolutely not. Every morning he rode the subway 47 minutes to the pond and increased his workouts to three hours a day.
His mother didn’t need to check her son anymore. She knew he was a barracuda. Chihuahua kept on swimming and swimming.
Note: Chihuahua represents her 33-year-old son Jonathon Paul who completed a solo swim across the English Channel in 11 hours 49 minutes.
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Home » Politics » Election: Beware of social media results – INEC
Election: Beware of social media results – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi state has urged politicians to be wary of social media posts after voting prior to the official declaration of result by the commission.
The resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud, gave the advice during an interactive session with stakeholders in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.
“Fake news is now a trend and can mar our efforts to ensure free, fair and credible elections.
“We urge you to be wary of social media posted results before official declaration.
“Only INEC returning officers at wards, local governments and state levels have the statutory authority and power to declare the results,” he said.
He said that 1,938,171 permanent voter cards (PVCs) were received from INEC headquarters out of which 1,860,239 were distributed, leaving 77,932 PVCs unclaimed.
“We have all the sensitive materials at CBN custody, so we have no fear for the materials now.
“I collected the remaining sensitive materials that we had been awaiting for and by Wed, Feb. 20, we are going to start distributing them to remote areas and by Friday 22.
“We hope to finish the distribution in all the 21 local government areas of the state.”
According to him, the state has 225 wards, 1,345 voting points and 2,398 polling units in the 21 local government areas.
“We still maintain our arrangement as we had earlier told before the postponement that, we are going to use 520 vehicles in the transportation of ad hoc staff and election materials.
“This is part of our arrangement with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Federal Road Service Corps (FRSC) as well as security agencies on transportation.”
He assured that INEC was determined to ensure free, transparent and fair elections but urged the people to continue to pray for successful conduct of the exercise.
The REC said that special arrangements had also been made to take care of physically challenged persons to enable them exercise their franchise without hitches.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the stakeholders at the interactive session were security agencies, representatives of political parties, traditional and religious leaders as well as various NGOs and CSOs. (NAN)
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Around Town: Celebrating the best of local philanthropy at The Phils awards
Caroline Phillips
It’s amazing what some people can accomplish while the rest of us are binge-watching all our favourite TV shows.
Individuals, groups and businesses that have given so much of themselves to make our community a better, more caring place were saluted Thursday at the Ottawa chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professional’s 22nd annual Philanthropy Awards, better known as The Phils.
Attendance was up considerably this year as a sold-out crowd of nearly 400 gathered at the Shaw Centre for the event.
Gary Zed, described as one of our city’s most masterful and tireless networkers, was named this year’s Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser for helping to raise big bucks for a wide range of non-profits, including the National Arts Centre Foundation and Boys and Girls Club.
Gary Zed, upon accepting his Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser award, gave a special shout out to Michelle Vallier from his Ernst & Young office at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The room heard how his Lebanese-immigrant grandparents, who established themselves as landlords and grocers, were all about sharing. Zed inherited their philanthropic gene and has passed it on to his own children.
“When a store opened up next door … [my grandmother] would lend them her groceries so that they could be as equally successful,” recalled Zed, EY’s managing partner for Ottawa and tax market leader for Canada. “She realized it was all about a rising tide [lifts all boats], and that everyone in the community was better off.”
Echoing this belief that we function better as a team was public policy advocate David Sweanor, recipient of the Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award for his efforts to create global change. “We’re on this little rock hurtling through space,” he said. “When is it going to occur to us that we’re really in this together.”
David Sweanor, recipient of the Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award, November 17, 2016 Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Scotiabank was recognized for its corporate philanthropy while Partners Investing in Parkinson Research (PIPR) was singled out for its philanthropic group contributions.
Alyssa Chow, 14, accepted the youth award on behalf of herself and her university-attending brother Jonathan for their community leadership role, such as fundraising to send more than 30 underprivileged kids to Y summer camp.
Alyssa Chow, who was named this year’s Outstanding Youth with her brother Jonathan, attended the AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner with her father, Ottawa cardiologist Ben Chow, mother Nancy Chow, and grandmother Carol Ann Waterman on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
During his thank-you speech, real estate broker Patrick Morris took a moment to recognize all his fellow small business owners for their selfless, unheralded contributions. He was honoured with the Outstanding Small Business Philanthropist Award for his support of the Dovercourt Recreation Centre and other causes.
Real estate broker Patrick Morris, recipient of Outstanding Small Business Philanthropist Award, seen with his son-in-law and business partner Rob Kearns at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
This year’s guest speaker was popular news anchor Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, who recently returned to work at CBC Ottawa following her treatment for breast cancer. The gifted storyteller vividly described some of her challenges of growing up in a low-income broken home in the 1970s, in Hamilton. She was fortunate enough to have a “force field” of community protection that gave her access to great opportunities and guidance.
Lucy van Oldenbarneveld from CBC Ottawa News was the guest speaker at this year’s 22nd Annual Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
“I think it was my ‘Steeltown’ background that uniquely prepared me for perhaps the biggest challenge in my life,” said van Oldenbarneveld of her July 2015 diagnosis. “Having to be resilient and optimistic and a bit of a dreamer when I was young, I knew what to do when the s**t hit the fan, I think.”
She spoke of the “emotional philanthropy” she got from friends, colleagues, breast cancer survivors and complete strangers. Their comfort and kind words helped to lift her spirits and make her feel less alone. “Don’t underestimate the power of reaching out,” she told her audience.
The awards dinner, MCed by Anna-Karina Tabuñar, was chaired by Paula Street, manager of philanthropy with the CHEO Foundation.
Filmmaker and veteran journalist Anna-Karina Tabuñar was the host of this year’s 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Peter Nicholson, president and founder of WCPD (Wealth Creation Preservation & Donation) Foundation with CHEO Foundation fundraiser Paula Street, chair of the AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, and Derek Rumboldt-deLouchÃ, president of the AFP Ottawa Chapter, at this year’s awards dinner held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Alyssa Chow, who was named this year's Outstanding Youth with her brother Jonathan, attended the AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner with her father, Ottawa cardiologist Ben Chow, mother Nancy Chow, and grandmother Carol Ann Waterman on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Filmmaker and veteran journalist Anna-Karina Tabuñar was the host of this year's 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Gary Zed, managing partner at Ernst & Young, was named this year's Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
From left, Roberta Driscoll and Kim Teron, co-chairs of Partners Investing in Parkinson Research (PIPR), accepted the award for Outstanding Philanthropic Group at the 22nd Annual Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
David Sweanor. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Lucy van Oldenbarneveld from CBC Ottawa News was the guest speaker at this year's 22nd Annual Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen) Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Real estate broker Patrick Morris, recipient of Outstanding Small Business Philanthropist Award, seen with his son-in-law and business partner Rob Kearns at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
From left, Geoff Moore, vice president of Scotia Wealth Management, with Scotiabank district vice president Frank Bilodeau and Luigi Bastianelli, vice president and market lead of commercial banking, were on hand to collect this year's Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist Awards for Scotiabank at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, held Thursday, November 17, 2016, at the Shaw Centre. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Alyssa Chow earned herself a standing ovation after accepting the Outstanding Youth Award on behalf of herself and her brother, Jonathan, at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, held Thursday, November 17, 2016, at the Shaw Centre. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Real estate broker Patrick Morris, recipient of Outstanding Small Business Philanthropist, gave a special shout out to his staff from Morris Home Team while accepting his award at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
From left, Peter Nicholson, president and founder of WCPD (Wealth Creation Preservation & Donation) Foundation with CHEO Foundation fundraiser Paula Street, chair of the AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, and Derek Rumboldt-deLouchÈ, president of the AFP Ottawa Chapter, at this year's awards dinner held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
Gary Zed, upon accepting his Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser award, gave a special shout out to Michelle Vallier from his Ernst & Young office at the 22nd Annual AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Dinner, held at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Caroline Phillips /Ottawa Citizen
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Interactive Arts
Resounding the first Italian Senate
Posted on September 22, 2011 August 24, 2012 by Paolo Armao
Turin’s Palazzo Madama hosted the first Italian Senate during the 19th Century. In honor of the 150 year anniversary of the Unification of Italy, Fondazione Torino Musei commissioned VR&MMP to realize a multimedia installation recreating the original Italian Senate experience.
1. The Briefing
We were honored to lead the production of this patriotic installation, drawn to the idea of giving new birth to a place that hosted important decisions for our Country. I proposed the use of sound as the main design element: with clever design I knew we could give a multi-dimensional atmosphere and stay within their production’s budget. The idea of an audio-based recreation was accepted with great enthusiasm.
My goal was to extract the essence of the lived experience, I wanted each person standing in our installation to feel like they were standing in an echo of the original room, listening to the Italian Senators making important decisions for our country as they did right here in Turin from 1848 to 1861. In fact, this places our audience exactly where the Italian public would have been, able to listen and watch the Senate discussions, but not able to vocally participate.
The first time we entered the empty Senate room, we were welcomed by an inspiring silence…
The First Italian Senate room, empty
The original room contained a structure designed by Ernest Melano and was organized like this: the lower part of the gallery hosted Senators (authorities, deputies, diplomatics, judges, etc.), while the upper ring was dedicated to the public who wanted to assist.
Citizens were allowed to participate in the sessions without the right to speak, although it has been documented that during several debates the public reacted. I wanted this design to give our audience the ability to identify with the point of view of the Italian citizens.
Today, visitors can choose their position to enjoy the show, taking a seat on the marvelous set made by Teatro Regio di Torino.
Sound, with its non-invasive nature, is the main actor for this installation but remains a vehicle for transporting us back in time, a strong presence that operates like a recollection of something, a memory.
Fifteen actors – directed by Roberto Mare – gave their voices to the Senators, meeting the philological needs imposed by the production.
For the public, we decided to give them a small suggestion, a reference to the actual citizens, how they looked and dressed and moved, with video. We filmed real actors in a theatre and used projectors and four screens to present them in the actual room.
The below images illustrate the multi media flow: the video projections of our filmed actors had an accompanying audio flow in addition to the main audio flow of the Senators’ debates.
Installing screens (1 of 4) for public projections
Four Screens with the filmed actors
2. Pre-visualization in Pre-production
In order to find the right position for all the technologies necessary for the show, we used MESH, a pre-visualization software developed by ASA-Lab.
Starting from the original AutoCAD file of the room, we first realized a 3D model that we used as reference to find solutions for the placement of our technology.
The use of the MESH software during pre-production sessions also made communication easier between the tech team, producers and management, helping us in anticipating potential problems.
3. The use of sound
While we were defining the positions of loudspeakers in the room, the Teatro Regio was building the structure, based on original maps by Ernest Melano.
The need of hiding loudspeakers together with the high performance required for the occasion was met by the Meyersound MM4-XP, proposed by Piero Raucci, sound engineer for the show.
The final setup:
– 5 Meyersound MM4-XP (with a MPS-488P power supply)
– 1 Meyersound USW-1P
As the image below shows, the field coverage map, rendered through Meyersound Mapp software, mainly covered the area where visitors may have taken seat.
Senate Field Coverage Map (courtesy of pieroraucci.it)
We finally decided to use two loudspeakers for the front and three for the rear (reversing the tipical 5.1 positioning) in order to reinforce the area where we had the four screen projections – an important detail of the show, which required more precise sound positioning.
Once inside the room for technology installation, Piero used Meyerosound SIM 3 for EQ’ing, inserting some delays and adjusting phases between speakers.
4.Defining the Audio Workflow
4.1 Technical Issues
4.1.1 Recording Voices
We made the first recording tests in a big studio, here at Lumiq, using three microphones in-axis at different distances for depth of fields.
The result was successful, but when we played the recordings in the actual Senate room, out of focus voices were unintelligible because of room acoustics. The marble used for the building, whose absorption coefficient is 0.2 at 2KHz and 0.2 at 4KHz, where 0 is full reflection, combined with the large dimensions of the room, drastically altered our recordings.
We finally decided to record voices in our vocal booth, asking actors to move their heads while they were acting (like orators do), creating a nice effect of in-focus / out-of-focus that gives an incredible effect of reality on-site.
We also recorded actors in small groups, both for wallas and for other Senators reactions building a library of 50 different combinations of positive and negative comments.
4.1.2 Foleys
Historians working on the project gave us valuable descriptions of Senators present in the room from 1848 to 1861, so that we were able to define a series of items they might have been wearing. With these, we recorded the movement of clothes, standing and sitting, and other detailed sounds that would bring our audience into the present moments of this past experience.
4.1.3 Editing
The sound was cut by Marco Montano, a talented young sound editor here in Turin.
He created session templates (vital considering the 13 episodes), edited voices and foleys and prepared sessions for the mix. Of course, always considering the philological relationship that we needed to maintain over all the episodes.
There he inserted the other Senators and public reactions, also defining dynamics between stems.
4.1.4 Mix
Mix was particularly challenging considering several factors – especially because the dimensions of our studio were more than 10 times smaller than the actual room. That’s why we decided to record the impulse response of the Senate room to use as a reference during the mixing session (as a sort of pre-auralization).
Very far from science, really useful for the final result.
Before bringing our mixes in the Senate room, we organized a listening session with the 5 Meyersound MM-4 and the USW-1P, in order to fully understand how our mixes would sound with this system.
This project challenged me as a both a creative artist and a technician. Although we worked considering the room acoustics, we found it was impossible to define a set of procedural rules that would guarantee the sound we wanted from our mix. It was only with the combination of instinct and science that we finally got the results we envisioned.
The exhibit is hosted by Palazzo Madama and runs from the 16th March 2011 until the 8th of January 2012.
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Trade, Wages and the Political Economy of Trade Protection: Evidence from the Colombian Trade Reforms
53 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2003
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Pinelopi Goldberg
Yale University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Yale University - Cowles Foundation
Nina Pavcnik
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Worker industry affiliation plays a crucial role in how trade policy affects wages in many trade models. Yet, most research has focused on how trade policy affects wages by altering the economy-wide returns to a specific worker characteristic (i.e. skill or education) rather than through worker-industry affiliation. This Paper exploits drastic trade liberalizations in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s to investigate the relationship between protection and industry wages. Using the Colombian National Household Survey we first compute industry wage premiums, adjusting for a series of worker, job, and firm characteristics. We find that Colombian industry wage premiums exhibit remarkably less persistence over time than US wage premiums. Similarly, tariffs are less correlated over time than in the US data, indicating that trade liberalization has changed the structure of protection. We next relate wage premiums to trade policy in a framework that accounts for the political economy of trade protection. Accounting for time-invariant political economy factors is critical. When we do not control for unobserved time-invariant industry characteristics, we find that workers in protected sectors earn less than workers with similar observable characteristics in unprotected sectors. Allowing for industry fixed effects reverses the result: trade protection increases relative wages. This positive relationship persists when we instrument for tariff changes. Our results are in line with short- and medium-run models of trade where labour is immobile across sectors, or, alternatively, with the existence of industry rents that are reduced by trade liberalization. In the context of the current debate on the rising income inequality in developing countries, our findings point to a source of disparity beyond the well-documented rise in the economy-wide skill premium: because tariff reductions were proportionately larger in sectors employing a high fraction of less-skilled workers, the decrease in the wage premiums in these sectors affected such workers disproportionately.
Keywords: Trade policy, wages, political economy, Colombia
JEL Classification: F10, F13, J31
Goldberg, Pinelopi (Penny) and Pavcnik, Nina, Trade, Wages and the Political Economy of Trade Protection: Evidence from the Colombian Trade Reforms (April 2003). CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3877. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=415820
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The character sheet for the PBS cartoon, pdl-inc.info Heroes Characters / WordGirl. Go To WordGirl / Becky Botsford . Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III. Becky "WordGirl" Botsford & Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III · Becky . “Just give me a couple more minutes,” WordGirl pleaded, clasping her The advice Two- Brains had given her was simple and sensible, and yet she. Becky Botsford, Jackie Winchester and Tobey MCcallister go on a road trip "I've been thinking about it a while and what kind of a relationship do we really have? . really want to judge a person, but she followed the advice of her friends.
He swallowed, awkwardly managed to click 'save,' and covered his face with trembling hands. What was wrong with him? It wasn't as though she had never been upset with him before. Frustration was practically a constant in their back-and-forth, cat-and-mouse routine. Even as he tried to reason it away, however, Tobey knew deep down exactly why this time was so different.
Granted Becky—ergo WordGirl—was annoyed or angry around him far more often than she was happy, but he'd never seen her quite like that before. She had never been afraid of him. Not the way she was that day. He hadn't even realized how strongly his actions had been affecting her.
He thought it was obvious that her secret was safe with him.
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He expected her to be frustrated that he had beaten her, but he never thought she expected him to use it against her. Honestly, why would she think he wanted to expose her? Didn't she know by now how precious she was to him? All he wanted was to be able to see her anytime. To know that he could always find her. He wanted her to keep smiling at him, and talking to him, and doing things with him.
He wanted her… to like him. Even so, Becky's heartrending plea had shown how starkly her feelings about the situation differed from his. Had he really been… hurting her? He didn't know what to think of that. All he knew was that when he saw her standing before him so wounded, so vulnerable—so terrified of what he might do that she was crying… …he felt something. Something he couldn't describe, or even name. He had felt it the day he saw Katie cry about her birthday cake, except this time it was far, far worse.
It was something deep, and personal, and disturbing… something he never wanted to feel again. Tobey grit his teeth, pushed aside his keyboard, and let his face fall forward on his desk with a smack. He was tired of brooding over mysteries and emotions that he didn't understand. Nevertheless, there was one question he knew he would have to answer, and soon… What now? He had been pursuing WordGirl for so long—fighting her, chasing her, dreaming of her… Now that he'd beaten her, caught her, and realized his dream of making her a part of his everyday life, he had no idea what to do next.
He'd never thought this far ahead. He didn't know what was supposed to happen now that he had won. Normally when you won a game you packed up the pieces and put it back on the shelf… but when Tobey applied that analogy to his deliberate day-to-day struggle with WordGirl, his whole being screamed in protest.
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It couldn't be over. He wouldn't accept that! There had to be more. There just had to be! Lost in a tangle of questions and confusion, Tobey wrapped his arms into a makeshift pillow between his desk and his buzzing head, and drifted off into a fitful sleep. Before the emotion of the moment had worn off TJ had wandered back into her room to get something he'd allegedly forgotten and started yelling at Tobey for making his sister cry. Then, in the midst of that ruckus, Captain Huggyface had appeared at the window in full costume snapping about how she had left him at the Bank after their battle with The Butcher, and she'd just barely managed to pull him inside and stuff him under the bed while her brother was distracted.
What followed was a shockingly calm weekend, and after that an even more shockingly calm two days at school. In a complete turnaround from the previous week, Tobey steered clear of Becky for the most part, to the point that she started to worry.
However, just when she was beginning to think he was avoiding her, he rushed in front of her to open a door for her, then rushed off before she could even thank him. Then there were a few times when she caught him staring at her in class, just before he flinched and became suddenly engrossed with his bare desk. Becky didn't know what to make of this behavior. Honestly, she was still reeling over what had happened when she confronted him about his intentions regarding her secret identity.
Who would have thought that she could trust him, of all people, to keep her most precious secret? A bewildered expression, bordering on murderous, graced her features as she stared at Tobey dead in the eye. What do you take me for? I never took you for the type to like cars. Although he deemed the statement a bit of an insult towards his manliness, he did give himself a pat on the back.
It had seemed that his companion had let down her guard for the time being. It was now relevant towards success that he attack the issue now, God forbid failure. Taking his silence as some type of negative answer, she tried to make up for it by apologizing.
I didn't mean different as something bad, but…" "That's fine, you don't need to explain yourself to me," he waved it off. Her hand twitched like she was contemplating whether or not to attack him. Luckily, Tobey saw that and tried to justify his actions by chuckling a bit. Oh yes," he pretended to ponder," ever since I saw you bawling out your eyes at the park.
Inwardly, half of Tobey could hear himself cheer at the sudden influx of emotion; he was going to finally get some responses! The other half of Tobey was desperately wishing for a god out there to take pity on him; a guy did not want to die with a spoon sticking out from his forehead. Even if she did protest the sudden barging in on her personal life, she kind of found it sort of touching to see that at least one person was trying to comfort her.
True, he still acted quite villainous at times, and he wasn't the best person to talk to when a personal tragedy occurs, Tobey seemed to be charitable to oblige for once.
Plus, his ice cream was to die for. No buildup, no nothing? Gosh, you really don't want to beat around the bush for this insignificant matter, do you? He kind of felt bad for her.
Then again, anyone who had seen Violet and Scoops together would have seen the two as a couple. In a manner that Tobey found oddly cute. If one were to look closely, they would see that moisture was gathering at the corners. Discreetly, as to not reveal weakness, she dabbed at them hastily.
Forgot about why I was under incarceration? In fact, the months when I was grounded got me thinking about that whole debacle with Wordgirl… and me.
His plans to win her over, the failures that would result afterwards, and the inevitable punishment that would occur made his vision go red. Suddenly, he exhaled and smiled coolly at the girl that sat beside him.
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I guess I would have to apologize then, huh? There was a hidden message in those eyes, pleading for actually some hope to be left for him in the world. It was a sight so uncharacteristically heartrending that Becky answered without hesitation. People, especially criminals, always deserve a second chance. This was going to be hard for him, but he knew that it would be far more beneficial to move on now rather than later.
With vigor that was often associated with his asking to date Wordgirl, he turned to Becky and grinned. I'll pick you up next Saturday for ice cream. Why was he asking her out all of a sudden? The boy she had come to fall in love had rejected her today. Now, it seemed that life was going to pair her up with this insolent child who just wanted an excuse to get out of the house and get ice cream!
Yet, she knew that it would be hypocritical to say no and be done with it. The teen would reject him on Saturday, when they were still…friends. She couldn't explain the coldness that seemed to envelope her body just then.
Inside the vehicle were two young adults, looking very much in love and quite worried. You see these two had an appointment to keep and that included going to the girl's parent's house for… but I'm getting ahead of myself.
Tobey was twenty-five and he had a girlfriend of seven years, his long love, Becky Botsford. After their ice cream "date" a few years back, they decided to hang more and more often, resulting in the two to become closer than ever before.
Of course, the unlikely duo had their fair share of arguments, but it was resolved in the end. For example, the car that Tobey was currently driving was a result of a petty quarrel that the two had engaged in. While Tobey favored his old car to drive back to their childhood home, Becky refused, saying that it was a death trap on wheels.
That got the blonde genius upset because it was the pride of his life! He worked on her for several months before deeming her presentable and ready to showcase her metal beauty to the rest of the world. Slightly jealous—and amused—of the car's princess treatment, Becky stated that he probably would get married to a hunk of metal and that would be VERY pathetic. Arrogance clouded his mind as he defended his ability to be better than other people… Apparently he wasn't that bright when it comes to his girlfriend and her feelings.
A terrible verbal brawl erupted between the two as they argued the pros and cons of giving away the baby of the family and replacing her something far less inferior. In the end, they grudgingly agreed that they would buy a new car and Tobey could modify it to his heart's desire. She was agitated as well by visiting her family this year, Tobey in tow. This was going to be the first time Becky dreaded to see her family. Why was she so dang panicky all of a sudden?
Well, it had something to do with a new comeuppance in her and Tobey's relationship. A change that Becky thought her parents might approve of. Just try not to eat too much of the Super Duper Stroganoff of Epicness," Becky muttered hastily as she inwardly shuddered. This is a special occasion after all. Besides, I would love to consume some of mom's lasagna…" she groaned as her stomach growled from the nutritious images that had filtered into her head.
Slyly, he curled his hand around hers to keep their conversation casual. She's a horrible definition for the best," Tobey faked a moan. Talk about messing around, huh? Sure enough, they were miraculously parked in front of Becky's former residence. The windows were lit in a hearty glow, quite common when they were around the jolly family. Turning back to her, a cute undignified, pout was set on his face.
Obviously, he was going to back out of this arrangement. We were really getting somewhere with our little chat," he whined. Due to Becky's death glare that caused him to shake his boots various times, he cut the engine. The blonde sighed as he analyzed all the outcomes that could transpire during the family get together. Becky slapped his head again for even more stimulus.
With gentleman like grace, Tobey swiftly made his way to his girlfriend's side and held out her door for her. They hooked arms as they strode onto the porch and rang the doorbell. He glared ferociously at her as he tapped his shoes in a disconcerted manner.
And Tobey too," the last part was said a little less enthusiastically than the rest of the greeting, but at least there was none of the malice that Tim usually displayed around the inventor. Besides, they're really useful. Finally he averted his eyes and nodded hesitantly. WordGirl grinned and put her helmet back on as she scooted a little closer to him, then began working the pin into his hair. Moments later she pulled back to survey her handiwork, and immediately snorted a chuckle.
She wouldn't be considering a career as a hair stylist, that was for sure. She heard Tobey pull the bobby pin from his hair, and when she looked back at him he had already stood to his feet. With an annoyed huff he stepped around behind her, picked up his remote, and climbed back into the hand of the robot still waiting beside the building. Once he was back on its shoulder, it calmly strode away, and WordGirl relished a muted squeal of delight.
Who would have thought? She had been utterly blindsided by this victory. Her confidence was so bolstered by her success that she wondered if she dared push a little further. Two-Brains' latest charge, it occurred to her that now might be as good a time as any to dig for Tobey's hidden motives.
But how to approach such a sensitive issue? She couldn't just come right out and ask him… Then again, maybe she could. She zipped in front of it, landed at Tobey's side between the robot's shoulder and its neck, and clasped her hands in her lap as she asked in as bright and casual a tone as she could manage, "Tobey can I ask you something?
It was too late to worry, though, so she just held her breath and watched him as he averted his eyes and stared off into space. His vacant expression gradually contorted into an angry grimace, and at last he spoke… "I've always hated school… ever since I first started," he said in a distant, frustrated tone.
The material was never challenging and the other children were all just mindless, thoughtless nitwits. If my whole second grade class including the teacher had put their brains together, their collective IQ would've barely been half of mine! I can assure you, the feeling was mutual. I didn't want anything to do with those imbeciles anyway, always laughing at me and leaving me out of everything, as though I was the one with the problem. He pumped his arms at his chest, and his tone became tainted with misplaced excitement.
It made me feel so alive! It certainly forced the other children to notice me, but by the time I started destroying public property, villains began to notice me. They would say things to me in passing, like, 'nice work, kid,' or 'keep fighting the bad fight! She stared into Tobey's fervent young eyes, and remembered something. Last week, just before Tobey had promised to keep her secret, her mother had said something to her… something she had completely dismissed in the moment, but that now stung her with an all-too-apparent truth.
I'm not lonely, I—I have my robots. At the time she had thought nothing of it, but now it meant more than she ever could have imagined… It was like he had been desperately begging for her help all this time, and she had just been too self-absorbed to notice. As guilt rose up inside her, she realized something else… Ever since she'd begun this seemingly hopeless endeavor of turning Tobey from villainy, she was never really thinking of him.
Even though her sole focus, it seemed, had always been on him, he was never the one for whose sake she was doing it. She was doing it for his mother, and for the city, and even for herself… but not for Tobey. She had never really cared about his life, his needs, or his pain. These past couple of months, though her tactics had changed, WordGirl had still seen Tobey the same way she'd always seen him—as a villain she had to defeat.
A problem she had to solve. Her paradigm was shifting. Over the course of a few short minutes Tobey had become infinitely more complex than she'd ever imagined. No longer was he but a frustrating nuisance who stood out from the other villains solely because of his bizarre misplaced affections. Now, as she was confronted with the sobering realization that he was actually a child just like her who was lost, hurting, and in desperate need of someone to gently show him the way… she could see that he wasn't the only one beginning to change.
WordGirl still wanted to help him, but not simply for herself, or for his mother, or even for the city she loved… but for him. Because now, though it had hit her out of nowhere, she knew beyond any doubt that he mattered to her, and that she didn't want him to slip away into a dark and hopeless future. Heart quivering with remorse and compassion, she forced a cheerful smile and pleasantly suggested, "Do you want to come over on Saturday?
She knew what he was doing, but somehow, in the warmth of the moment, his self-important cheekiness didn't bother her nearly as much as usual. So, rather than making one of the five snappy comebacks that popped into her head, she instead allowed herself to be baited right into his trap.
Only Tobey would ever think to call her a 'fair maiden. I'll talk to my parents, too.
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Who registers new words in Portuguese? How is it done?
Some dictionaries may accept new words sent to them. Oxford dictionaries, for example:
Personal inventions
People often send us words they have made up and ask if we will add their invented terms to one of our dictionaries. Unfortunately, the answer is probably no, because we generally only add words that have been used widely over a number of years: we assess this by looking at all the evidence we have in our files and databases. Of course, some invented words do catch on and become an established part of English, either because they fill a gap or because they are describing something new. Examples of this type of invented word include quark, spoof, and hobbit.
And their process of inclusion seems fairly simple:
Keeping track and making choices
We continually monitor the Corpus and the Reading Programme to track new words coming into the language: when we have evidence of a new term being used in a variety of different sources (not just by one writer) it becomes a candidate for inclusion in one of our dictionaries.
The general process in the US goes through the Library of Congress, here's some discussion about how to coin a new word:
Most literary or poetic copyrights go through the Library Of Congress, as they control the written and published word and copyrights for all literary aspects of writing and wording, as well as the copyrights for all material, blue prints, inventions and ideas.
So how is this process done in Portuguese and who normally registers new words?
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Inasmuch as the Portuguese language is the official language of several countries, unless you state otherwise, your question admits of more than one answer. – Centaurus Dec 16 '15 at 23:03
@Centaurus yes! As there are several English dictionaries accepting new words, it would be interesting to know how Portuguese dictionaries accept them and if there is an organization similar to the Library of Congress in each country that uses Portuguese as the official language. – Armfoot Dec 17 '15 at 10:59
@Armfoot In Brazil there is Academia Brasileira de Letras. I'm not sure whether is there register new words or not. When I have a ready answer from Brazil, I'll post. – tdmsoares Dec 19 '15 at 15:28
Copyrighting is different than coining words. In English, there is no official body that oversees the language that is analogous to, for instance, the Academie Français (French) or the Real Academia (Spanish). – guifa Jan 21 '16 at 4:11
Usually that is made by ABL in Brazil; however, after the Novo Acordo Ortográfico, I think that things have changed.
But they won’t create a word just for pleasure. It needs to be already in use by its speakers. Years ago, Aldo Rebelo proposed that ABL should create an equivalent lusophone for every foreign word, in a short term, to try to avoid Brazilian speakers adopting that foreign form. A Chimaera, I know. Things like futebol would be called ludopédio (literally, “a game with foot”), since futebol is just a corrupted form of football.
ABL edits Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa, or just VOLP, which is considered the broadest set of words in Portuguese. Some of them no ones uses anymore, not even them, but it is still there.
Dictionaries have their own policies to add new words, but AFAIK, they are softer than ABL... so, sometimes they add words that already exists in portuguese like they are new, or just add words that in the next edition they remove, because that was just a momentary use of that word.
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According with Academia Brasileira de Letras, a new word to be accepted in a standard language needs be used in a large range way, including in media, academic texts, official institutions... After that, if approved by lexicographers become official included in Language
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Pal Banda was born into a musical family in Budapest. At the Franz Liszt Academy of Music he studied with his father, Ede Banda as well as György Kurtág and Ferenc Rados. A British council Scholarship took him to Prussia Cove where he had further studies with Ralph Kirshbaum.
In 1982 Pal received a commendation on the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition and the following year won the 1st prize on the Popper Competition at the Liszt Academy, Budapest. In 1983 Pal was invited by Sandor Vegh to become Principal Cello in the Camerata Academica, Salzburg. In 1984 he became a member of The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. As a soloist he has performed in Hungary (for Radio and TV) as well as France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Austria, UK and Singapore, and was member of several ensembles including the Fitzwilliam Quartet and the Katin Piano Trio. He was cellist of the Allegri String Quartet from 1998-2008.
Pal teaches at the Purcell School and has given master classes in the USA, Greece, Singapore, France, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Hungary and England and was one of the directors of the Paxos International Festival from 1999-2004. He is also regularly invited as adjudicator and examiner.
Recent chamber concerts include violin-cello duo recitals with Zsuzsa Berenyi at the Paxos Festival, at Limerick University and the National Gallery in Budapest as well as appearances with the Kodaly and the Maggini Quartets as ‘extra’ cello. In 2012 he became the cellist of the English Piano Trio. Pal plays on a cello that was once owned by the Eszterházy family.
Special edition: Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor being rehearsed, Feb 2015 Photo © Chloe Hayes
Susie Meszaros teaching Mendelssohn, Feb 2015 Photo © Chloe Hayes
Intent and in-sync.
Mr Garfield Jackson coaching Mendelssohn Octet
Lauren Steel coaching some Beethoven from the ‘Cello chair, Nov 2014 Photo © Chloe Hayes
Mr Rowland-Jones coaching Mendelssohn Octet, Mar 2015 Photo © Charles Sewart 2015
Levon Chilingirian OBE coaching Beethoven String Quartet No. 10, Op. 74 ‘The Harp’, Jan 2015 Photo © Amy Furfaro
Brahms quartet rehearsal in the Recital Room
Mr Simon Rowland-Jones coaching Brahms’ String Sextet No. 2 from the Viola 2 chair, Feb 2015Photo © Charles Sewart 2015
Harriet Rayfield in the viola chair coaching, Jan 2015 Photo © Amy Furfaro
Mr Sewart coaching Brahms Sextet No. 2 from the Viola 2 chair, Feb 2015 Photo © Chloe Hayes
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HomeNaval's Podcast and Periscope SessionsVenture Stories – The Present and Future of Crypto with Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan
Venture Stories – The Present and Future of Crypto with Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan
Blockchains give us a system for taking networks that normally would have been run by individuals, kings, or corporations, and instead making sure they’re leaderless
Crypto is really good at micro micro transactions
It’s also good for the VERY large transactions
But it may not be that good for the human size transactions (like going to Starbucks and buying coffee)
Here are some really interesting potential applications of crypto and the blockchain technology
Self-driving cars bidding each other for rights of way on the fly
Think of a car “saying” to another – “I want that red light to turn green right now, so I bid X coin to make that happen”
A network to allocate bandwidth
“We don’t need Verizon to do our cell phones, you could do it collectively” – Naval
Smart contracts have the potential to revolutionize the way companies are created and sold
“We can educate the whole world much more cheaply than we’re trying to do today.” – Naval
And a cool fact…
Investing in Ethereum when it was valued at 30 cents, would have turned out to be a better investment than investing in Google or Facebook at the seed round – 700x within 2-3 years fully liquid, and it was open to everybody!!
Naval Ravikant the CEO and co-founder of AngelList
Check out the Podcast Notes from his many Periscope sessions
Balaji Srinivasan is the CTO of Coinbase
What is a blockchain? (Naval) – 0:55
“Human beings are a network species. We operate in groups. We always work in groups. We’re like ants or bees in the sense that we have to cooperate to do anything interesting.”
What makes us unique is that we cooperate across genetic boundaries – we’re the only species that does this
We build networks, which have to be governed (or we have to figure out a way to organize them)
Historically we’ve done this by creating a country with a king, or president, or corporation in charge, or have a democracy where it’s one person one vote
But whoever is at the center of the network, ends up becoming very powerful
“These networks are very important. Electricity is a network. The phone system is a network. Money is a network. Your favorite religion is a network. So it’s very important who runs these networks.”
In the last 100 years, we’ve created a new way to organize these networks – through markets
“Markets are a way to organize a network with no single ruler”
Blockchains are a way to bring these market based networks into all digital systems
Bitcoin is the most famous one
With Bitcoin we say – “Money is too important to be controlled by any one central entity. So what we’re going to do instead, is organize it, through a blockchain based network, and we’re going to use mathematics and rules to make sure that even though nobody is in charge, nobody can cheat and no one can spend the same money twice.”
Ethereum is another one
This is a network for running trustless financial contracts
What are the possibilities with the blockchain technology?
A network to control electricity
A solar network, where everyone puts a solar panel on their house, and they pay into the network with solar power, and they get paid back out with a solar coin
A network to allocate bandwidth – “We don’t need Verizon to do our cell phones, you could do it collectively”
You could even create a social network – You don’t have a single “king” like Mark Zuckerburg or Jack Dorsey
But the most important point – The network works when people contribute scarce resources
“The internet was originally supposed to be a democratizing force. It was supposed to to be, ‘Oh, everything’s going to be equal and even. We’re all going to have websites. And nobody’s going to be in charge.’ Now meet your new overlords – Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. These are the people really in charge.”
The thing is, blockchain tech. has started with the single hardest thing – money
Bitcoin is trying to replace gold, or even money at some point
“If you can do that, then you can replace any network ruler. If you can run the network for money, without a single entity in charge, when everyone’s trying to steal from it, then in theory you can make any network decentralized.”
What got Naval and Balaji into cryptocurrency? – 6:46
Balaji started Counsyl, which he sold for over $400 million – they were doing genome sequencing
“I encountered a lot of regulation, and I started to realize, ‘Wow, a lot of the rules that were written 70, 80 years ago, are not as relevant in the modern world, and they’re really holding back progress.'”
This wasn’t just the case in biotech, but other industries – old rules were holding back innovation, specifically in the finance industry
“I didn’t have any grand plan, I just read a post on Hacker News” – one by Paul Boehm about the Byzentian Generals’ Problem (Note from Podcast Notes – sorry, we couldn’t find the post :/)
This is the underlying computer science problem which had to be solved, in order to figure out how to have a network without a ruler in the center
His post explained how Bitcoin solved this problem – “Once I read that, I couldn’t think about anything else”
“I realized this is a way out of centralized tech monopolies, a way out of gatekeepers for money. It’s a way out of inflation…I just couldn’t think about anything else.”
“It’s very very rare that you find something this technologically interesting, plus something that’s socially really interesting, plus it can make you rich. That combo is very addictive.”
The Stances on Bitcoin and the Blockchain – 8:50
There’s a few groups
Anti bitcoin, anti blockchain
Pro blockchain, anti bitcoin (banks)
Pro bitcoin, anti blockchain (Bitcoin maximalists)
Pro bitcoin, pro blockchain (where both Naval and Balaji stand)
The History of Money and the Internet, and Using Both to Predict the Future of Bitcoin and Crypto -12:48
“Both [the history of money and the internet] are guides, and should be used only as guides, not as hard forecasts” – Balaji
“I agree with that. No one knows what will happen here, and how exactly everything will play out.” – Naval
What do we use money for?
A store of value
A medium of exchange
A unit of account – “That thing costs $4 and that thing costs $14”
“The truth is today 99.9% of people in the world are not using cypto. It’s still a jump ball.” – Naval
What will we use crypto for? – 15:11
Naval describes a cool thing we could do:
We could have a server that you could request a webpage from, but you’d have to pay 1 trillionth of a cent – That can only be done with crypto
Crypto is also good for the VERY large transactions – it would be great to send $1 billion to someone
Think about it, there’s lots of options for paying at Starbucks – credit card, cash, Square, Apple Pay – lot’s of competition
However, there’s not many competitors for the micro and very large financial transactions
“If bitcoin just replaces gold, gold is worth $7 trillion” – Even replacing gold is a huge success
Gold is not easily divisible, it’s not easily verifiable, you can’t store it in your pocket, and you can’t send it across the internet
But unlike gold – Bitcoin is traceable, and easier to remotely hack via the internet
Gold also has the Lindy effect (this essentially means that the longer something has lasted, the longer it’s more likely to last into the future – see these Podcast Notes for more), it’s been around for a long time – Bitcoin is only a decade old
What other applications for crypto, are Naval and Balaji excited about? – 18:09
Routers metering bandwidth
Micro micro transactions that money can’t address
It’s the ultimate store of large amounts of money
What does a more distributed society look like? – 25:03
It’s going to be an evolved process
“Crypto is larger than just us, it’s like the internet and the economy. You have to describe it, observe it, evolve it, and try to keep up with it, rather than try to top down say, ‘This is how it should work, and this is the vision we’re working towards'” – Naval
Crypto will result in “instant jobs” – Balaji
What might this look like? – “You click a button, you do a task, and you make money” – all via the internet
This is similar to how app Earn works
Like a “feed of tasks” almost, paid in crypto
Cyrpto will result in billions of investors – Balaji
Think about it – many people invest in various cryptocurrencies
You can invest $1, you can invest $1,000 – there’s no thresholds
This may result in new methods of fundraising
With the click of a button you can give/invest money in someone or something
“You could have people crowdfund an entire country, or a war, or revolution. The possibilities are endless. “ – Naval
Think Kickstarter- when people invest a dollar in something, the investors don’t really care if it fails, it’s almost like a donation
What will society look like when there’s way more crypto investors? – 30:00
Almost like a giant casino in the short to medium term – Naval
Smart contracts will allow us to do some cool things
“To our kids, for them, creating a company, will involve hitting one button, and a whole series of smart contracts will fire up, and a company will get created. They’ll drag and drop who’s an employee, who’s an investor, and who’s owed how much. You’ll be able to run this completely distributed, virtual, trackable, trustless company without needing armies of lawyers or judges.” – Naval
“The more and more we can encode into a system of smart contracts with companies, the more liquid a company is, the easier it is to sell or transfer ownership” – Balaji
Think about how hard it is to sell a company now, it’s not like selling a car. You can’t just up and leave after selling it, you have too much stored/hidden knowledge about the way things run…it’s a long transfer process
What skill sets are needed to thrive in the new blockchain economy -34:16
The same skills that are always needed – Naval
“Anything a computer can eventually be trained to do, a computer will do”
Computers probably won’t be able to “be creative” anytime soon – “You want to be creative. You want to be learning skills to create new things.”
You want to be good at solving problems creatively – this will get you paid
Naval recalls a quote – “In the future, either you’re telling a computer what to do, or a computer is telling you want to do.” – You don’t want to be on the wrong side of that transaction
The Vision For Coinbase (Balaji) – 38:20
The integration of Earn will happen
So in addition to being able to buy/sell crypto, you’ll be able to earn currencies…with Earn
Some cool projects he can’t talk about
The overall vision – “Build an open financial system”
Think about what Linux was in comparison to Windows
“It’s hard to imagine a financial system that’s more closed than our one is today”
Companies Naval is Involved In – 39:57
CoinList – The legal, regulated, well-lit marketplace for ICO’s (initial coin offerings)
MetaStable – “The oldest cryptocurrency fund that bought anything other than Bitcoin”
Identity and the Blockchain – 53:13
“At a very high level, you can have your wealth tied to anonymous identities in the blockchain world, which you can’t do in the real world” – Naval
In blockchain land, you can actually own and control your identity. Today, our choices for ID ownership are the government (which leaks SS numbers left and right), credit card companies (every waiter has your credit card), Experian (who just got hacked), or Facebook (who will sell your identity for a 10 cent click ad)
“All the ways your identity gets held out there, are just sieves”
“I think in 20 or 30 years, it’s going to become much less frequent to put your ‘real name’ on the internet. It’s going to be like putting your social security number out there.” – Balaji
How does blockchain intersect with other emerging technologies (VR, etc.)? – 56:37
The internet is going to have it’s own native money – Naval
Do you imagine in 100 years from now, the internet will still be using dollars? – No
A true native VR ecosystem (Naval says this is 10-20 years away) will require it’s own native programmable electronic money – and crypto is the way to do it
Looking long term, who are the crypto winners? -58:00
The world – It will be easier to get job, raise capital, trade without trading fees etc.
“Anyone who’s made a living as a gatekeeper is going to get hurt. Anyone who’s been kept back by a gatekeeper gets helped.”
Wrapping Up – What is your idea to change the world? -1:02:00
Take a Facebook group. If you add crypto to it – it becomes a virtual economy. Add VR to it – it becomes a true virtual economy.
Balaji thinks this is where social networks are going in 1-20 years
“Computers are getting so cheap. Tablets are getting so cheap. We have the entire library of the modern age available on the internet. I’d love to see an entire air drop of tablets to the developing world. All the textbooks, all the courses, all the learning materials, preloaded and ready to go. The tablet would be able to figure out, with some simple software, what language you speak, what level of education you’re at, and automatically start teaching you from there. It can connect you with a volunteer network, or teachers across the world, who can video in and help you when you’re stuck. We can educate the whole world much more cheaply than we’re trying to do today.”
“The next definition of money is up for grabs” – Naval
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Fortnite - Water, Ranger, and Air Traffic Control Tower Locations
Learn where to dance on top various towers for Week 5 of Fortnite Season 7.
Published Jan. 3, 2019, 12:04 p.m. about Fortnite
by Larryn Bell
One of Fortnite's multi-staged Battle Pass challenges for Week 5 of Season 7 involves dancing on top a series of towers that are found throughout the map. There are three towers to look for, and you must dance on each one in the order they are listed to make progress in the challenge. Below, we’ll show you where to find the water tower, ranger tower, and air traffic control tower in Fortnite so you can bust a move atop each and be on your way.
Water Tower Location
The first stage of the challenge requires players to dance on top of a water tower in Fortnite. The water tower in question is located at the southeast corner of Retail Row. If you’re unsure what to look for, it’s a large metal tower with a spherical tank at the top.
It’s best to land directly on top the tower from the start if possible, rather than building your way up. Use a dance emote on top the tower to complete Stage 1. You will likely run into a ton of players aiming to do the same thing, so don’t expect to live very long afterward.
Ranger Tower Location
Stage 2 requires you to dance on top of a ranger tower in Fortnite. You will find the ranger tower over in Lonely Lodge on the east side of the map. The ranger tower is the tall wooden watchtower with a staircase around its column leading to a lookout room at the top. Try to land on the roof and dance quickly so you can snag the nearby chests and be on your way.
Air Traffic Control Tower Location
The third and final stage of this challenge takes you to the new snow biome on the southwest corner of the Fortnite map, where you are tasked with dancing on top of an air traffic control tower. As you might have guessed, you will find Fortnite’s air traffic control tower over in Frosty Flights, where you can also find several plane spawns.
You’re looking for a tall red tower with a white satellite dish at the top near the center of Frosty Flights. Dance on top of this tower to complete the challenge.
Now that you know where to find all of the towers for Week 5’s multi-stage challenge in Fortnite, you can move on to some of the other Season 7 challenges, including finding the NOMS letters or launching fireworks in Fortnite. If you’re still in a dancing mood, make sure to cut a rug at each of Fortnite's forbidden dance locations as well.
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Top 11 Albums Of 2008
2008 leaps out as being a really poor year for albums, so much so I resorted to putting an album that wasn’t even technically released on here! Only the top five of this list really stand out; the rest are three (and a half) star albums at best that wouldn’t make the cut in any other year, with Jenny Lewis and John Legend even having better albums under their belt that didn’t make the charts in other years.
Still, enough with the cryptic clues. For better or worse, I present you with my Top 11 Albums Of 2008.
1. Britney Spears – Circus
Not as good as Blackout, but then again, what is? Whilst Blackout was an unrelenting dance nirvana, Circus is more a collection of great songs, with a couple of stinkers thrown in for good measure. [How did the teeth-gnashingly awful My Baby, with its nauseating lyrics about smelling breath ever leave the demo stage? And Mmm Papi is so shudder-inducingly cringe-making, you’ll hang your head in shame at how annoyingly catchy it is.] The sirens of Womanizer signal that Britney is back with bells on; tracks like Kill The Lights (heralding the return of ‘Princess, now Queen of Pop, Miss Britney Spears’), the strangulated vowels of Shattered Glass and the winking thrust of If U Seek Amy may steal the limelight but the experimental stutters and squeals of Mannequin and hypnotic seduction of Unusual You reveal their lustre on later listens. Meanwhile, my two favourites are mere bonuses – the Lady Gaga-penned (listen out for her on backing vocals) jaw-droppingly lovely Quicksand, which feels like it just rains gooey gorgeousness at every listen and the retro butterscotch charms of Amnesia (I could write an essay on this song – stuttering on the word ‘stutters’, the way that ‘butterflies’ is fragmented into two lines, that the song is about how hot some guy is that Brit ‘gets amnesia’ and then he comes to her and tells her that he can’t ‘forget about her’… that’s clever pop for you, and it’s utterly blissful). Welcome back Britters!
2. Lady Gaga – The Fame
At times, Lady Gaga really annoys me – ridiculous crotch-thrusting outfits, too much make-up, hair like straw, insisting that she’s 22 when she looks about 40. But then I remember how great her songs are. The Fame is a remarkable debut, with barely a duff track, and the seamy seedy edge added by lyrics detailing an obsession with fame or a predilection for rough sex complement the killer choruses (more than most artists manage in an entire career) perfectly. Suddenly, her ‘I’m outrageous, me!’ get-up just doesn’t matter anymore.
3. Girls Aloud – Out Of Control
Tame by Girls Aloud’s standards, bloody brilliant by anyone else’s. Lacking the genre-pogoing bravery of Tangled Up, Out of Control still has its fair share of electrifyingly eclectic moments in Miss You Bow Wow (a seemingly endless segue of stunning choruses), Revolution In The Head and Live In The Country. The rest of the album may see the girls on more mellow mainstream form – yet on tracks as genuinely lovely as Rolling Back The Rivers, the magnificent melancholy of The Loving Kind and whirling ecstasy of Untouchable, who’s complaining?
4. Same Difference – Pop
If you like your music to come with bigger smiles than a sales assistant on commission, then this is the album for you. This is pop in primary colours with hundreds and thousands sprinkled liberally on top, with surprisingly strong vocals from the siblings (so clean-cut that they make the Andrex puppy look a little sordid in comparison). Pop has had epic key changes thrown at it like confetti – the elongated one in Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now should be framed and hung up in a gallery, it’s that amazing. From the glorious cover art, to the perfectly-picked material, Pop practically wags its tail with pure unadulterated joy. It’s as if Steps never went away.
5. Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke
Does the album get a bit samey after a while? Yes. Does Ladyhawke’s ‘couldn’t give a shit, might as well be singing about what I need to get from Tesco later’ vocal delivery diminish the songs’ brilliance? Yes. But is this still a pretty great, cohesive, synthy sumptuous banquet of electro-indie? Yes. And is Paris Is Burning a sleazy adrenaline rush like no other? Of course.
6. Lemar – The Reason
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again: thank God for Lemar. The man is single-handedly keeping male British soul/r n’ b alive. His albums are always consistent, his voice is gorgeous and well, he seems a thoroughly nice chap. At ten tracks, The Reason never outstays its welcome and is a smoothly impressive record; in fact, Lemar out-sings, out-funks and out-does John Legend’s Evolver at every turn. Little Miss Heartbreaker is just crying out, in fact wailing loudly and bashing its fists against a wall, to become a massive hit and this album, like Catfights, deserves so much more success.
7. Sugababes – Catfights And Spotlights
I can’t pretend that the Sugababes abandonment of electropop didn’t disappoint – and without the Red Dresses, Holes in The Heads and Push the Buttons of the world, Catfights does suffer. The resulting energy drought will have you clinging as desperately onto the sole stomper (Hanging On A Star) as a bunny boiler to their ex – however, nothing but nothing will compel me to look on Girls with anything other than contempt. A gaping creative trench of a song, built solely around the strength of its sample and with little consideration for including a decent anything else, it’s a nadir in the Babes’ career. But Catfights does serve as a reminder that, once upon a time, the Sugababes (in whatever previous incarnation) were just as effective at ballads and midtempos as rave-ups. A quietly good album with some great vocals; Can We Call A Truce is heartbreaking pared-down beauty and Heidi has never sounded so heart-achingly gorgeous.
8. Annie – Don’t Stop
Not technically released [it eventually saw the light of day in late 2009, a ridiculous 18 months after the Interwebz got their first taste of Don’t Stop], but it seems churlish not to award Norwegian pop sprite Annie her place in the top 11. Don’t Stop boasts songs lighter than spun sugar, a fair smattering of wit and depth that many of her contemporaries lack and the occasional utter leftfield spark (ice cream chimes in I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me). Annie’s feather-light delivery perhaps lacks the appropriate punch for power-pop like My Love Is Better but juxtaposes against the rocky duet I Can’t Let Go nicely and is the perfect fit for dreamy epics like Songs Remind Me Of You and Marie Cherie.
9. Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
Lewis just has a voice that makes you melt – she just seems to sing with such simplicity and feeling that it delves into parts of your soul you weren’t sure existed. Not an album that will have you raving it up until poppers o’ clock but a master-class in breathtaking beauty all the same.
1o. John Legend – Evolver
I’ve long said that Legend could read the dictionary over a backing track and I’d still be in thrall to that honeyed voice. But Legend’s attempts to become the next Marvin Gaye are wearing a little thin because he has not yet managed to match the majesty of 2005’s wondrous Get Lifted. Green Light, propelled by Andre 3000’s cheeky chutzpah (btw where is he?! I need another Outkast album!), offers a tantalising glimpse of what could happen if Legend veered in a slightly funkier direction. Sadly, nothing on Evolver, despite the progressive sounding title, comes close to even trying. His piano-led ballads are still beautiful (This Time = Evolver’s Ordinary People), but you hear me Legend, I want more!
11. The Saturdays – Chasing Lights
The Saturdays are being touted as the great white hope of girl bands – the last bastion if the Sugababes and Girls Aloud should disappear. On the basis of Chasing Lights, I’m worried. Yes, there are some great tunes on here (I have a huge squidgy soft spot for the monumentally cheesy Why Me, Why Now) but they would be great tunes if my wall sung them to me – in fact, they might even be better. The Saturdays are in desperate need of personality and spark in order to elevate their slick yet serviceable pop to the next level. Up is still bloody good though.
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In school, he studied how people learn and function best together as individuals and in teams and discovered that leadership training is often not enough. It was through his work as a master coach that allowed him to help professionals and individuals inside and outside of the boardroom discover, ignite, and realized their passion and purpose. His life work and biggest opportunity was to develop and coach leaders to create real, lasting impact in the world.
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After years of working with people-centric companies, Glen started his own firm, Marquis Leadership, and he works with companies like Starbucks, Microsoft, Apple, REI, Expedia, and Seattle Children’s Hospital to help leaders identify the impact they want to make in the world and achieve better bottom line results while doing it.
“Many people don’t realize that finding your passion and focusing on meaningful impact ultimately drives better results,” he explains. “My purpose is to help leaders connect with something greater than themselves – to offer a roadmap for leaders to grow their potential and create a path to be their best selves, all while creating a lasting legacy they can be proud of.”
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2. See What is in Front of You: Give yourself permission to notice the opportunities that continually present themselves. Vision is part dream and part action. Simply, you must not only dream it, you must do it. Consider exactly what your goals are and how you wish to achieve them. Think in 1-, 5-, and 10-year horizons.
3. Lead with Curiosity: Recognize your triggers, mind the gap, and allow your emotions to provide the data you need to make better decisions. An impactful life is one that never stops pursuing change. Your interests and priorities may change over time, as well. Check in with yourself, and make sure you’re still pursuing change you feel good about. Stay hungry.
4. Measure Your Impact: Many people forget this step, thinking instead, “I’ll know change when I see it.” Change doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s important to create benchmarks to measure your progress. Create short- and long-term goals and figure out a clear way of measuring achievement.
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3D graphics, a beginners mind.
CoolqB (102)
In this tutorial I would like to show how 3d graphics is done today, why it's important, and how it will change the way you see 3d graphics applications.
To better understand, we'll end up creating a 3d engine with Python.
I expect you to be familiar with Python, if you understand what class means you're probably qualified in this department.
I also expect you to understand what the terms fov (field of view), vertex, mesh..etc. mean.
But 3d graphics is hard!
No, it's not. This is an awesome area of programming you'll be able to show to your friends, there will be math(s) involved, so strap in, but it'll all be explained. If there are aspects you do not understand, simply copy my solution.
To start, let's go through the basic building blocks.
Imagine we have a simple object, a cube.
There's more going on under the hood, this cube is made up of two things, vertexes and triangles.
Vertexes are essentially points in 3d space. Look around your room, and imagine a speck of dust, a single point in 3d space.
Triangles are, well just triangles, normal 2d flat triangles. However their three points are connected to specific vertexes.
Let's look at the vertexes.
On the above image of a cube, you can see there are eight points, these are the points which make up the cube.
In memory, these points each have a 3d coordinate: X, Y, Z axis. however when we go to render the cube, we map each 3d coordinate to 2d screen space. And the way we do that is surprisingly simple.
Next, let's look at the triangles.
As you can see, a triangle is now connected to three of the points. Do this 12(*) times and you'll get a cube.
*: A cube is made up of 6 faces, however to make a face with a triangle, you must use two triangles, so it ends up being 12 triangles.
Enough "fundamentals", more coding!
Alright, now that we understand the basic structure for rendering 3d shapes. Let's get more technical. We'll be doing this in Python (with Turtle).
First, we import Turtle, I will assume you already know how to use Turtle and are familiar with it's functionality. In short, it's just a graphics library aimed at kids learning how to code with graphics, and making flowers and all sorts of things... Except we'll be going much further than flowers.
Next we need to store our object data. We need to store all our vertexes and triangles.
VERTEXES = [(-1, -1, -1), ( 1, -1, -1), ( 1, 1, -1), (-1, 1, -1),
(-1, -1, 1), ( 1, -1, 1), ( 1, 1, 1), (-1, 1, 1)]
TRIANGLES = [(0, 1, 2)]
For now, we only have one triangle connected to the first three points.
Our basic main loop
We want to simulate a normal graphics library with turtle.
Our program will follow this structure:
# Create turtle,
pointer = turtle.Turtle()
# Turn off move time, makes drawing instant,
turtle.tracer(0, 0)
pointer.up()
# Clear screen,
pointer.clear()
# Draw,
# Update,
turtle.update()
Alright, now we need to somehow map these 3d vertex coordinates to 2d screen coordinates.
To do this, let's use the Perspective Formula. Before we dive into the details of what exactly this formula does, let's start with an observation.
Place an object in front of you, for instance a cup. As you move away, the cup shrinks; now this is all very obvious, but it is an essential property of 3d space we must consider.
When we're creating a 3d engine, what we're doing is simulating this observation. When we move away from our objects, that is - the Z axis, we're essentially converging the X and Y axis toward zero.
Look at this front-view of a cube, you can see the back vertexes are closer to the center (zero).
So what is this "formula"?
f = field_of_view / z
screen_x = x * f
screen_y = y * f
Where x, y, z are vertex coordinates.
We can simplify this to:
f = fov / z
sx, sy = x * f, y * f
So let's add FOV at the top of the file:
FOV = 100
Drawing the points
Let's iterate through each vertex:
for vertex in VERTEXES:
# Get the X, Y, Z coords out of the vertex iterator,
x, y, z = vertex
# Perspective formula,
# Move to and draw point,
pointer.goto(sx, sy)
pointer.dot(3)
What we get is:
But where are our four other points from before? The ones behind?
The issue is we're inside the cube, we need to move the camera out.
Alright, I won't go into the camera in this tutorial, you can look at my repl at the bottom to see how to properly implement a 3d engine, but we're taking baby steps here.
When we think of moving the camera, we think of the camera object moving, simple right? Well that's not easy to implement in a rasterized renderer. However what's easier is to move the world around it. Think about it, either you can move the camera, or move the world; it's the same effect.
As it turns out, it's a lot easier to offset the vertex positions than somehow change the perspective formula to equate the position; it would be a whole lot more complex.
So quickly solve this, let's move the camera out:
z += 5
And adjust the FOV to say, 400.
Drawing triangles
To draw triangles, consider this code. By this point you should be able to understand it:
for triangle in TRIANGLES:
points = []
for vertex in triangle:
x, y, z = VERTEXES[vertex]
print(x, y, z)
# Add point,
points.append((sx, sy))
# Draw trangle,
pointer.goto(points[0][0], points[0][1])
pointer.down()
To rotate our object, we'll be using the Rotation Matrix. It sounds scary, right?
If you're familiar with linear algebra, you should already know this, but the rotation matrix is commonly defined as:
[x'] = [cos(0), -sin(0)]
[y'] = [sin(0), cos(0)]
using 0 as theta
I won't go into detail of the matrix. If you're unfamiliar, feel free to either research or copy & paste.
To implement this, we'll first need the math library:
from math import sin, cos
Let's make a function to rotate:
def rotate(x, y, r):
s, c = sin(r), cos(r)
return x * c - y * s,
x * s + y * c
Then let's place this before we do our perspective formula calculations:
# Rotate,
x, z = rotate(x, z, 1)
As you can see the triangle is now rotated:
Let's make the rest of the triangles:
TRIANGLES = [
(0, 1, 2), (2, 3, 0),
(5, 1, 2), (2, 6, 5)
Let's initialize a counter at the start of the file:
and increment this at the end of every loop:
counter += 0.025
And replace our rotation function:
x, z = rotate(x, z, counter)
It's rotating, awesome!
To rotate on the X, Y and Z axis:
y, z = rotate(y, z, counter)
x, y = rotate(x, y, counter)
We're done!
Complete code
Before you read, I recommend you do read through the above, I know it's easier to just skip down to the bottom for the solutions.
However, if you're here after reading through the above, feel free to post Full read in the comments as a token of my respect, and feel free to copy this code =)
return x * c - y * s, x * s + y * c
If you want to see an expanded and better written version: https://repl.it/@CoolqB/3D-Engine
If there's demand I will perhaps dive into shading, lighting, culling, clipping and even texturing.
If you've got any questions, fire away in the comments.
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Ecocultural health and resilience in regional Australian communities: Mitigating the psychological distress of environmental crisis through community arts participation
Coyne, Phoebe (2011) Ecocultural health and resilience in regional Australian communities: Mitigating the psychological distress of environmental crisis through community arts participation. Honours thesis, Murdoch University.
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PDF - Whole Thesis
By 2020, it is estimated that mental ill-health issues will be the greatest cause of debilitating illness facing developed nations (WHO 2010, Hamilton 2010). The forecast epidemic of mental illness is further complicated by the effect of environmental issues such as climate change on psychological coping and stress mechanisms in people and whole cultures (Speldewinde et al. 2009, Berry et al. 2008).
Psychoterratic (psyche- mind, terra- earth) distress is identified in the concept of 'solastalgia' (Albrecht 2007). Solastalgia is the loss of solace experienced in relation to negatively perceived environmental change in one's home environment, and is evidenced in mental health of regional Australians suffering the impacts of humaninduced (artificial) and natural, negatively perceived environmental change (Albrecht 2005, 2007).
Community arts participation in regional Australian communities demonstrates positive correlations between participation and human health and wellbeing. As a corollary, this thesis proposes that community arts is a suitable vehicle to link the issues of environmental health and community mental health, by employing an ecocultural health perspective.
Ecocultural health is a framework which incorporates human health as a subset of ecological health from the scale of global health to the health of small communities. An ecocultural health perspective is employed to demonstrate the links between human mental health and ecosystem health in regional Australia. Community arts can, it is argued, effectively seek to remediate local ecological health conditions and mental health issues within the community. On the policy development and services delivery level, the employment of community arts to mitigate solastalgia in a time of environmental crisis can be used as an upstream (primary), midstream (secondary) and downstream (tertiary) intervention for non-acute mental health issues. Through acting at multiple scales, community arts can alleviate the burden on poorly or inadequately resourced regional mental health services and regional public health promotion efforts. Community arts also has positive effects on pride and sense of place, which, in turn, has positive effects for social cohesion and policy development in regional Australia.
With growing evidence of causal relationships between decline in human health and detrimental environmental change, there is an emergent role for community arts in remediating negative psychoterratic conditions and environmental degradation.
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7 July 2016 / SF News / Caleb Pershan
Could An App Stop Racist Policing?
It's difficult to overstate technology's importance in the Black Lives Matter movement. Bystander cell phone video has made it harder, if somehow still not impossible, to ignore the seemingly endless killings of African Americans by police. That technology is changing and improving: It was Facebook Live video, streaming in real time, that captured the horrifying moments after a police officer shot Philando Castile at a traffic stop in Falcon, Minnesota, his daughter and girlfriend beside him in the car as he died.
And yet, as Iranian-born Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Shervin Pishevar illustrates, it remains possible to overestimate the usefulness of technology, or rather to imagine technological solutions in order to avoid more pressing and difficult social and policy work. With his company Sherpa Capital, Pishevar has invested in Uber, Airbnb, and Slack. Now he wants to develop an app for people like Castile who are stopped by officers in their vehicles, an app that would provide a means of communication to keep these two parties from physically interacting.
I hope this idea spreads and begins to save lives. https://t.co/MdKZ9hKv1H
— Shervin Pishevar (@shervin) July 7, 2016
As Pishevar tells USA Today, "The police officer would still be in their car. The person would still be in their car... The mobile app would put distance between the police officer and the citizen and a lot of stuff could happen automatically."
Other technologists like Anil Dash, who has railed against such "solutionism" in many forms, expressed disapproval for the idea.
Apps cannot fix decades of institutional antiblackness & racist violence. But the power & influence of tech *can* pressure policymakers.
— Anil Dash (@anildash) July 7, 2016
Though confronted with criticism from Dash and others, Pishevar stood by his plan. "If the app existed the interaction between the police officer and man could have happened via the app," he said, seeming to address Castile's killing directly. "There would be no reason for the officer to ask for the license and registration. It could have been confirmed via the app... If he was licensed to carry (as Castile was), the app could send notification and he drop the gun on the ground."
To illustrate just some of the problems with this idea, let's consider a more local example. It's unlikely an app would have saved the life of Jessica Williams, who was shot and killed on May 19 near Elmira Street and Shafter Avenue in the Bayview. Officers appear to have fired on Williams, a 27-year-old black woman who was unarmed, homeless, and suspected of operating a stolen vehicle, moments after she crashed that car, seemingly in an attempt to avoid them.
Williams' killing also feels particularly pertinent this week as an example of the painfully long investigation process endemic to our current police system. While Williams' death came quickly, as did the removal of Police Chief Greg Suhr, an investigation into SFPD officers' use of force that day has been infuriatingly slow. That pace is in keeping with the findings of a San Francisco Civil Grand Jury: Investigations into the use of deadly force by San Francisco Police officers take too long and provide the public with too little information. Though the Grand Jury's recommendations released yesterday are non-binding, they're shaped by mounting evidence in the form of document, records, and testimony that will demand the attention of city officials.
"The citizens of San Francisco are not provided enough information to determine whether the current OIS (officer involved shooting) investigation process works properly or whether the results of these investigations are fair and just," argues the report, titled "Into The Open: Opportunities For More Timely And Transparent Investigations Of Fatal San Francisco Police Department Officer Involved Shootings." Currently, as CBS 5 explains, incidences when officers shoot citizens are investigated simultaneously by police and the District Attorney's office. The recommendation of the Civil Grand Jury report, which follows a five-month investigation, is that the city create a task force to oversee investigations. That task force would ideally include members from the DA's office, the Sheriff's Office, the Office of Citizen Complaints, the Office of theMedical Examiner, and police. The report also counsels the city to streamline the investigation process while providing more transparency to the public.
It's in this last task, the work of quickly providing citizens with the information they need to hold police accountable, that technology might prove more useful than, say, in the case of app-based police communication. Campaign Zero, a website and policy platform developed by prominent Black Lives Matter activists including Johnetta Elzie and DeRay McKesson, offers one example. Its website breaks down the systemic problem of police violence into a set of concrete solutions, complicated factors that are neatly visualized. The site also points to a series of reports tracking those solutions and their implementation.
"Digital tools have been the infrastructure that have allowed this movement to operate so quickly and so impactfully across the world," Samuel Sinyangwe, a policy analyst and data scientist with Campaign Zero, told SFist. Formerly a San Francisco resident, Sinyangwe now lives in New York City, and with regard to his statement, it's hard not to think of Twitter, a platform on which he and so many activists like Elzie and McKesson are extremely active.
"In San Francisco," says Sinyangwe, "incredibly skilled people want to do good and have the skills to visualize information." But it's here that Sinyangwe importantly draws the line between tool and solution. "We're not going to end police violence by, for example, just adding body cameras," he says. "It's going to take action on all ten of [Campaign Zero's] policy categories to achieve meaningful change."
Related: Civil Grand Jury: Scandal-Plagued Crime Lab Should Be Run Independently Of SFPD
And Now A Federal Officer Is Accused Of Trying To Pimp The Oakland Teen At Center Of OPD Scandal
The sordid tale of a minor allegedly exploited for sex and trafficked by numerous members of East Bay law enforcement continues to deepen, as we learn today via the East Bay Express that
Oakland Rapper MC Zumbi Shoots Video For His Song 'Tech __aSyNcId_<_aFSSUOZj__#x27; As His Family Moves Out Of Their House
Oakland rapper MC Zumbi, a.k.a. Steven Gaines and part of hip hop group Zion I, cut a track earlier this year in which he raps about being a victim of gentrification
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Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method Collection
This collection contains resources about the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM), a method for evaluating software architectures against quality attribute goals.
Software ArchitectureSoftware Architecture
The Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) is a method for evaluating software architectures relative to quality attribute goals. ATAM evaluations expose architectural risks that potentially inhibit the achievement of an organization's business goals. The ATAM gets its name because it not only reveals how well an architecture satisfies particular quality goals, but it also provides insight into how those quality goals interact with each other—how they trade off against each other.
The ATAM is the leading method in the area of software architecture evaluation. An evaluation using the ATAM typically takes three to four days and gathers together a trained evaluation team, architects, and representatives of the architecture's various stakeholders.
Most complex software systems are required to be modifiable and have good performance. They may also need to be secure, interoperable, portable, and reliable. But for any particular system
What precisely do these quality attributes such as modifiability, security, performance, and reliability mean?
Can a system be analyzed to determine these desired qualities?
How soon can such an analysis occur?
How do you know if a software architecture for a system is suitable without having to build the system first?
Business drivers and the software architecture are elicited from project decision makers. These are refined into scenarios and the architectural decisions made in support of each one. Analysis of scenarios and decisions results in identification of risks, non-risks, sensitivity points, and tradeoff points in the architecture. Risks are synthesized into a set of risk themes, showing how each one threatens a business driver.
The ATAM consists of nine steps:
Present the ATAM. The evaluation leader describes the evaluation method to the assembled participants, tries to set their expectations, and answers questions they may have.
Present business drivers. A project spokesperson (ideally the project manager or system customer) describes what business goals are motivating the development effort and hence what will be the primary architectural drivers (e.g., high availability or time to market or high security).
Present architecture. The architect will describe the architecture, focusing on how it addresses the business drivers.
Identify architectural approaches. Architectural approaches are identified by the architect, but are not analyzed.
Generate quality attribute utility tree. The quality factors that comprise system "utility" (performance, availability, security, modifiability, usability, etc.) are elicited, specified down to the level of scenarios, annotated with stimuli and responses, and prioritized.
Analyze architectural approaches. Based on the high-priority factors identified in Step 5, the architectural approaches that address those factors are elicited and analyzed (for example, an architectural approach aimed at meeting performance goals will be subjected to a performance analysis). During this step, architectural risks, sensitivity points, and tradeoff points are identified.
Brainstorm and prioritize scenarios. A larger set of scenarios is elicited from the entire group of stakeholders. This set of scenarios is prioritized via a voting process involving the entire stakeholder group.
Analyze architectural approaches. This step reiterates the activities of Step 6, but using the highly ranked scenarios from Step 7. Those scenarios are considered to be test cases to confirm the analysis performed thus far. This analysis may uncover additional architectural approaches, risks, sensitivity points, and tradeoff points, which are then documented.
Present results. Based on the information collected in the ATAM (approaches, scenarios, attribute-specific questions, the utility tree, risks, non-risks, sensitivity points, tradeoffs), the ATAM team presents the findings to the assembled stakeholders.
The most important results are improved architectures. The output of an ATAM is an outbrief presentation and/or a written report that includes the major findings of the evaluation. These are typically
a set of architectural approaches identified
a "utility tree"—a hierarchic model of the driving architectural requirements
the set of scenarios generated and the subset that were mapped onto the architecture
a set of quality-attribute-specific questions that were applied to the architecture and the responses to these questions
a set of identified risks
a set of identified non-risks
a synthesis of the risks into a set of risk themes that threaten to undermine the business goals for the system
identified risks early in the life cycle
increased communication among stakeholders
clarified quality attribute requirements
improved architecture documentation
documented basis for architectural decisions
The most important results are improved architectures. The ATAM aids in eliciting sets of quality requirements along multiple dimensions, analyzing the effects of each requirement in isolation, and then understanding the interactions of these requirements.
Who Would Benefit
Many people have a stake in a system's architecture, and all of them exert whatever influence they can on the architect(s) to make sure that their goals are addressed. For example, the users want a system that is easy to use and has rich functionality. The maintenance organization wants a system that is easy to modify. The developing organization (as represented by management) wants a system that is easy to build and that will employ the existing work force to good advantage. The customer (who pays the bill) wants the system to be built on time and within budget. All of these stakeholders will benefit from applying the ATAM. And needless to say, the architect is also a primary beneficiary.
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ATAM: Method for Architecture Evaluation
August 1, 2000 • Technical Report
By Rick Kazman, Mark H. Klein, Paul C. Clements
This report presents technical and organizational foundations for performing architectural analysis, and presents the SEI's ATAM, a technique for analyzing software architectures.
Evaluating Software Architectures: Methods and Case Studies
October 22, 2001 • Book
By Paul C. Clements, Rick Kazman, Mark H. Klein
This book is a comprehensive guide to software architecture evaluation, describing specific methods that can quickly and inexpensively mitigate enormous risk in software projects.
Impact of Army Architecture Evaluations
April 1, 2009 • Special Report
By Robert Nord, John K. Bergey, Stephen Blanchette, Jr., Mark H. Klein
This 2009 report describes the results of a study of the impact that the ATAM evaluations and QAWs had on Army programs.
Categorizing Business Goals for Software Architectures
December 1, 2005 • Technical Report
By Rick Kazman, Len Bass
This report provides a categorization of possible business goals for software-intensive systems, so that individuals have some guidance in the elicitation, expression, and documentation of business goals.
Risk Themes Discovered Through Architecture Evaluations
September 1, 2006 • Technical Report
By Len Bass, Robert Nord, William G. Wood, David Zubrow
This 2006 report analyzes the output of 18 evaluations conducted using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis (ATAM). The goal of the analysis was to find patterns in the risk themes identified during those evaluations.
Progress Toward an Organic Software Architecture Capability in the U.S. Army
June 1, 2007 • Technical Report
By Stephen Blanchette, Jr., John K. Bergey
This 2007 report describes the Software Architecture Initiative of the Army Strategic Software Improvement Program.
Risk Themes from ATAM Data: Preliminary Results
By Len Bass, Robert Nord, William G. Wood
In this 2006 presentation, Len Bass, Robert Nord, and William G. Wood of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) present a preliminary analysis of the results of a collection of ATAMs.
Using the SEI Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate WIN-T: A Case Study
September 1, 2005 • Technical Note
By Paul C. Clements, John K. Bergey, Dave Mason
This report describes the application of the SEI ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) to the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) system.
Integrating the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) with the Cost Benefit Analysis Method (CBAM)
December 1, 2003 • Technical Note
By Robert Nord, Mario R. Barbacci, Paul C. Clements, Rick Kazman, Mark H. Klein, Liam O'Brien, James E. Tomayko
This technical note reports on a proposal to integrate the SEI ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) and the CBAM (Cost Benefit Analysis Method).
Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) to Evaluate the Software Architecture for a Product Line of Avionics Systems: A Case Study
July 1, 2003 • Technical Note
By Mario R. Barbacci, Paul C. Clements, Anthony J. Lattanze, Linda M. Northrop, William G. Wood
This 2003 technical note describes an ATAM evaluation of the software architecture for an avionics system developed for the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO) of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Office.
SEI Architecture Analysis Techniques and When to Use Them
October 1, 2002 • Technical Note
By Mario R. Barbacci
When analyzing system and software architectures, the Quality Attribute Workshop (QAW) and the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) can be used in combination to obtain early and continuous benefits.
Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems
June 1, 2002 • Technical Note
By John K. Bergey, Matt Fisher, Lawrence G. Jones
This report explains the role of software architecture evaluation in a source selection and describes the contractual elements that are needed to support its use.
Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Wargame Simulation System: A Case Study
By Lawrence G. Jones, Anthony J. Lattanze
This report describes the application of the ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) to a major wargaming simulation system.
Applicability of General Scenarios to the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method
October 1, 2001 • Technical Report
By Len Bass, Mark H. Klein, Gabriel Moreno
In this report, we compare the scenarios elicited from five ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) evaluations with the scenarios used to characterize the quality attributes.
Use of the ATAM in the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems
By John K. Bergey, Matt Fisher
This report discusses the role of software architecture evaluations in a system acquisition and describes the contractual elements that are needed to accommodate architecture evaluations in an acquisition. The report also provides an example of contractual language that incorporates the ATAM as a software architecture evaluation method in a system acquisition.
An Evaluation Theory Perspective of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM)
By Marta Lopez
This report analyzes and identifies the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM)'s evaluation process and criteria, as well as its data-gathering and synthesis techniques, and more.
Using the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method to Evaluate a Reference Architecture: A Case Study
By Brian P. Gallagher
This report describes the application of the ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) to evaluate a reference architecture for ground-based command and control systems.
Software Architecture Evaluation with ATAM in the DoD System Acquisition Context
By John K. Bergey, Matt Fisher, Lawrence G. Jones, Rick Kazman
This report explains the basics of software architecture and software architecture evaluation in a system acquisition context.
The Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method
July 1, 1998 • Technical Report
By Rick Kazman, Mark H. Klein, Mario R. Barbacci, Thomas A. Longstaff, Howard F. Lipson, Jeromy Carriere
This paper presents the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM), a structured technique for understanding the tradeoffs inherent in the architectures of software-intensive systems.
Steps in an Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method: Quality Attribute Models and Analysis
May 1, 1998 • Technical Report
By Mario R. Barbacci, Peter H. Feiler, Mark H. Klein, Howard F. Lipson, Thomas A. Longstaff, Charles B. Weinstock, Jeromy Carriere
This paper presents some of the steps in an emerging architecture tradeoff analysis method (ATAM).
April 1, 1998 • White Paper
This paper presents the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM), a structured technique for understanding the tradeoffs inherent in design.
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Antagonising the quiet: an interview with Fuckshovel
February 18th sees the release of an album from powerful and incendiary UK rock band Fuckshovel, which is quite simply a masterful brawl of irresistible rock n roll. An insatiable muscular pleasure, This Is What We Are incites and thrills with every rampant note to leave the listener breathless, exhilarated, and ready to take on the world. The London quartet has worked long and hard to bring the album to the world and such its impressive quality it feels like it will be the trigger to a massive year for the band. Obviously we wanted to find out more about band and album so did not need asking twice when offered the opportunity to question the band…
Hi Guys and welcome to The RingMaster Review. We are on the eve of the release of your debut album ‘This Is What We Are‘, how are things emotionally in the Fuckshovel camp?
We’re just about holding it together! It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride making this album. It’s taken a long time and we’ve put so much into it both physically and mentally. For us up to now it has always seemed like it’s on the drawing board, so to finally be putting it out there seems bizarre, like the end of an era. Maybe the release is the closure we need to get on with the next album!
The first single from the album Schizophonic certainly brewed up a fevered anticipation for the album, as represented by the enormous reception when playing the track on The Bone Orchard podcast. Has its success and deserved acclaim, made you less tense and more confident for the album’s introduction to the world?
Well to be honest, we know that the playing is good and we’re confident in the songs so the only thing we’re really concerned about is finding enough people who agree with us! Reviews and the like are so subjective it’s not something we can control so we try not to worry about it too much.
Before talking more about ‘This Is What We Are’, tell us how Fuckshovel began and those early days starting out?
The original plan was basically Jon, Ian and another mate (Kermit) getting together with a couple of mates and playing for a bit of fun. For various reasons this never really happened so John and Dave were recruited to the good ship Shovel. We started writing and gigging immediately and got some good reviews and feedback but it was quite difficult to settle on a sound that we were all happy with. Eventually we parted company with Kerm and began writing material that suited the remaining four of us.
What is the history of the band members previous to the band?
Many and varied: Dave (Virago – drums) played with Cradle of Filth, did the MTV Awards with Basement Jaxx and more recently appeared with Dizzee Rascal. John (Faulkner – bass) was formally with Latch and played on a couple of tracks on the first Plan B album, Ian (Fisher – guitar) was in Decimator and before doing this Jon (Stone – vocals) was working with Laurence Archer (Phil Lynott’s Grand Slam & UFO).
Many bands have been raised as having essences in your music, including Discharge, Anthrax, and Ministry. For us your distinct sound held strong whispers of Therapy?, The Wildhearts, and definitely Ruts. Any of those fair and what are the major influences which inspired you as musicians and band?
As you can see from our previous histories we’ve got quite a disparate bunch of influences. For instance, Ian is into old school thrash, punk and Eminem! Jon likes Thin Lizzy, Soundgarden and Killing Joke. John would cite Deftones, Rage Against The Machine and the Bronx while Dave is a big Pantera and Alice In Chains fan. And we all agree on Slayer. And Peter & The Test Tube Babies! From our first rehearsal we wrote new stuff without ever knowingly incorporated any of our influences into the overall Shovel sound so whatever we sound like is just us playing what we enjoy; which is generally the sort of noise made by the bands you mention. So yeah, those references are fair in as much as Therapy? and The Wildhearts go for an aggressive sound with strong melodies, which is something we aim for. The Ruts is a niche reference but we’ll take that – Babylon’s Burning is one of the very few covers we’ve ever bothered to learn!
Obviously we have to ask about the brilliantly provocative band name. It smacks you in the face like your sounds with energy and mischief, any problems or restrictions come because of it though, especially in the regard of radio play?
It can be slightly problematic! As most bands will tell you the hardest thing to agree on is the name – we had the name before we’d even rehearsed so we were lumbered with it from day one! We’ve had radio play from BBC Radio 6 (Bruce Dickinson’s show), XFM (Ian Camfield and John Kennedy) and the likes of Total Rock so it’s not impossible but they do tend to call us F-Shovel which might make us slightly harder to track down. We had the video for Long Time Dead on Headbangers Ball quite regularly too so it can be done.
You have already grabbed strong attention both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, how did you come to play over in America?
Quite simply, we applied to showcase at SXSW and got accepted. It was a bit of a shock! We did it all off our own back so we probably didn’t get as much out of it as the more established bands… having said that, we did get a big crowd at the main showcase and a really good reaction too. It was great fun but not as fruitful as we’d hoped.
Back to This Is What We Are, an album which for us ‘is a riotous storm of rampant rock n roll with no intent to compromise or accept mere appreciation of its forceful sounds, it is all or nothing’. Do you have any set intent when writing songs?
Mainly we try to write to keep all four of us happy and as the meeting of our influences is generally in the aggressive section of the Venn diagram that’s what usually comes out. Plus, obviously, being called Fuckshovel does tend to mean we weed out the power ballads quite early in the writing process!
There is an open defiance and inciting attitude to your music, what predominately inspires your ideas?
People and politics (with a small ‘p’. And sometimes a big ‘P’). Basically, anything we get worked up about. Lyrically they deal with subjects like the nanny-state (Portia’s Box), people letting their lives drift by (Long Time Dead) and the mongrel nature of society (Schizophonic). Germs of Empire is a line from the novel Heart of Darkness and is about the nature and genesis of tyranny (or so Jon tells us!)
Did the tracks and album emerge from the studio how you envisaged going into its realm or did they evolve further?
Well, this is the second time we’ve actually recorded the album so they’ve definitely evolved! We originally had the album pretty much done and nearly dusted but when we listened back we’d got so immersed in the whole studio technology thing that we’d lost the band, so we scrapped it, which was quite time-consuming… And expensive! We went back to basics, took the songs apart, reworked some, dropped others completely and started again. So when we began tracking we were pretty sure we had all the sections as we wanted them. We allowed ourselves one week for all the tracking and did the vocals and overdubs later. The vocals were predominantly recorded in our rehearsal space which gave us time to play around and experiment with them so they definitely evolved.
How did you record the album? The songs have such a live and organic feel it suggests they maybe were recorded live so how did you lay down the tracks?
That was the initial aim. As we mentioned earlier, we were very concerned with capturing the sound of the band playing live. Long Time Dead and Skull &Bones were definitely done live. The rest were a combination of live and layers. Although, we did institute a 3 takes rule for everybody. And sometimes we stuck to it.
Is there any particular moment on the album which brings the deepest tingle and feeling of pride personally?
Probably the little things that you wouldn’t notice or know about if you hadn’t been involved in making the album:
Our children all shouting ‘You’re not one of us!’ in Auslander, the various musical parts all played by different people visiting the studio e.g. Jon’s daughter on the wah pedal in Schizophonic and remembering the atmosphere at various different times in the studio during recording. When we tracked Vegas Nerve (which used to be called God) the lights were really low in the studio and there was an epic thunderstorm that shone through the sky-light in the studio ceiling. There are also the one-offs such as Johnboy’s high-pitched scream in All You Got, a total random one-off fluke that has and will never be replicated. If you go on youtube you can see quite a lot of footage taken during tracking, for example Randy (Ian Fisher) in the vampire cape recording Auslander – that one in particular lives fond in the memory.
The artwork for ‘This Is What We Are’ comes from the legendary Jamie Reid. How did that link up come about and did he have a free rein to interpret your songs visually?
Jon and Ian know his agent (who used to do A&R for Poison Idea trivia fans). We asked him if he thought Jamie would be interested and were told to write to him and ask. So we drafted up a begging letter, sent him some lyrics, a couple of tracks and the track-listing and he said yes. He came back with a choice of 4 or 5 ideas and we got to pick the ones we wanted. It was quite surreal!
Usually we are asking bands what they learned from working with renowned and acclaimed producers, but here we have to ask did Jamie offer something other than his art which impacted on you?
Well, due to his schedule the process from start to finish took about 6 months so we definitely learned patience! And the fact that it’s okay to refine and re-do until something works. A good idea’s a good idea but it doesn’t mean you can’t make it better.
What is in the immediate future for Fuckshovel in association with the album?
It’s due to be released on the 18th February so we’re pushing to get as many people as possible to be aware of it. We’ve got some gigs already confirmed and we’re actively looking for more. It’s all about searching out people who agree with us!
We imagine, not having the joy yet to see you live, that your gigs are brawls of energy and attitude. How do you approach each show, like it might be the last one and give it your all every time one assumes going by the album.
Yeah, pretty much. These aren’t the sort of songs you can play half-arsed so no matter how many people we’re playing to we tend to go at it full-tilt. The aim is get everyone into it and singing along with Portia’s Box by the end.
Many thanks for sharing time to talk with us. Any parting words you would like to set free?
We’ve probably said too much already!
Lastly give us some of the most important albums which shaped your personal musical direction.
Killing Joke (2003 album with Dave Grohl on drums)
Velvet Revolver– Contraband
Peter and The Test Tube Babies – Loud Blaring Punk Rock
Read the review of This Is What We Are @
https://ringmasterreviewintroduces.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/fuckshovel-this-is-what-we-are/
The RingMaster Review 13/02/2013
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Fuckshovel: This Is What We Are
This Is What We Are is an album you cannot fail to become wrapped up in and find yourself recruited to its defiant brawl of irresistible noise and energy. Unleashed by UK rockers Fuckshovel, the release is a riotous storm of rampant rock n roll with no intent to compromise or accept mere appreciation of its forceful sounds, it is all or nothing and for us it is everything such the compelling and inciting muscular pleasure on offer.
Formed in the back street of London in 2005, Fuckshovel has a striking sound which is so easy to joyfully describe. The quartet stare the listener straight in the eyes with a confrontation brewed from the metallic imagination and might of Therapy?, the defiant pose and infectious punk abrasion of The Ruts, and the raw dirty rock n roll of The Wildhearts. To that you can add essences of early Anthrax and The Adicts but primarily throughout the album the first trio come to mind with the punk quartet the major spice to the music which is undeniably from the distinct ownership of Fuckshovel. The pedigree of the band members included experiences gained through playing with the likes of Cradle of Filth, Decimator, Basement Jaxx, Plan B, and remnants of Phil Lynott’s Grand Slam, the foursome infusing those elements into their new venture. The years since has seen the band share stages with bands such as The Germs, Fucked Up, Jaguar Love, Glen Matlock, and Innerpartysystem, receive an invitation to showcase material at SXSW in Texas to great success and response, as well as receiving acclaim and strong radio play upon the release of debut single Long Time Dead, something equalled by the accompanying video too.
Released on February 18th, This Is What We Are is primed to thrust the band to the widest national recognition well if irrepressible and skilfully contagious sounds are any degree of persuasion and the album has those in thrilling abundance. Recorded with producer Rohan Onraet, the album just barges through the ear from its first note to the last middle finger vocal scowl of the release. It is a merciless tempest of antagonistic rhythms, crippling riffs, and caustic emotive vocal. Opener Germs Of Empire bursts free with drums and guitars fighting each other for attention though both receive the fullest from the first bruising touch they deliver. Once settled into its stride the track brings in the Malcom Owen like vocals of Jon Stone to further inspire The Ruts flavouring already washing over the senses whilst the music spreads into a sinewy rock adventure with attitude and melodic teasing to the fore. It is a fiery encounter which starts the album off at a great height and alone makes the release and band one you want to know much more about.
The Antidote scrapes over the ear next, the scarring riffs of Ian Fisher and enslaving drums of Dave Hirschheimer demanding whilst the glorious throaty bass tones of John Faulkner bring instant submission to their predatory mastery. The track is less distinctive than the first but with ease lays a contagion and beckoning which is impossible to refuse. It takes no time in grabbing the enthused enlistment of feet and emotions whilst unveiling compelling enterprise to keep things unpredictable and inciting, the same claim which can be said of Black, another song which arguably does not venture to far into new territories but is just a thrilling assault of ravenous riffs and sonic teasing. It has a towering presence nonetheless to leave one exhausted at its departure and enamoured in its company.
The first Fuckshovel single and their newest stand side by side and both spark the richest of rapture. Long Time Dead chews synapses with its gnarly bass attack and niggling sonic riffing before unleashing a punk rock furnace of imagination and greedy raptorial addiction. Anthemic and as infectious as lustful thoughts, the track is a near demonic addiction brought through insatiable energy, rampaging sounds, and aggression veined by a bass sound you just drool over. New single Schizophonic is the same viral violation in a different guise. Once again the bass of Faulkner ensnares the heart whilst the sonic manipulations of Fisher leaves the senses twisted in ardour within the numbing result of the barbed beats from Hirschheimer. The punk and rock tempest evolves with the vocals into a presence which consumes and riles willing emotions. It is a riot which can only be devoured again and again.
This Is What We Are is an outstanding debut from a band we can only see becoming a real force in UK rock. Tracks such as the melodically snarling Vegas Nerve, the towering All You Got with its Dead Kennedys like hooks and One Minute Silence aggressive gait, and the violently cajoling Skull and Bones all continue to ignite more unbridled fire and euphoria for the release whilst the closing pair of tracks, the insistent juggernaut 2500 Days and the unruly Portia’s Box without arguably reaching the heights of the rest of the album, impressively close off an impressive and exciting debut. The release is rock n roll at its very best and Fuckshovel the worse antagonistic nightmare for all who like a quiet life.
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GAINEY: A Himalayan Minstrel’s Songs of Love & Sorrow (Satis Shroff)
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(c) Art & Nepali poem by satisshroff
The way was long, the wind cold
The minstrel was infirm and old;
His withered cheek and tresses grey
Seemed to have known a better day
(Sir Walter Scott in ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’)
Gainey: A Minstrel’s Songs of Love and Sorrow (Satis Shroff)
Go away, you maya.
Disappear.
Haunt me not
In my dreams.
What has become of my country?
My grandpa said:
“In Nepal even a child
Can walk the countryside alone.”
It’s just not true,
Not for a Nepalese,
Born with a sarangi in his hand.
I’m a musician,
One of the lower caste
In the Hindu hierarchy.
I bring delight to my listeners,
Hope to touch the hearts
Of my spectators.
I sing about love,
Hate and evil,
Kings and Queens,
Princes and Princesses,
The poor and the rich,
And the fight for existence,
In the craggy foothills
And the towering heights
Of the Himalayas.
The Abode of the Snows,
Where Buddhist and Hindu
Gods and Goddesses reside,
And look over mankind
And his folly.
I was born in Tanhau,
A nondescript hamlet in Nepal,
Were it not for Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
Who was born here,
The poet who translated the Ramayana,
From high-flown Sanskrit into simple Nepali
For all to read.
I remember the first day
My father handed me a sarangi.
He taught me how to hold and swing the bow.
I was delighted with the first squeaks it made,
As I moved the bow on the taught horsetail strings.
It was as though my small sarangi
Was talking with me.
I was so happy,
I and my sarangi,
My sarangi and me.
Tears of joy ran down my cheeks.
I was so thankful.
I touched my Papa’s feet,
As is the custom in the Himalayas.
I could embrace the whole world.
I remember my Papa saying to me:
‘My son, it was God Shiva
Who taught us humans music.
God Krishna plays the lute,
His Gopinis listen to him full of rapture.
Saraswati is always depicted with the sitar.
So you see, my son,
It was the Gods who taught us music.
You only have to listen
To Nature in the wee morning hours
Or at night,
You will hear glorious melodies
That you capture with your sarangi.
Your instrument becomes
The voice of Prakriti.
My father taught me the tones,
And the songs to go with them,
For we, gaineys, are minstrels
Who wander from place to place,
Like gypsies,
Like butterflies in Spring.
We are a restless folk
To be seen everywhere,
Where people dwell,
For we live from their charity
And our trade.
The voice of the gainey,
The sad melody of the sarangi.
A boon to those who love the lyrics,
A nuisance to those who hate it.
Many a time, we’ve been kicked and beaten
By young people who prefer canned music,
From their ghetto-blasters.
Outlandish melodies,
Electronic beats you can’t catch up with.
Spinning on their heads,
Hip-hopping like robots,
Not humans.
It’s the techno, ecstasy generation
Where have all the old melodies gone?
The Nepalese folksongs of yore?
The song of the Gainey?
“This is globanisation,” they told me.
The grey-eyed visitors from abroad,
‘Quirays’ as we call them in Nepal.
Or ‘gora-sahibs’ in Hindustan.
The quirays took countless pictures of me,
With their cameras,
Gave handsome tips.
A grey-haired didi with spectacles,
And teeth in like a horse’s mouth,
Even gave me a polaroid-picture
Of me,
With my sarangi,
My mountain violin.
Sometimes I look at my fading picture
And wonder how fast time flows.
My smile is disappearing,
Grey hair at the sides,
The beginning of baldness.
I’ve lost a lot of my molars,
At the hands of the Barbier
From Muzzafapur in the Indian plains.
He gave me clove oil
To ease my pain,
As he pulled out my fouled teeth,
In an open-air salon,
Right near the Tribhuvan Highway.
I still have my voice
And my sarangi,
And love to sing my repertoire,
Even though many people
Sneer and jeer at me,
And prefer Bollywood texts
From my larynx.
To please their whims,
I learned even Bollywood songs,
Against my will,
Eavesdropping behind cinema curtains,
To please the tourists
And my country’s modern youth,
I even learned some English songs.
Oh money, dear money.
I’ve become a cultural prostitute.
I’ve done my Zunft, my trade,
An injustice,
But I did it to survive.
I had to integrate myself
And to assimilate
In my changing society.
Time has not stood still
Under the shadow of the Himalayas.
One day when I was much younger,
I was resting under a Pipal tree
When I saw one beautiful tourist girl.
I looked and smiled at her.
She caressed her hair,
And smiled back.
For me it was love at first sight.
All the while gazing at her
I took out my small sarangi,
With bells on my fiddle bow
And played a sad Nepali melody
Composed by Ambar Gurung,
Which I’d learned in my wanderings
From Ilam to Darjeeling.
I am the Sky
You are the Soil,
Even though we yearn
A thousand times,
We cannot be together.
I was sentimental that moment.
Had tears in my eyes
When I finished my song.’
The blonde woman sauntered up to me,
And said in a smooth voice,
‘Thank you for the lovely song.
Can you tell me what it means?’
I felt a lump on my throat
And couldn’t speak
For a while.
Then, with a sigh, I said,
‘We have this caste system in Nepal.
When I first saw you,
I imagined you were a fair bahun girl.
We aren’t allowed to fall in love
With bahunis.
It is a forbidden love,
A love that can never come true.
But I can’t have you.’
‘But you haven’t even tried,’
Said the blonde girl coyly.
‘I like your golden hair,
Your blue eyes.
It’s like watching the sky.’
‘Oh, thank you,
Danyabad.
She asked: ‘But why do you say:
‘We cannot be together?’
‘We are together now,’ I replied,
‘But the society does not like
Us gaineys from the lower caste.
The bahuns, chettris castes are above us.
They look down upon us.’
‘Why do they do that?’
Asked the blonde girl.
I spat out:
‘Because they are high-born.
We, kamis, damais and sarkis, are dalits.
We are the downtrodden,
The underdogs of this society
In the foothills of the Himalayas.’
‘Who made you what you are?’ she asked.
I told her: ‘The Hindu society is formed this way:
Once upon a time there was a bahun,
And from him came the Varnas.
The Vernas are a division of society
Into four parts.
Brahma created the bahuns
From his mouth.
The chettris who are warriors
Came from his shoulder,
The traders from his thigh
And the servants
From the sole of his feet.’
‘What about the poor dalits?’
Quipped the blonde foreigner.
‘The dalits fell deeper in the Hindu society,
And were not regarded as full members
Of the human race.
We had to do the errands and menial jobs
That were forbidden for the higher castes.’
‘Like what?’ she asked.
‘Like disposing dead animals,
Making leather by skinning hides
Of dead animals,
Cleaning toilets and latrines,
Clearing the sewage canals of the rich,
High born Hindus.
I am not allowed to touch a bahun,
Even with my shadow, you know.’
‘What a mean, ugly system,’ she commented,
And shook her head.
‘May I touch you?’ she asked impulsively.
She was daring and wanted to see how I’d react.
‘You may,’ I replied.
She touched my hand,
Then my cheeks with her two hands.
I found it pleasant and a great honour.
I joined my hands and said sincerely,
‘Dhanyabad.’
I, a dalit, a no-name, a no-human,
Had been touched by a young, beautiful woman,
A kuiray tourist,
From across the Black Waters:
Kalapani.
A wave of happiness and joy
Swept over me.
A miracle had happened.
Like a princess kissing a toad,
In fairy tales I’d heard.
Perhaps Gandhi was right:
I was a Child of God,
A Harijan,
And this fair lady an apsara.
She, in her European mind,
Thought she’d brought human rights
At least to the gainey,
This wonderful wandering minstrel,
With his quaint fiddle
Called sarangi.
She said in her melodious voice,
‘In my country all people are free and equal,
Have the same rights and dignity.
All humans have common sense,
A conscience,
And we ought to meet each other
As brothers and sisters.
I tucked my sarangi in my armpit,
Clapped my hands and said:
‘That’s nice.
Noble thoughts.
It works for you here, perhaps.
But it won’t work for me,’
Feeling a sense of remorse and nausea
Sweep over me.
Satis Shroff teaches Creative Writing at the University of Freiburg, and is the published author of three books on www.Lulu.com: Im Schatten des Himalaya (book of poems in German), Through Nepalese Eyes (travelgue), Katmandu, Katmandu (poetry and prose anthology by Nepalese authors, edited by Satis Shroff). His lyrical works have been published in literary poetry sites: Slow Trains, International Zeitschrift, World Poetry Society (WPS), New Writing North, Muses Review, The Megaphone, Pen Himalaya, Interpoetry. Satis Shroff is a member of “Writers of Peace,” poets, essayists, novelists (PEN), World Poetry Society (WPS) and The Asian Writer. He also writes on ecological, ethno-medical, culture-ethnological themes. He has studied Zoology and Botany in Nepal, Medicine and Social Sciences in Germany and Creative Writing in Freiburg and the United Kingdom. He describes himself as a mediator between western and eastern cultures and sees his future as a writer and poet. Since literature is one of the most important means of cross-cultural learning, he is dedicated to promoting and creating awareness for Creative Writing and transcultural togetherness in his writings, and in preserving an attitude of Miteinander in this world. He lectures in Basle (Switzerland) and in Germany at the Akademie für medizinische Berufe (University Klinikum Freiburg) and the Zentrum für Schlüsselqualifikationen (Lehrbeauftragter für Creative Writing, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg). Satis Shroff was awarded the German Academic Exchange Prize.
“Satis Shroff’s writing is refined – pure undistilled.” (Susan Marie, www.Gather.com
Dalai Lama’s Realpolitik: A Policy of Appeasement (Satis Shroff)
Posted in Beijing, China, Dalai Lama, Han-Chinese, Lhasa, Miteinander, Peace, respect, Tibet, Tibetans, togetherness, tolerance, Uncategorized, wisdom, tagged Beijing, China, Dalai Lama, Han-Chinese, human rights, Lhasa, Olympics, Peace, respect, Tibet, tolerance on April 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Commentary on Tibet:
The Chinese poet Dong Guanfu writes in his blog: “We cannot win the heart of the Tibetans if we only develop their economy. If we cannot manage to understand this, then many other conflicts will follow. There’s no denying that one of the reasons of staging the Olympic Games is that we want to make money. But the greater value of the Games is to strengthen and rejuvenate the spirit of a nation. How many spiritual values can we convey by way of the Olympic torch? This is a question that has to be weighed by the whole Chinese folk, especially the ruling part members (in Beijing). ”
The Dalai Lama has threatened to resign as the political leader of the Tibetans in Tibet and the diaspora (USA, India, Nepal and Switzerland), but the protests within Tibet has been rising although Tibet has been hermetically sealed for foreign journalists, and the nabbed demonstrators have been put to show as terrorists, their own outmoded arms on display (Royal Enfield rifles from World War II), knives and a few cartridges. A young monk was shown on TV welcoming and thanking the Chinese Army soldiers as ‘saviours’ by putting the traditional khada scarves on their heads.
Never before was a farce staged so badly. It was sickening to watch it, propaganda at its worst. The foreign journalists were obliged to leave Lhasa so that the Chinese propaganda could function without democratic impediments. And the views that have emerged through Xinhuan and Chinese TV are conspicuous through their slanted reporting to the benefit of the rulers in Beijing. The selected foreign-press was invited to Lhasa but this time the younger generation of Tibetan lamas were shown in tears with the words in their mouths, “Tibet is not free!” You could only feel a numbness and a lump in your throat.
The world knew already in 2001 that Peking put not only the Tibetans under pressure but consequently cracked down on intellectuals and other Tibetan people, and went even so far as to hang them en masse as political criminals. It is ironical that the International Olympic Committee awarded the Games to Beijing. One hopes that this will be a lesson to the Olympic Committee, if they are ever in a dilemma of staging the Games in similar countries, where the rights of the individuals are suppressed, and human rights are trampled upon. This goes against the Olympic spirit. But the question of morality and ethics doesn’t seem to arise when political lobbyists are at work, and economic and commercial gains are also a part of the game, in this case, Games. The privileged party elite of Peking and the organisers of many western countries seem to have a common opinion as far as the Olympic Games are concerned, and they all come up with: how could be punish our own sportsmen and women by not letting them take part in the competitions? Think of the gold medal possibilities that might be lost.
A sportsman with ethos and integrity would be ashamed to take part in the competitions. Most of the organising and participating nations are against boycotting the Games “because it would damage the sport and the contestants (sic).” On the one side, we have competitors wanting to take part in the Games no matter what it costs. On the other side, there are the one-party organisers in Beijing who see the Tibetans as disturbing elements led by the Dalai Lama clique, although they know very well that this is a cheap lie, fabricated to suits their purpose. Thanks to the Olympic Games 2008, the Chinese elite are in the international limelight, and have been ignoring the critical views of the rest of the world’s leaders and world organisations, and using them for their own purposes. The march of the Chinese troops in Lhasa has shown the real face of China.
What are gold medals worth in terms of humanity? A dark shadow has been cast upon the Olympics 2008 and August is nearing, but Peking is adamant. It’s still playing the olde, hackneyed melody, instead of listening to the Tibetans and the conscience of the world that are demanding equal human rights and justice, tolerance and respect for China’s minorities. The sportsmen and women have got nothing to lose their fame in the form of gold medals and money from future sponsors, but the Tibetans and the Chinese have a lot to win in terms of human values, tolerance, compassion and togetherness—a Miteinander.
I met an old German lady yesterday on my way from downtown Freiburg and she said, “Herr Shroff, you should have seen the film about the Lhasa-Peking train in Fernsehen. It was fantastic. They even have oxygen-masks, like in the Airbus, for the passengers who feel weak. How thoughtful of them!”
It is a fact that China has opened to the economic benefits of the western world, but in the jurisprudence sector, China this big Asian giant, is still an underdeveloped country and more paragraphs on human and individual rights have yet to be added before China’s Communist Party can speak of equal rights like others in the comity of nations. China’s leaders have been keeping its own Han-folk in the dark through the usage of propaganda by treating the Tibetans who protest in public as criminals. But the worst part of this propaganda war is that the Han-Chinese have become gullible and actually believe the theatre that has all the while been presented by Xinhua and CCTV. Moreover, the Han-Chinese believe that they freed the poor Tibetans from slavery and feudalism. The reality is, however, complex, because the Tibetan folk have their own script, scriptures, their own history of development, their mentality, psyche, religion, traditions and rich culture. When you see a Tibetan monk or youth throwing stones, it is a metaphor of a David who is trying to raise his hand against a Goliath (Han-Chinese), and this protest has nothing to do with criminality in the ordinary sense of the word. The real crime was committed when Han-Chinese overran the Tibetan Plateau and robbed the Tibetans of their religion, language, culture and outlawed them after the principle: A good Tibetan is a Han-Tibetan.
There was a time when the Dalai Lama was a welcome guest, as the spititual and temporal ruler of Tibet, and he was feted by rich and poor alike, by academicians and statesmen. Even the town of Freiburg showed that we were in solidarity with him, his folk and his cause. Now we are silent when Tibet needs us. The Olympic spirit and Machtpolitik should not be allowed to go hand in hand. We have had parallels in Berlin in 1936 and Moscow in 1980. The International Olympic Committee has made a terrible mistake in awarding Peking, at this stage of its power-politics, the privilege of staging the Olympic Games.
Come August and the Games are really staged in Beijing, this will be the unkindest cut for the people of Tibet, the peace-loving Dalai Lama, the man who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in Stockholm, lest we forget, by the western world. The Dalai Lama has been all along constantly following a pragmatic Realpolitik, for the only way to bring China to reason is through the practice of patience, far-sightedness, pragmatism and non-violence in the spirit of Gandhiji and Martin Luther King.
The Dalai Lama has been quoted as saying that China’s re-settlement policy is a “demographic aggression” and that China is a Police-State with “the rule of terror.” How are the Europeans reacting to all this? The EU Commissioner Ferrero Waldner threatened with an Olympia boycott and the EU foreign minister demanded that Peking should carry out a dialogue with the Dalai Lama. According to the French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, the EU foreign ministers want to invite the Dalai Lama to Brussels. The EU parliament has already extended its invitation to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet. China’s Jiang Yu from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs naturally protested.
Tibet and China are an unequal brotherhood sealed by fate, destiny, kismet, history. Tibet was ignored for centuries but globalisation has caught up with Peking after the Han-Chinese marched into Lhasa and the Dalai Lama was forced to flee or face imprisonment.
It can only be hoped that the Beijing government gives up the path of brutal confrontation, does a bit of soul searching and turns to the peaceful path of conflict solution through dialogue at the same eye-level, and not from above-to-below with its minorities. Since the Chinese and Tibetans (government in exile at Dharamsala) obviously are not in a position to carry out talks together, it would be better if Beijing consented to talks with UN mediators.
There is no denying that the Olympic Games are a competitive festival of sports and cultures, but how can people of different cultures celebrate when war-tanks and the Chinese Army are holding the Tibetan folk back in Lhasa, “Jhokang-market, and people in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Tongren (Rebkong) in the province Qinghai? The situation is similar to 1989 when ten thausand Tibetans demonstrated against the Chinese regime.In those days Perking imposed military rule over Lhasa, and sent its People’s Army to the streets. Hundreds of monks were imprisoned, many were shot.
Today, a new generation of monks and Tibetan angry youth have grown up and are only trying to fight for their human rights, as members of Homo sapiens. Even the Dalai Lama spoke of more autonomy, mind you, within the framework of the Chinese constitution. What the Tibetans want are equal rights and freedom from the cultural domination of thousands of Han Chinese, who have been re-settled by Beijing’s policy makers with the result that the Tibetans have become a minority in their own country. This is certainly not what the Tibetans and the western world understand under ‘autonomy.’
For centuries Tibet was the ‘autonomous region’ of China. But the Tibetans have been deprived of their very autonomy with the creation of a Chinese governor. China has in the past regarded the Himalayan countries as its phalanx, and has fought fiercely against India in 1962 over the border areas. There’s a Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai atmosphere, as the two big South Asian powers vie with each other for economic and commercial gains and cooperation, as evident newly between the Indian and Chinese troops that took part in military exercises. I remember a similar military exercise at the invitation of the Indian Army. A Chinese general had been invited and the Indian Army demonstrated its fire-power. The Chinese general applauded the firepower of his neighbour, then added: “Wonderful, but can you produce this same firepower under Himalayan conditions?” And truly enough, in 1962 the Chinese troops had a better fire-power than the Indians and were no match for the thoroughly trained mountain divisions of China.
The Lingua franca of Tibet is not Tibetan now but Standard Chinese, for the Han Chinese are out to develop Tibet and its people culturally, economically, socially and psychologically after the motto: there’s no better culture than the Han culture.
In the Kindergardens and schools of Tibet most of the lessons are held in Chinese, and not Tibetan. If one speaks Tibetan, one risks losing one’s job. When the Tibetan parents speak with the teachers they are obliged to do so only in Chinese, even though they are Tibetans. If this isn’t cultural imperialism, then what is it?
Even though some athletes are showing character and personal integrity by protesting as individuals spontaneously, the majority, however, do want to take part in the Games. Like for instance the German spear-thrower Christina Obergföll who said: “The boycott would steal the chance of a lifetime.” The manager of Sabine Spitz (mountain-bike discipline) said: “The boycott will only punish the athletes.”
Beijing has to listen to the Dalai Lama and his followers in the West, and in Tibet, and take to dialogue, instead of playing the hardliner and condemning and slandering His Holiness and his ‘so-called clique.’ The former spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet has serious and sincere intentions as far as the future of Tibet is concerned The communist politicians in Beijing have to realise that the only way to peace and stability in this former poverty-stricken country of monks, farmers and nomads is not through the use of force (Gewalt) but through well-meant consessions through dialogue, and by raising the status of the Tibetans to that of the Han-Chinese, and letting and encouraging them to develop Tibet together, and not by regarding Tibet’s wonderful culture and religion as something inferior and exotic. We can all learn from Tibet’s rich culture. Beijing has more to gain if it follows the path of peace, tolerance and Miteinander (togetherness) instead of using cheap propaganda to stage a Peking Opera with Tibetans as the culprits, which no one with a conscience, character and integrity wants to see. The scenario is well-known in the western world and no propaganda in this world can help the Chinese government in this particular issue.
The Han and other Chinese have the chance to prove to the world that they can practice social welfare and social development by giving the Tibetans the same autonomy, same status as the other Chinese. Otherwise, Beijing’s political goals remain a farce, reminiscent of George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’: all animals are equal, but some are more equal than the others.
The Ocean of Wisdom (Satis Shroff)
Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual and former
Temporal ruler of Tibet,
Came to a town in the Black Forest
And conquered the hearts of the Freiburger.
A lama in a back limousine,
Applauded by hundreds of Europeans and Asians.
You could feel the goose-pimples in your body,
Tears of joy came to your eyes.
His Holiness prays and blesses
The Tibet Kailash Haus,
A thousand Tibetan prayer flags
Flutter merrily in the wind,
Carrying the mumbled words to Himmel.
At the Freiburger Town Council
Says the lama:
‘Nations, races, social classes
Even religions are secondary.
What is important is that
We are all human beings.
Even the sun breaks through the clouds
When Tenzin Gyatso folds his hands,
Smiles from the balcony,
And throws flying kisses
To the German masses.
Even Petrus seems to be smile in Heaven.
The Ambassador of Peace
Hopes for a peaceful change,
In Tibet, the Roof of the World,
Where the economy booms
Under the control of the Chinese,
But where democracy and human rights
Are still stifled.
I remember seeing His Holiness
As a child in the foothills of the Himalayas,
As he fled across the Abode of the Snows.
Crowds thronged with snow white khadas,
To greet the Dalai Lama.
And here was I in Germany
With my humble prayers,
And there His Holiness,
Blessing us all,
The personification of the Ocean of Wisdom.
A seventy-two year old monk,
With the charisma and spontaneity of a child.
A message which said:
‘Whether you are a Christian, Buddhist or atheist,
If you have compassion for humans,
You can’t be wrong.’
What counts are the inner values
Within us:
Love, forgiveness, tolerance and self-discipline.
Religions help us to make these values even stronger.
Like the inner love and dialogue,
Between a mother and a child,.
To create a Century of Dialogue.
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Someones Singing with Me
JOE PURDY is an internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter who has released fourteen albums over the last fifteen years. His latest album, “Who Will Be Next?” is deeply rooted in the tradition of artists such as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan and others as a searing commentary of our turbulent times. Purdy’s determination to honor the giants of American folk music while applying his formidable skills as a writer and vocalist reveal Joe as a compassionate observer and participant in our times. American Folk marks Joe’s first foray into acting. AMBER RUBARTH is an award-winning singer-songwriter who has toured the world alongside such artists as emmylou harris, richie havens, and ralph stanley. a winner of the prestigious npr new song contest, amber's latest album "wildflowers in the graveyard" features a song heavily featured in the film. american folk also marks amber's big screen debut.
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Brain Tumor Center of Excellence
History of the Brain Tumor Center of Excellence
The Brain Tumor Center of Excellence (BTCOE) was established in 2003 to develop a comprehensive academic brain tumor program at the Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC). The pre-existing foundations of excellence in both clinical care and clinical research in patients with brain tumors, and a growing research interest in the field of brain tumors and brain cancer treatment, greatly facilitated the creation of the BTCOE.
Former Chair of Neurosurgery, Dr. Eben Alexander, was a co-investigator on the first Phase III trial of glioblastoma; “Evaluation of BCNU and/or radiotherapy in the treatment of anaplastic gliomas: A cooperative clinical trial” J Neurosurg 49:333-343, 1978.
Drs. Steve Tatter and Ed Shaw (former Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology) led the NABTT Consortium (New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy) GliaSite study. This work resulted in FDA approval of GliaSite; “An inflatable balloon catheter and liquid 125I radiation source (GliaSite Radiation Therapy System) for treatment of recurrent malignant glioma: multicenter safety and feasibility trial” J Neurosurg 99(2):297-303, 2003.
Multiple WFBCCC investigators (Drs. Shaw, Steven Rapp, and Michael Chan, current Vice-Chair of Radiation Oncology), initiated and conducted an NCI-supported pioneering Phase III trial on radiation-induced cognitive impairment; “Donepezil for Irradiated Brain Tumor Survivors: A Phase III Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial” J Clin Oncol 33(15):1653-9, 2015.
Dr. Shaw co-led a landmark study on low-grade glioma treatment; “Radiation plus Procarbazine, CCNU, and Vincristine in Low-Grade Glioma” N Engl J Med 374(14):1344-55, 2016. This study is one of few examples of a significant therapeutic effect seen in patients with gliomas.
WFBCCC is a 20-year member institution of the NCI funded brain tumor consortium (NABTT) and Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC).
Over 70 phase I, II, III investigator initiated, cooperative group and industry supported brain tumor clinical trials were successfully completed at WFBCCC.
Dr. Debinski, SPORE PI, was one of few neuro-oncology researchers in the world whose drug candidate actually made into Phase III efficacy trial chiefly based on uncommon results seen in early phase clinical trials (J Neurosurg 113: 301-309, 2010).
Finally, WFBCCC collaborated with the University of Pittsburgh and UCSF to conduct an NCI-supported, first-ever vaccination trial in patients with low-grade gliomas (Clin Cancer Res. 21:286-94, 2015).
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Frieden, Birx discuss the catastrophe, warning of Ebola in last year
By Antigone Barton on September 21, 2015 .
Left to right, FACE Africa founder and CEO Sarah Kaba Jones, Dr. Tom Frieden, Amb. Deborah Birx
At this time last year, Ebola had been reported in West Africa for six months, and in Liberia and Sierra Leone the number of new cases was doubling every few weeks. In Nigeria, where a man sick with the virus had landed in the capital city three months earlier and sparked an outbreak culminating in 20 cases, the epidemic was effectively over. In the country that is home to the largest and most populated city in Africa, where overcrowding, a shaky infrastructure, and a steady stream of travelers challenge disease control, public health responders had contained the virus.
“The world would look completely different today, if that had not happened,” Dr. Thomas Frieden said Friday. “This was really the brink of disaster.”
What the outbreak in Nigeria had brought the world instead, Frieden added, was an example of what can happen when a country is already primed with emergency and infectious disease responses, as Nigeria had been through efforts to eradicate polio and accelerate HIV treatment and prevention access.
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was speaking at Africa Braintrust, part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference, featuring panels with African leaders, policymakers, academics, advocates and industry experts. Frieden was joined by U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Deborah Birx, who reviewed the impact of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief over the last decade in Africa, and emphasized that the program’s infrastructure and health workforce capacity building efforts had been essential to antiretroviral treatment access acceleration. She is looking forward to new World Health Organziation treatment guidelines set to be released in December, she said, that will recommend immediate treatment for HIV upon diagnosis.
In the meantime, Birx pointed to the HIV pandemic’s ongoing toll, in Africa, where she said, “this week 34,000 new infections will occur, 20,000 people will die.”
Frieden also weighed the relative impact of tuberculosis, which, David Bryden of RESULTS pointed out, claims as many lives every three days, as the West Africa Ebola outbreak has so far, also with a disproportionate impact on health workers.
Tuberculosis, too, can be controlled, said Frieden, who led efforts in New York that during the 1990s reversed the trajectory of an outbreak of multidrug resistant disease there. It won’t be, however without greater progress in detecting the disease, and making correct, consistent effective treatment accessible on the necessary scale, he added.
“Nigeria’s success reminded us the horrific impact of Ebola in West Africa did not have to be,” Frieden said.
The examples he provided from the swift responses in Nigeria, which included the construction of an Ebola treatment unit in 14 days, contrast sharply with a litany of failures in the World Health Organization led response — of leadership, communication, supply chains, of infrastructure, and training — reported by the Associated Press Monday.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Nigeria, Results, Ebola, Dr. Tom Frieden, Ambassador Deborah Birx on September 21, 2015 .
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Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by police officers, and she's forced to make a decision. Allow the media to skewer her friend to protect the status quo, or stand up and tell the truth in memory of Khalil?
George Tillman, Jr; George Tillman
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This magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis, who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches. Based on the beloved children's classic book.
The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong₂s perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost, on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself; of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
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"Fairytale documents Ai Weiwei's project for Europe's most innovative five-year art event Documenta 12 in Kassel Germany, in 2007: Ai Weiwei invited 1001 Chinese citizens of different ages and from various backgrounds to Germany to experience their own fairytale for 28 days. Fairytale was judged one of the most sensational artworks at the Documenta 12 ... The film documents the whole process beginning with the preparations for the project, through the challenges that the participants had to face, up to the actual journey to Germany, as well as the artist's ideas behind the work."--Container.
Ai Weiwei; Weiwei Ai
La Bandera =: The Flag
Pierre kills a man after a violent argument and must flee Paris. He finds sanctuary in Barcelona, Spain, but while there his wallet is stolen. Destitute and to the point of no recourse, Pierre decides to join the Spanish Foreign Legion. Two other Frenchmen join at the same time and befriend Pierre. One day, one of his new-found friends drops an identity card in front of Pierre with disturbing consequences.
Le Bled
On a streamer bound for Algeria, Pierre Hofer meets and is enchanted by the beautiful Claudie Duvernet, who is travelling to Algeria to collect her vast inheritance. Claudie is being pursued by some unscrupulous relatives, including the cruel Manuel, who intend to rob her of her new-found fortune. Fortunately, Pierre is on hand to thwart their schemes ...
Jean Renoir; Elsa Blayau
"On hearing that she has inherited a fortune from her aunt, Antoinette Espitalion returns to her native Marseilles, accompanied by her docile husband, Fernand. With his wife occupied with the formalities at the notary's office, Fernand slips into a pub for a quiet drink. As he gets slowly drunk, Fernand strikes up a conversation with another man, Pierre Durand. The latter profits from Fernand's intoxicated state by exchanging his identity papers with him. When Fernand finally comes to his senses, he is on a boat bound for Oran. He is about to take Durand's place as a volunteer in the French Foreign Legion ..."--Http://filmsdefrance.com.
Christian-Jaque
La Victoire En Chantant
A satire on racism, colonialism, and war. Set in the Ivory Coast during the First World War, a group of French colonials learn that their country is at war with Germany. Spurred on by a capricious moment of patriotism, the Frenchmen decide to attack their German neighbors who reside in a colony up the river.
A girl is approached by a strange boy outside her high school. He asks her to follow him to hear stories where gods fall in love with human beings. The film is a contemporary adaptation Ovid's Metamorphoses, a collection of Greco-Roman myths.
The Terror: The Complete First Season
In 1848, two real life warships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, sent on a Royal Naval expedition to find the treacherous Northwest Passage become trapped in ice near Arctic and face starvation, mutiny, cannibalism and a demonic polar bear.
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"Uniquely intimate, provocative and told from the Native perspective, with a nearly all-Native film crew and all-Native Advisory Council, Red Power Energy is a multi-media documentary that combines engaging storytelling with in-depth journalism. Featured are Western and Great Plains American Indian tribes in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. From tribes mining coal, drilling oil and fracking natural gas to a coalition of tribes and individuals building sustainable wind farms and small scale residential solar, an engrossing story emerges that showcases America's indigenous population reclaiming their right of self-determination. From a historically passive role in mineral extraction that frequently left their resource-rich reservations either leased out for pe [...]
Lisa D. Olken; Larry Pourier
Forever Pure
"Beitar Jerusalem F.C. is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel, the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player. Mid-way through the 2012-13 season, a secretive transfer deal by the owner, Russian-Israeli oligarch Arcadi Gaydamak, brought two Muslim players from Chechnya. The deal inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sport that sent the club spiralling out of control. One season in a life of this famed club is a story of Israeli society, personal identity, politics, money and a window into how racism is destroying a team and society from within"--Container.
Maya Zinshtein
The Hunted
An FBI deep-woods tracker captures a trained assassin who has made a sport of hunting humans.
La Ligne de Partage des Eaux
The watershed lies within the perimeter of the Loire catchment area, from the source of Vienne on the Millevaches plateau to the estuary. The watershed, not the Loire river! That is to say the plane inclined towards the sea, the totality of the irrigated space, not only the line of the river. That is, business parks and wetlands, ditches and highways, meeting rooms and building sites. Because water is everywhere, in the ground, in the groundwater, in the air, circulating, infiltrating, evaporating and everywhere connecting the territories between them, denoting their interdependence, making us dream of their solidarity. The watershed is not only this geographical line that separates watersheds but it is also the political line that connects individuals and groups who have someth [...]
Dominique Marchais
170 Firefighters Attend Demonstrations and Educational Classes in South Boston, Va.
170 Firefighters Attend Demonstrations and Educational Classes in South Boston, Va. 1958-08-26
William M. Sclater Joins the Virginia State Highway Commission as a Representative of the Bristol, Va., District
William M. Sclater Joins the Virginia State Highway Commission as a Representative of the Bristol, Va., District 1958-08-26
Roanoke City School Board Hires Natalie Peterson to Teach Russian to High Schoolers; Events of the 1958 Henry County Horse Show
Roanoke City School Board Hires Natalie Peterson to Teach Russian to High Schoolers; Events of the 1958 Henry County Horse Show 1958-08-23
Life-Saving Crews Search for Drowning Victims in the New River and the James River in Virginia
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Typewriter: Heritage open day
Introduction: Farnham in Surrey has recently been chosen as one of the best places to live in the south-east of England. It has a small central area which probably acts as a stage upon which an idea of England and nationhood is enacted. It has lots of little alleyways and is set in lovely countryside: perhaps these help to reinforce a romantic notion of Englishness. However, the spaces of Farnham vary: some are almost non-spaces – spaces through which people simply pass in order to be somewhere else; some are disliked spaces; some are picturesque; some are suffused with history; some are spaces that remember the dead; some are spaces that once lived but are now slowly dying; some are spaces to park cars or motorcycles; some are careless spaces – spaces in which to throw away empty wine bottles or beer cans.
Whatever their nature, as Richard Hill wrote, ‘The spaces we create are alive around us in ways that it is … liberating for us to recognise.‘
The following pairs of photographs identify some of the spaces which exist in Farnham even if they contradict the idea of Farnham-as-nirvana. The comments under each photograph have been made by local residents who were there (or thereabouts) at the time the photograph was taken. To the extent that this work is a documentary it tries to avoid the pleasure of the image: there isn’t that much glamour to be found in the photographs. [This is a work in progress]
1a. Evening light over Farnham – the historic Beavers Hopfields – Winter
“They’re going to build on this field. I give it five years at the most. Then it will be gone – and this view will be lost forever.“
1b. Sunset – and the historic Beavers Hopfields – Summer
“Farnham has seen enough development. Who on earth would be crazy enough to allow this space to be built on?“
2a. Car Park (1) Rolls Royce and Union Jacks at the annual vintage car show
“I like it when I get people to turn their heads.”
2b. Car park (2) Tattoos and a black V8 Capri: the annual vintage car show
“Oh Yes: Cool. Black. And very Shiny.”
3a. Town centre: Supermarket with wheelie bins
3b. Town centre: a way to Interglobal
“Blimey: there used to be some shops here. Now they’ve all closed down. Soon there won’t be anything left in the town centre. It’s the stupid council’s fault. The rents the shop-owners have to pay are way too high.“
4a. Garage with Lancia
“Who’d have thought that an Englishman’s home is his castel, his castillo …“
4b. Taste for sale (town centre)
“Ooooh – it’s going to be another sort of cafe. Cafe after cafe. Farnham’s full of cafes“
5a. Micro-politics: A Rain-soaked notice on school gates: ‘Please pick up the dog poo’
“It’s a sign of the times – dog poo everywhere, litter too“
5b. Micro-politics. Don’t nick again
“It wasn’t me mate. It’s not my bin. I’m just here to do some odd jobs, some painting…“
6a. High-density space (1): New Builds – with re-cycling bins
6b. High-density space (2): Path and smart brick cube
7a. Architectural space (1) – from an exhibition in the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham
The drawing was included in an exhibition by the ‘The Blower Foundation (for cultural connection)’, a foundation that was set up in 2004 ‘to support projects that connect people to their cultural heritage which the Trustees believe is an empowering and necessary endeavour in the fragmented world we live in today.’
7b. Architectural space (2): Modernist underpass
“We’re not allowed to ride our bikes here“
8a. A place to sit: Two blue chairs
“A sign on the tennis court reads: ‘Farnham Town Council – the tennis courts are available free of charge’.“
8b. A place to sit: The pink bench
“This bench is situated at the rear of the Farnham Youth Collective building which is in the town centre“
9a. Under a sky in Farnham: The River Wey
“Somehow, the willows always remind me of Claude Monet’s Giverny paintings“
9b. The structure of nature
A woman said: “I’m not interested in people; I’m only interested in the structure of nature“
10a. Farnham Park – football pitch
“The impossibility of finding nature without culture No. 1“
10b. Portrait of a tree, Farnham Park
11a. Relics (1)
11b. Relics (2)
“Farnham’s charm: old walls, old doors – the romance of history“
I really do not like the following photograph but since this is a documentary I thought I’d better include it.
Saturday Morning – a pavement in West Street: ‘Petition the Queen’
“We want to see the return of self-government to Farnham, which fared very well under 725 years of independence from 1249 to 1974. But the last decade or more has clearly shown that local politics outside Farnham serves others’ interests before ours.“
(From a press release authored by a non-partisan Petition Group (NPG) that is calling on residents to “Stand Up for Farnham!” and gain its independence from Waverley Borough Council.)
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Such is the case with The Snake The Cross The Crown. They have really delivered with their full length.
David Walter
An EP can only give you a quick look as to what a band can accomplish. It’s usually just enough songs to wet your appetite or make you upset to your stomach depending on how good or bad the release is. When first hearing The Snake The Cross The Crown’s debut EP, Like a Moth Before a Flame, it was instantly one of my favorite releases of the year. The whole indie-electronic sound was something that really deviated away from everything else. Hearing the keyboards used in a non-pop rock aspect, was something I really wasn’t used to listening to. It was an album that I had no idea what to expect going into listening to it and it surprised me in such a positive manner.
But as previously mentioned, an EP can only give you a little taste of what a band can do; a small sampling so to speak. The full length is where you can really separate what a band is all about and if they are worthy of playing on your CD player. Some bands fall on their face after an exciting EP, while others take their music to another level of greatness. Such is the case with The Snake The Cross The Crown. They have really delivered with their full length, the whole indie-electronic rock sound is present but the songs are more structured all around. Like the EP, the full length embodies a certain mood and disposition that is fairly dark and dim. There is definitely a representation of growth from the EP to the Mander Salis full length. This album finds the flow of the music to be tamer and slowed down. A greater emphasis is placed on intricate programmed introductions to the songs.
It is clear that these guys definitely have a niche for bending the bar and releasing music that is extremely diverse and full of precision and exactness within the songs. Mander Salisis an innovative, ahead of its time and distinguishing well thought-out style of music with keyboards and programming, rhythmic guitars and precision drumming that are combined with lyrics of cynicism, obsession, and splendor. The keyboards and programming are used in such a different dynamic where they aren’t very uplifting. They are used more to set the mood.
Last year, these guys made my end of the year list of top albums with their debut EP. Come this December, you will be seeing them again, this time they will be more towards the top of my list.
(Equal Vision Records)
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It would seem that the current US administration has proven to be fertile fields for political punks. If there is a positive to have come out of the past few years, it is in the form of angry punk rock records. The aptly titled Thoughts and Prayers, the new record by Good Riddance, could very well be the best of them. For many like myself, Good Riddance was the gateway to a world of punk rock socio-political commentary; wrapped in aggressive, melodic hardcore that opened your mind as much as it punched a hole in the wall. 1996’s A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion and the really terrific 1998 record Ballads from the Revolution, were eye-opening propositions for a wide-eyed kid. Good Riddance resonated because their songs were hard-hitting commentary that sounded like broken-hearted punk rock songs. They sang intelligently about inequality, human despair, and the sometimes broken system in which we live in. And when their broken-hearted punk rock songs weren’t about society and politics, they were broken-hearted punk rock songs about broken hearts (don’t think there have been love songs as good in the genre as “Jeannie” and “Not With Him”).
Four years since their comeback record, Peace In Our Time, we get the much more furious Thoughts and Prayers. 12 songs of trademark breakneck melodic hardcore that talks about the divisive current political climate without going as far as saying things like “Trump sucks”. But that’s never been the Good Riddance way. Vocalist and chief lyricist Russ Rankin has always found a way to express his anger and disappointment with poise and intelligence- sounding more like a well-read poet than a man yelling on a street corner.
In the track “Don’t Have Time”, he sings about the futility of repeating history to trumpet nationalism; “And those same old fears arise / With eyes too drawn to counteract / The ghost in you comes rushing back / Too caustic to subside / Just what have we done? / We killed a mother’s only son / Just to remain at number one“. And lyrically, much of takes a similar route of well-written stanzas that question a lot of what is going on in the world at the present time. Songs like the opening “Edmund Pettus Bridge” (let’s hope everyone knows the significance of this landmark), replete with Michael Douglas Wall Street sound byte, sings of social inequality but does it with a trace of hope. While songs like “The Great Divide” are an example of melodic hardcore’s finest moments; unrelenting sonic pummeling that is as melodic as it is potent. “Wish You Well” takes cues from Good Riddance’s “softer” tones of catchy choruses and mid-tempo verses; akin to the track “Saccharine” (from 2003’s Bound by Ties of Blood and Affection). Perhaps the best thing about the 12 songs here is that they are all very succinct, potent, with rarely a moment of filler. The album is consistently good, and while it rarely deviates from the Good Riddance sound, it never lacks in the fire and fury we’ve come to expect.
The album itself SOUNDS fantastic, credit again to Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room for their production. The guitars rip at the right levels while the percussion work hits just right. The mixing levels are as close to perfect as you can get without any one element dominating over another- a constant the band have found since 1999’s Operation Phoenix (no surprise, the first of their albums to have been produced at the Blasting Room).
The appeal of Good Riddance has always been two-fold. Firstly, their music has shown steadfast quality, and the albums have found longevity due to the way Rankin and company write their songs. With lyrics referring to and talking about a multitude of humanist issues without having to directly reference them, they remain political, timely, writing music as urgent as it was through the 90s as it is today. That may be a sad indictment of society itself, but it doesn’t take away from their effectiveness and influence. Rankin himself has said that their music may not have changed the world per se, they continue to open eyes and minds. This writer can attest to the latter- and the importance of that can’t be underlined enough. Their early discography spoke to my generation about life, self, and the interconnected reality of the world we live- no matter how hard to try not to believe it. Thoughts and Prayers is a furious, timely, and potent slab of hard-hitting melodic hardcore and shows that the fire clearly still burns as passionately for Good Riddance as it did all those years ago. And perhaps it’ll be what A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion and Ballads From the Revolution was to me for a whole new generation.
(Fat Wreck Chords)
From Days Unto Darkness is a relentless pummeling of thrash metal’s best qualities
When it comes to Bay Area thrash metal, there are two bands that sit atop the mountain forever entwined to its history; Metallica and Exodus. Both bands linked together by Kirk Hammett, both bands crucial to the Bay Area’s most destructive form of music. Exodus may not have their name in lights as Metallica does, but Exodus’ influence cannot be mistaken- and many point to them as being the one true progenitor of Bay Area thrash. Hatriot, a band that was started by Exodus vocalist Steve Souza in 2011, are a real chip off the ol’ block. Surprisingly, it isn’t just musically that Hatriot follows suit from Exodus, its a family thing too. While Steve Souza left Hatriot in 2015, his sons Nick and Cody continue on percussions and guitars with the latter taking on vocal duties once the older Souza returned to Exodus.
Hatriot does more than just follow on the Exodus path; they’ve loudly carved their own slice of the thrash pie. Led by Kosta Varvatakis shredding guitar work and Cody Souza’s blistering (sometimes ominous) vocal work, Hatriot may have found their Fabulous Disaster, ironically, also three albums in.
From Days Unto Darkness is a relentless pummeling of thrash metal’s best qualities; machine gun percussion work (I’m a sucker for some great double bass drums), shredding guitars, soaring solos, and vocals that does the growling well, and the screaming even better. Tracks like “Organic Remains” and the blistering “Carnival of Execution” showcase the band’s ability to craft songs that are equal parts urgency and solid musicianship. Thematically, From Days Unto Darkness covers the usual thrash metal spread; the end times, death, destruction, and humanity’s failing graces- all done with equal breakneck, ear piercing destruction sonically. “World, Flesh & Devil” is perhaps the album’s best outing- a raging beast of a song, that if carnage could be written in music form, this is it incarnate. At 4:26, it is one of the shorter tracks of the release, but much of the album features in at the 6-7 minute mark- a trademark of thrash metal’s desire to not only showcase talent but to do it over extended periods.
What the album lacks perhaps is that one magnum opus of a track. Sure, it’s not easy for any band to write “Master of Puppets”, but From Days Unto Darkness rarely takes a breather. It’s mostly positive, but while Master had at times, slow interludes to let you catch your breath, Hatriot takes absolutely no prisoners- staying true to their thrash metal heritage. If you’re not quite up for it, this album will hammer you into a stupor.
The halcyon days of Bay Area thrash metal may be long resigned to nostalgic documentaries, but Hatriot are not interested in just being a throwback to their roots. From Days Unto Darkness is not for the weak and if this is the sign that thrash metal is alive and kicking, then the future and present are in damn good hands.
(Massacre Records)
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Now the DEA says heroin is 'clearly more dangerous' than marijuana
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After announcing last week that marijuana was "probably not" as dangerous as heroin, the DEA went and huddled up with the team, had a long and arduous meeting with lots of snacks, and returned to the public with a bold stance on marijuana's danger relative to heroin. Today, DEA head honcho Chuck Rosenberg bravely declared that "heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana."
"In other news, the sky is blue," Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for Marijuana Policy Project, told the Huffington Post.
DEA spokesman (and apparently chill bro) Rusty Payne expressed confusion over the hullabaloo surrounding last week's announcement to U.S. News. “The obsession with marijuana that you guys have is sometimes – come on!” Payne said. “Of all the things in the world, that’s what you’re worried about? Come on, dude. Really?”
Payne clearly didn't read this last week, in which I made the point that the "obsession with marijuana" isn't just because people love smoking pot, but because it plays a key role in the mass incarceration of minorities. Again, as Michelle Alexander wrote in The New Jim Crow, “in some states, black men have been admitted to prison on drug charges at rates twenty to fifty times greater than those of white men.”
This might be a good reason to worry about marijuana!
Michael Rosen is a reporter for Fusion based out of Oakland.
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"India-Pakistan Suit": Chris Gayle Gears Up For Mega World Cup 2019 Clash
Updated: 15 June 2019 21:29 IST
Pakistan have never beaten India in six World Cup matches dating back to 1992.
Written by Tanya Rudra
Chris Gayle has been taken over by the hype surrounding the mega clash between the bitter rivals. © Instagram @chrisgayle333
India and Pakistan will lock horns in the much-awaited clash of World Cup 2019 at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday. With passions running high among both sets of fans, the match between India and Pakistan can be easily dubbed as the biggest clash of the tournament. Interestingly, it seems that even Chris Gayle has been taken over by the hype surrounding the mega clash between the bitter rivals. Chris Gayle took to Instagram and posted a picture, donning his "India-Pakistan Suit" and wrote, "Yup! I'm rocking my india Pakistan Suit, all love and respect!... I really love it and this will be one of my outfit at my birthday party September 20th...its lit."
Yup! I'm rocking my india Pakistan Suit, all love and respect!... I really love it and this will be one of my outfit at my birthday party September 20th ...its lit #FashionOverStyle #UniverseBoss #KingGayle #45 #333 #Suit @sidbafna #Attiitude #CWC19
A post shared by KingGayle (@chrisgayle333) on Jun 15, 2019 at 5:16am PDT
Pakistan have never beaten India in six World Cup matches dating back to 1992, but Sarfaraz Ahmed's team defeated their arch-rivals in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.
"If we play well, we can beat anyone. Nothing changes according to the opposition. For the players, it is very important to be professional, be it any team you are up against," Virat Kohli said in the pre-match press conference on Saturday.
"No one game is more special for us than the other. Our responsibility is to treat every game equally, regardless of the opposition. We are a top side in the world because of the cricket that we play," Kohli added.
India have five points from three matches after beating Australia and South Africa, while their match against New Zealand was washed out on Thursday.
Pakistan have lost against the West Indies and Australia and shocked hosts England, while their match against Sri Lanka was washed out.
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Spontaneous pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis RNA clearance. A cross-sectional study followed by a cohort study of untreated STI clinic patients in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Martijn S van Rooijen1,2,3,
Maarten F Schim van der Loeff2,4,
Servaas A Morré5,6,
Alje P van Dam3,7,
Arjen G C L Speksnijder3,8,
Henry J C de Vries1,4,9
1STI Outpatient Clinic, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Department of Research, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3Public Health Laboratory, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4Center for Infection and Immunology Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
6Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute for Public Health Genomics, Research Institute GROW, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
7Department of Medical Microbiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
8Department for Research and Education, Naturalis NBC, Leiden, The Netherlands
9Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Correspondence to Henry de Vries, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Cluster of Infectious Diseases, STI clinic, P.O. Box 2200, Amsterdam 1000 CE, The Netherlands; h.j.devries{at}amc.nl
Objectives Pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) might contribute to ongoing chlamydia transmission, yet data on spontaneous clearance duration are rare. We examined the prevalence, spontaneous clearance, chlamydial DNA concentration and genotypes of pharyngeal chlamydia among clinic patients with sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Methods Female patients at high risk for an STI who reported active oral sex and male patients who have sex with men (MSM) were screened for pharyngeal chlamydia RNA using a nucleic acid amplification test. A repeat swab was obtained to evaluate spontaneous clearance in untreated patients with pharyngeal chlamydia. Quantitative chlamydia DNA load was determined by calculating the chlamydia/human cell ratio.
Results Pharyngeal chlamydia was detected in 148/13 111 (1.1%) MSM and in 160/6915 (2.3%) women. 53% of MSM and 32% of women with pharyngeal chlamydia did not have a concurrent anogenital chlamydia infection. In 16/43 (37%) MSM and in 20/55 (36%) women, the repeat pharyngeal swab was negative (median follow-up 10 days, range 4–58 days). Patients with an initial chlamydial DNA concentration above the median were less likely to clear. Of 23 MSM with pharyngeal chlamydia who had sex with a lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)-positive partner recently or in the past, two were LGV biovar positive (8.7%).
Conclusions The pharynx is a reservoir for chlamydia and LGV, and may play a role in ongoing transmission. Although delay in ribosomal RNA decline after resolution of the infection might have led to an underestimation of spontaneous clearance, in high-risk STI clinic patients, testing the pharynx for chlamydia should be considered.
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Physics Subatomic Physics Particle Physics
4 for a semi conductor, less than that for a conductor, more for a insulator.
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Because the ionisation/ionization energy is low for metals than non metals
The ionisation/ionization energy is the energy required to remove one valence electron from an atom.
#X + "energy" = X^+ + e^-#
This amount of energy is known as the ionization energy.
If IR is low then the electron can be freed by less energy and if the ionization energy is high the electron can be only freed by high energy.
This also affects the work function of the material and thus work function of metals are lower than that of nonmetals.
In the photoelectric effect this energy is in the form of photons.
When the photon of sufficient energy hits the surface an electron is ejected.The photon must have the energy which is the ionisation energy.
So you can see that the ionization energy increases and the very good reason is
You can see that the atomic radius decreases as you move towards the non metals. Thus the force of attraction from the nucleus is more. Moreover the weight of protons and neutrons are more than electrons but this is a very negligible force but still accepted by many physicists.
So a electron in a metal can be easily moved thus creating electric current in the presence of electric field.While in a nonmetal it can't because the IR is too high. And as more valence electrons make the element less reactive it would be hard to remove an electron from a a element with 8 valence electrons and very easy to remove an electron from 5 valence electrons
When many atoms combine to make a solid the orbitals combine and overlap to form a solid. The Pauli exclusion principle states that in a molecule no two electrons can stay in one energy level. When these form the energy levels are so close to each other that they are called energy bands
Moreover the band gaps in the metals are of very less distance and thus electrons can jump to the the conduction band but in insulator the distance is too much while in semiconductors it is intermediate of metals and semiconductors.Though semiconductors need some external energy (thermal) to jump to the conduction band.
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How God as Trinity Dissolves Racism
By Richard Rohr
This summer, as has been true for the past few summers, racism has made headline news. Deep divisions have been put in the spotlight, and it can sometimes feel as if that spotlight has served to dig them even deeper.
But we can’t confront racial strife if we don’t acknowledge that it exists. The challenge is that racism does not just have a deep root, but has many deep roots in our lives, communities, and country.
Like much of our nation, I’ve been doing substantial soul-searching to seek understanding about my own actions, beliefs, and behaviors, as well as the systemic patterns that write collective actions, beliefs, and behaviors in quite large letters across our society.
What I’m coming to understand through this reflection is startling, and might surely seem like a non-sequitur. But here it is:
The widespread Christian failure to understand and experience God as Trinity has provided a breeding ground for both implicit and explicit racism.
READ: Richard Rohr on White Privilege
To understand a sin that is as old as history, it is helpful to go back to one of the oldest questions of human inquiry.
When I studied the history of philosophy in the early 1960s, I was told that the first and foundational philosophical problem that keeps recurring in every age and in different forms is “the problem of the one and the many”: How can there be any primal unity to reality when what we see is so much obvious and seemingly conflicting diversity? Is there any unifying pattern to “the ten thousand things” that overwhelm our horizon?
Failure to understand God as Trinity has provided a breeding ground for implicit and explicit racism.
This remains our issue today, at least for those of us who look for “big-picture narratives” that speak to the confusion that still confronts us. Theology always made the claim that it had the power to offer us the biggest picture of all (the “Reign of God” in Jesus’ language), even though it all too often offered us rather small, self-serving, and tribal images of God. Without knowing it, and contrary to its own unique revelation, I think much of Christian history did the same thing.
Let’s look at one of the very destructive effects of a diminished, anti-transformative image of God on the perennial and ubiquitous issue of racism. Today, most Christian notions of the Divine are much more formed by pagan and Greek conceptions than by the central Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Even the Latin word for God, Deus, is a direct reformulation of the Greek word for the head of the gods, Zeus. I believe racism is often rooted in this distorted view of divinity; rather than reflecting the One who created all things in God’s own “image and likeness” (Genesis 1:26-27), we instead make God into a mascot who, as Anne Lamott brilliantly quips, hates all the same people we do.
READ: Finding God in the Depths of Silence
When you start with a conception of God as an old white man sitting in the clouds, it is of little surprise that white men, preferably empowered white men, are considered the closest to God and the most worthy of respect and value. It becomes a top-down universe, a pyramid much more than the circular dance (perichoresis). Perichoresis, the Trinity as dance, is indeed the precise and daring image that ignited some of our early church fathers’ finest intuitions, prompting consensus around this utterly new revelation of God. It took them three centuries to make full sense out of Jesus’ often-confusing language about what he named “Father,” how he understood himself, and what he named the “Holy Spirit.” Our common form of dualistic thinking just could not process such three-fold and one-ness evocations at the same time.
It was frankly, illogical — and even silly.
When you start with a conception of God as an old white man sitting in the clouds, it is of little surprise that white men, preferably empowered white men, are considered the closest to God.
How could we reconcile what seemed like a huge logical and theological conundrum, especially for thoroughgoing monotheistic Jews? The human ego is so resistant to anything its mind cannot quickly process and control; it prefers separateness and a sense of superiority — precisely what the Trinity rejects and denies.
Yet if we do not discern and celebrate difference on the level of what visible humanness means, what hope is there on issues where “difference” is often much more striking (gender, power, class, education, etc.)? Every one of these issues is searching for its own locus of authority today, and as naïve as it might sound to some, I believe Trinity does provide such an appropriate locus of authority for those who are willing to trust and allow it. God is precisely one by holding together very real difference.
The Godhead itself maintains separate identity between Three, with an absolutely unique kind of unity, which is the very shape of Divine Oneness.
God’s pattern and goal has never been naïve uniformity but radical diversity (1 Corinthians 12:4ff) maintained in absolute unity by “a perfect love” that infinitely self-empties and infinitely outpours—at the same time.
God is precisely one by holding together very real difference. @RichardRohrOFM
This Divine pattern is, of course, most beautifully revealed in “all the array [pleroma, or fullness] of creation” (Genesis 2:1). God is forever “making room” and “infilling”; this is the Way of the Flow. This is, in our finite understandings, an utterly new logic and is the foundational template for the success of the human project for those ready to embrace at the level of experience what they already confess in the creeds. Indeed, many collaborative and synergistic souls “outside the fold” of Christianity live this better than some who formally believe in the doctrine of the Trinity.
Of course, it is precisely self-emptying that the human ego resists and opposes; without this the whole waterwheel of divine love does not flow at all — at least through us.
We like infilling, but we do not know how to make room for that infilling.
This is always and forever the spiritual problem. This is racism, sexism, classism, ageism, lookism, homophobia, transphobia, imperialism, patriarchy, and all that the tradition courageously refers to as “sin.”
In my reading of the Gospels, this explains why Jesus had to dramatically come and personally exemplify the entire path of self-emptying (the kenosis of Philippians 2:7) and making room for “otherness” (John 16:7 and implied throughout John 14-17). The Jesus path is a constant visible lesson in both allowing and handing on, receiving and giving away what is received. He makes the Divine Waterwheel visible and attractive, so we can trust this always-daring process ourselves and even fall in love with it (1 John 1:1-2). To step into what this mighty river of God’s mercy and restorative justice has always been doing — challenging idols of totalizing false oneness under their guise of uniformity, while allowing the flow of many streams together into genuine oneness.
Christ is the choreography of new creation made visible, and we are still being invited to take this dance.
Richard Rohr, OFM, founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (cac.org), lives in Albuquerque, N.M., and is a Sojourners contributing editor.
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Review: Anatomy Of A Suicide (Sugary Rum Productions)
Venue: Old Fitzroy Theatre (Woolloomooloo NSW), Jun 12 – Jul 6, 2019
Playwright: Alice Birch
Director: Shane Anthony
Cast: Danielle Catanzariti, Jack Crumlin, Andrea Demetriades, Teale Howie, Charles Mayer, Guy O’Grady, Natalie Saleeba, Anna Samson, Kate Skinner, Contessa Treffone
Images by Kate Williams
Suicide always seems just a breath away for Annie, Bonnie and Carol. Alice Birch’s Anatomy Of A Suicide follows the struggles of three women, all of them skating dangerously close to the ultimate act of self-destruction. The play asks very big questions, but it is the way its provocations are dispensed, that makes it remarkable. The three leads exist in independent chronologies, but their stories are told in tandem, often overlapping, for a theatrical experience highly unusual in its plot structure. Parallels are drawn across narratives from different decades, to examine generational implications, in the way things may or may not change over time, in relation to women’s autonomy over their existences.
There is tremendous pleasure in seeing women lead the play, but it can also feel problematic that their neurotic behaviour is consequently associated with their gender. The only people out of control in the story are these women, and we find ourselves tempted to think of the issues being raised as being specifically gendered, when their femaleness should on this occasion, be a secondary concern.
Director Shane Anthony brings a mesmerising urgency to his staging; the stakes always feel high, and we are seduced by the intensity of his dramatic flair. His set (designed in collaboration with producer Gus Murray) is graceful and efficient, and along with Veronique Benett’s dynamically emotive lights, the visuals are sumptuous, for a deeply satisfying aesthetic that is always in dramaturgical harmony. Damien Lane’s music too, is beautifully rendered, memorable for being appropriately sentimental, able to help us access reservoirs of visceral sensations that resonate at every crucial plot point.
The cast is consistently impressive, with all members demonstrating excellent focus and a sense of disciplined precision reflecting consummate preparedness. Anna Samson is a wonderfully idiosyncratic Carol, convincing in her portrayal of mental illness, always rich with nuance and complexity as the subjugated, and gravely despondent, 60’s housewife. Anna, the addict who resorts to motherhood for salvation, is played by a powerful Andrea Demetriades, who delivers a severity for the character that persists in securing our empathy. A more naturalistic approach by Kate Skinner, allows us to relate to her Bonnie as a contemporary, and therefore more immediate, figure. In the singular scene in which she does turn rhapsodic, the atmosphere erupts and none can escape its poignancy.
More than the women before her, Bonnie is conscious of the forces that work to undermine her autonomy. We observe however, that knowing one’s demons does not necessarily spawn the capacities to defeat them. Being human, we almost always know good from bad, but the eternal conundrum of being able to do the right thing is what haunts us. Bonnie’s determination to outsmart her fate seems almost superhuman. She rejects that which seeks to entrap and define her, and in her story we see how hard it can be, to simply be your own woman.
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Review: Jess & Joe Forever (Sugary Rum Productions / 25A Belvoir)
Venue: Belvoir St Theatre (Surry Hills NSW), Mar 13 – 30, 2019
Playwright: Zoe Cooper
Director: Shaun Rennie
Cast: Nyx Calder, Julia Robertson
The children are on a mission to tell their story. It takes place in Joe’s hometown of Norfolk, where Jess had begun spending her summer holidays at 9 years-old. The two become fast friends, and go through thick and thin together. In Zoe Cooper’s Jess & Joe Forever, they find a way to recount seminal events of their young lives, like an informal kind of psychotherapy, not because there is anything wrong with them per se, but because the world seems intent on inflicting a very hard time on them both. Cooper’s writing is extraordinarily tender, beautifully authentic in the way these young voices are rendered. Its structure is suspenseful and intriguing, for a narrative that does much more than entertain.
Director Shaun Rennie takes great care to manufacture a sensitive atmosphere in which we can only receive Jess and Joe with hearts wide open, and in the process, come to an intimate understanding of how children respond to the bigger world, and all the the difficult things we cannot shield them from. The emotional crescendo Rennie is able to build into the plot of Jess & Joe Forever, is representative of theatre at its most captivating.
It is a wonderfully designed production. Isabel Hudson’s playground is perfectly proportioned for the small auditorium, with quaint illustrations along the backdrop reflecting an innocence so crucial to the play. Lights by Benjamin Brockman help to amplify the emotions of both characters and audience, so that none of the sentimentality escapes us. Ben Pierpoint’s work on sound provides for the mind’s eye, an evocative picture of what that small English seaside town must look like, and his music gives the show a sense of elevation, with its unmistakable sophistication.
We fall in love right away with the very excellent cast, both actors adorable and completely believable as our little hosts. As Jess, Julia Robertson brings to the role a strength and defiance that absolutely charms. Her effervescence is infectious, and even though her penchant for machine gun speed recitation of lines can sometimes be a challenge, the precision of her approach is unequivocally affecting. Nyx Calder is perfect as Joe, disarmingly poignant but also effortless and delightful in their depiction of youthful purity. The extraordinary vulnerability that Calder is able to convey, fills the gaps purposefully left behind by the playwright, impeccably addressing parts of Joe’s story where words can prove inadequate.
Watching these kids, we feel compelled to protect them, but we also know that their struggles will make them into resilient and wise adults. It is true that there is much sadness in the world. The societies we manufacture often seem to be endlessly flawed, and the thought that those who have done no harm, would still be subject to injustice and inequity, is devastating. Some of us will respond with resignation, but some will fight for things to be better. Jess & Joe Forever is bittersweet, because its anguish is palpable, but it also provides inspiration, so that we can know to always do the right thing.
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Jess & Joe Forever 2019 Sugary Rum Productions
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5 Questions with Nyx Calder and Julia Robertson
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Nyx Calder
Julia Robertson: In your experience, what was the best part about being a kid?
Nyx Calder: It was definitely the boundless curiosity and hunger for knowledge, I remember spending hours finding new words in dictionaries and looking up synonyms to broaden my vocabulary. I was so eager to learn how to read that I drove my parents half mad, they eventually taught me to read out of sheer frustration.
What’s a big similarity between you and Joe? What’s a major difference?
In terms of similarity, definitely the gentle and quiet nature. While I get pretty wild after getting comfortable with folks, I tend to be quite slow to develop connections, and I am inherently quite shy – I have a lot of social anxiety that I think Joe shares. Unlike Joe, I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve! I’m slow to develop connection, but I tend to overshare quite a fair bit and without knowing people very long, while Joe tends to keep his personal history under lock and key.
You’ve recently graduated from NIDA, how does it feel to surface from the depths of drama school and dive straight into a two person text?
It’s an absolute dream! While NIDA educated me in a great many ways, it also left me feeling very boxed in at times, especially towards the end of my stay. Being able to step into a rehearsal room as an actor and not a student is such a pleasure, and even more so to do it with a text as rich and expansive as Jess & Joe Forever. It’s also incredibly liberating to be working in such an intimate and direct form of theatre with such giving and wonderful folks.
What is something that has challenged you during the rehearsal process of Jess & Joe?
The voices! I underestimated just how many perspectives we see through this play in spite of the cast size, and when you start throwing dialects into the mix, it can all be quite overwhelming. Fortunately, everyone has been very patient and nurturing, and we’ve had wonderful input from our dialect coach, so it’s been entirely manageable.
What makes this story worth seeing, and why should audiences see this production in particular?
I think this story speaks to something quite universal in the experience of puberty; the sense of loneliness and isolation felt during those vulnerable developmental years, and the yearning for companionship and acceptance. This play allows us to see a beautiful connection blossom between two kids who do not just survive their circumstances, but start to thrive and prosper alongside each other. Jess & Joe Forever is for those of us who, in our adolescent years, struggled to find ourselves in the world around us. This play speaks to that uncertainty in a tender, honest and loving way, and I believe audiences will be thrilled to join us on such a moving journey.
Julia Robertson
Nyx Calder: Given that we’re both twenty eight years old, what has your process been in finding your inner adolescent?
Julia Robertson: My inner adolescent is… disturbingly accessible? Julia means youthful after all! I spend a lot of time with teenage girls as a drama and singing teacher. Their complexities, empathy and curiosity are continually fascinating to me. Teenage me made a lot of mistakes, felt very alone but always wore a smile on her face. I like in this production that we are able to see the truths, whatever they may be, underneath the polite smile that has been forced upon young women for a very long time.
What’s the biggest difference, and the biggest similarity, between you and your character Jess?
I find differentiating myself from a character once I’ve gotten them under my skin quite difficult! But let’s try. Difference: in her younger years Jess is very feminine and proper. I was not. I was a “boy-girl” and pretty determined to be an entomologist when I grew up. When I began at an all girls school, I was suspended for punching someone in the face a week in. Jess takes a little longer to find her physical prowess! Similarity: Too many. She’s lovable and annoying. I hope/think that’s me.
What’s your favourite rom-com of all time?
Goshhhhhh I honestly don’t know if I have one! I used to like How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days? Maybe? The hairless dog in it is good?
What sets Jess & Joe Forever apart from other plays and makes it a must-see?
Jess & Joe Forever is unique. It tenderly explores hardships that only a minority of us have ever or will ever experience. Jess and Joe are like and unlike any tweens you know and love. And that’s what makes this story so special.
What even is a scotch egg, anyway?
A tiny, bald, white man in a kilt. Nah, jokes it’s some bacon-crusted egg thing? Sounds gross. Apparently it’s artisanal.
Nyx Calder and Julia Robertson can be seen in Jess & Joe Forever by Zoe Cooper.
Dates: 13 – 30 Mar, 2019
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5 Questions with Markesha McCoy and Madison McKoy
Markesha McCoy
Madison McKoy: How did you come to be involved in The View Upstairs?
Markesha McCoy: I flew to Sydney to be a part of Trevor Ashley’s new panto The Bodybag. It was a hilarious parody based off of the cult classic The Bodyguard. One of the producers for The View Upstairs, Gus Murray, played our strapping bodyguard and asked me if I wanted to stick around and be a part of the show. I’m so glad he did because I’m having an amazing time.
What’s challenging about bringing this script to life?
Teaching the audience about the tragic events that took place and the inequality we still face today while still making them laugh as well.
How is your character similar to and/or different from you?
We are very similar. We both love hard but keep a stone cold face. Hard to trust but once we do, we’ll do anything for anyone we’ve brought into our lives. The only difference I feel we have is our sexual preference haha.
Without giving anything away, what is your favourite line of dialogue from the show?
“I’m not just a basic bitch, another wannabe nouveau riche tipping toward a breakdown.”
If you had a magic wand, what role/show would you do next?
Aida in Aida.
Madison McKoy
Markesha McCoy: What’s your favourite colour?
Madison McKoy: My fave colour is purple. Yellow is a close second.
If you could have dinner with three of your favourite celebrities, dead or alive, who would it be?
Janet Jackson: I’ve loved her music and performance since primary school.
Barak Obama: I’d love to chat with him about life in general.
Suzanne Vega: The lyrics and melodies to her folk-style music are wonderful. I was turned on to her by a mate back in the 80s. Actually, we probably wouldn’t eat. We’d just sing. 🙂
What has been your favourite role to play?
I played Jim in the musical Big River some years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. It’s def a role I’d like to play again.
So you’re originally from America, whats something you miss from the States?
Yes. I’m originally from North Carolina and migrated to Australia in 1994. My family is the main thing I miss. I used to miss Oreo biscuits, I mean, cookies but you can get them in Oz these days. When I first arrived, they were only available in gourmet food stores. Yes, I actually paid $15.00 for a bag of Oreos, ha ha ha.
What can you learn from your character Willie in The View Upstairs?
Willie is a man of the world. He’s definitely seen some things! Some of his top advice is to keep living, keep trying to better yourself, and be kind to others.
Markesha McCoy and Madison McKoy can be seen in The View Upstairs the musical.
Dates: 8 Feb – 11 Mar, 2018
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Review: The View Upstairs (Hayes Theatre)
Venue: Hayes Theatre Co (Potts Point NSW), Feb 8 – Mar 11, 2018
Book, Music & Lyrics: Max Vernon
Cast: Henry Brett, Thomas Campbell, Nick Errol, Ryan Gonzalez, Martelle Hammer, Anthony Harkin, David Hooley, Markesha McCoy, Madison McKoy, Stephen Madsen
Image by John McCrae
Wes is an obnoxious brat, a twenty-something social media star escaping New York, for the less competitive town of New Orleans. The View Upstairs by Max Vernon imagines a hallucinatory haze, in which our protagonist encounters the inhabitants of a local gay bar circa 1973. It is a musical in which the gay Millennial travels over time and space to meet his cultural forebears, for historical lessons about those whose shoulders he stands on. In 2018 we have finally arrived at a time, when many young queers of Western civilisations are oblivious to the arduous journey required, to attain our current state of equality and tolerance. Wes takes things for granted and lives a reckless life, until he comes face to face with stories he never knew would resonate at such depth.
The View Upstairs is an undoubtedly well-meaning piece of writing, with beautiful sentimentality and a pervasive warmth, but its songs and narrative structure bear a derivative quality that is less than inspiring. Director Shaun Rennie focuses cleverly, on bringing heart and soul to the production, keeping us emotionally engaged in spite of the meandering, lacklustre plot. Isabel Hudson’s colourful set design is appropriately humorous; effective in its recollection of a period remembered for being less than aesthetically sophisticated, but infinitely more genuine in the way communities interact.
A charming cast performs the show, impressively well-rehearsed and with great ardour. Leading man Henry Brett is eminently convincing as Wes, bringing a wonderful intensity to the more dramatic scenes, and consistently bowling us over with some truly sensational singing. Similarly gifted is Markesha McCoy, whose voice is capable of bringing any house down, and on this occasion, we are grateful to be audience to her magnificence. Martelle Hammer and David Hooley are memorable for contributing a dimension of vulnerability to the story, both striking in the authenticity they deliver through their portrayals of the underclass.
Without the knowledge of how things have come to be, so much of daily life can seem meaningless. The immense achievements of the gay rights movement are enjoyed by so many of us in the West today, but it is becoming increasingly evident, that those who benefit most, are least aware of the sacrifices required to arrive at this point of evolution. LGBTQI elders had all wished for brighter futures, but few had imagined that with the eradication of prejudice, comes the blind ignorance of entitlement. The best qualities of humanity, whether compassion, resilience or ingenuity, are often derived from great adversity. When life becomes easy for our children, we have to worry about the virtues they fail to cultivate.
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2018, comedy, drama, hayes theatre co, invisible wall productions, mardi gras 2018, musical, review, sugary rum productions, sydney, theatre
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Episode #28 of The Swampflix Podcast: Ramen Girl (2008) & What Ever Happened to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Welcome to Episode #28 of The Swampflix Podcast! For our twenty-eighth episode, Brandon makes new co-host Britnee watch the Tampopo-riffing Brittany Murphy romcom Ramen Girl (2008) for the first time. Also, Britnee & Brandon discuss the cult classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) and its much less prestigious made-for-TV remake from 1991. Enjoy!
Tampopo (1985)
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Hailed as the first “ramen western” (a play on the term “spaghetti Western”), Tampopo takes that designation to it’s most extremely literal end, focusing on the title character’s ramen shop as the location of metaphorical quick-draws and high noon showdowns, as well incorporating a variety of loosely connected comedy sketches about food.
The main narrative concerns the arrival of truck driver Gorō (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and his sidekick Gun (a young Ken Watanabe) at the barely-afloat ramen shop, Lai Lai, that widowed single mother Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) inherited from her husband. Under Gorō’s tutelage, Tampopo resurrects her shop along with help from a motley crew of unlikely allies: Shōhei (Kinzō Sakura), a chauffeur who has a way with noodles; “The Old Master” (Yoshi Katō), a former surgeon reduced to vagrancy, but possessing a nearly-magical skill with noodle making; and Pisuken (Rikiya Yasuoka), a formerly antagonistic contractor who redesigns the interior of the shop, now renamed “Tampopo” in honor of its proprietress.
Interspersed throughout is the story of a white-clad gangster (frequent Kiyoshi Kurosawa collaborator Kōji Yakusho) and his mistress, who explore the erotic aspects of food. Other shorter one-off scenes include a salaryman upstaging his superiors at a fancy restaurant with his extensive knowledge of haute cuisine, a class of women being taught the Western way of eating spaghetti while a Western patron at a nearby table does the opposite of what their etiquette teacher instructs, a grocer pursuing a food-squeezing woman through the aisles of his market, a man dealing with an abscessed tooth, and a derelict making Tampopo’s son a rice omelette while evading detection by a security guard, among others.
Using tropes that one would normally find in Western genre films, Tampopo paints Gorō as the high plains drifter who wanders into town and saves a local homesteader, except that he does so with his cooking skills and not his guns (although his fists come in handy more than once). There are recurring Western-like themes, like the defeated enemy who becomes a friend (which plays out not just between Gorō and Pisuken but also between Tampopo’s son and the bullies who frequently harass him), the training montage straight out of the original Magnificent Seven, and even an ending scene that plays out as a virtual recreation of the end of Shane. This juxtaposition of Western archetypes and Eastern social rules and concepts make for a delightful and refreshing movie that’s sure to make you laugh and hunger.
Tampopo is available in several DVD releases, but, as always, the Criterion version is most highly recommended.
Episode #18 of The Swampflix Podcast: Tampopo (1985) & The Dual Harvests of The Wicker Man (1973, 2006)
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Welcome to Episode #18 of The Swampflix Podcast! For our eighteenth episode, Brandon & CC discuss the cult classic horror film The Wicker Man (1973) and its less-than-prestigious Nic Cage remake from 2006. Also, CC makes Brandon watch the “ramen Western” Tampopo (1985) for the first time. Enjoy!
-CC Chapman & Brandon Ledet
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Google TV With Android Based Set-Top Box Coming Soon
We always knew Google will foray into TV business sometime or the other, either in the way of TV based ads or TV shows search project. But Google has bowled a bouncer and looks set to venture into the living room with Google TV, an Android-based set-top box capable of delivering the best of the Web (and online video) to your television set. And it’s partnered with Sony and Intel to make Google TV happen.
New York Times revealed the deal between Google, Sony and Intel to come out with Google TV which will allow users to surf online video from websites like Youtube, Hulu, Netflix etc. from the comforts of the couch, and will compete with the likes of the Boxee Box and other similar hardware.
Google TV will likely be an open-source venture, since it will be based on Android OS and with Sony stepping in to manufacture the hardware, we can expect Internet connected TVs with an in-built set-top box. Meanwhile, peripherals manufacturer Logitech is reportedly working on accessories for Google TV devices like a remote control with a small keyboard.
What’s in it for Google?
Google doesn’t work for charity! You can expect Google to track the viewer’s choice of programs and place related ads on the system.
Don’t be surprised if Google TV involves a version of Google Chrome web browser. There are no official confirmations from any of the parties involved, but the buzz is that the project has been going on for several months now. Let us wait for some official news before getting all worked up!
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The Carrie Diaries 2×05 Promo “Too Close for Comfort”
The Carrie Diaries 2×05 “Too Close for Comfort” – Carrie (AnnaSophia Robb) spends an exciting day in the city with playwright Adam Weaver (guest star Chris Wood). Samantha (Lindsey Gort), who booked a new job as a nude art model, takes matters into her own hands when she sees a student’s painting she doesn’t like. When Sebastian’s (Austin Butler) mother (guest star Noelle Beck) announces she is marrying her tennis instructor boyfriend, he finds support in surprising places. Elsewhere, Dorrit’s (Stefania Own) boyfriend’s (guest star Evan Crooks) attempts to get closer to her backfire. Matt Letscher, Ellen Wong, and Chloe Bridges also star. Zetna Fuentes directed the episode written by Jessica Queller (#205).
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HomeFeaturesAround CampusBoyer kicks off weekly Jazz Café
Boyer kicks off weekly Jazz Café
Students and faculty at the Boyer College of Music and Dance will perform jazz music every week throughout September for students and community members.
08 September 2015 Ashley Caldwell Around Campus, Features, Music
Sean Markey, a senior jazz performance major, performs at The Rite of Swing: Jazz Café at Temple Performing Arts Center Wednesday, Sept. 2. | Tim Mulhern TTN
At the Temple Performing Arts Center, a student on one side of a black leather sofa bobs his head up and down to the upbeat sounds of a jazz band. Later, another student sways from side to side as the band plays a softer, more mellow tune.
This is the first of a weekly Jazz Café series that will run through September on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Students, faculty and the community can relax while listening to the band, made up of Boyer students.
The ensemble consisted of saxophonist Joshua Lee, drummer Ben Singer, bass player Drew Gaunce and guitarist Sean Markey—all upperclassmen.
Brad Fort, the director of bands at William Penn Charter School and a 2002 Boyer alumnus, said he was walking by TPAC, heard the music and decided to stop in.
“When I was in school, we didn’t have this facility,” Fort said. “We performed in Tomlinson Theater—that’s where we had everything. It’s a phenomenal program.”
Fort added that he enjoys the Café is open to the public because he believes it will give high school and middle school students an opportunity to hear the level they could reach.
Henry Turf, a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and a Philadelphia resident, agreed.
“I think it’s great that the community can be more involved because it will give people outside of the school a chance to see what happens in the school,” Turf said. “Especially with how [Philadelphia] is trying to cut arts out of public schools.”
The Café is the brainchild of Boyer’s Assistant Dean of Administrative Affairs David Brown said Linda Fiore, Boyer’s director of marketing and communications.
“The turnout is great,” Brown said. “It looks like we have about 50 to 60 people here. We wanted to just bring people in here and we have our posters up so everyone can know what we’re doing.”
The band played more than 10 songs, and the members each got the chance to show off their individual talents by giving solos at different points during the performance.
The band members said they got involved because Professor Terell Stafford, the director of jazz studies, asked them to kick-off the series, and they jumped at the opportunity.
The audience can expect to see a different set of groups every week, from students to professors, Lee said, and they can look out for future events hosted by Boyer students.
“We have the Jazz Café, we’re going to have a Mosaic concert in October, holiday concerts in December, film screenings and more,” Brown said. “It’s going to be a really busy place. We just want to get as many people come in as we can and enjoy the music.”
Ashley Caldwell can be reached at ashley.caldwell@temple.edu.
Video shot by Jenny Choi and David Petrozziello and edited by Sean Brown.
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Bogner keeping the bar set high for Highland Trojans baseball
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Tradition is an important concept for Highland (Ind.) High School baseball.
“We take a lot of pride in wearing our ‘H’ on our chest,” says John Bogner, who enters his sixth season as Trojans head coach and the 23rd in the program in 2019. “ We remember the kids who played at Highland previously. We want to have solid program that everyone should at least have on their radar.”
The 2018 Trojans went 22-8 and placed second to eventual IHSAA Class 3A state champion Andrean in the Northwest Crossroads Conference after posting a 21-8 mark in 2017.
Bogner (pronounced BOAG-ner) was hired at Highland as a math teacher and has coached football, wrestling and baseball at various levels. He was the head freshmen baseball coach his first five springs then a varsity assistant for 12.
That was under Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Dan Miller, who amassed more than 600 wins, nine sectional titles, four regionals and one semistate and sent dozens of players on to college baseball from 1982-2013. Two of Miller’s former players — outfielder Tony Terzarial and left-handed pitcher Jordan Minch — were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
“It’s hard to replace a Hall of Fame coach,” says Bogner. “But we try to keep the bar as he set it.”
Bogner says he also appreciated Miller’s organization, attention to detail, his ability to handle kids and his game strategy.
Two members of the Highland Class of 2018 — catcher Nick Anderson (Kankakee, Ill., Community College) and third baseman Damen Castillo (Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill.) — on to college diamonds. Current senior right-handed pitcher Jordan Siska is committed to the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill.
To get some exposure for players and to give some a taste for travel, Highland will play in the early-season Super Prep Series hosted by Louisville Ballard.
Bogner asks his players to be focused on the field, take a disciplined approach at the plate and throw strikes with command on the mound.
“We want to do everything right,” says Bogner. “My players say, ‘you’re pretty old-fashioned.’
“I take that as a compliment.”
Depending upon the year, Highland generally has 45 to 55 players filling varsity, junior varsity and freshmen rosters.
That means about 16 to 18 with the varsity. Sometimes they rotate on road trips because of the capacity of activity buses.
“Our kids are good about knowing their roles,” says Bogner, who keeps his bench players active with scorebooks and spray charts and as bullpen catchers etc. “Highland’s always had really good kids. It’s made my job easier.”
This year, 22 sophomores indicated their interest in playing baseball for the Royal Blue and Gold.
The 2019 coaching staff will have Matt Bugajski and Bryan Gordon assisting with the varsity and Sam Michel leading the junior varsity. Volunteers at the JV and freshmen levels are Brian Lukich, Nik Mason and Will Kerber. A head freshmen coach is being sought.
The Trojans play on a on-campus diamond that sits along 41st Street. A donation by long-time Highland American Legion Post 180 manager George Bizoukas is bringing lights to the facility.
“This gives us some flexibility for practice times,” says Bogner. “And we can now host a sectional at the high school.”
Highland is in an IHSAA Class 4A sectional grouping with East Chicago Central, Hammond Morton, Lake Central, Lowell and Munster, the host for many years. The Trojans last won a sectional title in 2000.
Besides Highland and Andrean, the Northwest Crossroads Conference includes Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell and Munster. The loop plays 10 games with home-and-home series on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Bogner’s high school program is fed by Highland Little League and Highland Babe Ruth. He estimates about a third of his players play travel baseball.
“You have to play int he summer to beat schools like Lake Central and Munster,” says Bogner.
The 2019 season will mark the third that the IHSAA has adopted a pitch count rule (1 to 35 pitches requires 0 days rest; 36 to 60 requires 1 day; 61 to 80 requires 2 days; 81 to 100 requires 3 days; and 101 to 120 requires 4 days).
“We’ve adapted to it,” says Bogner. “We were never guilty of blowing kids’ arms out (when the rule was 10 innings every three days). We used a lot of common sense.”
Bogner says he recently sent a letter to IHSBCA leadership lamenting that there are coaches out there that don’t show common sense with their pitches.
“You have to trust that your coach knows what’s going on and looks out for you,” says Bogner.
Prior to the rule and even since it has been put in place, Bogner has built up his pitchers arms in the winter. He has them working on pitch sequences and pitch-outs.
“By the end end of February bullpens, our goal is to be up to 80 pitches,” says Bogner. “But I don’t want my guys touching a baseball in December as far as throwing goes. You need to rest.”
This fall, the Trojans that were available to practice took part in a long toss program then players broke into positions. Bogner was coaching football, so practices were usually held late.
Bogner is a 1990 graduate of Griffith (Ind.) High School, where he played baseball for coach Jim Anderson.
“He taught us a lot about the game and its nuances,” says Bogner. “He wanted us to play with class. ‘Don’t play bush league’ was something he often said. He was a very good coach. I don’t know if I’d be where I am without him.”
Anderson did not want his players focusing on their statistics.
“He’d say, ‘play the game right and the rest will take care of itself,” says Bogner, who went on to play two seasons as a catcher and designated hitter at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Mich.
Bogner recalls playing catch with Roadrunners coach Courtney Jasiak at the family cabin on Gravel Lake in Lawton, Mich., before committing to the school.
Jasiak had coached future big league star Derek Jeter at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Central High School.
“I was like a sponge with that guy,” says Bogner of Jasiak. “He made me into a technician.”
Purdue University Calumet (now part of Purdue University Northwest) did not have a baseball team when Bogner went there to finish his degree.
Bogner did his student teaching at Calumet High School, where baseball head coach Woody Feeler (who had been his American Legion coach when he was in high school) let him run the show.
“It was like I was an associate head coach,” says Bogner. “I was neck deep.”
In the fall of 1996, he was hired at Highland and has been there ever since.
John is the middle son of Hammond (Ind.) Bishop Noll Institute and Purdue University graduate Jack Bogner and Pam Schuhrke (her husband is Jim). Older brother Jeff lives in St. Louis and younger brother James is in Merrillville, Ind.
Married for 19 years, John and Mandy Bogner have two sons. Justin Bogner is a junior football, wrestling and baseball athlete at Highland. Jason Bogner is a Highland Middle School grader who plays football, basketball and baseball.
John and Mandy Bogner have been married for 19 years. John is the head baseball coach at Highland (Ind.) High School. He also teaches math and coaches football and wrestling.
John Bogner (left) and oldest son Justin Bogner share a moment on the football field as assistant coach and player. John Bogner is head baseball coach and Justin Bogner a player for Highland (Ind.) High School’s baseball program.
Jason Bogner is the youngest son of John and Mandy Bogner. His father is head baseball coach at Highland (Ind.) High School. Jason is a seventh grader who plays football, basketball and baseball.
John Bogner is entering his 23rd season as a coach in the Highland (Ind.) High School baseball program — the sixth as head coach — in 2019.
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Hall of Famer Shinkan keeps Munster Mustangs loose and ready to play baseball
Bob Shinkan is proof that you can be both laid-back and intense.
He’s been doing it as head baseball coach at Munster High School for decades.
“I expect 100 percent out of my players,” says Shinkan, an Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer who heads into his 33rd season in 2018 with a 639-323-1 career mark. “I strive for perfection. I push them to a certain extent through my own personality.
“I’m not a fire-up guy but I’m as competitive as anybody can be. I’m laid back unless somebody is not hustling or paying attention. I try to keep things as loose as possible. Kids are going to excel not being tight.
“I want them excited and loose every time we play a ball game.”
Shinkan prepares his players in practice so they can play loose.
“I try to let the kids go out there and not put pressure on them during the games,” says Shinkan. “I don’t try to change too much as the game goes on.”
Shinkan, a 1971 Munster graduate, has been Mustangs baseball head coach since the 1986 season. He moved up from assistant following the tragic death of Hall of Famer Mike Niksic in a boating accident.
“He was old school and I loved it,” says Shinkan of Niksic. “He pushed you real hard and he expected a lot out of you. but gave you all the love that he had.
“I’ve been trying to follow the same tradition Mike had. But times are different and kids have changed. You have to adjust here and there.”
Shinkan played freshmen baseball at Ball State University and then got his undergraduate degree at the Muncie school and came back to Munster to begin his teaching career (he now is a geometry teacher). At the time, there were no coaching openings in boys sports so he started in girls track. He would go on to serve as head volleyball coach was on the Munster football staff of Indiana Football Hall of Famer Leroy Marsh from 1987-2015.
When he joined Niksic’s baseball staff a few years later, Shinkan found himself leading both the junior varsity and freshmen teams.
“It was interesting,” says Shinkan. “In the preseason, I had both teams practicing. Then games would start and the JV would plays Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and freshman on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a doubleheader on Saturday. We were playing games six days a week.
There were just three paid positions in Munster baseball — one varsity and two assistants — and that hasn’t changed.
“That’s the way Mike wanted it,” says Shinkan. “That’s the way we did things.”
Niksic assistants going back to 1965 include Ed Sherry, Don Kemaghan, George Sofianos, John Gott, Dave Knish, Mike Edwards, Bob Maicher, Ed Robertson and, of course, Bob Shinkan.
When Shinkan took over, he assigned one assistant to JV (currently Matt Backs) and one to the freshmen (currently Mike Mikolajczyk). Volunteers have also been very helpful over the years.
Shinkan’s first staff in 1986 included Charles Boston and Mark Agenter. There’s also been Dennis Haas, Paul Banas, Hal Coppage, Jim Magrames, Tom Langus, Steve Tripenfeldas, Jim Davidson, Mike Mendoza, Jeff Rosen, Marty Kell, Jeff Kapp, Elliott Gibbs, Jon Caddick, Anthony Gomez, John Premetz and Alex Coccia.
From his first season in charge, Shinkan has been dividing Munster’s season into thirds.
“That first third, I try to figure out what everybody’s role is,” says Shinkan, who uses the middle third to work on those roles. “Wins and losses are important, but try to get the kids as much playing time as I can. The first part of season, we experiment with lineups. I let players prove to not only me and their teammates, but to themselves that we’re putting them in the right spots.”
By the last third of the season, roles and set and the Mustangs hope to be going after a conference championship and are getting ready for the postseason.
“I’m pretty proud of the program and the success we’ve had down through the years,” says Shinkan.
In program history, Munster has won 12 conference baseball titles (1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014) with 12 sectionals (1981, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2016), five regionals (1985, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010) and four Final Four appearances (2001, 2002, 2006, 2010), including an Class 4A state championship in 2002.
A 9-1 victory against Evansville North wrapped a 25-9 season and allowed the Mustangs to raise the state championship trophy.
Conference make-up and affiliation has changed for Munster over the year. In 2018, the Northwest Crossroads Conference has six members — Andrean, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell and Munster. Conference games will be home-and-home series on Mondays and Tuesdays. Wednesday is left open as rain date.
Mike Smith came from Logansport to be Munster athletic director in 2001 and said the back-to-back schedule used in the North Central Conference was superior to the round robin schedule used at the time in the old Lake 10 Conference.
“I was the one to bring it up at post-conference meetings,” says Shinkan. “We voted on it and we went to that.”
Shinkan has a say in Munster’s non-conference schedule. Working with current AD Brian Clark, he picks as many Duneland Athletic Conference and sectional opponents as he can get.
“I don’t like to come into a sectional without seeing them during the regular season,” says Shinkan. “I try to beef up the schedule. It gets us ready for the conference season and the sectional.”
For years now, the Mustangs have opened the season in Terre Haute South Vigo Braves Baseball Bash. They play one game Friday and two Saturday in round robin with Mt. Vernon (Posey), New Haven and the host school.
“Kyle Kraemer at Terre Haute South puts on a nice tournament,” says Shinkan. “It helps us bond as a team.”
Shinkan is in the habit of developing at least eight pitchers so he can use four (two starters and two relievers) for conference games and four for non-conference contests.
Conference pitchers put in a rotation in the weeks leading up to the sectional.
“I’ve never been one to throw pitchers to the wolves,” says Shinkan. “We’re going to rest that arm.”
What about the advent in 2017 of the new IHSAA pitch count rule (1 to 35 pitches requires 0 days rest; 36 to 60 requires 1 day; 61 to 80 requires 2 days; 81 to 100 requires 3 days; and 101 to 120 requires 4 days)?
“I’ve always followed stuff like that anyway,” says Shinkan. “That’s not a big deal. High school coaches are pretty good with that. Summer coaches are a different story.”
Plenty of talented players have worn the Munster uniform during Shinkan’s career, including Hal Morris who went on to play in the majors and also went into the IHSBCA Hall of Fame.
Bobby Morris, Hal’s brother, hit a walk-off home run in the championship game against Hammond Gavit that gave Shinkan his first sectional baseball title as a coach in 1990. Bobby, who was a second-team all-state shortstop in 1990, now runs the Morris Baseball & Softball Center in Schererville.
Shinkan’s other all-staters are second baseman Steve Muller (honorable mention) in 1988, third baseman Brent Bodefeld (second team) in 1990, second baseman Brian Christiansen (honorable mention) in 1997, outfielder Brian Wolotka (first team) in 1998, pitcher Jon Nourie (first team) in 2000, outfielder Mike Rosen (first team) in 2002, third baseman Brett Keeler (honorable mention) in 2007, pitcher Ryan Wilkinson (honorable mention) in 2010, outfielder Alex DeRio (honorable mention) in 2014 , outfielder Joe Bryant (first team) in 2015, pitcher Connor Manous (second team) in 2016 and Mike Madura (honorable mention) in 2017.
Niksic coached five all-staters — catcher Scott Keeler (first team) in 1975, shortstop Steve Urbanski (first team) in 1978, outfield Lou Carbonare (second team) and pitcher Paul Banas (second team) in 1982 and third baseman Dave Cerajewski (second team) in 1985.
IHSBCA All-Star North/South Series players from Munster include catcher Scott Keeler in 1975, first baseman Dan Banas in 1976, outfielder Greg Beno in 1977, pitcher Chris Chelich and shortstop Steve Urbanski in 1978, first baseman Hal Morris in 1983, third baseman Dave Cerajewski in 1985, shortstop Bobby Morris in 1990, pitcher Jeff O’Connor in 1995, second baseman Brian Christiansen in 1997, outfielder Brian Wolotka in 1998, pitcher Elliott Gibbs in 2002, pitcher Bryan Bokowy in 2004, shortstop Mike Nowak in 2006, catcher Pete Jurich in 2007, pitcher Ryan Wilkinson in 2010, pitcher Grant Rademacher in 2015, pitcher Connor Manous in 2016 and pitcher Mike Madura in 2017.
Shinkan has sent numerous players on to college baseball.
Nourie was drafted out of high school by the Chicago White Sox, opted instead to play at Southeast Missouri State University (2003-04) and then pitched in the San Diego Padres system and in independent pro baseball.
Outfielder Craig Dedelow played at Indiana University and was drafted by the White Sox in 2017.
Munster plays home games on-campus on a lighted field next to the football field.
“We’re very proud of it,” says Shinkan, who has got to be a sectional host for long time. “This year, we put in a brand new infield and bought a new tarp. Going against tradition, we sodded in the baselines for maintenance reasons. We have a two-story press box. A new batting cage is coming.
“I’m very grateful to the administration for keeping up with things,” says Shinkan.
The veteran coach was humbled and happy when the call from his peers to the IHSBCA Hall of Fame came in 2015 and he joined Mike Niksic and Hal Morris.
“You look at those names that are there,” says Shinkan. “Not only names from Calumet Region. I’m in with Don Mattingly and Gil Hodges. It’s a fraternity. I’m so proud of that fact I was able to attain that.”
In 2018, Shinkan and wife Laura will celebrate 40 years of marriage. The couple have two sons — Scott and Michael. Scott graduated from Munster in 1998 and played three seasons at Wabash College. He and wife Laura have a 2-year-old son, Grady, and one on the way. Michael graduated from MHS in 2004. He played baseball as a freshman then pursued golf.
Bob Shinkan, a 1971 Munster High School graduate, has been head baseball coach at his alma mater since the 1986 season. He went into the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Jennings sees Griffith work ethic bring championships
Griffith High School baseball is a product of its environment.
The players come from working class families.
Consequently, the Panthers are not afraid to put forth the effort on and off the diamond to be successful.
“These are blue collar kids,” says Griffith head baseball coach Brian Jennings. “Their parents work in the (steel) mills. We just grind it out.
“I grew up in (and coached at) Whiting and my dad worked in the mills. The fit for me is perfect.”
For that labor, Griffith has won 11 sectionals in the 19 seasons Jennings has been head coach, including the last six. The Panthers topped Hammond Clark for the latest one. The last regional title came in 2001. That was the year of a 3A state runner-up finish.
The 2017 Panthers will meet South Bend St. Joseph in the first game of the Class 3A Griffith Regional Saturday, June 3. The second semifinal pits Western against Glenn with the final at night.
Jennings respects St. Joe, coached by John Gumpf. The two met years ago when Jennings was working Notre Dame baseball camps and Gumpf was an Irish assistant to Paul Mainieri.
This Griffith squad is a mix of experience and youth with four seniors and three or four sophomores in the mix.
These players understand their roles, strengths and weaknesses.
“We know what we are and what we aren’t,” says Jennings.
Griffith is a team that plays a tough schedule. The Panthers (15-14) went 7-5 in finishing third behind Andrean (11-1) and Highland (8-4) in the Northwest Crossroads Conference (which also includes Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell and Munster). Griffith split a pair of NCC games with Highland and Munster.
“We’re around .500, but we’ve lost a lot of games by one run,” says Jennings. “We play a lot of 4A schools. That prepares you for the postseason.”
Because of the IHSAA success factor, five-time state champion Andrean is playing “up” in the tournament and will be in Saturday’s Class 4A LaPorte Regional as will Griffith regular-season opponent Lake Central.
Knowing that postseason runs often come at a premium, Jennings says he expects the team that advances from the regional to be the one that has the best defense, pitching and execution.
As a 3A regional host, the Panthers will get to show off their on-campus field.
“We’re really proud of what we’ve got here,” says Jennings of a facility that had lights added a few years ago and houses a clubhouse with individual player lockers. “We do our own work.”
When Jennings says “we” he is referring to the whole Griffith baseball community.
“I’m not arrogant enough to think it’s all ‘me,’” says Jennings. “It’s been a total effort.”
A parent group — the Griffith Diamond Club — has raised the money to make the improvements.
Jennings has a long list of things he wants to upgrade. It’s an idea he got at a clinic from then-LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman.
“It makes kids proud,” says Jennings of the steady program improvements. “It makes the parents and the community proud.”
Jennings works with coaching staff carrying plenty of experience, including Drew Martin, Todd Iwema (former Griffith and Lake Central head coach) and John Novosel (former Hammond Noll assistant) at the varsity level and Jeff Kawa with the junior varsity.
“I’ve surrounded myself with baseball guys,” says Jennings. “It makes my life a lot easier.
“I’m very lucky and fortunate to be the baseball coach here at Griffith.”
Jennings represented the Panthers as North head coach in the 2012 Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association North/South All-Star Series.
Brian Jennings has led Griffith High School to 11 sectional championships in 19 seasons as head baseball coach.
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Glover helps Hobart baseball change its culture
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It is a buzzword that’s popular these days in high school athletics.
Can a team change to a culture of dedication and winning?
In the case of the Hobart Brickies, the answer is a resounding yes.
Bob Glover Jr., who in his 11th season as a baseball coach at his alma mater (the last eight as head coach) has witnessed a positive change in the Hobart diamond culture.
The year before Glover took over as head coach, the Brickies went 9-20. In 2014, Hobart set a school record for victories, going 26-6 and earning the program’s first sectional championship since 1993.
“It was all about culture from the very beginning,” says Glover, who saw his career coaching record move to 137-72 with a season-opening win against Merrillville. “We had some battles trying to get kids to take the game more seriously.”
Glover, a 2001 HHS graduate and son of Hobart athletic director Bob Glover Sr., and others wanted to make baseball more than a hobby or springtime time-filler.
For the first time in years, the Brickies won more games than they lost in Glover’s second season at the helm and with that achievement came the raising of expectations.
“That was a big step for us,” says Glover, the seventh head baseball coach at the school since 1956. “We proved we could do that.”
Then it was time to aim for the next level. Not satisfied with just being good, players wanted to max out their potential as a team and as individuals.
“We had to convince them they were good enough to get to that level,” says Glover. “The more success we had, the more they believed they could.”
But it wasn’t just an attitude change. Hobart’s rise coincided with an improvement in facilities. Midway through the 2008-09 school year, an entirely new school complex opened. That included a fieldhouse, two side-by-side baseball diamonds and a turf football field that could be utilized by baseball on days that their fields were unplayable.
“I’m proud of what we’ve done in the improvement of our won-loss record and overall standing of our program,” says Glover. “But (the facilities upgrade) is definitely a part of the story.”
The 2014 team was full of three- and four-year varsity players, many of whom went on to play college sports. Brandon Murray was drafted in the 30th round by the Philadelphia Phillies, but the right-handed pitcher opted to go to the University of South Carolina. He is one of the top prospects in NCAA Division I.
“You’ve heard it said, ‘no animals; no zoo’?,” says Glover. “You have to have great players to be successful. We’ve had a lot of talented, dedicated and hard-working kids.”
A number of team and individual hitting and pitching records have been established the past three seasons.
Like in past seasons, the Brickies will be looking for leadership.
Glover says that can take many forms, but is usually most effective at the high school level when shown by example or through performance and effort.
“Kids these days don’t respond as well to (vocal leaders),” says Glover. Good leaders show consistency and how business is conducted and the others will fall in line. “The good part of the last five years or so is once we had that established, we had really good continuity.”
Graduation took 10 players from that Hobart team. There are just two seniors on the ’17 squad.
The Brickies are coming off a 2016 season that saw them go 21-9 overall and 10-2 in the always-competitive Northwest Crossroads Conference (other members are Andrean, Griffith, Highland, Kankakee Valley, Lowell and Munster).
The NCC plays home-and-home games against the same opponents on Mondays and Tuesdays. The league adopted the format in recent years after playing two rotations with conference contests on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays one week and Tuesdays and Thursdays the next.
“We didn’t like the way that was playing out,” says Glover, speaking for his fellow NCC coaches. “This is more like true baseball. You get to see the depth of the pitching staff.”
Speaking of pitching, Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association district representative Glover addressed the new pitch count rules.
The Brickies had been tracking pitches at all three levels the past few seasons, noting the number of pitches and days of rest. There were no times the past two seasons at the varsity level that the team would have been over the new limit and few times the JV would have risen above its ceiling.
In talking with other coaches, Glover has come to the conclusion that the pitch count rule with its rest requirements is going to have its biggest impact during the IHSAA state tournament series, especially in the sectional where multiple games are played in a fairly short span of days and the regional where teams play twice in the same day.
“Our sectional is pretty difficult with large 4A schools and a lot of parity,” says Glover. “I believe in the last couple of years that (some teams) have used their No. 1 pitchers in all three games in the sectional (start first game, relieve in second game start third game). That won’t be an option anymore.”
Glover has six assistant coaches — Jim Nohos and Tony Curatolo with the varsity, Jesse Smith and Bobby Wineland with the junior varsity and Nick Roberts and Tom Anderson with the C-team. Nohos is also a well-known coach of area summer teams. Curatolo and Anderson played for Glover. Smith (Griffith) and Roberts (Merrillville) are former players at Region schools. Wineland has a son in the program.
An associate scout or “bird dog” for the Atlanta Braves since last summer, Glover reports to an area scout on players he sees while coaching for Hobart and also checks out some players in the fall.
“I keep my ear to the ground, so to speak,” says Glover.
Head coach Bob Glover Jr. has helped changed the baseball culture at Hobart High School.
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EFCC Embarks On Road Walk To Mark African Anti-Corruption Day
By Tanjarin on Jul 11, 2019
EFCC Head Makurdi zonal office, Mr Johnson Babalola, speaks during a road walk to mark the African Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is commemorating the 2019 African Anti-Corruption rally across states today with a promise to intensify its fight against graft.
EFCC officials and members of the civil society in Kwara state have decided to walk the streets of Ilorin, the state capital.
They also sensitised the people on the effectiveness of the anti-corruption agency and the need for everyone to join in the fight.
Similarly, in Benue State, the Head Makurdi zonal office of the commission, Mr Johnson Babalola, said over N50 billion dollars is lost from the African continent annually, with Nigeria accounting for the highest amount.
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“It has been estimated that at least $50bn is being siphoned out of Africa on a yearly basis through illicit financial flow and a trunk of this comes from Nigeria.
“So, there is a need for us to sensitise our people. If you see something, say something. These assets are scattered all over Nigeria, they are scattered all over the world,” he said.
He also appealed to Nigerians to always remember that, if they keep quiet over acts of corruption, they are waving their rights to quality education, health care services, and other key public infrastructure.
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There Wasn't a Dry Eye at Karl Lagerfeld's Last Chanel Fashion Show
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Attendees and models alike were moved to tears at the Fall/Winter 2019 RTW Chanel fashion show on Tuesday during Paris Fashion Week. The runway show was the last show created by Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s longtime creative director and a fashion industry legend in his own right, who died in February at the age of 85.
The show, which took place in Chanel’s traditional venue, the Grand Palais, was set in a fantastical winter wonderland, complete with luxurious chalets and fresh powdery “snow,” the final of the dramatic, theatrical shows that Lagerfeld was famous for staging for Chanel. Lagerfeld’s favorite models, including Kaia Gerber and Cara Delevigne, who opened the show, walked down the snowy catwalk, while actress Penelope Cruz made a surprise cameo closing out the show in fluffy white look fit for a snow angel, holding a single white rose. The front rows of the show were filled with Lagerfeld’s famous fans and past collaborators, including models Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Karen Elson and celebrities like Kristen Stewart and Janelle Monae.
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Tributes to the late designer were omni-present in the show; the presentation’s notes featured a Lagerfeld illustration of him and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, while the show reportedly started with a moment of silence for Lagerfeld. After the show began, a recording of Lagerfeld thinking back on his accepting his appointment to Chanel played, including a memory of the Queen of England complimenting his work. After the final walk, where models walked to David Bowie’s “Heroes,” Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour led a standing ovation for the show, while models and attendees were seen visibly mourning Lagerfeld at his final show.
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How A Law Can Make Social Media Accountable?
Karishma Kharbanda | Ankita Bindal | Harshita Anand India
February 19th, 2019 / 5:06 PM
“Social media spark a revelation that we, the people, have a voice, and through the democratization of content and ideas we can once again unite around common passions, inspire movements, and ignite change.”
Social Media has transformed our lives majestically, so much so, that people are practically live online now. In this aspect, it is necessary for us to weigh in on the consequences of using the medium constantly and utilising it in a way that makes our life not only efficient but also safe. The Member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh East, Mr Ninong Ering proposed a private member bill on Social Media Accountability.
Why do we need Social Media Accountability?
Nowadays anything and everything can be accessed online. Global campaigns can be run with a mere tweet or a post on Facebook. However, the major downfalls are associated with this is that, since everything is so readily accessible, hackers and bullies have made these sites their hunting ground. Young people are getting access to all sorts of content which is harming their gullible minds.
Imagine someone running a social media account with your pictures, taking over your identity, making obscene comments here and there, with a different name. But it’s you on that profile picture, your featured photograph and your identity that’s stolen. You go on to report the account but more often than not, the account isn’t immediately taken down and you have to wait for days at a stretch for the procedure to take place. Frustrating isn’t it?
This is exactly why we need the social media accountability bill. Just like all traditional media channels have strict rules regulating their actions, we need accountability from social media sites as well. This bill proposes that if social media sites can make money the same way as the traditional media, then the legalities subjected to the latter should be implemented on the former as well. They should have ethical responsibilities and the content should be monitored. A network enforcement authority needs to exist and social network providers need to appoint a network safety officer who has a good amount of technical understanding in this field.
The Act will not be applied to any social media site which has less than a million registered users in the country. It is of utmost importance that all social media sites, getting more than five thousand complaints, frame a proper way of handling complaints related to unlawful content in the form of half-yearly reports.
The social media site will need to address the means undertaken by it to put a stop to prohibited activities. This should include drafting clear mechanisms when it comes to blocking and removing unlawful content. And a track of the number of complaints by the users should also be kept. Experts should be brought on board who can support people who deal with the complaints and help them process it.
Role of the Network Safety Officer
The appointed Network Safety Officer should be a person who has a good amount of expertise in different fields like collecting information, processing it and dealing with complaints.
He/she should make inquiries within 24 hours of receiving a particular complaint and resolve it within 7 days.
The respected authorities need to be dealt with and proper supervision must precede the publication of half-yearly reports. Apart from this, the Network Enforcement Authority will make sure that everything proposed by the bill runs smoothly and with all due fairness.
To sum it up, Mr Ninong Ering proposed this bill so that an authority comes into action to account for all kinds of unlawful content that goes up on social media. This bill also aims to fight executive overreach and aims to maintain the privacy security balance by holding media service providers responsible for the content on their respective portals, and with the Network Enforcement Authority, it aims to settle disputes and punishing offenders as per the act.
(Authors were interns at Office of Mr Ninong Ering worked under the mentorship of Abhishek Ranjan, Research & Policy Analyst and Vijay Tyagi, Ex-LAMP Fellow )
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Ben Kuzma: Benning may have to package players to find top-six help
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Updated: June 3, 2019 5:37 PM PDT
It's looking more and more like the only way the Vancouver Canucks will be able to get another team to play ball with them and give up a top six forward will for Vancouver to package a couple of players together in a deal. Ben Hutton (left) and Jake Virtanen could be such a pair. Photo: Jeff Vinnick/Getty Jeff Vinnick / PNG
Canucks GM may need to package some players in order to get another team to play ball with them and give up a top six forward
Jim Benning can acquire a top-six winger today with one phone call.
However, it wouldn’t last long.
The Vancouver Canucks general manager could land Jason Zucker from the Minnesota Wild, a productive speedster he should have a level of interest in, to provide Bo Horvat with a stable and proven linemate. But the cost is Brock Boeser. Wrong number. End of call.
Benning will eventually commit to Boeser, who has 30 to 40-goal potential, in a short or long-term extension for the restricted free agent. But he knows he can’t commit to any deal that will rob him of a possible future star.
“I’m looking to add support for our young players so they can keep developing and get to another level,” Benning said Monday. “The thing I’m up against when I talk to other teams is they all want our best young players. I’m trying to rebuild and we’ve got pieces in place.
“They’re going to be our core group, so I’m not interested in moving them out.”
Zucker, 27, would have been a good roster fit because he has amassed 21, 33 and 22 goals respectively the last three seasons and can play both wings. He’s palatable financially with four more seasons at an annual salary-cap hit of US$5.5 million that includes a modified no-trade clause. But no GM can stomach losing a core young player, unless he has an embarrassment of riches.
That’s where it’s going to get interesting because Benning must get creative without sending mixed messages to his team and the hockey populace. If he’s going to dip into free agency to land a right-shot defenceman on July 1, he can’t go the same route for a winger. It’s too expensive.
Benning knows Boeser is a prime example of advancing the draft-and-develop mantra. Like first-round picks Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, the right winger is part of an untouchable young core that has stepped right into the NHL and shifted the transition into a higher gear.
Where it gets complicated is how Benning meets what will undoubtedly be a resurfacing dual-mandate — pressure from above to advance to the post-season for the first time in five years — and self preservation in the final year of his contract.
Outside of The Big Four — Boeser, Pettersson, Horvat and Hughes — the Canucks don’t have another asset they can dangle in a one-for-one swap for significant help. Taking a chance on Tanner Pearson in a deadline trade for Erik Gudbranson proved fortuitous — especially if seven goals in Pearson’s final nine regular-season games with Horvat were a precursor to returning to 20-plus goal form — but that pairing needs to be augmented.
Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine (29) fights for control of the puck with Vancouver Canucks defenseman Ben Hutton (27) and Vancouver Canucks right wing Jake Virtanen (18) at Rogers Arena on Dec. 22, 2018. JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS
How creative is Benning prepared to be in a trade package?
“Thatcher Demko is a part of that (untouchable) group and Olli Juolevi has had injury problems, but has the ability to be a very good player for a long time,” added Benning. “If I have to package guys I will, but I think Jake (Virtanen) is an important player for us. You have to be patient with this type of player and the power forward game he plays.
“You watch the playoffs and you see the size, strength and speed and as he continues to mature, he’s going to be a valuable guy. That’s not saying I wouldn’t move him, but it would have to be a good deal to include him.
“If we could add somebody to pay with Pettersson and Boeser or somebody to play with Pearson and Horvat — depending on what it takes — we’ll look at it.”
You have to give up something to get something and Benning could sell restricted free agent Ben Hutton coming off a marketable season in which the left-shot defender may have hit a career plateau for consistency. Should Alex Edler reach a contract extension, the left side gets crowded in a hurry behind him with Hughes, Juolevi, Ashton Sautner and Josh Teves.
And with Virtanen’s career season for goals (15) and points (25), that might interest a suitor willing to take on the right winger and Hutton in a package deal. Josh Leivo, Loui Eriksson, Markus Granlund and Tyler Motte all played the right side this season. Benning has a decision to make on Granlund and Motte as RFAs, but there would still be ample roster options if one or both aren’t back.
In a perfect world, Benning would stay loyal to players with potential but that won’t serve a need to get better quicker. He’s feeling as much pressure as Horvat did this season. The centre played with a dozen different wingers and three dozen different line combinations yet never complained.
Horvat deserves support after a career season for goals (27), assists (34) and points (61) and shouldering the additional load of major minutes and faceoff responsibilities when Jay Beagle and Brandon Sutter were lost to injuries. The Canucks owe their future captain that much.
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Theresa May woos UK opponents and EU leaders over Brexit
Published Mon Apr 08 2019 22:23:32 GMT+0000 (UTC)
by By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May wooed domestic political opponents and European leaders Monday as she sought to break Britain's Brexit impasse and secure a delay to the country's departure from the European Union.
May's Conservative government and the main opposition Labour Party were clinging to hope of finding a compromise Brexit deal, two days before EU leaders decide whether to grant an extension to the U.K.'s departure from the bloc. If they refuse, Britain faces a sudden and chaotic departure on Friday, the Brexit deadline previously set by the EU.
May has asked for a new delay until June 30, to give Britain's divided politicians time to agree, approve and implement a withdrawal agreement. The bloc's leaders are due to meet Wednesday in Brussels to consider the request.
An extension requires unanimous approval from all 27 EU national leaders, some of whom are fed up with Brexit uncertainty and reluctant to prolong it further. French President Emmanuel Macron has been particularly resistant to the idea of further delaying Brexit, saying the EU can't be held "hostage" to Britain's political crisis.
May's office said the prime minister spoke to multiple European leaders by phone Monday and will dash Tuesday to Berlin and Paris for face-to-face talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Macron.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urged European leaders to be cooperative, saying May "is totally and utterly determined to deliver Brexit."
"They want Brexit to be resolved as quickly as possible," Hunt said of the other 27 EU leaders. "So do we."
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was "open to extending the deadline."
"There will be different views, but I am confident that we will reach agreement," he said after meeting chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Dublin.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, however, said May would have to convince EU leaders that Britain would continue "sincere cooperation" with the bloc if granted a delay. Some pro-Brexit British politicians have suggested the U.K. could try to disrupt EU policymaking if it remains a member much longer.
Almost three years after Britons voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU, the country remains divided and the political process deadlocked.
May and the EU agreed late last year on divorce terms, but the agreement has been rejected by Parliament three times. In desperation, May last week sought talks with the left-of-center Labour Party.
Labour favors a softer Brexit than the government has proposed and seeks a close economic relationship with the bloc through a customs union — a trading area that sets common tariffs on imports while allowing free trade in goods moving between member states.
So far, the cross-party talks have failed to yield a breakthrough, but Labour politicians and government ministers were due to continue negotiations Tuesday.
"The government doesn't seem to be moving off its original red lines," Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said. "We are looking for movement."
The EU would welcome a move by Britain to keep close post-Brexit economic ties. Barnier said Monday that the bloc was willing to be "much more ambitious in our future relationship" and would agree to a customs union arrangement.
The alternative of a no-deal Brexit threatens huge disruptions to trade and travel, with tariffs and customs checks causing gridlock at British ports and possible shortages of goods in the U.K.
It would also be tough for Ireland, the only EU member state to share a land border with the U.K. Any customs checks or other obstacles along the currently invisible frontier would hammer the Irish economy, and could undermine Northern Ireland's peace process.
Barnier said the EU would remain "fully behind Ireland."
"If the U.K. were to leave the EU without a deal, we would not discuss anything with the U.K. until there is an agreement for Ireland and Northern Ireland," he said.
It was unclear whether the cross-party talks in London would succeed. May's reach for compromise left her caught between angry Conservatives who accused her of throwing away Brexit, and Labour opponents mistrustful of her sudden change of heart.
Suggestions she might back a customs union infuriated pro-Brexit Conservatives, who say Britain must cut ties to the EU in order to forge an independent economic policy.
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a leading Brexiteer, said a customs union would "enslave" the U.K. He tweeted that it "cannot, must not and will not happen."
But others say May has little choice but to change her long-held Brexit positions, after lawmakers rejected her deal and also repeatedly ruled out leaving the bloc without an agreement.
Late Monday, Parliament passed a fast-tracked law that compels the government to seek a delay to Brexit rather than leave without a deal. May has already committed to doing that, but many lawmakers don't trust the government and passed the bill as an insurance policy.
While the government still intends for Britain to leave the EU in the next few months, it is also making plans to participate in European Parliament elections taking place across the bloc May 22-26.
The government announced Monday it had taken the legal step required to start preparations and set a May 23 date for the poll. It said the measure "does not make these elections inevitable as leaving the EU before the date of election automatically removes our obligation to take part."
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said both Conservatives and Labour should compromise to make Brexit happen.
"There's some urgency to it, but I do think it's important for everyone to take their responsibilities seriously, whatever party they come from, and try and get to a point where we leave the EU, as people have said they wish to do, and to do it on the best possible terms," he told the BBC. "I think that's achievable."
Associated Press writer Jill Lawless reported this story in London and AP writer Raf Casert reported from Brussels. AP writer Danica Kirka in London contributed to this report.
Follow AP's full coverage of Brexit at: https://www.apnews.com/Brexit
A pro EU protestor gets a snack, while protesting opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's government and opposition party are hoping to find an acceptable compromise Brexit deal, ahead of further talks with European Union leaders later this week.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier, right, with Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, for talks Monday April 8, 2019. European Chief Brexit Negotiator Barnier is in Ireland for talks ahead of the full European Council meeting upcoming Wednesday. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA via AP)
EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier, left, is greeted by Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as he arrives at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, for talks Monday April 8, 2019. European Chief Brexit Negotiator Barnier is in Ireland for talks ahead of the full European Council meeting upcoming Wednesday. (Niall Carson/PA Wire( / PA via AP)
EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier, left, with Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during a media conference at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, Monday April 8, 2019. European Chief Brexit Negotiator Barnier is in Ireland for talks ahead of the full European Council meeting upcoming Wednesday. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
Pro EU protestors demonstrate opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May will hold talks with the leaders of Germany and France ahead of a key Brexit summit later this week. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A pro EU protestor takes a rest on a bench opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's government and opposition party are hoping to find an acceptable compromise Brexit deal, ahead of further talks with European Union leaders later this week.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Former Foreign Minister, British lawmaker Boris Johnson wears a bicycle helmet as he arrives at the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Pro EU protestor banners are fixed on a fence opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's government and opposition party are hoping to find a compromise Brexit deal ahead of further talks with European Union leaders.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Pro EU protestors and singers of a choir perform opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's government and opposition parties are clinging to hope Monday of finding a compromise Brexit deal.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier, arrives for a media conference with Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, Monday April 8, 2019. European Chief Brexit Negotiator Barnier is in Ireland for talks ahead of the full European Council meeting upcoming Wednesday. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
David Palk, who calls himself a hardcore pro EU protestor, demonstrates opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's government and opposition party are hoping to find an acceptable compromise Brexit deal, ahead of further talks with European Union leaders later this week.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A pro EU protestor shows a poster with artwork depicting Prime Minister Theresa May, left, and main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. Britain's government and opposition parties are clinging to hope Monday of finding a compromise Brexit deal.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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What’s Brewing? IPAs up close and personal | TribLIVE.com
What’s Brewing? IPAs up close and personal
Mark Brewer
Tue., July 2, 2019 10:00 a.m. | Tuesday, July 2, 2019 10:00 a.m.
Recon Brewing Co.’s BRC
Deschutes Brewery’s Chainbreaker
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Brew Gentlemen’s General Braddock’s IPA
In this part 2 of 2, let’s continue our look at some of the various types of IPAs. With so many being offered, how do we know which one to pick?
They’re not all bitter nor are they all hazy, juicy, dank or fruity. Hopefully, this will provide some guidance in this ever-growing category and help you decide which IPA is right for you.
American Style or West Coast India Pale Ale
When someone talks about a West Coast IPA, expect a big smack in the taste buds from the pronounced presence of hops. West Coast IPAs are all about showcasing the hop character by bringing out big aromas and fruity flavors the hops have to offer. The term “dank” is often used when describing these beers too. This IPA will be gold to copper in color and may be slightly hazy and even more so if served chilled. The aroma and flavor of malt will be present, although the big tropical fruit flavors, floral, citrus and piney character from the hops will dominate the aroma and taste in this beer.
The Brewers Association declares “Juicy or Hazy IPA” a style that’s also referred to as a New England IPA. This style of beer was born from a handful of brewers in New England who created unfiltered IPAs that produced a hazy appearance. New England IPAs have a softer mouthfeel along with a fuller body than other IPAs too. In addition to the beer being unfiltered, brewers can use oats and/or wheat to contribute to the haziness as well. These IPAs have juicy citrus aromas with relatively low bitterness compared to other IPAs. Great news for those just getting started on IPAs or for anyone who’s looking for something less bitter!
This is not a heavy-bodied beer. Black IPAs range from light to medium bodied and have a roast-like taste due to the black malt that’s used to brew this beer. Despite the roasted malt taste, expect this beer to be drier, crisp and to have a bitter hop finish.
The white IPA is a combination of two different beer styles. This Frankenbeer is half Belgian Witbier and half IPA. Pilsner malts and wheat are used along with Belgian yeast. Knowing this, you can expect some of the fruity and spicy characteristics from that of a Belgian Witbier. However, the addition of hops adds a plethora of hop-forward bitterness to this IPA which makes it unique.
Now here’s the part that gets really tricky! After everything we’ve learned in these last two articles about IPAs, inevitably you’re going to find one that doesn’t fit into any of these categories. It might be labeled “North, South, East, West Coast IPA” and have fruity flavors like a West Coast but appear as hazy as a New England IPA. To add more confusion it might have a reddish hue and an ABV that constitutes a session beer. Makes no sense, I know. But does all this labeling really matter if we like the taste? The uniqueness of it all and our own interpretation is part of the reason we continue to seek out new breweries. We’re always hoping to find that one we can’t get enough of. Mix that with friends and good conversation and you have a concoction that will last a lifetime.
Try one of these IPAs at your local brewery or for sale at a distributor near you. Cheers!
American Style IPA
BRC (7% ABV) is an India Pale Ale bursting with juicy hops courtesy of a huge late addition of Mosaic and Citra hops combined with a healthy dry hopping of the same. This beer has a smooth yet sweet malt backbone and a nice hop punch.
New England Style IPA
General Braddock’s IPA (6.8% ABV) pours hazy and has a bright yellow-orange color. Aromas of pineapple, clementines and citrus rind. The flavor has notes of tangerines, clementines, pineapple, apricot and overripe mango. Has a pine finish with a lingering bitterness.
Hellen Black (7.8% ABV) is a dark IPA. They balanced the assertive hops with roasted malts that could intrigue the noblest of hopheads and IPA enthusiasts around.
White IPA
Chainbreaker (5.5% ABV) is brewed with wheat and pilsner malt. This IPA displays beautiful citrus aromas from Cascade and Citra hops that meld with the esters of Belgian yeast. A thirst quenching hopped-up wit beer with enough IBUs to warrant the IPA name.
Mark Brewer is a Tribune-Review contributing writer. He’s the author and illustrator of “Brewology, An Illustrated Dictionary for Beer Lovers.”
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Premier League TV Rights – ESPN: “We made a strong bid that reflected the value of the rights to our business”
Updated: Wednesday 13 June 2012
ESPN has released a statement this evening regarding the Premier League TV rights that were announced by Richard Scudamore – Chief Executive of the Premier League – earlier today.
The League awarded 116 matches to Sky (BSkyB) and 38 to BT in a sale process totaling £3.018 billion.
This means ESPN, who currently show 23 matches per season, will NO longer show Premier League football after the 2012/13 season.
“We made a strong bid that reflected the value of the rights to our business, and we thank the Premier League for the chance to participate,” said an ESPN spokesman.
“We’re looking forward to continuing our Premier League coverage next season, and continuing to serve fans with great live sports events and programming including the FA Cup, Europa League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, Premiership Rugby, Top 14, golf, darts, UFC, NBA and much more.”
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The Story of Musicals, BBC Four
Rather than a last hurrah, the series ends with a death rattle for the British musical
by Kieron TylerWednesday, 18 January 2012
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As the series ended, it remained at great pains to repeatedly point out that this was the story of the British musical, its post-War success and how Oliver and Jesus Christ Superstar conquered Broadway. Yet it was hard not to sigh as episode three finished with Disney and Sir Cameron Mackintosh cosying up to stage Mary Poppins, which Mackintosh had the rights to. Universal hit Britain’s stages with Wicked, as DreamWorks has with Shrek The Musical. The story of the British musical concluded with corporate America moving in.
It’s not hard to see the interest - British musicals are worth £1.5 billion pounds a year. During the era in which this three-part series began, in the aftermath of World War II, nobody could have predicted such a figure. The musical London Town (not mentioned in the series) was, in 1946, the biggest budget British film to date. It flopped and failed to inspire anyone or anything (see a clip below). London’s stages showcased American imports.
The first episode of The Story of Musicals hurtled through the successful The Boyfriend and its Broadway failure, the influence of Joan Littlewood and Lionel Bart’s rise and fall. It finished with the entrance of Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jesus Christ Superstar. Episode two continued with Evita, the seduction of America, Cats, Les Misérables, Blood Brothers, Phantom of the Opera, largely underpinned by the savvy of Mackintosh.
Miss Saigon's Broadway run was almost pulled after the American actor’s union complained
Up to this point, the narrative arc was dominated by a rush forward: creatively, in scale and in levels of success. But with last night's episode and the dawn of the Nineties the shift towards musicals featuring celebrities began, no matter how ill-fitting the big name. Lloyd Webber’s more reflective Aspects of Love was meant to star Roger Moore, but he dropped out before the show opened. Michael Ball stepped up and has never looked back. However, it was a relative damp squib on transferring to Broadway.
Mackintosh still had faith in the idea that actors could do the business and brought Jonathan Pryce into Miss Saigon. Its Broadway run was almost pulled after the American actor’s union complained that Pryce's role should be played by an Asian. Placards wielded by pavement-stomping protestors were to no avail as Mackintosh said he would cancel the show if Pryce wasn’t in it. The union caved in as so much money and so many jobs would have been lost. Miss Saigon was the last massive British export.
So Jesus Christ Superstar, with a Neighbours-fresh Jason Donovan as Joseph, was revived. At least he could sing the role. Faye Dunaway was cast in Sunset Boulevard and ended up suing Lloyd Webber, maintaining that he’d been aware of the register she could sing in, and that he'd written lines he knew she couldn't deliver.
We were in the countdown to Lord Lloyd Webber’s unedifying TV talent show search for a lead for The Sound of Music
Still, at least he’d written them. After a brief huzza for the ludicrous Cliff Richard vehicle Time, with its hologram Lord Olivier, it was time for the arrival of the jukebox musical. Husky-voiced Judy Craymer explained how she'd had the idea for an Abba musical. “Old songs, new story”, as it was put. As the poster child for the jukebox musical, Mamma Mia! has inspired endless followers, including We Will Rock You, hung around the songs of Queen. Whatever the merits of Queen’s music and the joy the show has brought audiences, watching writer Ben Elton describe its risible plot with a poker face was pretty funny.
A couple of musicals were more individual – Billy Elliot and Jerry Springer the Opera – but we were in the countdown to The Lion King and the arrival of the US studio-driven, musical and the unedifying spectacle of Lloyd Webber’s TV talent show search for a lead for his production of The Sound of Music.
Television tie-ins, celebrity stars, shows built around familiar songs and films. Domination by American production giants. If this is where the British musical is today, then it’s become just another cog in the corporate entertainment wheel.
Watch a clip from London Town, the 1946 film which didn’t inspire Britain to create its own musicals
Faye Dunaway ended up suing Andrew Lloyd Webber, maintaining he’d written lines he knew she couldn't sing
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Lloyd Webber
Roger Moore wasn't replaced
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 17/01/2012 - 22:44
Roger Moore wasn't replaced by Michael Ball in Aspects of Love. Michael Ball was playing the romantic lead, Alex, and had been cast early on; Moore was supposed to play the older character of George but bowed out due to lack of confidence in his own singing. Agree with the general drift of your article. Much as people used to love to bemoan the 'Lloyd Webber/Mackintosh' era, they were halcyon days compared with the situation now.
The review doesn't say that
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 18/01/2012 - 00:14
The review doesn't say that Michael Ball took over Roger Moore's part. It says he stepped up and became the leading star of the show - which he did.
That would seem to imply Ball
That would seem to imply Ball owes his success from the show to Moore dropping out, which, considering Ball (because of the character he was playing) had the hit song from the show that reached no 2 in the charts at the time, is not really accurate. With or without Moore, Aspects was a vehicle for Ball.
I've got a morbid desire to
Permalink Submitted by Tim Footman (not verified) on Wed, 18/01/2012 - 10:45
I've got a morbid desire to see London Town now. Could it have been the Showgirls of the 1940s?
London Town is better than
Permalink Submitted by Kieron Tyler on Wed, 18/01/2012 - 14:05
London Town is better than you'd expect, great fun. Draws on music hall obviously, but in a weird way predicts Swinging London.
The level of critical
Permalink Submitted by solidprod (not verified) on Wed, 18/01/2012 - 17:59
The level of critical analysis in this series may be judged by the fact that the narration told us that Andrew Lloyd Webber turned to a *film* for the inspiration for his recent production, The Sound of Music. I love musicals, but I pretty much gave up on this last week when it was non-stop ALW (and now jukebox.) In fact, despite its cheerleading tone, the series left me with the distinct feeling it's been all downhill since Oliver.
Miss Saigon rules... And for
Miss Saigon rules... And for whatever my opinion is worth, I think the role of the Engineer was made for Jonathan Pryce. He certainly made the character his own - and although many have tried to recreate the role since, Pryce was the original and to my mind the best! His rendition of " The American Dream " is a true classic, and noted by many as one of the greatest showstoppers of all-time. Ther's not a lot more I can say really. Except of course, that I for one - am very grateful that " Mr Mack " stuck to his principals. No doubt that Miss Saigon was always going to be a good show but when Cameron threw a superb talent like Pryce into the mix, a good show became great! Of course everyone has an opinion but when I think of the Engineer, I'm afraid I only see one person. I have no doubt that the right choice was made, things might have been really different had Pryce not been involved. I'm so glad he was...
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Blog – Edinburgh Fringe 2017: my 4 days in the theatre epicentre
TB Administrator
visited the Fringe 2017 and blogs about her experience.
So, in brief, it was emotional. Completely free of the pressures of having a show to produce, a flyering schedule, a show to operate, a space to technically manage, a review to nervously wait for (I have done all these things), I was a true punter this year, in fact the only pressure I felt was fitting everything I wanted to see in my four short days in Scotland’s capital.
I always go to the Fringe to “fill up the cup” as it were, the cup of inspiration and ideas, to have a bask in the marvellous and diverse work that is being made today. At the Fringe I cry and I laugh every day in these makeshift temporary theatre spaces in a way I can never really anticipate before I get there. It all feels a bit more heightened, there feels to me more of a real peership between audience and performer, a little more at stake, which can be exhausting or exhilarating depending on how you slice it. I am continually surprised and provoked and always leave feeling more sure that I chose the right place to put my trust in humankind.
I must admit, having read insightful reflections from artists including these from I Am Nincompoop and The Plasticine Men, I am attuning myself to real challenges and complexities of the Festival for artists. As an artist I’ve had work brutally rinsed by reviewers, and met great success, and just about everything in between, so I know what a tightrope walk it can be. In my tendency towards the optimistic, I still see the Fringe as a place to be brilliant and bold, and most importantly to have that brilliance and boldness seen by new people. But it is not always an inspiring, life-choices-affirming space. It is exhausting, and whereas I have often gone to expand my ideas and inspiration, it can be immensely deflating and demotivating to artists. And these are the conversations artists and those running the ship need to be having.
Whereas many of the implications of the Fringe are troubling, I can’t help but feel optimistic when I see the breadth of work at the Festival. From my position firmly in the audience, I want to spend some time celebrating some of the achievements of the shows I saw. In fact, from my position in the audience, it was a bit of a banner year for me. I was bowled over by work and then shortly after picking myself bowled over again.
I was fortunate enough to see some stunning stuff, and delighted to see how magnificently Bristol was represented with many artists travelling from the South West to perform. I’ll mention a few moments and fond memories, including seeing the multi-skilled Christopher Harrisson‘s mesmerising dark tale The North! The North! receiving such love from critics and audiences alike. Being part of a whole audience brought together on stage in Viki Browne‘s Help! to try to do just what she calls for in the title. A young boy delighting in his passion for the planets during the wonderful interactions in The Wardrobe Ensemble‘s The Star Seekers.
I watched in delight as the Ensemble’s other show, Education, Education, Education received it’s first award from The Stage, after being completely blown away by their latest open-hearted creation. They went on to win a Fringe First Award for this show, and I personally cannot wait to see it’s return to Bristol Old Vic later this year. I was also delighted to see the brilliant Zane Power win The Scotsman’s inaugural Mental Health Award for his widely acclaimed show Mental, a huge achievement.
I remember vividly yhe first time I saw Theatre Ad Infinitum‘s Translunar Paradise many years ago and fell in love again the second time round as they returned it to Edinburgh, along with the magnificent one-man Odyssey. And I was lucky enough to see Ad Infinitum’s Nir Paldi perform in Nassim by Nassim Soleimanpour at the Traverse, in an hour that was so genuinely moving and joyful in equal measure, it left me feeling both excavated and elated. I would urge you to catch it at the Bush if you can.
Cabaret is a fairly new medium to me, but I was mesmerised by the work of Meow Meow and her retelling of The Little Mermaid at the International Festival, a show that had me belly laughing, but brought a moving rumination on the incredible cost of the fantasy of such a fairytale, a woman seeking to change everything about herself in pursuit of a man. Her rendition of ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ floored me, before she picked me back up off the floor with a rousing finale that made me want to leave and come right back in again for another go. Camille O’Sullivan is an Edinburgh must-see for a reason, which I knew after I finally must and saw. A love letter to her musical heroes, a beautiful unravelling onstage.
Speaking of unravelling onstage, watching the astonishing Dust, and the bravery of writer/performer Milly Thomas, brought me one of those rare times you really feel you’re witnessing the theatrical ‘moment’ of an extraordinary talent. Amongst my other new writing highlights was the quietly brilliant Meet Me At Dawn, demonstrating why Zinnie Harris is one of our most celebrated theatre writers today.
It was really exciting to see the theatrical frontiers some comedians are treading this year, particularly Joseph Morpurgo who’s brilliant high concept comedy show Hammerhead was as choreographed and lovingly crafted as any theatre piece. Also entirely hilarious, long may he reign. Also the inimitable Mat Ewins who’s sold out show Adventureman 7 was so astonishingly produced I felt like I needed a scorecard to keep up with all the jokes and call backs.
Four days is definitely not enough, and that’s just a few of my highlights (and I haven’t even mentioned the man who performed physical theatre with his baby). I was heartened to see such a kaleidoscopic array of unique and open-hearted work, and I left feeling excited to come back to Bristol, to TB, and to find ways to support more artists and producers to make work happen.
for Team TB x
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Yasmin Nair No. 44
Corporate wokeness is now big business
© John Karel
Consider the very last scene of Mad Men, and that scheming smile that slowly stretches across the otherwise inscrutable face of adman extraordinaire Don Draper as, trying hard to fit into a sect of yoga-performing hippies, he closes his eyes and mutters a sonorous “Om.” We are made to believe that perhaps this is the transcendent moment that enables him to dream up the now-famous 1971 “I’d like to buy the world a Coke” jingle and the accompanying visuals of a multinational, multiethnic, and harmonious crowd of people atop a hill. Did Draper smile because he had found enlightenment? Or was he feeling inwardly beatific because he had, yet again, found a way to dupe people into believing that a commercial product held meaning beyond the slight buzz provided by a combination of sugar and carbonated water?
Capital has always projected itself as being on our side, as caring about the world. Even if we swallowed the message and the jingles, the great enabling fiction came wrapped in commercials for consumer products—providing some sense that there was a nod-and-a-wink hidden in these signature cultural transactions. But Don Draper’s vague appeal to seventies political consciousness was a far cry from our present age of woke-minded ad messaging, in which commercials have begun to sound like nonprofit fundraising pitches. Consider, for instance, those Dove advertisements that promised to let plus-size women believe they were beautiful—and publicly paraded them in their bras and panties in a commercial for cellulite-reducing cream. Or the Heineken “Worlds Apart” ad that showed people of disparate backgrounds and races coming together (eventually) over the beer. Or—to bring things back to the strategic positioning of carbonated sugar water as a proto-revolutionary product—the (thankfully short-lived) Kendall Jenner Pepsi spot that portrayed the soda as the means to bring Occupy-style protesters back into a grateful posture of consumer-abundance connoisseurship. Part of the outraged reception to that ad had to do with its tone-deaf iconography; Jenner’s soda-shilling star turn mimicked the justifiably famous image of Ieshia Evans taking an actual stand against Baton Rouge police during a protest of a racist police shooting.
These commercials are easy to see through and pick apart—Dove and Heineken were roundly criticized, and Heineken came in for a brutal round of online parody. And Jenner’s Pepsi spot was yanked shortly after its release, destined for a spot in future marketing curricula seeking to instruct aspiring ad copywriters in mistakes never to be repeated again.
If It Ain’t Woke, Don’t Fix It
But in recent months, and since the election of Donald Trump, corporate wokeness has seen a resurgence and a sharpening, greatly enabled by a widespread division between Trump supporters—construed as uniformly white and suburban or rural—and those who oppose him, typically depicted as more urban and socially liberal. Trump’s very existence now brings such divisions into sharp relief, and where corporations might once have hesitated to do little more than show crowds of people crooning about love, peace, and harmony, they are now ready to stake their claims on messaging that goes far beyond feel-good product-based communalism and into something that resembles an overt political stance.
In sharp contrast to the failure of the Jenner Pepsi ad, Nike’s ad featuring Colin Kaepernick and its famous tagline, “Just Do It,” has been part of an enormously successful campaign.
Woke campaigns aren’t focused on repairing structural inequities, but on amassing profit for corporate players who continue to do harm.
In 2016, Kaepernick, then the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback, began kneeling during the national anthem before games, to protest racism and police brutality in the wake of numerous high- profile police shootings of unarmed black men. His actions generated anger among some fans and the NFL’s top brass; he eventually failed to attract any teams as suitors when he became a free agent, despite a solid performance record including a trip to the Super Bowl. (Kaepernick is now suing the NFL for allegedly allowing team owners to collude in his non-employment, and the anthem protests he sparked have been roundly demonized by Trump.) In 2018, Nike—which has partnered with the NFL since 2012—unveiled a massive advertising campaign featuring Kaepernick front and center. The ads read “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything,” accompanied by the shoe-maker’s signature, “Just Do It.”
On its face, this campaign seemed like a huge gamble on Nike’s part—and it further looked to be a gamble that paid off when share prices soared. But, as a searching New York Times investigative report makes clear, the corporation in fact went through a series of behind-the-scenes discussions and even considered dropping Kaepernick altogether, nervous—terrified, more likely—that it would face mass boycotts from consumers. When it became clear that the NFL supporters—largely white, male, and older—were outnumbered by the corporation’s brand loyalists—more diverse and younger—Nike went ahead and now even claims that it inaugurated the campaign because it believes that Kaepernick “is one of the most inspirational athletes of his generation.”
Advertisements for Themselves
Putting aside the so-what arguments we could make about all this—why should anyone be surprised that a corporation made an advertising decision based on sales figures?—we still should consider that the Kaepernick campaign marks a significant shift in corporate messaging. Just as the Jenner-Pepsi debacle is a cautionary tale about rudderless and cynical exploitation of social justice campaigns for commercial purposes, Nike’s success in the Kaepernick case may prove to be the model for corporations to hit the marketing sweet spot by taking a political position. If so, it may well betoken (emphasis here on the token) a whole new mode of quasi-politicized corporate discourse, in which major advertisers are no longer simply making advertisements: they are attempting to actually remake themselves as agents of change in the world. In striking concert with such nimbly woke-ish messaging stratagems in the marketing sphere, corporations and entities like Teen Vogue are now remaking themselves as arbiters of wokeness—which is to say their causes are not just championing some vague ideas about making the world better, they are also coming down unambiguously on specific sides of issues. All of this is proving a success, at least for now: Teen Vogue has discontinued its print edition, but its online version continues to generate enormous web traffic. Corporate wokeness is now big business, quite literally.
There are, of course, things that become occluded in this process, not the least of which is that corporations, by their very nature, exist and survive and thrive on the rank exploitation of millions, even as others seem to be uplifted. Nike was once the most visible target of the anti-capitalist, anti-corporation movement because of its horrendous labor practices. As recently as last summer, the company faced a class-action lawsuit from four executives in its Oregon headquarters alleging gender discrimination. But keeping the spotlight focused on what seems to be a very public demonstration of support for a controversial athlete of color will likely keep it successful until 2020, or beyond if Trump is re-elected. Other companies are following suit: after Trump’s drastic reduction of federal funding and maintenance for two national monuments in Utah, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, the popular outdoor-clothing brand Patagonia lodged a stark protest. A page appeared on the Patagonia website that was nothing but a black screen with white lettering that read, “Your President Stole Your Land.” Users could then click through to explanatory text calling Trump’s move outright “illegal.” During the administration’s brutal introduction of family-separation measures for immigrants at the southern U.S. border, the tech industry—not exactly the best advocate for sound labor practices, especially when it comes to outsourced workers in other countries—jumped into the game. Elon Musk of Tesla and Timothy D. Cook of Apple both tweeted their support for families separated by immigration authorities. Forgotten until the next moment of outrage is that Apple workers in China stand for ten straight hours a day making iPhone casings without protective gear, or that overworked Tesla workers suffer a disproportionate number of injuries on the job.
The Starbucks Cannot Hold
Advertising, unlike nature, does not abhor a vacuum. These cynical messaging flourishes are taking hold amid a pronounced lurch toward depoliticized rhetoric and self-referenced and performative excesses in the original home of woke discourse, on the American left. The chronic state of social amnesia that permits the great American marketing public to forget just what the woke apostles of digital-age capitalism stand for during the balance of the workweek couldn’t exist in the face of concerted left opposition. As recently as 1999, after all, the outbreak of anti-globalization protests at that year’s WTO gathering in Seattle seemed to presage the rise of an activist left that had no patience for the anodyne neoliberal nostrums of free trade and enlightened multicultural management. The vandalism of a Starbucks—which, prior to Amazon’s monolithic ascent, had symbolized Seattle’s own entry into the sacred precincts of the global capitalist vanguard—stood in most media reports on the protests as a terrifying synecdoche for the world leftists wanted, i.e., a rubble-strewn retail moonscape without decent coffee!
No longer. Whatever robustly anticapitalist sentiment propelled the vandals of Seattle forward has long since dulled and been largely subsumed into a culture of wokeness defined by digital spasms of social media hyper-awareness. Thanks to the cultural left’s abdication of sustained engagement with political economy, the saturation of wokeness has moved implacably rightward from the commercialized cultural center.
The Right Revolution, Televised
Tucker Carlson’s recently viral Fox News monologue generated shock and awe even among left-leaning folk. In a nearly twenty- minute rant, the conservative host began by addressing Mitt Romney’s criticism of Trump and then charged that the GOP’s 2012 presidential standard bearer had not gone far enough. What followed was a critique of the “mercenaries” running the country and crushing working-class life outcomes that—in certain long, decontextualized snatches—could well have passed for a Bernie Sanders-style castigation of the depredations of global capitalism. As is typical for Carlson, his speech was filled with an anxiety about the state of the American family and American men, with the usual sexist and paranoid saws—that the downturn in manufacturing (apparently women just aren’t part of that workforce) and other male-dominated industries has left men unable to remain the family breadwinners; that women make more money and therefore don’t have to marry or have children. And horror of horrors, all this brings about a “drop in marriage, a spike in out-of-wedlock births, and all the familiar disasters that inevitably follow—more drug and alcohol abuse, higher incarceration rates, fewer families formed in the next generation.”
Corporations have been reworked as beneficent oligarchs who can decide the quality of our lives, and whose primary responsibility to us is simply that they echo the right views.
While his social analysis is conservative standard-issue, it’s Carlson’s take on economics that left many reeling: “We are ruled by mercenaries who feel no long-term obligation to the people they rule. They’re day traders. Substitute teachers. They’re just passing through. They have no skin in this game, and it shows. They can’t solve our problems. They don’t even bother to understand our problems.” And what seemed like a stinging indictment of the elites: “In 2010, for example, Mitt Romney made about $22 million dollars in investment income. He paid an effective federal tax rate of 14 percent. For normal upper-middle-class wage earners, the federal tax rate is nearly 40 percent. No wonder Romney supports the status quo. But for everyone else, it’s infuriating.”
We could, as some have, point to Carlson’s hypocrisy as someone who is in fact well and truly entrenched in the upper class. But as is usually the case in the social-media sport of hypocrisy spotting, the target emerged largely unscathed. Carlson, after all, freely acknowledges having been born into the elite (a private boarding school, followed by college at Trinity, all under the care of a wealthy family) and indeed claims that his privileged socioeconomic background is a strength: in a 2017 GQ profile, he said, “I’ve lived in that world my entire life, so I know how those people feel.”
We might also remember that Trump got elected not in spite of his wealth and apparent distance from the millions suffering economic disempowerment but precisely because of it. In Illinois, voters traded a millionaire Republican Governor, Bruce Rauner, for a billionaire Democrat, J.B. Pritzker, scion of one of the wealthiest families in the world. All of which is to say: even if we don’t think that corporations are people, we have to acknowledge that, as far as the American public is concerned, people whose wealth rivals that of corporations are not considered in any way possibly out of touch: their wealth is far more widely seen as a unique advantage. And this makes Carlson’s apparent class-conscious version of right-wing populism look, to even some on the broad spectrum of the left, like a good thing. Read one way, Carlson embodies a willingness on the part of the right to look compassionately at the ills facing the massive numbers of poor and disenfranchised. But that reading comes at the cost of ignoring not only his problems with women but his relentless attack on immigrants, a theme he, like Trump, takes up constantly.
Crits vs. Hypocrites
But focusing on matters like Carlson’s hypocrisy or, as some have done, whether or not he is right about, say, the scale and nature of the nation’s drug addiction problem (another pet moral-panic theme on his show and in the monologue), or what we really ought to do about marriage and gender, occludes the bigger picture here. Setting aside Carlson’s many demonstrable flaws as a person and a media brand, a conservative pundit’s class-inflected critique of GOP governance actually represents the wages of wokeness once it’s been divorced from any cohesive politics. So any majoritarian-minded left movement must heed the specific ways in which Carlson’s words resonate with a right that is both emboldened by Trump and beginning to assume a post-Trump identity.
Woke left critiques can, at times, point out structural and historical inequalities, but too often they ignore the lived reality of vast swaths of people who don’t live in, say, New York or Chicago. We might broadly critique patriarchal ideas about marriage and women, sure, or the xenophobia and racism generated by anti-immigrant rhetoric, but we forget, in the space of an ad, that the anxieties around marriage and immiration are both structural and social—with consequences both global and local.
In the ad campaigns of corporations like Nike and Apple, the brands’ wokeness purports to function as a mode of resistance. Of course, many on the left can see that for the cynical move it is. We’re expected to ignore the fact that all of this is actually proving to be enormously successful for the corporations. Woke campaigns aren’t focused on repairing structural inequities, but on amassing profit for corporate players who continue to do harm. For but one deeply revealing example, look at what the tech industry has done to San Francisco over the past two decades, via massive gentrification campaigns and anti-poor initiatives that include removing services for the homeless in an effort to stamp them out of the city. In lieu of combating the underlying efforts to engineer inequality as a permanent condition of public life, wokeness overwhelmingly dotes on matters of image, as with the face of Kaepernick and the public projection of compassion toward faceless immigrants. While poor people continue to be ground down, this left obsession with the trappings of wokeness leaves a vacant discursive space that Carlson’s faux concern for the everyman can invade, with its attendant xenophobia and overt deference to billionaires (by supporting the idea that capitalism itself is fine, we just need to be nicer under it).
Woke, Flat and Busted
What if we devised better ways of critiquing and dismantling capitalism that were not so dependent on wokeness and its accompanying set of emotional appeals to public sympathy embedded in pseudo-structural critiques? Anti-capitalism has long been the left’s great calling card, but in recent years the edge of that tradition of critique has been unequivocally dulled by a turn to resolve behavioral issues rather than structural ones. At the height of the gay marriage movement, for example, the gay community regularly called for the removal of CEOs who might slip and show their opposition to gay marriage—and, finally, got corporations like Target to (wearily, we imagine) sign an amicus brief in favor of the issue, in the face of threats of boycotts by a gay community that had proven its economic muscle by then. In the intervening years, places like Target and Walmart have become the only recourse for jobs and for goods in areas like the south side of Chicago where I live; when they leave, entire neighborhoods are left scrambling—and all too often, without any sort of safety net beneath them. That kind of economic power has come on the tails of a reworking of the very idea of corporations as beneficent oligarchs who can decide the quality of our lives, and whose primary responsibility to us is simply that they echo the right notes to show us that they are, like good liberals, of sound views.
In a Trumpian world, we are tempted, mightily, to only think of the crisis of the now. Hence today’s left is rhetorically grouped together against Trump in a loosely configured mode of “resistance.” But in the meantime, the wokeness in which we took pride has been quietly appropriated to other ends. At some point, the reign of Trump will be over and we will, as the famous bit of graffiti puts it, find ourselves waking up on the wrong side of capitalism.
Yasmin Nair is a writer, activist, and academic working on her first book, Strange Love: Neoliberalism, Affect, and the Invention of Social Justice.
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Philips unveils new uWand remote control for Smart TVs
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Now that Smart TVs are slowly gaining acceptance among consumers, it goes without saying that a new method of navigating the aforementioned devices' graphical user interface is needed, since the traditional remote control that we have come to rely on is simply inadequete for such needs. Enter Philips' new uWand remote control that is reportedly capable of combining "intuitive and accurate 3D subtle gesture control with direct pointing and clicking". VR-Zone brings you the coverage.
Picture this situation: you have just bought a new smart TV and are bursting at the seams to get immersed in the world of online TV, only to find out that the overall user experience is about to take a grave hit simply because the traditional remote control, along with its outdated 4-way directional pad, makes for a very inefficient way of navigating the graphical user interface. Well, the good news is that Philips has been hard at work to ensure that remote control technology does not fall behind Smart TV development, and it seems that users may soon be able to look forward to having Wii-style remote control for their smart TVs that allows them to operate their Smart TVs via clicks and gestures. And this is all possible due to the introduction of the company's new uWand technology, which is supposedly capable of combining "intuitive and accurate 3D subtle gesture control with direct pointing and clicking".
According to Philips' general manager for Media Interaction, Intellectual Property & Standards Navin Natoewal, the company's uWand remote control technology is unique in the sense that it does not utilize its gyroscopes and accelerometers to accomplish its 'point-and-click' capabilities. Rather, uWand makes use of a small but very capable camera which synchronizes with a tiny beacon that can either be embedded into the television set itself, or connected externally via a dongle, much like how the Nintendo Wii-mote requires an external sensor array to calibrate its position on one's television set. Natoewal claims that the use of a camera comes with one major benefit: unlike relative pointing devices like mice, users do not have to hunt around for the cursor when using it to operate their Smart TVs. Rather, the cursor will always appear at the exact location where the uWand-powered remote control is currently pointed at.
However, if you think that point-and-click functionality is all that Philips's uWand technology is capable of offering, you are mistaken. Natoewal has confirmed that the device also features built-in support for gesture-based commands. For example, users can flick their wrist to change between various television channels or pause their video playback, or rotate their uWand-powered remote controls along the axis to adjust the television set's volume much like how one would play around with an actual volume knob found on older electronic devices. In addition, Notoewal claims that Philips has made provisions for uWand-powered remote controls to function via RF, Bluetooth and infra-red wireless technology, although the company strongly recommends the use of RF for best results.
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A railway line closed since last June is set to re-open following engineering work – but a series of blunders mean it must close again in the near future.
The London Overground line between Gospel Oak and Barking, including four stations in the borough used by 7,000 passengers daily, will re-open on 27th February but still need to be closed for several more weekends and another indefinite period later this year.
This comes after a number of problems arose during the work to electrify the line that will eventually, in 2018, mean longer trains can be introduced to double its capacity.
Among the major gaffes during the eight-month engineering works were ‘incorrectly designed’ new overhead lines that couldn’t be installed at the planned locations, as well as the late delivery of materials and structures. It is also understood that a sewer pipe was pierced during the installation of an overhead pylon in Walthamstow, requiring pumps to be wheeled along the track to clear up the mess.
Network Rail’s route managing director Richard Schofield issued an apology after admitting to the errors. He said: “I sincerely apologise to passengers that we have not been able to complete all of the work in the time we set out, and for the future disruption we will cause to their journeys.
“I have instructed the project team to quickly deliver a robust plan to finish the work before new trains arrive next year, and passengers can be reassured that the line will reopen later this month to diesel trains as planned. A full review into what went wrong has already begun.
“I recognise also that we will further inconvenience those living next to the railway line, I apologise and thank them for their continued patience while we complete our work to enable new electric trains to run next year.”
A schedule is being finalised for the completion of the remaining engineering work, but is expected to include weekend closures for several weeks, followed by another full closure in the summer.
The work so far has involved upgrading ten bridges and the lowering of platforms at Walthamstow Queen’s Road. Although not yet finished, Blackhorse Road Station is also getting new lifts to enable step-free access.
While Network Rail is delivering the upgrade, it is being funded by Transport for London and the Government and was expected to cost £133million – though this may now rise because of the unexpected problems with electrification.
Glenn Wallis, secretary of the Barking Gospel Oak Rail Users’ Group (BGORUG), said: “With rail replacement buses that missed out half the stations and limited refund arrangements, passengers have been left to largely fend for themselves [during the closure]. Now we learn that although trains are to start running again, passengers’ pain is far from over.”
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Thiem rides the storm to beat Djokovic in French semi-final Austrian Dominic Thiem crushed Novak Djokovic's French Open hopes as he survived a weather-ravaged semi-final spanning 24 hours to complete a 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5 victory on Saturday and set up a repeat of last year's showdown with Rafael Nadal....
Uber and Lyft strikes: US drivers stop taking rides in protest over pay Actions in Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and PhiladelphiaStoppages vary from two hours to whole dayRideshare drivers are striking and protesting in major cities across the United States, with many participating in a 24-hour strike of the Uber and ...
3 Lakh Evacuated, 70 Trains Cancelled As Gujarat Braces For Cyclone Vayu The Western Railways cancelled 70 trains and curtailed the journeys of 28 others as Cyclone Vayu inched closer to the Gujarat coastline, growing stronger along the way. The cancellations came into......
Live: Severe Cyclonic Storm May Hit Gujarat On June 12 -Weather Office A severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit Gujarat on June 12 night with a wind speed of 130-140 kilometres per hour, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said....
Gujarat Election Results 2019: Seats, Candidates, Check Result Here Gujarat Election Results: The voting percentage in Gujarat was recorded to be 63.14 per cent in national election 2019. According to leads at 4:30 pm, BJP is all set to sweep the state again with all......
Cyclone Vayu Changed Course, Has Moved To Oman: Gujarat Chief Minister Cyclone Vayu lay centred over the northeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea at 3:30 am on Friday, stated India Meteorological Department (IMD)....
Gujarat On Cyclone Alert, Tourists Told To Move To Safe Places Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has appealed to the tourists visiting the state to leave for a safer place after noon on June 12, in the view of Cyclone Vayu which is likely to hit with a wind......
Amit Shah Offers Prayers At Gujarat's Somnath Temple With Family BJP president Amit Shah offered prayers at the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat along with his family members today, a day before the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections....
India's jobs deficit: Project in Gujarat struggling to create employment When he was chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat in 2011, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off an ambitious project to develop a financial hub in the style of Singapore or Dubai....
11 Killed, 6 Injured After Speeding Truck Hits Auto-Rickshaw In Gujarat Eleven people including three children were killed and six others injured in a road accident near Bhuj in Gujarat's Kutch district today, the police said....
15 Trains Cancelled In Gujarat As Cyclone Vayu Inches Closer To Coastline Vayu Cyclone Updates: Fifteen passenger trains in Gujarat have been cancelled and sixteen have been partially cancelled by the railways as Cyclone Vayu inches closer to the state's coastline....
Rahul Gandhi Asks Workers To Provide Help As Gujarat Braces For Cyclone Congress president Rahul Gandhi has appealed to all party workers to be prepared to help out in areas that get affected by cyclone "Vayu", which is nearing the Gujarat coast....
Gujarat Minister Said "Can't Stop Aarti" At Temple Amid Cyclone Alert Cyclone Vayu, which had intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" was expected to make landfall today morning but it changed course overnight and is moving further into the sea...
Heroin Worth 600 Crore Seized From Pak Fishing Vessel Off Gujarat Coast Heroin worth Rs 600 crore was seized from a Pakistani fishing vessel off the coast of Gujarat on Tuesday, the Indian Coast Guard said in a statement....
Air India Plane Lands At Gujarat's IAF Base As Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest An Air India flight from Delhi to Muscat was diverted to Jamnagar Air Force base on Sunday night after a 33-year-old passenger suffered a cardiac arrest onboard....
Goldman Sachs-backed Marqeta rides payments wave to a $2 billion valuation The payment company powering Square, Instacart, and other popular start-ups closed a new funding round Tuesday that brings its valuation to roughly $2 billion....
Disneyland Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: What to know about opening day, rides, food and more Disneyland's highly anticipated Star Wars Land opens May 31. Here's what we know about reservations, tickets and rides at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. ...
America's top log flume rides: Five of our favorites, from Splash Mountain to Ripsaw Falls While most log flume rides skip storytelling in favor of splashes, rides like Disney's Splash Mountain amuse riders the whole way through. ...
Trump Rides High on the Tiger: Awards Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom Donald Trump did as promised Monday and awarded golf great Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden....
Jeongeun Lee6 rides Sunday surge to win U.S. Women's Open championship Jeongeun Lee finished at 6-under 278 in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, a fitting number for a player who goes by the nickname “Lucky 6.” ...
Horseman Rides Into Crowd of Anti-Coal Protesters in Australia, Injuring Woman The woman was left unconscious Sunday at a protest held by environmentalists in a town near a proposed coal mine that could be one of the largest in the world....
Congress Moves Supreme Court Over Bypolls For Gujarat Rajya Sabha seats The Gujarat Congress Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state which fell vacant due to the......
Cyclone Vayu: Mumbai's Western Railways Cancels Trains To Coastal Gujarat All the passenger and mail trains to Veraval, Okha, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Bhuj and Gandhidham stations in Gujarat will be short-terminated or cancelled from 6 pm on Wednesday till Friday morning, the......
Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Bypolls, Gujarat Congress Shifts MLAs To Mount Abu Ahead of the Rajya Sabha bypolls for two seats in Gujarat on Friday, the state Congress has decided to shift its legislators to Mount Abu, a popular hill station in adjoining Rajasthan, said party......
Gujarat Congress Legislators Meet At Resort Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Bypolls On the eve of the voting for the Rajya Sabha bypolls for two seats in Gujarat, Congress lawmakers attended their legislative party meeting at a resort in Banaskantha district in the state on Thursday,......
Top Court Rejects Asaram's Bail Plea In Sexual Assault Case In Gujarat The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of self-styled preacher Asaram Bapu in connection with a sexual assault case registered against him in Gujarat....
PM Recaps "Storm In Gujarat" As Mani Shankar Aiyar Justifies "Neech" Slur Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeted again by Congress's Mani Shankar Aiyar - this time by an article justifying his two-year-old "Neech" (vile) slur - retaliated through the day. From party chief......
Cyclone Vayu: NDRF Rescues Pregnant Woman From Island Off Gujarat Coast NDRF and emergency medical services personnel sprang into action as Cyclone Vayu brought heavy rain and winds to Gujarat to rescue two pregnant women and ensure they delivered their children safely...
Visiting sailors live it up with free lap dances, drinks and limo rides for NYC Fleet Week Fleet Week sailors are getting the most out of their Big Apple shore leave — receiving VIP treatment that includes free drinks, lap dances and limo rides. At Midtown jiggle joint Rick’s Cabaret, as many as 40 sailors and Marines were let in for...
Surat Fire Tragedy: High Court Seeks Probe Report From Gujarat Government The Gujarat High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government on the investigation into the Surat fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students of a coaching institute last month....
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Orders Fire Safety Audit Of Schools Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Friday ordered a fire safety audit of schools, colleges and coaching centres following a massive blaze which engulfed a four-storey commercial complex in Sarthana,......
A German village goes it alone on climate protection In Germany, villages and towns are leading the pack in the climate change fight. One motivated mayor has set up a store stocked with regional produce to help cut emissions. But going local isn't as easy as it sounds....
| The village that keeps rising from the volcanic ashes Four years after the volcano erupted – razing everything in its path in Cape Verde's Cha das Caldeiras valley – the floor tiles of the small, rebuilt inn are warm to the touch....
Mali: Nearly 100 die in attack on Dogon village About 100 Malians have been killed in an overnight attack on an ethnic Dogon village, officials say. Fighting between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has intensified in recent months....
An Indian village has many more twins than can be explained One in eleven people in a village in India is a twin. Though nobody knows the underlying causes, cousin marriage and disease epidemics have now been ruled out...
And Then There Was One: Three People Lived in This Village Until Two Were Murdered. Thirty years ago, 200 people lived in the Moldovan village of Dobrusa. But most have since left or died. After a twin killing in February, there’s only one survivor still standing....
Ashleigh Barty rides momentum heading into maiden grand slam final | Simon Cambers Australia’s No 1 plans to go out and simply enjoy French Open decider against Markéta Vondroušová There have been a couple of near-misses in the 46 years since the last Australian champion at Roland Garros, with Wendy Turnbull, in 1979, and Sam Stosu...
Israel will consider U.S. Mideast plan, Palestinians to boycott Israel's prime minister said on Sunday he would give U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan fair and open consideration, while the Palestinian president rejected the proposal....
Kosovo’s president to boycott summit in Bosnia TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo’s president says he will boycott a summit in Bosnia over that government’s stance on his country. Hashim Thaci says he couldn’t take part in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forum in...
Trump Slams CNN Owner, Suggests Boycott Of AT&T US President Donald Trump appeared to call todayfor a boycott of AT&T in order to force "big changes" at CNN after criticizing the cable news network's coverage as he began a visit to Britain....
Trump, in tussle with CNN, suggests boycott of parent AT&T President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday immediately after he arrived in London for a pomp-filled state visit to Britain to complain about CNN and his limited access to U.S. news...
Hollywood Is Gearing Up to Boycott Georgia Over Its New Abortion Law Three Hollywood production companies have announced that they will boycott the state of Georgia over Draconian new abortion laws, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The companies include David Simon’s Blown Deadline Productions, Killer Films, and t...
Doctors' Strike: 40,000 Boycott Work In Maharashtra More than 40,000 doctors in Maharashtra are boycotting work today as part of a strike call given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in support of their agitating colleagues in West Bengal, an......
AT&T stock rises after Trump suggests a boycott President Trump's years-long effort to punish CNN for its news coverage took a new, yet wholly unsurprising turn on Monday when he suggested a boycott of CNN's parent company AT&T....
3 production companies boycott Georgia after abortion ban ATLANTA (AP) — Executives from three production companies say they won’t film in Georgia because of the state’s “heartbeat” abortion ban. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports they include David Simon of Blown Deadline, Chr...
JFK Airport Supervisor Admits Taking Bribes, Exchanged Plane Parking Spots For Limo Rides and Gifts (NEW YORK) — A former supervisor at Kennedy Airport admitted Friday that she took bribes to allow Qatar and other countries to park their planes overnight during the United Nations General Assembly. Marlene Mizzi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor c...
Scores killed in attack on Malian village Mayor says 95 bodies recovered so far and much of village is still burningGunmen killed nearly 100 people in an overnight massacre in Mali, local officials have said, amid a wave of violence in the Sahel region linked to Islamist extremists.The attac...
At least 95 killed in central Mali village attack Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village in central Mali overnight, killing at least 95 people and burning houses to the ground, local and government officials said on Monday....
| 95 killed in attack on central Mali village Ninety-five people in a central Malian village inhabited by the Dogon community have been killed by gunmen in an overnight attack, a local official and a security source said....
A longtimer's tour of LGBTQ life in the Village As New York marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising this pride weekend, welcoming WorldPride to the city, the neighborhood where LGBTQ people once gathered in force has gone through several decades of transformation....
Woodstock’s first performer spent decades in this Village pad Benjamin Scheuer, a playwright, singer and songwriter best known for his off-Broadway show, “The Lion,” is about to list his home at 106 Waverly Place for $3.65 million — or as a $10,000-a-month rental. The (now) two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo has s...
Man who gunned down ex-girlfriend in East Village sentenced The man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend during a busy morning commute in Manhattan in 2017 was sentenced to 18 years to life for the slaying on Thursday. Vincent Verdi, 63, pleaded guilty in May to fatally shooting Elizabeth Lee-Herman on Coope...
How One Rajasthan Village Still Has Water Even After A Long, Dry Summer The village of Laporiya, located 90 kilometres from Jaipur, has enough water even at the end of a long and dry summer. In fact, Laporiya's wells never run dry and fields have moisture, even in summer,......
This Chhattisgarh Village Has Not Seen Power Since India's Independence We are forced to live in darkness, say villagers of Trishuli, living in remote part of Chhattisgarh. Since India's independence, the electricity has not reached around 100 homes of this village. While......
Hidden Greek village where women once ruled Follow the once-in-a-lifetime trip of Katie Sehl, who travels to Karpathos, Greece, in search of an island matriarchy. Does she find a place where women rule -- or does she discover something else?...
The Latest: Bauer Hockey backs women’s boycott, looks to NHL The Latest on women’s hockey players announcing boycott in demand for one league (all times Eastern): 12:30 p.m. Bauer Hockey is supporting the world’s top female hockey players as they boycott professional hockey in North America next se...
Miriam Margolyes joins Mark Rylance's RSC boycott over BP Fellow actor backs stance on oil firm, and Greta Thunberg hails Rylance as role modelThe row over fossil fuel sponsorship of the arts continued to escalate as actor Miriam Margolyes joined Mark Rylance in his protest against BP’s sponsorship of the R...
German parliament denounces Israel boycott movement BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved a resolution denouncing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement against Israel and describing its methods as anti-Semitic. The motion that passed Friday was filed by the country’s three governing ...
Uber’s Twisted Logic Means This Isn't a Strike. It's a Boycott Today, many Uber and Lyft drivers in major cities across the country are striking to protest their pay and working conditions, in large part because they’re classified as independent contractors instead of employees. But Uber doesn’t think of its dri...
How will a Hollywood boycott affect the Georgia film industry? After a controversial anti-abortion bill, studios and major stars have threatened to abandon a $9.5bn industry but many are urging them to stayGeorgia is facing a major challenge: Hollywood studios are threatening a boycott after the passing of a law...
Madonna vows to sing at Eurovision, despite calls for boycott Madonna intends to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest final in Tel Aviv, Israel, this weekend, despite calls by activists for her to boycott the event, the singer said Tuesday....
‘When They See Us’ sparks call to boycott Linda Fairstein books The explosive Netflix series “When They See Us,” which depicts in excruciating detail the so-called Central Park Five being railroaded by New York state into serving prison time for the rape and assault of the Central Park jogger in 1989,...
Growing Movement to Boycott Israel Is Condemned by Germany The German parliament condemned as anti-Semitic a growing international movement that targets Israel, and it called on the government to withdraw funding for events or institutions affiliated with the initiative....
The reason why Trump is demanding that Americans boycott AT&T is ridiculous President Donald Trump used his Twitter account (via CNBC) today to call for a boycott of the nation's second largest carrier, AT&T. Did the wireless provider overcharge the White House for unlimited data? Was the president's account throttled preven...
Top women's hockey players to boycott professional leagues More than 200 women's hockey players, including the game's biggest names, said on Thursday they will not play in any North American league next season as part of a boycott they hope will bring about a more economically viable league....
Israel counters Eurovision boycott campaign with Google ads Israel has launched a PR campaign to counter calls for a boycott of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest final in Tel Aviv, using Google ads which refer to the boycott but lead to a glossy website extolling Israel....
Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained momentum Thursday as officials in Maryland and Colorado called for economic retaliation and online flyers urged people not to buy anything in, or from Alabama....
Madonna rebuffs Israel Eurovision boycott calls JERUSALEM (AP) — Pop star Madonna has rejected calls for her to boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest in Israel, saying she will “never stop playing music to suit someone’s political agenda.” Madonna issued a statement o...
Madonna to perform at Eurovision in Israel despite boycott calls Madonna will perform during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel, it has been confirmed, despite calls for her and other stars to boycott the event....
| Nearly 100 killed, 19 missing in central Mali village massacre Nearly 100 people were killed in a gruesome overnight attack on a village in central Mali, in the latest violence to strike the fragile region, authorities have said....
Assailants raid village in Mali, killing at least 95 people Assailants have raided a central Mali village and killed at least 95 people in the latest massacre in a growing ethnic conflict that has been enflamed by Islamic extremists...
Cauley makes a new memory in return to Muirfield Village Many happy returns for Bud Cauley with a 67 at the Memorial a year after car crash broke 6 of his ribs ...
Cameron Diaz’s former West Village pad hits market for $4M Actress Cameron Diaz made a killing on this West Village condo, which she bought for $2.95 million in 2008 and sold for $4.25 million in 2016. But the buyer, Noel Pittman, wasn’t so lucky and is now listing the stunning pad for $4 million ̵...
How a D-Day mistake caused the ‘secret massacre’ of a French village GRAIGNES, France — The lost US paratrooper tapped on the door of the Rigault family’s farmhouse in Normandy in the early hours of June 6, 1944, miles south of his intended drop zone and soaking from his landing in the surrounding marshland. After fou...
Rape reported at West Village subway station A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a stranger on the staircase of the West Fourth Street-Washington Square subway station in the West Village early Tuesday morning, police sources said. The woman said she was on the staircase around 3:40 a.m....
NBC cancels freshman series Abby’s, The Enemy Within, and The Village The bloodbath of TV cancellation season isn’t quite over yet. Variety reports that NBC has announced the cancellation of three freshman series: Abby’s, The Enemy Within, and The Village....
Wait, There's A Wind Waker Village In Breath Of The Wild? Somehow, despite the game being out for over two years now, it’s taken until July 2019 for us to find out that there’s an entire village from Wind Waker that has been replicated at the edge of Breath of the Wild’s map....
Knife-wielding maniac goes berserk on MTA bus in the East Village Warning: Video contains graphic language An unhinged man armed with a utility knife attacked an MTA bus in the East Village Thursday night — but was brought down by the bus driver and other good Samaritans, authorities said. The unidentified man clim...
English Village Seeks a Doctor, Using a Hashtag and a Video Residents of Mevagissey, at the southwestern tip of England, have taken to social media to try to ensure their community keeps its local health services....
Cops link two shootings in Long Island village Police are investigating two shootings in a Long Island village in which a person was injured and a car was found riddled with bullet holes. The two Amityville shootings — one Oldfield Avenue and Orchard Place and another at 45 Merrick Road — were re...
Hundreds of Roma 'forcibly removed' from Russian village Governor blames tensions on US after about 650 believed evicted from ChemodanovkaHundreds of Roma people have been forcibly evicted from a village in western Russia, the head of the village council has admitted, after one ethnic Russian was killed an...
Amy Sedaris buys apartment above current Village home In a recent New York magazine video tour of her Greenwich Village home, Amy Sedaris reveals a darling rabbit, a lampshade made of wigs, a craft room and a rainbow bookshelf. Now Sedaris has pulled another rabbit out of a hat: She just bought a co-op ...
Doonbeg: why one Irish village won't join the Trump protests Trumpland’s Irish outpost in the village of Doonbeg in County Clare is an economic lifeline for localsProtests and controversy await Donald Trump when he flies into Ireland on Wednesday, but there is at least one corner of the country preparing a hea...
Syrian rebels try to retake village from government troops Syrian activists and state media say rebel groups are fighting back, trying to retake territory lost to government forces this week in their stronghold in the country's northwest....
In western France, a village remembers D-Day's 'secret massacre' The lost U.S. paratrooper tapped on the door of the Rigault family's farmhouse in Normandy in the early hours of June 6, 1944, miles south of his intended drop zone and soaking from his landing in the surrounding marshland....
As India’s Election Wraps Up, a Village Is Caught Between 2 Parties India has seen less violence than usual during this election season, which ends Sunday. But political and sectarian anger left at least one village scarred....
Syrian troops capture northwestern village from rebels BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say government troops have captured a northwestern village known for its medieval fortress as they move deeper toward Idlib province, the last major rebel stronghold. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right...
Farm reveals escaped wallaby spotted in village is one of two The owners of a wallaby seen hopping loose in an English village revealed there are actually two of the animals on the loose, and they were deliberately released by unknown culprits....
Syrian air strike on village market kill at least 12: rescuers At least 12 people were killed and scores wounded on Tuesday in aerial strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian air force on a popular market in a village in opposition-held northwestern Syria, rescuers and residents said....
Syrian troops take village deep within last rebel stronghold BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces have captured a village deep within the last rebel stronghold in the northwest province of Idlib, after intense clashes with militants. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war mo...
This floating village in Ghana is an oasis of ancient traditions With stilt structures over water and houses built from branches of raffia palm, Nzulezo in Jomoro district of western Ghana could pass for a less elaborate version of Venice in Italy....
Bombings Deflate Sri Lanka Tourism, and a Village That Depends on It A luxury resort that bills itself as a retreat from the world is far from the coastal cities targeted in the Easter Sunday attacks. But it, too, is feeling the effects....
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in S.Korea as labour row simmers Calls in South Korea for a boycott of Japanese goods in response to Japanese restrictions on the export of high-tech material to South Korea picked up on Monday, as a dispute over compensation for forced wartime labour roiled ties between the U.S. al...
Rajasthan Assembly Gives Live Coverage On YouTube After Media Boycott As the media continued to boycott the Rajasthan Assembly proceedings for the second day on Friday in the wake of several restrictions imposed on them, the officials broadcast the proceedings live on......
Qatar says Saudi Arabia invites it to summit amid boycott DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The energy-rich Arab nation of Qatar says its ruling emir received a letter from the king of Saudi Arabia. The letter marks the highest-level, publicly known contact between the two nations since the kingdom and thr...
In Tel Aviv, Eurovision songfest braces for pro-Palestinian boycott protests As 'Eurovision Song Contest 2019' banners go up across Tel Aviv, behind the glitz of the songfest is the latest manifestation of a bitter row between Israel and an international pro-Palestinian boycott movement....
Uber strike London: Why are drivers striking? How long will the boycott last? Hundreds of Uber drivers are expected to stage protests in cities across the UK tomorrow ahead of the rideshare firm's bumper stock market flotation this week....
Hollywood producers, actors call for Georgia boycott over abortion law Georgia's passage this week of one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States has drawn considerable business backlash from companies opposed to the change, including some Hollywood filmmakers....
German Catholic women begin boycott over lack of reforms German Catholic women have launched a weeklong boycott by suspending voluntary work in churches. Their protest has crystallized fury over a male-only priesthood and bishops' foot-dragging on sex scandals....
'Boycott Apple' Movement Grows in China as US Goes After Huawei: Report As US-China trade war intensifies along with fresh restrictions on Huawei in the US, there has been a significant rise in "Boycott Apple" movement in China....
Oregon Republican lawmakers continue climate bill boycott SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate was again unable to conduct business because of a Republican boycott of the Legislature over major climate change legislation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Senate President Peter Courtney announced a lack of q...
Gaza artists call on Eurovision singers to boycott Israel Palestinian artists are calling on Eurovision song contest contestants to boycott the international music competition that Israel is hosting next week...
Wayfair Workers Walk Out, and the Specter of a Consumer Boycott Rises Employees and consumers, with the help of activist groups on social media, are targeting companies that are doing business with detention facilities for migrant children....
NYU commencement speaker calls for a boycott of Israel, says Trump is a 'fascist' Steven William Thrasher, an NYU alum and professor at Northwestern, called President Trump a “fascist” and labeled Israel an “apartheid” state in his speech on Monday....
Women's hockey players announce boycott of pro leagues Unhappy with the status quo, more than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players declared they will not compete in North America next season. ...
German parliament declares Israel boycott campaign antisemitic Israeli academics criticise motion, saying it is wrong to conflate BDS and antisemitismGermany’s Bundestag has become the first parliament in Europe to pass a motion labelling the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel as ant...
Group calls for boycott of airlines that use facial recognition software A digital rights group on Wednesday called on passengers to fly only with airlines that don't use facial recognition technology in an effort to end what it calls an "unethical" practice....
Germany designates BDS Israel boycott movement as anti-Semitic The German parliament voted on Friday to condemn as anti-Semitic a movement that calls for economic pressure on Israel to end the occupation of Palestinian land, grant Arab citizens equal rights and recognize the right of return of Palestinian refuge...
Corporations, events face boycott threats over U.S. abortion laws Companies operating in Alabama and Georgia, ranging from Toyota to Netflix, as well as an Alabama music festival faced boycott threats on Friday after the states passed near-total bans on abortion....
Montenegro fire Serbian coach over Kosovo qualifier boycott "Montenegro have fired their Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic after he pulled out of Friday\u0027s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, the country\u0027s football association (FSCG) said on Saturday."...
5 Villages In UP Threaten To Boycott Polls To Protest Water Shortage Facing acute water shortage throughout the year owing to government apathy, voters of five villages in the Jhansi-Lalitpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh have threatened to boycott elections on April......
Bundesliga: Paderborn fans threaten boycott over RB Leipzig cooperation "Cooperation with RB? Not with us!" Supporters of newly-promoted Bundesliga side SC Paderborn have threatened to take drastic action at matches next season if a planned cooperation with RB Leipzig goes ahead....
Wolf Alice back boycott of Israel-hosted Eurovision Mercury prize winning band Wolf Alice have accused Israel of 'weaponising culture' and are supporting a boycott of this year's Eurovision song contest....
'We're not going to play': Will a player boycott save women's hockey ... or harm it? More than 200 of the world’s best players say they won’t play in North America. They hope that their actions will usher in a better era for the gameLast week an estimated 200 women’s hockey players took part in a social media blitz, issuing a stark s...
"No 5-Star Treatment, Can Sleep On Road": HD Kumaraswamy On Village Visit Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who kick-started his village stay campaign ''Grama Vastavya 2.0'' from Gurmitkal in Yadgir district on Friday, denied reports of him getting a "5-star......
UPDATE 1-Peruvian village blockades Las Bambas copper mine again An indigenous Peruvian community has imposed a new road blockade on Chinese miner MMG Ltd's Las Bambas mine, one of Peru's largest copper producers, after talks with the company over compensation broke down, a representative of the public ombudsman o...
With free beers, Trump brothers thank devoted Irish village When Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. arrived in the one corner of Ireland celebrating their father's first visit as U.S. president, they had one question for the locals: "Does Doonbeg love Trump?"...
Charging electric unicycle sparks Greenwich Village fire It was one wheely bad fire. A two-alarm fire that broke out in a Greenwich Village building Wednesday was caused by an electric unicycle that was charging at the scene, officials revealed Thursday. The blaze broke out at 4:37 p.m on the fourth floor ...
9 relatives slain in Nepal mountain village, girl injured Nine people in two families were slain by masked assailants in their homes at night in a remote mountain village in Nepal, government official said Tuesday....
25 people killed in Boko Haram attack on Nigerian village Victims' relatives say suspected Boko Haram extremists attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 25 people who had just returned home from a wedding....
Here are some cute photos of a orphaned bear cub that a mountain village in Bosnia took in Reuters A two-month-old female bear cub wandered into a mountain village in Bosnia. Initially, locals feared her mother might come looking for her and directed her away from the village. The bear cub came back the next morning so the town decided to...
Mali president visits Dogon village where dozens killed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali on Thursday visited the site of an ethnic massacre in central Mali in which gunmen killed dozens of people, vowing once again to crack down on spiraling insecurity....
Steve Cannon, Whose Townhouse Was an East Village Salon, Dies at 84 A writer and publisher who had lost his sight, he opened his door to a revolving cast of painters, poets, musicians and others for meandering conversation....
Orphaned bear cub Aida finds refuge in Bosnian village In a mountain village in Bosnia, the Becars are making friends with a new addition to their family - an orphaned baby bear who fled nearby woods in search of food and shelter....
Mali president heads for Dogon village where dozens killed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali went on Thursday to visit the site of an ethnic massacre in central Mali in which gunmen killed dozens of people, his office said....
Shakers restaurant primed to make moves in the West Village Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, who just won this year’s James Beard Foundation’s best New York City chefs award, are planning a Shaker restaurant at 50 Commerce St. in the West Village early next year....
BJP Giving Rs 20,000 To Village Heads In Amethi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday attacked the BJP, alleging that the party was distributing Rs 20,000 to village heads in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, instead of handing out its......
Freak dressed in black gimp suit terrorizes UK village A man dressed head to toe in black bondage gear is terrifying residents on the dark roads of a UK village, according to a new report. One of the alleged victims was a woman who told the BBC she was walking in Claverham, Somerset — about 2½ hours west...
French village offering reward for deciphering ‘mystery’ rock Calling all history buffs: A French village is offering a reward to anyone who can decipher an unusual inscription on a centuries-old rock located on a nearby beach. Officials in the town of Plougastel in the region of Brittany, which is located in n...
Serial burglar looted Greenwich Village restaurants: cops Cops are looking for a suspect responsible for a series of restaurant burglaries that took place over a two-hour time span in Greenwich Village, police said Sunday....
Lesbian Couple In UP Village Seeks Police Protection To Get Married A lesbian couple in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district has sought police protection after their families opposed their decision to get married and allegedly threatened them of dire consequences, an......
Shaker Village Hosts 1869 Vintage Baseball Game Probably one of the most fun stories I've worked on as a sports journalist. @shakervillageky hosted a Vintage 1869 Baseball Game between the Bluegrass Barons and Cincinnati Redstockings Saturday. pic.twitter.com/V4zCDDCjJC — Eli Gehn (@EliG...
| Sudan militia killed 9 people in Darfur village, say doctors A Sudanese militia has shot dead nine people in a village of the war-torn region of Darfur, a doctors committee linked to the country's protest movement has said....
Syrian troops regain control of village they lost to rebels DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media say government forces have regained control of a northwestern village, just days after losing it to militants. State TV says troops captured Kfar Nabudah on Sunday from militants, including members of al-Qaid...
Rahul Gandhi Has Not Yet Visited Village In Amethi He Adopted In 2014 Five years after Congress president Rahul Gandhi adopted Amethi's Jagdishpur village under the ''Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana'' (SAGY), residents say they have been waiting for him to visit and get......
PM Modi's 'Hand-Delivered' Letters To Village Heads A Hit. What He Wrote Concerned about the water crisis in rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a personal letter to 'Gram Pradhans' or village chiefs requesting them to conserve large amounts of rainwater......
A Wine-Soaked Ball Unites a Georgian Village, but Only After Dividing It Every spring in Shukhuti, a black leather ball is sewn together to play Lelo Burti, a brutally physical folk game. The winners carry it straight to the cemetery....
TRAFFIC: Asphalt replacement at Tangerine Farms Rd, Rillito Village TUCSON – Starting Monday, there will be traffic delays at a north west intersection. Crews will be removing and replacing asphalt at the intersection of Tangerine Farms Road and Rillito Village Trail. Work is expected to be completed by Friday ...
Crusty Country Music Fans Want to Boycott Wrangler Jeans For Partnering with Lil Nas X This week, after Wrangler jeans announced a new yee haw agenda capsule collection with Lil Nas X, some country music fans are calling for a full out boycott....
University of Alabama votes to return $26.5 million to donor who called for boycott The University of Alabama voted to return a $26.5 million gift from a donor who recently encouraged students to boycott the school over Alabama’s controversial new abortion law....
Georgia’s new abortion law spurs boycott by multiple film production companies Multiple production companies have announced they will no longer film in Georgia after the state passed a restrictive abortion law. The law, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, on Tuesday, bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, wh...
Trinamool Says Will Boycott Centre-Convened Meets, Involves Home Ministry TMC member Saugata Roy Friday said the West Bengal government will continue to boycott meetings called by the centre till the Union Home Ministry stops sending advisory to the state under Article 355....
Women’s hockey stars demand one North American league with boycott Tired of the status quo and low pay, more than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players announced Thursday they will not play at all this year in an attempt to establish a single, economically viable professional league in North America. &#...
Baku boycott would solve Arsenal dilemma rather than leave a man behind | Barry Glendenning If Arsenal refused to contest Europa League showpiece they would generate headlines that may force Uefa into climbdownLeave no man behind. A code embraced by the US military, it refers to army policy of doing everything and anything possible to avoid...
Russians cite threats for Olympic Games boycott - archive, 9 May 1984 9 May 1984: East Europeans, except Romanians, expected to follow Soviet leadThe USSR is pulling out of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the official Soviet news agency, Tass, announced yesterday.A statement from the National Olympic Committee o...
Auschwitz museum threatens boycott over fascist presence at book fair ROME – The Auschwitz-Birkenau holocaust museum said on Tuesday it will boycott Turin’s prestigious international book fair if a publishing house close to an Italian neo-fascist group is allowed to have a stand there. The announcement followed g...
Hundreds of female ice hockey stars boycott North America over conditions Players want to build viable pro league in US and CanadaAthletes have faced low wages and lack of health insuranceMore than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players declared on Thursday they will not compete in North America next season in a dram...
Home Depot shoppers threaten boycott over Trump-supporting co-founder Home Depot shoppers have been threatening to boycott the store after its co-founder, Bernie Marcus, revealed in a recent interview that he’d be donating to President Trump’s re-election bid. “Never shopping @HomeDepot again,” ...
"No Road, No Vote" Group Of Nalanda Villagers Boycott Polls, Smash EVM Shouting "no road, no vote", a group of villagers in Bihar's Nalanda district today boycotted polling and smashed an electronic voting machine (EVM). The group was protesting against alleged lack of......
Women’s hockey stars announce boycott of North American pro league The National Women’s Hockey League is the lone surviving top-level outfit in North America, and most players lack health insurance benefits and can earn as little as $2,000 in a season....
UPDATE 1-Corporations, events face boycott threats over U.S. abortion laws Companies operating in Alabama and Georgia, ranging from Toyota to Netflix, as well as an Alabama music festival faced boycott threats on Friday after the states passed near-total bans on abortion....
Boycott North Korea's 'inhumane' mass gymnastic displays, says ex-diplomat Defector calls on European tourists and online viewers to shun cultural displays that take children out of schoolThe highest-ranking official to defect from North Korea has called for Europeans to stop being an audience for the “child exploitation” i...
Hollywood's boycott of Georgia over heartbeat bill could squeeze state's economy A boycott of Georgia spearheaded by actors and producers in the wake of the state’s new abortion restriction threatens to upend its position as the Hollywood of the South....
Boycott Congress After Mani Shankar Aiyar Abuses Reporters: BJP To Media The BJP on Wednesday said the media in Himachal Pradesh should boycott the Congress to protest its leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's objectionable behaviour with reporters....
Born of a Boycott, a Women’s Ultimate Frisbee League Charts Its Own Path Frustrated by a perceived lack of equality in a male-dominated professional league, a group of players broke off to establish a women’s competition and preserve their vision of the sport....
Yankees fans threaten boycott after ban of Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’ Kate Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” has been scrapped at Yankee Stadium, but Bronx Bomber fans are going to bat for her over allegations of racism. Smith’s niece, Suzy Andron, told The Post she is “honored” by the groundswell of support for...
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as labor row simmers Calls in South Korea for a boycott of Japanese goods in response to Japanese restrictions on the export of high-tech material to South Korea picked up on Monday, as a dispute over compensation for forced wartime labor roiled ties between the U.S. all...
200 Women's Hockey Players Pledge To Boycott North American Pro Leagues In an announcement today, 200 women’s hockey players—among them Team USA stars Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne Schofield—pledged to boycott all North American professional women’s hockey leagues until those leagues start paying players livable wages....
House Democrats split as GOP demands action on anti-Israel boycott Top Republicans called on Democrats to pass a bill opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Democrats argue the GOP is engaging in political gamesmanship....
President Trump Tells Americans to Boycott AT&T During Unhinged Twitter Rant President Donald Trump sent a barrage of strange tweets during his flight to the UK overnight, but one of the weirdest tweets instructed Americans to stop using and subscribing to AT&T’s services. CNN, which the president hates because the networ...
Prime Day: activists plan protests in US cities and a boycott of e-commerce giant Immigrants and workers say Amazon should cut ties with federal deportation agencies and provide better work conditionsActivists, immigrants and Amazon employees are planning actions against the e-commerce giant on its annual Prime Day, to protest aga...
AIIMS Doctors To Boycott Work Tomorrow In Support Of Bengal Agitation Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi today attended to patients in helmets and bandages to convey their support for counterparts in West Bengal who have gone on......
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer say they will boycott Georgia if the 'heartbeat bill' goes into effect Filmmaker Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have joined the list of Hollywood stars who say they will boycott Georgia after the state's governor signed the controversial "heartbeat bill" into law....
The US’s Middle East ‘peace summit’ is nonsense. Palestinians are right to boycott it | Ian Black The Trump administration is notoriously biased towards Israel, and its $50bn offer to Palestinians pointedly avoids land rightsIn the toxic history of the enduring conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, the Palestinians have often been accused...
Players boycott Australian national anthem before State of Origin opener Indigenous players silent during Advance Australia FairJohnathan Thurston delivers welcome to countryPlayers from both teams have taken part in a much-discussed boycott of Australia’s national anthem before Wednesday’s State of Origin opener.Indigeno...
Celebrities criticize proposed boycott of Eurovision over Israeli-Palestinian conflict More than 100 members of the entertainment industry including media personality Sharon Osbourne, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and music manager Scooter Braun are speaking out against a proposed boycott of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Israel....
Here's Why It's So Hard to Draw a Horse The New Yorker comic “How to Draw a Horse” isn’t really a how-to; it’s a story about young love and the beauty of nature and channeling your feelings into art. But it also has actual tips for drawing horses! So if you’re an artist who struggles with ...
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan The Eurovision Song Contest has found few fans in a famous mosque in the Israeli host city, where worshippers have complained that the gaudy festivities are disrupting their observances of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan....
Ghana's floating village is trying to balance its ancient traditions in a modern world With stilt structures over water and houses built from branches of raffia palm, Nzulezo in Jomoro district of western Ghana could pass for a less elaborate version of Venice in Italy....
Bills hope new ‘Tailgate Village’ stops fans from destroying tables Buffalo appears to have a plan to curb the #BillsMafia shenanigans this year. The Bills announced they will implement a new policy requiring fans who arrive via bus to games to purchase a tailgate package if they plan to utilize the new “Tailga...
City Gate From the Time of King David Unearthed In Miracle Village Archaeologists have announced an amazing discovery - they have found an ancient city gate that dates to the time of King David, perhaps the greatest of all the rulers of ancient Israel. This find came after decades of digging at a site in the Golan H...
| 'Dead livestock and water running out' in Myanmar village under army lockdown Rakhine villagers trapped by a Myanmar army lockdown said they are fast running out of water as the operation against suspected ethnic rebels - which killed six and saw mass detentions - entered a third week....
Hearings begin to halt dolphin hunting in notorious Japan village Court hearings began to stop dolphin hunting in a Japanese village on Friday, with plaintiffs saying the grisly annual hunts, made famous in an Oscar-winning documentary, violate animal protection laws due to their "extreme cruelty"....
Have To Eat Rats To Survive, Claim Locals In Flood-Affected Bihar Village Locals in Dangi Tola village of Katihar district in Bihar claimed they have no option but to eat rats as floods have wreaked havoc and destroyed houses in the region....
The ‘modern Pompeii’: Mayor wants Italian-Americans to help restore ruined village An Italian politician wants Italian Americans to help him raise the funds to build a new village of Poggioreale, which was virtually destroyed by an earthquake a half-century ago. It’s now a ghost town after most of its residents left for good. The l...
95 people massacred and 19 missing in Mali village "terrorist" attack, government says Unknown assailants killed at least 95 people in an ethnic Dogon village in the latest massacre to destabilize central Mali, government officials said. ...
'It's humiliating for us': village disowns Dutee Chand, India's first openly gay athlete Country’s fastest sprinter praised for courage, but family and locals say they cannot accept a gay relationship Supporters of India’s first openly gay athlete fear for her safety after her decision to come out prompted a backlash in her home village....
Tuscan village pays tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years on – in pictures Residents of Vinci, the Italian village in which Leonardo da Vinci was born, are marking the 500th anniversary of his death on 2 May. The lush vineyards, fields and brooks that inspired his art have changed little over the centuries Continue reading....
At least 95 slain in Mali village amid surge in ethnic, extremist violence Nineteen others are missing, officials said Monday, as authorities continued to search for bodies. Officials said the assailants also set dwellings on fire and killed livestock....
East Village’s famed lovelorn hawk attacked by former mate’s new flame Dora the red-tailed hawk — beloved by bird watchers but scorned by three-timing sweetheart Christo — has finally flown her East Village coop after she was clawed so badly that she may never fly again....
Randy Savage lookalike breaks into East Village T-Mobile store A man bearing a resemblance to late wrestling pro “Macho Man” Randy Savage broke into an East Village T-Mobile store and tried to get his mitts on some cash, cops said Saturday. Wearing white-rimmed sunglasses and a black sweatshirt, the ...
Old Norse, mystics and race cars: is Älvdalen the weirdest village in Sweden? It is the place where the witch hunts began – and it still boasts its own language and strange rituals. Photographer Maja Daniels relives three freezing years in a cabin in ÄlvdalenIn 1926, the yearbook of the Swedish Tourism Association described th...
Fire kills two inmates, injures guard at Alaska village jail A fire, apparently started by an inmate, engulfed a jail in an Alaska village on Sunday, killing two prisoners and badly injuring a guard, authorities said....
Greenwich Village couple suing neighbor in tree removal dispute A Manhattan couple whose landmarked Greenwich Village home stands on land once owned by Aaron Burr claims their neighbor wrongfully removed two towering ailanthus trees on their property line. Barney Kulok, who owns 85 Sullivan St., repeatedly sought...
In an Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when they frequented each other's shops and went to festivals together....
‘It wasn’t crying wolf’: sale of whole Italian village revealed as PR hoax Tiny Esino Lario claimed all its assets were up for grabs – but it was actually working with a tech firm to raise awareness of issues facing villages Last month a mountain village in northern Italy put all its assets up for sale. A website advertised...
Queensland captain Cherry-Evans backs State of Origin anthem boycott Maroons skipper hopes snub will spark debateIndigenous players won’t sing Advance Australia FairQueensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans says he not only respects a national anthem boycott by State of Origin players, he hopes it sparks debate for change....
Dean Cain: Hollywood boycott of Georgia over 'heartbeat' bill is an 'absolute joke' Actor Dean Cain said it's an "absolute joke" that Hollywood celebrities are boycotting filming in Georgia over the state’s controversial “heartbeat” abortion bill....
The Derry Girls are right – a boycott won’t change Northern Ireland abortion law | Anna Cafolla Concentrating on entertainment industry boycotts only lets politicians off the hook and hurts those who can least afford it“You can be sure I will fight tooth and nail to move Insatiable to a state that will protect our rights,” Alyssa Milano said re...
Boycott by Whites of South African Restaurant Reflects Growing Sense of Grievance Many Afrikaners are spurning a once-cherished restaurant chain to protest its banning of a white man. The boycott has drawn “an eye roll” among many black South Africans....
Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy thrown in middle of US Open ‘boycott’ controversy The US Open controversy is starting early this year. A frustrated — and anonymous — group of players vented their growing anger with the USGA and revealed to Golf Digest that it almost led to a boycott of the event. “We had about 10–15 guys who...
Qatar Airways says return to Syrian airspace part of overcoming Gulf boycott Qatar Airways' return to flying over Syria as its eight-year war dies down is part of its efforts to grapple with a nearly two-year Gulf dispute that has blocked it from using the airspace of many of its neighbors, CEO Akbar al-Baker said on Saturday...
Stacey Abrams visits Hollywood to urge against boycott over Georgia's 'heartbeat' abortion law Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams flew to Los Angeles this week to encourage Hollywood executives and industry officials not to go through with boycotting Georgia over the state’s new heartbeat abortion law....
A Hollywood boycott over anti-abortion law would hurt the film industry and Georgia's economy A contentious anti-abortion bill proposed in Georgia is throwing Hollywood into turmoil as it mulls over how to respond. A potential boycott of Gerogia wouldn't just hurt the state, it would also hurt Hollywood....
Georgia’s abortion bill has some Hollywood filmmakers vowing a boycott. But the studios are standing pat. Several production companies said they won’t do business in the state, and more than 50 actors signed a letter to legislators saying they will seek to stop production in Georgia....
Horse throws rider in Preakness won by War of Will War of Will, running along the rail, won the Preakness Stakes at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in a Triple Crown race with a riderless horse....
New California law allows suspension of horse racing SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has signed a law clearing the way for regulators to suspend the horse racing license for beleaguered Santa Anita Park after the deaths of 30 horses at the famous track. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newso...
Of Course, Of Course, Henry Cavill's on a Horse [UPDATED] We’ve met Geralt of Rivia. We’ve met some of his closest allies. Now, it’s time to meet the most important character of all in Netflix’s adaptation of the Andrzej Sapkowski fantasy series The Witcher: this horse....
The Stow horse fair – in pictures The Stow horse fair has been held in the Cotswold town of Stow-on-the-Wold biannually, in May and October, for hundreds of years. Gypsy and Traveller people from all over the country have been gathering in the small town for the event since 1476 Con...
Horse Seeks Justice In Court Maximum Security and his entourage of humans are not going to take his controversial Kentucky Derby disqualification lying down, even after those scoundrels down at the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission summarily denied the bay colt’s formal protest e...
The best – and worst – countries in the world for cheap taxi rides At one end of the scale, you've got Egypt, where $3 will get you a 5-kilometer cab ride. At the other end, there's Switzerland, where you'll pay $25. ...
North Carolina Village Used as District 12 in Hunger Games Movie Now a ‘Historic Place’ (RALEIGH, N.C.) — What would the folks in the Capitol think? District 12 is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Henry River Mill Village, which served as the home of the three main characters from the movie The Hunger Games, wa...
Mysterious Inscription Baffles French Village, Prize Offered to Crack the Code A recently discovered engraving is baffling local people in the small village in north-west France. The locals have made various attempts to decipher the inscription and have enlisted the help of many local experts to no avail. Now they are offering ...
Deadly encounters: the night the Indian army arrived in a village in south Kashmir Hundreds of Indian soldiers descended on the picturesque village of Pinglan, which is surrounded by south Kashmir's apple and apricot orchards, just before midnight on February 17....
Cycling: Fuglsang rides solo to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang of Astana beat the pre-race favorites to ride solo to victory in the 105th Liege-Bastogne-Liege 'Monument' classic on Sunday....
Furious customers are threatening to boycott Wayfair over reports the company is furnishing migrant camps AP Photo/Jenny Kane Wayfair is catching customers' ire online. In a letter signed by more than 500 employees and sent to the company's leadership, workers said they learned of a $200,000 order from a government contractor that has been operating mi...
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On social media, calls for boycott of Home Depot because co-founder supports Donald Trump Shoppers have taken to Twitter and Facebook to call for a boycott of Home Depot after its co-founder says he will back Donald Trump's reelection bid. ...
Where the Who’s Who of Horse Racing Celebrate the Belmont Stakes It may seem strange that jockeys, trainers and owners all stay under the same roof for a race of such consequence. But during the Belmont Stakes, this is exactly what happens....
Suffolk County cops nab escaped horse There goes the “neigh”-borhood. A horse escaped from a Long Island farm Monday and hoofed it for nearly a mile along a busy highway during morning rush hour — before cops high-tailed it to the rescue and wrangled him, according to police ...
Ryanair boss to quit horse racing In a shock to the world of horse racing, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has announced he is winding up his Gigginstown House Stud racing and bloodstock operation and quitting the sport....
Analysis: Horse racing under microscope again with Derby DQ Analysis: In a slow-to-evolve, tradition-laden sport, the Kentucky Derby might have set the standard for race officiating with the disqualification of Maximum Security ...
Another Horse Dies at Santa Anita Park A 9-year-old gelding named Kochees, injured in a race on Saturday, became the 26th fatality at the racetrack since Dec. 26, and the third in nine days....
3rd horse in 9 days dies at Santa Anita Santa Anita had its third horse death in nine days when a gelding pulled up during a race and was euthanized ...
Dogs, a horse and a goat go to the polls – in pictures Pets accompany their owners across the UK as the nation votes in the European elections• This article was amended on 23 May 2019 to remove an image, which the photo agency informed us after publication was taken at the local elections in the UK in Ma...
Horse dies on racecourse day before Preakness Stakes Three-year-old filly Congrats Girl collapses at Pimlico courseBaltimore course hosts second leg of Triple Crown on SaturdayA filly collapsed and died while running at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Friday, the day before the track hosts the seco...
US government offers $1K to adopt a wild horse In an effort to control the population of wild horses, the U.S. government is offering $1000 for anyone who adopts the majestic animals, CBS reports....
Here's "Old Town Road" only made with horse sounds Not too long ago, in the wake of Diplo’s remix of Billy Ray Cyrus’ remix of “Old Town Road”, we predicted that soon there would be an “Old Town Road” remix to fit the tastes of literally every single person in America. That prediction has borne out e...
"I'm Not A Dark Horse, Don't Want To Become PM": Nitin Gadkari To NDTV Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today that he was "not a dark horse" for prime minister and had "no agenda, desire or dream" of becoming prime minister. On speculation about the possibility of the......
6 hidden-gem theme parks to discover this summer, from Santa's Village to Gilroy Gardens You may not have heard of Santa’s Village, Story Land, Knoebels or Gilroy Gardens, but these amusement parks are filled with fun and surprises. ...
Sachin Pilot Launches Village Outreach Tour Amid Feud Over Poll Defeat Sachin Pilot shaves by a haystack, chews on a Neem branch and sleeps on a charpoy in his outreach in one of the most rural regions of Rajasthan, where his Congress party failed to win a single seat in......
More than two decades after a woman was killed in an Irish village, French prosecutors hope to close the case Perched on a bench in the quiet courtyard of a pub, Ian Bailey is signing a copy of his self-published book of poetry for a young American woman. He then opens a folded paper printout of his latest work....
Clint Eastwood to film new Richard Jewell movie in Georgia despite calls for boycott over abortion bill Clint Eastwood will film his new movie, “The Ballad of Richard Jewell,” in Georgia despite many Hollywood celebrities calling for a boycott of the state due to its controversial “heartbeat” abortion bill....
Social media users call for Home Depot boycott because co-founder supports Donald Trump Social media users are calling for a boycott of Home Depot after the retailer's co-founder Bernie Marcus revealed he will support Trump's re-election. ...
Wayfair employees walk out, customers call for boycott over bed sales to Texas border detention camp Wayfair employees walked out of the company's headquarters and some customers called for a boycott over the apparent sale of $200,000 of mattresses and bunk beds destined for a Texas detention camp for migrant children....
Kentucky Derby to kick off under cloud of horse deaths Saturday marks the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs — but this year’s race will set off under a cloud of controversy originating at a track some 2,000 miles away. Twenty-three thoroughbreds have died since Dec. 26 at Santa...
O’Leary to phase out Gigginstown horse racing operation LONDON (AP) — One of the biggest operations in British and Irish horse racing will be phased out over the next five years. Michael O’Leary, who owns the team of horses in Gigginstown House Stud in Ireland that includes two-time Grand National w...
Stronach Group at center of best and worst of horse racing The Stronach Group isn't well known outside of horse racing but has been arguably the most important group in influencing the sport over the past several years ...
5 Things About Your Book: An Unlikely Victory in an Unforgiving Horse Race In “Rough Magic,” Lara Prior-Palmer recounts becoming the first woman and the youngest rider to win a race across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland....
Along with racetrack deaths, horse racing now has another fear: slaughterhouses HBO's report sheds light on racing's darkest dynamic as thousands of failed and retired thoroughbreds are slaughtered for meat every year. ...
Lynk & CO CEO outlines plans for 'wild horse' brand Lynk & CO's Alain Visser said the new automaker sees itself as a "mobility brand with a car," making it the "wild horse" in China's Geely Holding Group that also includes Volvo and Lotus....
AP Debrief: Derby leaves horse racing in disarray Maximum Security's owner said Monday he will not run the horse in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown and will appeal the disqualification as Derby winner. (May 6) ...
Horse bucks off NYPD mounted cop on way to funeral for late DA An NYPD officer with the Mounted Division was thrown off his horse in the middle of a Queens crosswalk Tuesday — but got right back up and hoofed it away unscathed. Six mounted units headed to late District Attorney Richard Brown’s funera...
24th horse dies at Southern California track After six weeks without any deaths, a horse had to be euthanized Friday while training at the Santa Anita Racetrack in Southern California, marking the track’s 24th horse fatality since the beginning of the winter meet in December, according to a rep...
Horse racing weighs changes to compete with sports gambling Horse racing is considering adding fixed-odds wagering and other changes to offset legalized sports gambling in the US, which threatens the industry's very existence ...
Explainer: Qualities of an exceptional show jumping horse "We take you through the key qualities required for a horse to be an exceptional show jumper. Enjoy learning all about the crucial aspects of the sport in this explainer."...
3rd child dies after horse-drawn carriage hit in Michigan ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say a third child has died after a pickup truck drove into the back of an Amish horse-drawn carriage in southern Michigan. Two children, ages 6 and 2 years old, died at the scene of Friday evening’s crash....
If you're betting on the Kentucky Derby, look to this under-the-radar horse SportsPulse: Dan Wolken explains why the wise guys are looking at this horse as a serious threat to win the Kentucky Derby. ...
That time Keanu Reeves rode a horse through Brooklyn Hi ho, Keanu! In the third chapter in the John Wick film franchise, “Parabellum,” out Friday, the resourceful title hitman (Keanu Reeves) steals a horse and gallops down 86th street and 19th Avenue in Bensonhurst beneath the elevated D train tracks, ...
2 convicted for tossing horse lubricant and glitter on cops PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon protesters have been sentenced to five days in jail for throwing horse lubricant mixed with gold glitter on two police officers at a protest. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says the defendants w...
Allow Pam Grier to tell you about the time she saved Richard Pryor's horse Perhaps you’ve been wondering if at any point in the 1970s did film and television icon Pam Grier drive down a busy Los Angeles freeway in a luxury sports car with Richard Pryor’s injured horse, Ginger, in tow? Well, wonder no more, friends....
Santa Anita checking if rules followed before horse’s death ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A spokesman for the owner of Santa Anita says The Stronach Group is investigating whether new rules were followed before the 26th horse death at the Southern California racetrack. Kochees, a 9-year-old gelding, was euthanized S...
Opinion: Horse racing needs to be saved before it ceases to exist As the Triple Crown season approaches, horse racing is under the microscope following the recent deaths of 23 horses at Santa Anita. ...
2nd Horse In 2 Days, 29th Overall, Dies At Santa Anita ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A second horse in two days and 29th overall has died at Santa Anita, where management has chosen to continue racing for the rest of the current meet. Truffalino collapsed in the final stages of the third race on turf Sunday. A ...
Hobby horse fans show off their skills in Finland What organizers called “the biggest hobby horse event in the world” has taken place in Finland at the national championships for the sport that simulates the gymnastic elements of real-life horseback riding...
UA community remembers Tomey TUCSON — Longtime friend Rick Gonzales calls Dick Tomey the type of individual you meet once in a lifetime. “Everything about crossing paths with him is positive,” Gonzales said. “He was that kind of individual that motivated ...
Community Unites Against Gun Violence (LEX 18)– Gun violence is a topic on the minds of many, especially after recent attacks on several faiths. From last weekend’s synagogue shooting in California to the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka and the mosque shooting in New Zeala...
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah reflects on his journey from an Egyptian village to Champions League winner Mohamed Salah could scarcely believe his journey to the top of European club football as the Egypt star led Liverpool to victory in the Champions League Final....
Pro-life group calls for Netflix boycott after streaming giant threatens to leave Georgia over 'heartbeat' bill A United Kingdom-based pro-life group has called for a boycott of Netflix after the streaming giant said it would consider shunning Georgia over the state's recently-enacted "heartbeat" abortion bill....
Uber strike London: UK drivers launch nine-hour boycott ahead of app's stock market flotation Uber drivers in London and across the UK are set to launch a nine-hour boycott of the app today in the run-up to its stock market flotation on Thursday....
Horse Deaths are Threatening the Racing Industry. Is the Sport Obsolete? A Kentucky family in the horse business for decades says action to address the health of the animals is overdue. The consequences of inaction could be catastrophic....
Horse dies in Bronx after trailer crashes, flips over on highway A tractor-trailer carrying two horses crashed and flipped over in the Bronx Thursday morning, killing one of the animals, police said. A man was driving a pickup with the two horses in tow in the southbound lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway near Exi...
Female jockey lands historic win to beat Queen's horse Hayley Turner became only the second female jockey to ride a winner at Royal Ascot after her mount edged out Queen Elizabeth II's horse to win the Sandringham Stakes Friday....
BoJack animators utilize their collective horse-power, unionize Equine comrades unite: After months of protests and calls for recognition, Cartoon Brew is reporting that the animators behind Netflix’s beloved intersection between the worlds of silly animal puns and depressed, problematic men, BoJack Horseman, hav...
2019 Belmont Stakes: Sir Winston, the ‘Wrong’ Horse, Prevails A 10-1 shot gave the trainer Mark Casse two different winners in the final two Triple Crown races, capping a topsy-turvy season that began with the Kentucky Derby victor being disqualified....
Breeders' Cup will take place at Santa Anita despite multiple horse deaths The Breeders’ Cup will still take place at Santa Anita Park in California later this year despite nearly three dozen horses dying at the Southern California track over the last several months....
Day in the life of a Kentucky Derby horse: Workouts, peppermints and a bath Routine is important for a Kentucky Derby horse, but it's a pretty nice life. A typical day includes workouts, a bath and lots of peppermints. ...
Netflix will adapt more Dark Horse comics into shows and movies Netflix might become home to lot more Dark Horse Comics show and movie adaptations. The streaming giant has forged a deal with its production arm, Dark Horse Entertainment, giving it first look at all the comics companies' titles for TV and movi...
Beyond the Kentucky Derby: 10 great places to watch horse racing Horse racing’s biggest day is the Kentucky Derby at Louisville’s Churchill Downs. But travelers can cheer on a favorite filly at other tracks around the country. ...
This horse was one of 23 who died at Santa Anita and left many unanswered questions Battle of Midway finished third in the 2017 Kentucky Derby, but recently became one of 23 horses who died after suffering injuries at Santa Anita. ...
Amazon and the BBC teaming up for adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse According to Variety, Amazon and the BBC are moving forward with a two-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s mystery novel The Pale Horse, with Leonora Lonsdale directing and award-winning Christie adaptor Sarah Phelps (And Then There Were None) writi...
Horse racing: Appeal over Kentucky Derby disqualification denied An appeal filed by the owner of Maximum Security, the horse that finished first in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday but was later disqualified for interference, was denied by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Monday....
Santa Anita investigating if malpractice led to latest horse’s death ARCADIA, Calif. — The owner of Santa Anita is investigating whether new rules were followed before the 26th horse death at the Southern California racetrack. Kochees, a 9-year-old gelding, was euthanized Sunday after injuring his left front leg in a ...
California racing course announces safety measures after horse deaths The owners of the famed Santa Anita Park racing track said they had taken measures to improve horse safety following the death of two more animals last weekend that prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call for a halt to racing....
Third horse dies in nine days as fatalities mount once again at Santa Anita Racing had been suspended in March due to spike in deathsTrack is due to host Breeders’ Cup in NovemberSanta Anita had its third horse death in nine days when a gelding pulled up during a race and was euthanized. Twenty-six horses have died in racing...
From the horse's mouth to the door to hell: Magnum's images of obsession Magnum Photographers choose images on the theme of obsession for the world-renowned agency’s latest square print sale, in which museum-quality prints are available for $100 for a limited five-day period. More info and see the full collection here Con...
How the 1st place horse, Maximum Security, lost at the Kentucky Derby Country House, a longshot who placed second, won the Kentucky Derby after officials determined that Maximum Security had committed an interference foul....
Prime Ministerial Contest Now A "One-Horse Race": Arun Jaitley Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday claimed that the Prime Ministerial contest in the ongoing elections has become a "one-horse race" and exuded confidence that "Modi mandate" could be larger than......
War of Will gets 'fair shot' and wins Preakness featuring riderless horse War of Will captures Preakness Stakes from the inside No 1 postEverfast finishes a nose ahead of Owendale for second at PimlicoBodexpress keeps running after ejecting jockey John VelazquezMark Casse completed a lifelong quest two weeks after the scar...
Trump's threat of auto tariffs on Europe may really be a 'Trojan horse' The next American trade battle could involve Trump hitting auto imports from Europe with tariffs, but one expert told CNBC that might be a "Trojan horse" to push for an agriculture deak....
Santa Anita season ends after 30 horse deaths, trainer ban Santa Anita's troubled racing season has come to a close after the deaths of 30 horses at the Southern California track rattled the industry and led to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer being banned when four of his horses were among the.....
Santa Anita sees 24th horse die in scary trend BALTIMORE — The chief operating officer of the group that owns Santa Anita Park says the racetrack is monitoring safety conditions after the death of a horse in training. A 3-year-old horse broke down with a shoulder injury Friday while galloping at...
Horse runs 2019 Preakness Stakes alone in Bodexpress disaster He got off his high horse — literally. Legendary jockey John Velazquez was thrown off his steed, Bodexpress, right out of the gate of the 2019 Preakness Stakes on Saturday in Baltimore, Md. Bodexpress managed to run the majority of the track, f...
Gaffalione has become horse racing's rising star jockey Tyler Gaffalione has become horse racing's rising star jockey after winning Preakness and can add to resume with War of Will in Belmont ...
Horse Deaths at Santa Anita and Pimlico: Same Day, Same Track Owner A filly died after a race on Friday at Pimlico, the site of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. The fatality at Santa Anita, the 24th at the track since Dec. 26, occurred after a gelding broke down during training....
Community mourns death of Arizona DPS K9 Ax TUCSON – Arizona Department of Public Safety is mourning the passing of DPS K9 officer Ax. According to DPS, the furry officer served and protected the community as part of the department’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. He and his han...
Community To Rebuild Shillito Playground LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– A popular Lexington playground that was torn down last year has plans to rebuild. The city’s parks and recreation team is looking for volunteers to help with a community build project for Shillito Playground. R...
Mobile gaming’s strength is its community Community is mobile gaming's strength, and here are three ways companies can refocus on it to ensure that all consumers are tapped into their mobile games.Read More...
Making A Difference: Garrard Co. Horse Farm Offers Program For Veterans GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Garrard County horse farm is offering a program that helps men and women experiencing PTSD and addiction. Military veterans like Cortney Moguel come to Hooves of Hope Equestrian Center to find peace through a sp...
Santa Anita refusing to close after horse dies of heart attack ARCADIA, Calif. — A second horse in two days and 29th overall has died at Santa Anita, where management has chosen to continue racing for the rest of the current meet. Truffalino collapsed in the final stages of the third race on turf Sunday. A track...
Dozens of costumed T. rex race on a horse track in a delightfully bizarre video A group of runners dressed up in blow-up T. rex costumes to partake in an annual race in Auburn, Washington. ...
Hall of Fame trainer banned at Santa Anita after horse death ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was banned by the ownership of Santa Anita on Saturday after a fourth horse from his stable died — and the 30th overall — at the Southern California track. The Stronch Group, which owns t...
Jockey Luis Saez, who was disqualified from the Kentucky Derby, blocks another horse Jockey Luis Saez -- who was disqualified from the Kentucky Derby -- found himself in the middle of another blocking controversy on Friday. ...
7-year-old killed after truck and horse-drawn carriage collided in Missouri A 7-year-old boy has died and several people were injured, police said, after a pickup truck and a horse-drawn carriage collided in Missouri on Thursday....
Horse racing: Anthony Van Dyck gives O'Brien seventh win in Epsom Derby Anthony Van Dyck won the Epsom Derby after a pulsating finish on Saturday, handing trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-equaling seventh victory in Britain's richest horse race....
Trainer banned at Santa Anita Park after 30th horse dies _____ A Hall of Fame trainer was banned from Santa Anita Park near Los Angeles after the fourth horse from his stable died, marking the 30th death of a race horse at the famed track since December, state officials said Saturday. The horse American Cu...
Another horse dies after injury at Santa Anita Park, 25th since December Another horse was euthanized after suffering an injury during a race at Southern California’s Santa Anita Park, the park’s owners said, bringing the number of equine deaths related to the venue to 25 since late December. It is the second horse to be ...
Storied White Horse Tavern taking the reins with new, accessible menu The legendary White Horse Tavern is gearing up to launch a new menu despite local concerns over rising prices and other changes — as expressed at a community board meeting in March....
California governor signs new horse racing rules after latest death California's governor on Wednesday signed legislation allowing state officials to suspend or shut down horse races with little notice, responding to a furor over the death of 30 horses since December at the famed Santa Anita track near Los Angeles....
Another horse dies after injury at Santa Anita Park, 24th since December Another horse died at Southern California’s Santa Anita Park on Friday morning, the 24th death at the track since late December. The animal suffered what was described by park officials as an “uncommon” shoulder injury. Commander Coil, a ...
Horse racing: Collmus ready to call Kentucky Derby without wife Larry Collmus has called American horse racing's Triple Crown for NBC since 2011, but he is probably best known for what would have remained an obscure race if not for a confluence of factors that set in motion what became a viral video....
Man awaits sentencing in 2017 Iron Horse Park shooting death TUCSON – A man convicted for murdering a 53-year-old man in 2017 is expected to be sentenced Tuesday. On May 23, Daren Encinas-Pablo was found guilty in the robbery and shooting that left Nicholas Encalade dead on Oct. 12, 2017, in Iron Horse Park, 7...
27th horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack in California, officials say After a period of six weeks with no fatalities at the now-infamous Santa Anita racetrack in southern California where 26 horses have died in training incidents since December, officials confirmed Wednesday that another animal has died....
RHONY Star Luann de Lesseps Will Ride her Cabaret High Horse All the Way Thank You Very Much Oh Countess Luann, please never change. The Real Housewives of New York star sat down with E! News to talk a bit about the current fights and disagreements and "a lot of emotions and......
Why Arya’s New White Horse on Game of Thrones Could Be an Ominous Sign for Daenerys Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. Things were looking pretty grim for Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) at the end of Season 8, Episode 5 of Game of Thrones, “The Bells.” Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) had fully transformed i...
Pickup hits Amish horse-drawn carriage, killing 2 kids ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a pickup truck rear-ended an Amish horse-drawn carriage in southern Michigan, killing two children and seriously injuring two others and a woman who were in the carriage. The state police say the two ad...
Michael O’Leary announces shock decision to quit horse racing • Irish racing faces huge blow after O’Leary leaves sport• Tiger Roll’s owner to wind down interests over next five yearsMichael O’Leary, whose Gigginstown Stud racing operation has enjoyed immense success in National Hunt racing for nearly 20 years,...
Group seeks to infuse youth into aging horse racing industry Dare Sutton and Sam Bussanich watched the horses run at Keeneland Racecourse and a crazy idea came to mind. Sutton, 24, suggested they buy one. Bussanich was game. “We’re both young,” said Bussanich, 21. “We both make stupid d...
Scores killed in ‘barbaric’ attack on Mali village, UN chief urges restraint, calls for ‘dialogue’ to resolve tensions Nearly 100 people were reportedly killed during an attack on a traditional Dogon hunters’ village in Mali on Sunday, prompting a call from UN chief António Guterres for authorities to act fast and “bring the perpetrators to justice”....
New York's most expensive apartment: billionaire art collector sells West Village penthouse for £23.3m in highest value property sale this year A New York apartment which contained artwork so expensive it had to be blurred out in the sales photos is the most expensive second hand property sold in the city this year....
Community can voice concerns over I-11 at public meetings TUCSON – The Arizona Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting to get input on the proposed Interstate 11. Wednesday’s event at the Tucson Convention Center is one of six meetings held to give the public a look at the propo...
3 tips to save and succeed at a community college When it comes to a two-year college, affordability is only part of the story. Students who want to wrap up their education in a timely fashion or transfer to a four-year school need to plan early....
Thousands graduate from Pima Community College TUCSON – Pima Community College graduates received their diplomas on Thursday, May 23 at a ceremony held at The Tucson Convention Center. Nearly 4,000 people received their diplomas. The oldest graduate was 75-years-old. While the youngest was ...
Building a community for statistics and data science at MIT and beyond As a focal point for statistics at MIT, the Statistics and Data Science Center (SDSC) reflects the unique nature of statistics at MIT: steeped in cutting-edge computation, with both theoretical explorations and novel applications across departments a...
‘Good boy’: Community mourns TPD’s first SWAT K9, Jake TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is mourning the loss of the department’s first SWAT K9 officer after he passed away on Monday. According to TPD, K9 Jake joined the department in 2011 when he was 3 years old. The department’s first...
Even community colleges are too expensive for low-income students Lyric Young’s financial experience in community college was luckier than most. Yet she is now struggling to afford to continue her education at a public four-year college. Young, who lives in Manhattan, was part of the City University of New York’s A...
Why a "closed" open source project may be just what a community needs Open source projects like Go get flak for being closed to outside contributors, but this may have less to do with Google and more to do with best practices....
NC residents say a community pool has discriminatory rules WENDELL, N.C. (AP) — Residents of a North Carolina community say a private pool is enforcing discriminatory rules that ban dreadlocks, weaves and baggy pants. News outlets report Wake County residents have been sharing the rules on social media and c...
Alison Brie is still down for Community's #SixSeasonsAndAMovie, but just on Netflix Alison Brie has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Netflix, with prominent roles on both GLOW and BoJack Horseman, and apparently that success has given her a keen sense of loyalty to her streaming home. Case in point, Brie recently told P...
Reddit Quarantines Its Biggest Pro-Trump Community With three-quarters of a million subscribers, r/The_Donald has been a gleefully pro-fascist eyesore on the larger Reddit community, which, for reasons no one seemed able to justify, had evaded any sort of meaningful enforcement of site-wide policies....
Mom accuses DOE of ‘disrespecting’ Asian-American community The city Department of Education has once again “disrespected” the Asian-American community, convening a forum at a time that’s nearly impossible for many working parents to attend, according to an irate mom. Irene Chu, who sits on Community Educatio...
Community says farewell to Thornydale Elementary School TUCSON- Thornydale Elementary School is permanently closing. The district’s board voted to close it down because the number of students has been dropping for years. Wednesday was the last day of school for Thornydale Elementary students. ̶...
Investing opportunities are expanding for the LGBTQ community In a reflection of the progress LGBTQ Americans have made, the range of investment products tailored to their concerns has also been growing in scope and size. However, there can be no one-size-fits-all option for this diverse demographic....
Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ community TUCSON – June is Pride Month – it is to honor the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, which was the tipping point for the Gay Rights Movement in the U.S. Fifty years later, the U.S. continues to recognize Pride Month. News 4 Tucson talked with LGBTQ...
Ageing donkey who retired from giving children's rides is stabbed in 'despicable' attack in south-east London Police are hunting a knifeman who stabbed an ageing donkey previously used for taking children for rides in a "despicable" attack in south-east London....
Santa Anita Park sees 26th horse death since late December A third horse in nine days and 26th in the last five months has died racing or training at Santa Anita Park in Southern California. ...
Horse dies of suspected heart attack in middle of race at Maryland track Follow the Petals had taken the lead in her race at a Maryland horse track on Sunday when moments later the 5-year-old animal died of a suspected heart attack....
Santa Anita Park sees 24th horse death in past five months Another horse has died at Santa Anita as Commander Coil broke down during training Friday and was euthanized after sustaining a shoulder injury. ...
Leonardo da Vinci 500th anniversary: Rare 'Horse and Rider' sculpture in the spotlight On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, and a sculpture based on a rare model made by the great artist and inventor is in the spotlight....
Opinion: Stop the Kentucky Derby fighting and work for solutions to fix horse racing Instead of fighting over the Kentucky Derby, maybe the only good that can come of this mess would be looking for solutions to racing's biggest issues. ...
Man charged after woman struck by horse at anti-Adani protest in central Queensland Horse rider allegedly knocked over a woman in her 60s after riding through a crowd in Clermont ShowgroundA man who rode a horse through an anti-Adani protest has been charged after he allegedly knocked over and injured a woman in central Queensland.T...
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Aliso Viejo Florist has been proudly serving Aliso Viejo and the surrounding areas since 1983. We are family owned Flower Shop and operate from one location at 26880 La Paz Road, Aliso Viejo.
Aliso Viejo Florist is committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements, roses, sympathy wreaths, funeral sprays, flowers for all occasions backed by service that is friendly and prompt. Because all of our customers are important, our professional staff is dedicated to making your experience a pleasant one. That is why we always go the extra mile to make your floral gift perfect.
You can order products by calling us during our regular store hours 7 day a week or 24 hours on line for either pickup or delivery. Aliso Viejo Florist offers flower delivery to the Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Laguna Woods Village, Leisure World, El Toro, San Juan Capistrano, Trabuco Canyon, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Magarita, Irvine, Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and other Southern Orange County areas. Please call us if the city you wish to have flowers sent to is not listed.
Let Aliso Viejo Florist '..help you say it with flowers..'
*Our shop is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sundays.
For 24 Hr shopping, feel free to place your order at www.alisoviejoflorist.com website.
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Our shop serves the following areas: Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Laguna Woods Village, Leisure World, El Toro, San Juan Capistrano, Trabuco Canyon, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Magarita, Irvine, Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and other Southern Orange County areas.
We also deliver to the following facilities:
Hoag Hospital, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach CA 92663
Mission Hospital, 27700 Medical Center Rd, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, 24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Saddleback Memorial San Clemente Campus, 654 Camino de los Mares, San Clemente, CA 92673
Children's Hospital at Mission (CHM), 27700 Medical Center Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
South Coast Medical Center, 31872 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Women's Hospital - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, 24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Mc Cormick & Son Mortuary, 25002 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
O'Connor Mortuary, 25301 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Mc Cormick Crematory, 1795 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Fairhaven Memorial Service, 27001 La Paz Road, # 348, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Pacific View Memorial Park & Mortuary, 3500 Pacific View Dr, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Harbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial Park, 1625 Gisler Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
El Toro Memorial Park, 25751 Trabuco Rd, Lake Forest, CA 92630-4348
Muslim Memorial Cemetery, 19762 Macarthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612
Saddleback Funeral Alternatives, 21098 Bake Pkwy, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Aegis of Laguna Niguel, 32170 Niguel Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Oakdale Heights Laguna Beach, 2130 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Paragon Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care Community, 27783 Center Dr, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Heritage Pointe, 27356 Bellogente, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Marriott's Villa Valencia, 24552 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Park Terrace, 21952 Buena Suerte, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Sunrise of Mission Viejo, 26151 Country Club Dr, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
The Covington, 3 Pursuit, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
The Fountains at Sea Bluffs, 25411 Sea Bluffs Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629
Renaissance At The Regency, 24441 Calle Sonora, Laguna Woods, CA 92653
Renaissance At The Wellington, 24903 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Vista Aliso Retirement Homes, 21544 Wesley Dr, Laguna Beach, California 92677
We specialize in the following services:
Large inventory of fresh flowers
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If you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to call us at (949) 831 5505. We are here to serve you and make your flower experience a pleasant one.
Located in the Target Plaza, next to Baskin Robbins.
A local delivery fee will be added to each order, for each address. U.S. orders must be received before 1:00 p.m. in the recipient's time zone to assure same-day delivery. When placing orders for same day delivery after the 1:00 p.m. cut-off, please call us to see if the request can be accomdated, else the order may be delivered the following day. We will do our best to accommodate deliveries at specific times of the day, but cannot guarantee it. Delivery of orders to rural route addresses or cemeteries cannot be guaranteed.
Occasionally, substitutions may be necessary to create your bouquet due to the non-availability of certain flowers. Care is taken to maintain the style, theme and color scheme of the arrangement, using flowers of equal value. Additionally, the substitution of certain keepsake items may be necessary due to increased demand, especially during major holidays. In single-flower arrangements, such as an all rose bouquet, or orchids, we will make every attempt to match the flower type and color, but may substitute with another type or color.
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Schedule a refugee simulation
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Email the Immigration Legal Services Team
Standing with the Vulnerable
Far too often, the voices of the poor and oppressed—in the United States and around the world—have been marginalized or even silenced. At World Relief Spokane, we believe in using our voice, rights, and privileges to speak out against issues of injustice. This is done by educating and influencing those in positions of power to promote policies and structures that ensure the God-given dignity of all.
Our commitment to advocacy is based on biblical truths and on the example of Jesus Christ. World Relief Spokane works to educate and mobilize local churches and communities around realities of immigration justice. We believe that churches in Spokane and the Inland Northwest have a unique opportunity to follow the example of Christ and stand with refugees and other vulnerable immigrants during these difficult times.
World Relief Spokane is seeking individuals, churches and communities to help us grow our advocacy engagement. We are recruiting volunteer advocates who are passionate about justice and ready to stand for the vulnerable people we serve. Below are ways you can partner with World Relief as an advocacy ambassador.
Educate yourself and others as you join World Relief in supporting governmental policies and actions consistent with the call of Scripture to welcome the stranger among us. Increase your understanding of the refugee resettlement process, learn more about current immigration policies, and stay on top of news concerning refugees and other vulnerable immigrants in the US.
Understanding Immigration Policy
Voice your support for refugees and other vulnerable immigrants by speaking to your national, state, and local elected officials. Learn how to effectively call, write, conduct an in-person meeting, and use social media to advocate for the vulnerable.
Engage Elected Officials
Use your voice to create change and speak up for the issues you care about.
current calls to action
Create an Advocacy Team to engage with you in your church or community.
World Relief would love to help you lead a group of people with a passion for immigrants and refugees to educate and influence your community, build an advocacy campaign, plan an event and mobilize others to stand with those who are vulnerable. Bring together people from your school, church, family, small group, friendships, etc and create change together.
mobilize your church
Empower Your Church or Community to Stand with the Most Vulnerable
Being an advocate means taking the time to become educated and equipped on issues before choosing your stance and moving toward steps of action. It also means providing your congregation, school and community with similar learning opportunities.
resources for continued education
For more information on how you can partner with World Relief Spokane in our Advocacy efforts and join as one of our Advocacy Ambassadors, reach out to Melissa Abbott at mabbott@wr.org.
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- This should be called the National Guard release, as many of the enhancements address their wish list, i.e., XML from remote locations, an attribute to refresh the elements in a layer, better elevation and improved implementation of Shapefiles. Elevation will now include oceanic bathymetry (furthering oceanic research). Bathymetry, in conjunction with seismic information, will prove very useful for tsunami early warning systems, potentially saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars. Some additional public domain NASA datasets will be made available for Earth, Mars, and Venus (OnEarth and ToMars data compliments of JPL's [http://pat.jpl.nasa.gov/public/lucian/ Lucian Plesea]). Mars will include ten different datasets. Additionally, the [http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/ Sloan Digital Sky Survey SkyServer] will be visible via World Wind. The [http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/ SDSS SkyServer] imagery allows one to visit galaxies throughout our universe and witness infinity's threshold from the comfort of their home. The implications of this release for planetary science and deep celestial space are compelling. + This should be called the National Guard release, as many of the enhancements address their wish list, i.e., XML from remote locations, an attribute to refresh the elements in a layer, better elevation and improved implementation of Shapefiles. Elevation will now include oceanic bathymetry (furthering oceanic research). Bathymetry, in conjunction with seismic information, will prove very useful for tsunami early warning systems, potentially saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars. Some additional public domain NASA datasets will be made available for Earth, Mars, and Venus (OnEarth and ToMars data compliments of JPL's [http://pat.jpl.nasa.gov/public/lucian/ Lucian Plesea]). Mars will include ten different datasets. Additionally, the [http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/ Sloan Digital Sky Survey SkyServer] will be visible via World Wind. The [http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/ SDSS SkyServer] imagery allows one to visit galaxies throughout our universe and witness infinity's threshold from the comfort of their home. The implications of this release for the study of planetary science and deep celestial space are compelling.
===1.4=== ===1.4===
This Road Map should give an indication of the near future of the NASA World Wind project. NASA World Wind provides standadized access to public domain scientific data. This data is useful for NASA mission planning, scientific research, government activities, education, and public interest, while also readily allowing for the customization necessary to serve varying needs.
1 Next Release
2 Upcoming Changes
Expected: April, 2006
For a schedule of upcoming changes and features, please see the Issue Tracker Road Map.
In addition, the following list serves as an informational pointer to planned significant changes to the core of World Wind.
This should be called the National Guard release, as many of the enhancements address their wish list, i.e., XML from remote locations, an attribute to refresh the elements in a layer, better elevation and improved implementation of Shapefiles. Elevation will now include oceanic bathymetry (furthering oceanic research). Bathymetry, in conjunction with seismic information, will prove very useful for tsunami early warning systems, potentially saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars. Some additional public domain NASA datasets will be made available for Earth, Mars, and Venus (OnEarth and ToMars data compliments of JPL's Lucian Plesea). Mars will include ten different datasets. Additionally, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey SkyServer will be visible via World Wind. The SDSS SkyServer imagery allows one to visit galaxies throughout our universe and witness infinity's threshold from the comfort of their home. The implications of this release for the study of planetary science and deep celestial space are compelling.
This branch has been cancelled. There will be no 1.4 release.
NASA is refactoring the implementation of World Wind to a multiplatform API-centric architecture, both in .NET & Java. World Wind functionalities are being 'off-loaded' to modular components, leaving the API at the core. The architecture of these implementations will remain identical. The intent is to allow plugins to be used as interchangeably as possible, i.e. via Python. This refactoring exercise will also allow World Wind to be accessed via a browser.
The current estimated timeframe is 30 September 2006.
Lead NASA World Wind .NET developer: Chris Maxwell.
Lead NASA World Wind Java developer: Tom Gaskins.
Retrieved from "https://worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Road_Map"
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Eternal Sites Exhibition & World Heritage Sites
A big exhibition in the Bouregreg cultural complex of Salé, Morocco
Abderrahmane Naji
The Temple of Bel at the Palmyra World Heritage Site in Syria
The exhibition Eternal sites, from Bamiyan to Palmyra, journey to the heart of the world heritage sites took place at Bouregreg cultural complex in Salé, Morocco.
The exhibition organized under the patronage of King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron, it had evoked four sites in its initial version (Khorsabad, Palmyra, the Great Mosque of the Umayyads of Damascus, and Krak of the Knights), and it had benefited from a new added space in its Moroccan version. Eternal sites exhibition was initiated by the Royal Directorate of Archives, the Louvre Museum and the meeting of national museums-Grand Palais with the support of UNESCO. It had allowed the public to admire contemporary Moroccan works of eternal sites such as those which come from Nkhila, Banassa, Volubilis and Al-Qatawiyyine Mosque and to apprehend cultural interbreeding between Christian and Muslim civilizations and the extent of their influence.
The event aimed to raise public awareness of the notion of endangered heritage through the evocation of emblematic sites and the depredations that threaten the universal heritage, especially in times of conflict. It allowed discovering or rediscovering the splendors of large archaeological sites located today in risky high zones, Bamiyan, Khorsabad, Palmyra, the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus and Krak of the Knights, sites of universal heritage particularly threatened by the conflict in Afghanistan and the Middle East. According to UNESCO, for Syria alone, the six World Heritage sites and countless other cultural and archaeological sites have been damaged or looted or even destroyed to varying degrees.
Moroccan color for the Eternal Sites
The four sites presented in the universal space are important for four different civilizations: Khorsabad, city of the High Antiques founded by King Sargon II (713-706 BC) in the province of Nineveh, was one of the capitals of the great neo-Assyrian empire that succeeded in dominating most of the Near East in the first half of the first millennium before our era; Palmyra, in the heart of the desert, halfway between the Mediterranean coast and the Euphrates, former caravan relay whose splendor was mainly retained in Roman times but whose existence dates back to the second millennium before our era; the Great Mosque, built in the heart of Damascus by the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750), is one of the oldest masterpieces of Islamic architecture; Krak des Chevaliers, a castle located in western Syria, is one of the most prestigious and best preserved castles of the Crusader era.
To give a Moroccan color to this exhibition, millenary Moroccan sites, such as N'Khila (Rabat region), Volubilis, Banassa and al-Qaraouiyyne mosque had been presented to accommodate the four universal heritage sites mentioned above. The exhibition invited the public to revisit in two different spaces the same periods and to testify the seniority of the Moroccan state, its durability and its practice of moderate Islam.
Destruction and aggression against Eternal Sites
The exhibition had offered an opportunity to adopt the measures necessary for a healthy preservation of this universal heritage, a common heritage of humanity, to appeal to other countries to join the objectives and philosophy of the International Alliance for the Protection of World Heritage in Conflict Zones (ALIPH), which aims to protect heritage, lay the foundation for the construction of lasting peace. The event was also one of the means to rethink of Morocco national heritage and enlighten younger generations to guard against misguidance.
"We are witnessing with as much sadness as bitterness to an instrumentalization of spiritualties that makes us run the risk of a decline in civilization and a collective regression. We are in the presence of a threat of World Heritage destruction and a horrible aggression against humanity, its values and its memory, "said Bahija Simou, Director of the Royal Archives.
This exhibition traced the attacks against the universal heritage as did Daech against Palmyra. "We are witnessing with as much sadness as bitterness to an instrumentalization of spiritualties that makes us run the risk of a decline in civilization and collective regression. We are in the presence of a threat of destruction of world heritage and a horrible aggression against humanity, against its values and against its memory, "said Bahija Simou during a press briefing the day after official opening.
For the director of the royal archives, in the face of this situation and in respect of the cultures of all, "HM the King continues to call and adhere to the realization of one or more common spaces where respect for the other, fraternity, tolerance and coexistence reign". One aspect of the royal vision is summarized as follows: "To aim at the protection of the universal heritage is to lay the foundations for the construction of a lasting peace".
Abderrahmane Naji is a journalist reporter, news producer, coordinator with international organization at the Moroccan television. He was born in 02/05/1983 in Mhamid Elghizlane, Morocco.
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Congress closes in on first new Iran sanctions since nuclear deal
Bryant Harris July 25, 2017
Tehran has vowed to retaliate if a US bill imposing additional sanctions on Iran becomes law.
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Iranian-made Emad missile is displayed during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Tehran, Iran, Feb. 11, 2016.
The House voted 419-3 Tuesday to impose additional sanctions on Iran’s defense sector, moving the bill one step closer to President Donald Trump’s desk.
The Iran sanctions are tied to a broader package that also targets Russia for its support of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, its invasion of Ukraine and its interference in the US presidential election last year. They would mark the first new congressional sanctions on Iran since the 2015 nuclear agreement.
While there are some slight alterations to the bill’s sanctions on Russia, the language on Iran is identical to the version the Senate passed 98-2 in June. Like its Senate counterpart, the House bill would block the assets of any individual who works with Iran on its ballistic missile program or sells it arms.
The bill also sanctions anyone associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or anyone whom the United States determines is complicit in Iranian human rights violations. Anyone sanctioned under the act may be removed after a five-year review.
Although the Senate had already voted in favor of the sanctions package on June 15 by 98-2, the House has tacked an additional set of provisions sanctioning North Korea onto the bill, forcing the upper chamber to vote once more. The House has already passed the North Korea sanctions separately by a vote of 419-1, but the Senate has not yet taken it up.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., negotiated with the House over the weekend alongside the committee’s ranking member, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., to reach consensus.
Corker told Al-Monitor that while the Senate is close to approving the House package, the addition of the North Korea sanctions could cause further delays before the long-awaited sanctions finally make their way to the White House.
“We’re about there,” Corker said. “It depends on a couple of things we’re looking at on the North Korea piece, so it’s not fully worked out. … We’re talking through some procedural issues right now, but we had a very good weekend and are very, very close to having it fully resolved.”
Nonetheless, Senate Democrats are eager to vote on the sanctions and deliver it to the president before the August recess. Cardin told Al-Monitor he is optimistic the Senate can act on the House version of the bill before the August recess despite the North Korea provisions. Additionally, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for a final vote before the Senate leaves town for the month.
“It is critical that the Senate act promptly on that legislation,” said Schumer. “I will work with the majority leader to ensure its swift passage so that we can get it to the president’s desk before we leave for the recess.”
The Trump White House is supportive of taking a harder line against Iran but had initially opposed the bill as it would require Congress to approve any removal of sanctions on Russia. However, the White House changed its tune over the weekend with press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders saying, “The administration is supportive of being tough on Russia, particularly in putting these sanctions in place.”
“The original piece of legislation was poorly written, but we were able to work with the House and the Senate,” Sanders said on ABC.
Iran has objected to the legislation, arguing that the new sanctions would violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal negotiated under the Barack Obama administration. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi threatened “reciprocal action” at the prospect of further US sanctions on Monday.
Similarly, Ali Larijani, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, threatened parliamentary action against the United States Tuesday and suggested that it could respond by scaling back its International Atomic Energy Agency commitments. Corker, however, said he had consulted State and Treasury Department architects of the JCPOA to avoid running afoul of the nuclear deal, winning overwhelming bipartisan support for the measure in the Senate.
Robert Malley, a former White House coordinator for the Middle East under Obama, agrees that the sanctions do not violate the nuclear deal. But he still thinks the bill is a bad idea.
“Although it is written in a way that ostensibly would not violate the JCPOA, it also is unnecessary and counterproductive,” said Malley, an advisory council member at Diplomacy Works, a pro-JCPOA advocacy group run by former Obama administration officials.
“It is unnecessary because the administration already has all the tools it needs to designate entities that we can establish have taken actions in the ballistic missile field or in terms of support for terrorism or human rights violation,” Malley told Al-Monitor. “And it also is counterproductive because it comes in the context of an administration that has made its hostile intentions vis-a-vis Iran and the JCPOA clear while refusing to engage Tehran diplomatically.”
Indeed the Trump administration had already slapped sanctions on 16 individuals and entities last week for supporting the Iranian military after a similar round of sanctions in May.
And while Trump has twice certified that Iran is in compliance with the JCPOA, most recently last week, Trump only did so after a lengthy internal debate inside the administration. Foreign Policy reported last week that Trump has asked his aides to make a credible case for declining to recertify that Iran is in compliance with the JCPOA. The administration must certify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA every 90 days.
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Bryant Harris is Al-Monitor's congressional correspondent. He was previously the White House assistant correspondent for Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper. He has also written for Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera English and IPS News. Prior to his stint in DC, he spent two years as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco. On Twitter: @brykharris_ALM, Email: bharris@al-monitor.com.
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We love every day heroes, people who do small gives that ripple into big community projects. This week we are highlighting three people who started giving to others in their community because they wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. These unique gives spread to others who also wanted to participate in their giving idea. This is how giving works. Someone starts giving, others see what they are doing and want to join in. What starts as a simple give turns into a community effort that helps more people, effects more lives and happiness spreads. These every day heroes had an idea that spread quickly. Within a few years they are now supporting hundreds of people with the help of others.
We All Belong – Natalie Smith
I love the name this Young student has given her idea. We All Belong was the brain child of Natalie when she was 9 years old. She wanted to help people in her community, so she donated toys, put together 13 Thanksgiving baskets and donated winter coats to those who needed them. Her idea has inspired others to donate food, clothing, and toys to her drives throughout the year. Now she hosts live Facebook videos to get more supporters to help her donate these ideas to people in her community. How cool is that. Check out Natalie on Facebook, like her page and be inspired by her giving leadership.
Caring With Cookies – Stacy Middlemiss
For the past eleven years, Stacy has baked and delivered cookies to Vancouver Islanders experiencing homelessness during Christmas time through her Caring With Cookies project.The annual baking drive has collected thousands of homemade cookies and delivered them to over 20 local shelters on Christmas Eve. Stacy wanted to do something during the holidays. The very first year she decided to bake cookies and give them out to the homeless. Her friends loved the idea and donated more cookies the second year. The idea caught on and in 2017 over 8500 cookies were donated and 23 shelters received cookie packages for their residents. Stacy has started a website, Caring With Cookies, so she can coordinate the donation of cookies from people throughout the Coast of British Columbia, Canada. We love this. One of our favorite family gives is to bake cookies and deliver them to a local police or fire station. Stacy has a wonderful idea to share some happiness over the holidays. Hats off to you Stacy for turning your personal giving into a community project that brings so much happiness to others.
Children’s Hospital Toy Donations – Nolan Adams
An 11 year old heard an ad on the radio that inspired him to donate two toys to the local Children’s Hospital. He wondered how kids in the hospital were going to receive presents over the holidays. Not knowing the answer, he donated his first two toys. The next Christmas family and friends joined Nolan in his give and donated over 50 toys. This past Christmas Nolan donated 176 toys to Children’s Hospitals in his community. He now reaches out to local community members and gathers donations before the holidays. He delivers the toys with his family to various Children’s Hospitals. That rocks. A simple give has now turned into a community toy drive.
Not All Heroes Wear Capes – You Can Make A Difference With One Daily Give
All it takes is one give and you can make a difference. People will notice and do the same. Part of our daily giving journey is to inspire others to give to. These 3 Every Day Heroes did just that with their desire to give back, and help someone. Now hundreds of people are being helped because they decided to give. Wow!
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Jul 31, 2016 · 7:44 PM EDT
Last year, there were Denver Pro Bowlers Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders and not much else, as those two pass catchers accounted for 80 percent of the team's production at wide receiver.
This year, coaches are excited about the leaps being made by holdovers Bennie Fowler, Jordan Norwood and Cody Latimer, all of whom stepped it up in the playoffs and are now vying for the No. 3 receiver job this summer.
They're joined by two free agent acquisitions familiar with Kubiak's system in DeVier Posey and Marlon Brown.
''I've said from day one: that really has the chance to be the strength of our team,'' HC Gary Kubiak said Sunday. ''It's going to be really hard to make our team at that position.''
The bad news is the QB position is up in air right now. Mark Sanchez could be the starter and has been inconsistent through most of his career but especially as of late with the Eagles. The battle for the team's WR3 spot could have some fantasy impact so it's worth monitoring.
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BAL WR Marlon Brown - Week 5, 2015 Fantasy Football Outlook
Week 5 vs. Cleveland
Marlon Brown will fight with Darren Waller and Chris Givens for snaps across from Kamar Aiken this week against with Steve Smith Sr. likely sidelined with a rib injury. He only had nine yards on two catches last week, and will struggle to stand out this week, despite getting a few more passes thrown his way. Aiken is the only Ravens receiver we’ve seen step up in any way so far, and it’s risky to assume Brown will be able to put up big numbers. He should probably remain on waivers.
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While headlines often tout total carbon emission numbers which unproportionally assign global carbon emissions to nations which have been blessed with vast fossil fuel resources, we are highlighting the weighting of fossil fuels in a country’s total electricity generation. With multiple sources of electricity generation available beyond fossil fuels, including nuclear, wind, solar, hydro, etc., the percentage of a nation’s electricity generation coming from fossil fuels provides a less biased representation of a countries' conscious contributions to global emissions than looking at headline emissions alone.
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Recent news articles continue to vilify Canada, often citing our greenhouse gas emissions relative to our population. We believe that these per- capita metrics unfairly portray Canada, which has been blessed with vast natural resources which help meet the global demand for hydrocarbons and as result raise the global standard of living. In contrast, looking at Canada’s electricity generation—a source of hydrocarbon demand that is within our control—it can be seen that Canada has made many efforts to diversify its electricity generation, with only 24% of the country’s total electricity generation coming from fossil fuels, ranking it sixth best out of 42 countries measured. This metric is even more impressive when considering that Canada is a top five global oil producer, yet places among the bottom quartile for percent of electricity generation from fossil fuels. While most countries derive electricity from whatever is most efficient in their country, Canada continues to vilify itself for the relatively small proportion of our energy provided by hydrocarbon sources—to the detriment of our broader economy.
What Other Countries Can Learn from Canada
Any serious reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels must be driven by decreases in demand. With a multitude of alternative fuel sources available, countries that are serious about climate change will not hide behind their per-capita emission numbers, but rather pursue technological advancement and electricity generation policies which address their countries demand for hydrocarbons, starting with efforts to reduce the most carbon intensive fuel sources such as coal.
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A full-time report - Greg Johns, City office - CDI Anders City FC v GVA
After seeing our chosen charity, CRASH send through details of their annual Football Tournament - The Property Cup, we decided to form CDI Anders City FC and showcase our footballing talents against some of our clients and of course raise money for a great cause.
The Anderselite City office had already joined a five-a-side league and had a couple of warm up matches, so we were enthusiastic at the thought of taking this onto an 11-a-side tournament, with the idea of a final being played at Millwall’s ground the ‘New Den’ it was a great incentive to play out of our skins and bring home the trophy! A brand new kit was ordered and a few trips to SportsDirect to update the old pair of boots were made in the lead up to the opening game, with a lot of banter over formations and match winning performances being had in the office.
The big day arrived and the anticipation in the office was evident, young Matt from the Southampton office arrived early and keen to sign up with CDI Anders City FC. The kit was distributed to the lads and we were all looking forward to putting on the Inter Milan inspired strip and getting out there to show off our Messi/Ronaldo type skills. We grabbed our kitbags, Tesco carrier bags for some, and headed to the train station with an exuberant swagger.
We were the first to arrive at Gunnersbury Park, which showed our keenness, and had a small kick around still suited and booted, with a few good touches which only boosted our confidence. We finally got into the changing rooms and put on the boxfresh kit and for many boxfresh boots and I proudly put on the captains armband. We jogged out of the changing rooms onto the pitch looking and feeling like superstars.
When our opponents joined us on the pitch to warm up, we began to size up our opposition and noticed that they seemed a little younger and fresh looking than ourselves, but we were confident we had a mix of experience and talent to make a game of this. We huddled together on the sideline, the starting 11 and formation was discussed and with a few inspiring words we trotted out onto the pitch.
The ref called the two captains over to the centre spot and we shook hands, he then gave me the call and I chose tails (never fails). I lost! Not a good start but we had the ball to kick off. Everyone was in their position, and the ref blew his whistle to get the game under way.
We started the game at a blistering pace and you could feel our team’s confidence shining through. We were quick, passing was slick and everyone was bossing their position. After five minutes, we won a freekick from the edge of the box for our first opportunity of the game. Charles Blockley stepped up and delivered an inch perfect ball for James Flaherty to place the ball past the keeper and put us into a 1-0 lead.
We were looking good and jogged back to the centre spot with a couple of high-fives. A great start to the game and a great start for CDI Anders City FC. GVA kicked off and we stayed strong for another five minutes……
But fatigue rapidly set into the team and after 10 minutes GVA pulled themselves back into the game and within a few minutes they had taken the lead. We stayed competitive but with the first half coming to a close everyone was looking at the ref to blow the whistle! We went in at half time 3–1 down.
A little dejected, a lot of heavy breathing and red faces, half time flew by and before we knew it we were back out there. The whistle blew and the second half was a blur of goals, none of which were ours and one superbly struck OG.
A tough start for CDI Anders City FC, but one we will learn from and will only bring us closer as a team and an office. ONE CDI.
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The Icy Ins-and-Outs of Rocky Mountain NP (by Mike Baker)
The Icy Ins-and-Outs of Rocky Mountain NP (by Mike Baker) January 15, 2019
Rocky Mountain National Park, surrounded by three National Forests and one Wilderness Area, fully deserves its designation as one of North America's 29 World Biosphere Reserves. It is certainly one of the country’s premier National Parks as well. Only a few hours from Denver, it’s accessible via Boulder and the Peak to Peak Highway through Nederland/Ward. If you happen to find yourself in Estes Park, RMNP is just to the southwest, making for tempting shots of the park's interior before even entering the gates!
After orienting one's self at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, it's easy to access some of the best hiking trails in the park at Bear Lake. But if you’re there during the elk rut, your hiking plans might be delayed by a compulsion to stand awestruck by the sight of massive bull elk grazing or sitting, as this one did just 100 yards from the visitor center.
Once the excitement of numerous elk sightings wears off– keep your eyes on the road, drivers, because everyone else has theirs on the elk– try driving up the winding Bear Lake Road through Glacier Basin to pass by picturesque Sprague Lake. You will eventually reach the Bear Lake parking lot. Even in mid-October (when this trip was taken), there can be significant snowfall, making for a scenic winter wonderland that can be enjoyed without the need to soil one’s boots.
Sitting just beneath the Continental Divide at 9,450’, Bear Lake has a loop trail that provides a scenic half-mile of almost completely flat hiking. Standing at the shore, a glance west affords you a view of chunky Hallett Peak rising over the ridge. Looking south, you can peer up Glacier Gorge and past East Glacier Knob in the foreground to Chief’s Head and Pagoda Mountain in the distance, flanked on the left by Longs Peak and on the right by Thatchtop.
Once around the lake, the trailhead points the way up to Nymph Lake, which is another half-mile away. Once there, the triangular-shaped lake provides a secluded view of the shoulders of Otis Peak– but taking the trail above Nymph overlooking Tyndall Gorge offers one of the most spectacular views in the whole park (especially when fall foliage mixes with recent snowfall). And if you’re sharp-eyed and still for long enough, wildlife (of the non-elk variety) might make an appearance, such as the Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta).
Following the trail farther up the gorge brings you to a fork. One path leads to Lake Haiyaha, which sits right at the beginning of the alpine region above the timberline. However, most opt to cross Tyndall Creek to see Dream Lake. At this elevation (~10,000'), it’s wise to dress appropriately– leaving hiking poles, proper boots, technical clothing, or crampons behind can make for a miserable, slippery trudge when snow and ice cover the trail and logs used for crossing water. Snow and fog cast an other-worldly pallor over the view at Dream Lake, which sits just 95’ shy of 10,000’. The conditions can make it tough to arrive at this spot, but the view makes it even tougher to leave!
Depending upon weather conditions, another route enjoyed by hundreds of visitors each year is the drive on Trail Ridge Road, which connects the eastern side of the park to the lesser-visited western side. Though "Many Parks Curve" is a popular attraction, the weather conditions are sometimes just right to allow the less-popular overlook at Rainbow Curve to remain open. Just barely above tree line, the overlook offers a magnificent view north of Ypsilon Mountain, Fairchild Mountain, Hagues Mountain, and Mummy Mountain.
But if the snow closes the road, another option is to backtrack down near Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and explore Moraine Park, which contains several remnants of the area’s glacial past. Cub Lake Trail is an easy hike that winds itself around a knuckle of rock that extends out into the flat valley. It’s not uncommon to see black bears in this area, so when in bear country, it's always a good idea to ensure all food is properly stored in bear-proof containers (preferably in a hiking partner's pack!) When leaving Moraine Park, it’s impossible to miss the majesty of Longs Peak itself to the south, which stands out at 14,259’ as the highest point in the park.
A good way to end a day in the park is to drive through Horseshoe Park en route to the Fall River Visitor Center. During the rut, giant herds of elk can be seen gathered at Sheep Lakes in the foggy, snowy landscape.
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all new one htc htc one htc one 2014 HTC One M8 Review HTC One M8 a Canadian perspective [REVIEW]
HTC One M8 a Canadian perspective [REVIEW]
Unknown Monday, April 21, 2014
Coming up with interesting and fresh new phones for companies lately seems to be getting harder and harder. With all the choices with designs, components and being the best on the market can really be a pain.
Everyone wants to be at the top of the list and be known as the elite of the bunch but quite frankly it's hard.
The HTC One M8 that Rogers graciously provided to me to review is the latest flagship from HTC. It's built on top of it's big brother the HTC One which had great success and was name the phone of the year at MWC.
HTC wanted to be able to go head to head with the toughest of the brands out there and that seems to be Samsung. With that in mind they innovated on top the original HTC One and came out with what we have today. Featuring a premium design and packing a powerhouse inside.
Now here's from a personal perspective of what I think. I'll summarize my own experience. I have the HTC One and I personally haven't seen much difference in the operation of the HTC One M8. Now there's some changes in the device and there's no doubt about that.
If you want to read about my first impression check it out here.
We have the super LCD3 screen, the dual camera in the back which provides depth of field, the 5 mega pixal front camera, the 90% metal uni-body and a microSD card slot capable of 128GB in size on the side. These are some of the things you can see just by holding it. If you look under the hood of the devices, you'll see a powerhouse, the Snapdragon 801 processor and 2GB of ram. Now this may not mean much to a lot of the people walking into their local carrier but it means quite a lot to some of us.
With a 2600mAh battery, which is an upgrade from the 2300mAh that the HTC One had, the HTC One M8 should pack enough power to get you through your entire day. What if I said that it doesn't? Well it doesn't, by the time I get to 3PM in the afternoon I need to get it charged. WHAT? What's wrong with it? There's nothing wrong with the battery, I actually use the device quite a lot and I'm a power user.
I would of like to see a battery closer to the 3000mAh, it probably would of made more sense to me.
HTC made a big focus during their reveal about the dual camera that the M8 sports. Let's forget about megapixel for a moment and focus on the fact that this is a 4.1 Ultrapixel. Is it a fancy word for anything? Maybe, maybe not. But what I tell you is that it does take great pictures. The dual camera is use for depth of field for creating professional photos where you would have your subject in the foreground clear and visible while the background would be blurred.
Among those possibilities, are the Zoe mode, 360 Pan mode, Selfies, HDR and all the filters to warm your hearth's content.
HTC has gone some majors changes to their front speakers to bring us Boomsound. It aims to be clearer, louder and more bass. It is said it's supposed to be an improvement from last year on the HTC One. I would like to disagree with that. Yes the sounds is clearer and louder, unfortunately the bass isn't that great. It almost feels like the HTC One M8 has the treble way to high. But again this will become a personal preference. It's great for watching stuff on YouTube and some other trailers and what not, but when it comes to playing music that does have bass in it, you may be disappointed.
There's been improvement to Sense with version 6. Newly added gesture features such as Tap To Wake, Swiping left to pickup the phone in portrait mode and swipe left to wake phone and launch the widget panel. Why not use the power button to end a call or why not add content to blinkfeed and get all the latest news you need?
I can't complain about how the M8 operates. It's fast, slick, no lag I've barely been able to reach my 2GB of usage capacity for the memory. My games I've been stellar on it. I've watched Netflix, casted shows to the Chromecast, been multi tasking and so on.
If your coming from a different brand then I highly suggest you grab the HTC One M8. If your like me and you've got the HTC One, you won't be missing much. Getting the M8 won't be an added bonus, it will feel as if you had the same phone. Keep in mind that the HTC One M8 does have a steep price out of the box, 699$ isn't for the faith of hearth. I wouldn't recommend going for a 2yr contract as in the end you end up paying more than the actual phone.
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Independent Measures of Prognosis, Life-sustaining Care and InTerventions: Evaluating bias among health-workers in decision making in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Independent Measures of Prognosis, Life-sustaining Care and InTerventions: Evaluating bias among health-workers in decision making in ICU
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Participants (ICU staff nurses, doctors, physios) are recruited at handover and assigned to one of two questionnaires. These present ICU clinical scenarios with hypothetical patients. Between the 2 questionnaires the clinical information is identical but the hypothetical patients differ in terms of social factors: Age, race, employment, drug use, body weight. Participants are asked to assess the scenario in terms of risk and then give their opinion on aggressive or limited therapy on a 10pt likert scale. The participants will be recruited at morning handover in ICU allowing for a "fatigued" (post night shift) and "non-fatigued" (pre day shift) population. Data will be collected on number of night shifts worked in the previous 7 days. The questionnaire takes roughly 10 mins to complete
It is a parallel group randomised study. Neither of the questionnaires are the control, both contain "positive" and "negative" social features.
We will compare the fatigued group to the non-fatigued group.
Differences in 10 point scores for perceived risk and agreement with proposed management plans between group A and group B, utilising the study-specific questionnaire.
This is a composite primary outcome.
The outcome is assessed using the study-specific questionnaire.
Outcome assessed at completion of questionnaire (data entry)
Differences in 10-point Likert scores between fatigued and non-fatigued groups utilising the study-specific questionnaire
Fatigue assessed by number of night shifts completed in last 7 days and immediacy of night shifts (i.e. have they just finished prior to completion of questionnaire?)
Completion of questionnaire
Current employee of health service, working in royal perth ICU as a doctor, nurse or physiotherapist.
Provides consent
Lack of fluency in written english
Educational / counselling / training
participants select from numbered sealed envelopes. Participants and investigators blinded to allocation
Sequence generated by online software (randomizer.org)
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The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
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Royal Perth Hospital - Perth
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Royal Perth Hospital,
This is a study of decision making and bias, as it relates to care in the intensive care unit. Participants are ICU staff, they will be recruited at handover after a night shift to give a fatigued group (end of night shift) and a non-fatigued group (start of day shift).
Participants will be allocated to one of two questionnaires (A&B) which are identical in terms of the hypothetical clinical scenarios, but differ in terms of the social status of the hypothetical patient. For example, a case might describe a patient who has been involved in an MVA with severe injuries necessitating ICU support, but in Questionnaire A the patient would be a policeman chasing a violent criminal and in B the patient IS the violent criminal.
Participants will be asked to rate the "risk" of the scenario on a 10 point likert scale, then rate their degree of agreement with an aggressive treatment strategy and a limited treatment strategy
We hypothesize that participants risk assessment and treatment strategies will significantly differ between the groups. We also hypothesize that these differences will be exaggerated when participants are fatigued.
Dr Andrew Chapman
c/o RPH ICU, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington St, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA. 6000
andrew.chapman@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Andy Chapman
C/O RPH ICU
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Ed Sheeran Got Too Handsy With Prince Charles and Breached Royal Protocol
Yui Mok, Getty Images
Ed Sheeran should probably just stick to the safety of his castle on the hill from now on.
The singer-songwriter breached royal protocol while being awarded an MBE—that's Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for all you non-Brits—at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (December 7).
While the most-streamed artist of 2017 was being awarded for his service to the music industry and various charities, he shook hands with Prince Charles, inadvertently breaking a royal rule when he innocently reached out to hold the Prince of Wales' forearm.
Thankfully, Sheeran wasn't penalized for the otherwise innocuous gaffe. Instead, as he tells it, he had a pleasant conversation with His Royal Highness.
"He was asking me if I was still selling lots of records and I told him I've got a concert in New York tomorrow, and he was quite surprised I was flying after this," the pop artist told the BBC.
“My grandfather was a massive royalist," Sheeran added. "He had all the commemorative plates and stuff, and he died on this day four years ago, so it's actually quite a nice full circle thing. I guess he'd be pretty proud."
See the royal snafu, below:
Meanwhile, this isn't the first time Sheeran has run into royal trouble: In November 2016, the Divide star was accidentally sliced with a ceremonial sword by Princess Beatrice during a dinner party at the Duke of York's Royal Lodge in Windsor.
The accident, during which the princess attempted to jokingly knight fellow party guest James Blunt, resulted in a facial scar, which Sheeran has since embraced.
"I quite like the scar," he told iHeartRadio host Elvis Duran in January. "I think it adds [something]!"
Or, as Monty Python's Black Knight would flippantly say, "'Tis but a scratch!"
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Source: Ed Sheeran Got Too Handsy With Prince Charles and Breached Royal Protocol
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SpaceX Launches STP-2 atop a Falcon Heavy
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Single frame long exposure of the launch (and landing) of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy STP-2 mission. Photo credit: Michael Seeley / We Report Space
At 2:30 am EDT Tuesday, June 25 a SpaceX Falcon Heavy lofted a payload containing 24 satellites to 3 different orbit levels. This launch achieved many firsts for SpaceX and its customers including the US Air Force. Since there were multiple customers this payload was described as a ‘ride-share’ as it contained payloads from NOAA, NASA, Department of Defense, several university projects and a few other countries.
Because the Falcon Heavy is essentially 3 Falcon 9 rockets strapped together there was a great deal of venting that, at times, obscured the majority of the first and second stages. Falcon Heavy is able to launch the heaviest payloads at 143,600 pounds compared to the Space Shuttle system at 54,000 pounds, or the Ariane 5ES at 44,100 pounds. Each of the first stage cores utilizes 9 Merlin engines which also allow for an ‘engine-out’ capability without jeopardizing the mission.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy DoD STP-2 Launch. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
The first payload to be placed into orbit is called OCULUS; a project by Michigan Technological University and conducted for USAF. This package will help calibrate ground based observations of spacecraft altitude. It has special surfaces which have distinct spectra and shapes and the satellite will record altitude time history for correction of ground-based observations.
Following OCULUS will be the first of the CubeSat deployments. E-TBEx will measure distortion of radios signals in the ionosphere. This experiment will be conducted at 6 orbital locations using COSMIC-2 and the twin E-TBEx cubesats. Next is the Launch Environmental Observer (LEO) which will measure temperature and vibration during launch then will demonstrate Wi-Fi communication between two separate cubesats.
Another vehicle called PSAT will support amateur radio data relay which will assist students and researchers worldwide. TEPCE is an experiment in propulsion using an electrically conductive tether 1000 meters long. It is expected to demonstrate orbit-changing movements without the use of any fuel.
Next is an engine burn to gain altitude where PROX1 is to be released. This is a microsat developed at Georgia Institute of Technology along with the Air Force. It will be used to explore close encounters with other satellites and will be the device to deploy the LightSail 2, a citizen-funded experiment being overseen by The Planetary Society.
NPSat will be deployed at the same altitude for the Navy in order to continue exploration of space weather, support situational awareness, and will look at ionospheric electron density which impacts communications and navigation.
Orbital Test Bed (OTB) a product of General Atomics Electromagnetic systems is a modular hosting platform carrying several payloads. The first is the Atomic Clock which will be tested as a means of initiating commands at specific times despite the long time for communication from earth.
Following OTB will be the GPIM or Green Propellant Infusion Mission. This is a test for NASA to validate safer and less expensive fuel which will also improve propulsion efficiency.
COSMIC-2, mentioned earlier, is a joint project of NOAA, USAF, JPL, Taiwan’s National Space Organization, the UK’s Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., the Brazil Institute of Space Research and the Australia Bureau of Meteorology. It will consist of a group, or constellation, of 6 satellites to measure moisture and temperature utilizing atmospheric interference in radio signals
After the next 2nd stage burn the DSX project will be launched at a medium earth orbit or MEO. These experiments are being conducted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicle Directorate’s Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft (DSX). The experiments will look at the harsh environment of space using 3 main experiments.
After coasting for several hours the second stage will conduct a “propulsive passivation” which is a release of pressure but not an engine ignition. Despite a lack of ignition this venting will generate propulsion by using pressure in the fuel tanks to push the vehicle.
Falcon Heavy / STP-2 (Michael Seeley)
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THE MORNING AFTER: Selective memory in a rough season
Posted 11:15 AM, November 20, 2017, by Larry Hawley
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 19: Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) battles with Detroit Lions defensive end Cornelius Washington (90) and scrambles with the football for a first down play during an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears on November 19, 2017 at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO – If what happened earlier on the final drive gets you more excited about what eventually happened on the final play, that’s OK.
Results at this point are a little moot.
Hopes for the playoffs, figuratively if not literally, disappeared when the team was knocked off by the Brett Hundley-led Packers after the bye week. (BTW, how bad does that loss look after Baltimore shut out the Packers at home on Sunday?) Most fans are probably rooting for more losses to increase the team’s first round draft pick spot along with securing John Fox’s ticket out of town.
So putting more stock in individual plays as opposed to results isn’t exactly a bad thing at the moment. Hence the final drive for the Bears Sunday in another closely contested yet ill-fated afternoon at Soldier Field.
Connor Barth’s bad miss on the potential game-tying field goal was quite bad, shanking the kick a good ten feet to the right of the goal post in arguably his worst kick as a member of the Bears. It was brutally bad, one of those moments that could end up symbolizing the seventh-consecutive squad to miss the playoffs in a low point for the franchise.
Yet there is one play to remember that should give warm feelings about the future. That’s what it is to be a Bears fan right now – you find patches of greatness in the field of mediocrity to provide positivity to hold onto in another lost season.
Mitchell Trubisky, that’s your cue.
On 4th-and-16 on that final drive, he provided what could still be one of the moments of the 2017 season. With time to look for a receiver but unable to find one, Trubisky methodically weaved his way through the Lions defense, reversing field a few times before making it across the first down line with three yards to spare.
“I was just going through my progressions, and it felt like I had to scramble. I had to move because we had to get a first down in that possession,” said Trubisky of the play. “I saw a seam, and figured I could pick up the first down. I had enough space in front of me to where I could run instead of throw, so I just had to get the first down in that situation and I’m glad it worked out.”
There were other moments, too.
A 70-yard drive to open the game, Jordan Howard’s 125 yards to continue a season where, unlike Jeremy Langford, he’s failing to have a sophomore slump. Tarik Cohen leaping, twisting touchdown, like the Trubisky run, could be one of the offensive highlights of the season.
Nick Kwiatkoski forced a fumble on an early sack as he continues to return to the lineup after a serious injury early in the season.
By just looking at these plays, you’re choosing to be selective when it comes to this Bears’ team. There was a disasterous second quarter which a ten-point lead evaporated thanks to a fumbled snap returned for a touchdown and two Matthew Stafford scoring throws.
There is the lastest difficult Bears’ knee injury to Leonard Floyd that Fox said is “fairly serious.” It’s all apart of a game where the Bears showed signs of being good, but a little too much bad led to a seventh-loss of the season.
“We’ve shown spurts and moments, like we have for some time now. But we have lulls. We have siestas,” said Fox of the consistency in one of his more creative quotes of the year. “We just don’t do it for 60 minutes. Nobody, I don’t think, is good enough to overcome that.”
Not the Bears. Not this year. It’s forced fans to put on the blinders in hopes of happiness. Selective history in hopes of making better memories in the future.
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Sling Staff / July 8, 2019
Over the past week, you may have noticed some changes to your Sling TV user interface (UI) on Apple TV and Roku devices. We are constantly listening to customer feedback and have been hard at work making changes to deliver a seamless user experience. Recently, we’ve unveiled several updates to our UI on both of these devices, making it easier to navigate through content and watch your favorite shows and movies.
The UI improvements have already rolled out to all Apple TV users and will begin rolling out to Roku users today.
Information View
You’ll notice that the top half of your Sling TV screen now features information about the tiles of content as you scroll over them. This allows you to start streaming content even faster than before, as you only need to click once to start watching. The “My TV,” “On Now,” “Guide” and other tabs can now be found in the center of your Sling TV screen. And, by swiping up on the information header from anywhere in the app, you’ll be brought back to the tabs menu.
You may also notice that when switching between channels and returning to the channel you were previously watching, you no longer receive a pop-up asking you to resume playing, watch live or start from the beginning. We’ve removed this pop-up so you can start watching TV faster, with fewer interruptions. For more information, visit our Help Center.
The new search screen on Apple TV automatically displays “Popular Searches,” allowing you to quickly browse through the most searched-for content each day. Plus, when you search for content, results will be organized into categories like “Top Results,” “Movies,” “Shows” and “Channels,” so you can easily find what you’re looking for.
Get Info Before You Watch
When selecting content, the information view now has a full-screen design, featuring images and information about other available seasons on Sling.
You no longer need to scroll back through content to get to the beginning of a ribbon – now, when you browse through rows, it will loop back to the beginning of the list once you reach the end.
Selection Color
Easily identify where you are in a ribbon or list of content by a blue outline that appears around your current selection.
We’ve updated the layout of our player controls, so you can easily play, pause and record content, as well as add shows to your favorites, turn on closed captioning and more. By scrolling down, you’ll also be able to recall multiple recent channels.
To keep up with the latest announcements, bookmark this blog, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@Sling) and Instagram (@Sling)!
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Microsoft’s president says we need to regulate facial recognition tech before ‘the year 2024 looks like the book “1984”’
Well here’s a frightening scenario.
Facial recognition software is already prevalent in a lot of mainstream technology products. You may even use a few of them, like Facebook photo tagging, Snapchat or Instagram face filters, or the iPhone’s Face ID, which uses facial recognition to unlock the phone.
Future uses of the technology may not be so harmless.
Microsoft President Brad Smith laid out a frightening scenario in which facial recognition technology, if left unchecked, could totally change the way we live and what privacy people are able to retain, if any.
“It potentially means every time you walk into a store, a retailer knows when you were in there last, what good you picked out, what you purchased,” he said at Web Summit, a tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday. “I think even that frankly pales in comparison to what it could do to relationships between individuals and the state.”
Smith went on to describe what sounds like a total doomsday scenario for facial recognition technology, a scenario on par with the idea that automation will replace all jobs, or Elon Musk’s projected AI apocalypse. Here’s Smith’s concern:
For the first time, the world is on the threshold of technology that would give a government the ability to follow anyone anywhere, and everyone everywhere. It could know exactly where you are going, where you have been and where you were yesterday as well. And this has profound potential ramifications for even just the fundamental civil liberties on which democratic societies rely. Before we wake up and find that the year 2024 looks like the book “1984,” let’s figure out what kind of world we want to create, and what are the safeguards and what are the limitations of both companies and governments for the use of this technology.
Microsoft does build facial recognition technology, and Smith has been public in the past about the need for regulation. Facebook and Apple do, too. Amazon sells its facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies, an arrangement that has angered some of the company’s employees who are worried about how it’s used for surveillance purposes.
The logical move to prevent this is to put regulations or rules in place to limit how the technology can be used. The problem is that, at least in the U.S., politicians haven’t shown an ability to agree on much tech regulation.
Even with some new leadership in place following this week’s U.S. midterms, it’s unclear if there is any kind of consensus to keep tech companies in check.
Smith isn’t the only one concerned about tech regulation. Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, who joined Smith onstage at Web Summit, also stressed the importance of tech regulation.
“I don’t think the governments are yet equipped to understand [these issues], but I think they need to be,” Blair said. “It really is necessary for those in the tech world … to educate the policy makers as to what this means.”
Blair believes there is a real pessimism around technology right now — which also means an opportunity for politicians to lean into regulation and use that to shape a positive story around how technology will impact people’s lives moving forward.
“The first group of politicians to seize that opportunity and to create that narrative will be the ones that [own] the future of politics,” he said.
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Arpuplus’ MuzicUp continues to gain traction in MENA’s digital music distribution market
To date, MuzicUp has 131,505 contents; 384 providers; 37,057 artists; 37,052 albums; and 5,595,117 RBT downloads per year
Published: 7 January 2019 - 5 a.m.
MuzicUp, MENA’s first music online distribution portal, continues to gain traction in the expanding digital music distribution market.
MuzicUp is also the only platform in MENA that offers access to popular digital music channels and RBT in a single portal. Being the number one regional RBT aggregator, ArpuPlus has links to 36 worldwide mobile operators, enabling the company to distribute over 400,000 music tracks. To date, MuzicUp has 131,505 contents; 384 providers; 37,057 artists; 37,052 albums; and 5,595,117 RBT downloads per year, a press release said.
ArpuPlus, a subsidiary of A15 and MENA’s biggest content aggregator with more than 100,000 pieces of diversified content, attributed MuzicUp’s increasing popularity to the platform’s reliability to directly distribute original songs to the most-sought-after global streaming platforms and digital stores.
Music content uploaded on ArpuPlus’ MuzicUp are distributed to over 40 major regional multinational telecommunications companies, including Orange, Vodafone, Ooredoo, Viva, Du, Djezzy, and Etisalat, as well as popular music channels such as YouTube, Anghami, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Apple Music, Ghenwety, Deezer, and many more.
Medhat Karam, CEO, ArpuPlus, said: “Since the launch of MuzicUp last year, our main objectives have always been to earn the confidence of our main clients, the artists and labels, and provide them with the most convenient, trustworthy, and reliable way to stream their records in their chosen digital channels. To ensure consistency in the fulfillment of this commitment, we have equipped MuzicUp with advanced systems, artist tools, communication features, and other resources critical to making their music readily available anywhere in the globe.”
One of MuzicUp’s main features is the music uploading function for distribution in chosen digital platforms. This option removes the tedious tasks of creating separate accounts and uploading music and artworks for each and every streaming platform and digital store, thus saving time and effort.
“All of these are done with one mission in mind: empower independent artists and labels. When they sign up with MuzicUp, we let them keep their rights plus we offer them the most valuable way to earn revenues in a fair and sensible manner. MuzicUp is, in fact, the only platform that gets daily revenues from mobile operators and the only portal that pays registered artists with their monthly revenues whether collected from operators or not. Through our portal, artists can choose the channels where they want their music streamed, generate income, and grow their fan base all at the same time,” Karam said.
Independent artists who are part of the ArpuPlus’ MuzicUp community continue to rave about the music online distribution portal and its role in advancing their respective music careers.
Hamza Namira, Egyptian composer, singer, and guitarist, said: "MuzicUp provides a single platform for the distribution of music content to many digital music channels, offering artists like me with opportunities to showcase my work. I also appreciate the fact that the platform provides latest information on artist's revenues and other key data such as number of views, downloads and broadcasts, which are not offered in other platforms. I am delighted to be part of MuzicUp and I wish the team behind this pioneering platform all the best and success.”
For his part, singer Ibrahim Al Hakami said: "MuzicUp is a reliable platform that allows artists to stream their songs on their chosen digital broadcast channels. We also receive updated reports and other information related to our songs. The platform provides me a suitable and a new way to publish my work of art.”
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Rival Games
The Detail is an adventure by Rival Games made with the help of articy:draft. It takes place in the streets of a crime-ridden city. On the one hand the player plays Reginald Moore, a Dirty Harry like character and on the other hand Joseph Miller, an informant dragged back into the life of crime. The player needs to investigate criminal activity, while trying to bypass the pitfalls of an underworld where every choice holds consequences.
We are happy we had the chance to talk to Mika JD Sorvari – lead writer of The Detail – and ask him some questions about the project and how they used articy:draft. Thanks to Mika for kindly answering our questions.
Articy: Hi Mika! Could you please introduce yourself and Rival Games.
Mika JD Sorvari: I am Mika JD Sorvari, the lead writer of The Detail. I’ve worked at Rival Games as one of the first hires for some three years now. Rival Games is a Finnish independent game studio that currently employs around 20 individuals.
Articy: Can you describe to us what makes your interactive storytelling so innovative.
Mika JD Sorvari: Our innovation is partly in recognizing that there is a growing audience who want more substantial story content in games on a variety of platforms, including mobile. We have aimed to offer this very thing to this, mostly more mature audience. Also, we do not underestimate our audience like so many studios do these days.
Articy: Please tell us a little bit about „The Detail“ and if you are allowed to maybe also about projects you are currently working on?
Mika JD Sorvari: We’ve recently finished the first, three-part season of The Detail. It is a modern neo-noir crime story where the player gets to inhabit a number of characters and make choices for them, which naturally influences the narrative. The Detail uses elements of classic adventure games, but relies more on the story and wraps it all up in a unique graphic style which has drawn praise from gamers and critics alike.
We aren’t at liberty to discuss our other projects at this time due to them being cooperative efforts with IP holders, but suffice to say, Rival Games continues to focus on the branching narrative experience, though it can take many forms.
Articy: What was the most complex challenge you faced while developing The Detail?
Mika JD Sorvari: Keeping track of all the choices and ensuring that they make sense for both the characters and the bigger picture is naturally a challenge for the writers. Implementing such a vast field of possibilities challenges the coders, since a rich narrative makes for a whole host of different potential combinations that must all be tested somehow. The management of course has to balance the amount of variation with the resources at hand. In short, branching is the challenge.
Articy: Did you expect this as the most complex challenge or was it a surprise for you in the process?
Mika JD Sorvari: The Detail is actually the first video game I’ve worked on, so there was a huge but satisfying learning curve involved in developing the first season. Still, on a day to day basis, keeping the branching narrative from just exploding was the main challenge, and one that I did expect to give me a headache or two.
Articy: How was the team able to „tame“ this challenge to not postpone deadlines?
Mika JD Sorvari: Writing is a forgiving problem to have in video game production, since it isn’t the most time consuming part of the process. Implementing the writing is what tends to take up the most time, and causes schedules to turn into bubble gum. The answer is in keeping good, steady hours, avoiding overtime and balancing work and free time. Crunch is to be avoided.
Articy: Of what significance is articy:draft as a production tool for you? At what point do you benefit the most from it?
Mika JD Sorvari: articy:draft is a primary tool for me and our other writers. Pre-production, story meetings, story arcs and the like can be handled in the traditional way, much in the same way as they are for movies or tv shows, but when it comes time to branch that narrative out and write down the dialogues, Articy is essential.
Articy: How did the relevant workflows look before you use articy:draft in this particular area?
Mika JD Sorvari: Early on, in pre-production really, some branching dialogues were attempted in a simple Word file, and the end result looked like the work of a madman. Whatever semblance the finished product has to the work of a madman is purely coincidental.
Articy: Why do you choose articy:draft over other tools? Is it possible to give us some pros and cons?
Mika JD Sorvari: Really, articy:draft was what the management suggested to me. I had a look, found that it gave me a good graphical way to look at the way the dialogues are structured, and the power to set down the logic for those dialogues without the coders having to get involved. As for cons, it isn’t always the most user friendly product, in that it displays some engineer logic in how it works, but once you get around to its way of thinking, you’re good.
Articy: Is there any feature you can think of you would absolutely love to see in a future articy:draft update?
Mika JD Sorvari: I suppose a richer and simpler way to test out dialogues would be quite handy. The current system is both a bit spartan and a bit clunky.
Articy: And finally, is there anything in general you would like to share with ambitious developers that – maybe – develop for the same genre? Some practical advice or some prewarning they need to prepare for?
Mika JD Sorvari: Prepare to manage and navigate a complicated creative field. When you make something that is just based on mechanics which need to be paired up with cute graphics and a catchy tune, things are still quite straightforward. Working on a narrative heavy game, especially one that may be open to a variety of interpretations, you will have to get the whole team on the same wavelength, to share a vision. This is about as ”easy“ as it sounds.
Articy: Thanks a lot for the interview and for sharing this information with us. We wish you all the best for The Detail and your future projects!
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CHMP Recommends Approval of Obinutuzumab for Follicular Lymphoma
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended obinutuzumab in combination with bendamustine for the treatment of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) previously treated with chemotherapy. The European Commission is expected to make a final decision soon.
The CHMP recommendation is based on the results of the multi-center, open-label, phase III GADOLIN study of 413 patients with rituximab-refractory, indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); of these, 321 patients had FL. Patients were randomized to receive:
Obinutuzumab 1,000 mg administered intravenously (IV) on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycle 1 and day 1 of cycles 2-6 plus bendamustine 90 mg/m2 IV on days 2 and 3 of cycle 1 and on days 1 and 2 of cycles 2-6 (n=155; experimental)
Bendamustine 120 mg/m2 IV monotherapy on days 1 and 2 for 6 cycles (n=166; control)
After the six treatment cycles, patients in the experimental cohort received obinutuzumab every two months until disease progression or for a maximum of two years.
The median progression-free survival (PFS; the study’s primary endpoint) was not reached in the obinutuzumab cohort compared with 13.8 months for the control group. The median PFS was 29.2 months for the obinutuzumab combination cohort versus 13.7 months for bendamustine alone (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.48; 95% CI 0.35-0.67; p<0.0001). At a median follow-up of 24.1 months, the risk of death was reduced by 38 percent for those in the obinutuzumab combination cohort compared with the control group (HR=0.62; 95% CI 0.39-0.98). Patients in the obinutuzumab group experienced a 52 percent decreased risk of disease progression compared with bendamustine alone (HR=0.48; 95% CI 0.34-0.68; p<0.0001).
Neither study arm reached overall survival (the study’s secondary endpoint).
The most frequently reported serious AEs in the obinutuzumab cohort included febrile neutropenia, neutropenia, infusion-related reactions, sepsis, pneumonia, and pyrexia.
Obinutuzumab is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with bendamustine followed by obinutuzumab alone for the treatment of patients with rituximab-refractory/relapsed FL. It is also approved in combination with chlorambucil as a first-line treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Source: Roche press release, April 29, 2016.
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5 Books to Read This Summer
1. IT by Stephen King
Stephen King’s terrifying, classic #1 New York Times bestseller, “a landmark in American literature” (Chicago Sun-Times)—about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: It.
Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real.
They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. Now, children are being murdered again and their repressed memories of that terrifying summer return as they prepare to once again battle the monster lurking in Derry’s sewers.
Readers of Stephen King know that Derry, Maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. It reappears in many of his books, including Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, and 11/22/63. But it all starts with It.
2. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
One of America's bestselling authors delivers a story about the greatest commitment of all: loving someone forever.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship starts to become truly intimate. When a raging storm hits his small Southern town, single mother Denise Holton's car skids off the road. The young mom is with her four-year-old son Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Taylor McAden finds her unconscious and bleeding, but does not find Kyle. When Denise wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone. During the search for Kyle, the connection between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others.
3. Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
From Sarah Dessen, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of SAINT ANYTHING and JUST LISTEN, comes a new novel set in the world of wedding planning!
Is it really better to have loved and lost? Louna's summer job is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing in happily-ever-after when her first love ended tragically. But charming girl-magnet Ambrose isn't about to be discouraged now that he's met the one he really wants. Maybe Louna's second chance is standing right in front of her.
Sarah Dessen’s many fans will adore this latest novel, a richly satisfying, enormously entertaining story with humor, romance, and an ending that is so much more than happily-ever-after.
4. The Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins
EVERY DAY THE SAME
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life--as she sees it--is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.
UNTIL TODAY
And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?
5. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.
Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.
A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?
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Jun 28th 2019 @ The Cave
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Best of BangkokBEST OF BKKCOLUMNSJoe's Bangkok by Joe Cummings
written by Joe Cummings /CPA Media January 10, 2019
A Royal wat and the origin of the Dhammakaya Movement, Wat Pak Nam remains one of the most revered temples in the city.
Photos by Joe Cummings
At the beginning of December 2018, I joined a small group of Thais and foreigners for a Sunday morning tour of Wat Paknam Phasicharoen. It was to be led by Pandit Bhikkhu, a British monk ordained in Thailand who has made Wat Paknam his home base for the past 22 years.
Pandit Bhikkhu is the founder of Little Bangkok Sangha, known as Little Bang for short, a loose community of Bangkok residents interested in Buddhism.
The group organises discussions and group meditation sessions led either by Pandit or, more often than not, by visiting dhamma teachers, including monastics and laypeople representing other Buddhist schools around Asia.
Although I’m not an active member, I’ve attended a few Little Bang events and admire Pandit’s up-to-date approach to mouldy old Thai Buddhism, exemplified by such slogans as “Turn off your Facebook, and check your own status.”
I’d long wanted to see Wat Paknam, one of the most powerful and influential monasteries in all of Thailand. Aside from Pandit, I knew one other temple resident, Scottish monk Phra Neil, a man in his70s who I’d met in Chiang Mai a few years ago, and who is one of the senior-most western-born monks in Thailand.
As it turned out, although I arrived at Wat Paknam on time, the rest of the group arrived 45 minutes later, having taken a detour for breakfast near the main temple gate. So I toured the monastery on my own, starting ahead of the group. I did manage a five-minute conversation with Pandit, who sadly will be moving to Singapore soon, which will probably signal the end of Little Bang.
An inscription near the main gate explained that Wat Paknam was founded during the Ayuthaya period but had since undergone four renovations. The first three came about during the reigns of King Taksin of the short-lived Thonburi kingdom, Rama III, and Rama V. In 1916, by which time the wat had fallen into disrepair again, Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro (1884–1959) took over as abbot. Famed for his proficiency in meditation, LuangPu Sodh transformed Wat Paknam from a decaying monastery with only thirteen monks into a powerhouse of education and meditation practice with five hundred resident monks and almost as many mae chee (nuns) by the time he passed away in 1959.
In 1970, one of Wat Paknam’s nuns, MaeChee Chandra, left the temple to establish Pathum Thani’s Wat Phra Dhammakaya, famed for it’s flying saucer-like stupa and for its strong affiliation with deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his followers after 2005. LuangPu Sodh’s successor as abbot at Wat Paknam, Somdet Chuang Varapuñño, was slated to become Supreme Patriarch of Thai Buddhism in 2015 before Thailand’s military government blocked the nomination, presumably to weaken the Thaksin political wing.
In 2012, Wat Paknam consecrated a newstupa called Phra Chedi Maharatchamongkhon, whose 12-sided shape was inspired by the 15th-century stupa at Wat Loka Moli in Chiang Mai. Standing 80 metres tall, the hollow stupa contains five floors.
The ground floor features a museum filled with old typewriters and hardwired telephones, vintage furniture, portraits of Luang Pu Sodh, and endless shelves of books, Buddha images, and amulets. Most visitors ignore the museum and instead take a lift directly to the fifth floor to view a vast glass stupa of intense emerald-green hue.
Dominating the centre of the hall, the stupa-within-a-stupa is surrounded by crystal lotus sculptures and topped with four niches holding small Buddha images of solid gold. Four huge pillars, carved and gilded in the most rococo manner, support the domed ceiling, which is adorned with murals of Buddha meditating beneath the mythic Bodhi tree surrounding a green cosmic sphere. Voices echo in the dome as visitors come and go, circumambulating the green stupa, kneeling at its base with murmured prayers, or just posing for cute selfies.
Wat Pak Nam was last modified: January 31st, 2019 by Joe Cummings /CPA Media
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Award-winning writer Joe Cummings was born in New Orleans but became one of Lonely Planet's first guidebook authors, creating the seminal Lonely Planet Thailand guide, as well as several other titles and updates for the region. Each month, he picks out his favourite cultural gems throughout Bangkok.
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Rossi Eames: "The secret is mentality"
Rossi Eames and Henry Newman look ahead to Barnet's EFL League Two clash against Newport County on Saturday...
Rossi Eames says the secret of Barnet’s bouncebackability this season has been their mentality as the Bees look to get back to winning ways against Newport County on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
The Bees have only been beaten seven times in EFL League Two this season and on every occasion bar one they have picked up a result in their next game.
That is a record Eames and Henry Newman will hope to continue on Saturday at The Hive London as bottom-of-the-league Newport visit.
“The secret is mentality,” Eames said. “The group is very good psychologically; they have got high standards, work hard and train at a good intensity.
“After every game, whether it’s been a win or a loss, it’s back on your jobs and responsibilities and learn from it.”
Newport had lost eight on the spin before picking up a potentially priceless point with a 1-1 draw against Colchester United last weekend.
The Exiles, managed by former Bee Graham Westley, present a different challenge to last weekend’s visitors – Doncaster Rovers – who arrived at The Hive top of the pile.
And Newman fully expects another bitter contest for the points against a side who have already made nine additions in the January transfer window and are in the market for more.
“Rarely you will come up against opposition in League Two who aren’t fighting for their lives; whether than be to try to get promotion or to stave off any relegation fears,” said Newman. “And, not least, with the number of new signings they’ve made will have freshened up their camp dramatically.
“It’s very much us focusing on our game rather than worrying about them because there’s been talk in the media this week about more potential new signings who may come straight into the team as well.”
You can watch Rossi and Henry’s full interview, in which they also discuss Luke Coulson, Luke Gambin and Sam Muggleton, below.
Gallery | Barnet 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Images courtesy of Danielle Machin.
Gallery | The boys prepare for Wycombe Wanderers
Bees to take on Southall in practice match
Darren Currie: 'Everything is coming together nicely'
The Bees manager gives an update on training, transfers, fitness and his thoughts on the opening fixtures.
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National Palestinian Radio (NPR or National Public Radio nickname)
NPR (formerly National Public Radio) is funded, in part, with taxpayer dollars. Conservative groups have often cited that NPR has a pro-liberal bias, and Jewish groups have claimed that NPR has a pro-Palestinian bias. NPR has been nicknamed “National Palestine Radio” or “National Palestinian Radio” since at least 1993.
In October 2010, NPR commentator Juan Williams was fired after he said, on Fox News television, that he often feels nervous about potential terrorism whenever he sees people in Islamic clothing board his plane. Many blogs re-used the National Palestine Radio/National Palestinian Radio nickname to describe NPR’s policies.
Other NPR nicknames include “National Propaganda Radio” (cited in print since at least 1989), “National Pinko Radio” (cited in print since at least 1990), “Nationalized Public Radio” (cited in print since at least 1995), “National Public Radio” (cited in print since at least 2002) and “National Panhandler Radio” (cited in print since at least 2011).
Wikipedia: NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to 797 public radio stations in the United States of America. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. This act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which also created the Public Broadcasting Service in addition to NPR. A CPB organizing committee under John Witherspoon first created a Board of Directors chaired by Bernard Mayes. This Board then hired Donald Quayle to be the first President of NPR with studios in Washington D.C., 30 employees and 90 public radio stations as charter members.
NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Individual public radio stations are not required to broadcast all NPR programs that are produced. Most public radio stations broadcast a mixture of NPR programs, content from rival providers American Public Media and Public Radio International and Public Radio Exchange, and locally produced programs. NPR’s flagships are two drive time news broadcasts, Morning Edition and the afternoon All Things Considered; both are carried by most NPR member stations, and from 2002–2008 they were the second and third most popular radio programs in the country. In a Harris poll conducted in 2005, NPR was voted the most trusted news source in the U.S.
NPR manages the Public Radio Satellite System, which distributes NPR programs and other programming from independent producers and networks such as American Public Media and Public Radio International.
19 January 1993, Jerusalem Post, “National Public Radio” by Sam Cramer, pg. 6:
Linda Gradstein. NPR’s Arabist Jerusalem-based correspondent, Gradstein has stated her preference for a Palestinian state her desire to bring this about is evident from her egregiously biased reporting which leads wags to label her network National Palestine Radio.
Google Groups: talk.politics.mideast
Newsgroups: talk.politics.mideast
From: (Jake Livni)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1993 23:17:34 GMT
Local: Tues, Jun 15 1993 7:17 pm
Subject: Re: Intifadah Statistics
They didn’t bring any evidence, apparently. NPR should know better than to air allegations without substantiation. But on some stories, they don’t. It’s no wonder that they are sometimes known as National Palestine Radio. Pity about the antenna, though. Perhaps this should be classified Friendly Fire?
Newsgroups: talk.politics.mideast, talk.politics.misc, soc.culture.arabic
From: (Mike Magil)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 08:56:17 EDT
Local: Wed, Jun 16 1993 7:56 am
Reputable?! My ass! The NPR (aka National Palestinian Radio) is world- renowned for its bias.
6 October 1995, Jerusalem Post, “NPR’s conflicting interests” by Andrea Levin, pg. 12:
TAX-supported, commercial-free National Public Radio, one of the US’s most influential networks, is nicknamed National Palestine Radio.
NPR: National Palestinian Radio
By: Eric Rozenman
Independent Media Review Analysis | Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Is National Public Radio inherently unable to report Arab-Israeli news with the “strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature” required of public broadcasting? Multiple sins of omission and commission in NPR’s recent seven-part series, “The Mideast: A Century of Conflict,” suggest this is indeed the case.
National Palestinian Radio
Well, we all know about NPR. Or at least most of us do. I long ago stopped listening to its feature programs — the persistent drumbeat of liberal claptrap on Morning Sedition and Weakened Condition was just more than I could take. Not to mention All Things We Care To Consider.
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NPR: NATIONAL ‘’PALESTINE’’ RADIO
Posted Sunday, January 04 @ 15:46:19 EST
by Emanuel A. Winston
Middle East Analyst & Commentator
Suddenly, NPR, National Public Radio, is interested in the details of “fear from bombs”. Through the years, when the Arab Muslim Palestinians were engaged in suicide bombing of Israeli marketplaces, restaurants, family celebrations, buses - wherever civilians gathered - NPR barely expressed interest in the Terror and feelings of Israeli victims. That’s why they call NPR - National “Palestine” Radio.
National Palestinian Radio, exhibit 3,195…(The Sanity Inspector)
The template is as limited as it is unjust. Whether it be All Things Considered or Weekend Edition or in this case Fresh Air, NPR’s treatment of the Israeli-Arab conflict is usually mauled into one of a very few narratives:...
October 21, 2010, - 2:36 pm
“View” Hags on Juan Williams: “Not Fact that Muslims Did 9/11, Like Saying Jews Killed Christ” (VIDEO)
Hey, it’s more Moron-ette TV.
I don’t know why anyone’s surprised that commentator Juan Williams was fired by NPR a/k/a National Palestinian Radio for comments he made on FOX News, saying that he’s worried, nervous when he sees people in Muslim garb on an airplane.
New York City • Government/Law/Politics/Military • Thursday, October 21, 2010 • Permalink
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2019 Cape Cod League Preview: Hitters & Pitchers To Watch
Spencer Torkelson (Photo by Bill Mitchell)
By Jared McMasters M'Lynn Dease
The 2019 Cape Cod League season began last week, and we’ve put together a preview of some of the players to watch for on each of the 10 teams as the summer progresses. Not every player listed is on an active roster yet with the College World Series still in progress, and it's possible some of these players will still be called away for duty on USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team.
But once—and if—they get to the Cape, these are the players to watch this summer.
Bourne Braves
Manager: Harvey Shapiro
Last Cape Cod League Championship: 2009
Hitters To Know:
Arkansas SS Casey Martin (.288/.368/.547, 15 HR, 56 RBI)
Arizona State SS Alika Williams (.333/.429/.474, 4 HR, 53 RBI)
Arkansas OF Heston Kjerstad (.329/.404/.574, 16 HR, 50 RBI)
Pitchers To Know:
Vanderbilt RHP Mason Hickman (8-0, 2.23 ERA, 116 SO, 23 BB)
East Carolina LHP/OF Alec Burleson (6-2, 3.28 ERA, 68 SO, 26 BB; .370/.399/.573, 9 HR, 61 RBI)
Brewster Whitecaps
Manager: Jamie Shevchik
Louisville 3B Alex Binelas (.307/.396/.651, 14 HR, 59 RBI)
Michigan OF Jesse Franklin (.254/.384/.470, 12 HR, 49 RBI)
Arizona State 3B Gage Workman (.330/.413/.528, 8 HR, 42 RBI)
Michigan RHP Jeff Criswell (7-1, 2.74 ERA, 99 SO, 45 BB)
Louisville LHP Reid Detmers (12-4, 2.85 ERA, 162 SO, 27 BB)
Ohio State LHP Seth Lonsway (8-4, 3.70 ERA, 126 SO, 59 BB)
Louisville RHP Bobby Miller (7-1, 3.91 ERA, 83 SO, 36 BB)
Chatham Anglers
Manager: Tom Holliday
Bryant SS Jimmy Titus (.343/.423/.571, 12 HR, 63 RBI)
Miami 1B Alex Toral (.293/.400/.656, 24 HR, 67 RBI)
Arizona State 1B Spencer Torkelson (.351/.446/.707, 23 HR, 66 RBI)
Miami SS Freddy Zamora (.296/.393/.447, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
Dallas Baptist LHP Burl Carraway (4-2, 6 SV, 2.81 ERA, 72 SO, 22 BB)
Miami RHP Daniel Federman (3-5, 7 SV, 3.51 ERA, 60 SO, 19 BB)
Auburn LHP Jack Owen (4-2, 2.83 ERA, 58 SO, 11 BB)
UNC Wilmington LHP Zarion Sharpe (3-3, 4.21 ERA, 61 SO, 23 BB)
Cotuit Kettleers
Manager: Mike Roberts
Coastal Carolina OF Parker Chavers (.316/.435/.612, 15 HR, 54 RBI)
New Mexico State 2B Nick Gonzales (.432/.532/.773, 16 HR, 80 RBI)
Duke 2B Joey Loperfiedo (.261/.361/.389, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
Texas Christian SS Adam Oviedo (.291/.379/.429, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
Ball State RHP Kyle Nicolas (2-2, 6 SV, 6.02 ERA, 82 SO, 51 BB)
UCLA RHP Holden Powell (4-3, 1.84 ERA, 65 SO, 27 BB)
Duke RHP Bryce Jarvis (5-2, 3.81 ERA, 94 SO, 37 BB)
North Carolina State RHP Reid Johnston (6-2, 3.71 ERA, 65 SO, 27 BB)
Falmouth Commodores
Manager: Jeff Trundy
Western Michigan OF Blake Dunn (.374/.467/.521, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
Kent State C Michael Turner (.369/.448/539, 4 HR, 42 RBI)
Georgia Tech OF Baron Radcliff (.257/.403/.503, 12 HR, 44 RBI)
North Carolina DH Aaron Sabato (.343/.453/.696, 18 HR, 63 RBI)
Western Illinois RHP Javin Drake (7-6, 4.37 ERA, 109 SO, 42 BB)
Florida State RHP CJ Van Eyk RHP (10-3, 3.80 ERA, 120 SO, 39 BB)
Florida State LHP Shane Drohan (3-1, 3.66 ERA, 71 SO, 48 BB)
Harwhich Mariners
Manager: Steve Englert
Ole Miss 3B Tyler Keenan (.285/.420/.506, 15 HR, 66 RBI)
Texas Tech INF Dylan Neuse (.307/.418/.518, 8 HR, 51 RBI)
Duke C Michael Rothenberg (.269/.390/.481, 11 HR, 52 RBI)
Wake Forest 1B Bobby Seymour (.377/.439/.576, 9 HR, 91 RBI)
Florida International LHP Logan Allen (4-6, 3.11 ERA, 120 SO, 25 BB)
Notre Dame RHP Joe Boyle (3-3, 2 SV, 5.96 ERA, 39 SO, 27 BB)
Elon LHP Jared Wetherbee (7-4, 3.00 ERA, 98 SO, 33 BB)
Hyannis Harbor Hawks
Manager: Chad Gassman
Mississippi State 1B Tanner Allen (.348/.423/.519, 7 HR, 64 RBI)
Arizona State OF Trevor Hauver (.339/.412/.508, 13 HR, 57 RBI)
Baylor SS Nick Loftin (.323/.380/.502, 6 HR, 41 RBI)
Auburn 3B Edouard Julien (.261/.387/.492, 9 HR, 54 RBI)
Mississippi State SS Jordan Westburg (.282/.381/.441, 6 HR, 61 RBI)
Florida RHP Nolan Crisp (4-4, 8 SV, 6.41 ERA, 21 SO, 21 BB)
Florida State RHP Connor Grady (9-5, 3.64 ERA, 67 SO, 24 BB)
Bryant RHP Tyler Mattison (9-1, 3.47 ERA, 67 SO, 30 BB)
Orleans Firebirds
Manager: Kelly Nicholson
Miami 3B/1B Raymond Gil (.318/.396/.576, 13 HR, 44 RBI)
San Francisco C Robert Emery (.320/.386/.479, 5 HR, 40 RBI)
Nevada 3B/2B Josh Zamora (.320/.381/.511, 8 HR, 38 RBI)
Chapman RHP Nick Garcia (9-0, 12 SV, 0.64 ERA, 82 SO, 14 BB)
Liberty RHP Noah Skirrow (5-6, 3.76 ERA, 98 SO, 35 BB)
Georgia RHP Cole Wilcox (3-2, 4.07 ERA, 64 SO, 38 BB)
Wareham Gatemen
Manager: Jerry Weinstein
California INF Darren Baker (.304/.363/.333, 0 HR, 18 RBI)
Cal State Fullerton C Kameron Guangorena (.261/.325/.341, 1 HR, 26 RBI)
Cal State Fullerton RHP Tanner Bibee (5-7, 4.33 ERA, 80 SO, 29 BB)
Texas RHP Bryce Elder (2-4, 2.93 ERA, 86 SO, 33 BB)
UNC Wilmington RHP Landen Roupp (6-3, 3.47 ERA, 91 SO, 31 BB)
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox
Manager: Scott Pickler
South Carolina OF Andrew Eystere (.309/.389/.576, 10 HR, 32 RBI)
San Diego C Adam Kerner (.274/.351/.457, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
Arizona C/1B Austin Wells (.353/.462/.552, 5 HR, 60 RBI)
Florida RHP Jack Leftwich (6-5, 5.31 ERA, 62 SO, 18 BB)
Arizona State LHP Erik Tolman (3-1, 2 SV, 2.83 ERA, 49 SO, 35 BB)
Southern California LHP John Beller (2-2, 3.86 ERA, 55 SO, 22 BB)
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COSMETOLOGY - NORTH CAROLINA
Who doesnt feel pampered by a new haircut, a hot new hair color, or a relaxing pedicure? People of all ages and styles love looking good.
If you love beauty and everything about it, why not create a career in cosmetology and do something you love for a living?
In North Carolina, cosmetology licensing is regulated by the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners. Applicants have to pass a written test and a skills test before being considered. With your application, you must submit a $49 licensing fee.
Cosmetology is all about beauty, and as a cosmetology student you can look forward to learning about hair, skin, and nails. To be accredited, a North Carolina school must include at least 1,500 hours of training for cosmetology students. In that time, you have to get sufficient instruction on specific subjects.
Beauty Topics in North Carolina
Sanitation, bacteriology, disinfection, and first aid
Electricity and chemistry Professional ethics
Draping Shampooing
Pin curls
Ridge curls
Artificial hair
Blowdrying and brush control
Thermal hair treatments
Haircutting
Perm wraps
Relaxer sectioning
Color application sectioning
Manicures and pedicures
Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cutting, cleansing, and bleaching of hair
Cosmetology schools in NC may help you get started with mannequin heads. Once you reach a specific amount of hours and your cosmetology skills are at a high level, you put your techniques to work on clients.
Professional beauty licenses expire on October 1 across the state, but different professions renew in different years. Cosmetologists must renew licenses every 3 years, completing 24 continuing education hours during that 3-year period. Estheticians, manicurists and cosmetology instructors all renew annually, and 8 hours of continuing education must be completed during that time. Cosmetologist licenses are $49 to renew, whereas estheticians, manicurists, instructors and apprentices all pay $20 to renew.
North Carolinas beauty industry is growing, so this is a great time to get involved. Job openings may swell 16% between 2014 and 2024 (O*Net, 2016). The average salary for a North Carolina cosmetologist is $28,170 per year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016).
Working as a Cosmetologist
There are many beauty employers in North Carolina; its one of the biggest benefits of starting a beauty career in this state. Chain salons prioritize speed and high-quality cuts for people of all ages, while boutique salons focus on a specific clientele. Nail salons hire skilled nail artists, and spas give you the chance to make clients skin glow.
North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
1207 Front St. #110
E-mail: nccosmo@nccosmeticarts.com
If you need help updating a change of name or address, acquiring out-of-state transfer forms, or need help with additional questions about obtaining a North Carolina cosmetology license, contact the NC Board using the information above.
North Carolina views cosmetologists as a cherished part of its society. As
more individuals add to the number currently operating in the state, beauty
care takes on a more dynamic outlook. Those looking to learn more go
to these groups.
North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
American Association of Cosmetology Schools
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Aveda Institute Chapel Hill
Cosmetology School
200 West Franklin Street,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville Metro Area
Welcome The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill opened in early 2005 and is located in the heart of the Franklin Street district, adjacent to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Welcome The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill opened in early 2005 and is located in the heart of the Franklin Street district, adjacent to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The facility has new classroom and clinic areas and an Aveda Environmental Lifestyle Store. This combination creates a dynamic, full service educational experience. The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill offers courses in Cosmetology and Esthiology. Get Started Today! Mission Our mission at the Aveda Institute Chapel Hill is to inspire and educate our students, our team and our guests about beauty, fashion, wellness and nature. The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill is committed to fostering an environment of respect and trust in order to allow students to express their individuality and creativity. We at the Aveda Institute Chapel Hill are committed to creating the highest quality learning environment, through passion for creativity, respect for each other and care for our community. By supporting our students in this manner, we enable them to provide service that exceeds our guests' expectations Program Offerings The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill was founded to create the most successful entrepreneurs in the beauty and skin care industry. Our curriculum includes practical knowledge gained from today’s most successful masters in hair care, skin care, makeup, total body care and retail services. Cosmetology Express your creativity and talent in hair, skin and nail care and makeup application. Our cosmetology course incorporates extensive hands-on learning to provide you a complete understanding of beauty and wellness. Upon completion, you will be ready to succeed as a licensed cosmetologist. Esthiology Prepare for an exciting future in skin care with the Aveda Institute Chapel Hill. Our Esthiology curriculum provides skin care, body care and makeup training with an emphasis on using pure flower and plant essences in treatments. Upon completion, you will be ready to succeed as a licensed esthetician.
Cosmetology License Cosmetology Classes Courses leading to Cosmetologist Certification
Aveda Institute Charlotte
1520 South Blvd., Suite 150,
Charlotte, NC 28203 Charlotte Metro Area
Come With A Dream, Train For A Career The AVEDA Institute was founded to create some of the most successful entrepreneurs in hair, skin and nail esthetics, makeup and total body wellness. Students Come With A Dream, Train For A Career The AVEDA Institute was founded to create some of the most successful entrepreneurs in hair, skin and nail esthetics, makeup and total body wellness. Students are educated by professionals, using innovative curriculums that blend professional techniques with retail and business-building skills. Experience the AVEDA difference and start your journey today! • iPad Mini included in every kit • Digital curriculum offers 24/7 access • CampAVEDA immersion program • Salon tours & career fairs • License fees included • 8, 000 salons, spas, institutes and stores in 32 countries Why Aveda With over 30 years of nurturing beauty, environmental leadership and responsibility, AVEDA sources organic, plant-based alternatives to synthetic chemicals and packaging, providing high-performing, award-winning products that are good for professionals, our guests and the earth. AVEDA is the first beauty company manufacturing with 100% certified wind power. By committing to alternative energy sources we can all have an impact on the energy we consume and help lower our carbon footprint. Programs Offered Cosmetology Training Program Express your creativity and talent! Our Cosmetology program and master student phase incorporate theory with extensive hands on experience to provide you with a complete understanding of beauty and wellness. The Cosmetology course includes hair cutting, color, texture services, nail care, makeup application, business development, retail knowledge and the concept of gaining and retaining clients. Upon completion, students move on to the master student phase for intensive real-world training to hone their skills. Esthiology Training Program The AVEDA Institute's innovative Esthiology program offers students the opportunity to learn specialized techniques to balance and renew the skin, body and elemental nature. Hands-on clinical experience includes facials, waxing, makeup application, business development, wellness and retail knowledge. Upon graduation, participants will be prepared to take the state licensing examination, opening the door to a future as an esthetician. What They Say About Us "My favorite part about the AVEDA Institute is the level of growth I have experienced. This process began from day one with the specialized, individual attention I received from my educators. This attention has continued and I feel very comfortable being able to express myself in ways I didn't think possible. Now I'm very outgoing and have the confidence to perform all techniques I‘ve learned. So far this career is a really great journey and I enjoy being challenged at the AVEDA Institute, which has truly encouraged me to be the best "me" I can be." - Kaitlyn, student Financial Aid available to those who qualify.
Empire Beauty School - Charlotte
4901-B North Tryon Street,
As the leading group of cosmetology schools in the U.S., with 89 schools in 21 states, Empire Education Group continues to dedicate the company's time and resources to creating opportunities for people As the leading group of cosmetology schools in the U.S., with 89 schools in 21 states, Empire Education Group continues to dedicate the company's time and resources to creating opportunities for people to improve their lives. For more than 80 years, Empire has maintained this strong heritage and tradition of training future beauty professionals for rewarding and in-demand careers in the beauty industry. And, all Empire Education Group schools are also backed by the Regis Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company, and industry partner of Empire Education Group.
Empire Beauty School - Concord
Shoppes at King Grant, 10075 Weddington Rd,
Charlotte-Concord, NC 28027 Charlotte Metro Area
Empire Beauty School - Pineville
Tower Place Festival,8700 Pineville-Matthews Road
Charlotte-Pineville, NC 28226 Charlotte Metro Area
Empire Beauty School - West-Greensboro
1312 Bridford Parkway, Suite 105,
Greensboro, NC 27407 Greensboro - High Point - Winston-Salem Metro Area
Health and Style Institute, LLC
500 Four Seasons Town Centre,
ABOUT US! Health and Style Institute provides training which will provide you with the skills employers in the Salon & Spa industry demand. Our promise is to provide you with experienced instructors, up-to-date ABOUT US! Health and Style Institute provides training which will provide you with the skills employers in the Salon & Spa industry demand. Our promise is to provide you with experienced instructors, up-to-date curriculum and equipment, and a comfortable and safe learning environment. Our commitment to you does not stop in the classroom. Career services are available to help you obtain a job. We take pride in knowing you've put your trust in us as your education provider. We look forward to coaching you through your transition to a successful future in the beauty industry. In addition to providing classroom based training, Health and Style Institute also gives students the opportunity to work in a real-world salon and spa setting where you provide services to clients under the supervision of a licensed instructor. This allows you to begin building your clientele, while you are still in school! OUR PROGRAMS We offer three beauty programs at Health and Style Institute. Students may choose to take the path that interests them the most. Cosmetology The Cosmetology program is our most popular program and it teaches the fundamentals of cutting, styling, permanent waving, hair coloring, manicuring, skin care and makeup. Upon completion of the 1,500 clock hours required by the State of Georgia for graduation, students will have the opportunity to sit for the state board exam. Skin Care Therapy Health and Style Institute's Skin Care Therapy program instructs students in the fundamentals of skin care, facials, facial massage, hair removal, spa body basics, business aspects, product knowledge and effective retailing. Students are required by the State of Georgia to complete 1,000 clock hours and pass the state board exam to become a licensed esthetician. Graduates of this program can work in a variety of environments, such as salons, health and beauty spas, and medical offices. Cosmetology Teacher Training The Teacher Training Program prepares students with all of the fundamentals of providing cosmetology instruction in a licensed public or private cosmetology school. Students of this course must possess a high school diploma or GED and must have their cosmetology license. The program prepares students with the knowledge and skills to pass the State Board exam to become a licensed Cosmetology Teacher and obtain employment in the cosmetology training industry. CHOOSE HEALTH AND STYLE INSTITUTE An education from Health and Style Institute can prepare you to become a professional in the beauty industry and help you explore the career opportunities that are available for you. We offer career services that can help you network and attend career fairs, explore the ins and outs of starting your own salon or salon business, and prepare your resume and cover letters. Financial aid is also available to those who qualify. Are you ready to be a part of the beauty industry? Take the first step and contact Health and Style Institute today! Request Information about tuition, enrollment, program requirements, and more!
College of Wilmington
3500 Oleander Dr Ste 1111,
Wilmington, NC 28403 Wilmington Metro Area
Welcome to College of Wilmington Our mission is to provide up-to-date, relevant, career training that leads to initial employment or career advancement in a student’s chosen field of study. We offer diploma programs in Welcome to College of Wilmington Our mission is to provide up-to-date, relevant, career training that leads to initial employment or career advancement in a student’s chosen field of study. We offer diploma programs in Cosmetology, Instructor Training, Therapeutic Massage and Electronic Health Records Specialist. We are committed to all of our students by offering the most relevant and highest quality training, maintaining strong ties to area employers, and committing the school to public outreach to enhance goodwill and overall visibility.
Empire Beauty School - Winston-Salem
7740 North Point Boulevard,
Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Greensboro - High Point - Winston-Salem Metro Area
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Bend Council set to discuss local repeal at July 17 meeting
Lin Peters rings up items for a customer as Kim Kressly places them in a paper bag while working together at Newport Market on Friday, July 5, 2019. (Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photo) - Bulletin
Lin Peters rings up items for a customer as Kim Kressly places them in a paper bag while working together at Newport Market on Friday, July 5, 2019. (Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photo) 8889288
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Going into Albertsons on Friday afternoon, Barbara Seaman thought she had a pretty good handle on Bend’s plastic bag ban law.
But when she left, Seaman came out with groceries, a paper bag she wasn’t expecting to pay 10 cents for, and a sense of confusion. Which bag ban was the law of the land? The one that began July 1 in Bend, or a statewide ban approved by the Oregon Legislature and scheduled to begin Jan. 1?
Compounding the confusion: The city of Bend established a grace period for stores and consumers that would last until Jan. 1.
“I had heard stores were supposed to be holding off. … I thought (the ban) was going to start with the state law,” Seaman said, putting her groceries into the back of her car. “And evidently, they didn’t.”
There has been a lack of clarity in some local grocery stores as Bend’s plastic bag ban, strictly enforced or not, rolls into its second week. Some shoppers, like Beverly Johnson, of Redmond, were just caught off guard by the change — expecting it to come next year — but were ultimately unbothered by it.
“I didn’t know it was going to happen,” Johnson said, clutching a paper bag outside of the Safeway on Third Street. “But I know I don’t want to take (my groceries) out to my car with my hands.”
The state law, signed by Gov. Kate Brown on June 20, dictates that all retail establishments will not be allowed to provide single-use plastic bags, but allows retailers to provide recycled paper bags, reusable heavy plastic bags, or reusable fabric bags for a charge of at least 5 cents per bag.
Bend’s ordinance, however, focused more on grocery stores and set the minimum price for alternative bags at 10 cents.
“There’s not a lot of resistance to the idea of it — just confusion over which law takes precedence,” said Joe Gillium, the president of the Northwest Grocery Association.
Last month, the day before Brown signed the state law, the Bend City Council decided to discuss repealing its ban at the next meeting July 17, in an effort to limit the confusion of enforcing two separate but extremely similar laws.
If the local law is removed, stores will not be required to charge for paper bags until January, when the state law takes effect. But until then, the city has urged retailers to hold off following the local law, said Anne Aurand, the city’s communication director. Because of the city’s grace period, stores won’t get punished if they haven’t started charging for bags yet.
“It’s a strange message to give out,” Aurand said.
Each store has delivered that message differently. Newport Market, which phased out plastic bags earlier this year, has found success in getting the message across through employees at the register.
“We’ve really made an effort to educate our front-end staff that this is a city law made by our City Council, and that very specifically the 10- cent change is not a choice we made, but that the City Council made for us,” said Newport Market CEO and President Lauren Johnson.
Grocery Outlet has chosen to simplify things by not charging for paper bags yet, manager Lin Teng said.
“We just said we’ll follow the state law,” Teng said.
Regardless of the repeal, Gillium, of the Northwest Grocery Association, believes confusion over a new law is to be expected, and that time and education will sort it out.
“Bend was a bit of the catalyst for the statewide bill, but this isn’t a new issue. … It’s just getting used to something new,” Gillium said. “But for local folks, I don’t think they see the difference between local and state (laws).”
On Friday afternoon, many shoppers echoed this sentiment with a similar question: There’s a state ban?
“I didn’t even know about the ban here until a friend told me about it yesterday,” said Ashley Aery, a La Pine resident shopping at Safeway on Friday.
To avoid the charge on bags, Aery decided to bring her leftover plastic grocery bags from home.
— Reporter: 541-633-2160, bvisser@bendbulletin.com
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Ancient Himalayan wolf in urgent need of conservation attention
Jack Barton April 27, 2016
Widespread across much of Northern America and Eurasia, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) is instantly recognisable as one of the northern hemisphere’s most famous land predators. Incredibly, due to its radiation across such a wide area, the grey wolf can be divided into around 40 separate sub-species. Yet, perhaps due to it’s secretive nature, little was known about the distribution of one of the most ancient of these lineages – the Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco). But now, an international research team have discovered the wolf in the Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal.
Himalayan lineages of the wolf branched at an earlier point in the ‘tree of life’ than other grey wolf lineages. This split may have taken place as early as 0.8 to 1.5 million years ago. This is so long ago that studies suggest these wolves are divergent from the globally distributed dog-wolf clade.
This ancient divergence means that the Himalayan wolf has many unique traits. First and foremost, it is smaller in size compared to the European wolf, with stumpier legs and an ‘unusual’ elongated muzzle, arrayed with black speckles. It also has many characteristic markings, including distinct white colourations around the throat, chest, belly and inner legs. Perhaps its most distinctive feature is its woolly fur. No wonder it has been nicknamed the ‘wooly wolf’!
A pair of Himalayan wolves in their natural habitat. © Madhu Chetri
As part of the study, DNA sequences were extracted from four fecal samples obtained from the Annapurana Conservation Area. A small number of samples, but enough to prove that ancient Himalayan wolves are roaming the mountains of Nepal.
Being such an ancient and unique lineage, the discovery of this distribution is promising news. However, the species is under worrying threat and has suffered serious mortality. The wolf has been placed under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1973 of the Government of Nepal and is listed as Critically Endangered in the National Red List.
To help determine the root of the issue, the researchers conducted a series of interviews with the people who are affected by wolves the most: herders, livestock owners, nomads and village elites. The most serious issue surrounding wolves in this area is retalliation after livestock predation. For many, farming is their livelihood, so naturally excess death of livestock from wolves causes concerns and negative perceptions. For many of those affected, persecution of the wolves appears to be their only option.
Clearly, this persecution can’t continue. “These genetically distinct Himalayan wolves deserve special conservation attention, at the same time that the conservation of this species in a context of human-wildlife conflict is challenging,” the paper concludes. “A species action plan needs be formulated that develops mechanisms to minimize conflict, and strategies for motivating local communities towards wolf conservation.”
Chetri, M., Jhala, Y., Jnawali, S. R., Subedi, N., Dhakal, M., & Yumnam, B. (2016). Ancient Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) lineage in Upper Mustang of the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal. ZooKeys, 582, 143.
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H1N1 influenza vaccinations in Japan
By Black Tokyo on November 1, 2009
[via the USEMB-Tokyo November 2009 ACS Newsletter]
“H1N1 vaccinations of medical professionals have begun in Japan, with other high priority risk groups to be vaccinated later (pregnant women, young children, parents of infants, elderly, etc.). Foreign residents are eligible to receive vaccine through the Japanese health system as long as they fall into the designated priority groups. Those who wish to be inoculated should contact their local municipal public health offices to inquire about vaccination schedules and locations. Specific vaccination dates and locations may not yet be available in all prefectures or municipalities.
For regional information in English, contact the call centers for foreigners set up by prefectures during business hours. Tokyo residents can call Metropolitan Medical Institution Information at (03) 5285-8181. Elsewhere in the Kanto region, contact (045) 314-9917 in Kanagawa, (043) 297-2966 in Chiba and (048) 833-3296 in Saitama. Kyoto residents should call (075) 342-0088, and Osaka residents (06) 6773-6533. For advice in Fukuoka, contact (092) 725-9200.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is planning to start up a phone line for vaccine-related information in English by the end of this month. For online information on the vaccine, visit the health ministry’s Web site at http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/influenza_a/index.html. The health ministry’s call center for consultation about H1N1 in Japanese is (03) 3501-9031.
Vaccination information for Tokyo area residents only: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced that inoculations will start on November 9 for the following priority groups. The only vaccine available from November 9 – 16 contains a preserving agent called Thimerosal:
children aged 1-9 years old with underlying diseases
people hospitalized with severe symptoms of underlying diseases which put them at risk if flu is contracted.
After November 16, vaccines without a preserving agent will be available for:
people with underlying diseases
all preschool-age children over one year of age
The schedule of vaccinations for people in other priority groups will be announced at a later date. Other priority groups include:
parents of infants younger than one year old
family members of people in a priority group who can’t themselves receive vaccinations because of allergy
children from 10 – 18 years old
people over 65 years old
People in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government area who are in a priority group and who are interested in being vaccinated should contact their primary care physician to make a vaccination appointment. If you don’t have a primary care physician, check with city government or ward office health officials about designated hospitals which will be administering vaccinations.
For details in Japanese see the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Press Release dated October 28, 2009 at http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2009/10/20jas800.htm.
Everyone is encouraged to review their flu preparedness planning. Visit www.flu.gov to make sure you are ready, learn how you can help promote public awareness, and learn what steps you can take to prepare and do your part to mitigate the effects of H1N1.
The State Department also has updated information available at: http://travel.state.gov”
H1N1 Influenza News and Information
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1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/tacs-main.html
The U.S. Embassy serves Americans in Tokyo, Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Yamagata and Yamanashi.
Consulates:
• Osaka-Kobe: 11-5, Nishitenma 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543; Tel: 06-6315-5912, Fax: 06-6315-5914; serving Americans in Osaka, Aichi, Ehime, Fukui, Gifu, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kagawa, Kochi, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Okayama, Shimane, Shiga, Tokushima, Tottori, Toyama, and Wakayama prefectures. http://osaka.usconsulate.gov/
• Nagoya: Nagoya International Center Bldg. 6th floor, 1-47-1 Nagono, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-0001; Tel 052-581-4501, Fax: 052-581-3190; providing emergency consular services only (including death and arrest cases) for Americans living in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures. http://nagoya.usconsulate.gov/
• Fukuoka: 5-26, Ohori 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0052; Tel: 092-751-9331, Fax: 092-713-9222; serving Americans in Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga and Yamaguchi prefectures. http://japan.usembassy.gov/fukuoka/wwwhmain.html
• Sapporo: Kita 1-jo, Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0821; Tel: 011-641-1115, Fax: 011-643-1283; serving Americans in Akita, Aomori, Hokkaido, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures. http://sapporo.usconsulate.gov/
• Naha: 2-1-1 Toyama, Urasoe City, Okinawa 901-2104; Phone: 098-876-4211, Fax: 098-876-4243, DSN: 645-7323; serving Americans in Okinawa and the Amami Oshima Island group. http://naha.usconsulate.gov/
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Man, half my school is out because of so many cases of H1N1. Whenever several kids in the same classroom catch it, the entire class is sent home for two days.
I’m just afraid of catching it myself. Especially since these kids don’t seem to know the first thing about hygiene…
the H1N1 or Swine Flu virus did put our country in disarray for quite sometime, it is good to know that at least it did not cause so many deaths.
One of my sisters got infected with H1N1 or more commonly known as Swine Flu. Fortunately, she did not have very high fever and she was able to recover fast .
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▪ Chicks with Sticks — 5 to 6:30 p.m. Troy United Methodist Church, Room 241, 407 Edwardsville Road, Troy. Knit and crochet items for different charities and for fellowship. 618-677-7501.
▪ Butterfly Release — 5:30 p.m. HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland, Healing Garden, 12866 Troxler Ave., Highland. Butterflies will be released in memory of loved ones. A short reception will follow. To participate or for other information, call 217-246-4167.
▪ Highland Garden Club — 6 p.m. 13948 Klaus Lake Road, Highland. Program: “A Greenhouse for You” and a tour of gardens by Margie Huffman. Members may carpool from Korte Rec Center parking lot no later than 5:30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.
▪ Herb Gardening — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Glen Carbon Centennial Library, 198 S. Main, Glen Carbon. Master Gardener Debbie Owen will present information about herb gardening, which herbs do well in this area and provide tips on how to preserve and use different herbs. To register: 618-288-1212 or glencarbonlibrary.org
Thursday, June 27 & Friday, June 28:
▪ HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary annual Garage Sale — 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. St. Paul Catholic Parish Gymnasium, 1412 9th St., Highland. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, $3 bargain bag. Donations accepted for sale Wednesday, June 26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, June 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Clothing, shoes, books, electronics and large exercise equipment not accepted.
Thursday, June 27 through Sunday, June 30:
▪ Hard Road Theatre presents ‘Disney’s Frozen Jr.’ — 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Highland High School Kennel, 12760 Troxler Ave., Highland. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Tickets are $10 for adults and $9 for children ages 4-12 and senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased online at hardroad.org, at the Highland Chamber of Commerce, or at the door. Seating is first-come, first-served. hardroad.org
▪ Clinton County Showcase presents ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’ — 8 p.m. North Park Stage, 10th and Main streets, Breese. Reserved seats and bleacher seating available. Lawn chair seating allowed. In case of rain, no show will be cancelled until at least 9 p.m. Rain date: July 1, 8 p.m. Tickets available at showtix4u.com
Friday, June 28:
▪ Peanut Butter & Jam Festival — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Downtown Square, 948 Main St., Highland. Enjoy lunch in downtown Highland where you’ll find a variety of vendors with activities for children, food for purchase, entertainment and free pealonut butter and jelly sandwiches and popcorn from the Highland Parks & Recreation Department. Entertainment: A Circus Cowboy Show.
▪ Stitchin’ in the Stacks — 2 to 4 p.m. Glen Carbon Centennial Library, 198 S. Main, Glen Carbon. If you like to knit, crochet or embroider, gather and socialize with others who share your interest and pick up a few tips and tricks as you work your own creations. Bring your supplies. Self-directed program; no instructor. 618-288-1212 or glencarbonlibrary.org
▪ Highland Fish Fry — 4 to 7:30 p.m. VFW Post 5694, 1900 VFW Road, Highland. Eat in or carryout. 618-654-6367.
▪ Highland Muny Band: 2019 Summer Concert Series — 8 p.m. Downtown Square, 948 Main St., Highland. Bring lawn chairs. highlandmunyband.wixsite.com/muny-home
▪ SIUE Summer Theater presents ‘As You Like It’ — 7:30 p.m. Metcalf Theater, Edwardsville. Additional performances: 7:30 p.m. June 29 and 2 p.m. June 30. facebook.com/events/2485402484805490
Friday, June 28 & Saturday, June 29:
▪ Marine Homecoming — 5 to 9 p.m. Marine Village Park, 300 block of Duncan St., Marine. Parades at 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. Food, rides, bingo, an antique tractor display and music. Friday entertainment: George Portz and Friends of Bluegrass. villageofmarine.net.
Saturday, June 29:
▪ Yoga in the Park — 8 to 9 a.m. Leclaire Lake Park, 900 Hale Ave., Edwardsville. Experience the outdoors and feel good in body, mind and soul. Free yoga class open to all levels. Bring a yoga mat, water, bug spray and blanket to put under mat if grass is wet. Arrive 15 minutes early to register and set up mat. Offered by the Edwardsville Parks and Recreation Department. 618-692-7538 or cityofedwardsville.com
▪ Alton Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Corner of Landmarks Blvd. and Henry St., Alton. An abundance of fresh produce, crafts, baked goods, plants and flowers, locally-raised, hormone-free meat, handmade soaps, jewelry, artwork, and more. 618-463-1016 or altonmainstreet.org
▪ The Land of Goshen Market — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 138 St. Louis St., Edwardsville. Rain or shine. Local produce, jewelry, furniture and much more. goshenmarket.org
▪ 2019-20 Highland High School Bass Fishing Team Tryouts — 9 a.m. Highland High School teacher’s parking lot, 12760 Troxler Ave., Highland. Bring gear and be ready to tie both a palomar and trilene knot. Be ready to pitch, roll cast and overhand cast. 618-541-2177 or jrinderer@highlandcusd5.org
▪ Madison County TRIAD Pet Fair 2019 — 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Madison County Wood River Facility, 101 E. Edwardsville Road, Wood River. The Madison County TRIAD is excited to be hosting its first pet fair. Includes discounted microchipping, vaccinations, pet adoptions, and many other great “pet-centric” offers and opportunities. Sorry no exotic animals. Dogs and cats must be crated or leashed. This event is all ages and free to the public. facebook.com/events/2288892894506399
▪ Upsilon Phi Omega Chapter annual Blood Drive — 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Edwardsville YMCA, 7348 Goshen Road, Edwardsville. redcrossblood.org, sponsor code AKA.
▪ Highland VFW Rock n’ Roll Bingo — 7 p.m. Highland VFW, 1900 VFW Road, Highland. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Have big fun, win big money. Includes 50/50 drawing, games throughout. Cost: $12 per person, discounted to $9 per person for veterans.
▪ 4th annual Burgers & Brews Festival — 6 to 10 p.m. Goshen Market Green, downtown Edwardsville. A night of handcrafted sliders and local beer. Must be 18 or older. Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door and are available online at brownpapertickets.com/event/4239652. All proceeds support the Goshen Market Foundation.
Sunday, June 30:
▪ 2019 Summer Concert Series: Feudin’ Hillbillies — 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bobby’s Frozen Custard, 2525 N. Center St., Maryville. Free concerts, weather permitting. Free admission. Bands subject to change. No alcohol, no outside food and drink. bobbysfrozencustard.com
Monday, July 1:
▪ Waterfowl Hunters Meeting — 7 p.m. IDNR Kaskaskia River SFWA, Baldwin. Informational meeting on waterfowl hunting at the site. Open to the public. 618-785-2555.
Tuesday, July 2:
▪ $2 Movies at the Wildey: ‘The Sandlot’ — 7 p.m. Wildey Theatre, 252 North Main St., Edwardsville. Tickets only available the day of the show one hour before showtime. Cash or check only. (Charge/Debit cards accepted for concessions) All seats general admission.
Thursday, July 11 & Friday, July 12:
▪ Mini STEM Camp 2019: Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp Torqua, 4725 Girl Scout Road, Edwardsville. For Daisies and Brownies (grades K-3). Free transportation available. Pick-up locations in Belleville and Vandalia. Camp fee: $45. Registration deadline: July 1. customercare@gsofsi.org
Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 19:
▪ STEM Camp VII: What Rhymes with Seven? Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Camp Torqua, 4725 Girl Scout Road, Edwardsville. For Juniors and Ambassadors (grades 4-12). Free transportation available. Pick-up locations in Belleville and Vandalia. Camp fee: $80. Registration deadline: July 1. customercare@gsofsi.org
Many Highland-Pierron Fire Department firefighters joined the district trustees in recognizing and supporting Phil Decker as the newly appointed chief of the organization. Decker was sworn in at the monthly business meeting June 19 and is the fourth chief to serve the Highland-Pierron Fire Department, following the retirement of Steve Plocher. Provided
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS: Graduates of the Southwestern Illinois College physical therapist assistant program recently gathered at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Belleville for the 2019 Health Sciences Pinning Ceremony. Physical therapist assistant graduates include, first row, from left, Kayla Kelley of Waterloo, Kori Hacker of Wood River, Joe’l Williams of Highland, and Michelle Dickens of Scott Air Force Base; second row, Amanda Bobby of O’Fallon, Evan Klein of Highland and Alycia Hollinshead of Red Bud. Physical therapist assistants aid physical therapists in the care of patients who need physical treatment or rehabilitation due to injury or illness. These professionals practice in medical centers, nursing homes, school districts, rehabilitation centers, outpatient facilities, aquatic centers, sports medicine clinics and home-health-care agencies. SWIC offers a two-year associate in applied science degree in physical therapist assistant. This year, 178 students graduated from SWIC Health Sciences programs. Provided
Brier Engelmann serves as Highland mayor
Highland Chamber of Commerce Director says minimum wage hike will hurt small businesses
By Jonathan Duncan For The News Leader
Recent Highland High School graduate Kate Marti will continue her outstanding cross country and track careers at Maryville University in Illinois. Marti will major in nursing at the Division II university.
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Highland Around Town, July 17 edition
Highland’s Relay for Life Celebration Night scheduled for Saturday, July 20
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Plum Creek and Institutional Investors to Create Joint Venture to Own, Manage and Acquire Timberlands
Paul Quintaro , Benzinga Staff Writer
September 15, 2015 4:07pm 658 Comments
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE: PCL) announced today that it has formed a joint venture with several institutional investors to own and sustainably manage a portfolio of U.S. timberlands. Silver Creek Capital Management, a Seattle-based fund manager and fiduciary to investors (unrelated to Plum Creek), will act as the managing member and independent fiduciary. The initial committed investors include the Washington State Investment Board, the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, and the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. The venture is expected to begin operations in January 2016.
The joint venture, known as Twin Creeks Timber, LLC, will provide the institutional investors an opportunity to co-invest in timberlands currently managed by Plum Creek with the objective of growing the portfolio to approximately $1 billion in valuation over time through opportunistic, selective timberland acquisitions from third parties. The venture is intended to be a long-term timberland investment with an initial 15-year term. The initial portfolio, valued at approximately $560 million, will consist of 260,000 acres of Southern U.S. timberland located in five states sourced from Plum Creek.
Plum Creek will manage the Twin Creeks timberlands and own 25 percent of the common equity of the joint venture. The institutional investors will collectively own 75 percent of the common equity of the joint venture.
"We're excited to partner with Silver Creek and these leading institutions who share Plum Creek's management philosophy and recognize the benefits of a long-term investment in a diversified portfolio of high-quality timberlands," said Rick Holley, chief executive officer of Plum Creek. "Importantly, this co-investment structure uniquely aligns the interests of the property manager and investor clients, an important consideration for institutional investors. The joint venture creates another platform for future growth at Plum Creek, while preserving local timber market presence and established economies of scale. We look forward to managing and growing the joint venture, while delivering attractive returns over the long term."
Plum Creek will sell timberlands valued at approximately $420 million to Twin Creeks for cash in a transaction expected to close in January 2016.
In return for its 75 percent common interest in Twin Creeks, the institutional investor group will:
contribute approximately $420 million to Twin Creeks, and
commit capital of approximately $330 million for future timberland acquisitions.
In return for its 25 percent common interest in the venture, Plum Creek will:
contribute timberlands valued at approximately $140 million to Twin Creeks, and
Holley concluded, "The formation of Twin Creeks is expected to be cash accretive to Plum Creek. We will recognize our share of Twin Creeks' operating income, receive common distributions from Twin Creeks, and receive management fees for our timberland management activities. We also expect to use the proceeds from the timberland sale to the joint venture to pay down debt and conduct an attractive value arbitrage by repurchasing Plum Creek shares at a significant discount to the underlying asset value. Recently Plum Creek's board refreshed our share repurchase authorization to $200 million."
Additional information about the venture can be found on Plum Creek's website, www.plumcreek.com.
Plum Creek is among the largest and most geographically diverse private landowners in the nation with more than 6 million acres of timberlands in 19 states. We also operate wood products mills in the Northwest. We manage our working forests using sustainable practices to benefit Plum Creek's many stakeholders. Our employees work together to create shareholder value, serve as stewards of the environment, make wood products for everyday use, and build strong communities. Please visit www.plumcreek.com for the latest information about Plum Creek.
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Dean Grimley Tuesday, August 21st, 2018, 5:00am Selhurst Park, London Crystal Palace 6.50| Draw 4.50| Liverpool 1.44 Bet Now With Betstar Predictions | Betting Tips | Odds | Statistics Both sides enjoyed victory in their opening fixtures and want to maintain momentum as the atmospheric Selhurst Park
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2018, 5:00am
Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace 6.50| Draw 4.50| Liverpool 1.44
Both sides enjoyed victory in their opening fixtures and want to maintain momentum as the atmospheric Selhurst Park host a rampant Liverpool.
Liverpool did the double over a slow starting Crystal Palace last season but already the South Londoners look a more composed outfit than 12 months ago.
However, if Palace look much improved on last term, Liverpool are looking like champions-elect already and will expect to travel home from Selhurst Park with three points tucked into their back pockets.
The tightness of the Palace pitch always makes for an entertaining encounter when these two meet and Jurgen Klopp will know his men will have to work hard for the win.
This is because seven of the last 10 meetings between the two at Selhurst Park has been settled by a margin of no more than one goal. However, win the reds should thanks to their overwhelming quality on the pitch.
Much like last season, it will be tight and a narrow 1-2 win for the visitors is set to be on the cards.
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We all know that Liverpool scoring is inevitable, so the question is whether Crystal Palace will?
The answer is yes, and for two reasons, firstly, Palace boast home advantage and secondly despite their troubles last term, still managed to score the seventh-highest number of home goals all season with 29.
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A bet that may raise an eyebrow or two this one but there is a very good reason why you should consider taking this bet.
The former Liverpool hitman will be a guaranteed starter for Palace and despite struggling for the Reds, has been a hit when playing against them.
So far, the Belgian has faced Liverpool 10 times and remarkably has seven goals against them, his joint highest with Sunderland.
Liverpool claimed all six points last season with a 1-0 win at Anfield backed up by a narrow 2-1 win at Selhurst Park at the end of March.
However, it is not all doom and gloom for Palace, the Eagles have still managed to win four of the last ten meetings between the two even if just one of those four came on home soil.
Liverpool have won the remaining six with remarkably no draws in the sides last ten in all competitions.
Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke has scored seven goals against Liverpool and one assist.
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Crystal Palace were only caught offside 56 times last season – 52 times fewer than Chelsea who topped the chart with 108.
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You have to go back to the May 5 2014 the last time the pair recorded a draw in the league (3-3).
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Grape Nuts maker Post Holdings consolidates divisions, shuts offices
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ST. LOUIS—Post Holdings Inc. will merge two of its cereal businesses, headquarter them in Minnesota and close a New Jersey office as it separately grapples with a widening bird flu outbreak that has forced it to discontinue some products and tweak prices.
Brad Harper, a spokesman for St. Louis-based Post Holdings, said the bulk of the roughly 200 affected employees will be those in the Parsippany, N.J., office that the company plans to shutter within a year. The merged operations will be based in Lakeville, Minn., which is already home to Post’s newly acquired MOM Brands cereal.
Post, maker of cereal brands including Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape Nuts, expects to incur pre-tax expenses of $27 million to $30 million in employee severance, retention and relocation payments. The company said consolidating its Post and MOM Brands cereal business into the entity that will be called Post Consumer Brands will save about $50 million.
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Friday’s announcement came a day after Post Holdings revealed that an outbreak of bird flu is squeezing its egg supply, forcing the company to discontinue some product lines and take “appropriate pricing actions.”
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A look at Arun Kolatkar
by K.S. Subramanian
Some poets tend to be too inward looking, so much so that they are too hesitant to acknowledge their poetry, let alone publish them. Gerard Manley Hopkins of Britain in the 19th Century never saw his poetry in the reflected glow of print and was published posthumously. That was sad in a way because the author never knew that he was being read by the British literati, debated and even dissected. A pastor that he was his outpouring was a result of intense soul-searching and persistent belief that he was not living up to his faith. And his language was too complex and outlandish that few ventured to read them, let alone grasp what he said.
Arun Kolatkar, the famous Marathi poet who wrote in English also, was a kindred soul of Hopkins in his reluctance till the last to publish his collected version of poems. He persuaded Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, the literary scholar, to edit his poems and the latter subsequently brought his only collected volume of English poems in 2010, a few years after he passed away. He has a few volumes of Marathi poems to his credit but what ran as a distinguishing streak in his poetry was his clear sense of identity, - he knew what he was – unlike some of his contemporaries who were obsessed with having lost it. Kolatkar, in fact, told one of his interviewers when asked about God that he would leave that question alone and it did not matter if he took no position on the issue one way or the other. Forthright that he was it never crossed his mind as to how it would be interpreted. His list of influential poets ran so long as to contain nearly 50 multilingual names including Hopkins. But his poetry does have a touch, acerbic, witty, and basically humane.
His volume on Jejuri, a pilgrimate site in Maharashtra known for the temple of Lord Shiva, was a moving one on developing a sense of belonging though as he admitted later was not religious. A look at some of the poems reveals a biting undercurrent of irony about a place which was basically impoverished and gloomy. For instance ‘Old Woman’ is a classic example where you are not able to shake off one who tugs at you for a penny to take care of an immediate need.
When you hear her say,
‘What else can an old woman do
on hills as wretched as these?’
A depressing scene and the poet (or any one else for that matter)is forced to shrug off his indifference and concede “And you are reduced to so much small change in her hand.” If one reads his ‘Low Temple’ it is almost hilarious in its black humour. What beats your incredulity is the greater credulity of the priest who insists that the deity of your devotion is an ‘eight-armed goddess’ when you think that she has eighteen. In between runs a skein of sneer in the line “A sceptic match coughs.” But the rounding off in the ending brings out the bleak picture in its totality.
You come out in the sun and light a charminar.
Children play on the back of the twenty-foot tortoise.
His two poems on Chaitanya, the famous Bhakti bard, are metaphorical reminders of the impermanence of his influence. In a nutshell they hit your evanescent sensibility where it hurts.
A herd of legends
on a hill slope
looked up from its grazing
when chaitanya came in sight.
the hills remained still
when chaitanya
was passing by
a cowbell tinkled
when he disappeared from view
and the herd of legends
returned to its grazing.
Jejuri was his utopia though he had an abiding love for it despite its backwardness, pastoral settings and the tradition. The other poems 'Heart of ruin' and Makarand have a skein of scintillating black humour of an agnostic though Kolatkar was openminded on God and religions. A ruined temple of Maruti is of no consequence to the onlookers or visitors except for a bunch of mongrel's puppies ensconced there. Abandoned, yes but provides shelter to some form of life is the essence of the poem. Similar elements run through two other poems "Station Master" and 'Indicator' where what strikes the reader more is the flow of time over which no one has any control or awareness. Kolatkar seems to have a resigned acceptance of the ultimate truth that meanings are what one makes of life.
His poems have a way of startling the reader and keep him riveted on them though understanding him requires a studious exercise.
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Books & Spoons Review for SHOHN by Lori Foster
This Buckhorn man will have to prove his worth to the woman of his dreams—don't miss this fan-favorite novella from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster, available as a standalone ebook for the first time… Originally published as Buckhorn Ever After in 2013
Ranger Shohn Hudson can't help but notice a few things about Nadine Moest. She's gorgeous, she's smart, she's driven, and… she's apparently not into him. At all. Shohn's used to being chased, so having the one woman who matters resist his charms is not what he signed up for.
The last thing Nadine wants is to be the latest notch on gorgeous Shohn's bedpost. But Shohn is determined to win her trust—nd her heart. Once Nadine learns more about the man underneath his cocky exterior, will she start to crack? Let the battle of wills begin…
The story of Shohn Hudson and Nadine Moest was a fun read. It is a novella that was first published 2013 as part of an anthology. While reading it I knew it was a reprint, yet I thought it dated even further back since the demeanor and attitude of the characters reminded me of the first Harlequin books I read a few decades ago.
Nadine is a curvy girl, and I loved that. She was a strong, capable, and caring person. She runs her own successful business and is liked by all. She has had a crush on Shohn since they were kids, yet she has no desire to be one of his conquests, another notch in his bedpost.
Shohn is a notorious ladies man. He can charm them all and he knows it and enjoys it. Except for Nadine who does not seem to care about his flirting. Shohn seems to take this as a challenge and sets a plan to seduce Nadine.
The banter between them is entertaining, the back and forth goes on through the tale. Novella length does not give you much room for character development and a meaningful conflict, but I doubted Shohn's feelings, I was not sure if Nadine was a challenge to him or was there deeper meaning with his relentless pursuit. I also was surprised that the strong and capable woman that Nadine was introduced as swooned when Shohn paid attention to her, was complete putty in his hands. But maybe some books should just be enjoyed for the amusing repartee and sizzling physical chemistry - Shohn had plenty of both of them.
A nice rainy evening read
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